Looking at the old friend walking down from the open hatch door, Chu Guang also stretched out his right hand with a smile on his face.
Fortunately!Mr. Li, it’s been a long time since we met!
The person standing in front of him at this moment was Li Changkong, the manager of the Construction Department of Ideal Group.
As one of the representatives sent by the Enterprise Aid Alliance to Shuguang City, Chu Guang had not seen him for a while since the war in Luoxia Province ended.
For a long time, foreign affairs exchanges between the Council and the Alliance were all handled by staff from the General Management Department and Yi Chuan from the Overseas Business Department.
This time, Li Changkong's visit to the southern waters did not represent the corporate board of directors, but the ideal group, the oldest infrastructure king among the five major groups of the enterprise.
The infrastructure of Ideal City back then was built by Ideal Group.As for transformation to property and operation and maintenance, it will be done after the completion of Ideal City.
As for the purpose of Li Changkong's visit, it was naturally to conduct on-site inspection of the orbit-free space elevator project proposed by the Alliance at the Mustard Community Meeting.
Maintaining the operation of Ideal City requires a lot of energy, and this work happens to be within the business scope of Ideal Group.
If the stable waterway from the surface to outer space can be reopened, or even the restoration of ground-month flights that have been suspended for two centuries, it will undoubtedly fundamentally solve the potential risks of energy depletion that Ideal City may face in the future.
It is precisely because of this that since the alliance proposed this plan, Ideal Group has shown extraordinary interest.
When he heard that the Alliance had joined forces with the South China Sea Alliance to carry out site selection work in the southern waters, the chairman of Ideal Group immediately sent an application to Shu Yu, the ambassador of the Alliance to Ideal City, for on-site inspection in the southern waters.
Seeing that the rich people in Ideal City were so interested in their plans, Chu Guang was naturally happy and immediately asked Shuyu to approve their application, and even sat on the Conch No. 1 Qianmu to greet him.
Standing on the solid steel deck, Li Changkong looked around, half shocked and half admired in his surprised eyes.
incredible.
The once ragged settlement with nothing but hope has now completed such an incredible project!
Although Ideal City is located on the coastline and has resources for developing oceans, it is not outstanding in shipbuilding technology, at least not as outstanding as their aviation equipment.
It is not difficult to understand that such a situation will occur.
After all, in the era of prosperity, the focus of the development of the League of People's Federation has been constantly shifting to outer space, and the logistics and manufacturing industries on the surface are also moving toward the four major industrial areas near the space elevator to a greater or lesser extent.
Under this general trend, the market share of orbital and air transport has ushered in high growth, while sea transport is actually stagnating or even shrinking.
In addition, the restriction and development strategy adopted by the Human Resources to protect the marine ecological environment, so in more than a century of the prosperity era, the navigation technology of human civilization did not actually have any major development, and the ecology of the entire industry basically remained in the early prosperity era.
Even if some ships have made progress in materials and power sources, most of them are driven by other high-growth industries and are led by the nose and passively.
Ideal City has largely inherited the attributes of the Renlian era. Although it does not continue the environmental protection policies of the Renlian era, its investment in marine equipment is far lower than other areas.
At least one of the five major groups regards marine engineering and nautical equipment manufacturing as their main business.
It is precisely because of this that Li Changkong's heart is so shocked.
Although in Chu Guang's view, the strategic significance of the Overlord Transport aircraft is much greater than that of the Conch Conch, it is completely opposite in Li Changkong's eyes.
This thing is much more amazing than the Alliance's plane!
It's really amazing... a mobile airport that can be dived, did you design it?
Looking at Li Changkong's fuss, Chu Guang laughed and said.
I dare not take it, to be precise, it is a work jointly completed by us and the people of the South China Sea Alliance.
It's really touching to think about it.
Once upon a time, he also had such a fuss when he saw the company's Trail Blazer.
Now the two sides have exchanged positions, but the alliance's manufacturing industry has opened the eyes of the company.
It's incredible...
Looking at the flat deck under his feet and looking at the tall bridge again, Li Changkong still looked at Chu Guang with a look of insecureness.
Our boat will grow barnacles and oysters in the sea for a few months. How do you do not let that thing climb onto the deck?
This was not a secret worth hiding, Chu Guang said in a chatty tone.
Mind interference devices can not only be used to drive away alien species, but also be effective for some more difficult shellfish creatures.
A sudden expression appeared on Li Changkong's face.
I see.
Although he is not a professional, this alternative approach is indeed a bit of a thing.
Even more incredible is still behind. Chu Guang smiled faintly and continued, "Come with me, I'll take you to the cabin to take a look."
As he said that, he walked in front and walked with the guards beside him to the direction of the bridge.
The entrance to the cabin was just below the bridge, and the group stood on the elevator, and with a slight movement, it quickly descended to the inside of the submarine.
I saw more than twenty alliance carrier-based aircraft parked in a row in the wide space.
