Deep Space Wandering Fleet

Chapter 75: Chapter 75 Genetic Matching

A farcical situation had finally come to an end.

The government’s credibility was restored, and even taken up a notch.

Classmate Cai still proved to be a straightforward person, and after he returned, the first thing he did was update his own post.

“Don’t reply to this post anymore! Got utterly humiliated at the on-site interview… Just two words: Respect!”

“There are mountains beyond mountains, people beyond people, I will definitely maintain a humble and rigorous attitude from now on…”

A whole bunch of rambles with a slightly juvenile tone won some… scoldings.

“I told you, with the integrity of those Academics, they wouldn’t engage in nepotism. If they wanted to enjoy themselves, they might as well stay on Earth.”

“Do you think postgraduates still chase after scores?”

“They just scored a few points lower in politics, their theory scores are better than yours, alright…”

Zhang Yuan replied later, “Everyone stop scolding Cai Kun, I am not even angry, I don’t know what you all are clamoring about…”

“Actually, this kind of skepticism is nothing; for our new civilization, it is a necessary spirit.”

He received over a thousand likes and countless messages from star-struck fans, all asking to become his “life partner”…

Zhang Yuan had no idea what to say, so he just ignored them.

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Round after round of recruitment interviews soon ended, and Zhang Yuan couldn’t help much with the final results of his peers; he could only share some of his experience and insights.

Li Zhendong and Ye Kaifu did fairly well, but as for the others, there was nothing to be done if they failed.

After all, everyone has their own fate, just wish for the best…

A week later, a massive recruitment fair was happening in the central hall of Area A.

Zhang Yuan was dragged out of his dormitory, and he was not pleased.

“Why do I have to attend this kind of event? I’ve already got a work project and still need to study for my master’s; I’m really busy.”

This recruitment fair was organized to help those who did not pass their postgraduate exams and did not have any part-time work projects.

“You’re not doing it right, you’ll end up with a mental illness if this goes on. Studying for such long periods is unhealthy!” Li Zhendong said quite “seriously.”

“No way, I’m happy every day.”

“Being happy doesn’t mean you are healthy. You need to find a life partner, to hibernate together and wake up together, or else you might go insane in the future.”

Zhang Yuan frowned, feeling this matter was quite troublesome.

The presence of the “life partner” policy was to prevent mental illnesses under certain special circumstances.

A life partner could be male or female. However, usually, it tended to be a romantic partner.

Consider this: waking up from hibernation centuries later to find everything on Earth gone, only a few hundred people around you, cold and desolate, the only thing you can rely on is your so-called “life partner.”

He casually asked, “Did you and Zhang Chenchen make it official?”

As they touched on this subject, Li Zhendong’s face showed off a smug expression, “Of course, it’s just Zhang Chenchen we are talking about, my charm is so high, was it not an easy catch? Want me to hook you up?”

“Great, I’ve recorded that last statement.”

Zhang Yuan nodded in satisfaction and played back a recording from his phone: “…of course, it’s just Zhang Chenchen, my charm is so high, was it not an easy catch?”

Li Zhendong immediately cowered, “Don’t, bro, please delete it!”

“No way, this is evidence!”

Seeing Zhang Chenchen was running over, Li Zhendong pleaded with a bitter face, “Please don’t, it took me ages to woo a girl… Let’s talk this over, I’ll treat you to a big chicken leg.”

“That’s your promise.” After some persuasion, Zhang Yuan finally agreed to delete the recording.

“Mr. Zhang, hello!” Zhang Chenchen approached and greeted.

“Hello.”

Thinking it over, he decided to wander around the venue. It wouldn’t hurt to greet some future seniors early and make some acquaintances.

Plus, he was headed into the industrial sector in the future, and it was crucial to know which flagship projects were available on the spaceship.

The recruitment fair was bustling with people, the atmosphere very lively, very similar to the campus clubs’ recruitment drives. Due to modest material conditions, a few cobbled-together posters counted as a small stage.

Every large area had many projects recruiting people.

Some roles were “Spaceship Technical Maintenance,” aimed at training “real astronauts.”

These individuals needed to learn more about spaceship maintenance so that, when most of the crew entered hibernation and the population was minimal, they could still maintain the spaceship’s operations.

For example, engineers responsible for spacewalks and other technicians responsible for “extravehicular activities,” the difficulty was higher, and only those with excellent psychological quality could qualify.

There were also part-time project training courses.

The last category, of course, was routine projects aimed at providing revenue for the Deep Space Foundation, solving the problem of funding shortages, and also to foster the crew members’ capacity for innovative thinking.

“A genetic matching app?”

Zhang Yuan stopped in front of a poster, a key project recommended by Zone C, and took an extra moment to look.

A short-haired girl greeted him enthusiastically, “Hey, handsome, do you know Mathematics? We only need people good at Mathematics; Biology works too… there are far too many programmers right now, not needed temporarily.”

“How does this genetic matching work?” Zhang Yuan asked curiously.

The girl explained, “Each person’s genes contain a few hundred defects. If both parents have the same defective gene, their offspring might suffer from genetic diseases.”

“By ‘genetic matching,’ the partners found would significantly reduce the chances of congenital genetic diseases in their children.”

“Is that it?”

Zhang Yuan looked around and noticed a lot of interest in the project, and he skeptically asked, “Isn’t this a 200-year-old concept? A marriage health check could spot the probability of genetic diseases… What’s the point of developing this further?”

“It’s not just that!” the girl replied with a laugh, “Checking for genetic diseases is just a small part. We’ve discovered through big data that a person’s aesthetics are also influenced by genetics. The greater the genetic difference between a man and a woman, the more likely they are to attract each other…”

“Why does love at first sight happen? It’s essentially determined by genetics, including appearances, body odor, language, demeanor, and so on. Notably, the MHC genes on the human chromosome six are a key gene that affects animals, also known as the major histocompatibility complex…”

After a long explanation, Zhang Yuan finally understood.

Using this app combined with DNA testing data, the matched partners are highly likely to fall in love at first sight offline!

At least, that was the technology they aimed to achieve.

After matching, there’s a high probability of mutual attraction, would beauties even fall for less attractive guys?

Is it really that impressive…