Chapter 158: The Next 1000 Years

Zhang Yuan still felt a bit of sadness in his heart. After this hibernation, he would probably never see his teacher again.

He couldn't help but ask, "Teacher, you're not choosing to hibernate? Perhaps, you could wake up after reaching the Mother Star in the future."

Academician Ding waved his hand, "No, following the doctor's advice, with my current physical condition, it's likely that once I go to sleep, I may never wake up again. Various life-extending technologies don't work well on someone as aged as I am..."

"As I've gotten older, sometimes I too wish to rest a bit, to spend my days in retirement with a few old friends, living the life a normal person should."

"But, before that, there are a few matters I want to discuss with you."

Zhang Yuan perked up; the serious matters were coming.

The first thing their entire school wanted to promote was the "social pension system." Without this system, all subsequent plans would be mere idle talk.