Among them are vertical take-off and landing transport aircraft such as Viper, fixed-wing aircraft such as Lightning and Thunder, and even Yunteng flapping aircraft imported from Ideal City.
The electromagnetic catapult guide rail is directly connected to the hatch door that is raised upward at the front end, and a straight main guide rail is connected to multiple branch rails connected to the fixed wing carrier-based aircraft.
Once a battle occurs, the Conch Suspension Mother can immediately project all the aviation equipment stored in the cabin after floating up, forming an air attack formation in a very short time, and using the outer deck runway to provide a springboard for the land-based aviation team for transit.
In addition to those aviation equipment, the ammunition reserves in the scoundrel are equally impressive.
I saw that on the missile rack next to the guide rail, missiles of different types were filled with missiles.
Judging from the number alone, with the current ammunition reserves of this Suanmother, it is more than enough to meet the consumption of the three battles!
And not only that, in the dome mezzanine of the spacious space, there are also folded King Crab amphibious engineering armored pillows waiting.
When they are not in use, they stay quietly on the charging pile and hang up.
Once a deployment order is issued, they can be placed on the inner deck immediately through robotic arm hoisting fixed to the guide rails and exit the cabin through special buffer channels.
From the moment he entered the cabin, Li Changkong was shocked.
This is simply a moving sea fortress!
And it's the kind that can dive at any time!
However, what Chu Guang wanted to take him to visit was not how abundant the alliance's martial ethics were, but something else, so he pulled him, reluctantly, and walked straight to the observation cabin at the front of the submarine.
On the way to the observation cabin, Li Changkong seemed to finally remember why he came here and looked at Chu Guang who was walking aside and asked.
Speaking of which, how is your site selection going?Is it still going well?
Chu Guang said with a smile.
The site selection happened last week, and now it has entered the experimental demonstration stage.
Li Changkong looked at him with surprise and said in surprise.
The site selection is completed?So fast?
He originally thought that the alliance would wait until the discussion at the Mustard Community Conference had a result, and at least some investment was needed before starting the next stage of work, but he did not expect that the project had advanced to the experimental demonstration stage.
There is no one else in this efficiency!
Not surprisingly, Li Changkong was surprised at all. Chu Guang stopped at the door of the observation cabin, looked out the wide panoramic window and continued.
We believe that trackless elevators have no precedents and cannot find results. We can only try to know whether they can do it.
Regardless of whether the support from the Muscle Community will be obtained in the end, the alliance will advance the project as planned.
It is not only because of the threat of heaven and man, but also because the future of human civilization is there.
The inheritance of the Heirs League alone is not enough to get out of the wasteland.
If we want to truly end the wasteland era and let the fire of civilization continue to burn, the alliance must face the various problems left over from the era of the People's League.
Rebuilding a space elevator is just one part of his plan, and there is no better time to do it than now.
Of course, although he will continue to do it regardless of whether he supports it or not, it is naturally good if he can attract some investment.
After all, this century-old project, whether from a political perspective or a brainstorming perspective, the more power it can concentrate, the higher the probability of success in the end.
Putting away the surprise in his heart, Li Changkong calmed down and continued to ask as he looked at Chu Guang.
I agree with your point of view.But... from a practical perspective, how do you plan to solve the garbage floating on the track?That is an astronomical wreckage, which cannot solve this problem. Not to mention a space elevator, it is a problem to launch a spacecraft.
Companies have not tried to launch spacecraft into outer space, but basically become part of the garbage after crossing low-Earth orbit.
It's just garbage dumping.
There are also ultra-long standby automated defense equipment cruises on the track, which can identify foreign intruders.
Although the company cracked a few of the orbital weapons, it was still a drop in the ocean in front of the astronomical wreckage.
Compared to whether the idea of trackless elevator can be realized, he is more concerned about this more realistic issue.
No surprise to Li Changkong's question, Chu Guang said in a serene answer.
We have considered the issue you mentioned, and we are considering using the 'gravity well' to remove garbage from the track.
Gravity well?Li Changkong frowned gently, with a confused expression on his face.
Chu Guang continued.
The gravity well I am talking about does not refer to the gravity well in nature, but an artificial gravity well. In simple terms, it uses graviton manipulation technology to interfere with the gravitational field of the earth itself, create a downwardly concave "well"-shaped graviton channel in a specific area, and guide the orbital garbage moving to the area to actively fall to the area we specify.
Li Changkong stared at Chu Guang in confusion and said for a long time.
Can such a thing be done?
He was simply unheard of!
Chu Guang said with a embarrassed smile.
We are actually in the conceptual stage, just like the "trackless elevator", and the specific implementation may be quite difficult.After all, the graviton-related technology we have is too limited, and the only 'prototype' was seized from the Legion.
Gravitational-related technologies are relatively cutting-edge technologies even in the prosperity era, but their application scenarios are quite numerous.
For example, the most classic FTL engine, the hyperspace channel between large-mass celestial bodies, as well as anti-gravity technology and even partial conduction shield technology, etc., are actually achieved through the manipulation of gravitons.
