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

Li Xinran was looking around at the facilities.

Several SUVs drove up in front of us from a short distance away.

A group of people got out of the car, and Li Xinran immediately spotted the imposing Wang Jianfeng.

This guy always exudes such authority; you can tell he's no ordinary person just by looking at him in a crowd.

Wang Jianfeng approached Li Xinran with a smile and extended his hands.

Li Xinran took a step back and said calmly, "There's no need for us to be so polite."

Wang Jianfeng rubbed his hands awkwardly, gave him a forced smile, and thought to himself: This girl is too difficult to please.

He glanced behind Li Xinran; besides Li Xinran, there were only experts, and no one he wanted to see came over.

The thought of spending some time alone with Li Xinran made Wang Jianfeng's scalp tingle.

After getting on the bus, Li Xinran kept her eyes fixed on the outside world, as if she were a camera intently watching everything outside.

Wang Jianfeng's heart couldn't help but tighten; he wondered if Li Xinran would raise any further objections.

Just as she was thinking, Li Xinran suddenly looked away and said thoughtfully, "The construction is quite good."

"However, Earth 2 should be built with humans as the foundation. I see that many of the constructions in our base are still based on the base itself. Many places are not humane and give people a rather serious and dangerous feeling. Couldn't you have built some flowers and plants by the roadside?"

This suggestion made Wang Jianfeng frown slightly. He felt that Li Xinran's idea was wrong and retorted, "Although Earth 2 is a planet mainly inhabited by humans, there are still relatively few people living here now."

“Especially this highway, which is a dedicated highway, there’s no need to install those useless things.”

Useless stuff?
These words seemed to have provoked Li Xinran.

He stared at Wang Jianfeng with a scrutinizing gaze, making Wang Jianfeng feel extremely uncomfortable.

"Is there a problem? If I said something wrong, you can point it out. There's no need to look at me like that."

Li Xinran snorted.

"There is nothing useless in this world. If you say that something is useless, it only means that you are not capable enough and you have no way to demonstrate the usefulness of something."

"Moreover, planting some flowers and plants can also improve the air quality and enhance other people's mood."

“Especially for outsiders, seeing the flowers and plants will give them a better impression of Earth 2.”

"Earth 2 has such a large area, what's wrong with planting some flowers and plants? Don't you know that these flowers and plants can photosynthesize? Don't you know that these flowers and plants can provide people with shelter?"

"Perhaps one day a war breaks out here, and these flowers and plants can be used to hide people and help them evade tracking."

Wang Jianfeng smacked his lips, but didn't refute anything further.

How could someone hiding among the flowers and plants not be discovered?

What era are we living in? Even the simplest detection instruments can find people hidden among flowers and plants.

Has he forgotten some of the detection equipment he researched?

After giving Li Xinran a brief glance, Wang Jianfeng changed the subject.

"Do you have any plans for the construction of the hive? Su Chen contacted me not long ago and told me that he wanted to build a level three wind hive. Do you understand what that means?"

He asked this question because Su Chen hadn't yet discussed the three-tiered beehive with Li Xinran.

Wang Jianfeng then specifically asked Li Xinran if she knew, and Su Chen told him she didn't.

Therefore, he wanted to make things difficult for Li Xinran.

A hint of suspicion appeared on Li Xinran's face.

He really didn't understand what a three-level honeycomb was.

Seeing Li Xinran's confused look, Wang Jianfeng laughed and changed the subject.

"Let's study the beehive first. Once you've figured out this problem and there are no more issues, you can wander around the base. We can discuss any other questions you may have."

"Right now, I don't have time to discuss anything else with you. My main task right now is to build the Huaxia Dilong."

Li Xinran curled her lip and asked coldly, "What did you mean by the level three beehive you just mentioned?"

Wang Jianfeng chuckled.

"According to Su Chen's idea, building a beehive would be considered a first-level beehive."

"The volume and internal structure of a honeycomb can form a cycle, and this cycle is the name of the level."

