This Game Is Too Realistic

Looking at his old friend who climbed down from the open hatch, Chu Guang also smiled and extended his right hand.

"Nice to meet you! Mr. Li, it's been a long time!"

The person standing in front of him at this moment was Li Changkong, the manager of the Construction Department of Ideal Group.

As one of the representatives sent to Shuguang City by the Enterprise Assistance Alliance, Chu Guang had not seen him for some time since the war in Luoxia Province ended.

For a long time, external communication between the Council and the Alliance has been handled by staff from the General Management Department and Yi Chuan from the Overseas Business Department.

This time Li Changkong visited the southern seas, he did not represent the corporate council, but the Ideal Group, the oldest "infrastructure king" among the five major corporate groups.

The infrastructure of today's Ideal City was built by the Ideal Group. As for the transformation into real estate and operation and maintenance, that will all happen after the completion of Ideal City.

As for the purpose of Li Changkong's visit, it is naturally to conduct an on-site inspection of the "orbitless space elevator" project proposed at the alliance's joint meeting.

Maintaining the operation of Ideal City requires a lot of energy, and this operation falls within the business scope of Ideal Group.

If we can newly open a stable channel from the surface to outer space, or even resume the Earth-moon flights that have been suspended for two centuries, we will undoubtedly be able to fundamentally solve the hidden danger of energy depletion that Ideal City may face in the future.

It is precisely because of this that the Ideal Group has shown extraordinary interest since the alliance proposed this plan.

When he heard that the alliance had joined hands with the South China Sea Alliance to launch site selection work in the southern waters, the director of the Ideal Group immediately sent an application to Shu Yu, the alliance's ambassador to Ideal City, for an on-site inspection in the southern waters.

Seeing that the wealthy people in Ideal City were so interested in his plan, Chu Guang was naturally happy to hear it, and immediately asked Shuyu to approve their application, and even personally went up to the Conch to greet him.

Standing on the solid steel deck, Li Changkong glanced around, his astonished eyes half filled with shock and half filled with appreciation.

Unbelievable.

That once dilapidated settlement with nothing but hope has now accomplished such an incredible journey!

Although Ideal City is located on the coastline and has developed resources in the ocean, its shipbuilding technology is not outstanding, at least not as outstanding as their aviation equipment.

It is actually not difficult to understand that such a situation would occur.

After all, in the era of prosperity, the People's Federation's development focus continued to shift to outer space, and the logistics and manufacturing industries on the surface were also moving more or less towards the four major industrial areas near the space elevator.

Under this general trend, the market share of rail transportation and air transportation has experienced high growth, while maritime transportation has actually shown a stagnant or even shrinking trend.

Coupled with the restricted development strategy of marine resources adopted by the People's Federation to protect the marine ecological environment, in more than a century of the prosperous era, there was actually no significant development in the navigation technology of human civilization. The entire industry The ecology basically maintains the appearance of the early prosperous era.

Even if some ships have made progress in materials and power sources, most of them have been driven forward passively by other high-growth industries.

Ideal City has largely inherited the attributes of the People's Alliance Era. Although it is not a pedantic continuation of the environmental protection policies of the People's Alliance Era, the investment in marine equipment is far lower than in other fields.

At least among the five major groups, none regards marine engineering and navigation equipment manufacturing as its main business.

It was precisely because of this that Li Changkong was so shocked.

Although Chu Guang believed that the strategic significance of the "Overlord" transport aircraft was greater than that of the "Conch" submarine, Li Changkong saw the complete opposite.

This thing is much more amazing than the Alliance's aircraft!

"It's really surprising...the mobile airport that can dive. Did you design this?"

Seeing Li Changkong making a fuss, Chu Guang laughed and said.

"I don't think it's accurate to say that it is a work jointly completed by us and the people of the South China Sea Alliance."

It’s really touching to think about it.

Once upon a time, he had the same fussy expression when he saw the company's Pioneer.

If the two sides exchanged positions, it would be the alliance's manufacturing industry that opened the eyes of the company.

"It's incredible..."

