Chapter 191 Cat Tail Sanctuary
Chu Yao followed Xiaoran through the crowd, and everyone greeted her warmly when they met her.
Not everyone is at this base. There are about 500 permanent staff here.
This includes three hundred Tianyin Sect members, and the extra one hundred were rescued by Jiang Lu and Li Dayin from the First and Second Continents.
They studied in the "Adult Night School" previously established by Maowei Company, quickly became familiar with various knowledge and technologies, and devoted themselves to the construction of the spacecraft.
Of the eight thousand disciples of the Tianyin Sect, they could only find three hundred on Lingyuan Star, which was surprising.
The search and rescue is still going on, but the hope is slim. Even if there are still many sect members left in Lingyuan, they may fall under the ravages of nuclear weapons and zerg.
The remaining 200 people include some of the backbone of Maowei Company, highly paid technical and scientific researchers, and some "defected" employees of other companies.
These people were invited to work at the base after going through layers of testing and screening to ensure that their secrets would not be exposed.
They all have more or less obsessions. Some people swear to follow Chu Yao to death, and they will follow her wherever she goes. Some people are fed up with the harsh governance of Steel Dome Company and the miserable life on Lingyuan Planet, and all they can think about is flying far away. idea; some people are extremely enthusiastic about building spaceships with their own hands and regard it as their ideal in life...
No matter what their thoughts were, they were all gathered together under Chu Yao's call to work hard for a goal.
The work is complex, arduous, and full of problems, and it may take a long time, but at least it has started.
The two of them made a big circle around the skeleton of the spacecraft and came to the third door at the back of the hall.
The door was open, and Chen Qingyu in a white coat could be seen arguing fiercely with several gray-haired old men:
"I have emphasized many times that the existing equipment is the best the company can find! We have limited conditions, how can we build such a large 'particle collider'? And our direction should not be here... "
Chen Qingyu frowned and said in a deep voice. Opposite him, an old man also dressed in white was having a heated discussion with him.
"Manager Chen, just relying on the core information of several companies you provided is not enough! Let's not mention the feasibility of the 'magic energy quantum entropy change accelerator' you mentioned, even the most cutting-edge 'space warp' and 'curvature' Drive', we still can't get around this hurdle..."
"Our ultimate goal is to make the spacecraft fly, not to do research here! So there is no need to go so deep, as long as it can be used! The core information on power from the three companies is enough! And we already have ready-made research objects 'Isn't it?"
"But how can we achieve our ultimate goal without research? Well, Manager Chen, let's settle for the next best thing. Now there is a relatively popular small-scale device..."
The two of them were chatting animatedly, with a lot of proper nouns mixed in their words, and they didn't realize anyone was around them at all.
The core information and "research objects" mentioned by Chen Qingyu were stolen from other companies by Chu Yao and others at the risk of their lives.
These companies include Yali Steel Qiong Zhixin...excluding Boli and Qingshu, which are still good partners of Maowei.
As for those research objects, they were abandoned spaceships and wreckage taken from the battlefield. These spaceships destroyed by insect waves and wars provided considerable help to their research.
"How much does the small-scale equipment you're talking about cost?"
"Only 200 million! No, 150 million!"
"If you only have this little money, you can pay it from me."
Suddenly a female voice sounded beside them, and several people looked towards the door and saw Chu Yao and Gong Xiaoran.
The strength of Maowei Company is no longer what it used to be. It is one of the few local companies in Lingyuan that still makes money after the disaster.
Thousands of refugees were left behind in the vast wasteland. The environment in which these people lived was like a step back in time. In the early stages of the disaster, daily necessities including clothing, food, drinking water, medicine, etc. became urgently needed resources. .
Qing Yu and the others seized this opportunity and sold a large amount of medicines and other daily necessities at small profits but quick turnover. The company's profits also reached a terrifying figure.
Otherwise, the company's original financial resources would not be able to support the research on interstellar spacecraft.
But other companies are not so lucky. The worst one is Shengshi Group, a large company that started in real estate...
The house was destroyed by the steel dome, so what else can we say (
"Sister Chu is here." Chen Qingyu's face softened a little, "It's okay, this money is not much. Are you here to pick up the 'customized clothes' from before? It's on the table over there."
Chu Yao walked into the room and saw something that looked like a backpack on a long table inside, with a belt attached to the end.
She put her backpack into her storage bag and looked at the people in the discussion:
"How's it going? Still at a loss, about the engine?"
"It's a little better than before, at least it has some features." Qing Yu stretched out his hand and rubbed the center of his eyebrows. "The most feasible project at present is curvature drive. This is a cutting-edge technology that major companies are researching. There have been many results. We You can use it directly..."
He paused for a moment and then smiled and said:
"Speaking of which, we have to thank Steel Dome Company. Their technology is much better than that of Ari Company. Otherwise, we wouldn't even have a place to steal..."
Chu Yao chuckled: "There are no guns or cannons, the enemy made them for us! Then you guys are busy first, I will take a look around and then leave."
"Okay." Several people said goodbye to Chu Yao. Gong Xiaoran accompanied Chu Yao and briefly explained the recent situation in the base.
"Everyone is in pretty good condition. After all, compared to the wasteland, the conditions here are much better. The underground water purification facilities and biscuit machines are also functioning normally, but the taste of this food is too monotonous. I am thinking about improving the food for everyone. …”
After many years, Chu Yao finally knew what the square biscuits he ate in the Beishan mine were. They were crudely made compressed biscuits.
"Okay, it's boring to stay underground all the time. Let's get some more delicious food for everyone." Chu Yao nodded, "Are there any other big questions?"
Gong Xiaoran hesitated for a moment: "There is a bit of a problem, but it's not a big deal..."
"Huh?" Chu Yao was confused. Based on the relationship between the two of them, what else can't be said?
"You also know that the personnel of the base are mainly composed of people from Tianyin." Gong Xiaoran did not hide anything. "I didn't pay attention at the beginning, but later I discovered... there seems to be small groups of this kind in your sect. "
At this point, Chu Yao instantly understood what she meant:
"So, someone is disobedient?" Chu Yao's eyebrows jumped.
"I can't say I'm not convinced, it's just a bit difficult to manage." Gong Xiaoran smiled bitterly, "But in the end, this is your Tianyin's private matter..."
"There is nothing personal or private." Chu Yao's expression became serious, "No matter the members of the Tianyin Sect or the little girl who followed from Tianhai, they are all members of Maowei Company now and are treated equally!
Come on, show me who is causing trouble. "
Note:
·Entropy accelerator: a fictional power source powerful enough to support interstellar navigation in this book.
·Space jump: A space crossing technology that relies on a strong magnetic field to distort the surrounding space to instantly cross a distance from one point to another. All that is required is a large enough magnetic field to distort the surrounding space. The farther the distance spanned by a strong force, the smaller it is on the contrary.
·Curvature drive: If you imagine the entire universe as a large membrane, the surface of this membrane is curved, and the entire membrane may even be a closed soap bubble. Although parts of the membrane appear to be flat, spatial curvature is everywhere. For a spacecraft in space, if some method can be used to flatten part of the space behind it and reduce its curvature, then the spacecraft will be pulled by the space with a greater curvature in front of it. This is curvature drive.