"Individuals or institutions interested in zero-energy vehicles can rent our small prototype with a wingspan of 2 meters for $100,000 for a year. ”

In a word, all kinds of strange institutions and organizations have generously donated money to inject a steady stream of development funds into Zero, which has not yet officially opened.

They come from companies with aerial photography needs, companies with survey needs, hot air balloon airship companies, companies with ambitions to build wireless base stations in the air, and those who are purely interested in zero-energy aircraft.

According to the requirements of the FAA, these prototypes have been installed with air encounter avoidance equipment, and for a while, there is an interesting thing in the air of the city.

Soon, the second round of financing was immediately launched, and Li Xiantai chose Lockheed Martin as a partner. The company raised $100 million and was valued at $10 billion, and Bi Ruozhi was so excited about this result that he almost cried: "Sanxiang! The emperor didn't blame us, he didn't kick us away, our 10 million became 3 billion! ”

Misato Shizuku appeared and showed a charming smile: "I'll just say that Lao Bi is talented, and you are already a blockbuster." ”

Bi Ruozhi: "Ahem, but what is the intention of the string master to introduce Lockheed Martin?" Didn't he know he was a wanted man in the United States? And this company is a big arms dealer, and it has an iron relationship with the government. The White House lobby must be full of their eyeliner. ”

Misato Shizuku: "We, 100 million US dollars only accounts for 1 share, and there may be more partners in the future." It is worth noting that Li Xiantai was invisible, giving 3 copies to an undergraduate student of Colorado Springs University to make him a director. This student seems to have joined the Emperor Worship Society. ”

Bi Ruozhi smiled: "Yes, that's obvious, if you worship the emperor, you will get 300 million US dollars, and I am also happy." ”

Misato Shizuku: "Yes, this Emperor worship will be really 'full of talents', including Liu Kai, there have been two billionaires." ”

Bi Ruozhi: "Huh? Who is Liu Kai? ”

Misato Shizuku: "The founder of the Emperor Society, the CEO of Green Island Technology." ”

Bi Ruoyi was stunned: "Island Technology is also Li Xiantai's behind-the-scenes curtain to listen to politics. ”

Misato Shizuku looked thoughtful: "yes, it's so obvious...... What do you want to do? ”

Bi Ruozhi: "No matter how much, where is the Zero manned prototype?" I'm excited to be able to sit on it and soar into the sky! ”

Misato Shizuku: "It's coming soon. ”

It is a 25-meter-long catamaran with a helium-equivalent capacity of 400 cubic meters and a maximum take-off weight of 400 kilograms, which is equivalent to the space of a four-seater compact car.

The airframe is ready, and the so-called "arrived" refers to the transportation of the most critical lifting materials from Li Xiantai's imperial factory.

"Wow!" It turned out that Li Xiantai installed a pair of propellers on two small Zero drones as air trailers to drag the lightweight materials out of a nearby factory, which was really creative.

Misato Shizuku smiled: "At the critical moment, you have to rely on the propeller!" ”

In the midst of shouting and shouting, the workers welcomed the materials and got busy.

Due to the fact that the huge shell had to be transparent, the plane, which was stuffed with plant material, suddenly turned into a giant green bird, quite eye-catching.

This kind of aircraft is more afraid of wind, but fortunately, today's wind is quite mild, so the Hulk can successfully fly into the sky.

Bi Ruozhi personally acted as a test pilot, he was carrying the trustworthy Aeolus Wings, he was not afraid of problems with the aircraft, and according to previous experience, this material was still quite reliable.

"Start climbing!" Bi Ruozhi is very honored to become a test pilot of the subversive aircraft type, his face is full of the expression of a pleasant goat, and he forgets all kinds of troubles for a while, including Wang Juan has not come to his side.

As the fuselage slowly ascends, the 50-meter wingspan begins to unfold and take off. Switching from mooring mode to climb mode was controlled for 60 seconds, which is good.

The characters below who are gradually becoming smaller are muttering: "The boss is so bold, he dares to act as a test pilot......"

Zero energy consumption is used to deceive people, every 1000 meters of rise, the temperature will drop by 6 degrees, and when Bi Ruozhi climbs to 6000 meters, it is almost frozen into a popsicle, and the air conditioner must be turned on, right? This thing is still quite energy-intensive.

At 6000 meters, the air is so thin that it seems to be unable to climb, so it's time to try the dive mode.

Misato Shizuku helped Bi Ruozhi calculate the energy consumption of the air conditioner and various small actions, and said: "Only by adding photovoltaic film to the fuselage can we achieve permanent battery life." ”

Bi Ruozhi patronized and sneezed, unable to respond.

After actual measurement, after deducting the wind speed, the cruising speed of 5,000 meters to 6,000 meters can reach 120 km/h, which is the level of a commercial airship, which is neither good nor bad.

