Before the apocalypse.
Traditional families had always been the main source of childbirth.
However, due to various reasons, the number of abortions had always been several times higher than the number of newborns.
Su Wu now needed a large population.
Thus, he had to address this issue head-on.
"For most people, having children is driven by both emotional needs and practical benefits."
"Pure emotions alone can hardly sustain a large population growth."
"Sufficient incentives must be provided."
"In ancient times, children were considered assets to any family. Each additional child brought absolute positive benefits."
"However, offering only benefits is not enough. Not everyone is suited to be a parent."
Su Wu browsed through social survey reports from the pre-apocalypse era.
He fell into deep contemplation.
After a long while.
He finally decided to implement a dual approach of public childcare and family subsidies.
He prioritized encouraging normal marriage and childbirth.
And provided regular child development subsidies to these families.
Then, he banned abortion and all forms of contraception.
For children born accidentally to unwilling parents, the shelter would take them in.
They would be raised publicly.
"Essentially, the shelter would bear most of the upbringing costs. Then, once the newborns grew up, they would contribute back to the shelter."
"These resource investments are neither too low nor too high."
"They mainly cover food, education, healthcare, and so on."
"They wouldn't consume too many basic resources."
As the person with the highest authority over the Farmhouse Shelter.
Su Wu had absolute control over the shelter's resources.
He could also clearly perceive that.
These investments, though seemingly daunting, wouldn't significantly hinder the shelter's construction or the expansion of its armed forces.
Once the general direction was set.
The remaining details were much easier to handle.
First, he introduced a moral evaluation system.
All eligible men and women in the shelter underwent large-scale psychological assessments and tests.
Only those who passed the tests could qualify to become parents.
Those who failed wouldn't receive explicit notifications.
However, the Artificial Intelligence would subtly adjust their work and living environments, making it nearly impossible for them to date or marry.
Of course, the qualifying standards weren't set too high.
They were slightly lower than those of the average pre-apocalypse family. Generally, as long as someone wasn't likely to abuse children, they could pass the test.
After passing the test.
They would enter the next phase of data matching.
Men and women who were compatible in personality and habits would be given opportunities to meet.
The selection of potential partners would be regularly updated until they were no longer single.
"Although there's some suspicion of artificial intervention."
"In reality, the Artificial Intelligence merely filters suitable candidates from millions of eligible individuals."
"And creates opportunities for them to meet."
"The final choice is still up to them."
"Given that their character is vetted and they can choose freely, the families they form are likely to be happier."
When Su Wu set this rule.
He added a small backdoor for himself.
Before the second round of data matching, all young women would first be matched with Su Wu himself.
Women whose appearance and personality, or even just a part of it, matched Su Wu's preferences.
Would be automatically organized by the Artificial Intelligence and presented to Su Wu for review.
If he was interested, he would summon them to the core area to serve as maids.
This was essentially similar to the ancient practice of selecting concubines.
Except the screening range was larger and more precise.
Su Wu was neither a saint nor a gentleman.
He was just an ordinary man who had been fortunate enough to obtain the Doomsday Survival System.
He had his own desires.
Given the opportunity, he wouldn't mind collecting all the beautiful girls he liked.
Even if he couldn't attend to them all at once, just keeping them around as a sight to behold would suffice.
Of course, with the Chen Xin sisters already in his life.
Su Wu's standards were quite high.
It was possible that after screening through the tens of millions of people in the shelter, he might not find anyone else who interested him.
But with this screening mechanism in place.
In the long run, he would eventually find new interests.
"Then, for the children who might be abandoned in the future."
"Public childcare is necessary."
With the pre-apocalypse modern society as a reference.
Su Wu knew.
The number of such children, after his strict ban on abortion and the sale of contraceptives, would inevitably be staggering.
Likely several times more than those born into normal families.
Thus, he paid special attention to them.
"Public childcare should be refined into a one-on-one model."
"Each infant should be provided with two dedicated robots."
"To act as parental figures and accompany them as they grow."
This aspect wasn't too difficult to achieve.
The Artificial Intelligence could simulate the behavior of qualified parents.
Combined with the appearance of androids.
It might even be more effective than natural families in raising outstanding children.
"The construction of schools for newborns should also be prioritized."
"The current primary school system can be restored to the pre-apocalypse nine-year compulsory education."
"Then, a corresponding number of special schools, vocational schools, and advanced universities should be built."
Special schools would focus on stricter centralized management for problematic students.
Preventing incidents like bullying from spreading in regular schools.
Vocational schools would be the mainstream in the future.
Given the intelligence and talents of most people, it wasn't necessary to waste resources on higher education.
Providing more specialized vocational education could save resources while giving them a more relaxed student life.
"Well, although they are essentially vocational schools."
"The term 'vocational school' had a somewhat tarnished reputation before the apocalypse, making it hard for people to accept."
"Let's simply rename them as middle and high schools."
"The vocational training can be offered in the form of clubs and hobbies."
"As for advanced universities."
"Admission can be based on a deep psychological test and overall academic performance."
"There's no need for a separate entrance exam."
For advanced university admissions.
Besides intelligence and talent, morality was equally important.
An immoral person with more knowledge would only cause greater harm.
There's no possibility that learning more would turn a bad person into a good one.
In Su Wu's estimation.
Only about one in a thousand people might qualify for advanced education.
They would become the elite of the future shelter.
With a higher chance of enjoying better living conditions than the average person.
Immersed in the construction of a new social system for the shelter.