Although the Alliance's current manufacturing level has risen to a new level with the help of the manufacturing center on the B7th floor, it has only reached the level of being able to produce a partial guide shield. It is still difficult to replicate the core of the frigate on the Heart of Steel, let alone the black technology that interferes with the gravitational field of the large celestial body, which is comparable to the forbidden spell-level magic.
To be honest, when the experts of the scientific research team proposed this idea with him, he couldn't help but wonder if the expert's head was broken.
Before this, Chu Guang actually preferred the brains of the forum
That is, launch N rockets into low-Earth orbit, throw some large nets into the sky, just like flying a kite, and you can reach as much as you can.
I shot another rocket every once in a while to catch the things back, and then transported the garbage to the ground little by little.
Although the method given by the experts of the scientific research team sounds more convenient than this method of Yugong moving mountains, the theoretical part is too difficult for him to understand.
However, no matter how hesitated, Chu Guang finally did not make the mistake of laymen commanding experts, and handed over the arguments to the experts of the scientific research team.
At present, the preliminary opinion given by Yin's side is that the technology has the feasibility of realization, but the difficulty of realization is probably not small, so there is no direct rejection of this possibility.
Li Changkong was obviously stunned by this imaginative idea. He was silent for a long time before he smiled awkwardly.
This... is really beyond my knowledge range, and I am afraid I have to go back and ask the professors of Yunjian University.But I really didn't expect that you have even considered such a special method. It seems that Mr. Chu Guang is indeed optimistic about the prospects for the development of outer space.
Chu Guang said with a faint smile.
That's of course, I believe I don't need to tell you the meaning behind this.
Li Changkong sighed and said.
That being said, but our board of directors is actually more focused on the interests under our feet.
Chu Guang continued in a gentle tone.
There is nothing wrong with focusing on the interests under your feet. Only by walking the road under your feet can you go further, but in my opinion, you have actually developed the land under your feet very well.If that's the case, why not enlarge your ambitions a little?You obviously have this ability, so why bother to stick to a small ideal city?
Hearing this sentence, Li Changkong's eyebrows couldn't help but twitch.
Is Ideal City still small?
He felt that this guy was a little bit floating.
Although he admitted that Shuguang City has developed well, it would be a bit arrogant to compare with Ideal City.
However, Chu did not give him any face at all and continued without hesitation.
Small, and not just you, but our alliance, and even the legion occupies half of the continent, are all a drop in the bucket compared to the territory of the era of the People's League.Actually, I have to say that you can make the transaction bigger, such as... what if you open a branch in Ideal City 5 light years away?
Li Changkong was stunned and forgot about his previous unhappiness.
...Five light years away?
That's right.
Chu Guang nodded and continued in a gentle tone.
A place further away than Nanmen 2... Isn't there a coordinate of the new world on the core of your colonial ship?After we have dealt with the troubles on the planet under our feet, we will sooner or later continue what we have not completed before.
Li Changkong said with a laugh.
That kind of thing is too far away.
Chu Guang shook his head and said.
Actually, it’s not too far. We can prepare for that day from now on.I think the reason why your fathers turned around back then was probably not to let their descendants be trapped on this planet where they lost hope forever. They should believe that new hope can be nurtured here and that you can set out again, so they turned back without hesitation.
In fact, it is not appropriate for him to say this. After all, those people are the ancestors of Ideal City, not his ancestors.
But Chu Guang didn't know why. When talking about the stories of those people, although he felt admiration in his heart, he didn't feel awe at all. He even easily brought it into their perspective and thought from their perspective.
This is actually somewhat self-righteous.
However, he said this naturally.
Maybe because I am an outsider.
When talking about that history, he seemed to be telling a common story, as if he was telling the plot in the game.
Li Changkong looked at him in a daze, and after a while he said with a faint smile.
...Maybe.
The residents of Ideal City are actually not afraid of others mentioning and evaluating their ancestors, and they are not as sensitive as the Legion.
However, the indifferent expression obviously did not take Chu Guang's cake to heart.
However, what Li Changkong didn't know was that the speech that did not cause any turmoil in his heart was inadvertently planted a seed in his heart.
The engineering machines of Ideal Group have indeed been parked in the warehouse for too long, so long that the equipment is almost rusted.
The former ideal group created incredible miracles in the wasteland, but now they can only do some repairs based on their predecessors.
Although he is just a manager of the Ministry of Construction, he has indeed longed for the great achievements accomplished by his predecessors two centuries ago.
Chu Guang said something that reached his heart.
The reason why the Zhiyuan colonial ship turned around was definitely not to make its descendants stay trapped on this planet and become moldy.
They must believe that their descendants can pick up their unfinished mission one day in the future, so they chose to turn back without hesitation to save those who still have hope of saving.
If you think about it this way...
The big cake that was hanging five light years away actually smelled quite fragrant.
