Chapter 427: Agree With The Kid
"That’s why I called this meeting," agreed Alicia, her eyes never leaving Eric’s. It was like the two of them were in some sort of weird dominance battle.
"To encourage candlelight dinners? I really don’t think that warrants a meeting," sneered Eric.
"And that is where you are wrong," shrugged the woman. Slowly blinking, she turned her attention to Réne. "Human population has declined, and it is up to us to make sure that the next species to become extinct isn’t the human race."
"Spit it out," snapped Adam, his finger tapping on the table like this entire thing was beneath him. To be fair, Luca agreed with him. Having more babies was probably a conversation that Réne and Alicia should have in private.
"I am going to implement a repopulation incentive," announced Alicia. "Every man in the Sanctuary is going to be required to have a minimum of one child, with anything more being rewarded."
"You just said that men outnumber 15 to one," said Sophia softly. "There is no way that every man will be able to have an offspring."
"That is where the women need to step in and step up. Each woman will be required to give birth to a live young each year until they are no longer fertile, or donate ten viable eggs, depending on age. If the woman is young, 12-13 years old, then she will need to donate the equivalent number of eggs. If you consider menopause to happen around 50 years old, then younger women will have to donate 38 eggs... etc, etc."
There was dead silence as Alicia beamed at the four men and two women in front of her.
"You can’t be serious," said Réne, finally finding his voice.