Chapter 1337 The Flesh and Blood of Civilization

[Mission: Space Component A]

[Explanation: Materials are the flesh and blood of civilization, from ancient city walls to endless star rings, all magnificent wonders are closely related to it. 】

[Requirement: Find a material with a Young's modulus ≥ 2.1TPa and a breaking strength ≥ 80N/m.... 】

[Reward: 500,000 materials science experience, one lucky draw chance, 1,000 points. 】

Physics has reached the full level, and Lu Zhou just plans to enter the field of materials science. Referring to the materials required in the blueprint of the Lagrange Space Base, this task seems to be tailor-made for him.

"An ultra-strong tensile material?"

"Sounds like fun."

The corner of Lu Zhou's mouth curled into a smile.

Regarding how to realize this technical requirement, he already has a solid idea in his mind, but he still needs to verify those conjectures about the experiment through experiments.

If nothing else, this task shouldn't delay him for a long time.

"500,000 materials science experience...just enough to upgrade materials science to LV8."

After confirming the progress bar on the property panel, Lu Zhou reached out and selected the task without any hesitation.

Seeing the pop-up "mission received successfully" dialog box, he stretched out his index finger and swiped casually on the holographic screen to close the taskbar.

But just before the task bar completely disappeared, Lu Zhou suddenly noticed that there seemed to be an "A" mark at the end of the task ID.

"It means...is this still a series of tasks?"

Thinking of this, Lu Zhou couldn't help thinking about it.

Since there is an A, that means there will be series like BCD in the future?

But fortunately, this task is not the kind of task chain that he has encountered in the past with a period of one year. Once started, there is no way to turn back.

Otherwise, he really thought about whether it was worth investing so much time and cost for a mere 500,000 experience..

...

While Lu Zhou was lying on his bed and wandering the space of the system, far away on Chang'an Street in Shangjing City, in an antique conference room, many people in formal clothes were sitting at the conference table with serious expressions.

Judging from the sign on the conference table, the identities of the people sitting here should not be underestimated, either the top leaders of the science and technology development department, or the leaders of key national units.

Glancing at the time on his watch, he saw that there were still about ten minutes before the start of the meeting. Director Li, who was sitting in front of the meeting table, unscrewed the thermos cup and took a sip of tea.

Just when he was about to close his eyes and organize his speech at the meeting in his mind, Vice Minister Liu, the second in command of the Ministry of Science and Technology, who was sitting next to him, suddenly turned his face slightly and spoke to him.

"This time the handwriting is not usually big."

He didn't quite understand the purpose of this colleague talking to him. After thinking about it for a while, Director Li simply nodded and agreed casually.

"Yes."

Two super projects are being carried out at the same time, and both of them are large projects with an investment of hundreds of billions of trillions.

Even in terms of Huaguo's current national strength, it is a matter of great pressure.

In particular, these two projects are still concentrated in the aerospace field, and they are the kind of bottomless pit where there is no return in the short term and no end in the medium term.

Maybe it will be worthwhile in the long run, and will benefit countless generations of Chinese people, but who can guarantee this?

Most of them may not survive that time. When the project is completed, most of the responsible persons are already dead...

Therefore, even if this plan was initiated by Lu Zhou himself, not everyone agrees with it.

This controversy has come to the fore during discussions at several previous high-level meetings.

"Do you think it is appropriate to engage in this project now?"

Hearing these words from his colleague, Director Li immediately reacted.

After a long time, this guy is trying to find out what he has said.

Smiling, Chief Li said.

"Whether it's suitable or not depends on how you look at this issue."

Vice Minister Liu asked thoughtfully.

"How to say?"

"I remember that some time ago, Academician Lu said to me that the Lagrangian space base is a springboard to distant galaxies, and the Mars research station is an experimental field for us to colonize distant galaxies. The catalyst for the prosperity and development of our aerospace industry within a hundred years. If we intend to explore more distant worlds, this step must be taken sooner or later, it’s just a matter of time.”

"Is it just a matter of sooner or later?" Vice Minister Liu sighed, "That's what I said, but I always feel...it still sounds a little too far away."

Director Li didn't know what to say, so he just nodded.

"That is inevitable."

This topic seems to end here.

