Wasteland Development Diary

Zhou Yi asked Red Falcon to notify Yuan Tong, Bi Qi, Qian Su, and Zheng Tao to come to the rooftop of Emerald City's Building No. 1.

Before everyone arrived, the rooftop was already prepared for flight.

The glider's wide delta wing was entirely sewn from linen, looking somewhat flimsy, but the structure appeared very symmetrical, thanks to the precise data provided by the programmers.

Beneath the wing was a simple tripod.

Young Zhua Ma was strapped with a safety rope, his gloved hands gripping the frame's handrails.

"Preparing to glide."

A Feng counted down: "5, 4, 3, 2, 1."

Then Zhua Ma leaped into the air, flying with the glider.

He skillfully changed his posture in the air, sitting on the tripod's support rod, flying far away.

Red Falcon followed him throughout the whole process, filming.

The camera showed Zhua Ma, with his face full of beard, waving his arms towards the ground, looking very confident.

"Current altitude is 101 meters, flying speed is 30 kilometers/hour, running smoothly."

"The distance to Leshan Giant Buddha is 57 kilometers, estimated time is 1 hour and 54 minutes."

"The pilot's physiological condition is normal, body temperature slightly decreased."

Zhou Yi projected the controller onto the wall of the rooftop and asked A Feng beside him, "How difficult is it to operate the glider?"

"It has a certain threshold."

A Feng truthfully said, "You need to learn how to use the rudder to control the rear vertical tail to change the flight direction."

"Strong winds will make the glider faster, the maximum speed can reach 50 kilometers/hour, and the slowest is 25 kilometers/hour. Currently, we are gliding at an altitude of less than 500 meters, so safety is guaranteed."

"The temperature at this altitude is not very cold, it can be directly observed from the ground, and it is convenient to call for help if there is a problem."

Zhou Yi was most happy about the speed.

Compared to the reinforced ship in the Dead Sea, the glider was much faster.

Zhou Yi asked, "How much fly silk does it take to make such a glider?"

A Feng replied, "After program simulation and optimization, now it only needs to cover the entire keel structure to maintain low-altitude gliding. For such a small glider, with a wingspan of 7.9 meters and a length of 2.1 meters, we need 120 meters of fly silk."

"Based on 10 centimeters of fly silk, it takes 1 jin of grain to feed the silkworm, so the cost is 1200 jin of grain, which is a person's food ration for a year and a half at 2 jin per day."

"1 jin of grain is about 100 mushrooms, so the cost is about 120,000 mushrooms."

He was familiar with these data and blurted out, "And the wooden frame, the existing high-quality wood from the Tree Monster Territory is very suitable, light and strong. Using iron would be too heavy, affecting speed and handling."

"As for the linen for the wing cloth, we use the canvas specially used on ships, and some necessary metal fixing parts... Adding up all the odds and ends, the cost is about 140,000 mushrooms."

Zhou Yi thought thoughtfully, "That is the annual salary of a light soot worker."

"Yes, Chairman."

A Feng said, "The most core consumption is still on fly silk. This consumes too much grain, but fortunately, our farm is developing very well now."

Zhou Yi turned his gaze to the Four Great Kongs beside him.

"What do you think?"

Yuan Tong had been staring at the projection on the wall, paying attention to the glider's flight situation.

He came back to his senses and said, "I think this is a bit expensive, but it has a lot of potential."

"The company's industry now covers a larger and larger area, from the coast of the Dead Sea to the inland hills, and then to the northern forests. These areas need attention because there are still many natural disasters. For example, now it is summer, there may be forest fires, and floods caused by heavy rains... Satellites can detect them in time, but to respond quickly, we need air power."

"Currently, our aerial members are only Red Falcon and Sea Hunter, and they all have their own busy things."

"With gliders, we can immediately cross various terrains and distances to carry out direct rescue in the local area. Improving the speed of emergency rescue is of great significance."

Zhou Yi nodded.

Indeed.

Octopus Brother Bi Qi's focus was on another aspect: "This design is very excellent, simple and practical. I think we should immediately start to solve the problem of insufficient fly silk reserves in order to produce them in large quantities as soon as possible."

"I think the glider will be the next Flame Cup. This cheap flying device will definitely sell well!"

Okay.

He was already considering mass production.

Zheng Tao's speech was the most conservative: "I only know about farming, and aircraft are not my area of expertise. But if we have them, fertilizers and seeds can be sown more evenly, which is also a good thing for farmland."

Finally, Zhou Yi looked at Qian Su.

The iron-headed girl frowned, as if thinking about some difficult problem.

"What about you?"

Being named in person, Qian Su then moved her lips: "This aircraft looks very simple, but I think it is an epoch-making invention."

Zhou Yi thought she was not optimistic, but he did not expect her to give an unprecedented evaluation.

"Many inventions seem inconspicuous at first, but they can break the existing common sense and conventions. The destructive power and staying power of this kind of thing are the greatest."

The iron-headed girl's eyes were particularly serious: "In the past, ordinary people had to rely on the equipment of the Light Imprint Technique system to cross the Dead Sea. This is already deeply rooted common sense. Without the support of the light imprint, it is impossible to cross the Dead Sea."

"Now, the technical materials brought by creatures like silkworms can be said to break the existing technological system monopoly."

