Split Sky Rider

Chapter 1121 - Strategic Materials

Asia's last stop is the First Sovereignty.

The withdrawal and relocation of the local joint venture factory did not encounter any obstruction. When Chen Fei arrived, all personnel had already withdrawn from the factory area, and all buildings had been cut and could be collected directly. The whole process was extremely smooth, and there was no filth like the Bodian factory.

If it were someone from another sovereign to do this, I'm afraid it would still be difficult.

During his contact with the local factory, Chen Fei unexpectedly received a message from the local municipal government. Because of the joint pressure from many sovereigns, the material support from the First Sovereign will be greatly reduced, especially strategic raw materials, and even some projects will be cut off.

Chen Fei sighed. Good things don't come in pairs, and bad things don't come alone. When the first bad news came out, more bad news will soon appear.

The more you worry about something, the more it will come. This law is very Murphy.

The biggest lesson for mankind is that they will never learn from their lessons!

Along with this bad news came a box full of plant seeds.

It is not a natural treasure, but it is a very important strategic crop, short-staple cotton seed.

This special cotton specializes in producing 3 to 12 mm long second-class short lint, which is the main raw material for nitrocellulose and rocket solid fuel. It can also be used in textiles, chemical fibers, papermaking, light industry and chemical industry. It is an important strategic specialty of the first sovereignty. Other sovereignties completely rely on imports from the first sovereignty, especially the Federation, which has increased its import quota after falling into civil strife.

Although there are a few substitutes for short-staple cotton, both the output and the cost are beaten by this short-staple cotton, so it is difficult to completely replace it.

This box of strategic seeds that is enough to cause war outside made Chen Fei understand.

Self-reliance and hard work are just what he wants.

When you can't rely on others, you have to think of a way yourself. This box of seeds is a great help.

Entering the life space, Chen Fei came under the crown of the "Tree of Life" and took out a wooden box full of short-staple cotton seeds.

A vine as thick as an adult's wrist fell from the canopy, and the top quickly expanded to the size of a basketball, splitting into twelve petals like a flower bud, swallowing the wooden box in one gulp, then closing up, shrinking at a speed visible to the naked eye, and then plunging into the ground. The vine became thicker and thicker, and the tender green surface turned dark brown, and began to wood, just like the banyan tree, becoming one of the aerial roots.

There are many ways for the "Tree of Life" to obtain genetic information, and Chen Fei just chose the one that was most convenient at the moment.

After closing his eyes for a while, Chen Fei found a way to mass-produce this second-class short lint.

A fruit that is almost the same size and even appearance as a real rugby ball, filled with full of short-lint cotton wool, the length of the cotton thread meets the second-class standard, and the tough peel is also rich in fiber, which has many uses. If you don't mind, you can use it directly as a rugby ball. The lifespan is not as good as that of natural leather or artificial leather rugby, but there is no problem in persisting for more than a dozen games.

Each short-staple cotton fruit contains about one kilogram of lint. It is a seedless fruit and does not need to be deseeded. It can be used directly as raw material for lint cotton. Naturally, it cannot be used for reproduction, but it can bear fruit through special hybrid perennial trees. The yield per mu in a single season is at least ten times that of a cotton field, and it can be harvested three times a year, which can reach a total of thirty times. It can also bear fruit directly through the "Tree of Life". The huge crown of the tree is like rain, crackling and falling non-stop. The yield is only limited by the consumed material. As much as you want, it is not affected by the growing season. The crystallization of the civilization of "Sagali" is so domineering.

This short-staple cotton has no meaning to the "Sagali" civilization. It has no place to use it. It is not an exaggeration to be regarded as a garbage gene. However, for Chen Fei, who relies heavily on firearms, it can be regarded as one of the important factors in determining combat effectiveness.

After dealing with the important cotton seeds, Chen Fei took several tons of short-staple cotton fruits temporarily produced by the "Tree of Life" back to the high-rise of the central building in the core area of ​​"Atlan".

Louis Langdon, a big boss who has transferred most of his assets to this city, is taking a break from his busy schedule to pay attention to recent news.

Although Atlan is physically isolated from the world, it can still maintain smooth communication with the help of a micro-stargate communication device, and cloud technology can also be used as usual.

"Have you completed the migration work? Thank you for your hard work!"

Hearing footsteps, Louis Langdon looked in the direction of the sound and saw Chen Fei walking into his new office.

Who would have thought that the original investment would have such a big return today.

If Chen Fei had not helped in this disaster, Louis Industrial Company would have been seriously injured even if it was not eaten alive.

Once such a large empire falls into internal and external troubles, it will also be difficult to escape the fate of falling apart overnight.