I'm interested in your proposal, but...can I see something practical?Following Chu Guang's gaze, he turned his eyes out of the panoramic window. Li Changkong looked at the endless sea level and continued, "The surprise you mentioned to me on the phone...is it just this conch?
Before coming here, he had a telephone conversation with Chu Guang, and Chu Guang promised him on the phone that he would give him a surprise when receiving him.
He was looking forward to it at that time, especially after learning that the alliance had advanced the project to the experimental demonstration stage.
However, standing in this observation cabin, he saw nothing.
Although this Conch is quite amazing from an engineering perspective, it was not a special trip here to understand the Alliance's maritime power.
Maybe the Council will be interested, but this has nothing to do with the purpose of his trip after all.
Of course not.As for the surprise I mentioned, you will know later.Chu Guang smiled mysteriously, then looked at the captain who was following him and ordered, prepare to dive!
After receiving Chu Guang's order, the captain immediately stood up and saluted cleanly.
yes!
The captain who received the order took off the walkie-talkie hanging on his shoulder and issued a powerful command.
The entire ship dives!
At the same time as the order was issued, the towering steel body pushed away the waves and slowly sank into the sea level.
Looking at the panoramic window that sunk into the sea, Li Changkong suddenly remembered that his plane was still on the apron, and quickly looked at Chu Guang on the side and said.
My plane
Don't worry, knowing what he was worried about, Chu Guang gave him a look of peace of mind, we have helped you get the plane in.
The apron itself is a lift. When they were standing on the elevator just now, the transport plane that looked like a Viper sank into the cabin with them.
Hearing this sentence, Li Changkong finally calmed down and turned his gaze outside the panoramic window.
At this moment, the scene that caught his eye made him stunned.
In the depths of that blue, flashing arcs were like elves dancing under the sea.
A towering alloy structure was surrounded by countless flashing elves in the center, and metal structures extending outward gathered and formed little by little with the flash of light.
Li Changkong widened his eyes in surprise, and was about to ask Chu Guang, who was standing next to him, what was this thing, but the latter seemed to see the surprise in his eyes and waved to the captain beside him.
The captain immediately understood and ordered his subordinates to turn on the searchlight at the front of the submarine.
As the milky white light lit up, the entire dark space was illuminated. It was not until this time that Li Changkong could see clearly what the flickering elf was.
I saw mechanical bodies shaped like manta rays flashing with huge pectoral fins surrounding a construction site under construction.
The flashing light was the low-temperature arc emitted from the welding equipment overhead.
Under the flash of the arc, metal pipes and plates were quickly welded to the pre-installed metal frame.
Around the metal skeleton, there are many crab-shaped mechanical bodies busy working to complete some more meticulous work instead of those manta rays.
...The guy who looks like a manta ray is called Electric Ray. It is an underwater automatic welding unmanned boat developed not long ago. I forgot which company's product is.Those crabs are the "crab style" we have improved the armor based on the "crab style" project. You are doing the project, so you should have heard of it.
Li Changkong nodded blankly, and after a moment he sighed sincerely.
sharp.
Although the company is not lacking in innovation, the alliance's terrifying innovation speed really opened his eyes.
This development speed is simply too fast!
Even if you use snowballs, you can't describe this speed!
Although part of this is credited to the company, everything here is obviously not related to the company at this moment, and it is completely created by the refuge residents of the alliance and the wasteland tourists.
He was not only incredible, but also in his heart.
These people are really amazing.
All Ideal City has done in the past two centuries is nothing more than a repetition of the era of prosperity and has not taken a step forward on this basis.
However, a survivor alliance that had just been born for a few years had the courage to challenge the peak they could not imagine to build a new tower of heaven that had never been possessed in the prosperity era!
No wonder the Council favors them more!
With these people holding torches walking ahead, even the lazy residents of the ideal city will inevitably take steps forward.
Including yourself
It is precisely because of this that I stand here!
Looking at the man in front of him, Li Changkong suddenly saw an unconceivable possibility from him.
If it were him, there might be a real hope of ending this wasteland!
...Before I came here, I actually had some doubts in my mind, including not limited to hesitation whether it was too early to rebuild the space elevator at this point in time.
After a pause, Li Changkong looked at Chu Guang and continued in a serious tone.
But after seeing these in front of me, I was only ashamed of my previous doubts.
Using the return on assets to calculate the value of this project is simply an insult to it, this is a project that can open up a new era!
As you said, if we can really rebuild the bridge between the surface and space, we might one day regain all the territory of the era of the People's League.
This magnificent monument should contain the names of citizens of the Ideal City. Please use our strength too!
Those passionate statements made Chu Guang feel embarrassed and almost couldn't help but blush.
However, he is now a veteran and has already developed a wall-like face.
Looking at the sincere eyes, Chu Guang solemnly held Li Changkong's right hand and shook it heavily.
I have to say thank you to you for all the survivors who have joined forces and are joining together!
Thank you for joining!
