Chapter 351: Three Genders (Added for everyone's tips!)_1

The second detail about the Trisolaran World is that the moral values of the Trisolarans are completely different from those of the Earthlings.

The Trisolaran moral compass prioritizes the survival of the majority and the pursuit of a way out for civilization as the most noble acts.

171266 once gave an example, during the time in the Three-Body Game when King Wen of Zhou went to Chaoge to offer King Zhou of Shang the perpetual calendar, he was actually feeding on the dehydrated to satisfy his hunger and burning the dehydrated for warmth along the way.

This was something that greatly contradicted human moral values, so the ETO made modifications in the game.

In the true circumstances of the Trisolaran World, if one underwent dehydration, it meant they were willing to offer themselves to those who had not undergone dehydration.

Whether it was cooking the dehydrated to eat or using them as fuel for warmth, to them, it was considered very moral.

To not eat the dehydrated for the sake of so-called morality, thereby enduring hunger, was an immoral act.

Especially in such circumstances, if it further delayed one's mission, causing loss to the collective, it was considered an egregious transgression and one would be forcedly dehydrated and burnt!

For this reason, the Trisolaran Academy of Sciences was very "thoughtful," distributing certain drugs to everyone.

The main purpose of these drugs was sterilization, as generally, viruses from the same species were most harmful to that species.

This principle had also been studied by human anthropologists on Earth. The development of humanity could not be separated from the early awareness of our ancestors regarding two matters: 1) not to consume one's own kind, 2) not to marry close relatives.

After entering agricultural society, when land was overused and huge natural disasters occurred, these consensuses were violated, but people would quickly forget past practices such as "exchanging children for food" after famines.

Not consuming one's own kind was because germs on the same species were most likely to act on and easily cause widespread contagious diseases among them.

In ancient times, with a lack of medical resources, a tribe couldn't withstand several bouts of large-scale epidemics.

But the Trisolaran World was different; for survival, they considered this to be perfectly normal behavior.

Survival was their morality!

Even now, in the Trisolaran World, due to advanced technology, the situation of consuming the dehydrated had basically ceased, but the public still believed such behavior to be moral.

It wasn't hard to tell from the distribution of drugs by the Governing Council that they supported this practice.

There were many similar examples, and after thorough understanding, no one believed anymore in the Trisolarans' idea of a "universal brotherhood."

Even if the "universal brotherhood" were possible, the Trisolarans, who lived in harsh environments, would never accept this concept!

The third piece of social information about the Trisolarans is that they have no concept of family.

To explain this point, we must start from the third communication between Jiang Yu and 171266. In this communication, 171266 mentioned: Trisolarans have three genders!

171266 spoke at length, but Jiang Yu couldn't grasp the concept of the third gender, as there is no such thing in the understanding of humans.

Every Trisolaran has two genders, 171266 explained, which is distinctly different from being hermaphroditic.

Under normal circumstances, these two genders serve as a marker for a Trisolaran's gender identity, and the so-called opposite gender is a person who possesses the gender that one does not have.

For instance, if a Trisolaran has genders 1 and 2, then Trisolarans with genders 2 and 3, or 1 and 3, would all be of the opposite gender.

Jiang Yu's intelligence team immediately added a biologist to their group. The biologist analyzed, "Such a gender structure, compared to biparental reproduction, could better utilize reproductive resources.

"For example, in a monogamous biparental reproductive system, whether there is an excess of females or males in society, many reproductive resources would be wasted.

"And in a species with three genders, the overlap among their genders is quite low. Even if one gender has a surplus of individuals, it's not a problem, as the third gender can act as a mediator."

"Trisolarans reproduce by combining two genders, with most of their own matter becoming nourishment for the new life and a small part becoming three to five new beings."

"After the birth of new life, the old life ends, which is tantamount to enforced monogamy."

"If Trisolarans were a two-gender species, an imbalance in gender ratio would have consequences a hundred times more severe than for humanity!"

Following the advice of biologists, in the fourth communication, Jiang Yu specifically sought advice concerning the issue of Trisolaran genders.

He obtained two other pieces of significant information: 1. Trisolarans are born with the intelligence of approximately a human fifteen- or sixteen-year-old and, since they possess some of their parents' memories, are able to start contributing to the Trisolaran collective almost immediately after a brief period of learning!

This made Jiang Yu break out in a cold sweat, as Trisolarans now also have a lifespan of around two hundred years—truly two hundred years!

Most Trisolarans can complete studies equivalent to a human college education between the ages of one and three.

Moreover, they can acquire experiential memories from their parents, allowing them to face relatively complex environments from birth and survive!

Previously, Jiang Yu had used genetic technologies to advance this stage to age fifteen and had been quite proud of himself for it. Yet, humanity still found itself drastically behind right from the starting line!

2. Each Trisolaran possesses two genders, and towards the twilight of their lives, they release a biological electrical signal akin to animals in heat.

Even two hundred kilometers away, a Trisolaran of the opposite gender in the same stage of life can receive this signal.

If an aging Trisolaran can receive this signal, regardless of whether they have coupled with a mate or not, they will die during the coupling or of old age.

But if there is an extended period during which there is no biological electrical signal from the opposite gender within several hundred kilometers, the endocrine system of the aging Trisolaran will initiate an emergency response, and the two genders will lead the aging Trisolaran to become hermaphroditic and reproduce offspring on their own!

What's more astonishing is: the offspring they produce on their own will possess the gender they themselves lack, and the offspring are guaranteed to be of different genders.

According to the analysis of the biologists in the group, all these characteristics have evolved from the Trisolarans' harsh survival conditions.

All these traits are for one purpose: to perpetuate the species!

The most crucial point is that this physical characteristic means Trisolarans lack the concept of family.

Over the years, the Solar System State has ensured the significance of family as the most fundamental unit of society.

In entities like PDC and Fleet International, the concept of family has constantly been crumbling, which has led to an increasing trend towards fragmented ideological development.

The more fragmented it is, the more PDC and Fleet International need to reinforce the idea of pan-love in order to maintain the basic cohesion of their citizens.

This is also why they so emphatically promote the concept of "universal unity."

However, it must be said that the cohesiveness of PDC and Fleet International's citizens is growing weaker. According to the analysis by the Strategic Department of the Solar System State, left unchecked, these two massive political entities will eventually become no more cohesive than a pile of sand.

Their current cohesion is entirely due to the presence of a formidable adversary, the Solar System State.

Most importantly, the widespread presence of families has given the residents of the Solar System State a sense of responsibility.

PDC and Fleet International have continuously mocked the Solar System State, accusing them of leveraging families to obligate their citizens to work.

Because they need to earn money to support their families, they must be cautious in their dealings outside the home for the peace of the family.

The Solar System State has consistently countered: Freedom without a sense of responsibility is a form of selfishness. With responsibility comes the motivation for each person to make progress."