Star Tycoon

Chapter 225 Individual
2017 passed by quickly and unnoticed.

It felt like just yesterday that Tian Ersan arrived in 2018.

After more than a year of slow development, the Star Kingdom's administrative hall has been upgraded to level eight, and all kinds of resource fields have generally been upgraded to level seven or above.

When resource fields are first established, they don't require much time or resources, just a little copper coins.

Upgrading requires resources and time, and the higher the level, the more resources are needed.

Upgrading farmhouses also requires time and labor.

The other eight thousand houses in the city will require even more time and resources.

That year saw a surge in construction, which stabilized the working-age population at over 100,000 and raised the total population ceiling to 120,000.

While there may not seem to be much growth, after the general level of residential houses and farmhouses in and around the city was upgraded to level six or above, the working population increased, more women became busy in the city, and the atmosphere became more joyful and festive.

It's much more lively here than outside, and both men and women have a love for this land on their faces.

[The 28th day of the twelfth lunar month has arrived, and the village has officially entered the New Year countdown. Every household in your village has surplus grain and meat to eat. All the villagers are grateful to you and wish to call this place a paradise.]

[Villagers gain spiritual enlightenment, possess stronger learning abilities, are more likely to master related skills, and have a chance to acquire artistic abilities beyond agriculture and industry due to their own emotional reasons.]

[Because of their gratitude towards you, they have gained sentience. This will not affect your daily actions, and all your subjects will remain loyal and obedient to you. However, due to the enlightenment of their sentience and thoughts, the will of each family within the house will split as individuals, no longer being a unified whole.]

Tian Ersan's eyes widened, revealing a panicked expression.

"No! A family should be together, and information sharing is extremely important to me! Please don't cancel it!!"

Tian Ersan's objections were ineffective, and the Star Kingdom officially established a distinction between men and women.

"Holy crap! Did gender antagonism start this year?! Damn it!!"

Tian Ersan was so angry that he stomped his feet.

When there is no conflict, the memories and cognition of seven or eight people in one room are shared, which is extremely beneficial to the development of the Star Kingdom, and at the same time, it can also quickly learn about the situation outside.

No need to make phone calls, just leave one person in each house.

This highly secretive exchange of communication and intelligence technologies is extremely useful in the development of interstellar exploration.

But this damn thing split apart!

Tian Ersan knew very well that this was not a good thing, but a very bad thing!
There was no distinction between men and women in the past. Men and women were just a concept, just like people and dogs. They were all concepts and there was no real difference between them.

Now that the division has occurred, it will generate enormous internal friction.

Sure enough, just a few seconds after its intelligence was awakened, the women nearby gathered around.

"Owner……"

A beautiful, delicate woman looked at Tian Ersan with a pitiful expression.

Tian Ersan frowned, looking displeased. "What?"

Xia Ji looked at Tian Ersan with a sorrowful expression and said softly, "Master, all the meat in my house is eaten by the men. He eats fifteen catties of grain and one catty of meat a day, while I only eat five catties of grain a day. I can't even get enough to eat."

Tian Ersan thought to himself, "This is bad. We're not going to be able to get through the year."

"Then what do you suggest we do?" Tian Ersan asked the woman for her opinion, then glanced at the other young women and married women nearby.

These women are clearly of one mind, at least for now.

Xia Ji quickly said, "We just want to stay with our lord. Anyway, those stinky men don't need to go home. Let them keep working outside and leave the house for us and our lord to use. They want to have children for our lord, and they definitely need to eat their fill for the sake of their children."

Ruined!
Ruined!
Tian Ersan realized that his Star Kingdom was doomed and could never recover and grow stronger.

This must be a wrong evolutionary path!

Tian Ersan immediately retorted, "You get paid for every ounce of work you do!"

Xia Ji felt frightened and hurriedly explained, "I only want to work for my master and have more children to make the country stronger. I hope my master understands!"

Well… Tian Ersan felt that what the woman said seemed to make sense; giving birth does require a lot of physical labor, such as eating a lot.

Tian Ersan became conflicted.

What I want is a thriving star kingdom, not a paradise for beautiful women.

What I want to see is everyone working together, not spending all their time having babies, laughing and joking, and living a life of debauchery.

"Life is only a few decades long, what should we do?"

Tian Ersan sighed, reached out and pushed aside a group of women who were in his way, and walked out of the encirclement.

"Go home and have dinner during the New Year! We'll talk after the New Year! You can go to the granary later and move 80,000 cubic meters of grain, then have a good, full meal!"

Upon hearing this, the women happily thanked them, saying, "Thank you, my lord! We were just thinking of having some fun this year!"

Tian Ersan went out to observe the situation of the others.

Some women take care of the children with their mothers-in-law, some work with the men, some scold the children, and some couples get to know each other again as if they are dating.

In short, it's becoming more and more like a real person.

This is definitely not a good thing.

The more realistic they are, the greater the internal conflict and the more complex their thoughts become.

When Tian Ersan was unsure about something, he would seek out a wise man.

"Old Lu! Something terrible has happened!"

Tian Ersan rode a shared bicycle to Lu Changlin and quickly explained the situation to him.

Lu Changlin was studying technology at the academy when he heard this and smiled slightly.

"Rest assured, my lord. The so-called awakening of intelligence is for the purpose of having skills. Those human-like behaviors are just illusions. With various skills, we can develop faster."

Lu Changlin walked over with the ancient book and led Tian Ersan inside.

When Tian Ersan saw the calm Old Lu, his anxious heart was put at ease.

The two entered the library together near a giant bookshelf. "My lord, please look, in the past six months, many people, both inside and outside the city, have mastered skills."

Tian Ersan looked over and found that it was a book recording various skills.

