Chapter 74: Invest in a Nuclear Fusion Power Plant!
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
“Zhao Yu is here?!
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“Is he here to question our actions?!”
Zhao Yu’s unexpected arrival caught everyone in the room by surprise.
Colonel Chu shook his head, “He’s not here to find fault, otherwise, he would have come five hours earlier…”
“Hl go and check the situation…”
Upon reaching the surface, the atmosphere seemed cordial. Zhao Yu was comfortably sitting on a sofa, chatting with w.a.n.g Dayue.
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Seeing Colonel Chu’s arrival, w.a.n.g Dayue promptly got up, vacated his seat, and left the room consciously.
With the room free of others, Colonel Chu smiled and asked, “At the ribbon-cutting ceremony, Mr. Zhao Yu, you left abruptly. Was there an issue?”
Zhao Yu returned the smile and said, “Nothing really, my pet cat back home learned how to do backflips. Just had to check on it…”
Both parties tactfully avoided mentioning Zhang Tao’s trip to the moon.
Seeing Zhao Yu didn’t bring up Zhang Tao, Colonel Chu didn’t either. Instead, he asked about Zhao Yu’s purpose for the visit.
Zhao Yu straightforwardly said, “Blue Moon Technology’s factory on Earth is quite impressive. We have seen your sincerity. After discussions with our higher-ups, we have decided to introduce new products into the Earth market…”
At present, they were still 7,000 technology points short of upgrading to the third generation of nuclear fusion. After the upgrade, they could make significant changes to their warships. Following this event, Zhao Yu had been constantly screening products for trade, hoping to roll them out as soon as possible.
Are the new products intended to accelerate the technological development of Earth?
Colonel Chu pondered for a moment, realizing that this event had accelerated the original plans of the aliens beings on the moon.
This meant that the time left for Earth was being shortened!
He wasn’t sure if it was the alien’s intention or Zhao Yu’s.
He felt a little uneasy, but his face showed surprise and joy, “Welcome, your technology has benefited the people of Earth. On behalf of everyone on Earth, I thank you…”
“Do you know what products will be introduced this time?”
The technology tree at the moon base was largely focused on weapon development. There weren’t many lifestyle technology products that could be put forth.
To make up for the 7,000 technology points, Zhao Yu brought out quite a few things this time.
“I noticed that there are many high-rise buildings on Earth, and most rely on elevators…”
“The number of deaths caused by elevator malfunctions each year is staggering…”
“So, we plan to invest in a Light Tweezers Sky Ladder project on Earth to replace elevators and ensure no casualties when moving up and down buildings…”
Light tweezers technology?!
Colonel Chu was shocked .He hadn’t expected the aliens on the moon to bring out this technology.
He recalled his first meeting with Zhao Yu. Zhao Yu had descended from the sky like a deity using light tweezers technology. The scene was still vivid in his mind.
Colonel Chu probed, “How much Blue Moon dollar would one Light Tweezers Sky Ladder cost?”
“A hundred Blue Moon dollar per unit. What do you think?”
Zhao Yu’s primary objective this time was to recover technology points, so the asking price was fair.
Light tweezers technology could roughly recover 500 technology points.
Colonel Chu made a quick calculation and found the price to be reasonable. He nodded in agreement.
After concluding the first deal, Zhao Yu moved on to introducing the second product.
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I’ve noticed that many people on Earth spend their entire lives in the same place, never getting a chance to experience the beauty of other parts of the world. Some people, for example, are born in the tropics and have never seen snow…”
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Therefore, we’re planning to invest in an environmental simulator that would let people from around the world experience different landscapes…”
He had previously refrained from trading this atmospheric simulation technology for fear of Earthlings colonizing the moon as neighbors. But now, with plenty of s.p.a.cecrafts and warships manufactured, and an impending blockade on Earth, he was not worried about them escaping to the moon.
Colonel Chu’s maintained a poker face, but internally, he was ecstatic.
They had only just initiated their underground city plan, and here was Zhao Yu offering an atmospheric simulation. It was as if someone had given him a pillow as he was dozing off.
“That sounds fantastic. On behalf of the children in the tropics, thank you. May I ask the price of this product?”
“1000 Blue Moon Dollar?!
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Zhao Yu had priced it according to the exchange rate of other products. However, this product’s commercial value wasn’t high.
