Of course, the dialogue at the space station headquarters did not affect the dedicated workers in the Tianshu system at all. They still worked hard to complete today's work with an enthusiastic and hopeful attitude.
At this moment, the number of workers, soldiers and civilians from all walks of life gathered in the Tianshu galaxy has reached nearly 300,000. Half of them are distributed to several "natural" habitable planets that have restored their atmospheres, and have begun to initially
Reclaim and explore.
The other half, with all the heavy-duty orbital operation equipment currently available, are working around the planet Tianshu 7, which reflects the metallic luster, as if they were a group of diligent worker bees.
This planet is the gas giant that once hatched the Star Planters. But now, with the resurgence of the sun in the Tianshu Galaxy, the three terrestrial planets have directly become habitable planets, and the same magical changes have also occurred in the
On Planet No. 7. This blue gaseous planet is several times larger than Jupiter. The gas bound by gravity seems to be dissipating and melting little by little under the sunlight that has restored its vitality. What is then displayed in front of everyone,
It is a solid planet with a metallic halo flowing through it.
This is a sign that there are a large number of high-purity open-pit metal mines on the planet's surface, and there may even be a considerable scale of zero-element mines. This is like a huge open-pit gold mine dropped from the sky. I feel that if I don't dig it, I will be sorry to the spirit of the universe.
of gifts.
In addition, the strong magnetic field phenomenon near the planet still exists, but it is stable within a controllable range. It will not affect the gravity and shipping of this galaxy, but there is still an objective environment for building a high-energy orbiting laboratory.
In short, all changes are developing in a good direction.
Therefore, after a short safety inspection, the hard-working New China workers quickly established a rough processing site and a mining landing platform on the orbit and began space orbit operations.
Yes, considering that this planet seems to be made of various heavy metals and does not actually have an atmosphere, orbital mining operations are the most cost-effective option.
In the following more than two months, no unexpected dangers occurred. And the hard work also gave everyone generous rewards. At present, various rough-processed ores have piled up in the mining platform. The star area
The government made a little calculation and found that if these crudely processed ores were sold directly, even at the lowest market price in the past five years, it could fully cover all the military expenses of this Star Planter crusade, including ammunition.
and energy loss, wear and tear of ship equipment and subsequent repairs, as well as compensation for all casualties.
Therefore, with the tacit approval of Mr. Qi, Mr. Bernard, the political secretary of the district government, waved his hand and demanded that all workers involved in the development of the Tianshu system be given three times the bonus.
The morale of the workers was naturally high and their enthusiasm for work expanded.
A few development companies and mining heads, even if they are dissatisfied, do not dare to show it in the mainstream atmosphere. Of course, this may also be because New China has always been a remote area, and no big companies have settled in. Agricultural reclamation company peace talks
The mining teams are all small businesses run by locals, and most of them have to rely on the unified planning of the district government to find jobs. The bosses and employees are all from the countryside, so they still have to pay attention to their appearance.
Then, on this day, when the semi-automatic mining ship belonging to the Master Wheelman knocked on the copper mountain in the mining area it was responsible for, it seemed to capture a very complex gravitational signal.
"Could it be element zero?" The crew members suddenly became excited. Their limited knowledge told them that the mineral detector had unscientific data fluctuations, which naturally meant that it had discovered unscientific knowledge.
"Just now, the drill bit of Xiaojin No. 3 was damaged and could not go deeper. I have sent it back ahead of schedule." The vice-captain said to the old captain.
"The drill bit is broken? This means that it is not an unstable and dangerous element. Maybe it is a hard sacred metal?" The experienced old captain breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this.
Sacred metal? Mithril? Adamant gold? Austrian steel? Shadow iron? These names that made their blood rush through the minds of the crew members, and they suddenly became excited.
According to the rules, although the zero-element mineral veins discovered will be directly nationalized, the bonuses received will be quite generous. One thing to say is that in this regard, the New China government has indeed never treated people like them badly.
What's more, you always need to dig a few shovels when exploring, right? Isn't it reasonable for some corners to accidentally roll into the ditch and disappear?
The accountant on the ship said: "If it is a sacred metal, our drill bit cannot penetrate it. However, the collection of zero-element ore is still very delicate. If it is not placed properly, the final quality will be affected."
