This Game Is Too Realistic

Looking at the old friend who came down from the open hatch, Chu Guang also stretched out his right hand with a smile on his face.

It's a pleasure to meet you! Mr. Li, it's been a long time!

The person standing in front of him at this moment is Li Changkong, the manager of the Construction Department of Ideal Group.

As one of the representatives sent by the Enterprise Aid Alliance to Dawn City, Chu Guang hadn't seen him for a while since the war in Luoxia Province ended.

For a long time, the staff of the General Management Department and Yi Chuan of the Overseas Business Department were in charge of the foreign affairs exchanges between the council and the alliance.

Li Changkong's visit to the southern waters this time does not represent the corporate council, but the oldest infrastructure king among the five major corporate groups - Ideal Group.

The infrastructure of Ideal City was built by Ideal Group. As for the transformation into property management and operation and maintenance, it will all be after the completion of Ideal City.

As for the purpose of Li Changkong's visit this time, it is naturally to inspect the trackless space elevator project proposed by the alliance at the meeting of the viscoelastic body.

It takes a lot of energy to maintain the operation of Ideal City, and this work happens to belong to the business scope of Ideal Group.

If the stable channel from the surface to outer space can be reopened, or even the ground-to-moon flights that have been out of service for two centuries can be restored, it will undoubtedly fundamentally solve the hidden danger of energy depletion that Ideal City may face in the future.

It is precisely because of this that Ideal Group has shown extraordinary interest since the alliance proposed this plan.

When he heard that the alliance had teamed up with the South China Sea Alliance to start site selection in the southern waters, the chairman of Ideal Group immediately sent an application for a field trip to the southern waters to Shu Yu, the alliance's ambassador to Ideal City.

Seeing that the local tyrants in Ideal City were so interested in his plan, Chu Guang was naturally happy to hear about it, and immediately asked Shuyu to approve their application, and even sat on the conch mother to greet him in person.

Standing on the solid steel deck, Li Changkong glanced around, his surprised eyes were half shocked and half appreciative.

incredible.

The settlement that was once dilapidated and had nothing but hope has now completed such an incredible project!

Although Ideal City is located on the coastline and is also developing resources in the ocean, it is not outstanding in shipbuilding technology, at least not as brilliant as their aviation equipment.

It is not difficult to understand that such a situation will occur.

After all, in the era of prosperity, the development focus of the People's Federation is constantly shifting to outer space, and the logistics and manufacturing industries on the surface are also more or less moving towards the four major industrial areas near the space elevator.

Under this general trend, the market share of rail transportation and air transportation has ushered in high growth, while sea transportation has actually shown stagnation or even shrinking.

Coupled with the limited development strategy adopted by the People's Federation of marine resources to protect the marine ecological environment, in the prosperous era of more than a century, the navigation technology of human civilization has not actually developed much, and the ecological foundation of the entire industry has Maintain the appearance of the early era of prosperity.

Even if some ships have made progress in materials and power sources, most of them are driven by other high-growth industries and passively moved forward by the nose.

Ideal City has largely inherited the attributes of the Renlian era. Although it is not pedantic to continue the environmental protection policies of the Renlian era, the investment in marine equipment is far lower than in other fields.

At least none of the five major groups regards marine engineering and marine equipment manufacturing as their main business.

It was precisely because of this that Li Changkong was so shocked.

Although in Chu Guang's view, the strategic significance of the Bawang transport aircraft is much greater than that of the Conch submerged mother, in Li Changkong's eyes, it is completely opposite.

This thing is much more amazing than the Alliance aircraft!

It's amazing... A mobile airport that can dive, is this what you designed?

Seeing Li Changkong making a fuss, Chu Guang laughed and said.

Don't dare to be, to be precise, it is a work completed by us and the people of the South China Sea Alliance.

It's really emotional to think about it.

Once upon a time, when he saw the Pioneer of the enterprise, he also had such a fussy expression.

Now the two sides have exchanged positions. On the contrary, the manufacturing industry of the alliance has opened the eyes of enterprises.