I promise you that our names will be engraved on this immortal monument!
Fortunately!Mr. Li, it’s been a long time since we met!
The person standing in front of him at this moment was Li Changkong, the manager of the Construction Department of Ideal Group.
As one of the representatives sent by the Enterprise Aid Alliance to Shuguang City, Chu Guang had not seen him for a while since the war in Luoxia Province ended.
For a long time, foreign affairs exchanges between the Council and the Alliance were all handled by staff from the General Management Department and Yi Chuan from the Overseas Business Department.
This time, Li Changkong's visit to the southern waters did not represent the corporate board of directors, but the ideal group, the oldest infrastructure king among the five major groups of the enterprise.
The infrastructure of Ideal City back then was built by Ideal Group.As for transformation to property and operation and maintenance, it will be done after the completion of Ideal City.
As for the purpose of Li Changkong's visit, it was naturally to conduct on-site inspection of the orbit-free space elevator project proposed by the Alliance at the Mustard Community Meeting.
Maintaining the operation of Ideal City requires a lot of energy, and this work happens to be within the business scope of Ideal Group.
If the stable waterway from the surface to outer space can be reopened, or even the restoration of ground-month flights that have been suspended for two centuries, it will undoubtedly fundamentally solve the potential risks of energy depletion that Ideal City may face in the future.
It is precisely because of this that since the alliance proposed this plan, Ideal Group has shown extraordinary interest.
When he heard that the Alliance had joined forces with the South China Sea Alliance to carry out site selection work in the southern waters, the chairman of Ideal Group immediately sent an application to Shu Yu, the ambassador of the Alliance to Ideal City, for on-site inspection in the southern waters.
Seeing that the rich people in Ideal City were so interested in their plans, Chu Guang was naturally happy and immediately asked Shuyu to approve their application, and even sat on the Conch No. 1 Qianmu to greet him.
Standing on the solid steel deck, Li Changkong looked around, half shocked and half admired in his surprised eyes.
incredible.
The once ragged settlement with nothing but hope has now completed such an incredible project!
Although Ideal City is located on the coastline and has resources for developing oceans, it is not outstanding in shipbuilding technology, at least not as outstanding as their aviation equipment.
It is not difficult to understand that such a situation will occur.
After all, in the era of prosperity, the focus of the development of the League of People's Federation has been constantly shifting to outer space, and the logistics and manufacturing industries on the surface are also moving toward the four major industrial areas near the space elevator to a greater or lesser extent.
Under this general trend, the market share of orbital and air transport has ushered in high growth, while sea transport is actually stagnating or even shrinking.
In addition, the restriction and development strategy adopted by the Human Resources to protect the marine ecological environment, so in more than a century of the prosperity era, the navigation technology of human civilization did not actually have any major development, and the ecology of the entire industry basically remained in the early prosperity era.
Even if some ships have made progress in materials and power sources, most of them are driven by other high-growth industries and are led by the nose and passively.
Ideal City has largely inherited the attributes of the Renlian era. Although it does not continue the environmental protection policies of the Renlian era, its investment in marine equipment is far lower than other areas.
At least one of the five major groups regards marine engineering and nautical equipment manufacturing as their main business.
It is precisely because of this that Li Changkong's heart is so shocked.
Although in Chu Guang's view, the strategic significance of the Overlord Transport aircraft is much greater than that of the Conch Conch, it is completely opposite in Li Changkong's eyes.
This thing is much more amazing than the Alliance's plane!
It's really amazing... a mobile airport that can be dived, did you design it?
Looking at Li Changkong's fuss, Chu Guang laughed and said.
I dare not take it, to be precise, it is a work jointly completed by us and the people of the South China Sea Alliance.
It's really touching to think about it.
Once upon a time, he also had such a fuss when he saw the company's Trail Blazer.
Now the two sides have exchanged positions, but the alliance's manufacturing industry has opened the eyes of the company.
It's incredible...
Looking at the flat deck under his feet and looking at the tall bridge again, Li Changkong still looked at Chu Guang with a look of insecureness.
Our boat will grow barnacles and oysters in the sea for a few months. How do you do not let that thing climb onto the deck?
This was not a secret worth hiding, Chu Guang said in a chatty tone.
Mind interference devices can not only be used to drive away alien species, but also be effective for some more difficult shellfish creatures.
A sudden expression appeared on Li Changkong's face.
I see.
Although he is not a professional, this alternative approach is indeed a bit of a thing.
Even more incredible is still behind. Chu Guang smiled faintly and continued, "Come with me, I'll take you to the cabin to take a look."
As he said that, he walked in front and walked with the guards beside him to the direction of the bridge.
The entrance to the cabin was just below the bridge, and the group stood on the elevator, and with a slight movement, it quickly descended to the inside of the submarine.
I saw more than twenty alliance carrier-based aircraft parked in a row in the wide space.