Looking at the neat deck under his feet, and then at the tall bridge, Li Changkong still had an expression that couldn't calm down, and looked at Chu Guang in confusion and asked.

"Our ship will grow barnacles and oysters after a few months at sea. How do you prevent those things from climbing onto the deck?"

This is not a secret worth hiding, Chu Guang said in a casual tone.

"Psychic interference devices can not only be used to drive away alien species, but are also effective against some more difficult shellfish creatures."

Li Changkong had a look of surprise on his face.

"so it is."

Although he is not a professional, this new approach does have something to it.

"What's even more incredible is what's behind," Chu Guang smiled faintly and continued, "Come with me, and I'll take you to the cabin to have a look."

With that said, he walked forward, and together with the guards beside him, he led Li Changkong and his party to the direction of the bridge.

The entrance to the cabin was just below the bridge. The group of people stood on the elevator, and with a slight movement, they quickly descended into the submarine.

In that wide space, more than twenty Alliance carrier-based aircraft were parked in a column.

Among them are vertical take-off and landing transport aircraft like the Viper, fixed-wing aircraft such as the "Lightning" and "Thunder", and even the "Yunting" ornithopter imported from Ideal City.

The guide rail of the electromagnetic ejection is directly connected to the upwardly tilted door at the front end. A straight trunk rail is connected to multiple branch rails connected to the fixed-wing carrier-based aircraft.

Once a battle breaks out, the Conch submarine carrier can surface and immediately launch all the aviation equipment in the storage compartment into the air, form an air attack formation in a very short time, and use the outer deck runway to provide land-based aviation The team provides a springboard for transfer.

In addition to the aviation equipment, the ammunition reserves inside the submarine carrier are equally impressive.

I saw that the missile rack next to the guide rail was filled with missiles of different models.

Judging from the quantity alone, the current ammunition reserve of this submarine carrier is more than enough to meet the consumption of three battles!

And that's not all. In the spacious dome mezzanine, there are folding "King Crab" amphibious assault armors waiting for you.

When not in use, they sit quietly on the charging pile.

Once a deployment order is issued, they can immediately be hoisted and placed on the inner deck through the robotic arm on the fixed guide rail, and can go out of the cabin for combat through a special buffer channel.

From the moment he entered the cabin, Li Changkong was shocked.

This is simply a mobile maritime fortress!

And it’s the kind that can dive at any time!

However, what Chu Guang wanted to show him was not how abundant the martial virtues of the alliance were, but something else. So he pulled him reluctantly and went straight to the observation cabin at the front of the submarine.

On the way to the observation cabin, Li Changkong seemed to finally remember why he came here, and looked at Chu Guang beside him and asked.

"Speaking of which, how is your site selection process going? Is it going smoothly?"

Chu Guang said with a smile.

"The site selection was done last week, and now it has entered the experimental demonstration stage."

Li Changkong looked at him with surprise and said in surprise.

"Has the site selection been completed? So quickly?"

He originally thought that the alliance would wait until the discussions at the Community Conference were concluded and at least attract some investment before starting the next stage of work, but he did not expect that the project had already advanced to the stage of experimental demonstration.

No one else has this efficiency!

It was no surprise that Li Changkong was surprised. Chu Guangyu stopped at the door of the observation cabin, looked out of the wide panoramic window and continued.

"We believe that there is no precedent for a trackless elevator that cannot be discussed. We can only know if it is possible by giving it a try."

Regardless of whether it can ultimately obtain the support of the Sticky Community, the alliance will advance the project as planned.

Not only because of the threat from "celestial beings", but also because of the future of human civilization.

The inheritance from the Alliance alone is not enough to clear the wasteland.

In order to truly end the Wasteland Era and allow the fire of civilization to continue burning, the Alliance must face various problems left over from the United Nations era.

Building a space elevator is only part of his plan, and there is no better time than now to do it.

Of course, although he will continue to do it regardless of whether anyone supports it, it would be good if he can get some "investment".

After all, for this kind of century-long process, whether from the perspective of governance or brainstorming, the more power can be concentrated, the higher the probability of final success.

