These days, Lu Zhou received emails from Vera almost every day, and sometimes there were several emails a day.
He had only left home for a while, but the emails that came every few days made him feel like he had gone to a faraway place.
Well, that was actually not wrong. After all, the distance between Mars and Earth was indeed quite far.
Especially now that the two celestial bodies were moving relatively far away, nearly 300 to 400 million kilometers in a straight line. Even light would take more than 20 minutes to travel.
But perhaps because Lu Zhou did not take a civil flight when he came, but the Qinling of the First Fleet, he did not spend much time on the road, so he did not feel this sense of distance.
If there was anything that made him feel like he was on a business trip, it was probably the local customs on Mars.
By the way, the local cuisine in Tiangong City was a bit indescribable.
Perhaps because of the precious freshwater resources, most of the food here was very dry and bland. He always felt a little less satisfied when he ate it.
In addition, there were the tough folk customs, erratic enthusiasm, and indifference …
Lu Zhou had a deep understanding of this.
"Is there no result from that seminar yet?"
"No." Fiddling with the holographic model in his hand, Lu Zhou shook his head and said, "After coming here, I realized that the situation on Mars is more complicated than I thought."
Wang Peng guessed what Lu Zhou meant. He couldn't help but show a strange expression on his face.
"Even you feel it's complicated?"
"Yes." Lu Zhou nodded and said casually, "There is a serious separation between the Martian academic community and the Earth academic community. In short, they have formed a unique ecosystem, and it is difficult to allow outsiders to intervene."
Wang Peng: "Then didn't you come here for nothing?"
Lu Zhou: "Not really. Mayor Xue's invitation is only one of the reasons I came to Mars. I have more important things to do."
Wang Peng raised his eyebrows curiously and asked casually.
"What … is it? Of course, I'm just curious. If it's not convenient, then forget it. "
Lu Zhou, who was staring at the model in his hand, thought for a moment and gave an ambiguous answer.
"It's not inconvenient, it's mainly related to the warp drive and Z particles."
Speaking of which, it had been more than a year since he had woken up from his hibernation.
Lu Zhou wondered if General Reinhardt would feel bored after being buried in the ground for more than a year.
The afternoon meeting still ended in an argument.
Lu Zhou didn't listen much during the entire meeting. Other than using the auxiliary office system designed by Xiao Ai to record the main points of the meeting, he basically did his own things.
After the meeting, he originally planned to go to the restaurant for a meal and then return to his room to rest.
Coincidentally, he met Professor Wu Qinglai again in the restaurant.
"Why didn't you come to the meeting just now?"
"The opinions of our Earth experts don't matter at all. I thought you had already discovered it." Professor Wu Qinglai suddenly approached Lu Zhou with a mysterious face and said in a low voice, "Let's not talk about this … Speaking of which, have you heard of Noah's Ark?"
Noah's Ark?
Lu Zhou's intuition told him that this guy was not going to discuss myths with him, so he asked him.
"What is that?"
"You really don't know." A smile appeared on Wu Qinglai's face. He continued in an excited tone, "The legendary world's largest colonial ship being built! It is also the first colonial ship built by the Alpha Centauri Colonial Exploration Foundation for the colonization of other galaxies! The goal is Alpha Centauri B! The reason why I didn't come to the meeting just now was that I used the hotel's network to grab tickets in my room! "
Grab … tickets?
Lu Zhou couldn't help but show a weird expression on his face.
"What tickets?"
"Do you even need to ask? Of course it's the ship tickets! "
"… Are you interested in alien colonization?"
"How is that possible? However, although I have no intention of robbing an alien planet, I am still very interested in credits! " A smile appeared on Professor Wu's face. He continued, "In short, the Alpha Centauri Foundation issued 100,000 tickets with the help of the Tiangong City Bank and raised funds through the sale of tickets for the construction of the colonial ship!"
Lu Zhou: "So?"
"The Alpha Centauri Foundation promises that with different levels of tickets, in addition to being eligible to board the ship, they will also get ownership of different areas of land on the colony. You should have discovered that this kind of ticket has financial attributes. In fact, in less than an hour, their price has doubled. I bought 10 tickets for a total of 300,000 credits. When they rise to about one million, I will sell them! "
A little worried that this guy would be cheated by the scam, Lu Zhou couldn't help but kindly remind him.
"This sounds like a Ponzi scheme … A century ago, similar things happened."
However, this well-intentioned reminder did not seem to have any effect at all.
The excited expression on Professor Wu Qinglai's face did not change. Instead, he argued with Lu Zhou.
"You don't understand. A Ponzi scheme is a paper game where you rob Peter to pay Paul. There are no physical objects as collateral, but this is different! According to research on the Internet, more than a billion people think that colonizing an alien planet is a cool thing, and they are considering going to the new world to find opportunities for development. "
Lu Zhou: "Regardless of whether that questionnaire reflects the real thoughts in people's hearts … How do they plan to go to Alpha Centauri? At least as far as I know, East Asia Heavy Industries has not yet reached an authorization for warp speed technology with any private company, and I am afraid it won't happen in the short term. "
"Anyway, the current capital market is buying this." Professor Wu shrugged and continued in a determined tone, "If you still think I am being cheated, I recommend you to go to Griffin's exhibition."
Lu Zhou looked at Professor Wu and was slightly stunned.
"Griffin's exhibition?"
Why did this guy's thoughts suddenly jump to the art exhibition when they were clearly talking about the colonization of another star system?
Just when he was about to ask what the connection between the two was, Professor Wu Qinglai seemed to see through his confusion and took the initiative to speak.
"Yes, John Griffin! New London of the North Sea Alliance. He was the most famous impressionist painter on Mars. His attainments in painting were unparalleled. As one of the supporters of the North Sea Alliance colonization plan, he has always advocated going to the new world to find new art. Therefore, he recently held a tour of art exhibitions in the major colonies on Mars and auctioned his paintings to raise money for the colonization ship to Alpha Centauri. "
Lu Zhou: "… Are you trying to say that there are a lot of celebrities supporting this plan? Sorry, I'm not interested in his fundraising. "
"But I believe you will be interested in his art." Professor Wu Qinglai looked at Lu Zhou confidently and said in a firm tone, "According to the data provided by the International Astronomical Observatory, he used impressionist painting techniques and modern technical means to complete an epoch-making work of art. This work will be exhibited in the Central Museum of Tiangong City. Maybe it will change your prejudices against the space colonization plan. "
"I don't have any prejudice against the space colonization plan itself, in fact … Forget it." Lu Zhou reached out and took the ticket. He said with a helpless expression, "Thank you for the ticket. If I have time, I will go."
The moment he heard these words, Professor Wu Qinglai's face immediately showed a happy expression, as if he had heard great news. He excitedly held Lu Zhou's right hand.
"Please be sure to go! Believe me, the exhibition will not let you down! "
Lamp Pen
You've already exceeded your reading limit for today. If you want to read more, please log in.
Login
Select text and click 'Report' to let us know about any bad translation.
