I handed over to another world

Chen Lin looked down at the message on the communicator, his brows slightly raised.

The preparations for the first phase of the Venus transformation plan have been completed, which is undoubtedly an important milestone.

He thought for a moment and then quickly replied: "Very good, inform UNDP that the second phase can be launched as planned."

The Planetary Development Agency has now become one of the core departments of the Red Dragon Association. Initially, it was just a small department responsible for resource exploration and technology research and development, but with the advent of the interstellar age, the Development Agency expanded rapidly and became a huge organization within half a year.

During his tenure, Zhang Shouren vigorously supported the Development Agency and continuously invested huge amounts of funds and resources in it, making it an important driving force for the Red Dragon Association to move towards the interstellar era.

However, the expansion of the Development Agency also brought some problems - its power was too great, and it even intervened in the authority management systems of other departments in order to complete some key tasks of its own Development Agency, which caused dissatisfaction among many internal personnel, and various controversies continued to follow.

Such problems are actually completely unavoidable. After figuring out the situation, Chen Lin discussed the positioning and authority of the Development Agency many times in meetings, but he never found a perfect solution.

Chen Lin stood in front of the window with a lot of thoughts in his mind. The existence of the Planetary Development Agency was necessary, but its power must be controlled. Even though the Planetary Development Agency was the top priority of all projects at the moment, he must promptly and effectively govern the Development Agency at this critical moment, otherwise this behemoth might become a hidden danger within the Red Dragon Association in the future.

"President."

A deep voice interrupted his thoughts.

Chen Lin turned around and saw his secretary general standing at the door with a document in his hand.

"what's up?"

The Secretary-General walked into the office and placed the document on Chen Lin's desk. "This is the second phase of the Venus transformation plan that UNDP just submitted. I need your review."

Chen Lin nodded and walked over to the window. He simply opened the document and quickly browsed through it.

The plan detailed the tasks and timetable for the second phase, including the deployment of more satellites, the construction of magnetic pole stations, and the large-scale deployment of nanorobots - Chen Lin had actually seen these contents before.

“UNDP is quite efficient.”

Chen Lin closed the file and said calmly.

The Secretary-General nodded and said, "Director Zhang of the UNDP has been personally supervising this project. They are indeed making rapid progress."

Chen Lin smiled slightly, but there was a hint of deep meaning in his eyes: "Director Zhang...he really does his best."

The Secretary-General noticed the subtle change in Chen Lin's tone and asked cautiously, "President, do you have any instructions for UNDP?"

Chen Lin pondered for a moment, then said, "Notify UNDP that the second phase can be launched as planned, but I require them to submit a detailed progress report once a week. Any problems must be reported to me as soon as possible."

"clear."

The Secretary-General quickly wrote down the instructions and then added, "President, regarding the authority of UNDP, please see..."

Chen Lin waved his hand: "There is no need to discuss the authority of the Development Agency for the time being. The Venus transformation plan is the top priority at the moment. We cannot be distracted at this time."

The Secretary-General nodded and then turned and left.

After dealing with the affairs of the Development Agency, Chen Lin sat back in his chair and opened another document - an application for trial manufacturing of dragon scale armor.

He quickly glanced over the application and then signed his name on the document.

As individual-level equipment, Chen Lin has always supported this latest style of stuff. It is impossible to save money on equipment used on soldiers.

And this kind of thing itself does not seem to require the approval of someone of Chen Lin's level, but because the outer armor itself contains extremely high technological power, and the cost of manufacturing the entire armor is not cheap, then all soldiers will need to be equipped with this mass-produced armor...

All these factors resulted in Chen Lin having to personally sign the relevant manufacturing application. Not only did he have to sign it this time, but he also had to sign the formal manufacturing application after a while, and then there was the application for commissioning and so on.

The night is always hard to bear. It was already past two in the morning when Chen Lin finished the last thing. After looking at the time, he did not bother to pack up anything else and went to rest in a hurry. After all, according to the schedule, he still had field investigation-related work to do tomorrow, which was not relaxing at all.

