"Having a Baby" Battle Game

After Xu Meng told Wu Shuang that he intended to extend the U.S. President's life, it did not cause much of a stir.

During their holographic call, Wu Shuang's expression changed drastically only when Xu Meng said, "The U.S. President might not make it."

Afterward, when Xu Meng spoke of using technology to prolong his life, Wu Shuang remained remarkably calm.

Xu Meng found that perfectly normal.

After all, this was nothing new in Xia State.

Xu Meng's safety testing for "dreams within dreams" had already achieved phased results. He had even built a sanatorium in the second layer of the dreamscape, where several hundred elderly Xia State citizens now resided—mostly highly decorated veterans and scholars of advanced age burdened by serious illnesses.

Before long, it would be expanded further, gradually moving closer to becoming a "social welfare measure."

The only reason progress was slower for now was that society needed time for its views to change, and sociologists and anthropologists needed more time to debate the pros and cons.

Under such circumstances, letting one or two foreigners use it was not a major issue, so long as proper isolation was maintained.

As for the benefits gained in exchange...

If it could make the world situation a little more stable, even providing the service for free would be fine!

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Ever since meeting Xu Meng, the U.S. President—who had been appearing in public less and less often, and for shorter and shorter periods—suddenly became active again.

Under his strong push, the U.S. government swiftly repealed its remaining hostile stance and restrictive measures toward Dream Builder.

The multiple layers of customs inspections, additional tariffs on various goods, the targeted construction of The Great Firewall... all were announced as canceled within just three days.

Its attitude toward Dream Builder had taken a