"What you see now is the next project to be carried out by the shipyard. If there are no problems, it will be implemented from tomorrow. In addition, I will personally be responsible for this project."
December 8, 2067, Titan, the conference room of the Fortress’s largest shipyard.
Xu Lei was sitting in the front seat, looking around at everyone present and announcing the next task arrangements, his words revealing decisiveness.
Before convening this meeting, he formulated a preliminary project plan.
And just sent it to every scientist.
Although he also specifically solicited other people's opinions, anyone with a discerning eye can see how seriously he attaches importance to this project, and he will never give up or change it just because of a few words from the outside world. Li Chengzhe and others know this well.
After all, after following Xu Lei for so long, I can only know his temper and character so clearly.
What's more, even though Xu Lei has now left the category of carbon-based life and has become the most special active metal life in the galaxy, his style of doing things still hasn't changed much.
Of course, it is impossible for them to go against Xu Lei.
Over the past few decades, Xu Lei has conquered everyone with his amazing strength and miracles he has created.
Therefore, as long as it is a project proposed by Xu Lei, it must be of great value.
Can help human development.
They took this opportunity to participate, and it can be said that they were happy even before it was too late.
At least it will improve your own level.
More importantly, since the completion of the research and development of the Shenwei Star Destroyer, the shipyard only needs to produce step by step, so that top scientists like them are suddenly idle.
There is a sense of loss of having nothing to do.
Doesn't reflect its own value.
Now Xu Lei has come up with a new research project and is personally responsible for the research and development, which is definitely a dream.
Therefore, after Li Chengzhe and others received the plan, they immediately studied it with all their heart.
Not another word was said.
Just as they roughly browsed the above content, they couldn't help but have a few question marks in their minds.
Space jump engine?
Modify the Divine Star Destroyer?
Is it necessary?
For all of them, although human civilization in the solar system has now become a third-level civilization, their thinking is still limited to the Milky Way.
After all, even in the eyes of a star system, the Milky Way is really too big.
Starting from this kind of thinking, it is inevitable that Xu Lei's new project will not be understood. It always feels that it is too advanced and impractical. If it is forcibly developed, I am afraid that it will cause a lot of consumption to the entire human civilization.
First of all, a secondary star gate has been established on Earth, making it very convenient for humans to travel in the galaxy.
The so-called space jump engine is completely unnecessary.
There is also the Shenwei large-scale star destroyer unique to the solar system. As the most powerful star destroyer recognized in the galaxy, its performance can fully meet the needs of human civilization. There is really no need to spend huge costs on modification and upgrade. Maybe it will finally be solved.
The overall performance of the new version is not as good as the original dual plasma cannon design.
The key point is that humans currently do not even have a thorough understanding of the wormhole space theory involved in the Star Gate. How to develop a space jump engine...
This technology is obviously too far ahead of its time.
So when Xu Lei's voice sounded in the conference room, everyone with their own thoughts slowly raised their eyes and did not answer directly, but focused their attention on Li Chengzhe.
Obviously he hopes that Li Chengzhe will come forward and dissuade Xu Lei appropriately.
Although they admired Xu Lei from the bottom of their hearts, they did not lose their ability to think independently.
Otherwise, it would be impossible to gain Xu Lei's trust and enter the core of human civilization to participate in the design and development of warships.
As the saying goes, no one can make mistakes without being a sage.
Xu Lei has devoted so much effort to human civilization, and it is normal for him to make mistakes occasionally. Besides, this project plan is not bad.
, it’s just that it’s too advanced for mankind at the moment, and it’s a little too early to take it out.
If we really invest in research and development regardless of the cost, it will cause a huge consumption of the resources of the solar system.
It is not conducive to the development of human civilization.
You must know that mankind has just become a third-level civilization, which is the time when a large amount of resources are needed.
In particular, the Divine Star Destroyer has stopped external sales.
If the amount of Galaxy Coins consumed is too large, the solar system may become the poorest level three civilization in the Galaxy and fall into a vicious cycle.
So according to their thinking, they hope Xu Lei can postpone this project.
It won't be too late to start research and development of related technologies when the solar system has completely stabilized its foothold and become an established third-level civilization. At least then the solar system will have the opportunity to try and make mistakes and be able to withstand it.
But no one dared to be the bad guy who questioned Xu Lei for the first time, so everyone could only focus on Li Chengzhe.
I want Li Chengzhe to say this.
After all, apart from Xu Lei, Li Chengzhe has the highest status in the room. As the saying goes, if the sky falls, everyone is standing high. If he doesn't step up, who will step up?
"These old guys."
