I ask you to design equipment, but you do science fiction for me?

Chapter 784 The Source of Power!
Zhou Quanmiao remained silent, seemingly listening to everyone's opinions, but in reality, he already had his own idea.

During his time back, he had been working on the plan.

After everyone had finished speaking, he calmly asked them, "What is the purpose of our research on ships?"

"The goal is to develop a new type of ship that surpasses everyone else, including Su Chen."

"But now, Su Chen has developed a new type of submarine, which is better than the ships we are currently researching."

"If we continue with our previous research, then the results won't be of much use."

When the experts heard Zhou Quanmiao say this, they all showed expressions of disagreement, but seeing his expression, no one dared to say anything more.

People have different opinions about this matter than Zhou Quanmiao.

They believe that the goal of their research is to develop a ship that people can use.

Although there are comparison ideas, there is also a hope to surpass all ships.

But if they can't surpass it, they can accept that.

However, power was in the hands of Zhou Quanmiao.

Ultimately, he decided to dismantle some of the ship's structures and start a new study.

The first thing to be dismantled was the material used to build the ship.

Removing this material is essentially equivalent to destroying the entire ship, requiring reconstruction.

After some discussion, everyone decided that since the materials used to build the ship were going to be modified, it would be better to rebuild it from scratch instead of dismantling it.

Demolishing it would just waste time.

Why not follow their original plan and build the ship first?

Then, they used other materials to build another ship.

Zhou Quanmiao thought this method was acceptable.

However, he had one request.

The construction of that next underwater vessel must not surpass the vessels they are currently constructing.

Once the first underwater vessel is fully constructed, his research will be considered complete.

Therefore, he absolutely cannot allow this to happen.

To prevent this from happening, he specifically transferred most of his staff away.

Without people, the first underwater vessel could not be built.

Then, a new round of discussion began.

The first issue is materials.

Zhou Quanmiao had seen the composite materials at Su Chen's place.

He first handed the data to everyone, letting them see what the composite material Su Chen was researching looked like.

He then gave an order to everyone.

We must develop a more powerful composite material.

Everyone looked troubled; this was something Su Chen had figured out.

How did they surpass them?

The group had no choice but to rack their brains.

Based on what Su Chen researched, we will add some things on top of it.

I hope to surpass that.

This method is actually quite good.

They quickly found a material that was even better than the composite material used by Su Chen.

This material is not particularly special compared to the materials Su Chen had previously studied.

Its only characteristic is that it is more fire-resistant, but its fire resistance is not particularly high.

Zhou Quanmiao ultimately chose this material.

Although the materials are not much different from Su Chen's, there is one advantage that makes it superior.

With composite materials, construction of the underwater vessel has resumed.

This time, Zhou Quanmiao was exceptionally cautious.

He personally observes and supervises every step to prevent accidents from happening.

He demanded that every step be done perfectly.

Every step must surpass Su Chen's submarine.

For example, he hoped to surpass Su Chen in even the simplest aspects, such as flooring installation and aesthetic appeal.

While he was busy working on this, Wang Jianfeng was also keeping busy.

Although Wang Jianfeng was not on Ocean Planet, he always cared about things there and knew that they were short of ships.

So, he has been busy with this matter recently.

There are many experts on Earth 2.

Wang Jianfeng had long ago organized a group of experts to study underwater vessels.

At the same time, they also applied to the higher authorities for a vessel.

The person above asked him why he needed underwater ships.

Wang Jianfeng reported the facts truthfully, saying that they had discovered an ocean on a certain planet and needed to go down there to explore it.

The higher-ups still didn't pay much attention to this matter, and even assigned two ships to Wang Jianfeng.

These two ships are not very large, but they can help Tang Yumo and her team with a lot of work.

Wang Jianfeng had nothing to do that day, so he went to the research lab to ask the experts about the progress of the ship.

The experts told Wang Jianfeng that everything was progressing steadily.

It is expected that a ship will be able to conduct a sea trial within two months.

If there are no problems, it can be put into use.

