My Black Tech Shelter

On September 2, Lu Chen contacted Zhou Wenwu, the head of the Dragon Science Academy,

"Dean Zhou, I will have a batch of soil samples from Mars here in two months. Are you interested?"

"Really? That's so interesting. I wonder what Academician Lu needs from us?"

"It's like this. I plan to set off for Mars on the 5th. Based on the current distance between Blue Star and Mars, I will return to the moon in about two months. By then, I can carry 500 tons of samples from various places on Mars.

And I plan to sponsor a ton of samples from all over Mars for the Dragon Academy of Sciences. I just need to share any new discoveries with me. Dean Zhou, what do you think? "

"This is a good thing. Thank you, Academician Lu, for your sponsorship. However, if you need to share the results, one ton is not enough. At least 10 tons will do.

There are so many landforms on Mars that a ton of samples would only weigh a few grams once separated. At least 10 tons of samples would be needed.

And Academician Lu shouldn’t have too many. With more samples, we can quickly study the basic data of the soil on the surface of Mars.

There is no need to search like in the past when studying lunar soil. It takes half a year to get results.

So, Academician Lu, please look at it, for the sake of my old face, can you add a little more! "

"Dean Zhou, you really know how to say, forget it, who called me a native of the Dragon Kingdom?

Let's do this. I'll give you 20 tons of samples, but except for the 10 tons that are sponsored by you, you need to pay for the remaining 10 tons. I won't ask for more, just 1 billion credits. How about it? "

"Deal! Thank you, Academician Lu. I'll apply for funds from above right now. When Academician Lu comes back, I'll treat you to two drinks and 30 years of storage."

"Okay, I'll wait then! I'll hang up now, there's still research to do here,"

After hanging up the phone, Zhou Wenwu immediately applied to the superior.

Soon, the funds were allocated, and Dean Zhou did not hesitate and transferred the money directly to Lu Chen's account.

Lu Chen admired Zhou Wenwu quite a lot when he saw the bank's SMS notification that 1 billion credit points had been received.

Although Zhou Wenwu is also an academician, he has not done research for a long time. Now he is focused on building the Academy of Dragon Science.

In order for the following laboratories to conduct research smoothly, all administrative matters have been taken over, so that the academicians below can conduct research with peace of mind.

And because I am an academician, I am not completely ignorant of all kinds of scientific research, so I can avoid some people who cheat and deceive me.

Therefore, other academicians of Longke Academy admire him very much.

He manages the entire Dragon Science Academy in an orderly manner, and sometimes he can save his dignity and ask for some good things.

So Lu Chen also admired this dean very much.

Just as I was thinking about this, Zhou Wenwu called again.

"Academician Lu, the funds have arrived, right?"

"Dean Zhou is really fast. It didn't take long for the funds to be transferred. Are you afraid that I will regret it?"

"Hahaha, what are you talking about? By the way, what are you going to do with the remaining samples?"

"To tell you the truth, I plan to sell it as a product of the company to make some extra money, and I think this is the only batch of samples currently available,"

"Oh? Don't you plan to bring back samples later?"

"Well, the next batch of spacecraft heading to Mars will bring back a batch of asteroids. It may take about three months. The rest of the time will basically be to transport supplies from Blue Star and then transport the asteroids back.

Moreover, the samples from Mars are five hundred tons, which should be enough for the Dragon Kingdom to use for several years, right? "

"If that's the case, I'm going to buy another batch of samples. You set a price and I'll apply for funds!"

"Hahaha, isn't Dean Zhou afraid that I will offer a high price?"

"I don't think so. If people from abroad came to buy it, I guess it would be a sky-high price!"

"Dean Zhou still understands me, but the previous 10 tons of samples were just a gift to the country as a Dragon Country person, so I only received 1 billion credit points. If you want to buy again, you need to pay 1 billion credit points per ton. That’s it,”

"Okay, I'll reserve 10 tons again, and tens of billions of credits will be transferred to your account later, and you don't have to pay taxes,"

"Then thank you, Dean Zhou,"

"It's my turn to thank you. Okay, I'm going to apply for funds. You can go about your business!"

After saying that, Zhou Wenwu hung up the communication and started to apply again.

Lu Chen smiled, Dean Zhou was really neat and tidy in his work!

Since four major countries have successively established bases on the moon, the price of lunar soil is basically not as high as before.

In a previous auction, 0.2 grams of lunar soil was auctioned for 850,000 yuan. This means that each gram of lunar soil is worth more than 20 million dragon national coins. Even the current credit points are worth 1,000 yuan. tens of thousands,

Although lunar soil is not valuable now, it generally costs more than a thousand credits per gram, which is much more expensive than gold.

Of course, this price is for domestic countries. As for other countries that have survived disasters, it is much more expensive, with an average of 10,000 credits per gram.

