I handed over to another world

Chapter 484 Landing and Mining

Chen Lin clapped his hands when he heard this: "A special landing ship?"

"That's it."

The staff member nodded and said to Chen Lin: "Our current scientific and technological strength is very strong. It is very easy for the space research department to upgrade and transform. The ACS platform can meet all the requirements with one click. We just need to come up with a design plan."

"The planet we landed on this time is the rocky planet closest to the Blue Sea Star. We call it the Earth Shadow Star. This planet is a rocky planet with a diameter of about 3000 kilometers, which is not very big. This planet is in a low-Earth orbit about 500 kilometers from the surface of the Blue Sea Star. We had already noticed its existence when we established the Qinglong Base on the Blue Sea Star."

The staff member called out "Fuxi" softly, and Fuxi AI immediately projected a three-dimensional holographic scene display of the satellite Diying in front of everyone.

"The satellite's core is mainly composed of iron and nickel, similar to the Earth's core. The material on the mantle is composed of silicate rocks. The surface is also mainly composed of rocks, and minerals and other things are very rich."

"It's just that the natural environment is rather harsh. There is no life on the planet like on the Blue Sea Star. There are mountains, plains, volcanoes and impact craters on it, but there is no large amount of liquid water. We have used various exploration devices on it and found that there was once a water source on the planet, so much so that there are traces of rivers, lakes and oceans on the surface."

"We have not yet conducted an in-depth exploration of the interior of the planet, and it is still unclear whether there is solid water on the planet. However, according to the speculation and deduction of our researchers, there should be some water sources underground on the Earth Shadow Planet, so we have reason to suspect that there may be life on it."

Upon hearing this, Chen Lin asked directly, "Have you found any Kara insects up there?"

"The planet was cleaned up when the first batch of omnics landed on it. The biological enzymes basically covered the entire planet. Even if there were Kara Zerg on it, they would not be able to survive."

The staff member adjusted his glasses and smiled at Chen Lin: "When our landing ship landed and scanned the planet later, we did not find any Zerg."

"That's good...just continue what you were saying."

"Okay Mr. Chen."

The staff member nodded slightly and continued to speak to the crowd.

"The atmosphere of Earth Shadow is extremely thin, mainly composed of carbon dioxide and nitrogen, with no oxygen. Therefore, if our personnel really want to land there, they must wear full space suits. The temperature there is also extreme. During the day, the sun is scorching, and the temperature of the rock surface can reach several hundred degrees Celsius. At night, it is freezing cold, with the temperature dropping to dozens of degrees below zero."

"Since there are no living organisms, the planet's ecosystem is completely non-existent. There is no soil common on Earth, no plants, and no animals. The rocks on the planet's surface have become smooth and hard after billions of years of wind and sun. After some of our special equipment detected the mineral veins, it took several blasts to barely break through the surface rock structure."

"There are a large number of mineral resources inside the planet, such as iron, copper, aluminum, etc. The richness of these resources is even far greater than that of the Earth. The environment of the planet is extremely harsh, and mining work also faces huge challenges. We have not yet allowed real miners to land on the planet to work. After all, miners must wear special protective clothing to work in a high temperature and low pressure environment, which is too costly."

Chen Lin glanced at the staff and interrupted, "Are all of them currently our engineering intelligent machines?"

"Yes."

The man nodded. "After our landing ship landed on the planet a few days ago, we selected a location to blast the ore vein, and then used engineering intelligent machines to complete the construction of the early mining facilities. The entire process was controlled by Fuxi to complete the work of these intelligent machines. We can now stably transport large amounts of metal ores and some rare minerals from the planet."

Chen Lin couldn't help but praise the Red Dragon Association in his heart. The Red Dragon Association has been very efficient recently. The Rock Space Station and the Space Elevator Project above the Blue Sea Star are both projects that the association supports and supervises. The time spent on the construction of these things was far less than Chen Lin's expected guess. The efficiency is extremely high.

"It seems that things can be done much faster with the ACS platform..."