Wang Jianfeng was also quite concerned about the ship's level of sophistication, and specifically inquired about it from an expert.

The expert told Wang Jianfeng.

They researched underwater vessels based on some of Su Chen's previous technologies and existing technologies.

We cannot guarantee how advanced it will be, but we can guarantee that the ships will be compatible with most existing ships.

It is definitely not weaker than existing ships.

Wang Jianfeng stroked his chin, not particularly satisfied with the answer.

He knew that Zhou Quanmiao and Su Chen were both researching ships, and that their research was quite advanced.

He hopes his base can be the same.

When I shared my thoughts, the experts smiled and said they would do their best.

However, they cannot guarantee that they will be able to figure it out.

With their words of reassurance, Wang Jianfeng felt at ease.

He was afraid that these experts would take advantage of the situation and casually build a few ships.

He believed that as long as they were willing to study and work hard, these experts would be no worse than Zhou Quanmiao.

It's inevitable that he can't surpass Su Chen.

But if they can't even surpass Zhou Quanmiao, it only means they haven't tried hard enough.

The research on ships on the ocean planet has come to a temporary halt.

We now have three ships and one submarine.

Su Chen believed it was sufficient for seabed exploration.

If there are any problems that cannot be solved, they can conduct further research.

Su Chen prepared to follow the submarine to the ocean floor.

He had only seen videos and pictures before, and he wanted to see the bottom of the ocean for himself.

At the same time, it's also a chance to experience living inside a submarine firsthand.

This allows us to discover more shortcomings in the submarine.

Tang Yumo and the others objected to Su Chen's suggestion.

The reason is very simple: I'm afraid he might be in danger.

Although no danger has occurred yet, once danger does occur, it will be difficult to control.

However, Su Chen insisted on this.

Tang Yumo ultimately had no choice but to agree.

For safety reasons, he specifically ordered several small boats to be placed inside the submarine. These small boats could accommodate very few people, so that if the submarine encountered danger, they could quickly transfer to the small boats and move Su Chen away.

When Su Chen heard Tang Yumo's idea, a glint flashed in his eyes.

A similar warehouse should have been reserved when the submarine was being built.

Unfortunately, the interior space of a submarine is not very large.

Su Chen had forgotten about it at the time.

He secretly made up his mind that he would definitely build a similar warehouse next time.

As the submarine descended to a depth of 10,000 meters, the outside world was completely dark.

It was almost impossible to see anything.

Even with searchlights, no life could be found, and not even a ray of light could be seen.

However, what's frightening is that even after diving to 10,000 meters, they didn't reach the seabed.

Looking down, I had no idea how deep the sea was.

According to a previous test conducted by Tang Yumo and her team, this submarine is capable of diving to a depth of 30,000 meters.

However, even at 30,000 meters, it did not reach the deepest part of the seabed.

Tang Yumo reported this matter to Su Chen.

Su Chen was also seriously considering how to get the submarine to continue submerging.

He had no intention of researching new submarines.

Because this submarine can be modified to allow it to dive to deeper levels.

First, they use relatively advanced materials.

It can dive to depths of 3 meters, let alone 5 meters, without damaging the ship itself.

The problem now is that the pressure at the bottom of the sea is too great, making it difficult for the submarine to continue diving.

That should solve the problem.

When they descended to 3 meters, Su Chen clearly sensed that something was off about the group's emotions.

It could be fear, or it could be due to the environment.

Although the submarine has lights inside, illuminating the world they are in.

However, their faint glimmer of light seemed all the more terrifying in the darkness.

This made everyone feel a sense of crisis.

We could not hear any sounds from the outside world, nor could we see any life.

As far as the eye could see, it was pitch black.

That fear and loneliness were quite unsettling.

After exploring the underwater world for a while without making any special discoveries, the submarine slowly ascended.

Finally, they returned to the base.

The moment they returned to the base, everyone felt much lighter.

Everyone had a smile on their face, and they themselves didn't even know why they were so happy.

Over the next few days, Su Chen was busy studying the submarine's diving capabilities.