……

Chen Lin stood in front of the huge floor-to-ceiling window, overlooking the busy maglev car production line below - the transparent glass wall gave a panoramic view of the entire production area, and the robotic arms danced flexibly in the air, accurately assembling the parts of each car.

There are almost no workers to be seen in the entire workshop. Instead, there are countless automated equipment and intelligent robots that work together in an orderly manner. Apart from the sound of machinery, there is not even the noisy sound of human voices.

"President Chen, you are welcome to come and inspect."

Engineer Li, the person in charge of the production line, walked up quickly with a proud smile on his face. "The following are our latest production lines for the 'Xingchi-7' maglev car. They are fully automated and their efficiency is nearly 400% higher than the previous generation."

"Is it that high?"

Chen Lin looked directly at Engineer Li and asked him, "What about the workers who worked before? If everything is automated, won't a large number of industry elites be eliminated?"

Engineer Li was not panicked at all. He smiled at Chen Lin and said, "President Chen, you are worrying too much. How can we talk about optimization now? All the workers who make the maglev cars here are now in the Starship Project Team of the Development Agency. We don't have enough manpower now. We were forced to use the automated production line in the end."

"Like this?"

Chen Lin nodded, his eyes still fixed on the vehicles being assembled: "I have seen the performance parameters of the 'Xingchi-7'. I want to see its actual performance with my own eyes. Is there any condition?"

Engineer Li immediately understood and raised his hand to signal: "Please follow me. We have prepared a test drive car for you."

The two walked through a long corridor and came to a spacious testing area.

A streamlined magnetic levitation car is parked in the center of the venue. The body of the car is a deep silver-gray and the surface is covered with a layer of nano-coating that can automatically adjust the color and gloss according to the environment.

There are light blue light strips inlaid on both sides of the car body, and the overall shape looks very "sci-fi". For Chen Lin, at least this shape gives it a very high score.

"This is 'Xingchi-7'."

Engineer Li pointed to the magnetic levitation car next to him and said, "It uses the latest quantum engine technology. It can not only levitate on the ground, but also fly short distances at low altitudes. The vehicle's maximum speed can reach 600 kilometers per hour, and its single-time endurance can reach 1500 kilometers."

Chen Lin approached the vehicle and gently touched the body of the car. The nano-coating immediately sensed his contact, and ripples appeared on the surface, and then returned to calm.

He opened the door and got into the cockpit, and the seat immediately adjusted automatically to the position that best suited him. The dashboard in front of him projected a holographic image, displaying various vehicle data and a three-dimensional map of the surrounding environment.

The car door was not closed, and Engineer Li said, "This is all voice-controlled. This is a test vehicle, and it has no dedicated settings, so it can be started and used."

"You can try saying 'start'."

"start up."

Chen Lin spoke softly towards the screen, and he immediately felt the vehicle respond clearly. The engine emitted a low hum, and the car body slowly rose and hovered at a height of about half a meter above the ground.

Engineer Li smiled and said, "President Chen, how do you feel?"

"The feeling... is quite subtle."

A smile also appeared on Chen Lin's face. This new car was obviously different from the magnetic levitation car that was tested at the beginning. It was even more different from the new energy car that he drove during work hours - it was obvious that this car was more comfortable.

"Then I'll just give it a simple test?"

"of course can!"

Engineer Li said with a smile: "This is equipped with Fuxi's modified AI smart car system, which is highly intelligent. You can rest assured."

He helped Chen Lin close the car door, and then the light inside the car dimmed. Chen Lin grasped the steering wheel and pushed it gently, and the vehicle slid forward at a very fast speed.

A virtual city landscape was projected onto the walls of the test site, as if he was driving in a futuristic city.

"President, you can try flight mode."

Engineer Li's voice came through the in-vehicle communication system.

Chen Lin pressed a button on the steering wheel, and the light strips on both sides of the car body suddenly lit up, and the hum of the engine became deeper.

