Naming Technique of the Night
In the neon of blue and purple, under the thick steel sky, at the forefront of this surge of data, lies the world post-tech revolution. It's also the dividing line between reality and illusion. Steel and flesh, past and future. In this place, the world outside and inside coexist. Everything in front of us feels like a wall of time within reach. The darkness is slowly creeping in. But hey, my friend, you gotta know, we can't just counter darkness with softness. Gotta use fire.
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"Hmm," Uncle Li Dong nodded, "Babies can be born after ten months of gestation within an artificial womb, but you probably can't imagine that this was invented by the corporations to allow women to have the same labor force and working hours as men."
Uncle Li Dong continued, "This technology has been around for over a hundred years. Initially, female compatriots were overjoyed. However, more than a decade later, under the manipulation of the Chen Clan, the Federal Senate passed a bill to 'amend maternity leave duration'. Since then, women's maternity leave has been only seven days, and all families have had to face a new expense since. It's a choice—you either resign and gestate your offspring yourself or you pay for the use of an artificial womb."
Qing Chen fell silent; this wasn't as good as he thought.
For him, a Time Traveler from the Outer World, this was too fantastical.