"Encouraging childbirth isn't enough?"
Hearing Song Pinxuan's words, Xue Keyue frowned.
"Do we have to enforce childbirth? That might not be a good idea, right?" she asked.
As soon as she spoke, all the ladies present, including Tang Li, turned their gazes to Song Pinxuan.
Tang Li, in particular, looked at him with intense eyes.
She hadn't opened this underground city for the sake of passing on human civilization, but to ensure her own survival.
She had no desire to be reduced to a breeding machine, constantly giving birth for years, or even decades. The thought was terrifying.
If Song Pinxuan dared to suggest mandatory childbirth for the eligible population in the underground city, she would immediately have Tang Guo send him back to Jiangcheng.
Seeing this, Song Pinxuan felt immense pressure.
He quickly explained, "Even with mandatory childbirth, it might not be enough."
"Although there are currently 120,000 people in the underground city, the number of fertile females with normal genes, even including girls aged 12 and above who are nearing eligibility, is probably no more than 500."
"If we rely on natural reproduction, even if each person gives birth once a year, it would take at least 20 years to have 10,000 children! This birth rate is far from sufficient."
Hearing Song Pinxuan's explanation, everyone else also realized the severity of the situation.
Tang Li asked, "So, in your 'precognitive dream,' is there any solution?"
"If the natural birth rate is insufficient, are there unnatural methods to increase the number of newborns?"
Song Pinxuan nodded. "Artificial womb technology was already mature before the apocalypse."
"As long as humans with normal genes provide sperm and eggs, fertilized eggs can be synthesized. These fertilized eggs can then be placed in artificial wombs to cultivate healthy human infants."
"This way, not only will the eligible females in the underground city be spared the hardship of carrying a child for ten months, but they can also provide eggs during the original ten-month pregnancy period, theoretically allowing for the cultivation of more infants!"
Upon hearing this, Peng Yixuan covered her stomach and said speechlessly, "Brother, are you a devil?" httpδ:/m.kuAisugg.nět
However, despite her words, everyone agreed with Song Pinxuan's proposal.
Although after using the longevity serum, everyone felt their bodies were much younger.
Even Lin Xi, the oldest, felt her body was comparable to that of a teenager.
For them, life still had a long way to go, and there was no rush to procreate.
But there were still many people in the underground city who had not used the longevity serum.
For these people, perhaps they greatly desired to have their own offspring.
After discussion, they decided not to force people with normal genes to provide sperm and eggs; it would be entirely voluntary.
However, for those willing to provide sperm and eggs and successfully raise offspring, the underground city would provide rewards and cover all expenses for the child's upbringing.
These rewards and expenses for the children's upbringing would naturally be borne by Tang Li.
Similarly, as they would all be circulating within the underground city, even though Tang Li was providing these points and resources, she would not suffer any loss.
These children, upon growing up, would also be able to create value for her.
"But these children are all born from artificial wombs, so won't they lack breast milk after birth? Does the underground city have infant formula?"
Suddenly, Lin Xi raised her question.
Hearing this, everyone also realized that this was indeed a problem.
Xue Keyue said to Tang Guo, "City Lord, why don't you call Boss Li and see if he has any infant formula?"
Since Tang Guo was the overall head of the G City underground city, she was also referred to as the "City Lord."
However, upon hearing the question, Tang Guo first glanced at Tang Li.
Then, she took out her phone and made a call.
Tang Li, controlling her infinitely mind-controlled robot clone disguised as "Omnipotent Merchant Boss Li" from the fourth-floor villa module, answered the call.
Tang Li had collected infant supplies before the apocalypse, including formula for various stages.
Tang Guo's answer was, of course, affirmative.
Thus, the decision to test the genes of the underground city residents for damage by delta particles, reward normal-gene residents willing to provide sperm and eggs, procreate human offspring through artificial wombs, and raise these children within the underground city was made during this dinner.
Besides G City, there were areas nationwide, and even globally, where humanity faced an age gap and the risk of civilization discontinuity.
The decision made by the G City underground city, and its subsequent implementation, also became the common standard for all subsequent underground cities, underwater cities, and space cities.
With this problem solved, everyone continued their dinner with laughter and conversation.
All of them were filled with anticipation for their future lives.
And at that very moment, the tsunami caused by the meteorite impact, after a day and a night of travel, was gradually approaching the southeast coast of China.