It's incredible...

Looking at the flat deck under his feet, and then at the tall bridge, Li Changkong still had an expression of restlessness, and asked Chu Guang in puzzlement.

Our ship will grow barnacles and oysters after a few months at sea. How do you prevent those things from crawling on the deck?

This is not a secret worth hiding, Chu Guang said in a chatty tone.

Psychic interference devices can not only be used to drive away alien species, but are also effective for some difficult shellfish.

A dazed expression appeared on Li Changkong's face.

I see.

Although he is not a professional, there is something to this alternative approach.

What's even more unbelievable is yet to come, Chu Guang smiled faintly, and continued, Come with me, I'll take you to the cabin to have a look.

As he spoke, he walked ahead, and together with the guards beside him, led Li Changkong and his party towards the bridge.

The entrance to the cabin is just below the bridge, and a group of people stood on the elevator, and with a slight movement, they quickly descended into the interior of the submarine.

I saw more than 20 Alliance carrier-based aircraft parked in a row in that wide space.

Among them are vertical take-off and landing transport aircraft such as the Viper, fixed-wing aircraft such as the Lightning and Thunder, and even the Cloudfly orthopter imported from Ideal City.

The guide rail of the electromagnetic ejection is directly connected to the upwardly tilted hatch at the front end, and a straight main guide rail is connected to multiple branch guide rails connected to the fixed-wing carrier aircraft.

In the event of a battle, the Conch submarine can launch all the aviation equipment stored in the cabin into the air immediately after surfacing, forming an air attack formation in a very short time, and using the outer deck runway to provide land-based aviation equipment. The team provides a springboard for transit.

In addition to those aviation equipment, the ammunition reserves in the submersible are also impressive.

I saw that the missile rack next to the guide rail was full of missiles of different models.

From the perspective of quantity alone, the current ammunition reserve of this submerged mother is more than enough to meet the consumption of three battles!

And not only that, in the dome mezzanine of the spacious space, there are also folded King Crab amphibious engineering armors waiting.

When not in use, they stay quietly on the charging pile and hang up.

Once a deployment order is issued, they can be hoisted and placed on the inner deck by the mechanical arm fixed on the guide rail, and they can go out of the cabin to fight through the special buffer channel.

From the moment he entered the cabin, Li Changkong was shocked.

This is simply a mobile sea fortress!

And it's the kind that can dive at any time!

However, what Chu Guang wanted to show him was not the abundance of martial arts in the alliance, but something else, so he dragged him reluctantly to the observation cabin at the front of the submarine.

On the way to the observation cabin, Li Changkong seemed to finally remember why he came here, and asked Chu Guang who was walking beside him.

Speaking of which, how is your site selection going? Is it going well?

Chu Guang said with a smile.

The site selection was a matter of last week, and now it has entered the stage of experimental demonstration.

Li Changkong looked at him in surprise and said in surprise.

The site selection is complete? So soon?

He originally thought that the alliance would wait until the discussion at the Cohesion Conference had a result, at least to attract some investment before starting the next stage of work, but he did not expect that the project had already advanced to the stage of experimental demonstration.

This efficiency is no one else!

Not at all surprised by Li Changkong's surprise, Chu Guang stopped at the door of the observation cabin, glanced out the wide panoramic window and continued.

We believe that there is no precedent for a trackless elevator, and there is no result to be discussed. It can only be known by trying.

Regardless of whether it can finally obtain the support of the cohesion body, the alliance will proceed with the project as planned.

Not only because of the threat of Heaven and Man, but also because of the future of human civilization.

The legacy of the League of Heirs alone is not enough to get out of the wasteland.

In order to truly end the era of wasteland and keep the fire of civilization burning, the alliance must face various problems left over from the era of the People's Federation.

Rebuilding the space elevator is just one part of his plan, and there's never been a better time to do it.

Of course, although he will continue to do it no matter whether he has support from others, it would be good if he could get some investment.

After all, this kind of century-old project, whether it is from a political point of view or from the point of view of brainstorming, the more power can be concentrated, the higher the probability of final success.