"One more cycle makes it a secondary honeycomb, and another cycle makes it a tertiary honeycomb."

Li Xinran roughly understood what it meant, but she was still not quite clear on the specifics.

Wang Jianfeng then began to tell him the story.

According to Su Chen's idea, a hive can accommodate many small unmanned interstellar warships.

To enable the Huaxia Dilong to possess more small unmanned interstellar warships, it is necessary to construct more Hives.

Building a separate beehive would waste a lot of space, so he envisioned building another beehive inside the existing one.

This cycle continues, forming a hierarchical honeycomb environment, which is the origin of the three-level honeycomb.

If there are four beehives inside a honeycomb, then it is equivalent to a level four honeycomb.

However, according to Su Chen's deduction, with their current methods, they can only build a level three beehive, and a level four beehive would be somewhat difficult.

Li Xinran carefully considered the matter of the third-level beehive.

The three-level hive is not simply a matter of creating several spaces inside the hive.

There are many other issues to consider.

The first question is how large the primary hive needs to be. Only after the primary hive is established can we begin to design the secondary and tertiary hives.

The only saving grace is that they have made some progress in space technology.

They can shrink one space and place it within another space.

The interior environment of the shrunken space is the same size as another space.

This is also one of the important reasons for establishing beehives.

However, the key to the problem lies in how to fit the two spaces together.

At this moment, Wang Jianfeng said with a smile, "Su Chen told me that if we can't build a level three beehive, we can build a level two beehive."

"In short, don't let the hive become too monotonous."

The car stopped.

Wang Jianfeng quickly got out of the car and ran to where Li Xinran was sitting to open the car door for her.

Actually, Li Xinran was about to come down at this point.

He glanced at Wang Jianfeng, who was offering his unsolicited help, and couldn't help but snort.

Wang Jianfeng pointed to a row of houses next to him and said, "This is where you will rest. All the necessary living facilities are provided."

"If there's anything you're not satisfied with, you can let me know, and I'll improve it as soon as possible."

"The research lab is not far from you; you can conduct all kinds of research there."

Li Xinran asked, "How far are we from the Huaxia Earth Dragon?"

Wang Jianfeng replied, "It's not particularly far; it only takes half an hour to get there."

Li Xinran was quite satisfied with this distance.

He was worried that the distance was too far and that he would waste a lot of time on the road.

Wang Jianfeng accompanied the group to the entrance.

Wang Jianfeng handed a set of keys to Li Xinran, who opened the door, where a faint fragrance wafted out.

The room was very simple, but it had everything you could need.

But it feels like there's not much in it. Each house has two bedrooms, a study, a workspace, a small gym, a bathroom, and a kitchen. These houses are actually for ordinary people; the places where experts live aren't this luxurious.

However, Wang Jianfeng knew that Li Xinran liked to find fault, so he chose a nice room for her.

In that case, he can't find fault with it, right?

Unexpectedly, Li Xinran found fault with this issue.

"If I'm not mistaken, this should be someone else's room."

"Our rooms shouldn't be like this. Why are you using your position to your advantage and putting us in this room?"

After Li Xinran finished speaking, Wang Jianfeng rolled his eyes in annoyance.

"I'm doing this for your own good, aren't I? Since you feel uncomfortable living here, I'll find you another place."

Li Xinran shook her head and frowned, saying, "We'll stay here, but your behavior isn't good."

"If you treat me like this, will you treat others the same way?"

"When what you do is not fair, won't it affect the base? Won't you personally do something wrong?"

After saying that, Li Xinran didn't give Wang Jianfeng a chance to explain and slammed the door shut.

Looking at the closed door, Wang Jianfeng shook his head helplessly.

Why did he feel that Li Xinran was deliberately making trouble for him?

Back in his office, Wang Jianfeng got busy.

He has a lot to do now.

With Li Xinran's arrival, things became even busier.

He couldn't follow Li Xinran around every day, so he found a person in charge to accompany Li Xinran every day.

If Li Xinran has any questions, she can talk to him directly, and he will convey her opinions.