Among them are vertical take-off and landing transport aircraft such as Viper, fixed-wing aircraft such as Lightning and Thunder, and even Yunteng flapping aircraft imported from Ideal City.
The electromagnetic catapult guide rail is directly connected to the hatch door that is raised upward at the front end, and a straight main guide rail is connected to multiple branch rails connected to the fixed wing carrier-based aircraft.
Once a battle occurs, the Conch Suspension Mother can immediately project all the aviation equipment stored in the cabin after floating up, forming an air attack formation in a very short time, and using the outer deck runway to provide a springboard for the land-based aviation team for transit.
In addition to those aviation equipment, the ammunition reserves in the scoundrel are equally impressive.
I saw that on the missile rack next to the guide rail, missiles of different types were filled with missiles.
Judging from the number alone, with the current ammunition reserves of this Suanmother, it is more than enough to meet the consumption of the three battles!
And not only that, in the dome mezzanine of the spacious space, there are also folded King Crab amphibious engineering armored pillows waiting.
When they are not in use, they stay quietly on the charging pile and hang up.
Once a deployment order is issued, they can be placed on the inner deck immediately through robotic arm hoisting fixed to the guide rails and exit the cabin through special buffer channels.
From the moment he entered the cabin, Li Changkong was shocked.
This is simply a moving sea fortress!
And it's the kind that can dive at any time!
However, what Chu Guang wanted to take him to visit was not how abundant the alliance's martial ethics were, but something else, so he pulled him, reluctantly, and walked straight to the observation cabin at the front of the submarine.
On the way to the observation cabin, Li Changkong seemed to finally remember why he came here and looked at Chu Guang who was walking aside and asked.
Speaking of which, how is your site selection going?Is it still going well?
Chu Guang said with a smile.
The site selection happened last week, and now it has entered the experimental demonstration stage.
Li Changkong looked at him with surprise and said in surprise.
The site selection is completed?So fast?
He originally thought that the alliance would wait until the discussion at the Mustard Community Conference had a result, and at least some investment was needed before starting the next stage of work, but he did not expect that the project had advanced to the experimental demonstration stage.
There is no one else in this efficiency!
Not surprisingly, Li Changkong was surprised at all. Chu Guang stopped at the door of the observation cabin, looked out the wide panoramic window and continued.
We believe that trackless elevators have no precedents and cannot find results. We can only try to know whether they can do it.
Regardless of whether the support from the Muscle Community will be obtained in the end, the alliance will advance the project as planned.
It is not only because of the threat of heaven and man, but also because the future of human civilization is there.
The inheritance of the Heirs League alone is not enough to get out of the wasteland.
If we want to truly end the wasteland era and let the fire of civilization continue to burn, the alliance must face the various problems left over from the era of the People's League.
Rebuilding a space elevator is just one part of his plan, and there is no better time to do it than now.
Of course, although he will continue to do it regardless of whether he supports it or not, it is naturally good if he can attract some investment.
After all, this century-old project, whether from a political perspective or a brainstorming perspective, the more power it can concentrate, the higher the probability of success in the end.
Putting away the surprise in his heart, Li Changkong calmed down and continued to ask as he looked at Chu Guang.
I agree with your point of view.But... from a practical perspective, how do you plan to solve the garbage floating on the track?That is an astronomical wreckage, which cannot solve this problem. Not to mention a space elevator, it is a problem to launch a spacecraft.
Companies have not tried to launch spacecraft into outer space, but basically become part of the garbage after crossing low-Earth orbit.
It's just garbage dumping.
There are also ultra-long standby automated defense equipment cruises on the track, which can identify foreign intruders.
Although the company cracked a few of the orbital weapons, it was still a drop in the ocean in front of the astronomical wreckage.
Compared to whether the idea of trackless elevator can be realized, he is more concerned about this more realistic issue.
No surprise to Li Changkong's question, Chu Guang said in a serene answer.
We have considered the issue you mentioned, and we are considering using the 'gravity well' to remove garbage from the track.
Gravity well?Li Changkong frowned gently, with a confused expression on his face.
Chu Guang continued.
The gravity well I am talking about does not refer to the gravity well in nature, but an artificial gravity well. In simple terms, it uses graviton manipulation technology to interfere with the gravitational field of the earth itself, create a downwardly concave "well"-shaped graviton channel in a specific area, and guide the orbital garbage moving to the area to actively fall to the area we specify.
Li Changkong stared at Chu Guang in confusion and said for a long time.
Can such a thing be done?
He was simply unheard of!
Chu Guang said with a embarrassed smile.
We are actually in the conceptual stage, just like the "trackless elevator", and the specific implementation may be quite difficult.After all, the graviton-related technology we have is too limited, and the only 'prototype' was seized from the Legion.
Gravitational-related technologies are relatively cutting-edge technologies even in the prosperity era, but their application scenarios are quite numerous.
For example, the most classic FTL engine, the hyperspace channel between large-mass celestial bodies, as well as anti-gravity technology and even partial conduction shield technology, etc., are actually achieved through the manipulation of gravitons.