There was no time to deal with anything else.

Tang Yumo and her team continued their seabed exploration. Since the submarine could not dive to the deepest point, they had other methods, such as using an existing exploration instrument.

After nearly a month, they finally collected some soil from the underwater world.

The place where they collected the soil was at a relatively high sea level, not that deep, but still reaching a depth of 4 meters.

With this soil, they can study it for quite some time.

As for Wang Jianfeng, the ships were finally completed and immediately transferred to Tang Yumo's side.

this day.

Wang Jianfeng had nothing else to do, so he sent a video call to Zhou Quanmiao.

I wanted to see how things were going on his end.

Zhou Quanmiao originally did not want to contact Wang Jianfeng.

Because there hasn't been much progress on his end.

However, he also wanted to find out about the situation on the other side of the ocean planet.

Therefore, I ultimately chose to talk to Wang Jianfeng.

He immediately asked about the situation on the ocean planet.

When Wang Jianfeng heard him ask that question, he couldn't help but laugh.

"Nothing's happening over there. Su Chen hasn't been doing any research lately, so don't worry."

These words made Zhou Quanmiao feel uncomfortable. He coughed and defended himself, "I was just asking around. Whether Su Chenyan studies it or not has little to do with me."

Wang Jianfeng didn't want to bring up that topic, but instead asked how his research was going.

Zhou Quanmiao didn't say much, only that things were progressing steadily and good news would come soon.

In reality, there was no good news, and nothing of value was discovered.

The two chatted for a while, and then Zhou Quanmiao suddenly said, "Could you send me some more experts?"

"Ideally, someone specializing in ships and oceanography."

Wang Jianfeng immediately felt a bit awkward, because everyone was currently researching things related to ships.

Tang Yumo needs it, and so do I.

Now Zhou Quanmiao is asking for more people, but he simply doesn't have that many to give him.

Seeing Wang Jianfeng hesitate, Zhou Quanmiao asked, "What's wrong?"

"If you can send people to Tang Yumo's side, why can't you send some people to me?"

Wang Jianfeng listened to his sarcastic remarks without saying a word.

He knew Zhou Quanmiao was deliberately provoking his family, but he was indeed facing difficulties.

It wasn't that he wouldn't give Zhou Quan a quick replacement, but rather that there was simply no one else available.

"Why don't you come work for me? You can transfer anyone who's not currently employed to my company."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Quanmiao knew there was little hope, shook his head, and sighed, "Forget it, since there aren't many people around, let's just wait a while."

At this point, he suddenly asked, "Could we apply to higher authorities?"

Wang Jianfeng frowned and then said, "I won't apply. If you really need people, you can apply to the higher-ups."

Zhou Quanmiao hesitated.

Because his research on ships was only circulated within a few bases.

If you apply to higher authorities, they will know about this matter.

They'll definitely ask about it if they find out.

If you achieve results through your own research, then you can ask questions.

If you can't figure it out, you'll become a laughing stock.

In the end, he gave up.

After the video call ended, Wang Jianfeng frowned and began to think.

Zhou Quanmiao's mood was off; he'd been talking strangely lately, and Zhou was genuinely worried that the guy might do something that could harm Zhou.

As someone in charge of base security.

Wang Jianfeng is very sensitive to this.

He knew that many people betrayed the base and did bad things to it because of certain emotions.

Take Zhou Quanmiao for example.

His current emotions won't lead him to do anything wrong, but when those emotions build up to a certain point, and he's instigated by certain people, he might very well make a mistake.

After thinking it over, he decided to have a talk with Professor Wang.

The two first discussed the base issue in the video call, and then Wang Jianfeng shared his thoughts.

He suggested that Professor Wang go back and visit Zhou Quanmiao, spend some time with him, and try to prevent him from studying ships again.

Because whenever he does research, he becomes emotional.

And this emotionality will basically continue to increase.

Because everyone could basically guess Zhou Quanmiao's final research results, only he was still so engrossed in it that he couldn't extricate himself.

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