The 7,000-meter-long track was like a piece of seaweed in the sea, slowly swaying with the ocean current.
The 500-meter-long graphene track was connected by titanium alloy rings at both ends. The 14 segmented tracks formed a staircase from the deep sea 7,000 meters down to the shallow sea.
The entire track cost 5 million crystals, almost equivalent to NAC's total food trade in a month.
Among the entire set of equipment, the most expensive part was the 15 titanium alloy rings. Not only did it stabilize the graphene track, but it could also control the depth of the track like a submarine. Based on the direction of the ocean current, the titanium alloy rings could also move in the opposite direction through the four-angled blade engine to prevent the huge tidal force from tearing the entire graphene track.
When the Droplet's robotic arm placed the six-meter-long, two-meter-diameter elliptical "elevator" on the bottom track, the entire seabed mining equipment was completely deployed.
The two suction cups underwater crushed the marine sedimentary rock, then transported the crushed rock through the graphene tube to the "cylinder". The cylinder went through the initial dressing process and the rock was crushed for the second time. The less rigid sedimentary rock was crushed into powder and blown directly into the sea through the mesh. The more rigid manganese nodules could pass the screening and be sent to the "elevator" at the top.
When the elevator was filled with minerals, the segmented graphene guide was electrified. The entire elliptical was like an electromagnetic pulse cannon as it was accelerated to the shallow sea area by the graphene guide.
When the minerals were transported to the shallow sea at a depth of about 100 meters, the modern world's equipment could also be used to salvage the minerals.
The staff on standby on the offshore platform only needed to follow the signal from under the sea and confirm that minerals were sent up. Then they would send out salvage boats and use divers and trawls to scoop up the minerals sent to a depth of 100 meters.
When the minerals on the offshore platform accumulated to a certain amount, they would be transported to the manganese nodule refinery on Ange Island for refinement. By then, the iron, manganese, and molybdenum produced by Xin would no longer need to rely on imports. Their own production could also meet the industrial needs of Ange Island.
After all of this, Jiang Chen deployed two 3D printed ocean current generators on the seabed to power the entire mining facility.
Including the Droplet, the cost of the entire facility exceeded 7 million crystals.
Although it was undoubtedly expensive, Jiang Chen believed the investment was definitely worth it.
Even at the market price of the Sixth Street, one kilogram of molybdenum was around 10 crystals. With 700 tons of molybdenum, the cost would be recovered.
And the reserves of manganese nodule deposits on the seabed were more than a million tons!
The entire set of mining equipment would be able to mine in the current sea area for ten years without any problems.
After returning to Coconut Island, Jiang Chen called Yang Yuan and told him that he could start mining.
"The seabed mining problem has been solved?" When Yang Yuan heard Jiang Chen could send workers to the offshore platform, he was shocked.
"That's right. I'll email you the specific mining process later. One mining vessel, one mining vessel, two divers, and one observer. That's all we need. "Jiang Chen smiled.
Yang Yuan suspiciously frowned.
"But how are you going to fish it up from the deep sea? Don't tell me to send divers to 7,500 meters deep with awls. "
"Do you think I'm an idiot?" Jiang Chen laughed. "Okay, you don't have to worry about that. I already took care of it. I'll email you in a bit and you'll know how the entire mining equipment works. Future Group's cutting-edge technology, don't be scared. "
Yang Yuan glanced at the phone.
[Are you kidding me? I graduated from the University of Western Australia and signed a contract with Rio Tinto in my first year.] [What kind of mining equipment haven't I seen?]
It was the first time he heard of something that could fish up minerals from 7,000 meters under the sea.
"Okay, send me the email first."
"Mhmm, wait."
After that, Jiang Chen hung up the phone and sent an email with the concept map and usage of the mining equipment to him.
After hanging up, Yang Yuan waited for half a minute before he heard a buzz and the email was sent to his phone.
Yang Yuan suspiciously opened the email and began to browse the electronic file sent by Jiang Chen.
At first, he didn't think much of the mining equipment. He thought the boss bought the equipment without consulting him and must have been scammed by a company that specialized in selling fake equipment.
But when he read half of it, the shock in his mind became more and more obvious.
"This, this is not possible. Are you kidding me? Is this a sci-fi movie? "Yang Yuan's finger continued to slide on the screen as he murmured to himself.
Even if the cylindrical mining equipment was made of titanium alloy, it was hard to guarantee that it wouldn't be crushed into a ball by the huge water pressure after working at such a depth for a long time. And the bowl-shaped mining equipment on the ground didn't look like it could withstand the pressure.
As to the long and narrow electromagnetic rail …
With the current level of materials and technology, it was impossible to create this mining equipment!
Yang Yuan's finger moved quickly as he scrolled down the document. There were detailed records in this document on how the employees at sea should work.
When he saw the last line, he paused for a moment.
Then, Yang Yuan suddenly remembered that the mining equipment seemed to be produced by Future Group.
"This guy, how many more secrets is he hiding?" Yang Yuan shook his head helplessly.
After hesitating for a moment, Yang Yuan followed the warning in the last line and deleted everything other than the working rules at sea.
He stood up and immediately walked to the door.
"Yuan, are you going out?" Sophie who was preparing dinner in the kitchen shouted.
"Mhmm, work related." Yang Yuan put on his shoes in a hurry and left the door.
Although he could arrange for workers over the phone, he couldn't resist the urge to see the mining equipment with his own eyes. It was unbelievable. If he didn't see it with his own eyes, he wouldn't be able to sleep.
Seeing her boyfriend running out the door in a hurry and the messy shoes at the door, Sophie let out a sigh and put the stainless steel basin on the kitchen table.
Although she was excited when she first came here, there was a mansion, a beach, endless champagne, and endless seafood. But after a long time, she felt the luxury far away from the city was different from the life she imagined.
She washed her hands and returned to the bedroom on the second floor. She started to scroll through Weibo on the bed.
Only when she saw the envious replies from her sisters could her vanity be slightly satisfied.
But just as she was scrolling through Weibo, she suddenly noticed an unread private message.
"Who sent it?"
Muttering to herself, she clicked on the bubble.
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