At this time, Li Chengzhe's face seemed calm, but in fact he almost couldn't help but want to hit someone. He suddenly spat secretly: "Obviously he wants to push me out and put me on the fire. Don't blame me for giving you little shoes in the future."
wear."
We are all old foxes who have worked together for more than ten years, how could he not know what others mean.
The moment his eyes collided in the air, it was clear what he was planning.
But to be honest, Li Chengzhe doesn't want to be this evil person.
Although Xu Lei was younger than him, he was kind to him, and he was able to grow to this level and was awarded the title of top scientist by the alliance mainly because he learned a lot from Xu Lei. Now he is asked to openly question
Xu Lei’s new project does have a feeling of guilt that is hard to talk about.
However, he also understood that among so many people present, there was really no other person suitable to speak besides him.
After some thought, he finally decided to express his opinion.
But his thoughts stayed here and he was about to speak when a familiar voice suddenly came from his ears: "Dean Li, just say whatever you want. The purpose of this meeting is to discuss new projects."
It was Xu Lei sitting in the front seat.
The atmosphere in the conference room changed slightly after everyone reviewed the project plan. How could Xu Lei not see this?
Although he can fully exercise his rights directly and make a decision on this project directly...
But I don't want to do that.
What's more, he will never abuse his power from beginning to end.
Besides, whether it is the manufacturing of the space jump engine or the transformation of the Shenwei Star Destroyer, it cannot be solved by him alone. It also requires the joint efforts of all the scientific research personnel of the shipyard.
If everyone is allowed to work with unclear ideas, I am afraid it will have the opposite effect.
Therefore, it is better to talk about some things.
So out of this consideration, after seeing that Li Chengzhe seemed to be constipated and was still refusing to speak, he took the initiative to help him.
Seeing that he was named by Xu Lei, Li Chengzhe stopped worrying about anything and immediately stood up and said bravely: "This is the dean. With the foundation of our solar system civilization that has just been promoted to the third level, he has begun to develop more advanced space jumps."
Technology, is it a little too hasty?”
Xu Lei heard what Li Chengzhe said, but he did not respond directly. Instead, he turned to look at the others: "What are your opinions?"
Perhaps it was because Li Chengzhe was the first to open up the conversation. At this time, when faced with Xu Lei's questioning, everyone else present no longer remained silent and began to express their opinions.
"Our secondary star gate has been upgraded. It is very convenient to travel to any civilization in the galaxy. For now, I don't think it is necessary to develop a space jump engine. This is a big investment for civilization."
"According to the preliminary planning in the project plan, the investment in this project may reach 500 million Galaxy coins, which can enable us to produce more than a dozen
A Divine Star Destroyer."
"This project can promote the further development of our human civilization. The starting point is definitely good, but it should be postponed a little."
"Those of us have not yet conquered the wormhole space theory, so it may be difficult for us to successfully develop it."
"In short, I absolutely support Dean Xu."
"I hope Dean Xu can weigh it carefully, but as long as the project is confirmed, we will go all out to develop the space jump engine!"
…
Xu Lei listened carefully to everyone's opinions.
As for everyone's worries, he didn't feel strange at all, it was completely reasonable.
Because from the perspective of human civilization, developing a space jump engine just to build a warship that can shuttle through space outside the galaxy is indeed a waste of resources.
According to ancient sayings, it is a waste of people and money.
If the research and development is unsuccessful in the end, or takes a long time, it will be even more of a burden to the solar system.
You might even be in a dilemma by then.
Stop the project and all the previous efforts will be in vain.
Just stop.
It will continue to suck the blood of the entire solar system.
But it is worth mentioning that when faced with this situation, Xu Lei was not angry, but on the contrary, he was very happy and relieved.
It shows that the scientific research talents cultivated by the alliance have lived up to public expectations.
Have their own opinions and opinions.
Be able to consider issues from the perspective of the interests of the entire civilization.
It would be really disappointing if Li Chengzhe and others agreed without saying a word after reading the project plan, because it would mean that they would only rely on Xu Lei and not achieve true self-strength.
After all, unlike the research and development of the Kamikaze battleship, the Kamui Star Destroyer, and the particle neutralizing shield energy shield amplifier, which are equipment for the benefit of human civilization, manufacturing a space jump engine to create a battleship that can shuttle through wormhole space is completely different.
For his own personal convenience...
So smoothly go to the star field between the Milky Way and the Andromeda Galaxy, and explore the spark of civilization left behind by the Source Star.
To some extent, it has nothing to do with human civilization.
It is normal for scientists such as Li Chengzhe to put forward different opinions based on the interests of the solar system.
Besides, for these top scientists in the alliance in the conference room, they didn't know that Xu Lei had mastered the technology of manufacturing space jump engines.