Even lunch was delivered to the control center by Chen Xin, which he ate hastily.
By around 3 PM.
Su Wu finally completed the preliminary plan.
But at this stage, the system was still quite rough.
There were many unresolved issues.
However, Su Wu was already at his limit.
He could only wait until the relevant research teams were formed to track and analyze the situation, gradually making improvements.
He stood up.
Poured himself a glass of freshly squeezed grape juice, and drank it in one gulp.
The sweet and sour taste of the juice revived his slightly fatigued spirit.
He walked over to the metal platform.
Su Wu projected the structural diagram of the Farmhouse Shelter again.
He had just formulated a series of strategies to stimulate population growth.
But without a sufficiently good environment, even the best methods might not work.
"Currently, about half of the eighth underground level has been constructed."
"We can relocate the material warehouse and the Super Factory from the seventh underground level to there."
"The freed-up space."
"Can be used to build two-bedroom suites for families and one-bedroom apartments for singles."
"Additionally, on the eighth underground level."
"We can attempt to build an amusement park and a larger-scale park."
Given the current scale of the Farmhouse construction team.
Even after such a long time, only half of the eighth underground level has been completed.
This isn't because the construction team has slowed down.
But because the specifications of the eighth underground level are higher than the previous seven.
Considering that the Ball Lightning Control Chamber, which is 36 meters high, occupies the core area below the seventh underground level.
Su Wu, when constructing the eighth underground level.
For ease of management and statistics.
Set its height to match that of the Ball Lightning Control Chamber.
This directly resulted in the current eighth underground level, even though only half-built, having a space size one and a half times larger than the fully built seventh underground level.
Such a vast space.
Could not only accommodate the previously planned 8 million cubic meter super reservoir, a warehouse capable of storing billions of tons of materials, and the Super Factory that originally occupied nearly a quarter of the seventh underground level.
But also leave ample room to build vacation spaces.
"A height of 36 meters is equivalent to that of a 10-story residential building."
"To build an amusement park, just design it slightly conservatively, and except for the Ferris wheel, most other amusement facilities can fit in."
"The same goes for the large park."
"Many special landscapes require sufficient height to be built."
"Placing them on the eighth underground level is just right."
The purpose of building an amusement park and a large park.
Wasn't for anything else.
But to provide a place for eligible men and women to date.
Relaxation and leisure were just secondary.
After dating, of course, they couldn't just return to their dormitories.
Around the park and amusement park, a corresponding cluster of hotel buildings would also need to be constructed.
With hotels, amusement parks, and parks all in place.
On the first floor of the hotel buildings, perhaps some shops could be added.
Forming a commercial street.
Allowing the use of contribution points and game currency to purchase high-end food and luxury items that are hard to find in other areas of the shelter.
As well as some non-essential decorations and toys.
Among these products, except for high-end food.
Other items were not part of Su Wu's production chain.
Mostly sourced from pre-apocalypse inventories brought over from other subsidiary shelters.
Limited in quantity, they couldn't be sold as regular goods.
But setting higher prices and offering them in limited quantities on the commercial street wasn't a problem.
"The amusement park and park are expected to cover a total area of 3.3 million square meters."
"Equivalent to the combined area of three Disneyland parks."
"If the architectural structure is made more compact, with more indoor touring facilities added."
"And visiting time is limited, with only 4-hour half-day tickets and 8-hour full-day tickets issued."
"As well as 24-hour opening."
"An estimated 2.4 to 5 million visits per day could be accommodated."
"Enough to meet the entire shelter's needs."
After mapping out the plan.
Su Wu suddenly realized.
He had designed the eighth underground level into a super complex integrating commercial entertainment, billion-ton material storage, and industrial manufacturing.
And the frightening thing was, even after squeezing in all these elements.
They only occupied less than half of the eighth underground level, leaving vast potential for future expansion.
"From learning to working, from forming families to leisure travel."
"The entire Farmhouse Shelter now essentially contains all the common functions of a complete human society."
"If only looking at this place."
"It has actually begun to gradually move away from the apocalypse."
From a commoner's perspective.
From birth, to schooling, to adulthood and work, as well as dating and marriage and childbearing.
All the necessary needs.
Can be fulfilled within the Farmhouse Shelter, which houses tens of millions of people.
Even if one never steps outside for a lifetime.
It wouldn't have much impact on his life.
The so-called natural disasters outside the shelter, the so-called frigid world on the surface.
For him, are likely just like TV dramas on the internet.
At most serving as after-dinner conversation topics, without any real sense of experience.
"To describe it."
"Using the 'Truman Show' isn't quite appropriate."
"'The Peach Blossom Spring,' or a microcosm of the Earth."
"Fits better."
Gazing at the shelter's holographic projection.
Thinking of future generations, most of whom from birth to death may be confined here.
Su Wu felt for the first time.
That the once seemingly vast 7-kilometer diameter shelter.
Suddenly felt a bit cramped.
"Walking a bit faster."
"One could traverse from one side to the other in less than an hour."
"This is the entire
range of activity for countless people's lives."
Shaking his head, he sighed helplessly.
Su Wu put aside this unwarranted melancholy.
Reached out and clicked to enlarge th
e holographic projection structure of the seventh underground level.
He didn't have the ability to allow large numbers of ordinary people to step outside the shelter in the future.
But he could, through planning, make the lives of those within the shelter a bit better.
In a way, this was also a form of compensation for the future generations born within the shelter.
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