Interstellar Energy Tycoon.

9 month 3 day.

Huaguo, Hexi Province, Jiuquan City.

In the desolate Gobi Desert.

Astronaut and space activity personnel training base.

This was originally the most mysterious area in Huaguo, with the highest level of secrecy, and the most difficult area for ordinary people to enter. Anyone who wandered around the base would probably be arrested by soldiers for questioning.

But now, the confidentiality level of the base has dropped, and ordinary people can enter and visit it casually.

You can even pay to sign up and participate in the training to enter space. After you get the certificate, you can get the qualification to enter space activities.

Last year, nearly 5 people participated in training at the base, this year it is expected to exceed 15, and there is a high probability that it will exceed 30 next year.

Before 2026, at the base, the Huaguo Space Administration had trained a total of less than 50 astronauts, regardless of whether they entered space or not, in the four to fifty years. The average training cost for each person exceeded hundreds of millions, far exceeding the gold equivalent to their weight. Naturally, they will attach great importance to these baby bumps and strictly keep them secret and protected.

But now?

Tens of thousands of 10,000+ people need to be trained a year, naturally there is no need for excessive secrecy, and it doesn't make much sense.

As for the difficulty of the training courses, it has also been greatly reduced. In the past, only the top students could pass. Now, as long as the physical fitness is up to standard, the culture test and skill test are probably not much more difficult than the driver's license test.

That is to say, in just one or two years, the threshold for becoming an astronaut or space activist has changed from elite to popular, and there is not much threshold.

Early this morning, in the VIP campus with the best training conditions in the training base.

On the long runway that circles the school.

Zhang Jianxiong, 42 years old this year, a middle-aged man with a square face, is leading dozens of team members for a five-kilometer long-distance running training.

After running in the morning, I had breakfast.

In the morning, there are training courses for various scientific theory courses, and the courses are intensive and there are many knowledge points. You have to keep in mind that not many can get excellent marks in the exam.

But Zhang Jianxiong can get more than 80 points in every subject.

In the afternoon, physical training continued, including muscle training, anti-vertigo training, weight training, swimming pool simulated weightlessness training, etc. Although Zhang Jianxiong is over 40 years old, due to his good habit of exercising all the year round, his physical fitness is no worse than that of young people. He has also learned boxing for more than ten years, and few people are his opponents.

In the evening, there were still two scientific theory classes to be held, but after returning to the dormitory and taking a shower, most of the students, including Zhang Jianxiong, did not go to bed until at least 10:[-].

Repeatedly the next day.

There is only a half day off on Sundays.

This kind of study and training has lasted for three months, and the progress of the training has been more than half. In about two months, Zhang Jianxiong and other students will be able to complete the course. After taking the final exam and getting a passing score, they can get permission to enter space and obtain the qualifications to engage in various space occupations.

At 10:30 in the evening, today's learning task is completed.

Just before going to bed.

Zhang Jianxiong picked up his mobile phone, called his parents at home, and chatted about some topics.

In addition to caring about the health of the elderly, he is also very concerned about the study and living conditions of his 14-year-old son Zhang Haitao.

And when he heard the sound of the TV on the other side of the phone, Zhang Jianxiong knew that his son was still watching TV so late, and the two old people couldn't manage it, and it was difficult to make calls. Zhang Jianxiong asked him to answer the phone and asked him to go to bed quickly, because he had to go to school tomorrow, and he would not be able to wake up in the morning if he slept too late.

"I don't care about it. I'll fall asleep after watching it for a while. You can just earn money outside. Anyway, I don't have money as important." Son Zhang Haitao said with a rebellious attitude.

"Why did you talk to me? If I were in front of you, I would have beaten you by now." Zhang Jianxiong said with bulging veins on his forehead.

"Beat, you can beat me up as you like, and when you come back from a business trip, you can do whatever you want with me. Anyway, I won't see you a few times a year, and my mother is gone. I can play whatever I want. I will be obedient when you come back." Son Zhang Haitao said in a childlike tone.

"Are you still angry about my divorce from your mother?"

