Ever since Tuvalu's declaration of statehood, the world began to change like a raging storm. First, China and Tuvalu signed a strategic treaty of friendship and mutual trust. There was no need to go into detail, but everyone understood what was going on.
China was a country that had a good relationship with the mutants. There were some mutants in the central leadership, and their attitude toward Tuvalu was a bit like how Jews treated Israel. Of course, there was a slight difference between them.
At least they didn't regard Tuvalu as their motherland, which was different from how Jews felt about Israel. At most, there was a lot of affection and sympathy.
However, with China's endorsement, coupled with Russia's silence on this matter (because of controllable nuclear fusion technology, Russia was somewhat under the control of others).
Coupled with Tuvalu's military force (acting) when they destroyed Hydra in the Atlantic Ocean. The new president, Katie, made it clear that she had an olive branch in one hand and a shotgun in the other. She wanted to establish peace, not war. Of course, she wasn't afraid of war.
Because of this attitude, the international community was a bit hesitant about Tuvalu's founding and didn't react immediately.
In particular, the timing of Tuvalu's public announcement was coincidental. It was almost April. In April this year, there would be a major event. That was, Dr. Reed from the Moon would return to Earth with about two tons of purified Helium-3 ore. Dr. Reed had already communicated to Earth that the Moon plan was progressing at a steady pace.
Although it sounded like a small amount, only two tons of Helium-3 ore a year was mined. But this problem had to be looked at from another perspective. Tony Stark provided Dr. Reed and the others with very advanced tools and various intelligent machines, so the four of them could complete the workload of an entire engineering team.
However, the Moon's operation was incomparable to Earth's. It took a lot of effort to build a basic camp and a basic mine in a year. There was also a preliminary refining plant. Although everything was fully automatic, there were only four people on the Moon.
Plus, the four doctors had their own scientific research projects. He agreed to establish an advance base on the Moon with Tony because Tony promised to provide him with a large amount of research funds and a physics laboratory on the Moon.
Therefore, the main energy of the PhD was still spent on research. The basic mine he built was really just a foundation. However, the campsite had already been built. The next step was for the moon to accommodate about a hundred people.
The first year of construction was just to lay the foundation, and the second year was the real expansion. Another point was that the energy contained in the isotope helium-3 was higher than any known energy on Earth, and it was clean, environmentally friendly, and pollution-free.
Based on Earth's current energy consumption standards, 100 tons of helium-3 energy supply could meet the current energy demand.
Of course, 100 tons was only the current number. In fact, when humans were able to mine helium-3 energy on a large scale, the demand for energy would inevitably increase exponentially. Perhaps by then, the human population would still be the same, but the energy consumption would increase by three or even five times.
According to Tony and Dr. Banner's estimation, the industrial transformation brought about by helium-3 new energy will lead to a revolution in traditional industries. In particular, many things that didn't seem worth the energy consumption could now be done.
Because when helium-3 could be mined on a large scale, the price of energy would be further reduced. Lower energy consumption meant that more energy could be invested in agriculture, livestock breeding, various mines, and mechanical engineering.
Using energy consumption to replace other costs that originally needed to be paid, such as stricter environmental standards in manufacturing. The reason why many industries were not environmentally friendly was that it was not cost-effective to invest too much energy. Therefore, the cost of energy could only be converted into environmental costs. For example, sewage treatment, air control, etc.
In fact, Stark and Osborne Group were the first companies to think about these aspects. More advanced environmental protection equipment had begun to be deployed around the world. The concept of ecological Earth had begun to take shape. We need to be more advanced, but also more natural.
"According to the estimated increment, 100 tons of helium-3 energy is only enough to replace the current annual energy consumption of the Earth. But we know that this scale is not enough, and we will definitely need to expand in the future. I expect that after helium-3 mining this year, it will trigger the biggest impact on global energy. Now is the final moment of the transformation! "Tony said at the company's board meeting, which was a rare occasion for him to participate in.
"100 tons is definitely not enough. In the next ten years, I predict that human civilization will enter an era of explosion. It is no longer empty talk for people all over the world to enjoy the standard of living of the Nordic countries. We have the foundation to achieve this goal. But we need more energy. In the next ten years, we need at least 1,000 tons or even 3,000 tons of helium-3! Our energy demand will expand dozens of times! "
Tony Stark was persuading the board of directors to allocate more funds for new energy. He had made up his mind. He was going to use all of Stark's energy on new energy.