Chen Lin sighed in a low voice. The staff in front of him stopped and asked Chen Lin what he said. He waved his hand and said, "Where does our transport ship connect to the space station? I want to go and see."

"Okay, please follow me, Mr. Chen."

The staff member immediately adjusted his status. He first contacted the staff at the space station docking port, and then signaled Chen Lin and others to go there leisurely with him.

"In fact, we already have the design blueprint for the transport ship, but we have never had a place to use it. Now that we have the Rock Station, we can use it seriously."

"Mr. Chen, please look over there."

The staff motioned for Chen Lin to look toward the north. Through the thick glass, they saw from afar several large starships that looked like the Black Emperor slowly approaching the docking port of the space station. Its huge figure appeared particularly spectacular in the starry sky, like a moving metal mountain.

As the Star Carrier approached, Chen Lin could clearly see its smooth metal shell reflecting the faint light of the interstellar space. The ship's thrusters emitted a faint blue light as it slowly slowed down and prepared to dock.

"That's the transport ship?"

Chen Lin stared at it for a few seconds, and the more he looked at it, the more he thought it looked like the Black Emperor. He couldn't help but ask, "Why is this thing so similar to the new Black Emperor transport ship that was used for the evacuation operation these days?"

"In fact, the Black Emperor is an improved version of this transport ship."

The staff member smiled and explained: "The Black Emperor was designed based on the design blueprint of our interstellar transport ship. These [Star Carriers] are the original ones."

"So that's how it is." Chen Lin nodded in sudden realization. He continued to look outside and noticed that the huge Star-Carrying Transport Ship had completely slowed down. A large number of intelligent machines quickly surrounded it in a circle. With their help, the giant mechanical arms of the space station locked onto the sockets on the outside of the transport ship. Along with the heavy sound of mechanical operation, there was also a shrill alarm. The port's automatic guidance system took over the Star-Carrying Ship's docking system. A huge mechanical arm stretched out from the port and accurately connected to the cargo door of the transport ship.

"We can now make about six trips a day, depending on how efficient the mine is. If it's efficient, we can make seven trips a day."

The staff spoke up, "The Star-Carrying Ship is about 1200 meters long and 300 meters wide. Its main thrusters are modified ion thrusters, and its auxiliary thrusters are crystal engines. It is mainly used for port docking and emergency operations. This version of the transport ship can easily meet the supply needs of all the construction materials of the Rock Station..."

"At present, the minerals transported back are mainly used to build new transport ships and landing ships. According to the design blueprints we have now, we are also preparing to build a large number of planetary battleships. If the mined minerals cannot be consumed, they will be transported back to the origin star or the earth. They will definitely not be wasted."

Chen Lin nodded. Such a huge transport ship could bring back thousands or even tens of thousands of tons of mineral resources at one time. Such a large amount of minerals would definitely not be enough for a single Rock Station to consume. Many of the construction items at the Rock Station were finished products shipped from the Origin Star, and the resources needed for subsequent construction work were far less than those in the initial stages.

"How many ships have we built so far?"

"Um, let me check for you."

The staff member really didn't remember this very clearly. He raised his hand and waved, and Fuxi immediately showed up. After seeing Chen Lin, Fuxi AI acted quite familiar and enthusiastically introduced the starship currently on Panshi Station to Chen Lin.

"So far, we have completed the construction of seven starships. If we include transport ships, we currently have a total of fourteen ships, including seven transport ships, three landing ships, three attack test ships, and one supply ship."

"Most of the ship's manufacturing is done by AI. Engineers and scientists on the origin planet design blueprints and improve certain key parts of the ship. The rest needs to be completed by utilizing the rich resources of the planet and combining the latest technology."

"The material used to build the warships is a new type of alloy we have newly developed. This alloy is not only extremely strong, but also resistant to extreme temperatures and radiation. It is used to construct the hulls of the warships to ensure that they can withstand the harshest environments in the universe."

