I handed over to another world

Chen Lin stayed here for more than half an hour before finally deciding to leave. The current project on Muling Star has become stable, and the association has put in enough effort here. The mining of room-temperature superconducting minerals is a top priority, and there is no need to worry about any problems.

The last stop is the desert star portal on Darad's side.

In fact, the association had no plan to develop the Desert Star portal at the beginning. It was not until the Desert Star portal became unstable that they urgently called Chen Lin to maintain the portal so that it would not collapse. Finally, they began a small-scale exploration of the portal that was normally opened. After a large number of military drones were deployed in, the entire desert planet finally revealed the tip of the iceberg to them.

Later, the association even sent people into the Desert Star to establish trade relations with the Tuku tribe in the desert. Part of the rare metal components in the Star Sea Alloy Badge worn by Chen Lin came from the Desert Star.

Chen Lin still remembers that thing is called Hohmann metal.

On the Suzaku spacecraft, Chen Lin listened to the intelligent assistant beside him explaining to him the specific survey results about the Desert Star.

"…At this time, human technology has been highly developed. Lightspeed flight and interstellar travel have become popular, which provides a technical foundation for humans to expand their footprints into outer space."

"In order to help humans carry out large-scale interstellar travel and space colonization, the civilization of this universe eventually created intelligent machines - in the form of computers, artificial intelligence, robots and other types."

"Intelligent machines have replaced humans in important positions on a large scale, and their continuous evolution has no restrictions, which eventually led to an intelligent machine rebellion."

"The rebellion of the intelligent machines caused chaos in human civilization. Although humans eventually won the century-long war between humans and machines, they also paid a heavy price - almost half of civilization was destroyed, and a large amount of technology disappeared forever."

"Afterwards, in order to prevent the resurgence of intelligent machines, human society passed laws to destroy and recreate all types of intelligent machines. This overcorrection also caused human technology to regress to the level of the cold weapon era. This is the current situation on Desert Planet. Family forces are rampant, and there are also a large number of family forces among the Tuku people. The group of people we contacted were the more moderate faction in the family."

Chen Lin turned off the smart assistant and saw that the huge portal of the Desert Star had appeared in his field of vision.

After landing, there was the usual greetings. Chen Lin greeted the person in charge of Desert Star with a smile.

"Manager Zhong told me in advance that you were coming, so we've been waiting here for a long time!"

The person in charge was full of excitement, and Chen Lin laughed and said, "Old Zhong is really concerned about my schedule."

The person in charge here led Chen Lin towards the direction of the portal. In fact, the small portals in this area essentially did not need Chen Lin to restart and maintain them, but because of the concern that the same situation would occur again, every time the main portal was maintained, the association would ask Chen Lin to get everything in all areas together.

"The universe across from us is actually an interstellar universe version of the medieval imperial feudal system. The core emperor is called the Golden Lion Emperor, and below him are a bunch of subordinates and princes. Later, large forces such as the Family Federation and the Space Union were formed. They checked and balanced each other and eventually formulated some almost twisted universe armistice agreements."

"For example, something like a ban on the use of atomic weapons."

The person in charge spoke to Chen Lin, "It's stupid to say, but in order to make these agreements effective, they specially designed defensive devices - we have come into contact with these devices before, such as the distortion field belt that can defend against high-energy shooting beams."

"The 'Holtzman Technology' invented by a man named Holtzman in their world perfectly implemented this agreement. Holtzman Technology comes from the 'Holtzman Effect', which is an interaction between subatomic particles. Using this effect, humans can conduct interstellar travel, interstellar communication, and create Holtzman shields... Holtzman shields can block high-speed weapons, such as bullets."

"And energy weapons like lasers would 'ignite' the shield, turning it into a nuclear warhead that would destroy everything around it, including the attacker."

"To avoid this, the humans behind the portal are forced to fight with primitive bows and swords. These slow-moving weapons can safely pass through the shield..."

