When he returned to the surface, Jiang Chen immediately found Xu Lu and explained to her his idea of seabed mining.
"Seabed mining?"
Xu Lu looked at Jiang Chen, perplexed. All of the known minerals on Earth had been mined clean. Even if there were still undeveloped deposits in the mantle below the Moho surface or in the deep ocean thousands of meters below, it would be difficult to proceed due to the high cost of mining and the destruction of the geological environment.
Also, because the space elevator greatly reduced the cost of space exploration, the 22nd century's mining technology began to develop in the direction of space mining. In the 22nd century, seabed mining, like thermal power generation, was an outdated technology.
"That's right, seabed mining technology, preferably automated. Can it be done? "Jiang Chen asked.
"It can be done, since it's an outdated technology … But are there any deposits along the coast of Wanghai City?" Xu Lu was perplexed.
"You don't have to worry about that. I'll make arrangements for where to mine." Jiang Chen smiled.
Since Jiang Chen said so, Xu Lu nodded.
"Okay, I'll set up a research team dedicated to the restoration of seabed mining technology. But there's only one quantum computer right now. If we add a research team, it would slow down the efficiency of other research projects. "
Jiang Chen paused for a moment. He was not in the field of research and didn't understand the 22nd century's reliance on quantum computers. A lot of people born after the war also didn't understand, but since Xu Lu came from before the war, she more or less understood.
She keenly read the confusion on Jiang Chen's face as she succinctly explained the reason.
The powerful function of the quantum computer could accurately simulate the physical environment at the quark particle level, allowing a lot of experiments to be simulated in a pure mathematical environment. Not only was it convenient to eliminate the interference in the experiment, but it could also complete the physical and chemical reactions that would take days to complete in one second or even less. Of course, this was only one of the functions.
Hearing Xu Lu's explanation, Jiang Chen finally understood why all the countries in the modern world were throwing money into the bottomless pit of quantum computers. Once this thing was developed, it would not be an exaggeration to say that the country's scientific research efficiency would increase exponentially. It would not be an exaggeration to say that it would completely leave other countries in the dust.
Since the beginning of the 21st century, many organizations and countries boasted that they had completed the prototype of a quantum computer. Among them, IBM and Google were typical examples. However, there was still a big gap between their prototype and the real quantum computer. They only used quantum algorithms in the algorithm, but the computing speed could not even surpass that of a traditional computer.
Before a major breakthrough in materials science, any act of bragging about having developed a quantum computer was tantamount to acting like a hooligan. It was just like how it was impossible to build a skyscraper without the invention of reinforced concrete.
"Do you think a quantum computer is suitable for several research teams?" Jiang Chen thought for a moment and asked in an undertone.
"Based on experience, 10 research projects with a quantum computer is the most reasonable … But this is obviously unrealistic."
There was only one in the fallout shelter, and it was shared by seventeen project teams. Soon, there would be a new project team to develop seabed mining technology. It could no longer be simply described as crowded.
"Do you have the technology to produce quantum computers?" Jiang Chen asked.
"Yes, but we don't have the production conditions," Xu Lu said helplessly.
It made sense.
Jiang Chen also smiled helplessly.
"How about this, since we can't increase the number of research teams, the people on the ground can't just sit around. Although it is difficult to conduct research without a quantum computer, they should be able to easily do the work of recycling wasteland technology and organizing data. "
"Okay." Xu Lu nodded.
…
North of Wanghai City.
A figure was walking on the cracked concrete road.
A gray hood covered his face. From the damage to his shirt, he seemed to have experienced an intense battle not long ago.
Due to the impact of the war, the bridges and other transportation routes were all destroyed in the bombing. The Riverside Bridge that spanned across the Yangtze River was blown into pieces, but it didn't affect him.
His right hand swung out with a hook as he jumped out in an unbelievable manner. Like a monkey, he agilely swung across the ten-meter high bridge.
His feet landed on the ground.
He stabilized himself and let out a sigh of relief. After crossing the river, he was no longer in Wanghai City's territory.
The roar of a Death Claw came from behind him, but it quickly disappeared.
He inserted the grappling hook back into the belt around his waist and pulled down his hood.
"Phew, they won't chase after me."
It was Lin Chaoen's face.
A holographic map appeared two inches in front of his pupil. The mechanical eyeball slightly contracted as his gaze moved to the west.
The zombie density outside of Wanghai City was low, but the mutants density was relatively high. But these mutants seemed to be different from the mutants in Wanghai City. They didn't show any obvious aggression, at least not toward this digitalized human.
A Death Claw wandering among the ruins in search of food passed by Lin Chaoen. It only sniffed before it gave up on the prey covered in metal and silicone.
A few survivors hiding in the darkness watched Lin Chaoen pass by the Death Claw in fear. They didn't understand why the Death Claw didn't attack the man.
The electronic eyes scanned the people. Lin Chaoen didn't bother with the pitiful people as he walked in the direction of his target.
The journey was very safe. Other than two groups of thugs that wasted ten minutes of his time, there was basically no trouble.
After walking west for two hours, he finally stopped in front of a warehouse.
A man with a cigarette in his mouth walked out from the shadows. A few soldiers with rifles walked out with him. From the logo on their clothes, they were all from the Crimson Chamber of Commerce.
"You're late." The man with the cigarette blew out a smoke ring as he grinned.
"I was delayed for a bit." Lin Chaoen politely expressed his apology.
The man glanced at the blood that hadn't completely dried up on his face. He didn't ask why he was late as he took off the cigarette.
"Then let's begin."
Lin Chaoen didn't respond. He walked past him and walked to the door of the warehouse.
He stretched out his index finger and pointed at the circle on the warehouse door.
"Fingerprint recognition?" The man with the cigarette asked.
"Electric signal recognition," Lin Chaoen replied simply as he took two steps back.
The door opened and revealed the items stored inside the warehouse.
The man's pupils contracted.
The entire warehouse was filled with B-grade steel. With a rough estimate, there were at least 1000 tons of materials!
"I can't believe how you're so rich." A hint of greed flashed in the man's eyes.
At the Sixth Street, the price of one ton of B-grade steel skyrocketed to 100 crystals. 1000 tons of B-grade steel could be sold for 100 thousand crystals!
But when he remembered what the boss told him, the greed in his heart gradually cooled down.
"This is all my father's property. It was purchased before the war." Lin Chaoen looked at the man with the cigarette as he didn't care about the change of expression on his face. He said in a calm tone, "Based on the agreement, half of the steel will be used by you. The other half, I need you to produce the parts I need according to my requirements. "
After a pause, a gentlemanly smile appeared on Lin Chaoen's face.
"Of course, if I don't see anything in a month, the consequences may be a little unpleasant."
The smile was cruel.
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