After reading several news articles about this topic, most people seem to oppose the inclusion of this meditation course in compulsory education.
The main reason is that this course cannot be quantified and assessed. After all, practicing meditation brings about changes in the spirit and mindset, and these changes cannot be reflected in the real world. For parents in contemporary Divine Land, this kind of course, which cannot be directly demonstrated, is a waste of time.
It can only be said that contemporary society has made people too utilitarian; anything that doesn't offer immediate benefits will basically be discarded.
Although Li Xingkong only learned about it briefly online, judging from the current situation, the implementation is not very effective.
Having looked at the matters of greatest concern, Li Xingkong shifted his focus to national affairs. He wondered what major events had occurred on this Earth Star in the past year.
It would have been better if Li Xingkong hadn't looked; once he did, he found something quite interesting.
It turns out that six months ago, the Eagle Country released a news report claiming that it had cracked the mystery of human genes and that immortality was now possible.
To a normal person, this kind of news would obviously be considered nonsense, but since it appeared in the most authoritative official newspaper in the Eagle Country, there's something to it.
As we all know, the credibility of such media is quite important; they wouldn't make such a joke unless it's April Fool's Day.
After the official announcement from the Eagle Country, many of the Eagle Country's elites and wealthy individuals promptly spoke out in support of the state media, and many also shared their recent health conditions.
The series of images they released were clearly enough to shock the world. The most obvious example was the former president of the Eagle Country. He was originally just an old man in his twilight years, afraid of falling even when walking. But in the video he released supporting this statement, he looked as if he had become decades younger. Some of his white hair had turned golden, and his complexion looked more like that of a middle-aged man.
It completely lacked that air of someone about to collapse.
He was just one of many celebrities who came forward to corroborate the story; many others were also confirming the veracity of the news.
No one could refuse such a breakthrough in lifespan. Within just a few days of this news breaking, the previously hot topic of extraterrestrial life was overshadowed, as people's pursuit of immortality became even more urgent.
The Eagle Country has its own reasons for releasing this message. After the announcement, the Eagle Country quickly lowered its immigration requirements, meaning that basically anyone who wants to go to the Eagle Country can apply for immigration status.
The threshold was lowered so much that the black market, which originally facilitated illegal entry into the Eagle Country, could no longer operate.
This move by the Eagle Country is incredibly malicious. Once this loophole is opened, many people who were originally planning to escape are now overjoyed.
They were initially worried that they wouldn't be able to find work without an ID card after illegally entering the country, and would be exploited as undocumented immigrants. But now, given the current situation, these people who were worried have become even more determined to leave and can't wait to go.
Upon seeing this news, Li Xingkong's eyes narrowed slightly.
Is the technology of this Eagle Country really that advanced? Not necessarily. Li Xingkong is very familiar with the complexity of gene editing. This is not something that a country with the current level of technology can produce in a short period of time.
Moreover, judging from the state of these celebrities who released videos to prove their identities, the genetic modifications they underwent gave Li Xingkong a very familiar feeling.
It feels like your teacher asks you to write an essay, and when you collect it, you find that it's a hodgepodge of parts. It's finished, but upon closer inspection, you realize that it's all copied from the teacher's article.
This technology must be related to the Gene Dictionary; Li Xingkong only glanced at it and could roughly figure it out.
Moreover, this technology probably still has some flaws and requires a large number of test subjects; otherwise, the Eagle Country wouldn't have lowered the immigration threshold.
It's important to understand that there's a principle that applies universally in today's society.
For ordinary people, there are advantages to not queuing.
These three can never coexist.
"It seems there's a problem with the Gene Dictionary."
Upon seeing this news, Li Xingkong roughly understood the inside story. It was highly likely that the Gene Dictionary had been taken away by spies from the Eagle Country, who then developed this technology.
No wonder we can't get in touch with Old Tang. After this incident, a thorough investigation is bound to take some time.
While this Gene Dictionary might not seem like much to Li Xingkong, it represents a truly advanced technology in Divine Land. The fact that such technology could be taken away indicates a much more serious situation.
Just as Li Xingkong was browsing through the recent news and miscellaneous events, Old Tang finally replied to the message.
"I'm so sorry, I've been so busy these past few days that I haven't had a chance to attend to everything. I'm on my way there now."
As soon as Old Tang sent his brief message, a commotion came from the cultivation room. Li Xingkong looked in the direction of the sound.
Perhaps following Old Tang's instructions, several staff members quickly walked towards the meditation room.
When they reached Li Xingkong's side, their heaving chests and labored breathing were proof enough that they had truly rushed over.
After quickly adjusting his state, the two leading staff members immediately came forward and led Li Xingkong to a special rest room to wait for Old Tang's arrival.
The others quickly prepared various cleaning tools and began cleaning the entire meditation room, while also taking care of the pile of Earth Vein that had accumulated inside.
Less than ten minutes after I sat down in the lounge, Old Tang appeared hurriedly at the door.
" Xingkong, on such an important day of leaving the pass, it's truly inadequate not to have arranged a grand welcome banquet."
Upon meeting, Old Tang immediately stepped forward and apologized repeatedly.
"It's alright. You don't even know when my seclusion will end. It's something that can't be predicted anyway, so why should I apologize?"
Li Xingkong was quite open-minded, after all, he didn't care much about these ritualistic things.
"It's been a year since we last met. It seems like things have been quite turbulent here in Divine Land lately."
The two sat down in the lounge, and Li Xingkong took out the news he had just seen.
"These are turbulent times."
Old Tang has been experiencing firsthand what Li Xingkong said these past few days.
"Six months ago, the Earthly Capital decided to begin the first phase of verification experiments on the Gene Dictionary you provided. The entire dictionary was broken down in detail according to the human body's tissue structure and organ systems, and multiple project teams were set up to conduct related verifications simultaneously."
Old Tang poured himself a cup of tea, leaned back, and slumped onto the sofa, looking somewhat tired, as if he hadn't had a proper rest lately.
"It's possible that these foreigners placed too much importance on genes, or perhaps they took too big a step, opening too many verification projects, which led to a mix of good and bad personnel participating in the experiments, ultimately resulting in the theft of data from two key experimental groups."
"This was a very serious matter at the time. I personally led a team and investigated for nearly two months before we finally dismantled the entire chain of this document theft. But by then it was too late; the research results had already been transferred to the Eagle Country."
Old Tang blew on the steaming teacup and took a small sip.
"It turns out we underestimated our opponents; they are quite adept at subversion and espionage."