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Li Yichen's elbows, which were propped on the mattress, remained motionless. The neural synapses, which had just been injected with brain-developing drugs, automatically switched to overclocking calculation mode the moment they heard Ling'er's question.

The framework of tens of thousands of orbital base stations needs to form an impenetrable hexagonal energy network in low Earth orbit, with each base station weighing over 500 tons. The superconducting coils of the bipolar energy hubs require hundreds of thousands of tons of superconducting tungsten-gold fusion alloy. Add to that this orbital space destroyer, whose size rivals a mountain and whose barrel diameter exceeds two kilometers.

Massive amounts of data churned and converged in my mind. The periodic table of various special metals, the proven reserves of major mining areas around the world, and the refining loss rates all drew up comparative curves in my mind.

The conclusion was straightforward.

He laid his hands flat and sat up straight.

"You're right," he admitted, tracing his fingers across the sheets. "The tens of thousands of base stations for the global planetary barrier alone, without impacting the global ecosystem, would consume almost all of Earth's existing exploitable special metal veins."

Not to mention the planet-destroying cannon, the barrel of this planet-destroying cannon is a money-devouring beast.

Ling'er pulled out a holographic statistical chart in mid-air, with a bright red negative gap hanging in the most conspicuous position, almost filling the entire screen.

"Brother, President Ji is on a global shopping spree with a trillion-dollar loan, buying up all the mineral spot goods in the world." She pointed to the pitiful green progress bar at the bottom of the chart, poking it with her finger. "But for our interstellar engineering, it's barely enough to fill a tooth gap. We're now completely strangled by raw materials! We can't exactly tear up the Earth's crust, can we?"

Li Yichen stood up, walked barefoot across the wooden floor, and went to the window. He reached out and pulled back the curtains a crack. The night was deep, and a full moon hung above the glass curtain wall of Lujiazui, its gray-white surface emitting a cold light in the night sky.

He stared at the planet for a few seconds, a cold laugh escaping his throat.

"We've fleeced all of Earth's resources, but isn't there a ready-made mine hanging in the sky?" He tapped the glass with his knuckles, making a crisp sound. "The Lingxiao-3's carrying capacity must continue to rise. I'm going to hollow out the moon."

"The moon?" Ling'er floated over, following his gaze to look outside. Her virtual face was full of surprise. "Using lunar minerals to fill the holes in a planet-destroying cannon? That's too big a leap."

"It's not just about mining." Li Yichen turned around, leaning against the floor-to-ceiling window, his hands in his pajama pockets. "This orbital planet destroyer is too big. Deploying it on Earth would cause a global tsunami and tectonic shift due to the recoil and energy dissipation when it fires. This thing can't be kept at home."

He drew a circle in the void.

"Build it directly on the far side of the moon. Create a permanent base."

"Project Lunar Far Side." Li Yichen named the concept, his tone revealing an undeniable determination. "The Star Destroyer uses the compression of a matter-antimatter fusion core as its absolute power source, and normally it will be submerged underground on the moon."

"Sinking underground?" Ling'er wondered.

"Yes, using the Terminator army and magnetic confinement forging tables, we'll excavate a massive underground space over fifty kilometers deep beneath the craters on the far side of the moon," Li Yichen explained in detail, tracing the outline of the underground fortress in the air with his finger. "Not only the planet-destroying cannons, but the entire heavy industrial production line and the matter-antimatter reactors will be moved underground. Only a few disguised mining sites will remain on the surface. This will perfectly evade detection by the countries on Earth. When things get really critical, the dome will open, and the planet-destroying cannons will rise directly from the ground, delivering a devastating blow to the enemy."

A blue light flickered in Ling'er's eyes, and in less than two seconds, a three-dimensional model of the Moonbeam Base took shape in the center of the room. A huge black cannon barrel emerged from the bottom of the crater, with a ghostly blue energy flow around the barrel, its muzzle pointing directly into the deep universe.

"Brother, this idea is brilliant!" The little girl clapped her hands excitedly, circling the holographic model. "The far side of the moon has no atmospheric interference, making it extremely well-hidden—it's practically a natural ultimate turret! But..."

She changed the subject, pointing to a long list of supplies next to the model.

"We need to transport hundreds of industrial machine tools and magnetically confined forging and casting tables up there. These heavy industrial equipment weigh hundreds or even thousands of tons each, plus the supporting infrastructure materials, the scale of this project is simply outrageous. How many rockets would we need to launch to transport them all using the current Lingxiao-3 system? We can't afford the logistics and time costs."

"Then let's get a LaFerrari." Li Yichen walked back to the bedside, picked up his phone from the bedside table, and said, "Contact Liu Ruyan immediately. In addition to upgrading the carrying capacity of the Lingxiao rocket, we also need to develop a giant interstellar heavy-lift cargo spacecraft."

He quickly edited the information on the screen, the sound of his fingers tapping on the keyboard particularly clear in the quiet room.