The vehicle slowly rose into the air and hovered about ten meters above the ground.

Chen Lin gently pushed the steering wheel, and the vehicle rushed forward like a falcon. The speed was so fast that he felt slightly dizzy.

"In flight mode, the vehicle will automatically activate the energy shield to ensure the safety of passengers."

Engineer Li explained, “At the same time, the onboard AI will monitor the surrounding environment in real time to avoid any possible collisions.”

Chen Lin nodded and continued driving the vehicle through the virtual city.

He noticed that the vehicle's handling was extremely responsive, with almost no delay, and the vehicle responded quickly whether it was high-speed cornering or emergency braking, as if it was in tune with him.

A few minutes later, Chen Lin slowly landed the vehicle in the center of the test site.

The car door opened automatically, and Chen Lin walked out of the cockpit with a satisfied smile on his face: "Yes, this 'Xingchi-7' really exceeded my expectations... Having such a new magnetic levitation vehicle is really a big surprise for me."

Engineer Li breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile: "Thank you for the president's recognition. We plan to officially release this model next month, and we expect the market demand to be very hot."

"Do you have any comments on the test you just did?"

"Not really. After all, I've only been driving it for a few minutes!"

Everyone at the scene laughed. After everyone fell silent, Chen Lin asked Engineer Li, "Tell me in detail about the production cost of this vehicle? Can it be mass-produced? What are the technical difficulties? I'd be happy to hear that."

Engineer Li hesitated for a moment, then replied: "The current production cost is still relatively high, mainly because the manufacturing process of quantum engines and nano-coatings is complicated... But we are already optimizing the production line, and we expect to reduce costs by about 30% within half a year."

Chen Lin pondered for a moment, then said: "The cost issue must be resolved as soon as possible. Maglev vehicles are not only a means of transportation in the future, but also a symbol of the technological strength of our Red Dragon Association. I hope that the 'Xingchi-7' can be popularized as soon as possible and become an everyday tool that every citizen can afford."

Engineer Li nodded solemnly: "I understand, President Chen. Our entire project team will go all out to improve the technology of the entire project and reduce the cost, so that it can be used by the entire Red Dragon Association and even the entire Earth!"

"Good! Ambitious!"

Chen Lin smiled and patted Engineer Li on the shoulder. He turned his head and took one last look at the silver-gray maglev car, then left the test site with a smile.

"Chief Engineer, are you nervous?"

Chen Lin's motorcade disappeared from everyone's sight. A few colleagues familiar with Engineer Li came out from the engineering team and joked to him, "I'm so nervous that I can't even stand still. I didn't expect you to be so talkative. You are worthy of being the chief engineer!"

Li Ling rolled his eyes at a few people and said, "I'm not like you guys. When you meet such an important person, you get so nervous that you don't know what to say. If I get stage fright, what will happen to our project team?"

"Engineer Li is really amazing!"

"That's right, when I met President Chen, he spoke the same as usual, and even said more than usual..."

"I heard that Engineer Li knew President Chen and that they had served together as soldiers on Coman's side..."

Engineer Li smiled after hearing this: "You may not believe it, but I did go to the Origin Star with President Chen. At that time, I was in the same team with him. We even rescued the former princess of the Koman Empire, who later became the Queen of Koman—Irina!"

"Chief Engineer, you didn't lie just to fool us!"

Everyone pricked up their ears when they heard this. Li Ling was not timid either. He said to everyone, "What's the big deal? I joined the army with President Chen at the same time. He was in the army even shorter than me. I was in the army for two years on a voluntary basis, while he was in the army for only a few months. We were indeed in the same team at that time!"

"After my two years of compulsory education ended, I went straight to college, and then I took the postgraduate entrance exam, studied for a doctorate, and worked... After going through the whole process, I didn't expect that we would meet again here."

Engineer Li sighed with emotion, "This world is really full of science fiction..." (End of this chapter)