Although the Alliance's current manufacturing level has risen to a new level with the help of the manufacturing center on the B7th floor, it has only reached the level of being able to produce a partial guide shield. It is still difficult to replicate the core of the frigate on the Heart of Steel, let alone the black technology that interferes with the gravitational field of the large celestial body, which is comparable to the forbidden spell-level magic.
To be honest, when the experts of the scientific research team proposed this idea with him, he couldn't help but wonder if the expert's head was broken.
Before this, Chu Guang actually preferred the brains of the forum
That is, launch N rockets into low-Earth orbit, throw some large nets into the sky, just like flying a kite, and you can reach as much as you can.
I shot another rocket every once in a while to catch the things back, and then transported the garbage to the ground little by little.
Although the method given by the experts of the scientific research team sounds more convenient than this method of Yugong moving mountains, the theoretical part is too difficult for him to understand.
However, no matter how hesitated, Chu Guang finally did not make the mistake of laymen commanding experts, and handed over the arguments to the experts of the scientific research team.
At present, the preliminary opinion given by Yin's side is that the technology has the feasibility of realization, but the difficulty of realization is probably not small, so there is no direct rejection of this possibility.
Li Changkong was obviously stunned by this imaginative idea. He was silent for a long time before he smiled awkwardly.
This... is really beyond my knowledge range, and I am afraid I have to go back and ask the professors of Yunjian University.But I really didn't expect that you have even considered such a special method. It seems that Mr. Chu Guang is indeed optimistic about the prospects for the development of outer space.
Chu Guang said with a faint smile.
That's of course, I believe I don't need to tell you the meaning behind this.
Li Changkong sighed and said.
That being said, but our board of directors is actually more focused on the interests under our feet.
Chu Guang continued in a gentle tone.
There is nothing wrong with focusing on the interests under your feet. Only by walking the road under your feet can you go further, but in my opinion, you have actually developed the land under your feet very well.If that's the case, why not enlarge your ambitions a little?You obviously have this ability, so why bother to stick to a small ideal city?
Hearing this sentence, Li Changkong's eyebrows couldn't help but twitch.
Is Ideal City still small?
He felt that this guy was a little bit floating.
Although he admitted that Shuguang City has developed well, it would be a bit arrogant to compare with Ideal City.
However, Chu did not give him any face at all and continued without hesitation.
Small, and not just you, but our alliance, and even the legion occupies half of the continent, are all a drop in the bucket compared to the territory of the era of the People's League.Actually, I have to say that you can make the transaction bigger, such as... what if you open a branch in Ideal City 5 light years away?
Li Changkong was stunned and forgot about his previous unhappiness.
...Five light years away?
That's right.
Chu Guang nodded and continued in a gentle tone.
A place further away than Nanmen 2... Isn't there a coordinate of the new world on the core of your colonial ship?After we have dealt with the troubles on the planet under our feet, we will sooner or later continue what we have not completed before.
Li Changkong said with a laugh.
That kind of thing is too far away.
Chu Guang shook his head and said.
Actually, it’s not too far. We can prepare for that day from now on.I think the reason why your fathers turned around back then was probably not to let their descendants be trapped on this planet where they lost hope forever. They should believe that new hope can be nurtured here and that you can set out again, so they turned back without hesitation.
In fact, it is not appropriate for him to say this. After all, those people are the ancestors of Ideal City, not his ancestors.
But Chu Guang didn't know why. When talking about the stories of those people, although he felt admiration in his heart, he didn't feel awe at all. He even easily brought it into their perspective and thought from their perspective.
This is actually somewhat self-righteous.
However, he said this naturally.
Maybe because I am an outsider.
When talking about that history, he seemed to be telling a common story, as if he was telling the plot in the game.
Li Changkong looked at him in a daze, and after a while he said with a faint smile.
...Maybe.
The residents of Ideal City are actually not afraid of others mentioning and evaluating their ancestors, and they are not as sensitive as the Legion.
However, the indifferent expression obviously did not take Chu Guang's cake to heart.
However, what Li Changkong didn't know was that the speech that did not cause any turmoil in his heart was inadvertently planted a seed in his heart.
The engineering machines of Ideal Group have indeed been parked in the warehouse for too long, so long that the equipment is almost rusted.
The former ideal group created incredible miracles in the wasteland, but now they can only do some repairs based on their predecessors.
Although he is just a manager of the Ministry of Construction, he has indeed longed for the great achievements accomplished by his predecessors two centuries ago.
Chu Guang said something that reached his heart.
The reason why the Zhiyuan colonial ship turned around was definitely not to make its descendants stay trapped on this planet and become moldy.
They must believe that their descendants can pick up their unfinished mission one day in the future, so they chose to turn back without hesitation to save those who still have hope of saving.
If you think about it this way...
The big cake that was hanging five light years away actually smelled quite fragrant.