Work has begun.

Li Xinran led her team into the research lab and first studied the Huaxia Dilong.

The Huaxia Earth Dragon is extremely large. Because construction had already begun, there weren't many places available for them to build their hives.

Currently, there are only three locations where beehives can be built.

Li Xinran and the others were discussing which location to choose.

The first place is the tail of the Huaxia Dilong.

Another location is the bottom of the Huaxia Tianlong.

Another location is the middle section of the Huaxia Tianlong.

The middle section was completely abandoned by everyone; this position was actually very good.

But because it's so good, people don't want to choose this place.

There are many important facilities in the middle.

If a massive hive were built in this location, an attack on the hive could very likely lead to the collapse of the entire Huaxia Dilong.

To ensure the safety of the Huaxia Dilong, they abandoned this location.

Now all that's left is the tail and the bottom.

Many experts believe that the bottom is better because there is enough room for them to operate freely.

Moreover, releasing small drones can be done more quickly and without much hindrance.

The tail section is actually quite nice too.

However, if the hive is built to the rear, there will be a delay in launching an attack if an enemy is encountered directly in front.

It will fly out from the tail first, then circle around to the front to attack.

This is not what anyone wanted to see, so in the end everyone chose the bottom.

This is the most suitable location.

No matter which direction the enemy appears from, the hive can attack quickly without being interfered with.

Moreover, there are no obstacles around the bottom, so they can carry out other constructions there.

Of course.

All their construction work must not damage the Huaxia Dilong.

Before construction, they need to consult with the experts from the China Tianlong.

We need to consult them about whether it's possible to build a beehive at the bottom.

They needed to report the size and weight of the beehive to other experts.

Only after other experts analyzed the situation and determined that construction could proceed at the bottom could they begin work.

If the experts disagree, their ideas can only exist as concepts.

The location for building the beehive, as well as its area and weight, were determined.

Li Xinran then took the documents to Wang Jianfeng.

He didn't know the experts from the Huaxia Dilong, so he needed Wang Jianfeng to help them connect and discuss things together.

Moreover, I must report this matter to Wang Jianfeng.

Wang Jianfeng looked at the document and nodded in satisfaction. He knew that this matter was very important, so he convened a special meeting of all staff members in the afternoon.

Experts will discuss whether Li Xinran's proposed Fengchao plan is appropriate.

The experts shared their opinions.

Some people believe that the beehive will affect the Huaxia Dilong spacecraft.

Because of the weight of the Huaxia Dilong, they already have a clear design.

The sudden worsening of the condition will definitely have some impact.

However, the impact is not significant.

As for other issues, the experts also have some concerns.

However, the bottom of the Huaxia Dilong was not completed, and there was plenty of room to build other things.

But the beehive was something they hadn't expected.

No one knows whether building the Hive will affect the entire Huaxia Earth Dragon.

Li Xinran stood up and explained the function of the Hive to everyone, and solemnly declared that the Hive was just a warehouse to house small unmanned interstellar warships and would not cause any impact.

Aside from taking up space and weight, it will not interfere with other equipment on the Huaxia Dilong.

One expert stepped forward and pondered for a moment before asking, "How do small, unmanned interstellar warships leave?"

"Does the beehive leave automatically? Doesn't the beehive need a power source? Doesn't it need the support of some other equipment?"

"I think it's necessary to build a honeycomb structure, but how to build it should be seriously discussed."

"The Hive will consume some of the energy of the Huaxia Earth Dragon. I think we can build the Hive smaller. After all, it's the first time we've built one, so there's no need to make it too big. What if it doesn't succeed?"

Everyone was discussing amongst themselves, and Li Xinran, naturally, refused to back down and argued back and forth with them, unwilling to admit defeat.

Wang Jianfeng listened quietly, feeling that both sides had valid points.

Moreover, they reached a consensus during their discussions.

A beehive must be built.

However, opinions differed on the size of the Hive and the impact that Fengchao would have on the Huaxia Dilong. (End of Chapter)