Zhang Jianxiong said helplessly: "I've explained it to you. I was out on a boat to make money, but your mother cheated on other men and had children with other men... She betrayed me and this family! She and that wild man rode on my head to shit, you shouldn't hate me."

That's right.

Zhang Jianxiong’s previous job was as a seaman. He has been at sea for nearly 20 years. Due to his outstanding ability, he became a captain at the age of 30, with an annual salary of over one million. Although he spends most of the year at sea, spending less time with his family and leaving more, the good income and treatment can maintain a fairly happy home.

But he didn't expect that the hell joke of "Captain Lao Huang went to sea for 18 months, and his wife gave birth to a fat boy" would happen to him. Last year, his 36-year-old wife cheated on him while he was out at sea. He wanted to go home early to give her a surprise, but found that she had a big belly and gave him a surprise...

Then there were lawsuits, divorce, and property distribution. After nearly a year of tossing, I lost my job as a captain, and I managed to straighten out my life.

I also found myself in my early 40s, standing at a crossroads in my life, facing a serious mid-life crisis, and my son, who was brought up by his ex-wife since childhood, was not close to me, refused to obey discipline, had difficulty communicating, and was very rebellious.

Only by changing jobs, spending more time with his parents and son, and communicating more, can the son understand himself better, instead of being inclined to his mother when his mother cheated on him, and complaining about him because he wants to live with his mother.

But such jobs are hard to find, and the wages are not high, so they cannot maintain a relatively high standard of living.

It happened that some time ago, Xingyuan Group recruited special talents from the society. He tried it and passed it. His ten years of experience as a captain brought him an advantage in experience and made him stand out.

In addition, he is quite capable of leadership, the oldest, and the most hardworking, so he was appointed as the captain without much controversy. There is also a private rumor that his surname is Zhang Jianxiong, and the mother of the boss Li Xingyang is also surnamed Zhang. They are both from Suhong City. There may be relatives in it, which is also the reason why the position of captain fell into his hands.

It's a bit off.

But no matter what, after Zhang Jianxiong found this new job, it was different from the job he expected to stay in Suhong City. On the third day after he joined the job, he traveled all the way to Jiuquan City, leaving home for another business trip.

He wanted to be with his family very much, but he really didn't want to miss this opportunity, so he came here anyway. It was only natural for a son without parental discipline to become more and more rebellious and disobedient.

"Son, I'm going to pick a star from the sky in a while. If you are sensible and obedient, I will give you a stone on the star. If you are not obedient, the first thing I will do when I return home from a business trip is to smash your ass. You are already a 14-year-old adult. You can have your own ideas, but you'd better be smart and listen to your grandparents..."

Zhang Jianxiong warned again.

"Oh, I see..." Zhang Haitao yawned, wondering if he listened.

The two ended the call.

Hey.

Zhang Jianxiong who was sitting by the bed shook his head helplessly and sighed.

……

The next day, March 9.

The group sent a high-level representative over and brought two important news.

First, the completion of the mining spacecraft "Zhantian" has reached 100%, and it can take off at any time for testing. As long as there are no major hidden dangers, it can set sail and start space fishing missions.

So the pressure came to Zhang Jianxiong and other [-] trainees who participated in the relevant training.

The high-level representatives asked them: Is it possible to complete all the training courses in advance within ten days, and then conduct an assessment, select 50 people from 30 people to participate in the implementation of the "Platinum Miner Plan", and around September 9th, they will control the mining spaceship and go straight to the 20X1973 Platinum Comet to implement the plan in advance?
Listen to what the representative said.

Zhang Jianxiong and other [-] students immediately had their eyes lit up and were extremely excited.

"I don't think there is any problem. There is no need for further training. We have already learned a lot of knowledge. The only difference is practice."

"Participating in one mission is definitely more effective than training for three to five years!"

"That's right, we're ready and ready to go!"

"Stop wasting time and go catch the big fish ahead of time."

All the students were very excited, all of them were gearing up and couldn't wait. (end of this chapter)