Beneath Deep Space

Let’s do the math. There are 1.06 million tons of uranium resource reserves alone, plus the associated molybdenum ore, copper ore, etc. These are not pure things. Mixed among various stones, there are at least two to three hundred million tons. The ore needs to be mined!

This is just a resource point, there are other iron ore, copper ore, aluminum ore, titanium ore... all added together, there are at least two to three billion tons of stone to be dug!

Okay, it looks like a large amount, but, but... this is just a small head, the real killer is - ice cubes!

Geologists have discovered four large glacial lakes near the North Pole. It is conservatively estimated that there are 3,000 cubic kilometers of ice or water. When converted into mass, that is - 300 billion tons!

There are 300 billion tons of ice to dig out!

If it is liquid water, it is of course easy to solve it. Just use a water pump, or at most use a few more. But ice is much more troublesome. There is only a small amount of water at the bottom of the four large glacial lakes, most of which are ice.

This damn... is really going to kill William. Three hundred billion tons of ice, what is the concept of three hundred billion tons! How come he got so excited and boasted so much about Haikou?

Hearing William's brother's complaints, even Ivanovich wisely shut up. No matter what, his situation was much better than William's.

"...Mr. William, where is your courage, where is your confidence? What are you afraid of?" The speaker was Professor Ding Yidong, who criticized unceremoniously: "I didn't ask you to use a shovel! You have to rely on wisdom. It depends on industrialization!”

Professor Ding Yidong is like this. He always criticizes everyone. This is a bit like virologist Dennis. However, Dennis is harsh and Ding Yidong is wild and, to put it bluntly, a big mouth. They have different personalities.

"To complete these tasks, we must mechanize and automate on a large scale! We must completely change our thinking..."

Ding Yidong spoke with a loud voice, "There is a saying that how bold the people are, how productive the land is! You know what I mean!"

William was silent, he knew what Ding Yidong wanted to express.

"Yes..." Dr. Felix nodded, agreeing with his old rival. "All machinery must develop in the direction of intelligence, unmanned, and heavy-duty. Otherwise, we just don't have enough people." use."

"We can no longer limit our previous thinking and no longer need to consider issues such as funding, environmental pollution, and sustainable development. We must let go of our imagination, release all our wisdom, and put it into production!"

Hearing this, all the scientists nodded, and even William's face improved slightly.

Everyone started discussing and letting their imaginations run wild.

Scientists are much better than ordinary people when they are crazy. Their madness is logical yet incredible. Immediately, wild and bold ideas were proposed...

In order to mine, the first thing to solve is the transportation problem, which is to send the excavated ore back to the Noah. The transport train on the moon can transport up to 20,000 tons of cargo in one trip. It is really rubbish. It is really too little.

Therefore, some people think that it is better to improve the engine and expand the size of the train ten times. In this case, one trip can transport 200,000 tons of cargo... The volume can be expanded ten times, and the length, width, and height can be expanded by 2.1 times.

"No, the load capacity of 200,000 tons is still too small!" Someone immediately objected, "Compared with the order of magnitude of 100 billion tons, it is completely useless."

"Then... why not add a nuclear-powered engine and make it as powerful as an aircraft carrier? How about an aircraft carrier-level train? Then increase the length and width, increase its volume, and the load capacity can even reach the million-ton level... …”

Don't know who is talking nonsense there.

It was nothing more than nonsense. Everyone's eyes lit up and they all followed this plan. If there really was such a nuclear-powered train, it would be able to transport one to two million tons of materials in one trip. That would be amazing!

Everyone was stunned. One million tons per trip, this train is awesome!

We must do it, we must do it!

"No, no, no! No way!" Ivanovich's face turned crooked. If he really wanted to design such a nuclear-powered train, his industrial factory would have to build it. Wouldn't his task be even heavier?

He quickly shouted: "Gentlemen and ladies, this train is too heavy. There are no railways or tires that can bear this kind of weight. It's impossible!"

"How is it impossible?" William suddenly roared: "Don't forget, the gravity of Mars is only one-third that of the Earth. We can definitely handle this kind of train! As for the tire pressure problem, there are many methods, and we can definitely do it. …”

Immediately afterwards, more and more scientists supported William. Gravity is just a small problem and there must be a way to solve it.

"There is another problem. The output power of the nuclear power plant should be redesigned. After all, the train is not an aircraft carrier, and the two are still somewhat different..." someone worried.

"Everyone, the miniaturization of nuclear power plants has been solved by our Wild Wolf Design Bureau. There is no problem at all in this aspect!" Professor Ding Yidong suddenly said lightly. In fact, they Wild Wolf have been working on this thing on the way to Mars, and now Zhongyu Platoon comes into use.

Seeing everyone's shocked expressions, he actually wanted to laugh wildly, but he held it back and pretended to be understated.

The most critical part has been solved?

Everyone was shocked for a while.

"That's it, leave the specific design of the super train to us!" Ding Yidong was very satisfied, his voice still grew louder unconsciously, and he directly opened his mouth to take care of everything. Their Wild Wolf Design Bureau has recruited some new people, its population has increased, and its research capabilities have become stronger.

Hearing this, William breathed a sigh of relief. He still knew the reputation and strength of the wild wolf.

But Ivanovich suffered a disaster. He had no way to refute and could only sigh bitterly. In fact, deep down in his heart, he was extremely excited and wanted to build such a nuclear-powered train...

Okay, let’s ignore the transportation problem for the time being. The second thing to solve is the excavation problem. The excavator on the moon still has to be manually controlled by humans. It is really too troublesome and must be replaced.

Now, it is necessary to build an unmanned excavator, and the daily output must be greater.

Now that nuclear-powered trains have come out, nuclear-powered excavators...are not a problem, right? This is a common thought among scientists.

However, this kind of automated excavator is more technically difficult than a train. Not only must it have sufficient power, but it must also be equipped with a certain amount of artificial intelligence.

"Unmanned driving, automatic mining... I think there is no problem with intelligent programs in this area and can be realized." Ms. Sullivan from the Super Intelligence Laboratory said.

"In that case, leave the specific design work of the super excavator to us." Felix nodded. The Wild Wolf Design Bureau has already taken over the "Super Train" project, and their research institute cannot be left behind.

"Thank you, thank you everyone!"

William breathed a sigh of relief, but Ivanovich was getting more and more headache. These things were surprisingly big, and the amount of work was not enough...

But the blood in his bones is flowing faster. Only by building such a huge thing can his blood surge up. I believe that the young men under my command will also be very excited!