I'm interested in your proposal, but...can I see something practical?Following Chu Guang's gaze, he turned his eyes out of the panoramic window. Li Changkong looked at the endless sea level and continued, "The surprise you mentioned to me on the phone...is it just this conch?
Before coming here, he had a telephone conversation with Chu Guang, and Chu Guang promised him on the phone that he would give him a surprise when receiving him.
He was looking forward to it at that time, especially after learning that the alliance had advanced the project to the experimental demonstration stage.
However, standing in this observation cabin, he saw nothing.
Although this Conch is quite amazing from an engineering perspective, it was not a special trip here to understand the Alliance's maritime power.
Maybe the Council will be interested, but this has nothing to do with the purpose of his trip after all.
Of course not.As for the surprise I mentioned, you will know later.Chu Guang smiled mysteriously, then looked at the captain who was following him and ordered, prepare to dive!
After receiving Chu Guang's order, the captain immediately stood up and saluted cleanly.
yes!
The captain who received the order took off the walkie-talkie hanging on his shoulder and issued a powerful command.
The entire ship dives!
At the same time as the order was issued, the towering steel body pushed away the waves and slowly sank into the sea level.
Looking at the panoramic window that sunk into the sea, Li Changkong suddenly remembered that his plane was still on the apron, and quickly looked at Chu Guang on the side and said.
My plane
Don't worry, knowing what he was worried about, Chu Guang gave him a look of peace of mind, we have helped you get the plane in.
The apron itself is a lift. When they were standing on the elevator just now, the transport plane that looked like a Viper sank into the cabin with them.
Hearing this sentence, Li Changkong finally calmed down and turned his gaze outside the panoramic window.
At this moment, the scene that caught his eye made him stunned.
In the depths of that blue, flashing arcs were like elves dancing under the sea.
A towering alloy structure was surrounded by countless flashing elves in the center, and metal structures extending outward gathered and formed little by little with the flash of light.
Li Changkong widened his eyes in surprise, and was about to ask Chu Guang, who was standing next to him, what was this thing, but the latter seemed to see the surprise in his eyes and waved to the captain beside him.
The captain immediately understood and ordered his subordinates to turn on the searchlight at the front of the submarine.
As the milky white light lit up, the entire dark space was illuminated. It was not until this time that Li Changkong could see clearly what the flickering elf was.
I saw mechanical bodies shaped like manta rays flashing with huge pectoral fins surrounding a construction site under construction.
The flashing light was the low-temperature arc emitted from the welding equipment overhead.
Under the flash of the arc, metal pipes and plates were quickly welded to the pre-installed metal frame.
Around the metal skeleton, there are many crab-shaped mechanical bodies busy working to complete some more meticulous work instead of those manta rays.
...The guy who looks like a manta ray is called Electric Ray. It is an underwater automatic welding unmanned boat developed not long ago. I forgot which company's product is.Those crabs are the "crab style" we have improved the armor based on the "crab style" project. You are doing the project, so you should have heard of it.
Li Changkong nodded blankly, and after a moment he sighed sincerely.
sharp.
Although the company is not lacking in innovation, the alliance's terrifying innovation speed really opened his eyes.
This development speed is simply too fast!
Even if you use snowballs, you can't describe this speed!
Although part of this is credited to the company, everything here is obviously not related to the company at this moment, and it is completely created by the refuge residents of the alliance and the wasteland tourists.
He was not only incredible, but also in his heart.
These people are really amazing.
All Ideal City has done in the past two centuries is nothing more than a repetition of the era of prosperity and has not taken a step forward on this basis.
However, a survivor alliance that had just been born for a few years had the courage to challenge the peak they could not imagine to build a new tower of heaven that had never been possessed in the prosperity era!
No wonder the Council favors them more!
With these people holding torches walking ahead, even the lazy residents of the ideal city will inevitably take steps forward.
Including yourself
It is precisely because of this that I stand here!
Looking at the man in front of him, Li Changkong suddenly saw an unconceivable possibility from him.
If it were him, there might be a real hope of ending this wasteland!
...Before I came here, I actually had some doubts in my mind, including not limited to hesitation whether it was too early to rebuild the space elevator at this point in time.
After a pause, Li Changkong looked at Chu Guang and continued in a serious tone.
But after seeing these in front of me, I was only ashamed of my previous doubts.
Using the return on assets to calculate the value of this project is simply an insult to it, this is a project that can open up a new era!
As you said, if we can really rebuild the bridge between the surface and space, we might one day regain all the territory of the era of the People's League.
This magnificent monument should contain the names of citizens of the Ideal City. Please use our strength too!
Those passionate statements made Chu Guang feel embarrassed and almost couldn't help but blush.
However, he is now a veteran and has already developed a wall-like face.
Looking at the sincere eyes, Chu Guang solemnly held Li Changkong's right hand and shook it heavily.
I have to say thank you to you for all the survivors who have joined forces and are joining together!
Thank you for joining!
I promise you that our names will be engraved on this immortal monument!
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