Chapter 148: Moon City
Moon, Arctic region.
Huge spaceships docked above the desolate lunar sea, bringing the first power of technology to this region that has remained unchanged for 10,000 years.
Inside the spaceship, on a huge circular platform, a huge three-dimensional pattern was suspended inside the spaceship, and the current leader of the Transformers, Screwdriver, was explaining to Ye Chen the current situation of the moon and his future plans.
"Now we can say that we are the only one on the moon, the influence of various countries on the earth on the moon is almost negligible, and within 30 years, human technology will not be able to develop the moon in depth, which is very beneficial to us."
Ye Chen stood under the stage and nodded slightly, now the development of the moon by human beings is still in the probe exploration stage, of course, manned lunar landing humans can also do it, but it requires countless money and resources, and the pay and acquisition are temporarily disproportionate.
The screwdriver continued to explain to Ye Chen: "The resources of the moon are incomparably rich, and the 17 most common elements on the earth are everywhere on the moon. The moon rocks contain all the elements and 60 minerals on Earth, six of which are not found on Earth. Moreover, the ore on the moon is easier to mine and smelt than the earth, and most of it is open-pit minerals."
"So, I propose to divide the program for the development of the moon into three steps. First: smelt large-scale iron and titanium ore and other rare metals on the moon, make high-strength alloys, produce a large number of transformers and robots, and assist in the construction of bases; Second: the lunar soil can produce ancillary products such as cement glass, which can assist in the construction of bases and other technical products; Third: the construction of the lunar helium-3 nuclear power plant, if you want to develop the moon on a large scale, you must solve the problem of energy supply, and the helium-3 resources all over the moon are the best materials for nuclear power generation, and the fusion reaction with deuterium and helium-3 is very clean, safe and pollution-free. β
"Helium-3?" Ye Chen asked suspiciously, "Is the helium-3 resource on the moon very rich?" β
"That's right, it's very rich!" The screwdriver nodded. "The helium-3 on the moon comes from the sun and is blown to the moon by the solar wind, and for billions of years, the helium-3 reserves on the moon have reached a very staggering level, with an estimated reserve of up to one million tons. Only 100 tons of helium-3 are needed to produce enough energy for the earth to last for a year, and if we can build a helium-3 nuclear power plant, the energy consumption of the earth and the moon can be met within a thousand years. β
Ye Chen understood that this helium-3 was the remaining product of nuclear fusion in the sun, which was carried into outer space by the strong solar wind. It is only because of the influence of the earth's magnetic field and atmosphere that helium-3 resources on the earth are very scarce, so helium-3 can be said to be a very important purpose in supporting human lunar exploration programs for a long time.
"Very well, if we build a helium-3 nuclear power plant on the moon, it is indeed very necessary, so how do we transport energy, and do we need to lay wires?"
The screwdriver shook his head and said, "No, wired transmission of electricity is a very low mode of energy transportation, and we can build an energy tower." The electricity generated by nuclear power generation can be transmitted to other regions through wireless transmission, and if we can build a relay station, we can even transmit electricity to the earth. β
"Able to teleport to Earth?" Ye Chen pondered for a moment and said, "I thought about it carefully. I don't think it's a way for us to develop like this, and sooner or later the humans on Earth will find out about our existence, and then they will probably be even more hostile to us. Why don't we start with planetary diplomacy and negotiate cooperation with the governments of the planet. I believe that they will not refuse a force that is too strong to resist but extends an olive branch. β
"It's okay, a few days later. We'll send a team to Earth, and we won't be embarrassed if they're interested. β
"One thing, threaten them, but I don't want a war with Earth, and it won't do us much good." Ye Chen reminded the screwdriver that development is okay, but he doesn't want his development to be filled with countless human lives, not to mention that his development doesn't need much help from human beings, his purpose is just to promote the development of the earth.
"Don't worry, I'll handle it well." The screwdriver said respectfully, the earth side does not have any technology and resources they need, this is simply a chicken rib thing, if it is not for Ye Chen's orders, he would not bother to take care of it.
