Interstellar Farmer

The next destination of the Dragon God is the closest one among the twelve highlighted in the galaxy map that Kulin handed over. All twelve planets have been mined, and Han Zhen is eager for the minerals on them.

Dad, is this the star tree you are talking about? Why are there so many? Han Yu said in disbelief, pointing to the newly arrived mineral star. This mineral star should be a second-class sub-star. In its most primitive form, there is no water source or atmosphere on it. In previous images, the entire planet was brownish-yellow, but what Han Yu sees now is 90% The place is covered by a layer of black material that is thousands of meters high, like an extra layer of wrapping shell. Only when you zoom in closer will you find that this layer of shell is made of vine-like objects of varying thicknesses. , stem-like things with branches intertwined together to form! Densely stacked, like multiple layers of spider webs, they add up to form a shell.

On the twelve planets, Han Zhen has adopted two methods to mine minerals. One is the conventional method, which is mainly used in mining areas with high mineral volumes and concentrated minerals. The characteristic of these places is that the minerals only need a little Refined, it can become a crude finished product; the other is the mining of the Han family's unique star tree plant that Han Yu saw: after scattering all kinds of star tree seeds all over the mountains and plains, after a short period of growth, it basically The growth of minerals as nutrients has entered the forming stage. Once the star tree enters this stage, it absorbs the minerals in the area where the rhizomes are located. Through fruits or stems growing directly on the main trunk, it absorbs the rare and rare minerals scattered everywhere. Precious minerals are gathered together. At this time, the entire planet has become a huge farm. Therefore, those in the Han family who know the existence of the Star Tree call this appearance of almost the entire planet surrounded by the Star Tree the Star Tree. tree farm.

More?! Not much. After comparing the environment, this planet only uses 22 kinds of star trees to contain most of the rare and valuable minerals. Well, the statistics of these minerals are about 67 kinds. Although There may be some mineral types that cannot be taken into consideration, but these 67 types are what we are most lacking today. Han Zhen thought for a while and then said: You have also seen that in order to increase the mining volume, I have invested a lot of money on this planet. These 22 types of star tree seeds are extremely large, covering five times more than expected. If you want other mineral types, you can only wait until this season is completed.

Five times!? No wonder, Han Yu understood. In fact, she was not surprised just now by the number of types of star trees here, but by the number. They can cover 90% of the entire mineral star. How many plants are needed to cover it? You know, even if one plant can cover hundreds of square kilometers, it would take countless plants to cover an entire planet that has no oceans and is entirely planted. Moreover, there is a lot of overlap! However, Han Zhen's last sentence of five times the amount of investment explains the reason. There was only one in the first place, but now there are six, so of course there will be more!

Han Zhen contacted the person in charge of the mining planet and received a detailed record of his arrival on the planet. There are not many people on the planet. In addition to the fifteen conventional high-yield mining areas that require more than 10 million people, the Star Tree Mine does not require much manpower. The total number of people added up is only two million. You know, this A mineral star is not small. Taking the earth as a reference, it is more than four times the size of the earth! These two million people are responsible for 90% of the four planets the size of the Earth. Although each person has two robots as helpers, it seems that the number of people is still too small. If they are scattered across the planet, they will be almost very small. Hard to find.

That’s the advantage of Star Tree Farm, it’s easy to manage! So far, there are 167 types of star trees. The time required for each type of star tree seeds from sowing to entering the molding stage varies, but the longest does not exceed five years, and has been compressed by Han Zhen After that, most of them are less than three years old. There is no need to take care of them during these three years. The most important thing you need to do is to look around for any seeds that have not touched the ground, and just change the place of such seeds. . Three years later, that is, now, the fruits and stems formed on this mineral star will appear in the same place. What these two million people have to do now is to drive a hover car or Airship, go to each star tree to pick the fruits and cut the roots. Oh, it doesn't matter even if you forget to pick them. You only need to drive over and pick them up in a short time, within a week. That's it - their fruits will fall directly when mature, and the stems on the main trunk will fall off automatically; and because they are wrapped in a shell, you don't have to worry about being absorbed by the star tree again immediately after falling.

The planet is now a busy scene. Two million people drive hovercars and airships and are responsible for the work of fruit farmers. However, with special pickers and robots to help, it is really easy. Originally, Han Zhen wanted to use only one million people to take charge, but because the coverage here was five times greater than expected, he decided to use two million people.