Then it will also affect everyone's income.
"So, Captain, do you want to request support from the command center?"
However, the captain, boss and chief engineer snorted with confidence: "Who do you think I am? Move the ship over!"
For a small mining company like this, one ship and crew are the entire company. The old captain has been doing mineral exploration and initial collection work in the New China star area for more than ten years. He has never had an accident, and he is still among the ordinary crew members.
Very prestigious.
Under his order, the mining ship attacked directly.
At this time, the captain told everyone that he had graduated from a serious mining college, had worked as an engineer in the military's prospecting team, had mined zero elements, and even had a military rank and the rank of sergeant major.
If it hadn't been for the founding fathers' era, and all the military's mining departments were later handed over to private operations, he would now be a first-class sergeant major, and would be able to stand out in front of less senior generals.
Then, the captain carefully selected a few experienced crew members, equipped the ship with mining power armor, carried relatively light tools, attached tractor beams and composite traction locks, and gradually entered the deep hole formed by the cracking of the copper mountain.
In the trench. That's where the gravity signal malfunctions.
At that moment, they seemed as if they were about to be swallowed up by the gate of hell that appeared on the earth. However, everyone involved was very excited and felt that the golden coins were waving to them.
However, when the miners actually reached the end of the crack, they only saw a little smooth cross section exposed from under the cover of rock mixed with high-quality copper ore.
Smooth as a mirror.
"Captain, this is..."
The miners had never seen this scene before and were shocked.
The captain said that he had never actually seen it, but when everyone is panicking, as a leader, he must calm down.
"It doesn't matter, brothers, we have experienced hundreds of battles, what situation can't we withstand?" the captain said seriously: "It's nothing more than finding a relic. Relics, think about it carefully, isn't this more valuable than the zero element mineral vein? The above
The master, as well as the extraordinary masters, will give us a large bonus!"
The miners thought about it carefully, and it seemed that this was what happened. They still felt terrible, but they finally managed to force out a stiff smile.
Of course, as outstanding miners who have experienced hundreds of battles, they did not stay where they were, knocking here and there to death. Instead, they quickly sent a signal to the headquarters and signaled for the tractor beam to pull everyone up.
Of course, the crew of the Old Whitman didn't know that just when they were pulled away from the cracks in the mine by the tractor beam, the mirror at the bottom of the valley where they were just now was already glowing with a warm silver light, and occasionally there were pictures of unknown objects.
It's still the golden light symbol of words, flowing behind the silver mirror.
And this scene was sent to the command center of Tianshu 1 Space Station three hours later.
"I see, that young star planter also has the responsibility of guarding it!" Mr. Jin said with a smile: "It's like the ancient dragon guarding the treasure of the gods."
Professor Zinov always felt that he had seen the silver light and golden runes on the image somewhere. At this time, he also received energy from Eisen and others who rushed to the scene.
information.
He glanced at the data on the report and then thought of what Gray Lady had said before. He suddenly thought of something, but then he showed an expression of disbelief.
"Madam, as an ancient leader, wouldn't it violate your code of conduct to deviate like this?" Professor Zinov asked: "Of course, as a beneficiary, I am not qualified to accuse you at all. At most, I am not qualified to accuse you.
I just hope it can satisfy my curiosity.”
Gray Feng smiled and said: "I am just trying to revive the legacies of the previous era one by one and achieve the desired results. This is of course also a kind of leadership."
She paused and then said: "Besides, Professor, the universe is very mysterious and vast. Even if it is discovered, it does not mean that it can be activated. Even if it can be activated, it does not mean that it can be used. Even if it can be used, it does not mean that it can only be used.
You use it yourself. Maybe in the end, your power will be nothing more than an empty game that wastes time and energy."
In the early years, Yang Xiyi actually had no interest in the mysterious and magnificent universe. After his father, who was engaged in interstellar cargo transportation, died in an interstellar accident, he no longer had any interest in this vast and dark space.
There are no romantic feelings left.
Therefore, he could put his hand on his beloved Twenty-Four Histories and swear that the reason why he embarked on the road of joining the army was indeed because of the free college tuition and the good treatment of the elite bureaucratic group.
"If I can hide in the Institute of Military History and do some knowledgeable work, and wait until I get a little more qualifications, I can resign. I can find a way to find a teaching position or research position in a certain history in a certain university. My life will be complete."