"There is also the problem of lunar transportation, our minerals will be all over the moon in the future, do you want to transport these goods like this, do you have any specific plans?" Turning the topic to the development of the moon again, the transportation network is one of the important pillars of the earth's economic development, and the same is true for the development of the moon.
"It's easy to do." The screwdriver swiped over the stereoscopic projection above, which transformed into a stereoscopic projection of the moon, but it was covered with dense lines that looked like a large railway network.
"You're not going to tell me to build a railroad on a large scale on the moon, this project seems to be a bit low-level, I don't want your level of technology." Ye Chen wondered, isn't there already railway transportation all over the earth now.
"Of course not, this is the high-temperature superconducting magnetic levitation orbit we designed, this technology is currently the easiest to do, because there is no atmosphere on the moon, in a complete vacuum state, so as long as the transport train is suspended, the speed of the train can reach a very amazing point, and it only takes half an hour to circle the entire moon. If it weren't for the need to take care of the escape velocity on the moon, the time could have been shortened. β
The fingers of the screwdriver continue to slide in the stereoscopic projection, and the lunar projection instantly transforms into an image of a train floating in the orbit of the moon, which is moving rapidly in mid-air, and the bare scenes on both sides of the moon retreat rapidly, and in the dark sky of the moon, the stars are faintly visible.
"How long will it take?" Ye Chen knew that the laying of the track was a big trouble, just like on the earth, the construction of a railway, that one would not take years and use countless manpower and material resources to complete.
"The difficulty of this high-temperature superconducting magnetic levitation technology is that the material of high-temperature superconductor requires a series of complex processing to complete, so it needs to wait until the fixed facilities on the lunar base are built to be completed, and in the short term we can only build an orbital network in an area near the base, but with the improvement of our productivity, this speed will be faster and faster, and it is expected that after a year, the entire transportation network will be fully covered."
"What about manpower? Who are you looking for to lay it, is it possible that these characters will be handed over to you Transformers to complete? β
The screwdriver shook his head and said: "Of course not, in the next time, we will produce a large number of engineering robots, which can perform a series of complex commands, including the construction of bases and tracks, and I suggest that we can build a robot production base to develop engineering robots, military robots, and even civilian robots to sell to the earth, master, didn't you say that you want us to contact the governments of the earth, I think these robots will die a better opportunity." β
"Of course you can, in the future, our scale will get bigger and bigger, and it is not appropriate for you Transformers to complete it alone, after all, the production of Transformers made by Tinder Source is very limited, and this problem can be solved by robots." Ye Chen agreed, but then added: "If we sell them to the earth's civilian robots, we still need to grasp several degrees, firstly, the functions of these robots must not be too powerful, otherwise they will rob many people's jobs, just let them do some household cleaning and cooking, etc., even then it will be very popular." β
"In addition, I think it is necessary for us to build a robot processing plant on the planet as well, which is a relatively beginner field and there are not many competitors for the time being, which is also conducive to our foothold on the planet."
"Yes, master, these things will be handled as soon as possible, and we will explain all this when we meet the heads of state."
Ye Chen hesitated for a moment, looked at the world outside the spaceship, and said, "How about building a base on the moon that is suitable for human survival, no, build a city so that humans can move to the moon?" β
"No, no, how can this be? The moon is our territory. The screwdriver was shocked, if the earth's humans were allowed to move to the moon, then who would rule here in the future? Which country does the moon have territory that should belong?
Ye Chen shook his head with a smile and said: "Don't be nervous, if we build a city on the moon, of course we will not let the governments of various countries interfere in the construction and management of the moon city, and the humans who are willing to move to the moon can issue them passports, and they can travel and live, but only in areas that can be moved, and if they leave the city, they will wear a spacesuit, which will be a huge temptation for the earthlings, maybe they will choose to settle on the moon, so that the moon will be regarded as a new country." β
"It's... Thisβ" the screwdriver calculated, "Is this okay?" Can governments agree to do so? β
"How can you not agree, our strength is here, and the government will only turn a blind eye. And human beings pay attention to freedom, if someone insists on coming to the moon, the government has nothing to stop them. β
"It's okay to do that, the city can be built, so what should be the name of the city?"
Ye Chen looked out the window and said, "It's called Moon City!" (To be continued......)