In fact, it was not only Tony and the United States who were doing this. New energy was related to the future of the country, and this matter needed to be fought against time. One step slower would mean one step slower.
For example, China had relocated a city with hundreds of thousands of people and expropriated all the land there. Hundreds of thousands of civil construction workers had been invested in the construction site. Millions of people from all over the country, from south to north, were producing all kinds of supporting facilities.
They had mobilized 10% of the country's steel, cement, and various resources. They were building a giant controllable nuclear fusion power station. If this power station, called Suiren No. 1, was operating at full capacity, it could supply almost 70% to 80% of the electricity in China.
The first phase of the project was being rushed. There were four shifts on the construction site, and the people were resting. Because the first phase of the project was getting closer and closer. It was required that the first phase of the project be completed by April. It was not required to generate electricity, but to be able to rotate.
This was not a project to save the country's face, but a competition that could not be seen. The first phase of helium-3 was only 1.5 tons. According to the division of the P5 at that time, the amount of helium-3 that each country could get was limited. So it was always good to be one step ahead. Otherwise, you would be late for a whole year, waiting for the second batch of helium-3 to be shipped back to Earth.
Britain, France, and Germany worked together to build their Arc Reactor, and the US government came forward to provide technical support from Tony. The core content was confidential, and the maintenance and daily operations after the completion of the construction also needed to be done by Stark. It was just like the core weapons that Stark used to provide to NATO countries.
It felt a little controlled, but it was better than nothing. Britain, France, and Germany pinched their noses and accepted it. At least they were in a better situation than Russia. Russia's technology came from China, and China was even tighter on it. Except for infrastructure projects, Russia could not participate in the manufacturing of almost all core components. Looking at the treatment of Mao Xiong's family, Britain, France, and Germany felt that they were relatively lucky.
In addition to the ark spacecraft launched by Tony Stark, Latvia's Dum also launched a ship. However, Dum never reported their situation to the international community. And the landing site of Latvia's spacecraft was thousands of kilometers away from Dr. Reed. They were unlikely to check on each other's situation.
Except for the countries of the New Eastern European Union formed by Latvia, other countries could not expect Dum to share some helium-3 with them.
The revolution around helium-3 as a new energy source had begun to appear. It was as if there was a blowout trend of new energy vehicles overnight. Major international car manufacturers began to slowly relax the research and development of the next generation of gasoline and diesel vehicles, and put all their energy into electric vehicles.
Tesla, which originally dominated the electric vehicle market, suddenly suffered a huge impact. When major manufacturers such as Toyota, Honda, GM, BMW, and Mercedes focused all their efforts on the electric vehicle market, their energy and technical reserves were quite astonishing.
Sometimes it was not that they couldn't do it, but they were simply unwilling to do it. After all, the market determined capital, and capital determined the direction of technology.
Although there might be some short-term losses, these century-old manufacturers had a long-term vision. They were competing for the market ten years later, and that would be the real battle.
And this was just the tip of the iceberg of the world's revolution. The ultra-high-speed railway plan driven by new energy had begun to take shape. The world's first ultra-high-speed railway short-distance train had begun to open.
The railway from Dum, the capital of Latvia, to Dumu Valley, the most scenic tourist destination in Latvia, had opened to traffic. Although it was only a short 100 kilometers, although this was more of an experimental nature, and although the speed had been repeatedly lowered to ensure the safety of the first traffic.
But when the passengers were in an extremely comfortable state, the train only took ten minutes to run a distance of 100 kilometers, this result still shocked the world.
Some people already smelled the scent of change. The richest man in China, Jack Ma, was the first to realize this. Because his business platform supported the world's largest and largest number of logistics practitioners. New methods of goods delivery had emerged. Perhaps his competitor's logistics method of building warehouses all over China would eventually fail.
More manufacturing companies saw new opportunities from this. The integration of the Eurasian continent seemed to have taken shape. Could they seize some benefits from this? Or even push it? Some people were watching, but others had already jumped off the stage and began to wrestle.
The world was changing, the timing was coincidental, and everyone was busy. Therefore, the establishment and announcement of Tuvalu at this point in time made it impossible for everyone to spend all their time on them.
For many people, the world was already chaotic. The change was so fast that it was overwhelming. In just a few years, it was as if the earth was going to be turned upside down. Mutated humans forming their own country? Well, it was big news, but it was just big news. If they had the time to pay attention to this, they might as well think about how to find their new position in this turbulent era!
Was the establishment of Tuvalu really just news? Not something more profound?
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