The elents chosen by Jade City are quite special.
"It's silicate."
"A complex compound composed of silicon, oxygen, and tal elents."
"It is a mineral form with abundant reserves, accounting for 90% of the Earth's crust, and it's the absolute majority of terrestrial planetary rocks."
"Councilor, when I was condensing the Light Core, I consulted with Shi Gandang, aiming to find the most common material that exists in other worlds too. With such material as the elent, regardless of the damage, materials can be found for repairs and the most houses can be built."
Zhou Yi was initially puzzled.
Could complex compounds also serve as elents?
But he imdiately thought that his elent was a cellphone, which is much more complex in composition than silicate.
"Recently, the company is developing Mars and the Moon. So, I thought, if I can adapt to the environnt there and build structures that can support human life, it will allow more people to settle and work there."
"That's also why I chose silicate."
"Both Mars and the Moon are terrestrial rocky planets. Therefore, regardless of which Jade City arrives there, sufficient elents can be obtained for body expansion."
"If you agree, I want to send Buildings 5 and 7 to Mars and the Moon respectively to start building their communities. They have matured and reached A-grade strength, capable of withstanding most radiation and impacts. I can connect to them and bring them over as part of my body."
Only then did Zhou Yi realize that the evolution direction of Jade City was closely related to the company's strategy.
Although the idea was good.
Unfortunately, current conditions were not mature.
Zhou Yi had to explain: "For humans or flesh-and-blood lifeforms to settle in those places, protective buildings are not enough; they also need water and oxygen. Most life on Earth is carbon-based, and cannot survive without these two essentials."
"Water exists there, albeit in the form of ice. Digging and processing can yield water, but oxygen is the main shortage. Synthetic oxygen is very costly..."
As he spoke, Zhou Yi suddenly fell silent.
Wait.
This might not be impossible.
He imdiately convened a eting with the Agriculture, dicine, Manufacturing, Power, and Program Departnts.
Zhou Yi asked everyone: "Currently, if we officially migrate to the Moon or Mars, is it technically feasible?"
Da Vinci, representing the dicine Departnt, spoke: "Most life on Earth needs water, oxygen, and food as basic survival supports. Water can be obtained through the collection, conversion, and processing of local ice layers, but it requires cost for excavation and conversion, necessitating the deploynt of Wasteland Armor for extraction."
"The environnt there is sterile, with no biological pollution issues, but long-term survival under low gravity may cause bone and muscle diseases. However, if one is an enhancer and continually consus Dead Sea Fruit to enhance physical fitness, this is not a problem."
The representative from Recursive City, Karting Sigma, followed up: "Chairman, since the old human era, the idea of colony migration to other planets has always existed."
"chanical City has also conducted related attempts and beta tests, but gave up due to excessive costs. However, the technical system frawork is not a secret."
"Taking the Moon as an example, the oxygen generation technical plan relies on electrolysis of Moon Soil and polar ice electrolysis."
"Moon Soil contains 40-45% oxygen, mainly in the form of silicates and oxides. After collecting Moon Soil, oxygen can be obtained through hydrogen reduction and molten electrolysis thods. The molten electrolysis process is the simplest but requires heating the Moon Soil to 1600°C, and its energy consumption and cost are higher compared to the hydrogen reduction thod."
"Electrolyzing Moon Soil also produces iron as a byproduct, which can be used for local building fraworks and equipnt parts."
"Electrolysis of polar ice involves lting and then electrolyzing it to obtain oxygen and hydrogen, with hydrogen recycling to reduce Moon Soil."
"Overall, it primarily involves the electrolysis of Moon Soil, supplented by the electrolysis of polar ice."
"The Moon has virtually infinite Moon Soil, so this thod can provide sufficient oxygen for a long ti."
It paused, and the speaker continued to emit sound.
"The water generation plan mainly includes hydrogen reduction of Moon Soil, utilization of solar wind protons, and wastewater recycling. Approximately 1 liter of water can be extracted from each ton of Moon Soil."
"The entire project encompasses oxygen production from Moon Soil, hydrogen reduction to water, and closed-loop recycling - a three-in-one system sufficient for long-term survival of Earth-based life on the Moon."
"However, to establish this recycling water and oxygen supply system and keep it running, we lack a complete supporting industrial system and cannot achieve the precision the old humans once had. We can only compensate for this by quantity and power, leading to high losses and low utilization efficiency."
"In terms of our current power units, supporting a minimal water and oxygen system for 100 people requires about 2000 float units, aning each person needs 20 float units of power equipnt support, along with continuous supply of matching raw materials."
Zhou Yi had an imdiate understanding.
He asked, "Is there a way to grow crops or synthetically produce food on the Moon?"
"With current technology, the biological hybrid thod is viable for long-term use."
Sigma replied: "First, use the Bosch reaction to convert CO₂ and H₂ into formaldehyde, with a laboratory conversion rate of about 60%, producing 0.3 tons of formaldehyde from 1 ton of CO₂."
"Then, using an ancient Chinese artificial starch pathway, the formaldehyde undergoes a condensation reaction to generate a C₃ interdiate, followed by an 11-step enzy-catalyzed reaction to polyrize the C₃ units into starch. A 1 cubic ter bioreactor can produce starch annually equivalent to 5 acres of cornfields, enough to sustain 5 people."
"Based on energy consumption calculations, synthesizing 1 kg of starch requires about 1 hour of operation for a 200 float power device."
"The overall cost is extrely high."