Putting away the surprise in his heart, Li Changkong collected himself, looked at Chu Guang and continued to ask.

I agree with your point of view. But... from a practical point of view, how do you plan to solve the garbage floating in orbit? That is an astronomical level of wreckage, which cannot solve this problem. Let alone a space elevator, you just want to launch It’s always a problem getting the spacecraft up.”

It's not that corporations haven't tried launching spacecraft into outer space, but basically they're part of the junk after they've crossed low Earth orbit.

It's just a garbage dump.

There is also a super-long standby automatic defense equipment cruise on the track, which can identify foreign intruders.

Although the Enterprise has deciphered a few of the orbital weapons, it is still a drop in the ocean in front of the wreckage of that astronomical level.

Compared with whether the idea of ​​trackless elevator can be realized, he is more concerned about this more realistic issue.

Not surprised by Li Changkong's question, Chu Guang answered fluently.

We have considered the issue you mentioned, and we are considering using 'gravity wells' to remove garbage from orbit.

Gravity well? Li Changkong frowned slightly, with a confused expression on his face.

Chu Guang continued.

The gravity well I'm talking about is not a natural gravity well, but an artificial gravity well. Simply put, it uses graviton manipulation technology to interfere with the gravitational field of the earth itself, creating a downward depression in a specific area. The well-shaped graviton channel guides the orbital junk moving to this area to actively fall to our designated area.

Li Changkong stared at Chu Guang in a daze, and it took him a long time to speak.

Can such a thing be done?

He is simply unheard of!

Chu Guang smiled embarrassedly and said.

We are actually in the conception stage, just like the 'trackless elevator'. As for the specific realization, I am afraid that there is still a lot of difficulty. After all, the graviton-related technologies we have are too limited. The only 'prototype' Still captured from the Legion.

Graviton-related technologies are relatively cutting-edge technologies even in the era of prosperity, but there are many application scenarios.

For example, the most classic FTL engine, the hyperspace channel between massive celestial bodies, the anti-gravity technology and even the deflector shield technology, etc., are actually realized through the manipulation of gravitons.

Although the current manufacturing level of the alliance has risen to a new level with the help of the manufacturing center on the B7 floor, it has only reached the level where it can produce deflector shields. The frigate core is still quite difficult, let alone the black technology that interferes with the gravitational field of a large celestial body, which is comparable to forbidden magic-level magic.

To be honest, when the experts of the scientific expedition team proposed this idea to him, he couldn't help but wonder if the expert's head was broken.

Before that, Chu Guang was actually more inclined to the brain holes on the forum——

That is, launch N rockets into low-earth orbit, and throw some large nets floating in the sky, just like flying a kite, as much as you can net. Every once in a while, shoot a rocket up to pick up the things, and transport the garbage to the ground bit by bit.

Although the method given by the experts of the scientific expedition team sounds more convenient than the method of Yugong Yishan, the theoretical part is too difficult for him to understand.

However, hesitation was hesitation, and Chu Guang finally did not make the mistake of an outsider commanding an insider, and handed over the argumentation to the experts of the scientific expedition team.

At present, the preliminary opinion given by Yin Fang is that the technology is feasible to realize, but the difficulty of realization may not be small, and it has not directly vetoed this possibility.

Li Changkong was obviously taken aback by this wild idea, and after a long silence, he smiled awkwardly and said.

This... is really beyond the scope of my knowledge. I'm afraid I have to go back and ask the professors at Yunjian University. But I really didn't expect that you even considered such a special method. It seems that Mr. Chu Guang is really optimistic about foreigners. The prospect of layer space development.

Chu Guang smiled lightly and said.

Of course, I believe that the meaning behind this should not need me to tell you.

Li Changkong said with a sigh.

That being said, our board of directors is actually more focused on the interests at hand.

Chu Guang continued to speak in a gentle tone.

There is nothing wrong with focusing on the interests under your feet. Only by walking the road under your feet can you go further, but in my opinion, you have actually developed the land under your feet very well. In this case, why don't you amplify your ambitions? ? You obviously have this ability, why stick to a small ideal city.