From their perspective, they are starting from scratch.
Even if Xu Lei has an extraordinary level, it is extremely difficult to develop it.
The most important thing is that the intermediate process is very slow.
However, he was relieved that Xu Lei did not intend to follow their suggestions and delay the project. On the contrary, he had to hurry up and start.
The situation on the module side is unclear for the time being, but judging from previous performance, it may not take more than a few years to calculate the specific hidden location of the source star civilization fire. If the research and development of the space jump warship is carried out by that time, I am afraid that daylily will
It's all cold.
Who knows if there will be any new changes in the process.
For example, the last migrating army of Void Zerg came out of nowhere.
Therefore, the best way is to take advantage of this period of time to carry out the research and development of space jump warships.
Strive for early success.
In this way, after the model can successfully calculate the specific coordinates of the star field, he can directly drive the battleship to the outer reaches of the galaxy.
But before that, we must first convince Li Chengzhe and others.
With a lot of thoughts flashing through his mind, Xu Lei quickly clarified his thoughts, and then said to everyone: "I have already considered the issues you are worried about, but the space jump battleship is very important to me, and it must be
Develop it as soon as possible."
"Dean, can..."
Hearing this, Li Chengzhe subconsciously wanted to speak, but Xu Lei interrupted him before he finished speaking.
"First listen and finish speaking."
Xu Lei was still sitting in the front seat, his face as calm as water: "Because this project belongs to me personally, I expect
The capital investment of 500 million Galaxy Coins will be handled by Future Technology and will not involve the Human Security Alliance."
"In addition, I will also fund the purchase of various materials and equipment needed from major civilizations as an inspector."
"I believe that as long as we all work together on research and development, we will definitely be able to build this space jump battleship. That's all I have to say."
Although he is a veteran member of the Human Security Alliance, he also understands that the Human Security Alliance serves the entire human civilization, so he does not intend to spend the resources of the alliance.
You must know that both the shipyard and the energy shields of various warships are jointly responsible for Future Technology and the Human Security Alliance.
In addition, the technologies included are all developed by him, which allows future technologies to occupy more shares.
I earn quite a lot of Galaxy Coins every year.
In particular, the interstellar virtual games launched by Huanxing Game Studio, as well as Galaxy Live Broadcast and other services, are even more powerful tools for attracting money. I don’t know how many Galaxy coins are earned from individual beings of major civilizations in the Galaxy every year, so I have to spend 500 million Galaxy coins.
Coins are used for the research and development of space jump battleships, which is not a big burden on future technology.
Anyway, Xu Lei is fully confident that he can complete the construction of the battleship in a relatively short period of time...
It won't take too long for the project to become a blood-sucking existence.
Therefore, 500 million Galaxy coins are enough.
As Xu Lei's words slowly rang out in the conference room, the whole room fell silent.
Everyone, including Li Chengzhe, felt ashamed.
I didn't even dare to look up.
Originally, they thought that Xu Lei's plan had problems and was not conducive to the development of human civilization. Who would have thought that what they said had already been considered by Xu Lei.
And since the project is funded by Future Technology, it has nothing to do with the alliance.
In addition, as an inspector, Xu Lei also has crystal core resources directly issued by the Civilization Administration. He does not even need to use the crystal cores owned by the alliance. It can be said that Xu Lei has thought of everything.
No one can control how Xu Lei wants to spend his own money, so this project is equivalent to them getting a big bargain.
Xu Lei was willing to let them participate in the learning experience, so he should have cried with joy, but they raised questions.
If it weren't for being able to work on a certain project with Xu Lei that was so attractive, I would be too embarrassed to participate in it anymore.
Seeing everyone's performance, Xu Lei didn't know what they were thinking. While secretly laughing in his heart, he took the initiative to find a way out for them: "Today's meeting will end here, everyone can go back.
Let’s study the content of the project plan carefully and officially participate in the research and development of this project tomorrow.”
"I alone cannot successfully complete such an advanced project." He added at the end.
Speaking of this, if everyone continued to hold on, it would be a bit pretentious, so he quickly restored his smile and immediately promised: "Don't worry, Dean, all of us will go all out to cooperate with you as soon as possible.
Develop this space jump battleship."
As this meeting, which did not take too long, ended, everyone packed up and left, preparing to go back and work overtime to study the project proposal.
In order to better cooperate with Xu Lei.
But Li Chengzhe, who deliberately stayed at the end, had a complicated expression at the moment.
I tried to speak several times but swallowed it all.
I could only watch Xu Lei leave the conference room.