"There are still some people who have not arrived in Socotra Island. The next step is to relocate the factory. Recently, I also received a big gift, a large box of short-staple cotton seeds."

Chen Fei's work list lists many projects, all of which need to be completed by him personally.

The migration work of Louis Industrial Company is just one of them. Although it is not the most important, it is the most urgent.

"Short-staple cotton seeds?"

Louis Langdon was stunned, and then reacted.

His ability in his previous life was "super memory". The content he remembered was not limited by time, quantity, or form. Even if it was a bunch of seemingly meaningless binary codes, he could still remember them easily. Therefore, he was regarded as the fire of human civilization and relayed to protect the Blue Star civilization until the end.

Although he did not awaken this ability again in this life, he still remembered the things he remembered last time. Relying on these memories, Louis Langdon successfully established the powerful and large-scale Louis Industry.

The boss asked in confusion: "Do you have a place to plant?"

Short-staple cotton is one of the most important strategic materials of the first sovereignty. For things like cotton seeds, other sovereignty simply don't even think about it. Even if they get it, they will be subject to various conditions. In some places, either there is not enough land, and it is stressful to plant grains to meet the needs of the stomach, or the soil, light and climate are not right. It is too dry, too cold, too short light, and pests and diseases are not conducive to the growth of cotton. Even if the above conditions are met, the local area is in chaos. Let alone planting cotton, even planting grains and other food crops is difficult.

So if we move to another place, the quality and yield of cotton will be difficult to guarantee.

There are enough planting areas in the Federation, but are the black uncles still willing to pick cotton? Free watermelon and fried chicken.

Willing to do it!

Most of the black uncles were so angry that they wanted to kill people on the spot.

Cotton, watermelon and fried chicken are the black uncles' black history. They will never do it even if they are beaten to death. Black people will never be slaves, even if they are provided with food and accommodation. It shows how deep the resentment in this regard is.

"To be precise, there should be a place to mass produce it!"

Chen Fei took out a "football", to be precise, it should be a short-staple cotton fruit in the shape of a football, with an exact weight of 1.13 kilograms. The finished fruit after natural drying is full of short-staple cotton wool.

This fruit is just one of the samples in this batch.

"The short-staple cotton boll of the first sovereignty should not look like this, right?"

Louis Langdon fell into Chen Fei's hands. This football looked like it was just short of being branded and sold in a sporting goods store.

The short-staple cotton bolls of the First Sovereign are only the size of a baby's fist at most. If the annual output is not enough, the scraps of long-staple cotton will have to be collected to make up the number.

Chen Fei said lightly: "After modifying the gene, we will mass-produce this kind of fruit in the future. To obtain short-staple cotton, we need to customize a batch of equipment to directly process this kind of fruit on the assembly line."

He pressed the fruit with both hands and pulled it hard. The tough peel cracked open, revealing the fluffy white cotton inside, which is the best strategic raw material.

The ability of the "Tree of Life" to easily manipulate genetic information made the biologists who immigrated to "Atlan" with their families jump up and down. This thing is simply a cheat. It is much more convenient than carefully editing genes with instruments and equipment. The difficulty is no different from playing with building blocks.

Different fields are like different mountains. Using biotechnology to do industry and using industrial technology to do biology, the difficulty can be imagined.

"This is easy. This is what Louis Industrial is best at. Do you have a lot of samples? Keep a batch for testing equipment."

The processing of short-staple cotton fruit is a piece of cake for Louis Langdon. Experienced mechanical engineers can handle it in two days at most, and even the preliminary assembly line products can be produced in a week.

"A lot!"

Chen Fei waved his hand, and several tons of short-staple cotton fruit rolled all over the floor of the office.

Louis Langdon said indifferently: "I contacted some old friends, they will help to purchase raw materials, and I will need to trouble you when the time comes."

The entire floor is the president's office. A few tons of "footballs" don't take up much space at all. I will find someone to clean it up later.

"Send it to Socotra Island, or pick it up at home. Send me a text message in advance, and I will ask 'Adam' to remind you."

Chen Fei waved his hand and started walking towards the elevator, preparing to find a place to relocate the factory and production line that had been put into the "Space Imprint" before, and there were still a lot of pipelines that needed to be connected.

Although the closed space ensures the safety of "Atlan" and avoids being disturbed by the outside world, it is very inconvenient to exchange materials with the outside world, especially the entry and exit of bulk materials, which must rely on Chen Fei's own operation. Although a special entrance and exit can be established through the "Star Gate", the current only coordinate positioning is limited to the camp on Socotra Island, and there is no way to drive to any place on the Blue Star at will.

The United States sanctioned XJ cotton, but accidentally cut its own military artery, and there were no shells to support Ermao.