Hearing these words, Li Changkong's eyebrows twitched uncontrollably.

Is the ideal city still small?

He felt that this guy was somewhat adrift.

Although he admitted that Dawn City was developing well, it would be too arrogant to compare it with Ideal City.

However, Chu did not give him any face, and continued to speak unceremoniously.

Small, and it's not just you, including our alliance, and even the legion that spans half of the continent. Compared with the territory of the People's Federation era, it's just a drop in the bucket. Actually, let me tell you, you can make the business bigger, For example... How about opening the branch of Ideal City 5 light-years away?

Li Changkong was stunned, but he also forgot the unhappiness before.

...five light-years away?

That's right.

Chu Guang nodded and continued in a gentle tone.

A place farther than South Gate 2... Don't you have the coordinates of the new world on the core of your colony ship? After we finish dealing with the troubles on the planet under our feet, sooner or later we will have to continue what we haven't done before.

Li Changkong said with a smile.

That kind of thing is too far away.

Chu Guang shook his head and said.

Actually, it's not too far away. We can start preparing for that day from now. I don't think the reason why your fathers turned around back then was probably not to let your descendants be trapped forever on this hopeless planet. , They should believe that new hope can be bred here, and that you can start again, so they turned back without hesitation.

In fact, it is not appropriate for him to say these words. After all, those people are the ancestors of Ideal City, not his ancestors.

It's just that Chu Guang didn't know why. When he told the stories of those people, although he had admiration in his heart, he didn't feel awe at all. He even easily brought them into their perspective and stood in their shoes. Angle thinking.

This is actually somewhat presumptuous.

But he said it quite naturally.

Maybe it's because I'm an outsider.

When referring to that period of history, he seemed to be telling a common story, as if he was describing the plot in the game.

Li Changkong looked at him in a daze, and after a while he said with a faint smile.

……maybe.

The residents of Ideal City are actually not shy about others mentioning and evaluating their ancestors. They are not as sensitive as the Legion.

But with that indifferent expression, it was obvious that he didn't take Chu Guang's cakes to heart.

However, what Li Changkong didn't know was that the speech that didn't make any waves in his heart inadvertently planted a seed in his heart.

Ideal Group's construction machines have indeed been parked in the warehouse for too long, so long that those equipment are almost rusting.

The ideal group once created incredible miracles on the wasteland, but now they can only do some tinkering on the basis of their predecessors.

Although he is only a manager of the construction department, he is indeed looking forward to the great achievements of his predecessors two centuries ago.

Chu Guang said something that touched his heart.

The reason why the Zhiyuan colony ship turned around at the beginning was definitely not to let its descendants be trapped on this planet and moldy.

They must have believed that their descendants would be able to pick up their unfinished mission one day in the future, so they chose to turn back without hesitation to save those who still had hope to save.

If you think about it this way...

The big pie hanging five light-years away actually smells pretty good.

I'm very interested in your proposal, but...can you let me see something practical? Following Chu Guang's line of sight and looking out of the panoramic window, Li Changkong continued, looking at the endless sea level, The surprise you mentioned to me on the phone...is it just the Conch?

Before coming here, he had a phone conversation with Chu Guang, and Chu Guang promised him on the phone that he would give him a surprise when receiving him.

He was still looking forward to it, especially after learning that the alliance had advanced the project to the stage of experimental demonstration.

However, standing in this observation cabin, he saw nothing.

Although the Conch is amazing from an engineering point of view, after all, he didn't come here specially to understand the alliance's sea power.

Maybe the council would be interested, but that had nothing to do with the purpose of his trip after all.

Of course not. As for the surprise I mentioned, you will know later. Chu Guang smiled mysteriously, then looked at the captain who was following him, and ordered, Get ready to dive!

After receiving Chu Guang's order, the captain immediately stood up straight and gave a neat military salute.

yes!

The commanding captain took off the walkie-talkie hanging on his shoulder, and gave the command forcefully.

The whole ship dives!