"I want to establish a complete heavy industrial production line for mass-producing troops on the lunar surface within three months. Blue Star will be responsible for providing the blueprints and core components, while all the heavy lifting and manual labor will be done on the moon."

The message was sent successfully, and Liu Ruyan replied almost instantly.

[Liu Ruyan: Received. Send me the preliminary parameter requirements for the giant interstellar heavy-lift cargo spaceship. The R&D team will work through the night to finalize the project.]

Looking at the reply on the screen, Li Yichen's eyes showed a hint of approval. This woman never asked why she did things; she only knew how.

He quickly packaged and sent over some basic drawings and parameters extracted from the system, adding a note:

[Li Yichen: The spacecraft's payload capacity will be at least 10,000 tons, and it will use a cold nuclear fusion array as its propulsion system. The hull will be made of superconducting tungsten-gold fusion alloy, and all life support systems and comfort features will be abandoned. The entire interior space will be used to house heavy industrial equipment. I want to see the maiden flight within three months.]

Ling'er frowned slightly as she watched Li Yichen send the message.

"Brother, such large-scale and frequent launches, coupled with lunar infrastructure construction, can't be hidden from the reconnaissance satellites of various countries at all," she warned, twisting her hands together in front of her chest. "Especially the United States, Trump just went crazy. If they see us carrying out large-scale construction on the moon, they will definitely take the opportunity to cause trouble, or even desperately send people to sabotage us."

Li Yichen threw his phone back onto the bed and let out a cold laugh.

"Let them see what happens. I now have nanotech armor and space laser interception satellite technology in my hands. Anyone who dares to lay a finger on me at this critical juncture, I'll chop them up."

He crossed his arms, his tone revealing undisguised arrogance, and his eyes were fierce.

"I might as well show them in advance what a dimensional reduction attack is. If they think this island in the East China Sea isn't sinking fast enough, I don't mind carrying out another physical annihilation on their own territory."

After dealing with the external threat, Li Yichen picked up his phone again and opened Ji Yanran's chat window.

Press and hold to input voice.

"The one trillion loan is just the beginning. Keep throwing money at it, acquiring all the aerospace materials available globally. Don't worry about premiums, just get the goods and the production capacity. Anyone who dares to stop us, we'll crush them with money."

Release and send.

Ji Yanran was clearly still awake, or rather, she hadn't slept much at all these past few days.

[Ji Yanran: Boss, we've already spent 800 billion of the one trillion. The heads of all the major banks are watching my account statements every day. If we keep buying, our storage area will burst. There's barely any room to walk in the open-air storage yards in Qingpu.]

[Li Yichen: If the warehouse area explodes, just keep buying land and building. When the money runs out, take out more loans. Tell those bank managers that Future Technology's credit line has no upper limit; they won't dare lend, so I'll switch to foreign banks.]

Ji Yanran sat in her office, staring at the replies on the screen, and slammed her coffee cup down on the table in anger. This man was a money-devouring beast; a trillion dollars was no different from a hundred dollars to him. She gritted her teeth and continued typing, sending a new round of procurement orders to the various negotiation teams.

"Materials and production capacity are arranged, but we're still missing an eye." Li Yichen paced around the room, his mind still in overdrive, sparks of thought colliding constantly. "The quantum global network needs to be deployed first. Without this network, our actions on the moon are like blind men touching an elephant."

He looked at Ling'er and gave her new instructions.

"Using the existing Lingxiao rockets, we will launch a batch of quantum base stations disguised as commercial communication satellites into low Earth orbit. We will first seize global information hegemony. I want the movements of every ant on this planet to be under our surveillance."

Ling'er quickly drew up the launch plan in mid-air, her fingers rapidly adjusting the parameters.

"Disguised launch is no problem; we can use the guise of future global communication networks. Quantum base stations aren't very big; a single Lingxiao-3 satellite can send dozens of them up."

We can add a conventional electromagnetic wave reflective coating to the outside of the base station, making other countries' radars mistake it for an ordinary communication satellite. Once it reaches the designated orbit, the internal quantum entanglement module will be activated.

"Use it then." Li Yichen made the decision without hesitation. "Sharpening the axe won't delay the work. With the quantum global network, our command link can be absolutely secure and have zero latency. If the aliens really attack, we'll have a 50% advantage in electronic warfare. Moreover, with this network, all the equipment at the lunar far-side base can be remotely controlled in milliseconds, doubling the efficiency."

After arranging everything, Li Yichen looked at the night view outside the window. The fear in his heart completely dissipated, replaced by a fanatical fighting spirit and the instinct of an infrastructure maniac.

Looking at Li Yichen's commanding figure, Ling'er couldn't help but complain, "Brother, your aura right now is just like that of an ultimate villain preparing to destroy the world."

Li Yichen turned around, a wild smile playing on his lips: "Villain? No, what I want to do is become the sole Swordholder of this planet, leading Blue Star through the years to come!"