Chapter 489 floating city

  Chapter 489 Floating City

  When An Feng’s speech came to an end, he allowed questions.

  A female student raised her hand and stood up: “Excuse me, sir, according to the effect of the medical chamber on cells, I would like to ask, can it prolong life and keep people young?”

   “It seems that women love beauty.” An Feng made a joke, and laughter erupted from the audience.

  An Feng continued: “Biotechnology can keep living organisms young and vigorous, but—at present, they cannot interfere with nature. For example, the decline of brain tissue.”

“This is the law of life. Human beings have too little understanding of themselves. Technology can restore youth, but it cannot create life like normal men and women. The birth of a baby is a brand new life form, and cloning just slows down the speed. It is like God set up The forbidden zone is full of problems.”

   “Sir, do you think you can live forever?” asked another.

An Feng said: “This is not what we are currently exploring. But I think sometimes it is a kind of torture to go against the law and live too long. You will watch your friends die one by one, your children will grow old, and there will be no more people in the world.” There is no one who can understand you and have a common topic with you. You enter aging after the age of sixty, and then continue to live a long life. Physical and mobility inconveniences are even more tormenting.”

   “I don’t think it’s happiness, it’s loneliness,” he said.

   “I think so too.” An Feng nodded.

  Longevity should address two issues: longevity and aging. While prolonging life, it is also necessary to slow down the aging of the human body. If you can reach an average of 140 years old, at least the current 60-year-old age will not appear until after 90 years old. Otherwise, the increase in age is of little significance and will only become a burden.

   After An Feng answered some questions, he looked at the audience, and everyone stood up with thunderous applause.

  He nodded slightly and walked off the stage.

  …

   Regarding the issue of the medical warehouse, the Royal Research Institute and Anshi Industries are currently cooperating, and the matter is not like “still working hard” as he said in his speech—it has already ended. Currently in clinical practice, the results are good. That is, the cost of each biological treatment is too high.

   But he can still afford it, and I’m afraid he will have to use it often, because there is a lady at home. This kind of magical thing is an indescribable temptation to them, including Joanna. Ever since she learned of An Feng’s plan, she has been looking forward to it. She would rather live to be only seventy years old than fifty years old (because of the improvement effect of bio-drinks, the human life expectancy is generally extended to one hundred and ten years old).

   On the way home from the academy, An Feng and Fred continued to communicate.

  Fred’s level of knowledge is equivalent to that of a college student, and he even has a deeper understanding of certain areas of interest. Discussing with his father, although the content is quite “simple”, he has been able to master it, and he will automatically understand it after explaining it several times.

   “It’s not difficult, it is a beauty machine specially customized for your mother.” An Feng said.

  Fred said: “She will be very happy.”

  An Feng asked: “Have you learned this trick?”

  Fred nodded, An Feng put his arm around his shoulder and smiled. Parents treat boys and girls very differently. When treating girls, they hope that she will be careful and not take advantage of the wild boys outside. But for boys: while you are young, enrich your feelings.

  …

   After dinner, they watch soap operas in the living room.

  An Feng doesn’t want to watch soap operas…but the two women in the family have 100% “democratic” voting rights. No matter how busy they are at work, they still have family time, even if they sit together and quarrel. Now Alice talks about prom, where to go after graduation, and so on.

  An Feng only said: “Don’t take advantage of others.”

   “I know.” She said, “There are a group of bodyguards around me all day, I just can’t think about it.”

   “What?” An Feng looked at her.

   “It’s nothing, Dad!” She smiled, “Dad, should we go to Carbonia in the summer vacation? I heard that there is an F1 motorboat race.”

   “You don’t like motorboats.” An Feng said.

   “I want to go.” She leaned over, “Well, some friends of mine want to spend a few days on the artificial island there to celebrate graduation.”

   “Male and female?” An Feng asked.

   “They’re all girls, girls my age,” she said.

   “I’ll give you a check later.” He said, and Alice specially reported to him that it was nothing more than a matter of funding for the event.

   “I love you so much.” She said with a smile.

  …

   After both children were on vacation, they set off on a yacht.

   From the sea to Carbonia, the voyage is about 100 kilometers, and the scenery along the way is also a popular route for short-distance yacht trips. There is a famous man-made scenic spot in the local area. The reason is that the military port and military base need to be excavated near Cagliari, and the flattened sand is used to make land.

