Chapter 1318 - 428: AI Education and the Cafeteria Battle

Chapter 1318: Chapter 428: AI Education and the Cafeteria Battle

Many children in Night City are already growing wayward; at 14, they are well-versed in eating, drinking, prostitution, gambling, and sampling everything. If they continue to mess around in society, they can only turn into the same kind of dyslexic, semi-literate, single-thread brained ironheads as their parents.

Although Night City has now been cleared by players, relying on a large number of job positions to forcibly suppress public security issues, people’s worldview cannot be changed overnight; it’s a long-term grind.

Including education, it’s a system that requires a societal consensus to build.

So it is necessary to completely isolate children from the already information-chaotic adult society.

This results in a significant number of people not understanding, not wanting their kids to attend school here. Many companies even suspect Lin Miao of conducting large-scale human experiments here and want to get a slice of the pie.

"If you succeed, all societal information will be controlled by individuals or organizations."

Richard does not deny Lin Miao’s concept, but it also means enormous risks, with societal power becoming unprecedentedly concentrated in the hands of individual people or organizations.

The Soviet Union’s national planned economy is nothing compared to this, a situation unimaginable for him, growing up under neoliberalism.

"But facts also demonstrate that a free market economy lacking centralized control can cause incalculable damage."

In Lin Miao’s view, so-called government-controlled information is not something to worry about.

If you’re not a criminal, why would you worry about your information being obtained by the government?

Don’t impose your fixed ideas about Western governments here.

Huang Ban Lai Xuan wasn’t in the mood for debate; he couldn’t wait to go in and see the results.

"Instead of saying so much here, why not go in and see the impact? Doesn’t Arabia have a saying, doing one thing is better than saying a hundred things."

Lin Miao summoned a transport platform and took out three boxes of VR invisible glasses from the box on its back.

"Please put these on before going in."

Children aren’t suitable for body implant surgeries; VR glasses are the best substitute.

After the three put on the glasses, the dark blue walls around them immediately showed signs of data dissolution, transforming into a picturesque university campus within seconds.

This isn’t advanced technology; it’s merely connecting to the network campus at Plaza Number One. Huang Ban Academy also has it; this one’s even more rudimentary, a combination of VR and AR, integrating movable real-space with the network.

"Uh... Emmet."

Lin Miao randomly called towards the vacant ground, and a human-sized Lego figure peeks half its head from the distant woods.

"Oh, it’s Mr. Lin! Uh, no, I should call you... boss."

Emmet held his face with excitement.

"You came at just the right time; the kids have created many more puzzles. Would you like to come see them? Oh! My gosh! There are two more guests!"

"Let’s skip today; first, give us a tour of the school’s situation."

Emmet always maintains an enthusiasm that others find hard to understand.

"Okay okay, seeing you come will surely make the kids very happy."

He danced around leading the three inside the academy, spotting a group of toddlers sitting on small stools learning numbers from the teacher in a park-like floor.

"This is the kindergarten; little children are not convenient for us to look after, so the boss specially hired a batch of human kindergarten teachers. This period’s human toddlers are really adorable; the only downside is they’re too young to touch Lego."

"They... I remember they’re..."

Richard found familiar faces in his database.

"Yes, most kindergarten teachers here were formerly sex dolls from the street, which helps alleviate their past psychological stress, and they’re happy to look after these kids; teaching kids basic math and language with software assistance isn’t difficult for them."

Lin Miao doesn’t shy away from the teachers’ past identities.

As long as you don’t have too much of a criminal record, Lin Miao doesn’t mind giving you a chance to reform.

"That’s a good thing."

Lai Xuan said.

"Many times, street workers aren’t there by choice, but are forced into the job."

He wanted to say more, but was interrupted by a [beep—] sound from the room next door.

"I ** said, the guitar isn’t played like that. If you’re ****, stop **** wasting time here, understand?"

The sound was from the music classroom on the same floor, not far from here, with the darn door not even shut.

Lin Miao’s expression became subtle upon hearing the voice.

Why is that guy here right now...?

Lai Xuan instantly recognized the voice; he was too familiar.

"Is it him?!"

He hurriedly walked towards the room, seeing Johnny Silverhand wearing sunglasses angrily lecturing four to five young people with guitars, cursing them clueless.

"Johnny, what are you doing here?"

This was Lai Xuan’s idol; even when stealing his dad’s chip, he made sure to copy Silver Hand’s signature together.

"Who the hell are you, do I know you? Don’t try cozying up to me."

Johnny didn’t recognize Lai Xuan.

Lin Miao walking from behind Lai Xuan with a strange face.

"What are you doing here? Did I give you a teaching certificate?"

"And, didn’t I give you a body? Why are you hanging around the network, not leaving?"

Johnny Silverhand became agitated upon seeing Lin Miao, rushing to grab Lin Miao’s collar, but his hand passed through.