"This asteroid is almost all made of iron, as long as it is pulled back to the earth, the current price of steel on the earth is almost 1,000 Chinese dollars per ton, and this unrefined raw ore is pulled into space, I think even 3,000 Chinese dollars a ton is considered the price of cabbage."

"No matter how low the transportation cost of this anti-gravity spacecraft is, the cost of transporting anything into space will also rise significantly."

"This asteroid weighs 150 million tons, if you count 3,000 Chinese dollars a ton, take it worth 450 billion Chinese dollars, we will make a fortune!"

The more Huang Zhibin spoke, the more excited he became, you must know that Qin Yi had personally promised that the entire team of the asteroids mined this time accounted for 5%.

"My goodness, this asteroid is worth 450 billion Chinese dollars?"

When the others heard this, they suddenly became uneasy.

"Any asteroid is worth hundreds of billions, I don't know how many such asteroids there are in this asteroid belt, oh my God, this asteroid belt is simply full of gold."

"M-type asteroids like this, which are mainly metallic, account for 15% of the total, and you can find them almost everywhere."

Liao Fanghong exclaimed directly, and suddenly his eyes couldn't help but turn red.

"The boss promised us, this asteroid will be mined back, 5% belongs to us, the 450 billion is calculated, there are almost 22.5 billion, and we are a total of 22 people, even if it is divided equally, each of us can get 1 billion~"

"It's really rich, 1 billion~"

Someone firmly remembered Qin Yi's words, and counted silently with his fingers, and suddenly the whole person couldn't help but cry out.

When the other people on the spacecraft heard this, they were all dumbfounded, just at the beginning, everyone thought that this gray asteroid could be worth anything, this asteroid with a diameter of several hundred meters, I don't know how many I encountered along the way.

When they set off, they didn't think that Qin Yi would give everyone a 5% reward that would be a lot, but now a simple calculation, if this trip successfully brings the asteroid back to Earth, everyone present will become billionaires.

"The entire asteroid belt is full of gold!"

Wu Renjie couldn't help but sigh along, constantly thinking in his mind, with the rapid development of the space industry and technology, more and more steel, metals, etc. need to be used in space, and it is obviously not possible to completely transport from the ground to space, and mining asteroids from asteroids will inevitably become the mainstream, and maybe their own opportunities will come in the future.

Such thoughts flashed through his mind, and soon, he immediately regained his composure.

"All attention, the ship has changed direction, and we will capture the asteroid."

The distance of more than 3,000 kilometers may seem like a long way, but it doesn't take a few minutes for a spacecraft flying in the starry sky to reach the vicinity of the asteroid.

The huge hatch on the 'Blue Dragon' spaceship slowly opened, and two small spaceships roared out, each carrying a long rope on it.

This kind of rope is naturally not an ordinary rope, all of them are made of carbon fiber materials, and a thin hair of carbon fiber can hang several tons of things.

Carbon fiber material is a new type of fiber material with high strength and high modulus fiber content of more than 95%, which is made of organic fibers such as sheet graphite crystallite stacked along the axial direction of the fiber, and is obtained by carbonization and graphitization treatment.

Carbon fiber is "soft on the outside and rigid on the inside", the weight is lighter than that of aluminum, but the strength is higher than that of steel, and it has the characteristics of corrosion resistance and high modulus, and more importantly, it not only has the inherent intrinsic characteristics of carbon materials, but also has the soft ~ soft processability of textile fibers, and is a new generation of reinforced fiber.

Before the departure, the Galaxy Science Research Institute had already worked out a detailed method of mining the asteroid, first using this high-strength carbon fiber rope to weave a net on it with a small spacecraft, and then using the spacecraft to depart the asteroid from its original orbit.

Finally, relying on the gravitational attraction of the solar system, calculate the position, let the asteroid re-form a new orbit through the earth, and when the asteroid is about to reach the earth, drag the asteroid again, and then rely on the gravitational force of the earth to capture the asteroid, form an orbit around the earth, and become a satellite of the earth, so that the asteroid is captured.

Two small spaceships will slowly fly to the location of the asteroid, and the two spaceships will be responsible for weaving a net for the asteroid and wrapping the asteroid with carbon fiber rope.

"Whew! Shout! ”

Each spacecraft launched a steel fork, the steel fork relied on its speed to penetrate deeply into the asteroid, and a long carbon fiber rope was dragged behind the steel fork, and then the two spacecraft began to circle the asteroid continuously, circle, circle, and soon dozens of circles.

Then the two universes began to fly around each other, and the two ropes were wrapped together again, slowly flying towards the Qinglong spaceship.

In the Qinglong spaceship, the mechanical arm began to wrap the rope behind the small spacecraft and fix it on the pillar of the spaceship, at this time, the rope connected the Qinglong spaceship and the asteroid, but the rope was not tightened, so it did not have much impact on each other at all.

All this seems to be very simple, but it is actually full of risks, it is definitely not so easy and simple, not to mention anything else, you must know that at this time, the spacecraft and the asteroid are constantly moving, and the speed is very fast, so first of all, the speed and direction of the two must be adjusted to the same, so as to achieve a state of mutual stationery.