"The cost problem?
Yes, the energy cost is extrely high.
Zhou Yi was actually relieved.
In the past, that would have halted the project.
But with the White King and the Sun Eye Generator system, these issues are no longer valid.
The Circular Flow is a natural infinite energy source.
"If there is a Pupil-shaped Body power station on the Moon, how many people can it support?"
After a mont.
Sigma concluded: "Chairman, the efficiency of a Pupil-shaped Body power station is 1.11713 million float units. For a normal human, daily food intake is 1 kg of starch, and combined with the water-oxygen system, the per capita efficiency is 28.4 float units. Theoretically, one Pupil-shaped Body can support the survival of 39,335 people."
Da Vinci then added: "But just starch is not enough."
"Even in extre situations, starch needs to be supplented with so other foods, at least beans for protein and fats for fatty acids. To reduce other diseases, more vitamins, dietary fibers, and combinations are needed."
"I recomnd using canned food for these supplents, which can be transported there for long-term storage."
Zhou Yi looked at everyone again: "Besides these, is there any other issue?"
Each departnt added so supplental points in their respective fields.
Only Yuan Tong from the Manufacturing Departnt and Zheng Tao from the Agriculture Departnt exchanged looks, as if there was sothing they were reluctant to say.
Zhou Yi nad them on the spot: "Old Zheng, Old Yuan, speak up. The company operates on a realistic basis. If it works, it works; if not, it doesn't."
In the end, Zheng Tao spoke up: "Chairman, there's a small problem."
"Our employees... might not want to go to Mars and the Moon."
"The environnt there is harsh, and although the company builds safe bases, living conditions can't compare to here. Long-term residence in the base, except for work, leaves almost no chances to go outside. It may not be easy to get them to go voluntarily."
Zhou Yi proposed: "What about double salary and the highest level of travel allowance?"
"The effect might still not be good."
Zheng Tao smiled wryly: "Back when the company was first established, many people would have volunteered. But now, life is good, and in the Developnt Alliance's regions, employees are used to the high-quality life here. It's easy to go from frugality to luxury, but difficult to go the other way."
Yuan Tong then said: "Chairman, the old employees don't want to move mainly because most have families now. With families, they don't want to be far from ho. Furthermore, the convenience of life in Jade City, such as free healthcare and education, is incomparable elsewhere..."
"Recently, we only needed to recruit two food factory engineers, and the number of applicants reached 400, with very impressive resus... Even senior registered craftsn from the Craftsn Guild and Silver Badge Alchemists from the Alchemist Association ca to apply, with fierce competition."
"They are all attracted by the company's healthcare and education benefits."
The one-eyed minister continued: "Chairman, if we are to officially develop the Moon and establish a departnt there, it might be more effective to recruit new employees. Newcors are more enthusiastic and have a spirit of advancent."
Zhou Yi felt sowhat helpless when he heard this.
He didn't expect that the Wasteland Developnt Company now also had the common big-company problem.
Red Kestrel suggested: "What about recruiting chanical Lifeforms?"
"chanical Lifeforms have better adaptability to the environnt. Currently, there are still many unemployed chanical Lifeforms, as well as second-generation chanical Lifeforms awakened by semi-sentient bodies."
"Developing the Moon base requires professionals in all fields, creating a large demand suitable for chanical Lifeforms."
"The Moon is unaffected by Heavenly People and is beyond the constraints of various agreents, being an area with force majeure. chanical Lifeforms can break existing constraints, fully utilizing their collection, excavation, production, and processing abilities. With strong energy support from the company, their main defects are compensated, allowing them to maximize their advantages."
"There should be many chanical Lifeforms willing to go."
"If possible, I suggest building the city with the Legal Front. The benefit is that we can deploy various advanced professionals through the Legal Front and also provide a fallback and refuge for chanical City."
"This option is hard for them to refuse and ensures tighter mutual interests, making it difficult for the Legal Front to turn against us in the future."
Zhou Yi's eyes lit up: "This is a great idea."
The inclusion of chanical Lifeforms will also advance research and analysis of Gem Cells in the future.
That's their area of expertise.
He imdiately decided to proceed on both fronts.
On one hand, he issued an internal recruitnt notice to company employees, seeking to establish the Moon Affairs Departnt and encouraging participation in the recruitnt process from the minister to the staff.
On the other hand, Zhou Yi first obtained Night God's consent and then contacted Vivian to discuss the construction of the joint city.
The response was prompt.
"We are very willing!"
Vivian flew directly to Jade City for a face-to-face discussion: "The Legal Front highly values this project. The data center and the prophets conducted simulations, indicating a significant opportunity for chanical City to break through the existing A-grade level on the Moon."
"We have drafted the first batch of dispatch lists. It includes 12 chanical experts, 36 B-grade professionals, and 79 C to E-grade professionals, totaling 127, to participate in the city's construction. Please review it…"
Zhou Yi glanced at the enhanced controller, feeling amazed.
Among the 12 chanical experts, 4 are A-3 grade experts—the highest level of talent in the chanical society system.
Each professional has either extensive experience or significant achievents, making it a super talent team.
Ultimately, it was decided to na the jointly built city [Guanghan Palace], with Night God as the mayor. However, she generally does not interfere with the city's internal operations, serving more as a spiritual and cultural leader.
Vivian added: "Mr. Zhou, we have a special Death Light Technology we wish to apply on the Moon, which could be very useful."
"This technology is called 'Bottle Homunculus.'
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