   But it is not an ordinary man-made land. In a U-shaped bay area outside the province of Carbonia, a huge artificial island occasionally appears. “Occasionally” it is destined to be a mobile floating city on the sea, which can accommodate 100,000 people, and is often carried around by tugboats.

  Strictly speaking, it is a mobile land-making project based on the sea.

  Reclamation is generally popular for small countries, and the cost is very low—especially in Sardinia, where the land price is not cheap and development is restricted. The cost of reclamation only accounts for one-third of the land. After completion, the selling price is higher than that of land.

  Sardinia implements strict management on reclamation, because reclamation has both advantages and disadvantages. Needless to say, the disadvantages will cause offshore pollution, death of marine life, damage to the harbor, and affect the natural landscape. There are currently only three regions that the state allows for large-scale filling.

   When the yacht arrives, the man-made island is revealed.

   Viewed from the air, it looks circular with a diameter of three kilometers. It is made into the shape of cascading and undulating petals by the designer. It is divided into two areas: sea and sea. The sea is full of sunshine and green buildings; while the cylindrical base under the sea, 80% is made of transparent glass, diving more than 20 meters.

  People can freely switch between “land” and “undersea” life. There are beaches on land, a large number of coconut trees, and the entire island is surrounded by greenery. Under the sea is a quiet blue, and the transparent glass allows you to enjoy the underwater world. The swimming fish seem to be living in an aquarium.

   There are many parties involved in the cooperation, such as Angle Industries’ nuclear energy technology, engineering machinery, Green Earth’s vegetation technology and protection measures to prevent offshore pollution, as well as government supervision. In the end, they were able to carefully implement their bold urban fantasy city plan on the sea.

  It cost 15 billion US dollars in the whole process, and Anfeng invested 50% of it. The result is obvious. Because of the creativity and wealth of the country, choosing a well-decorated sea city to live and travel in a dream is an excellent place to enjoy. The real estate on the island has attracted countless rich people.

   This is a huge project. With a diameter of three kilometers, it means an area of ​​14 square kilometers, which is comparable to the size of a small city! It can accommodate up to 100,000 people, and has all the facilities for life and entertainment on the island, like an enlarged version of a cruise ship—except that ocean travel cannot be carried out.

  There are three hidden marinas on the artificial island, where countless yachts and sailing boats gather. Now it is time to dock for replenishment, and tourists keep coming. Life on the island will never be boring, it has gymnasiums, theaters, cinemas, golf courses, freshwater swimming pools… it has everything a normal city has.

   Here will be a futuristic life, full of creativity and technology.

  It is the second tourist attraction in Sardinia after the Hanging Gardens. During the peak tourist season in summer, tourists flock from all over the world. The capacity of 100,000 people seems to be a lot, but every trip is full, and people cannot resist this novel idea.

  …

   The yacht stopped at Pier 3, and everyone disembarked. A synthesized female voice can be heard next to the ear, display screens can be seen everywhere above the head, and intelligent voice control can be found in every corner, which can provide play, route and other types of inquiries, and can also call convenient electric vehicles.

   Such a large island, absolutely impossible without transportation.

  After docking, it’s time for their respective plans. An Feng will not be with the young man, he will accompany Joanna to the shopping mall. Since she took the throne, the number of times she went to the mall dropped sharply, only a few times a year. It is inconvenient to appear in public, but there are relatively few people here, so it is still possible to keep a low profile.

  Joanna said to Alice: “Leave the yacht to you, don’t make too much noise.”

   “Promise not.” She nodded, and put her arms around Fred’s shoulders: “I will take good care of him. There are many people who want to know the little prince.”

   “That’s what worries me,” Joanna said.

   “Don’t worry, Mom,” she said, “and promise to keep him alcohol-free.”

  Joanna said: “I hope I don’t see anything about you in tomorrow’s paper.”

   “Sure.” She nodded.

   “Stop talking, let’s go.” An Feng pulled Joanna away, and nodded to the children.

  Alice gave him a thumbs up, and took Fred to another direction: “Fred, let me ask you a question, do you mind being kissed by many girls?”

   “Huh?” Fred was stunned.

   “I don’t guarantee that they will have other feelings for the little prince… But it doesn’t seem very bad for boys, right?” She looked at Fred.

  Fred looked back at the direction his parents left, and felt… not so good.

   “Haha, look at how nervous you are.” Alice smiled and put her arms around his shoulders, “Don’t worry, my sister will protect you, my little prince!”

  (end of this chapter)