Eager

The power of biotechnology had extended the Engineers' lifespans to hundreds of thousands of years—unimaginably long compared to human lives.

However, like many long-lived races across countless worlds, they faced the same problem: their reproductive ability had steadily declined. The Engineers of today had long since fallen into decline. In a proper war against the Predators, they might not even win!

Still, this served as a reminder to China. As lifespans increased, human reproduction really would become a problem—though not a major one.

In China now, no matter which world's China it was, childbirth was encouraged. After all, with the universe being developed, population had become an extremely important resource.

The methods used by the various Chinas were more or less the same. They encouraged childbirth, while the state provided the money and effort to raise children. The more, the better. In any case, China, having entered the interstellar age long ago, had no shortage of resources...

Although Chen Mu had used the Evolution Device to set Chinese citizens' lifespans at five hundred years, that was merely the most basic enhancement. It was not as if they could not be enhanced further. Besides, granting too much lifespan at once would instead make people complacent. A five-hundred-year lifespan was neither too much nor too little—just enough incentive.

After all, Chen Mu had only been in this world for a few years. No one could say what the world would look like five hundred years from now.

Besides, the Sovereign Space was right there. If they wanted longevity, could they not strive for it themselves? Did they expect others to help them with everything? Did they expect the state to support them all their lives?

Although China would not care about such parasitic behavior and could afford to support them, were they