Putting away his surprise, Li Changkong calmed down, looked at Chu Guang and continued to ask.

"I agree with your point of view. But... from a practical point of view, how do you plan to solve the problem of garbage in floating orbit? That is an astronomical level of debris, which cannot solve this problem. Let alone a space elevator, just want to launch It’s a problem for spacecraft to go up there.”

It’s not that companies have never tried to launch spacecraft into outer space, but basically they became part of the garbage after crossing low-Earth orbit.

Just taking out the trash.

There are also ultra-long standby automatic defense equipment cruising on the track, which can identify external intruders.

Although the Enterprise has cracked a handful of these orbital weapons, the astronomical amount of debris is still a drop in the ocean.

Compared with whether the idea of ​​"trackless elevator" can be realized, he is more concerned about this more practical issue.

Not surprised by Li Changkong's question, Chu Guang answered fluently.

"We have already considered the issue you mentioned, and we are considering using the 'power well' to remove garbage from orbit."

"Pilijing?" Li Changkong frowned slightly, with a confused expression on his face.

Chu Guang continued.

"The gravity well I am talking about does not refer to the natural gravity well, but the man-made gravity well. To put it simply, it uses graviton manipulation technology to disturb the gravitational field of the earth itself and is created in a specific area. A downward-dented 'well'-shaped graviton channel guides the orbital garbage moving into this area to actively fall into our designated area."

Li Changkong stared at Chu Guang in confusion for a long time before he spoke.

"Is this kind of thing possible?"

He was simply unheard of!

Chu Guang smiled sheepishly and said.

"We are actually still in the conception stage, just like the 'trackless elevator'. As for the specific implementation, I am afraid it is still quite difficult. After all, the graviton-related technology we have is too limited, and the only 'prototype machine' is Seized from the Legion."

Graviton-related technology is a relatively cutting-edge technology even in the Prosperous Era, but its application scenarios are not many.

For example, the most classic FTL engine, hyperspace channels between massive celestial bodies, as well as anti-force technology and even deflection shield technology, etc., are actually all achieved through the manipulation of gravitons.

Although the alliance's current manufacturing level has risen to a new level with the help of the manufacturing center on the B7 floor, it has only reached the level where it can produce deflector shields. It wants to reproduce the one on the Heart of Steel. "Frigate core" is still quite difficult, let alone disrupting the gravitational field of large celestial bodies, a black technology comparable to "forbidden spell-level magic".

To be honest, when the experts from the scientific expedition team proposed this idea to him, he couldn't help but wonder if the expert's head was broken.

㱗Before this, Chu Guang was actually more inclined to the ideas on the forum——

That is, launch N rockets into low-Earth orbit and throw some large nets floating in the sky, just like flying kites. The nets will be as much as you can catch. Every once in a while, shoot a rocket up to retrieve things, and then transport the garbage to the ground bit by bit.

Although the method given by the experts of the scientific expedition team sounds more convenient than the foolish old man's method of moving mountains, the theoretical part is too difficult for him to understand.

However, after hesitation, Chu Guang finally did not make the mistake of an amateur commanding an expert, and left the demonstration to the experts of the scientific expedition team.

At present, the preliminary opinion given by Yin Fang is that "the technology is feasible to implement, but the difficulty of implementation may not be small." However, it has not directly rejected this possibility.

Li Changkong was also stunned by this wild idea. He was silent for a long time before he smiled awkwardly and said.

"This... is actually beyond the scope of my knowledge. I'm afraid I have to go back and ask the professors at Yunjian University for advice. But I really didn't expect that you have even considered such a special method. It seems that Mr. Chu Guang really knows it. Prospects of outer space development.”

Chu Guang smiled slightly and said.

"That's right. I believe the meaning behind it shouldn't be told to you."

Li Changkong sighed and said.

"That's what we say, but our board of directors is actually more focused on the interests at hand."

Chu Guang continued in a gentle tone.