At the same time as the order was issued, the towering steel body pushed away waves and slowly sank into the sea level.

Looking at the panoramic window sunk into the sea, Li Changkong suddenly remembered that his plane was still on the tarmac, and quickly looked aside Chu Guang and said.

My plane—

Don't worry. Knowing what he was worried about, Chu Guang gave him a reassuring look, We have already helped you get the plane in.

The apron itself was an elevator platform. When they stood on the elevator just now, the transport plane that looked like a Viper sank into the cabin with them.

Hearing these words, Li Changkong finally felt at ease, and turned his gaze out of the panoramic window.

At this moment, the picture that caught his eyes made him freeze in place.

In the depths of the blue, one after another flickering arcs are like spirits dancing under the sea.

A majestic alloy giant structure is surrounded by countless flickering elves in the center, and the metal structures extending outwards gather together little by little with the flickering light.

Li Changkong's eyes widened in surprise, and he was about to ask Chu Guang, who was standing beside him, what it was, but the latter seemed to see the surprise in his eyes, and waved to the captain beside him.

The captain immediately understood and ordered his men to turn on the searchlights on the front of the submarine.

As the milky white light lit up, the entire pitch-black space was illuminated. Only then did Li Changkong see clearly what the flickering elf was.

I saw mechanical bodies shaped like manta rays flapping their huge pectoral fins, surrounding a construction site under construction.

That flickering light is the low-temperature arc emitted from the welding equipment above their heads.

Under the flickering of the electric arc, metal pipes and plates were quickly welded to the pre-assembled metal skeleton.

And around the metal skeleton, there are still many crab-shaped mechanical bodies busy, replacing those manta rays to complete some more detailed work.

...The guy that looks like a devil ray is called an electric ray. It is an underwater automatic welding unmanned boat that we developed not long ago. I forgot which company's product it is. Those crabs are made by us according to the 'squirrel formula. You are engaged in engineering, you should have heard of the improved 'crab type' of engineering armor.

Li Changkong nodded in a daze, and after a while he let out a sigh of emotion.

sharp.

Although the company is not lacking in innovation, the terrifying innovation speed of the alliance really opened his eyes.

This development speed is simply too fast!

Even snowballing can't describe this speed!

Although some of this is also due to the credit of the company, everything here obviously has nothing to do with the company at the moment, and is completely created by the alliance's shelter residents and wastelanders.

In his heart, he was not only unbelievable, but also admired from the bottom of his heart.

These people are truly amazing.

In the past two centuries, what Ideal City has done is nothing more than a repetition of the era of prosperity, and it has not advanced on this basis.

However, an alliance of survivors that has only been born for a few years has the courage to challenge the peak that they never dared to imagine - to build a new tower that has never been owned by the Prosperous Era!

No wonder the council favors them!

With these torchbearers leading the way, even lazy Ideal City residents can't help but step forward.

including myself——

It is precisely because of this that I stand here!

Staring at the man in front of him, Li Changkong suddenly saw an unimaginable possibility in him.

If it is him, maybe there is really hope to end this wasteland!

...Before coming here, I actually still had some doubts in my heart, including but not limited to hesitating whether it is too early to rebuild the space elevator at this point in time.

After a pause, Li Changkong looked at Chu Guang and continued with a serious tone.

But after seeing what's in front of me, I'm just ashamed of my doubts.

It is an insult to value this project in terms of return on assets, a project that could usher in a new era!

As you said, if we can really rebuild the bridge between the surface and space, maybe we will be able to regain the entire territory of the People's Federation era one day.

This magnificent monument should have the names of the citizens of Ideal City, please use our strength too!

Chu Guang was so embarrassed by that impassioned statement that he almost couldn't hold back his old blushing.

However, he is now considered an old fritter, and he has long cultivated a face like a city wall.

Staring at those sincere eyes, Chu Guang solemnly held Li Changkong's extended right hand, and shook it heavily.

For all the survivors who have united, and who are uniting, I have to say thank you!

Thank you for joining!

I promise you, our names will be engraved on this immortal monument!