The staff member added: "It is actually an aviation alloy material with heterogeneous steel as the core. I don't know exactly what is added to it. It is a secret here."

Chen Lin nodded and said to the staff, "No matter what, we should use more of our own people. This is all experience. If some unexpected situation really occurs and the AI ​​crashes or becomes unusable, what should we do then?"

"What Mr. Chen said makes sense. The association has actually formulated relevant agreements. However, we still use AI more in the early stage. After all, these AIs require fewer resources and can continue to work in harsh environments. If they break down, we only need to replace parts or replace them directly. With the ACS platform, it is indeed much more cost-effective than using real people."

Chen Lin did not refute his statement. What the man said was absolutely true. After all, before the ACS platform, using a large amount of manpower was the most cost-effective and resource-saving method. Now with this super platform, manufacturing various equipment and intelligent machines does not consume too many resources, and the robots manufactured are smart enough to do things. As a result, the proportion of robots used in many places is much higher than that of manual labor.

With the introduction of Fuxi AI, Chen Lin learned that part of Panshi Station had been converted into a huge manufacturing center - thousands of workers and countless robots were working here day and night.

Workers and robots work together here to assemble the hull, install engines, connect circuits... The workers include engineers, programmers, mechanics and designers. They work together with highly intelligent robots to form an efficient team. Their task is to transform every line and every detail on the design blueprint into a real interstellar battleship.

The workflow is carefully planned to ensure that every step is precise. Huge robotic arms and automated welding equipment assemble the hulls, which are made of new alloys and must be welded and installed by intelligent machines.

As the hull took shape, engineers began installing the advanced engine systems.

The entire engine system can provide powerful thrust. However, part of the engine cannot be built on the ACS platform at the Rock Station, so they can only wait for it to be completed on the Origin Star and transported over.

Circuits and navigation systems were also installed and connected. These systems within the battleship are composed of cutting-edge computers and sensors that can process complex data to ensure the battleship's precise navigation and communication in the universe.

The Red Dragon Association absorbed the essence of Pioneer technology and the technological points of the No. 6 Base [Night] Interstellar Alliance. At the same time, the warships that crashed on Blue Sea Star also gave them various actual data. Therefore, the warships they manufactured have various advantages at the same time. The Red Dragon Association has no particular shortcomings from the beginning.

The installation of the weapon system comes next. Laser turrets, missile launchers and energy shield generators are the first things that need to be installed. However, except for a few warships specifically used for combat that need to be equipped with additional special weapons and equipment, the remaining warships only need to have commonly used laser turrets and corresponding engineering equipment.

With the integration and testing of circuits and navigation systems, and the installation of weapon systems completed, the construction of the battleship has entered its final stages.

The designers painted and decorated the hull. The hull was coated with a special coating that could remain intact under the impact of cosmic radiation and micrometeorites. The huge workshops in the Rock Station were equipped with state-of-the-art manufacturing equipment. These workshops were spacious enough to accommodate the construction of an entire interstellar battleship. Once the battleship was completed, the entire bottom of the workshop would be removed to allow the entire battleship to be detached from it.

The entire process requires a large amount of manpower and intelligent machinery at Panshi Station. Although the various technical supports that AI can provide are reliable and important, its operations in some key technologies are still not as good as those of humans.

Fuxi AI controls thousands or tens of thousands of intelligent machines working simultaneously, which also causes huge computing pressure. Therefore, many times the work can be replaced by real people. Panshi Station is still quite willing to use manual labor to replace it.

Although what the staff said just now is correct, it is also based on the situation on the Earth-shading planet. The harsh environment on that planet makes it impossible for humans to go up there. As for the work at the Rock Station, human labor is indispensable anyway.

"By the way, have you found any clues in the galaxy map of the galaxies around Star Blue Ocean?"

Chen Lin came back to his senses and asked the staff, "I remember that we had already sent out a detection satellite to explore the galaxy a long time ago, right?"

"Of course there is, Mr. Chen. I'll let Fuxi show it to you right away!"

(End of this chapter)