"There is nothing wrong with focusing on the interests at your feet. You can go further by taking the path you are walking on. But it seems to me that you have actually developed the land under your feet. In that case, why not enlarge your ambitions a little bit? What? You obviously have this ability, so why bother sticking to a small ideal city?"

Hearing these words, Li Changkong's eyebrows couldn't help but twitch.

"Is the ideal city still small?"

He felt that this guy was somewhat aloof.

Although he admitted that Dawn City was developing well, it would be too arrogant to compare it with Ideal City.

But someone from Chu Chu didn't give him any face at all and continued speaking unceremoniously.

"Small, and it's not just you, including our alliance, and even the legion that spans half of the continent, it's just a drop in the bucket compared to the territory of the People's Alliance era. In fact, let me tell you, you can definitely make the business bigger. , for example... how about opening the store in Ideal City outside of 5K? "

Li Changkong was stunned, but he forgot about his previous unhappiness.

"…Hikaru Wai?"

"That's right."

Chu Guang nodded and continued in a gentle tone.

"Farther than Nanmen II...don't there be coordinates of the New World on the core of your colony ship? After we finish dealing with the troubles on the planet below us, sooner or later we will have to continue the unfinished business before. "

Li Changkong said with a smile.

"That kind of thing is too far away."

Chu Guang shook his head and said.

"Actually, it's not too far away. We can start preparing for that day now. I think the reason why your parents turned around and came back was probably not to let their descendants be trapped forever in this hopeless heart. On the planet, they probably believed that new hope could be born here and that you could set off again, so they returned without hesitation. "

In fact, it is not appropriate for him to say this. After all, those people are the ancestors of Ideal City, not his ancestors.

But Chu Guang didn't know why, when he talked about the stories of those people, although he felt admiration in his heart, he didn't feel any awe at all. He even easily brought them into their perspective and stood next to them. thinking from a perspective.

This is actually somewhat self-righteous.

But he said this to himself.

Maybe because I am an outsider.

When he mentioned that period of history, he just told a common story, just like describing the plot in the game.

Li Changkong looked at him blankly, and after a while he smiled lightly and said.

"...Maybe."

The residents of Ideal City actually do not shy away from others mentioning and commenting on their ancestors. They are not as sensitive as the Legion.

But the indifferent expression showed that he didn't take the cake drawn by Chu Guang seriously.

What Li Changkong didn't know was that those words, which did not cause any waves in his heart, inadvertently planted a seed in his heart.

The machines of Ideal Group have indeed been parked in the warehouse for too long, and the equipment is almost rusty.

The ideal group once created incredible miracles in the wasteland, but now they can only do some patchwork based on the work of their predecessors.

Although he is just a manager of the construction department, he has indeed longed for the great achievements accomplished by his predecessors two centuries ago.

Chu Guang had something to say that touched his heart.

The reason why the Zhiyuan colony ship turned around in the first place was definitely not to keep his descendants trapped in this moldy planet.

They must have believed that their descendants would be able to pick up their unfinished mission one day in the future, so they chose to turn back without hesitation to save those people who still had hope of saving.

If you think about it...

The big cake hanging outside the light actually smells quite delicious.

"I'm interested in your proposal, but...can you let me see something practical?" Following Chu Guang's gaze and looking out the panoramic window, Li Changkong looked at the endless sea level and continued, "The surprise you mentioned to me on the phone...is it just the Conch?"

Before coming here, he had a phone conversation with Chu Guang. Chu Guang promised him on the phone that he would give him a surprise when he received him.

He was looking forward to it at the time, especially after learning that the alliance had advanced the project to the experimental demonstration stage.

Standing in this observation cabin, he saw nothing.

Although this Conch is quite amazing from a scientific point of view, after all, he did not come here specifically to understand the alliance's maritime power.

Maybe the council would be interested, but that had nothing to do with the purpose of his trip.

"Don't be afraid. As for the surprise I mentioned, you will know later." Chu Guang smiled mysteriously, then looked at the captain who was following him and ordered, "Get ready to dive!"

Following Chu Guang's order, the captain immediately stood up straight and gave a neat military salute.

"yes!"