Although the Martian soil samples sent to the Dragon Academy of Science this time seem to be a lot, in terms of unit price, they are not as expensive as lunar soil. The average credit point is only 100 per gram. Even the next ten tons are only 1,000 credits per gram. Credit points are like giving them away for free.

But Lu Chen has his own ideas. These samples, which are very cheap, have brought a lot of research results. It is very cost-effective.

The big part is on the remaining 470 tons of samples.

Among them, Lu Chen plans to sell them by gram, with each gram of sample priced at 100,000 credit points.

Before starting the colonization of Mars, he is ready to harvest a wave of foreign leeks.

As for the major domestic universities and state-owned research institutes, they naturally have samples from the Longke Institute to study.

In the early morning of the 5th, after all the materials were prepared, six comet-class spacecraft began to depart from the moon.

This time they departed from the back of the moon to avoid being detected by other countries.

According to the plan, after the spacecraft accelerates to the maximum speed through the obstruction of the moon's line of sight, it will shut down the engine and fly to Mars by inertia. During this period, it will occasionally open the engine to adjust the flight attitude.

Looking at the six spacecraft that have entered the accelerated state in the air, Lu Chen is also excited. This time it is Mars, and the back It could be Jupiter, Saturn, and even the entire solar system.

Looking at the fleet of spaceships that had already gone far away, Lu Chen went back to sleep. It was too late. Staying up late would cause hair loss.

At this time, the Stars and Stripes Country was still dreaming of going to Mars to encircle the Dragon Country, but they didn't know that they had been beaten to it.

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On the morning of the 6th, Zero sent a message saying that the hydrogen fusion fuel cell research team had completed the predetermined goal.

Hearing this news, Lu Chen was very happy. Finally, a project had produced results.

After a simple wash, Lu Chen hurried to the laboratory of Wang Shuai and Song Yuan.

When the two saw Lu Chen coming, they immediately took Lu Chen to the cabin where the experiment was conducted.

Looking at the experimental equipment that had been prepared in front of them, Lu Chen asked them to conduct the experiment and he wanted to see it himself.

Hearing Lu Chen's words, the two did not hesitate and started the experiment immediately.

Lu Chen was also observing the scene.

Through observation, Lu Chen found that a The original fuel cell, which was many times smaller, was placed aside. Its size had been reduced to a length of only 15 meters, a width of 5 meters, and a height of 2 meters.

At this time, a cable as thick as someone's thigh was extended outside the laboratory.

And in the open field outside the laboratory, eight ion engines had been placed. Like the comet-class spacecraft, they were all third-generation ion engines.

After the two were ready, they reported to Lu Chen.

"Mr. Lu, we are ready and can start the experiment!"

"In that case, let's start!"

Seeing Lu Chen's agreement, the two pressed the button to start the experiment.

The eight ion engines outside started to start. As time went on, the power began to increase gradually.

Finally, through the instruments in the laboratory, it can be seen that the thrust of the single-engine ion engine has reached 1,300 tons.

The original third-generation ion engine had a maximum thrust of only one thousand tons. Later There have been breakthroughs in materials, so the maximum thrust has been increased to 1,300 tons, making the maximum takeoff weight of the entire comet-class spacecraft exceed 10,000 tons, and the effective load has reached 5,000 tons. After adding some facilities, the spacecraft has also reached 5,000 tons.

At this time, the test in the laboratory has been going on for about 20 minutes. Wang Shuai and Song Yuan saw that the test was almost done, so they began to ask Lu Chen whether to stop the test.

Lu Chen looked at the experimental data and found that the battery power supply was abnormally stable, and the output thrust of the eight ion engines did not fluctuate greatly, so he agreed to stop the test.

Looking at the ion engine gradually extinguished outside, Wang Shuai and the others began to detect the loss of the fuel cell.

Finally, according to the instrument detection, if the output is maintained continuously, it can meet the working energy of the third-generation ion engine for up to 10 days, which can meet Lu Chen's requirements.

"How much does this battery weigh now? "

"Mr. Lu, after our efforts, the total weight has been reduced to 80 tons, and it can provide energy for the third-generation ion engine to run continuously for 10 days. This is the experimental data."

"Well, very good, it means that your work during this period has not been in vain. In this case, I will reward you 5 million credit points each as I said before.

Also, after handing over the information to me, pack your clothes and toiletries, and go to the nuclear fusion base with me tomorrow to participate in the research and development of controlled nuclear fusion."

"Received, thank you Mr. Lu for your cultivation!"

After listening to Lu Chen's words, the two were very excited. At the same time, they also received a bank text message showing that a tax-free bonus of 5 million was remitted from the Nano Group to their accounts.

"It seems that the bonus has been received. Now I will give you a holiday and go back to contact your family. Remember to get up early tomorrow!"

"Yes, thank you Mr. Lu! "

Looking at the two excited people, Lu Chen also smiled and left the laboratory.

People in other laboratories heard about Wang Shuai and the others and were very envious. They also worked harder on research, hoping that they could be the next person to win the prize.