Although the space jump warship project is Xu Lei's personal project and will not use the alliance's resources, Li Chengzhe still has many questions in his heart.
Of course, he didn't want to question this project, but he was wondering why Xu Lei wanted to develop a space jump warship.
After all, from the current point of view, such battleships are not used at all in the galaxy.
But Xu Lei had already made it clear that it was a private matter. It would be somewhat inappropriate for him to continue to ask questions and get to the bottom of the matter, so in the end he buried this question deep in his heart.
Anyway, once the battleship is successfully built, I believe everything will be clear.
"I hope things won't be as bad as I thought!"
Having made up his mind, Li Chengzhe murmured secretly in his heart, then left without any further delay and followed the others.
…
When the project was officially approved and approved, the relevant documents were sent in duplicate to the Human Security Alliance and the Binjiang City Headquarters of Future Technology.
The submission to the Human Security Alliance must be reported in accordance with the process requirements....
As for Future Technology, they naturally asked Chen Shihe for money and raised 500 million Galaxy coins.
Before Xu Lei left Longfor Manor, he had roughly told Chen Shihe about the new project. Therefore, after receiving the detailed report, Chen Shihe was surprised by the figure of 500 million Galaxy coins, but he immediately allocated 500 million Galaxy coins.
Get ready.
To pay for the next large purchase orders.
What’s interesting is that on the day the documents were delivered, Xu Lei received a call request from Yu Hongliang.
The other party offered to let the Alliance and Future Technology jointly bear the resources required for this project, and stated that his business was the business of the entire human civilization.
Although Yu Hongliang said it very sincerely and Xu Lei believed that he was serious, he still chose to refuse in the end.
The main reason is that he has no shortage of Galaxy Coins.
What's more, although he is sure to create the Earth-to-Star version of the space jump engine, the dark matter power engine is always a problem. If even the Blue Space cannot solve it by then, the entire project will be in vain.
If the alliance gets involved, even if Yu Hongliang doesn't say anything, other congressmen and representatives below will inevitably complain.
After all, the solar system has been comfortable and smooth for too long.
During the call, Yu Hongliang saw that Xu Lei had firmly chosen to refuse. Perhaps he had guessed something, so he stopped insisting.
It just means that if you have any trouble during the process, you can always ask for assistance from the alliance.
Xu Lei did not refuse this.
that's all.
In the following period, Future Technology began a large-scale procurement in the galaxy, including special materials, components, energy devices, etc., involving dozens of civilizations.
All of them are the most famous things in each civilization.
Simply put, just buy the best.
Although Future Technology comes from a third-level civilization, it is only an interstellar company, and its time in the Milky Way is still very short. It relies entirely on the two products of Galaxy Live and the interstellar virtual game to gain popularity, and it suddenly came out
Such a large-scale sweep of so many galactic coins will inevitably arouse the curiosity of various civilizations in the galaxy.
Especially after learning that Xu Lei was behind the future technology, people began to speculate even more.
I think that the solar system is probably researching a new product, which may be even more powerful than the Shenwei Star Destroyer.
As soon as this news spread, many civilizations immediately became interested and actively contacted the solar system to place orders for products.
Among them, several level three civilizations responded the fastest.
The emergence of the main Divine Star Destroyer has completely helped the civilization of the solar system gain a reputation. If there is something more powerful than the Divine Star Destroyer, it will undoubtedly be a great help to the strength of our own civilization if we can buy it.
Previously, in the Ice Galaxy, Pompeii Civilization, Red Rock Galaxy, etc., we failed to successfully purchase the Divine Star Destroyer. This time, the speed will definitely be much faster.
Afraid of making the same mistake again.
Of course, these messages undoubtedly fell into the dust, and there was no reply from the solar system at all.
However, in disguise, the procurement of future technology will become increasingly smooth.
In order to establish a good relationship with the solar system, many civilizations not only take the initiative to ask for what they need for future science and technology, but even offer good discounts.
It actually saved me a lot of Galaxy Coins.
As for the largest shipyard in Titan Fortress, while a large amount of materials were being transported, the research and development of space jump warships was also in full swing.
Among them, Xu Lei personally led the team to manufacture the core space jump engine for the test.
The remaining people were responsible for modifying the Divine Star Destroyer.
And because the first Divine Star Destroyer, the Divine Power, has already served in the Alliance's Second Fleet and is of great significance, the shipyard chose a newly produced Star Destroyer to build its hull and entire core.
The structure was dismantled, redesigned and reconstructed.
However, it is worth mentioning that the discussion on new solar system projects on major open platforms in the galaxy did not stop with the start of the project, but rather intensified.
Everyone has started speculating from various angles, and it can be said that it is highly anticipated.