"But it's different in the dune desert. The Holtzman effect will annoy the sandworms and lead to attacks from them, so people generally don't use shields in the desert. As a result, there are many kinds of futuristic cutting-edge weapons on the desert planet. Two of our people were injured after entering. It was because we underestimated the strength of the opponent and thought they didn't dare to use formal ray weapons."

Chen Lin nodded. He had almost understood all these things when he was on the Suzaku. The current situation of the Desert Star was rather complicated, with various forces intertwined. Whether it was the Golden Lion Emperor's people or the forces of the major families, and finally the Tuku people on the Desert Star, they were all full of hostility towards the humans from another world who came out of the portal.

The Red Dragon Association had previously planned to communicate with each other as humans from another world, but later found that this simply didn't work.

Later, they simply used the name of a small family force that they had annihilated, which helped them overcome many obstacles on the desert planet.

"Speaking of which, we do have a great advantage over there."

The person in charge said to Chen Lin, "Because of the omnic rebellion there, they went too far and abandoned all the omnic equipment. This has led to the fact that many of their things are actually far inferior to ours."

"Although they have mastered the technology of light-speed spacecraft, they have no AI assistance in core technologies, such as navigation, so they can only use humans to do this work. This leads to extremely high requirements for navigators. Normal humans can never meet the requirements of AI level."

Chen Lin nodded. Human daily life and social development cannot be separated from a large amount of computing. Without computer technology, it would be very difficult for humans to move forward in the interstellar age.

After all, AI itself is a technological advancement and a powerful assist to the human brain.

"So they developed a very special technology over there, called the Navigator Project. They specially cultivated a human race for computing. They were specially trained to imitate the way computers operate, storing and analyzing data in their brains. They are equivalent to humanoid computers."

"But if this humanoid computer wants to maintain this high-intensity storage and analysis capabilities, it needs a special 'spice'."

The person in charge pointed to the portal on the desert planet and said, "It just so happens that the portal we opened is located on this special planet. The giant sandworms on this planet can produce this wonderful spice. I don't need to tell you the specific function of the spice, right? We did the corresponding tests at the beginning, and you should know it very well."

Chen Lin nodded. The "spices" produced by sandworms can not only prolong life, but also enhance human intelligence and perception. The birth of special navigators also depends on the catalytic effect of spices. Navigators need to consume a large amount of this stuff while working to maintain their high efficiency and maintain the state of "super perception" so as not to get lost in the interstellar space.

Therefore, this spice has become a rare resource coveted by the entire universe because of its special effects. Owning the spice means owning huge wealth.

The reason why there are so many forces and all kinds of strange people on this uninhabited planet is mostly because this planet is one of the few places that produces "spices". However, "spices" are not produced out of thin air, but are excreted by sandworms and are part of the metabolism of sandworms.

On the desert planet where the portal is located, sandworms are responsible for absorbing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and emitting oxygen, just like plants on Earth, maintaining the carbon-oxygen cycle of the entire planet.

Sandworms do not need to drink water, and water can even be said to be a deadly substance to sandworms.

When sandworms devour organic matter containing water (such as humans), they excrete the water from their bodies.

Since they have no natural enemies, sandworms are usually huge in size and firmly occupy the top of the ecological chain of the Desert Star. Even the Tuku people have a religious belief in worshiping sandworms.

"In fact, the trade between us and the Tuku people is conducted with water. Water is extremely scarce in this world. Sandworms need a lot of water to grow. Their bodies are hundreds of meters or even kilometers long, and they rely on huge amounts of water to increase their size."

"Generally speaking, when the sandworms grow in size, their living environment will be transformed into a desert. This may be the origin of the desert planet."

The person in charge and Chen Lin walked to the front of the portal at this time. Chen Lin took a closer look at the portal and found that the portal on the Desert Star was performing very well at present. When the scientific researchers on the scene saw them coming, they quickly stood up and greeted them. Chen Lin and the person in charge responded one by one, and the two walked through the crowd, talking as they walked.

