Meanwhile, the virtual projection TV was showing today's news.
A pretty female anchor said with a smile: "According to the latest survey, the average life span of ordinary people has reached 100 years, and the average life span of elite people is 180 years…"
"Wow…" Selena gasped. "180 years… That's a long time… I wonder when we can move to the elite area."
"Sister, don't worry! I'll make sure our whole family moves to the elite area." Tedd said, clenching his fist. His body snapped with vitality and fighting spirit. He had iron-like confidence.
"Elite area…" Jason and his wife looked hopeful.
Humans lived in two different areas: ordinary and elite.
The elite area was where the human elites, high-ranking officials, super-rich, and unrivaled experts lived.
There, everything was better: the environment, education, health care, and technology. They were all decades ahead of the ordinary area.
"Tedd, is it true that some people in the elite area can survive in a vacuum, rip starry beasts apart with their bare hands, and have vitality over three digits?" Selena asked eagerly. "Are they like Superman?"
Tedd ruffled Selena's hair. "Of course. The people in the elite area are our human heroes and masters. Over three hundred years ago, humans hadn't left Earth, and resources were scarce. Now we can travel through wormholes, get many precious medicines from other planets, and increase our vitality by a lot."
"Right." John added some knowledge for his sister. "Over three hundred years ago, when humans were divided into many countries, the average vitality was only 0.5. You're stronger than them now."
"We humans on Earth are lucky. In 2050, an alien spaceship crashed here. It caused World War Ⅲ among the superpowers who wanted to claim it, but it also united humanity. We studied the alien spaceship together and learned how to jump through wormholes. Otherwise, it would have taken us much longer to reach our current level of development." Tedd said.
"The only way to move to the elite area is to get into Star and Space University. That's where the elites come from." Jason Walter said. "Let's eat… This is black-bone chicken with Cordyceps… This is snow clam with ginseng… They're all synthetic, but they have the same effects as the wild ones."
The table was full of dishes. There were many supplements: ginseng, deer antler, snow clam, Cordyceps… They were all artificially made and had good medicinal properties.
This was just a common meal for ordinary people.
The wealthy had much finer tastes.
The average human lifespan in this region had reached a hundred years, thanks to the food they consumed. Many essential nutrients that used to be scarce could now be artificially produced.
But the real delicacies were the natural ones from alien worlds, such as the Spinosa meat that only the rich could afford.
After finishing his meal, Tedd pushed his bowl aside and said: "Mom, Dad, brother, sister, I have to go to school tonight for meditation training. I'll see you later."
"Take care."
"Got it."
As he spoke, Tedd shifted his body with an "Ape Shifting" technique, and darted out like a gust of wind. He was gone in a flash and out of the door, as if he was a martial arts master from three centuries ago.
John could barely catch a glimpse of that movement, let alone perform it.
"Tedd, where are you off to?"
"I'm going to school for training, Aunt William, Uncle Lee…"
"He's so quick. Old Walter must be proud of his son. My son, I gave him all kinds of supplements, and his vitality is still 0.7. It drives me crazy."
"Tedd is a prodigy. He can enter Deep Sleep at such a young age. My child can't do that either."…
The neighbors' voices came from outside.
John's parents smiled at each other.
"Mom and Dad, I'm going out too." After helping his sister with the dishes, John grabbed a bucket of cat food and headed out.
"Are you going to feed the stray cats in the park again?" Jason Walter asked with a frown, but then relaxed his brows and said: "Go ahead, but be back soon."
"Jason, do you think John is a bit depressed?" Mom came out and said: "Don't be too hard on him. Tedd has always been more gifted than him, so we had to give all our resources to Tedd since they were little."
"John's main problem is his lack of talent. If he could Deep Sleep, things would be different. Now I'm more worried about Tedd being under too much pressure. He's our only hope. I, Jason Walter, couldn't make it myself. I have to rely on my son to reclaim what's rightfully mine…but John…, alas…" Jason Walter said with a sigh.
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