"Without being stuck by the Light Imprint Technique, we have cheaper technologies and equipment that can achieve the same results and have a wider range of popularization. This is a more advanced expression."

"Everyone, please take a closer look. The glider can not only fly over the hills, but also cross the Dead Sea and fly in the air. It also means that if gliders can be mass-produced, even ordinary people can ride and drive them to travel between many cities."

"Cheap, intuitive, and fun to control."

Qian Su gestured with her two metal prosthetic limbs, and a kind of fanaticism appeared on her face: "I remember that the silkworm can continuously produce fly silk, as long as it is fed a lot of food, this flying material can be mass-produced."

"Chairman, if we increase production, we can firmly occupy the first-mover advantage. If we can get more silkworms, the aircraft industry can be spread out faster!"

"I think it is an invention with more strategic value than refrigerators!"

Zhou Yi couldn't help but remember.

Xiao Fu said that going to the light burst location can stimulate the silkworm to perform a single split.

I might as well run a few more places.

The reason why I didn't try this before was because the grain output was insufficient and the fly silk had not found an application field.

Now these two points are not a problem.

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Zhou Yi asked the four people: "First do the evaluation of the Wasteland Invention Award. Regarding the evaluation of the glider, please tell me your ratings."

The four people unanimously agreed that it was a first prize.

Zhou Yi looked at the somewhat dazed insect farmer next to him and said with a smile, "A Feng, you have quietly created a big news this time and developed an important invention for the company."

The insect-raising youth smiled foolishly: "Thanks to everyone's help, otherwise it would not have been possible to succeed."

Soon, Zhua Ma safely returned and was disengaged from the glider with A Feng's help.

Facing Zhou Yi, the bearded youth was a little nervous and immediately stood up straight and shouted loudly: "Hello, Chairman!"

"Well done, Zhua Ma."

Zhou Yi said: "Now I announce that the fly silk glider invented by A Feng and you has been rated as the first prize of the Wasteland Invention Award, which is a bonus of 100 light seeds."

He handed a light nano-box to Zhua Ma and A Feng.

"If mass production is started later, you will be allocated 5% of the patent revenue for 70 years."

Zhua Ma's sluggish face suddenly burst into a smile: "Thank you, Chairman, you are so generous! Hahaha! I have money!"

"Now the glider project is officially handed over to you. You two need to further optimize the airframe and strive to make flying simple and ensure safety. If you need any cooperation, you can ask for help from various departments. If I am not there, look for Gong Zheng."

Zhou Yi looked at the two young people: "Work hard."

"Yes, Chairman!"

……

After this was over, Zhou Yi immediately called Sea Hunter and asked it to take the silkworm to find the light burst location to split. The light gathering body Helu Cang accompanied.

"Please wait for my good news."

Sea Hunter put away the metal box containing the silkworm and immediately flew into the Dead Sea with the light gathering body.

Two more days passed.

Zhou Yi did not wait for the return of the Sea Spine Hunter, but ushered in an uninvited guest.

Led by a large bus, a convoy escorted by large drones came to Emerald City.

The leading bus issued a mechanical synthesized voice: "I am the special envoy of the Mirror City Security Department, Hague KLQ6127, representing the Mechanical and Electrical City in accordance with the general agreement, and come to review and eliminate the [Sunday Virus] of all mechanical and electrical life in your company. Please cooperate."

Zhou Yi frowned.

The visitors were not friendly.

He said through Red Falcon: "Our company has its own management and processes and is not subject to external long-arm jurisdiction. Please go back."

"Mr. Zhou, the [Sunday Virus] and the terrorist organization Mechanical and Electrical Knights are causing great damage to the entire mechanical and electrical society. Our actions are to eliminate hidden dangers to avoid potential spreaders from escaping and causing greater losses to all parties."

"In addition, we have received reliable news that you are not only cooperating with the Mechanical and Electrical Knights, but also packaging semi-enlightened bodies into normal mechanical and electrical life in violation of regulations, which is a huge threat to the entire mechanical and electrical society. Please hand these members over to us for supervision and processing by the Mechanical and Electrical City."

"Wasteland Development Company is an important economic partner of the Mechanical and Electrical City and a friend recognized by us. We do not want to interrupt cooperation between the two parties because of this. Please understand and cooperate."

The other party issued an ultimatum in a voice without any ups and downs.

Zhou Yi reiterated again: "Wasteland Development Company does not accept any form of interference in internal affairs."

"Mr. Zhou, if you refuse to review and eliminate, in accordance with Agreement No. 412.39 and relevant regulations, Wasteland Development Company will be regarded as an accomplice, harboring and colluding. Your company will be subject to comprehensive sanctions. Please consider carefully."

Special Envoy Hague issued a threat.

Zhou Yi said coldly: "Wasteland Development Company is not subordinate to the Mechanical and Electrical City. We manage our own employees and will not hand them over to any external forces for review and imprisonment."

"If you cannot accept this, it is not our problem, it is your problem."

The special envoy said: "It is a pity that the high-speed development path of your company is about to end. I hope that in the future, Mr. Zhou will not regret his decision."

After uttering harsh words, the convoy just turned around and left without making a military threat.

Zhou Yi opened a can of Coke and took a big gulp.

The next few days will be difficult.