In fact, the fact that Guo Chao had flown out of Earth was known by so satellite-advanced countries around the world.
Guo Chao was also, in a strict sense, the first cultivator to fly out of Earth under the surveillance of so many countries.
Before him, several Nascent Souls had the ability to teleport instantly, making it difficult for satellites to detect them.
But Guo Chao couldn’t teleport and had to rely solely on flying, so he flew out of Earth under the watchful eyes of the powerful nations.
At first, everyone was quite excited about Guo Chao’s Foundation Establishnt as the first to leave Earth and go into the universe.
But after seeing the results, it was like a bucket of cold water had been poured on the nations.
"If there’s no Teleportation Array, moving from one cosmic planet to another also requires ti for Foundation Establishnt, Core Formation, and even Nascent Soul."
"The moving speed for Foundation Establishnt is 500 kiloters per hour, Core Formation is 800 kiloters per hour, and Nascent Soul can teleport 800 kiloters per second. Even at the speed of the Nascent Soul Stage, it would take 6 months to leave the Solar System from Earth!"
In the military bases around the world, everyone was discussing whether or not to manufacture ships for travel in the universe.
"As far as our current technology goes, it’s cutting edge, achieving flight speeds of 30 Mach, which is about 37,000 kiloters per hour. This can supply Foundation Establishnt and Core Formation cultivators, but Nascent Souls might not be satisfied with this speed."
In the Dragon Nation’s military industrial base, several researchers were discussing this.
A commander said, "Not everyone can easily cultivate to Nascent Soul, in future, Foundation Establishnt and Core Formation might be the limit for ordinary people, and they will make up the majority of the population, so building ships is essential, and there’s definitely a market for it."
However, after discovering this lucrative market, countries around the globe encountered a fatal problem.
That is, what to do with the fuel after manufacturing the ships?
"Though it’s said that in the future, crude oil will be so abundant it’s almost worthless, it’s not easy to supply all the ships in the world. For example, to travel from Earth to the Moon at a speed of 30 Mach, it takes 11 hours. To ensure that the ships can operate for that long, you’d need to prepare hundreds of tons of crude oil fuel."
So, this problem was brought to the United Nations conference, where everyone discussed it collectively.
The issue was that the existing fuel technology might not be sufficient to supply the entire spaceship market.
This problem was casually ntioned by the family when Gu Feng rarely ca back to the mansion to have a al.
Gu Feng simply said, "Don’t worry about it. Let them build the ships. They don’t need to invest in research into nuclear fusion anymore. I have a Magical Treasure here that can extract and store solar nuclear fusion energy, which can then be used."
Then, Gu Feng’s parents, along with other elderly people in their circle, couldn’t contain the news and ended up talking about it.
Shortly after, a fierce competition for the project broke out in the high-level eting of the Dragon Nation.
The head of the Triple Oil Departnt, Hall Master Luo, spoke uprightly, "This falls under energy, which is a classification of crude oil; we, the Triple Oil Departnt, should logically be in charge of this project."
"Opposed!"
"Strongly opposed!"
Other Hall Masters, who had missed out on nurous projects, were now indignantly protesting.
They couldn’t hold back any longer, fearing that if they let things slide, all the good projects would get snatched up.
Especially since this project was about supplying all the ships stepping into the interstellar world from all over the globe!
It was different from other projects on Earth.
Previous projects such as Teleportation and the Arena were limited to Earth.
This solar energy fuel project was a major project for the future era of interstellar migration!
It would supply the market of people migrating to the interstellar, its value would be unimaginable!
And it wasn’t just the Hall Masters without projects, even Li Yan, Master Hou, and Chief Zhao, who were already responsible for projects, coveted this project.
The project was unimaginably vast.
The current projects they held were indeed popular, but in the long run, compared to this, their projects were like small village shops.
The Sect Leader rubbed his temples.
He felt the situation was getting out of control as everyone was desperately competing.
At this point, no matter who he assigned the project to, he would be criticized by others, and they might not even accept his decision.
Seeing his dilemma, Gu Yuan coughed lightly, "Gentlen, let say a few words."
The room gradually quieted down.
There was no helping it; Gu Yuan’s presence signified the Gu Family, the most powerful force in the entire conglorate.
The fact that the Ye and He families were gradually shifting the center of their power towards the Gu Family indicated who held sway in the current situation.
So, when Gu Yuan started to speak, everyone had to respect him.
Gu Feng took a sip of tea and waited for the silence to deepen before saying slowly, "It’s aningless for us to compete here, isn’t it? In the end, who does it and for whom, only Elder Gu can decide. I think there’s no need to argue about this now. Let’s talk about other matters. Let’s leave this topic."
Li Yan glanced at the other relatives present.
The Gu Family was indeed the most dominant family now.
When Gu Yuan spoke, an instant chill settled over the hall, and nobody discussed the matter further.
But as soon as the eting ended, Gu Yuan beca the object of everyone’s attention.
One by one, they flocked to him, eager to invite him to tea or dinner gatherings.
Gu Yuan could only smile wryly, "Stop, gentlen, I really can’t help you inquire about this project. Now everyone knows Elder Gu is elusive and no one dares to disturb him with the interstellar transmission array. Even as his uncle, I haven’t seen him in months. And he doesn’t have a secretary now; Little Yue has transferred the secretary away. Like you, I can’t reach him and his wife at the mont."
"Please spare . You’ll have to think of other ways yourselves. I have other business, I must go."
Gu Yuan hurriedly left after speaking.
Li Yan noticed everyone’s gaze turning toward him; familiar with such looks, he quickly dodged out of the way saying, "Don’t look at ; I haven’t seen my Feng for a long ti either. As a subordinate, I’m more afraid to disturb my own boss than you. Consider my position."
Triple Oil’s Hall Master Luo thought for a mont and then rembered Lin Qin, who had just been promoted to Big Housekeeper of the state-owned enterprise.
Lin Qin, sitting in the chairman’s office at the iyue Corporation, had not expected that the sa day, five Hall Masters would co seeking her out.
This left Lin Qin baffled and flattered.
After all, she didn’t have her sister’s authority and composure; all five visiting Hall Masters held higher ranks than her.
So, she could only play host.
After the five departntal Hall Masters left, only Triple Oil’s Hall Master Luo had co with a proposal.
It could be said that their Triple Oil departnt had always been one of the top perforrs.
But as the day of exploring the universe drew ever closer, the value of crude oil began to decline.
Because everyone was aware that once interstellar migration began, crude oil resources would no longer be non-renewable.
At that point, the Triple Oil departnt would definitely face closure and disbandnt due to the fall in performance!
If he didn’t do sothing now, he feared that everyone in the departnt who relied on him would turn on him.
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