The Earth only occupies a very small space and a very small mass in the solar system.
If the sun is regarded as a building, then the earth is probably just an apple.
This "apple" is still several kilometers away from the "building".
Compared with celestial bodies, space with "basically nothing" occupies most of the area in the universe.
Therefore, in this era, more humans are born in space cities.
Staying in space for a long time will cause a large loss of calcium in human bones and cause muscle atrophy.
But this is not a problem at all for the Cybermen.
Two hundred years ago, David Crane relied on this reason to vigorously promote the aerospace programs of various countries.
Baseline human genetic modification surgery and human prosthetic technology have almost solved most of the problems faced by human immigrants to the interstellar world.
However, space cities in different universes have completely different appearances.
Space cities within the earth's orbit are of the relatively "rich" type. Space cities in this area can easily receive enough solar energy.
Space cities with a population of a few million are all in this area - to be precise, within the orbit of Venus.
The space cities between the orbit of the Earth and the orbit of Mars are relatively regular, with a population of 200,000 to 300,000 or more than 100,000.
The space cities in this circle are relatively difficult. This generation of solar energy is not very strong, and there is not a lot of interstellar matter, so it is not easy to mine.
In contrast, the space cities near the asteroid belt are different.
Although this area lacks solar energy, it is rich in minerals. In this place, the chivalrous power and the government power are in a stalemate, so there are a large number of forces that are not controlled by the government.
The terrain of the asteroid belt is complex and can even accommodate a small number of "illegal space cities" that are not subject to government supervision.
For those who want to make a name for themselves, the area near the asteroid belt is a good place. There are a large number of powerful people who do not obey the government, but do not recognize chivalry. Green forests exist here in the form of "space pirates". I feel tired.
The knights would hide and rest their minions here. Legend has it that there were even masters from the old era hiding here.
Of course, most of the "masters of the old times" are dead in legend.
In short, in such a mixed place, you can get almost everything a mortal could desire.
For people in the solar system who are unwilling to be ordinary, these cities are almost like "dream cities."
And the more peripheral Jupiter space city group...because there are many strategic points on Jupiter and its satellites, the control is extremely strict. Although the chivalrous spirit here has never been cut off since the Fourth Valkyrie, it is still possible to raise the flag of rebellion alive.
They are all masters.
It is said that such an important place should have been guarded by King Agni, the number one among the kings. However, King Agni was unwilling to leave his homeland and only wanted to guard his hometown forever, so he became the king of the Earth and Moon system.
Further out, there are even fewer space cities. In areas far away from the sun, solar energy is also extremely thin.
Saturn is okay because nuclear fuel can be mined, but farther away, it won't be able to support much of the population.
Those places are now ruled by knights, and it is said that the social form is completely different from that in the asteroid belt.
But the asylum seekers have been restricting the flow of information there, and even plan to cut them off from the Internet, so few people know about those cities.
Of course, the boy's hometown is not that interesting a place.
The space city where he was born is located outside the earth's orbit, close to the earth's orbit, and its revolution period is about four hundred days.
This is a very ordinary city, with a population of just over 100,000. It is not particularly large, but it is not at all the same size as a real "small space city".
There are not many knights in this city, and not many space pirates visit.
There is no knight because after King Agni bombarded the Fourth God of War, the knight will try his best to avoid "making all members of the space city express a rebellious stance". The patron will really destroy the city.
There is no green forest in space because...
In such a city without oil and water, the harvest from one trip can hardly make up for the fuel consumption.
The social form of space cities is also very different from that of Earth.
Not everyone on the surface of the earth can enjoy the convenience of the Internet.
But in Space City, this is a "necessity".
Protectors have always believed that "the less control, the better". Especially in the Earth area - this planet has a natural atmosphere and hydrosphere, and its resources are not scarce. The most important thing is that there is no risk of "leakage". "Gravity"
"It would limit what humans need to survive to the surface of the planet.
The space city is inseparable from the management of automated monitoring systems and networks.
If there is a problem with the operation of the space city, then human life in the city cannot be guaranteed.
This is also an extension of the law about "life" in the "Dyson Principle".
Therefore, even if a boy lives independently at the age of twelve, he can still access the ubiquitous network.
The teenage mother died in an accident and was thrown into deep space while working on the outer wall of the space city.
Judging from the basic human vitality, the boy always thought that his mother might still be alive somewhere.
But at that time, the boy's family was unable to organize a search and rescue team.
The boy's father let him live on his own after he turned twelve. When the boy was thirteen, his father won a ticket to the space city in the asteroid belt and happily embarked on the journey.
The road to dreaming.
Yes, the government does provide such social services for free. However, the government's organizational capabilities are limited and resources are tight, so even if you apply for relevant services, you can only wait for the lottery.
After the boy's mother left, his father played the game for several years.
Twelve years old is indeed the youngest age at which one can "live independently."
In order to prevent his body from over-consuming organic nutrients, the boy completed a high-level prosthetic transformation very early.
Apart from this, he also works two jobs.
One of them is to check several different tables to see if there are any inconsistencies between the tables.
These forms come from different AIs or different departments of the patrons. Most of the related work is completed by AI, but in order to prevent internal skill masters from doing tricks secretly, many positions have such a process of human confirmation.
The young man had no idea what he was doing in his job and for what purpose. Due to confidentiality requirements, the AI that decided to divide the labor would not tell him this. Those huge databases were dismantled by the AI into simple tasks that humans could quickly complete.
Tasks are then distributed to different individuals.