Industry: Cthulhu

Chapter 23 Industrialization

Build a base?
Large-scale industrialization! ?
Li Muyun was obviously surprised. "Isn't it too hasty?"

Fang Yan smiled and said, "Do you know? In the Milky Way, any long-range ship that moves across galaxies needs to be equipped with a high-level fusion reactor."

"According to the Galactic Alliance Shipping Bureau, the annual sales of fusion reactors are as high as three million units. This does not include those developed and produced by the military or other authorized agencies. Commercial sales alone are enough to reach such a scale."

"Oh my god, three million fusion reactors per year!" Li Muyun stuck out his tongue and said, "This is really a big business."

Fang Yan nodded. "Don't forget, the Milky Way is enormous. It takes 28,000 light-years to get from Earth to the center of the Milky Way alone. And the entire Milky Way, including the dark regions, has a diameter of 1.9 million light-years."

"Of course, although the Gray Zone is enormous, it is also a desolate and barren land. Seventy percent of the galaxy's population and commerce are concentrated in the inner galaxy."

"Considering the vast distance between Earth and the inner galaxy, and the degree of market monopoly held by industrial giants, even if our products have excellent performance, it would be impossible to capture a large market share in a short period of time."

"But it doesn't matter. As long as we can gain a foothold in the local market, it will be a pretty good start."

Li Muyun thought for a moment and said, "Boss, I understand."

"A quantum field fusion reactor is different from a compass. A compass is essentially a set of algorithms that can instantly reach every corner of the galaxy through data transmission."

"Fusion reactors are very complex industrial entities. Raw materials need to be purchased in advance, and the products need to be shipped to various galaxies in the galaxy by cargo ships. In addition, after-sales and technical support must be provided locally, so many things need to be prepared in advance."

"That's right." Fang Yan took out an e-cigarette from his pocket and took two puffs. "The superconducting coils we are currently using are provided by merchants in the outer ring, but if we want to produce them in large quantities, it will definitely be more cost-effective to buy them directly from the manufacturer."

"But the manufacturers of these superconducting coils are almost all concentrated in the inner ring of the Milky Way, and a single cargo ship trip takes over twenty days."

"Integrating the supply chain and sales system isn't difficult for the inner galaxy, but it's undoubtedly a huge challenge for us in the outer regions."

"The production base is just the first step. If we want to achieve full commercialization, there are still many problems we need to solve."

……

Li Muyun left, taking with him the task given to him by Fang Yan, which was to stake out territory in advance for the upcoming large-scale industrial production.

With the sudden arrival of the great universe era, many companies have lost their value of existence. It would be best if they could buy idle factory sites from the Earth authorities. If that is not possible, they will have to rebuild the foundation themselves, but that will inevitably waste a lot of time.

Considering the difficulty of manufacturing a quantum field fusion reactor, Fang Yan was not sure about it. He could only take it one step at a time and try to find it first.

As night fell, Fang Yan returned to his office in the White Dome, sat at his desk, and looked at the draft production plan on the computer screen.

This is a very large manufacturing network that includes countless nodes, each of which represents a link in the production process.

Fang Yan flicked his finger across the holographic screen, pulling up a list of outsourced parts and falling into deep thought. Of all the key components that had to be sourced from the Inner Galaxy, four were paramount, each one indispensable.

First up is the quantum resonator.

As the core component of the fusion reactor, the quantum resonator is purchased from the Tyros galaxy in the inner ring of the Milky Way and is used to maintain the stability of the quantum field.

The manufacture of this component not only requires top-grade alloys, but also extremely precise manufacturing processes. The error cannot even be calculated in nanometers, but must reach the terrifying picometer level.

The second is the superconducting material zeta, which can maintain superconductivity under extremely high temperature and extremely high pressure environments. Its main supplier is the prestigious Gamma Group in the inner ring.

Then there are the micro-supercomputing units, which are responsible for real-time monitoring and regulating the energy flow inside the reactor to ensure the balance of the quantum field. Currently, the Osiris galaxy in the inner ring has the most advanced micro-supercomputing technology in the entire galaxy, and these units can only be purchased from there.

There is also a high-energy particle accelerator module, which can guide and stimulate fusion. Although the Earth's particle accelerator has been used in scientific research, it is far inferior to the Nova Galaxy in the inner ring of the Milky Way in terms of miniaturization and high energy density.

As a descendant of the Chinese nation, Fang Yan has an almost paranoid obsession with independence. Even if it means giving up everything, he must keep his destiny firmly in his own hands. After all, this is a profound lesson learned by countless predecessors with blood and tears.

However, with the current technological level of the Earth and the current financial resources of Blue Light Technology, Fang Yan would never be able to manufacture these four core components. After all, this involves a huge amount of funds starting from tens of billions of star coins.

Pulling his hair hard, Fang Yan felt helpless and painful.

Although it is unlikely that the powerful empires and companies in the inner circle would stand up and sanction the remote and tiny Earth.

But in Fang Yan's worldview, let alone a small probability, as long as there is a probability, it is an absolutely unacceptable result.

suddenly~

A light bulb went off in Fang Yan's mind, and he thought of a very special group in the Milky Way, the traveling merchants!
The fact that this quantum field controlled fusion experiment was able to proceed so quickly and smoothly is due to the contribution of the merchants.

Even Fang Yan himself never imagined that high-end products such as quantum resonators and superconducting coil materials, which are not easy to buy even in the developed inner ring of the Milky Way, can be easily purchased from traveling merchants.

You know, the Earth is on the edge of the Milky Way, and the shortest distance to the inner ring of the Milky Way is more than 26,000 light years!

This incident undoubtedly proved the strength and importance of traveling merchants. If he could get the traveling merchants to join his plan, it would undoubtedly greatly reduce the risk of being strangled by the great powers in the future.

Thinking of this, Fang Yan immediately called Brown.

The key components needed for this experiment were purchased by Brown from merchants. He must be very familiar with this mysterious and special group.

(End of this chapter)