King Who Will Cross

Underwater operations have always been one of the important research projects in various countries, because everyone knows that there are many more resources on the seabed than on land.

The most advanced underwater operating machine at present is a wireless remote-controlled diving machine jointly developed by Britain and Italy in Europe's Eureka Project. It can work continuously for about 240 hours in a sea of ​​6,000 meters deep.

However, this most advanced diving machine can only perform simple shooting, collection and maintenance tasks, and cannot achieve the purpose of mining various mineral resources from the seabed at all.

When Li Daniu ordered his submarine to drag two engineering robots to a trench near Australia, Li Daniu also drove the steel armor to the location of the submarine.

Let them go and prepare to dive.

The most suitable diving depth for a submarine is about 270 meters, which is still a long way from the bottom of the sea.

When the cables installed on the submarine were loosened, the two engineering robots began to sink from a depth of 270 meters.

Ultron, let them turn on the power systems.

Following Li Daniu's order, the Ark reactors on the chests of the two engineering robots lit up, and the underwater thrusters on their backs began to operate, and they began to dive at a speed of about 9 knots.

Li Daniu looked at the seafloor footage transmitted back in real time and asked, Ultron, what is the depth of this trench?

Ultron replied: It is estimated to be around 7,600 meters.

“How deep is the deepest trench in the world?”

The current known one is the Mariana Trench, which has a depth of 11,034 meters.

Li Daniu asked: What is the maximum theoretical depth at which our engineering robot can work normally on the seabed?

Ultron replied: 8200 meters!

It's completely enough. Li Daniu laughed.

The deepest place in the sea is the trench, but not all the resources on the seabed are in the trench. Most of them are distributed in the abyssal plain with a water depth of 3,000 to 5,000 meters. The theoretical working depth of engineering robots is 8,200 meters. , which is completely more than enough.

The engineering robot dived all the way and photographed various scenery on the seabed, but Li Daniu simply ignored them. Compared with these scenery, even the various strange marine creatures, they were not as attractive to him as the mineral resources on the seabed.

When the engineering robot finally reached the deepest part of the trench, Ultron said: The diving depth is 7657.2 meters. Do you want to start mining testing?

Do you still need to ask? Wasn't it just for the mining test that I waited for a long time? Li Daniu said decisively: Start immediately!

As the relevant instructions were issued, the two engineering robots began to use their own detection instruments to detect mineral resources on the nearby seabed.

Discovery of polymetallic bound minerals.

After Ultron gave a prompt, Engineering Robot No. 6 began to dig holes on the seabed. After digging out the ore, Robot No. 5 began to decompose on the spot.

Ultron continued to report: Manganese, iron, nickel, cobalt, copper have been decomposed...

What a good thing. Li Daniu sighed. Compared with other countries that develop seabed resources and focus on energy-related minerals, that is, oil, natural gas and other mineral resources, what Li Daniu values ​​​​is the metal ores in seabed mineral resources.

As for the reason? Of course, it's because New Tuvalu has no mineral resources, and after Li Daniu developed the Ark Reactor, those natural energy sources are no longer needed.

Polymetallic nodules are just one type of seabed ore, and this ore contains more than a dozen metal elements, each of which is a very important mineral resource.

After waiting for a while, Li Daniu asked: Have you found niobium, tantalum, zircon ore, zircon, etc.?

Ultron replied: Nothing has been found so far.

The mineral resources Li Daniu asked about are all of very high value, including the metal elements in the super alloy formula he developed.

There are also special metals needed for robot smart chips and Ark reactors.

After thinking about it, Li Daniu ordered: Ultra, focus the production of the robot production line on mineral mining robots.

No problem! After confirming, Ultron asked: Your Majesty the King, how to solve the transportation problem?

Shipping issues?

Li Daniu looked at the engineering robots that were mining mineral resources on the seabed and knew that this test was considered a success, but he would face transportation problems next.

According to the current production schedule and material reserves of the robot production line, hundreds of robots will be produced soon. If you want to transport all these hundreds of robots from the factory to the sea, it is impossible to just rely on Li Daniu to sneak over and drive every night. Then ship it in two units.

If a freight company is hired, this engineering robot may be leaked.

Using virtual reality technology, can we make these robots invisible or change their appearance visible to the naked eye? Li Daniu thought of a way and asked: We can disguise them as construction machinery and then let the freight company transport them. Get to the dock, and I’m trying to figure out how to throw them into the sea when the time comes.”

Sorry, Your Majesty the King, your idea is not in line with reality. Ultron replied: My database shows that transportation of construction machinery and equipment similar to this will have special personnel to inspect and accept it. Even if we can ask When you go to the freight company, they will also follow normal procedures and conduct a certain level of testing on the construction machinery to be transported.

That's right. Li Daniu thought for a while and asked, Ultra, what suggestions do you have?

Ultron replied without any lag: According to calculations, the most advantageous way is to build a transport aircraft. It can not only transport engineering robots, but also transport the robot production line in Factory No. 2 to your location. Hidden in the military base, it is even possible to transport mineral resources mined from the sea by engineering robots.”

A transport aircraft?

This is indeed a good way to achieve multiple goals with one stone.

Li Daniu asked: Are there any difficulties for us in terms of technology and materials?

According to the technical reserves in the database, there is no difficulty in manufacturing an aircraft. Ultron said: The materials for making aircraft can also be purchased directly. The only problem is that we do not have a production line.

If the production line of Factory No. 2 is modified, will it not meet the production requirements? Li Daniu asked.

Ultron replied: The production line of Factory No. 2 can only produce metal parts with a volume of no more than 1.3 meters. According to the aircraft experimental drawings in the database, many parts exceed this volume. The most important thing is, We don’t have the capability to produce integral skin parts for aircraft.”

Of course, Li Daniu understands that no matter how perfect the fitting process is, it is not as good as the overall forging effect, but he cannot solve the problem of the production line for the time being, so what should he do?

After thinking about it, Li Daniu asked: Help me search for transport aircraft on the market and report the model of transport aircraft that is most suitable for transforming into the aircraft we need.

After a two-second pause, Ultron replied: C-5 Galaxy strategic transport aircraft, An-225 strategic transport aircraft, IL-76 strategic transport aircraft. I need to remind you that if you want to buy the above types of transport aircraft, it is difficult to It’s no less than building a new production line.”

Although strategic transport aircraft are much less difficult to purchase than other armaments, it is very difficult for the new Tuvalu to purchase any armaments from abroad, even metal minerals with military value. .

But who wants to pay for it?

Li Daniu laughed and said: Although I have a lot of money, since no one is willing to sell it to me so easily, I can only get it myself. Moreover, this transport aircraft is not suitable for direct purchase, because we need to Modify it and then carry out secret missions. If you buy it directly, the aircraft will disappear by then, which will definitely cause a lot of trouble.

After finding two reasons for his upcoming shameless theft, Li Daniu said: Ultron, help me check where these types of aircraft are? It's best to be the one parked at a secret military base, even if it's me After it was driven away, all the countries did not dare to directly announce it.