[Wang Bomin] gains the skill [Strong], increasing his carrying capacity by 100 jin.

[Li Cuihua] has acquired the skill [Anecdotes], which gives her a 2% chance to reveal some gossip each time she encounters someone.

[Li Chuhong] gains the skill [Vitality], food consumption -1, movement speed +1, tax payment +1.
Wang Youli gains the skill "Longevity," and his tax payment is increased by 2.
Wang Xinmei gains the skill "Sisters," increasing work efficiency by 1.
Wang Xinli gains the skill "Sisters," increasing work efficiency by 1.
Wang Xiaomin has gained the skill "Supporting the Family," increasing his tax payment by 1, carrying capacity by 50, and food consumption by 1.
Cheng Shuangxing gains the skill "Child," which reduces tax by 1 and enhances learning ability. Upon reaching adulthood, it can be replaced with a more advanced skill.

Cheng Shuangyue acquires the skill "Child," which reduces tax by 1 and enhances learning ability. Upon reaching adulthood, she can experience this skill as an even more advanced ability.

Bai Xiumei gains the skill "Comfort," reduces tax payment by 1, work efficiency by 1, food consumption by 1, and beauty by 5.
[Wang Xiaoqiang] gains the skill [Self-Improvement], increases tax payment by 2, work efficiency by 2, food consumption by 2, skill slots by 1, and increases the probability of learning advanced skills.

[Fu Wei Hou] gains the skill [Food and Wine], increases tax payment by 5, can convert grain into wine, requires a hotel building.

……

Xia Ji gains the skill "Many Children", tax payment -1, food consumption +10, and housing population production speed increased by 50%.

Upon seeing the attributes of the beautiful woman from earlier, Tian Ersan revealed a delighted smile.

"Oh, I see! We really should eat more! I was so scared. I thought women and men were at odds, blaming each other, fighting over food and wasting time at work!"

Tian Ersan smiled.

Lu Changlin asked doubtfully, "There is some truth to that, but my lord, you are my lord, whatever you say goes. Is this really such a big deal?"

Tian Ersan frowned and thought for a few minutes before nodding.

"That's true."

Although the space seems to be expanding outwards, this is not reality after all.

As the ruler, he can be the only one with absolute authority, and can make everyone obey with a single order.

The morale of the Star Kingdom is currently over 120, so maintaining the status quo is fine.

"Can we continue as before?" Tian Ersan asked Lao Lu for his opinion.

Old Lu said naturally, "Of course, today's matter is a good thing for our lord. Nowadays, most people have only mastered minor skills."

"Most skills improve one's own abilities, such as a construction worker improving work efficiency and building speed, and then there are some miscellaneous and insignificant little skills."

"After splitting into individuals, their thoughts will develop in a broader direction, and they will also serve as references and competitors to each other, which can lead to the emergence of more efficient cooperative skills."

"The more individuals there are, the easier it is to form a group. In the future, when our lord conquers the world, he will need his own elite troops."

"Without a group of distinctive and powerful soldiers, we will suffer greatly when we encounter strong enemies in the future."

Tian Ersan nodded and continued to assess the capabilities of his large group of men.

The longer you spend time, the easier it is to learn skills. In the past six months, with the improvement of houses and farmhouses, more than half of the people have learned ordinary skills.

The younger the age, the higher the quality of skill acquisition.

Another factor is the house's grade; the higher the grade of the house, the more likely the people inside are to become elites.

"We'll continue building houses this year."

Tian Ersan made plans for the new year, which will continue to be a year of large-scale construction.

The Lu Ban Hammer with 10,000 durability has been worn down, so Tian Ersan, having nothing else to do, participates in the upgrading and construction of farmland, contributing his share.

"My lord, my wife was just talking about you! She said she wants to have your child!"

"Don't say things like that while we're working! Get to work!"

"Talking on the phone is so much more fun! A smile on your face gives you more energy to work!"

"Let's talk about something else then, let's not talk about me."

"Then let me tell you about my wife screaming like crazy."

"Sing a song, stop telling stories."

These workers always like to talk, and when they have nothing to do, they gossip about their lord's personal affairs.

While working, Tian Ersan increased grain production for everyone, ensuring that over 100,000 people had enough to eat.

While thinking about things, he also tried to find some entertainment for these people so they wouldn't gossip about him all day.

It just so happens that a power plant and base station have already been set up in this space. Tian Ersan asked, "I'll bring some television sets in for you. Do you like watching TV?"

An older man nearby quickly said, "TVs are so boring, let's get a computer! If that doesn't work, a mobile phone will do, playing games is so much better!"

“That makes sense…” Tian Ersan nodded. Cell phones and computers are indeed more interesting than televisions. “Okay, I’ll have Smith Group make 100,000 cell phones for you.”

The crowd exclaimed happily, "My lord, please go quickly!"

In an era where the whole is fragmented into individuals and information cannot be shared, mobile phones are indeed necessary.

Since Apple phones are already under the control of his own people, Tian Ersan has no need to develop any domestic mobile phones.

Influenced by the Smith Group, the world's external strategy has shifted to a combination of Smithian and liberal approaches.

The liberals, who were running rampant and causing trouble and killing people everywhere, were so out of control that even their own people couldn't stand it anymore.

The reason why a madman is a madman is mainly because when he goes mad, he will kill his own people.

One who always turns against his own people, whether they are traitors or loyal subjects, does not follow the rules or procedures to "force suicide," and even ignores legal procedures.

This kind of rule-breaking behavior is annoying, making it difficult to get things done, and nobody listens to these people.

The Smithian strategy was to develop, integrate, and expand into interstellar space.

Everyone in the world knows who John Smith is; compared to that, Tian Ersan is like someone on the side of the road.

(End of this chapter)