And as the relative distance changes, the frequency of birth defects decreases the closer one gets to the outer edge of the hollow sphere.
Of course, this "decrease" is relative as well. In actuality, the probability still remains remarkably high at over 50%.
Within the inner Star Realms, it's even more exaggerated, with occurrences of seventy to eighty, or even eighty to ninety percent probabilities, making childbirth purely a gamble.
This situation, which has directly led to a more than half-reduction in the Empire's birth rate, gives Chen Ming chills just looking at the numbers, let alone those who have experienced it firsthand.
Yet, the Empire is still able to keep the whole situation under wraps while simultaneously seeking external solutions to the conflict, something Chen Ming finds hard to imagine how it's done.
Although the Empire currently appears somewhat passive in public opinion, overall it is still in a state of temporary stability.