After the cruise test stabilized, Bi Ruozhi asked a key question: "How much can we sell for one?" ”

Misato Shizuku: "It's better for startups to set a profit of 60%, and we can sell it for $300,000. You can also charge a maintenance fee of 30,000 to 50,000 yuan per year. ”

Bi Ruozhi: "Hmm...... The price of two high-end Porsche 911s, okay. ”

After passing the test flight, Zero issued a press release, and Uber immediately came to the door because they had a service to rent helicopters, which was very expensive, and the prospect of their new aircraft. The cost of 350,000 yuan a year, if you calculate 10 years of depreciation, if you rent it out, the cost is only 100 US dollars per day, and the hotel at this price grabs a lot of it.

The daily rental time can also continue to cut, which costs less than $5 per hour. This equates to $5 for a 120-kilometer trip, or in a flying stance. This is already cheaper than the fuel cost of many cars.

That's about one-tenth the cost of a driver-driven taxi, so when Uber made such an analysis, I was shocked.

The hard-pressed taxi driver has a new enemy,! Because Uber was ready to use drones as an entry point from the beginning. This kind of aircraft is too cheap, it is not a joke, and there is a possibility that air traffic will become congested because of its appearance in the future, and it is better to have it unmanned in the first place.

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HyperLoop, Inc., a company specializing in pipeline hyperloops, built a demonstration pipeline in California. The biggest obstacle to high-speed traffic is air, and the dreaded sonic boom when breaking the sound barrier is a lingering nightmare for engineers chasing the wind.

HyperLoop used a trick to place a large, high-powered fan at the front of the vehicle to temporarily pump air into a near-vacuum while the vehicle was moving.

During the operation of the test pipeline, they sadly discovered that the power consumption of the high-power air compressor was much higher than expected, and the subsequent $6 billion Hyperloop project from San Francisco to Los Angeles was forced to run aground.

Ma Long, the CEO of HyperLoop, personally made a Zero drone to play, and when he was playing, he suddenly thought, if the materials from this aircraft can directly create a vacuum, if it is deployed in his pipeline, can it be a low cost or a coveted vacuum pipe?

Malone was a man of action and immediately purchased a considerable amount of vacuum chamber material for experimentation. His idea was to place a vacuum chamber material all the way through the upper part of the pipe, and the material would be led to the inside and outside of the pipe through a valve. When the material absorbs air, the internal air valve opens, and vice versa, the external air valve is opened, sending out the air.

Repeating this over and over again, you can get a huge vacuum space.

A week later, Malone had a preliminary success. Since vacuum chamber materials are not expensive, Zero's support would save HyperLoop, which was on the verge of bankruptcy.

Vacuum chamber materials can be used to build zero-energy aircraft, and can help reach the speed of sound with ease on the hyperloop. While Malone continued to fool investors, the Nobel committee was already frantically searching for the inventor of the material.

While the Nobel Prize committee was going crazy, Zero secured a third round of funding from multiple venture capital firms, $500 million, and a valuation of $50 billion.

Bi Ruozhi used to be the spokesperson of Phantom OS, and humans thought that the background of Zero was cyborgs, but the cyborgs knew that the strings were too big for someone to make a move, and they casually created a start-up, and the valuation gave all the great companies of cyborgs before them.

Guangzhou Mirror Company and Mirror Capital are also valued at nearly $50 billion, but this seems to be the masterpiece of the string man.

Saber said, "My lord, you are finally not short of money now. What do you want to do next? ”

Li Xiantai: "I recently talked to the engineers at Lockheed Martin's Skunk Studio, and they said that the polar republics have created reusable missiles, and with super batteries, the military entrenched in the Solomon Islands can launch strategic-grade long-range missiles at the price of artillery shells, which is quite scary, and you cyborgs are amazing." ”

Saber sneered, "I'm in the same league with you!" We are grasshoppers on a rope! Please don't speak in that tone in the future! ”

Li Xiantai: "Hehe, okay, since you recognize your position, then I'll leave the matter of dealing with cyborgs to you, you can do it." ”

Saber: "Uh...... Isn't that obvious? You also build a super battery and sell it to Lockheed Martin so that they can fight to the death and the chicken and dog ascend to heaven. ”

Li Xiantai: "That makes sense...... However, in that case, the earth is really dangerous......"

Saber excitedly said, "Yo Xi! You finally think of the development of other planets, go to Mars to grab territory. I suddenly figured out that neither humans nor cyborgs can tolerate me, so, master! Please be sure to leave this sad place with Saber. ”

Li Xian said coldly: "You think too much, I just said it casually." ”

Saber was not happy.

Li Xiantai did not care about her feelings at all, and said: "I have registered the Texas New Energy Company, you are in charge of this company, go ahead, the batteries are currently only supplied to Lockheed Martin, and don't let the Americans exceed the number of super missiles in the polar republics, I don't want this technology to spread, understand?" ”