The captain who took the order took off the walkie-talkie hanging on his shoulder and gave the order sonorously.

"The whole ship dives!"

At the same time as the order was issued, the towering steel body pushed away waves and slowly sank into the sea level.

Looking at the panoramic window sinking into the sea, Li Changkong suddenly remembered that his plane was still on the tarmac, and quickly looked to Chu Guang aside and said.

"My plane—"

"Don't worry." Knowing what he was worried about, Chu Guang gave him a reassuring look, "We have helped you take the plane in."

The apron itself is an elevator. When they stood on the elevator just now, the transport plane that looked like a "Viper" sank into the cabin with them.

After hearing these words, Li Changkong finally calmed down and looked out the panoramic window.

At this moment, the picture that came into view made him stunned.

I saw in the blue depths, the flashing arcs of light were like "elves" dancing under the sea.

A majestic alloy giant structure is surrounded by countless flashing "elves" in the center, and the metal structures extending outward gather together little by little as the light flashes.

Li Changkong's eyes widened in surprise. He was about to ask Chu Guang, who was standing next to him, what this was, but the latter seemed to see the surprise in his eyes and waved to the captain beside him.

The captain understood immediately and ordered his men to turn on the searchlight on the front of the submarine.

As the milky light lit up, the entire dark space was illuminated, and it was only then that Li Changkong saw clearly what the flickering elf was.

I saw mechanical bodies that looked like manta rays fluttering their huge pectoral fins, surrounding a building that was under construction.

The flashing light is the low-temperature arc emitted from the welding equipment above their heads.

Under the flash of the arc, metal pipes and plates were quickly welded to the (pre-assembled) metal frame.

Around the metal skeleton, there are many crab-shaped mechanical bodies that are busy, replacing the "manta rays" to complete some more detailed operations.

"...That guy who looks like a manta ray, the electric ray, is an underwater automatic welding unmanned boat that we developed not long ago. I forgot which company's product it is. Those crabs are based on the '螞-style' You are the ones working on the improved Crab Armor, so you must have heard of it.”

Li Changkong nodded blankly, and after a moment he sighed sincerely.

"Great."

Although the company does not lack innovation, the alliance's terrifying innovation speed really opened his eyes.

This development speed is simply too fast!

Even a snowball cannot describe this speed!

Although some of this is due to the company, everything here at the moment has nothing to do with the company. It was entirely created by the alliance's shelter residents and wastelanders.

In his heart, there was not only disbelief, but also admiration from the bottom of his heart.

These people are truly amazing.

In the past two eras, what Ideal City has done is just a repetition of the prosperity era and has not made any further progress on this basis.

An alliance of survivors, only a few years old, has the courage to challenge a peak that they could not even imagine - building a new Tower of Babel that has never been seen in the prosperous era!

No wonder the council favors them!

With these people holding torches walking in front, even the lazy residents of Utopia can't help but take steps forward.

Including myself——

That’s why I’m here!

Looking at the man in front of him, Li Changkong suddenly saw an unimagined possibility in him.

If it were him, there might really be hope to end this wasteland!

"... Before I came here, I actually had some doubts in my mind, including not just hesitation, but whether it was too early to rebuild the space elevator at this point in time."

After a pause, Li Changkong looked at Chu Guang and continued in a serious tone.

"But after seeing what I saw before me, I just feel ashamed for my previous doubts."

"Calculating the value of this project based on the return on assets is simply an insult to it. This is a project that can set a new record!"

"As you said, if we can really rebuild the bridge between the earth's surface and space, we may not be able to regain all the territory of the United Nations era one day."

"This magnificent monument should have the names of the citizens of Ideal City. Please put our efforts on it too!"

Those impassioned speeches made Chu Guang speechless, and he almost couldn't help but blush.

However, he is now considered a veteran, and has long developed a face like a city wall.

Staring into those sincere eyes, Chu Guang solemnly took Li Changkong's right hand and shook it heavily.

"On behalf of all the survivors who have united and are uniting, I have to say thank you!"

"Thank you for joining us!"

"I promise you, our names will be engraved on this immortal monument!"