Regarding this summit, Jiang Chen could see at a glance where his allies were and where his resistance was.
Yes, resistance could only be used to describe it.
By now, no one could stop Celestial Trade from doing anything, and no one could change Jiang Chen's decision. However, the opinions of these energy giants could still become obstacles to Celestial Trade's Himalia colonization plan. Because they often represented not only themselves, but also the interests of a country.
Energy was too important.
Whether it was military or economic, it was inseparable. And once something was related to the first two, then it would naturally have political significance.
Standing on the podium, Jiang Chen looked at the representatives of various countries sitting in the audience.
Jiang Chen inexplicably had an illusion that he had become the "emperor" of the planet, and what he was facing at the moment was just the "vassals" of the empire.
NATO, which had lost the UA, only existed in name. There was no opponent for Celestial Trade on this planet. Unless all countries united, there would barely be a 20% chance of winning. Sooner or later, the "outlanders" of Europe would submit to the banner of the Earth Defense Alliance, and the "vassals" who had their own armies would be removed sooner or later, and they would eventually surrender their power with both hands.
Now, the "emperor" summoned his "vassals" and asked them for their opinions on colonizing the new continent. In fact, the opinions of the "vassals" were no longer important. What was important was how to divide the cake to maximize the benefits.
If the ultimate goal of Celestial Trade was to eliminate all borders and upgrade the Earth Defense Alliance to the Earth Federation. Then as the "emperor", or the "president" of the Earth Federation, or the so-called "leader", he should not only consider the interests of Celestial Trade, but also the interests of the entire Earth Federation as a whole.
After all, they still had a real deadly enemy to face – the colonial ship from 20.5 light-years away, a decisive battle related to the survival of mankind.
First of all, Calvin explained the prospects of colonizing Himalia and the necessity of it. There was no need to elaborate on how rich the resources were. Not only what Celestial Trade mentioned, but countries must have also analyzed it through various technical means.
Soon, it was the Q&A session.
The first question was naturally from experts in the aerospace field.
The technical consultant from the Russian Space Agency (RKA) first stood up and asked.
"The most important question is, how are we going to survive on it without water?"
"That's a good question. In fact, before the summit, this was the question that we had been researching the most." Jiang Chen smiled and continued, "According to the observation of the outpost we have deployed on Himalia, Europa has a large amount of water resources. Its surface is covered by glaciers, and under the ice sheet is a flowing ocean. Not only the water problem, but the heat problem can also be solved. If there is a liquid ocean under the ice sheet, it must mean that there is intense submarine volcanic activity on Europa. "
"We are reconsidering the colonization plan and will focus on building the living and industrial areas on Europa. Himalia will be our resource mining base to produce black alkane and transport it to Earth or other colonies. "
On the holographic screen, light blue light particles flashed.
At the location where Jiang Chen's finger swiped, the three-dimensional images of Jupiter and all its moons were presented in front of everyone. Europa produces water, liquefied hydrogen, oxygen, and relies on geothermal energy to generate electricity, while Himalia produces energy. Two interlaced blue lines connect the two planets and eventually connect to Earth and Mars hundreds of millions of kilometers away.
A simple trade route had been planned by Celestial Trade. Celestial Trade's starships would undertake the transportation within the star system. As for the transportation within the planetary system, with the current strength of several major member states, it would not be a problem to complete it alone.
Everyone could see the broad prospects of colonizing Europa from this conceptual map.
However, as the old problems were solved, new problems emerged.
"Black alkane? What is that? "
The technical consultant from Royal Dutch Shell stood up and spoke.
Jiang Chen smiled when he heard the question.
"This is what we were going to talk about."
As he spoke, he extended his finger and tapped a few times on the touchpad. The cylindrical platform slowly rose, and sitting in the center of the platform was a black crystal the size of a thumb. It was like obsidian, and its surface had a glassy luster.
Under the capture of the high-resolution camera, everyone could clearly observe the thumb-sized black crystal on the electronic screen embedded on the table.
It was a very obvious sign. The glassy luster was common in silicate minerals, especially in igneous rocks, and was almost impossible to see in hydrocarbons.
Just when everyone thought it was probably a rock sample sent back from Himalia by Celestial Trade's survey ship, Jiang Chen took out a lighter from his pocket.
Then he lit it on fire.
That's right.
He lit it on fire.
Except for the politicians and diplomats who didn't understand the whole process and sat there indifferently, almost all the technical consultants present, as well as the oil company bosses who knew a little about mineralogy, were all stunned.
Especially when they saw the cluster of flames ignite from the black crystal, exclamations of disbelief emerged one after another.
"This is impossible!"
"Coal minerals? I heard that there is a kind of bituminous coal that can also produce glassy luster … "
Some people even stood up eagerly.
"Is this the black alkane? Do you have the calorific value data? I need its calorific value data! "
Jiang Chen raised his hand and motioned for the restless people to quiet down, then he continued.
"The density is twice that of water, and the composition is an alkane mixture … In fact, many of you can roughly calculate its calorific value, and we don't intend to hide this new substance."
"We found a bacterium on Himalia and temporarily named it MW1. Its metabolite is' black alkane ', an alkane mixture that is black in color. Its molecular structure is tightly Z-folded, and it can slowly decompose into methane and ethane when heated in an oxygen-free environment … "
Gazprom's chairman took a deep breath, Aramco's Nasser looked around restlessly, and the PetroChina CEO whispered to the big boss behind him. Jiang Chen smiled and continued to speak.
"I believe that everyone here already knows what this means."
"Yes, this will be an energy revolution."
"Of course, the purpose of our summit is not to promote this alkane mixture that is easy to store, transport, and even use, but to tell you what kind of treasure we are facing."
"Now, I have taken out the treasure map, so the next thing we will discuss is how to excavate this treasure." Jiang Chen paused, looked at the faces in contemplation, and smiled. "We have always believed that the effort is proportional to the return."
"Those who are not interested can leave early."
"But if you are interested, I promise you will not be disappointed."
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