Yang Xiyi looked at the cold and deep universe outside the port window, sighed heavily, sipped a cup of black tea mixed with brandy, and said helplessly: "I really never thought that my thirty-fifth birthday would be wasted.
In a big iron cabinet floating in space. And this time is still far away. I never thought that I would be promoted at this time!"
Lieutenant Colonel Micheel Kent, who was sitting opposite him, shrugged: "Teacher Yang, you should have said this in front of Commander Conneris and Chief of Staff Tivington. We have known each other for so long, this kind of
Words can no longer arouse hatred."
Yes. Just the day before yesterday, April 3, 833 in the Common Calendar, Minister Peker, who regarded himself as the Imperial Envoy, led members of the Central Supervision Group to "inspect" the Dawn Star Territory, where law and order was gradually restored.
After walking around for a while, I finally returned to the Unity Fortress at Dawn Pass with great satisfaction.
According to the original plan, the "supervision team" composed of parliamentarians and senior bureaucrats of the central government should officially return to the country.
However, at this moment, his mother also received the latest communication from the Earth's central government, granting the deputy chief of staff of the expeditionary force, Major General Yang Xiyi, the position of commander of the Unity Fortress garrison, and at the same time being promoted to the rank of lieutenant general.
Of course, the position of deputy chief of staff of the expeditionary force is also concurrent.
As a result, Mr. Pekel postponed his return trip and instead prepared a promotion ceremony with great enthusiasm. The chubby politician seemed to like this kind of joyful celebration ceremony. He not only performed the ceremony himself, but also invited many people to attend the ceremony.
Several Allied generals and even senior "Allied" officials from the other half of the fortress watched the ceremony.
During the ceremony, Pekel put on a sanctimonious smile and presented Yang Xiyi with his third general star and the topmost precious medal of merit.
In addition to Yang Xiyi, dozens of officers have been promoted and thousands of people have received medals.
But in any case, at least judging from the atmosphere at the time, it could be said that the guests and hosts were enjoying themselves and everyone was happy.
Even Yang Xiyi, a hard-core anti-system element, has to admit that recognition from the home front is very important to these soldiers who have been fighting on the front line for nearly a year.
"It's just that those who have been promoted to the front line are all officers who graduated from top military academies. To put it bluntly, they are members of the elite bureaucratic group. Eighty percent of those who have received medals are also officers." Yang Xiyi sighed: "In this promotion
After the ceremony, we have to appease the emotions of ordinary soldiers, but it will be more laborious. If I hadn't been sure that Minister Pecker didn't have the courage, I couldn't help but suspect that this guy was a spy for the empire."
Kent, who was also promoted to a level, said helplessly: "But, Teacher Yang, we are the 'lunar people' and we have always been the biggest beneficiaries."
Yang Xiyi was noncommittal and poured himself another glass of brandy.
"So, the Earth side actually wants to appease you and is willing to acknowledge your outstanding military exploits in previous wars." Mihir Kent said: "They know that you were the one who captured this fortress. They
I also know that you were left here because of the selfish motives of the Commander and Madam Chief of Staff. Since Commander Conneris and Chief of Staff Tivington cannot be dismissed, of course we can only promote you."
Kent smiled again and said: "Furthermore, I heard that Congressman Pecker himself will be awarded the title of Minister of Heavy Industry Development and Planning after returning to China. It's a big fat job! But to make this job stable, you need to work with the military.
Cooperate well. He actually hopes to have a good relationship with you."
"No, they just saw that I had taken down this demon's throat, and they hoped that I could keep it." Yang Xiyi sighed, "This is such a good city! Even if it is just used as a research sample, it is enough for us stupid modern people.
It has been studied for centuries. Moreover, it is also the gateway to the Dawn Star Territory and the logistics transit and maintenance center for all fleets in the Star Territory, so naturally it cannot be missed."
This is indeed the truth. Kent heard a different emotion from the other party and couldn't help but asked in a low voice: "So, what are your plans..."
Yang Xiyi blinked his eyes, then changed to a lazy sitting posture, and said in a chatting tone: "Speaking of which, Mr. Marklov and Miss Bonaparte and their Thirteenth Fleet will go back to Xinyumen to accept