So, Zhao Yu was open to a lower price. As long as he could sell it, he could earn 2000 tech points, even if it sold for just 100 Blue Moon Dollar.
“Deal!
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Zhao Yu was surprised that Colonel Chu agreed so quickly.
But he didn’t overthink it and went straight on to introduce the third product.
“I’ve noticed that your underground resource extraction seems a bit slow. Many mineral resources remain unexploited…”
“This could impact our trade, so I’m considering selling you a high-efficiency shield tunneling machine…”
“This could help you improve your underground mining efficiency…”
A shield tunneling machine?!
Colonel Chu was taken aback. He even wondered if Zhao Yu had been eavesdropping on their conversations. Their underground city project was inconvenient and time-consuming with Earth own technology. An alien shield tunneling machine could potentially help them build a deeper, larger underground city.
To Zhao Yu, the shield tunneling machine was an early-stage base development technology that was only useful for digging underground. Selling it to Earth was a perfect opportunity to earn 500 tech points.
Colonel Chu’s reaction was brief, but Zhao Yu still noticed it.
Did they really need this machine?!
Zhao Yu initially planned to quote 1000 Blue Moon Dollar, but seeing the Colonel response, he tested the waters by saying, “10,000 Blue Moon Dollar each. What do you think?”
Colonel Chu tried his best not to give anything away and asked about the tunneling machine’s power capacity.
Once he heard that the machine could dig up to too kilometers underground, he could no longer hold back and agreed to the deal.
If they were willing to pay 10,000 Blue Moon Dollar each, were they planning to build an underground base?
Zhao Yu was almost certain of it, but he didn’t mind.
As long as the earthlings didn’t cause trouble for him or or self-destruct leaving him unable to reclaim technology points, they were free to do as they pleased.
After all, Zhao Yu had no intention of providing any weapons-related technology. That was a safety line he wouldn’t cross.
With Earth’s own weapons research, catching up to him was an impossibility.
With the shield tunneling machine deal in place, Zhao Yu moved on to discuss the next product.
“Your planet’s power generation efficiency is too low. I’m considering investing in a nuclear power plant. What do you think?”
A nuclear power plant?
Colonel Chu was stunned for a moment, but he quickly realized that this was an alien nuclear power plant.
His breathing quickened as he said nervously, “Is it a nuclear fusion power plant?!”
“Of course!”
Zhao Yu nodded.
This was the major part of his technology point reclamation plan. The first-generation nuclear fusion power plant, once traded successfully, could net him 4000 technology points, which included tech points previously spent on various nuclear fission technologies.
Such foundational and preliminary technologies only provide benefits during the first reclamation. If he wanted to trade the second-generation nuclear fusion power plant in the future, he would only get back the 5000 technology points spent on the upgrade, unable to reclaim the foundational technology points.
Out of 50,000 technology points, nearly 20,000 were spent on seven foundational technologies and various research inst.i.tutes, and couldn’t be reclaimed.
The remaining near 10,000 points were mostly spent on various weapons and s.p.a.cecrafts and warships.
Then, there were the 3000 technology points spent on building the first, second, and third-generation nuclear fission reactors, and 1000 on the first-generation nuclear fusion, and 5000 on the second-generation nuclear fusion.
Other than trading the first-generation nuclear fusion technology to reclaim technology points, he had no other way to quickly gather 10,000 technology points.
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“You’re really going to invest in a nuclear fusion power plant on Earth?!”
Colonel Chu couldn’t help but stand up. Would these aliens dare give them such technology?
Weren’t they afraid they’d turn against them?!
Zhao Yu didn’t seem to mind. Nuclear weapons might be effective within a planet, but their power was significantly reduced in the vacuum of s.p.a.ce.
This was because nuclear weapons’ attack mechanisms include electromagnetic pulses, shock waves, and high-temperature explosions, along with some radiation pollution that targets living creatures.
But in the vacuum of s.p.a.ce, a nuclear explosion wouldn’t cause a shock wave due to the absence of air pressure difference.
Moreover, any radiation produced by the explosion wouldn’t settle down in the s.p.a.ce environment, rendering it ineffective.
The only somewhat useful effect left would be the short-term release of high-energy particles during the explosion, which could produce a strong electromagnetic interference and affect electronic equipment.
Colonel Chu took two deep breaths to suppress his excitement, then in a deep voice, he asked:
“Mr.. Zhao Yu, may I ask how much you’re asking for your investment in the nuclear fusion power plant?”