The Star Tree is very aggressive, so all its seeds were previously produced in the Special Research Institute, but now its birth location has been changed to the Dragon God. After the star tree is planted, it does not have any reproductive ability or genetic ability. There are also strict regulations on the growth period. The maximum is twenty years and the minimum is ten years. Once the time is up, it will die immediately, and what is left after death is the big tree. Batch ordinary minerals are still second-level minerals.

It was not difficult for Han Zhen to let Xingshu automatically bring all the ordinary minerals out of the surface when he died, but he did not do it because although this method could obtain more ordinary minerals, it was An extreme approach, a predatory approach. There are enough ordinary mines on the surface. If there are more, it will damage the foundation of the planet; there is also a need to leave some foundation for the next batch of star trees. If they are all extracted, the growth of the new batch will also be Change slowly.

I read the records from beginning to end and affirmed the person in charge. If anything here is leaked, it will be a storm that shocks the universe, so the people who can be in charge here are all the most loyal talents of the Han family selected from thousands of people.

Arrange someone to open the warehouse, so you don't have to worry about the transportation. At the same time, pay attention to the reception and find a place. I have brought you new things. Han Zhen ordered.

I understand, lord! I'll make arrangements right away! The person in charge left in high spirits.

After he left, Han Yu jumped out, holding the virtual record book in his hand, shaking it vigorously: Dad, this is great! There are so many reserves of high-grade minerals here! It is more than four times the expected report!

Of course! Looking at Han Yu's cute little appearance, Han Zhen scratched her little nose, The expected report was drawn up more than half a year ago, when production on the farm in the mining area had just begun. In the past half year or so, exactly When mining is good, it's not unusual to get four times more supplies. Han Zhen was also in a good mood, and everyone would like having more supplies. In the future, we will receive it once every two to three years, and then it will be considered a real bumper harvest!

On a planet like this with a Star Tree Farm, special attention must be paid to building warehouses. Star Trees are very aggressive. If you are not careful, you may be able to drill into the ground and directly absorb the stored minerals again. Lose! Therefore, the warehouses on the planet are all built on a natural satellite outside the planet. This is a bit similar to the existence of the moon to the earth. How come the star tree is not that powerful to extend up.

The 67 giant warehouses classified according to each type of rare and precious minerals have all been opened at this time. It can be seen that each warehouse is not full, and there is still a huge amount of space left. However, even so, two units were dispatched. The moving team made two trips back and forth before they could all be evacuated, which made Han Yu, who was watching from the sidelines, smile from ear to ear.

At several locations designated by the person in charge, Han Zhen put down the supplies he had brought with him. After encouraging him again, the Dragon God left and headed for the next mineral planet.

During the next voyage, Han Yu had something to do, and the various refining factories gathered in Taici were finally able to start some operations. The number of these factories is definitely large. Although not every rare mineral and every level requires a special factory for refining, after all, the manufacturing methods of many minerals are similar and have some commonalities, and South Korea Jade and Lauke have also made some improvements in this, but even so, there are more than 500 mineral refining plants of various types.

Since there are only 67 kinds of minerals, it is not necessary to use them all. Only more than 40 of them are used. Han Yu is refining and researching on the side. Many improvements need to be carried out in practice. She also knows her own theory. There are enough, but this is the difference.

Dad, do you think it is possible to use the characteristics of the star tree to form a complete shell with high defense when they die? In that case, wouldn't it be possible to increase the planet's defense? Han Yu tilted his head. said the head. She was deeply impressed by the star branches and canes that seemed to wrap around the entire planet.

Han Zhen's body was shocked. Yes, the Star Tree can be adjusted and improved at any time. If you can make them form a layer of armor when they die, the effect will not be bad; you can make the Star Tree absorb them The final remnant is formed according to the ratio of the armor formula, and the defense is not ordinary; does the battle star itself need it, or does it need a lot? If it can be operated in this way, won't the battle star's armor problem be solved? Furthermore, if you can specifically provide the various minerals needed when the star trees grow, and correct their growth direction, can you form a real armor? As long as the star tree has nutrients, it will grow very quickly. If the speed can be increased to the limit, can it form a living armor? Interstellar satellites will definitely have to be built by ourselves in the future. The biggest problem is the armor problem of thousands of meters. So if we use the characteristics of star trees, can it be solved? ….

The more Han Zhen thought about it, the more he realized it was valuable for research. He didn't even hear Han Yu's screams and entered his research room directly like a gust of wind.