Then using a small spaceship to entangle the asteroid is also full of risks, asteroids generally in addition to orbit, but also autobiography, a careless may lead to the asteroid to drag the spaceship to collide and other major accidents.

There are also two small spaceships that are wrapped around each other and braided ropes, which also requires very high flying skills and high performance requirements for spacecraft.

You must know that this is in the void of the universe, not on the earth, there is no air here, there is no south, south, west, north, west, up, down, left and right, etc., and it is not easy to change direction at will.

Although the risk is very high, the scientific and technological equipment on the Qinglong is the most advanced, which is the pinnacle of the technology crystallization of Galaxy Technology Group, plus the crew on the spacecraft are carefully selected, and everyone has rich experience in space, so they can complete all this smoothly.

"The rope is secured!"

"Start the engine!"

With Wu Renjie's order issued, everyone began to become nervous, although according to theoretical calculations, the Qinglong can completely drag this asteroid weighing almost 150 million tons, but this is only theoretical data, what will happen when the real operation is carried out, everyone is still more panicked, because this is related to everyone's life.

The second-generation anti-gravity engine was started, and under the powerful power, the entire Qinglong spacecraft began to vibrate, the speed of the spacecraft began to change slowly, and the carbon fiber rope connecting the Qinglong spacecraft and the asteroid also began to slowly straighten and tighten.

"Attention of all~"

Wu Renjie and others have all put on spacesuits, and some team members have already piloted a small spaceship to fly in space.

Wu Renjie and the others stared at the data very nervously, their eyes looked at the tighter and tighter ropes in the space outside, and they were silently praying in their hearts.

Soon, everyone only felt a huge earthquake of the spacecraft, and everyone only felt a strong inertia, and the whole person was almost ejected, but fortunately, everyone was firmly fixed on the space chair and fully prepared.

The carbon fiber rope connecting the Qinglong spacecraft and the asteroid collapsed straight, and on the asteroid, the carbon fiber rope with a diameter of one meter was tightened into the asteroid at once, and did not stop until it encountered the hardest rock layer.

"Whew!"

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, everything went well, and there was nothing wrong with the 'Qinglong' spaceship.

"More horsepower~"

Wu Renjie stared at the data carefully, at this time, the power of the spacecraft did not play much at all, and the structure of the hull was not strong enough, so it could not give full play to the powerful performance of the second-generation anti-gravity engine.

As his order was given, the vibration above the spacecraft was even greater, and the powerful power of the second-generation anti-gravity engine began to appear, using the powerful power of the star, the asteroid began to change, and the original trajectory changed, and began to form a new orbit.

"Haha, it worked!"

Zhanfei, who had been paying attention to the situation of the asteroid, couldn't help but laugh happily, at this time, the orbit of the asteroid had changed, detached from the original orbit, and began to form a new orbit.

"Oh yes!"

Even Wu Renjie, who was almost in his 40s, couldn't help but clench his fists happily, and the whole person looked very excited, successfully dragging the asteroid and changing the asteroid's orbit.

"Calculate the current orbit, calculate the time and place of the encounter with the Earth's orbit."

On the other hand, Huang Zhibin and Long Zhankong became even more nervous, without any free time, because they still need to calculate the new orbit, and then calculate the time and place of the intersection with the earth's orbit, which is a major event related to whether the asteroid can be captured by the earth's gravity at that time.

"At present, the orbit cannot coincide with the Earth's orbit and must be trimmed."

Soon, using a supercomputer, the two quickly calculated the orbit of the asteroid, which could not intersect with the Earth's orbit at all, so the orbit had to be adjusted.

If you are just starting to make adjustments, the energy consumption can be very small, and the angle and amplitude of the adjustment can be very small, so it is the best time.

"Calculate the direction of trimming and the degree of trimming."

The two hurriedly used the supercomputer to start recalculating, and soon, the two came up with new data.

"Captain, the asteroid needs to be trimmed 2 degrees, and the direction is 9 degrees from the angle of the Earth's ecliptic plane."

Long Zhankong hurriedly sent the results calculated by himself and Huang Zhibin over, and the longer the time dragged on, the greater the energy consumed for repairing at that time.

"Understood!"

"Start making orbital corrections."

Wu Renjie obtained the latest data and began to correct the direction and angle of the Qinglong's flight, and behind the Qinglong, the asteroid's orbit also began to change, little by little, slowly moving towards the planned orbit.

Originally, the engine of the Qinglong spacecraft was powerful enough to propel the asteroid by itself, but the power consumed was too great, and the most labor-saving way was to learn to use the powerful power of the sun.

A few days later, Long Zhankong and Huang Zhibin breathed a heavy sigh of relief, they had repeatedly calculated the current orbit and speed of the asteroid, combined with the Earth's orbit and speed, they will meet the Earth at 12:43:41 on January 7, 2029, when the time comes, they will be captured by the Earth's gravity and become a satellite of the Earth.