But just when he thought so, Vice Minister Liu suddenly asked something casually as if he had thought of something.

"I heard that when ** went to Shanghai, he met Academician Lu?"

Director Li froze for a moment, then subconsciously nodded.

"it seems to be like this."

There was a hint of surprise in the eyes of Vice Minister Liu. After thinking for a while, he nodded slightly and said meaningfully.

"Then this meeting is a bit interesting."

At ten o'clock on the hour, the meeting officially started.

As in the previous discussion meetings, it was the elder who was in charge of chairing the meeting. However, unlike the previous few times, what was displayed at the beginning of the meeting this time was not a PPT, but a device with a strange shape.

"...What is that? An air humidifier?"

Seeing the thin white mist wafting from that device, Vice Minister Liu muttered in a low voice.

The reaction of most people was the same as his, being confused by this weird machine.

Meeting the surprised gazes in the conference room, the old man standing in front of the conference table smiled and explained.

"Holographic projection system."

"I found that this set of equipment is not only used for entertainment, but also can make many abstract things become intuitive in conference presentations."

While he was talking, a blue light emitted from the top of the oddly shaped machine, weaving a magnificent space fortress in the veil-like mist.

The moment the pitch-black fortress appeared in the mist, many people's eyes were completely taken away by it, and they were stuck firmly on the metallic shell.

Reading the shocking emotions from the dilated pupils, the old man smiled and continued.

"When I was in Shanghai, Academician Lu demonstrated this device to me, and I was no less surprised than you."

"The space fortress we see now is the three-dimensional concept map after the blueprint of the Lagrangian space base is completed and scaled down according to the same scale."

"Not just the Lagrange space base, but also the final form of that Martian city... like this."

The images in the white mist continue to change, and the reorganized light particles weave a vast yellow sand in the heavy fog, and in the yellow sand, like a mirage, a space city with a very sci-fi feel emerges .

Looking back at the city full of science fiction, the old man continued to speak.

"This is the concept map of the Martian city... and it is also the ultimate goal of the Mars scientific research station. Just like our expectations for the Guanghan Special Zone, they will become a reality one day."

"And whether to make it a reality, the choice has always been in our hands."

The light above the holographic system dissipated along with the white mist.

After pausing for a moment, the old man smiled and continued.

"I think, since all of us are now standing in an era of rapid development, we can also be more imaginative about the future."

"And this is also a young man who gave me advice."

When he heard this sentence, Vice Minister Liu, who was sitting in the audience, suddenly showed a surprised expression on his face, and whispered a sentence in his heart.

"...Sure enough, I talked to Academician Lu."

The expression on Director Li's face was also full of surprise. Although he knew Lu Zhou's influence, he didn't expect it to be so big.

The old man standing on the stage did not stop, but changed into a serious tone, and continued to speak.

"We have been discussing for a long time from the first meeting to now, and there should be a result today."

"If that's the case, let's vote!"

As the old man's voice fell, the voting session began soon.

Looking at the voting device on the table, Director Li stretched out his hand and pressed the button of approval without any hesitation.

He has thought this way since a long time ago, and his thoughts have never changed.

The blueprint about the space base has long been imprinted in his heart like a brand. He believes that with the unremitting efforts of Academician Lu and Huaguo Aerospace Industry, that blueprint will definitely have a chance to become a reality!

Whether or not he gets a chance to see the day he becomes a reality, he at least hopes he isn't the one holding things back.

At this moment, Director Li suddenly noticed from the corner of his eye that Vice Minister Liu, who was sitting next to him, also pressed the same button as him on the voting machine.

It seems that although the Vice Minister Liu's tone was full of hesitation during the chat before, he still voted for it in the end.

Thinking of this, Director Li suddenly felt a little happy.

Although he himself didn't know exactly what was the element that made him happy.

Five minutes passed.

The voting results quickly appeared on the big screen.

A total of 211 votes were in favour, 13 against, and 5 abstentions.

There is no doubt that this is an overwhelming victory!

Looking at the voting results on the screen, the old man had a look of approval in his eyes and nodded slightly.

Turning back to the meeting room, he announced the result of the topic in a solemn and steady voice.

"I declare."

"Mars scientific research station project, Lagrange point space base project—"

"Approve the project!"