I Found A Planet

Chen Jin set his sights on the space mining industry.

After all, the earth's resources are limited, especially those scarce mineral resources, and it will not take a few years for them to be exhausted.

The content of some elements in the earth's crust is only tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of tons, which is even rarer than gold.

For example, a metal called rhenium has only 2,500 tons of proven reserves in the world, but it can be used as an industrial catalyst and used in the manufacture of aircraft engines and rocket engines, and its value is very high.

As for rare earth resources, the global recoverable amount in 20X8 is about 50 million tons, of which the remaining reserves in country Z are less than 10 million tons, and they can only be mined for another ten years at most.

In addition to the rare earth metals stored in the warehouse, it can only be used for 20 years.

That is to say, 20 years later, there will be no rare earth metals available in the mainland of country Z, and we can only rely 100% on imports.

If new sources are not found, rare earth prices will inevitably rise.

But Chen Jin thought of a good solution.

That is space mining.

"The first trillionaire (knife) millionaire in the next thousand years may be born in the space mining industry." - This is the prediction given by the Goldman Sachs Group of M country.

"Mining an asteroid with a diameter of 50 meters may make a profit of 500 billion knives."——Estimated by private companies.

The most authoritative NASA agency in country M has determined that there are more than 15,000 asteroids of various sizes within a radius of 50 million kilometers centered on the earth. Most of these asteroids are rich in iron, nickel, and copper. , gold, silver and other metal elements, and there are even asteroids whose metal element content is much higher than that of the earth.

If these asteroids are measured in vulgar money, then almost every asteroid will be worth tens of billions of dollars.

In addition, the asteroid belt between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter has gathered more than 500,000 asteroids.

The moon, which is only 360,000 kilometers away from the earth, can also be regarded as a huge "resource star" with countless minerals.

The lack of resources that may be encountered on the earth is not a concern once it goes to space.

Chen Jin intends to enter the space mining industry.

And he feels that the time is basically ripe for space mining to become profitable.

Because he has two advantages that others do not have.

"Recently, the 'Energy Research Center' has successfully developed the 'High Energy No. 2' battery. The energy density has increased by 2.6 times on the basis of the High Energy No. 1, reaching an astonishing 4000Wh/kg, which is one-third of the energy density of gasoline. one."

"The battery generally has an energy utilization efficiency of more than 90%, and the high-energy No. 2 battery is actually equivalent to gasoline."

"Use the high-energy No. 2 battery as the energy source of the mining spacecraft, and then carry solar power sails and a high-specific impulse Hall engine... Such a mining spacecraft has almost unlimited navigation capabilities in space... A small amount of thrust medium, then Supplemented from asteroids."

"There is another advantage that others don't have: I know where the valuable asteroids are, and the high-value rich minerals on the moon, I already know in advance."

"For example, there are more than 50 million tons of open-pit rare earth mines buried in a certain mine on the moon. The grade is very high and it is very easy to mine."

You must know that on the Hellfa planet, the minerals on the moon have been mined for hundreds of years, and many valuable asteroid orbit information are stored in Nuwa's database.

On the Earth side, no organization has yet known.

Knowing the specific location of the treasure in advance, isn't it as simple as finding something to make money?

Therefore, to enter the space mining industry, the time may not be ripe for other companies, but for Xinghai Technology, the opportunity has arrived.

However, Chen Jin still intends to find cooperation with the country to jointly plan space minerals.

Because even with the current repeatable and cheap launch technology, the cost of space launch is still above 20,000 yuan/kg.

Assuming that mining equipment with a total weight of 10,000 tons is launched, the launch cost alone will need more than 200 billion.

The operation of the equipment in the later stage, the construction of the communication system, maintenance services, space smelting, and transportation between the world and the earth...all aspects have to pay costs.

With the strength of Xinghai Technology alone, it is somewhat difficult to bear, and the cost is high.

Find cooperation with the country, use the country's launch/measurement and control system to serve yourself, share part of the cost, and speed up mining efficiency. Chen Jin estimates that in about three years, the first batch of space minerals will be transported back to Earth by cargo spacecraft.

Therefore, this matter was arranged by Chen Jin, and Ling Jundong found the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and applied for cooperation.

"Okay! We can cooperate. We will join forces to solve the resource problem completely." The space agency quickly gave a positive reply.

However, before a large number of cheap space minerals arrive on the earth, the production cost of Xinghai Technology's "Fantasy 1" virtual helmet is estimated to remain high, and it will be difficult to get a large-scale promotion... The price of 100,000 units, not many users can afford it .

But Fantasy 1 is not a product for the civilian market.

Chen Jin also does not intend to make it public.

Fantasy 1 can produce a few hundred units at most, for the advanced players of "100% Science Lab"... This game has been released for six years, faster than Chen Jin expected, there are 112 players from all over the world. The top scientists in the field have upgraded to SSS-level laboratories and explored the most cutting-edge technology, resulting in the inability to withdraw many technical materials because they are too far ahead of the earth.

There are also several scientists whose player points are close to being upgraded to the "Supreme Laboratory".

As long as they are upgraded to the highest level, the gameplay will change. The "Dream 1" virtual helmet will be distributed to them, and the "Supreme Laboratory" set up on the moon base, the ultimate palace of science, will be opened for them. They can make their contribution to the technological development of Haierfa planet.

Chen Jin is also very much looking forward to the fact that some players can enter that hall.

...

this evening.

in the virtual world.

Artificial intelligence Alice reported a situation:

"Master, the player who ranks first in points in "100% Science Lab" and only has 2,000 points left to enter the Supreme Lab has not been online for two consecutive weeks. He used to log in to the game every day."

"You mean Edward Whedon who created string theory and M-theory, why isn't he online?"

Edward Wyden is the most famous contemporary physicist and mathematician, and is recognized as a top expert in the scientific community. Stanford University has made paper citation statistics, and he is the one with the highest H index. The famous Hawking only ranks 24th.

This person is also the number one scorer in "100% Science Lab".

"I guess it might be because of his health. This player is 88 years old and suffers from diabetes and high blood pressure all year round. Could it be that he has some physical problem?" Alice asked.

Chen Jin's heart skipped a beat. Such a top-notch expert is only half a step away from the Supreme Laboratory. If something happens...

"Alice, you turn on the global surveillance system, search where Edward is, and see his recent situation."

"Okay, Lord..."

Alice paused suddenly, and said, "No need for master, Edward is online."

"Oh, online?" Chen Jin heaved a sigh of relief.

"He sent a message to the system elf, master."

"what's the message?"

"He said he was sorry, but he couldn't continue to explore the path of truth. His whole body's organs failed, and he had at most seven days left to live."

"Ah~"

Chen Jin was taken aback.