"Not only are planetary environments four-dimensionalized, but social thoughts are also four-dimensionalized. Ancient thoughts and modern thoughts coexist, wrong views and correct views coexist, partiality and objectivity coexist, evil and kindness coexist. Whenever new ideas emerge in human history, they do not replace old ideas but rather offer a new choice. Old ideas do not disappear; at most, the proportion of their believers decreases. It is like the conflicting and different schools of thought among the Hundred Schools of Thought, operating within the same space and time."
"Four-dimensionalization has immense benefits, much like a gene bank. The richer and more diverse it is, the better it can ensure the survival of the whole against environmental changes. From an evolutionary perspective, there is no such thing as an optimal evolution. The criterion for judgment is environmental change; what is suitable for the environment is the best."
"One of the greatest benefits of a four-dimensionalized society is that it provides endless possibilities for ordinary people."
"Some desire wealth and can immigrate to planets with high income levels. Others, having earned enough money, wish to go to poorer regions and can immigrate to newly developed planets. Some prefer bustling, vibrant cities with rich nightlife and intense light pollution, while others prefer the natural countryside and choose to live as cave dwellers. Some prioritize the sexual openness of each planet, while others focus on the planet's catering industry metrics. Some wish for streets devoid of robots, while others detest humans and get goosebumps at the sight of a single human hair. Whatever the peculiar hobby, one can find their ideal planet within the Galactic Empire."
"Currently, most planetary governors have realized this issue and are working to create their planets' unique characteristics, especially maintaining diversity, striving to make each city entirely different to retain local residents and attract outsiders."
"However, for ordinary people, the actual situation is not as optimistic as the analysis suggests."
"Immigration often comes with a huge price, and this price becomes an invisible shackle that locks down the dreams of the vast majority of people."
"Once one leaves their home planet, it means that established social connections, learned dialects and local customs, and knowledge of the area all become void. Many planets impose high immigration taxes. For example, Sirius levies 50% of personal assets, while Chess Planet levies 70% of family assets. Some planets even require individuals to leave with nothing, which is essentially a disguised form of immigration prohibition. Even without high immigration taxes, the cost of transportation to a new planet and living expenses are extremely high. For those with families, this cost doubles."
"I once had a long conversation with a wealthy businessman whose only hobby was participating in protests. Wherever a protest broke out, he would fly there to join. Regardless of the protesters' slogans, he would shout along. If he encountered two opposing groups of protesters, he would join the larger one. If the protest group was short on funds, he would even support them out of his own pocket, finding great enjoyment in it."
"For these wealthy individuals, the universe is a vast playground, with all planets to choose from, and most planets welcome them. But for poor ordinary people, their choices are almost non-existent. Their own lives are difficult, they cannot afford expensive warp ship tickets, and they have no place to settle on a new planet. Moreover, according to my exchanges with various planetary governors, they generally prefer to accept wealthy immigrants and are unwilling to accept poor immigrants, as one dilutes overall wealth while the other increases it."
"Our world is so small, yet with a warp ship, one can freely traverse hundreds of billions of planets. Our world is also so vast and boundless; the small town where one is born, the company where one works, and the cramped family home can become an infinite world that one never leaves."
"The narrow interpretation of Jiang Ye's theory hopes to advance the currently incomplete four-dimensionalized society to a more thorough state, thereby providing more life choices for every ordinary human and promoting the happiness index and productivity development of the Earth race in the Galactic Empire."
"Advancing to a more thorough state means reducing the difficulty for ordinary people to choose a planet to live on. Specific measures include more spacecraft, lower transportation costs, more open immigration policies, and more comprehensive related services."
"Promoting productivity development is for each planet as well as for the entire Galactic Empire. If people can live and work on an ideal and comfortable planet, their creativity will far exceed that on a planet that makes them feel suppressed, pessimistic, or listless. The famous child prodigy painter Jiang Senlin was born on a planet with a very backward art industry. If he had been born into an ordinary family, his painting talent would have been completely buried, and his fate would likely have been to work in a factory tending a production line. It was only because he was born into a wealthy family that he had the opportunity to break into the art world and gain fame. If he had been able to choose a planet with a developed art industry, he would have excelled regardless of his background."
"The point of productivity development here is to provide people with different specialties the opportunity to utilize their talents, rather than suppressing their abilities to do jobs that can be replaced by others."
...
The entire thesis was over thirty thousand words, written expansively.
After Jiang Ye sent it to his teacher, he felt a terrible nervousness.
If the thesis was not approved, his efforts over the past twenty-plus days would be in vain.
Time flew by, and it was the next day for class.
The teacher walked into the classroom and scanned all the students.
The students in the class held their breath.
"Jiang Ye." the teacher said expressionlessly.
Jiang Ye stood up tremblingly.
"Did you not study thesis writing?" the teacher asked.
Jiang Ye's face turned instantly pale.
The faces of all the students changed drastically.
A few older students, their hands shaking, reached into their pockets to take out quick-acting heart-relief pills.
Everyone was counting on Jiang Ye's thesis to pass, as they hadn't studied the other three subjects.
"No... I haven't studied it." Jiang Ye replied.
"I can tell; the writing is a complete mess," the teacher sighed.
Jiang Ye's mind went blank.
It was over!
This year's training class was a bust!
He would have to repeat it next year!
A wave of sighs swept through the class, and Cen Yemeng also wore a dejected expression.
The teacher spoke again, "A few of us teachers will help you revise the writing. After we've finished, take a look to see if the meaning has changed, and then it can be published."
Jiang Ye was stunned, "You mean... it's written poorly, but it passed?"
"After revision, there will be no problem," the teacher nodded.
"So..." Jiang Ye said, "our class can pass without an exam?"
"Yes." The teacher smiled.
The students in the class went wild, slamming their desks and shouting.
Jiang Ye let out a long sigh and slumped back into his seat.
Done!
At least three subjects were sorted for this year, and the pressure of repeating next year would be much less.
Jiang Ye skipped the rest of the day's classes, too exhausted from the recent period, and went back to his dorm to sleep soundly.