"Water resources are indeed not in short supply in the Dalade Continent. Director Zhong decided to use water for trading. In order to show our strength to the Tuku people, we used a large transport vehicle to bring them 150 cubic meters of water the second time we went there."

Chen Lin also laughed immediately. Zhong Qingshu has always been very good at this kind of thing. He also contributed to the sale of motorcycles to the dwarves on the continent of Darad. Now thinking about it, it is a similar idea.

The person in charge turned on the screen and signaled Chen Lin that he could take a quick look at the negotiation process between them and the people from Tuku.

Chen Lin didn't know the person sent by the Red Dragon Association, but he obviously didn't look like a good person.

The Tuku people coming from the opposite side are the indigenous people of this planet. Most of them live in a harsh environment. The wind, sun and dry environment cause their skin to become rough due to long-term exposure to sand and dust.

The arrival of the Red Dragon Association was both hope and temptation for them. The negotiators of the Red Dragon Association showed the Tuku people the large amount of water resources they had and how these water resources could help the Tuku people build a more prosperous community on the desert planet.
The water source provided by the association is an irresistible temptation for the water-scarce people of Tuku.

The representative of the Tuku people was an old man with wrinkles all over his face, and there was a hint of hesitation in his eyes.

"Chief Tucker, look at how clear and tempting this water is... As long as you provide us with what we need, the water in these two vehicles will be yours."

The voice of the Red Dragon Association representative was full of temptation, while the eyes of Tucker, the representative of the Tuku people, were shining with desire.

He stared at the water bottle in the association representative's hand, and his Adam's apple moved up and down involuntarily.

The Tuku people live in the desert, and their desire for water is deep-rooted.

"You know our Tuku people's desire for water, but you also need to understand what your needs mean to us."

"That is the life of my people, and the future of my people."

Tucker's voice was low and firm.

The representative of the association smiled and shook his head gently: "Chief Tucker, you are too nervous. Our Red Dragon Association just wants to establish a cooperative relationship with the Tuku people and jointly develop some resources of Dune Star. This is beneficial to both of us."

Tucker was silent for a moment. He looked at the water bottle in the association representative's hand, and felt a conflict in his heart.

Finally, he let out a long sigh.

"Okay, I promise you."

"But you have to promise that your Red Dragon Association will not harm us Tuku people. And if the entire Desert Planet is attacked in the future because of this incident, and we are surrounded by major forces, you must come to the rescue!"

A hint of joy flashed in the eyes of the association representative. He stretched out his hand and shook hands with Tucker: "Of course! Our Red Dragon Association has always valued credibility."

In the end, the Tuku people agreed to the Red Dragon Association to exchange precious minerals and spices for these precious water resources. The Red Dragon Association would also provide them with huge amounts of food and crops, which almost guaranteed the survival of the entire Tuku race.

Their spice storage capacity is actually not large, but for the Red Dragon Association at this time, the temptation of spices is far less real than the Homan Metal on the planet, and most of the water resources have been exchanged for this rare Homan Metal.

However, the Tuku people never revealed where they got the Homan Metal from. At the beginning, the association representatives wanted to ask about the relevant information. Unfortunately, they were very wary of such information and did not disclose any of it at all. They only allowed the Red Dragon Association to exchange it for precious water resources and food crops.

"I heard from President Li that this thing is only for the royal family. Could it be that it is also produced on Desert Star?"

The person in charge nodded slightly at Chen Lin. "The information at that time was leaked. After investigation, we found out that this kind of thing is not only owned by the royal family, but also by several other large families. The Tuku people have their own exclusive mining channels. They may have established underground mines on the desert planet... We are not sure about the details. In fact, we have been trying to investigate related things for some time. We have sent many micro robots into the Tuku people's gathering place, but unfortunately, they all returned empty-handed or lost contact directly."

Chen Lin narrowed his eyes. This Tuku person, who sounded a bit primitive, was quite interesting... (End of this chapter)