Chapter 1614 The First Phase of the Project Is Completed!

June 6, 2126.

For the people living in China, today is definitely an extraordinary day.

The reason why I say this is not because three 6s appeared on the calendar of this day, but because in the early morning of this day, the engineers on the Tianting and Penglai City construction sites finally tightened the last 6 to mark the completion. screws.

As a result, it also marks the greatest miracle in the history of human architecture and art, and at this moment it finally announced its completion.

There has never been any nation on this land that can complete such a magnificent spectacle in just half a year.

Even if they are just a component of the space elevator project, in terms of their majesty and majesty, they are still worthy of the title of miracle.

Standing on the deck of the cruise ship with a camera in his hand, Hanton looked at the silvery-white bright spot on the distant sea level with a complicated expression.

He is a reporter from the North Sea Alliance and belongs to the long-established BBC Group. Over the years, he has interviewed many scientific research institutions and academic centers. He has shot interview videos and written countless scientific and technological commentary news. It can be regarded as seeing a lot.

However, this was the first time that he was so deeply impressed by his interviewee during the interview—even a soul-shocking impression.

The rising sun leaves mottled traces on the Pacific Ocean. Where the waves meet the clouds, the fortress standing on the sea level is like the fairy mountain in ancient oriental mythology, exuding boundless mystery and majesty.

Also shocked by this scene.

Standing next to Hanton, a Western reporter with slightly curly hair looked at the direction where the sea and the sky meet, and couldn't help muttering something.

"The Tianting Space Station and Penglai City were completed at the same time... Shet, don't those guys have weekends?"

"I don't think ... it probably has anything to do with having weekends or not."

Noticing that the colleague was looking at him, Hanton made a helpless expression on his face and continued.

"Many countries in the Beihai Alliance have canceled social welfare and removed clauses in the labor law that are unfavorable to enterprises, but it has not reversed the current situation of backward productivity... I heard that the automated construction of East Asia Heavy Industry has developed to an unimaginable level I still remember the last time I interviewed them, they showed me the latest worker bee system.”

"what is that?"

"An automated construction system, each set of equipment consists of a drone hive, one to two hundred small drones, and twenty large and medium drones. After setting up the construction procedures, they move like It’s like a wasp building a nest,” Hanton continued, shrugging his shoulders lightly, responding to the curious gaze looking at him, “It is said that they used similar technology on the battlefield a long time ago, and recently developed a house building new way of playing."

The colleague who was standing next to him opened his mouth after listening, and didn't speak for a long time.

At this moment, the cruise ship blew its whistle for a long time, interrupting people's already glued vision and thoughts.

Hamilton also retracted his gaze from the distant view of Penglai City, turned around and walked towards the direction of the cabin.

Ten minutes to go to shore.

The siren was to remind them that it was time to pack their bags and prepare to land...

...

Because he won't stay here for too long, Hanton doesn't carry much luggage with him, and a suitcase is enough to store them all. After stuffing the folded clothes into the box, he followed the crowd to the side of the deck gangway, ready to board the port of Penglai City.

While waiting in line, Hanton took a closer look at the "Steel City" beside him.

It was the same as when he was looking from a distance before, the only difference was that standing beside him felt the magnificence and majesty more deeply.

Although so far there is no one in the city except the construction workers, he can already imagine how prosperous it will be when the roads here are filled with traffic.

It is said that as early as when the construction started, the properties in Penglai City had already been publicly pre-sold online. And after looking at the supporting facilities and future development prospects in the city, the houses and shops that were listed were sold out in less than a day.

To be honest, Hamilton felt a little pity.

If he could go back to the past, he would definitely find a way to grab a lottery to snap up a set.

As the crowd set foot on this steel city, he was 120% certain that those who were lucky enough to buy it would not lose money, and those who had considered it but didn't make a move due to hesitation would definitely regret it.

At least, he himself regretted it...

The person in charge of receiving these international reporters is Wei Song, the secretary of Chairman Li Guangya.

It is not an easy task for a "Northern Seaman" to pronounce the name of a Huaguo with a flat pronunciation, but Hanton has practiced it many times before, so he is not worried about the next step. The interviews and questions will make jokes.

For an international reporter in the 22nd century, proficiency in the pronunciation of Mandarin is a basic skill.

It was an honor to get the first opportunity to speak. Hanton operated the interview drone and hovered to the front position. After clearing his throat, he said in a clear voice.

"After coming here, I feel like I'm standing on a living miracle. May I ask you, how much material was consumed in total to build this sea city... or the sea port of the space elevator?"

Wei Song smiled and replied.

"About 110 million tons of steel."

Although this sentence was said in an understatement tone, after hearing this number, all the reporters at the scene couldn't help but gasped.

110 million tons of steel!

If these steels are used to cast starships, it will be no problem to expand an aircraft carrier battle group for the Pan-Asian First Fleet.

However, Wei Song's words were not finished yet.

After pausing for a moment, he continued to speak.

"In addition, there are 300 million tons of foamed aluminum alloys and 36 million tons of titanium alloy materials. I am afraid that only the Statistics Department or East Asia Heavy Industries can give an accurate figure on how much material is consumed. All I know is Just probably."

After Hanton finished asking the question, he stepped back after briefly expressing his thanks. At this time, another reporter with a darker complexion standing next to him couldn't help asking.

"Such a big metal island... who would be here?"

"Anyone who is interested in space trade," Wei Song continued with a smile, "of course, including those companies interested in space trade. In the future, Penglai City will be a key node connecting the earth with high orbit , I believe that there should be quite a few people who are interested in this place.”

"Then how do you view the sovereignty of this island?" A female reporter suddenly stepped forward and asked a special question, "We all know that this city is under the actual control of Pan-Asian Cooperation , but this sea area is the international high seas.”

Needless to say, this is a very serious question.

But it was within Wei Song's expectation to hear this question.

At previous international summits, Secretary-General Wu Shuhua had a lot of spats with the foreign ministers of other regional alliances over this matter. Now the general public opinion in the international community is worried about the Pan-Asian cooperation taking this high seas as its own. .

Especially after seeing the magnificence of this spectacle up close, it is impossible for the reporters from other regional alliances to say that they do not have any fear in their hearts...

However, for these worries and fears, Wei Song can only say that he is too naive.

Even if they really have something in mind, why would they only care about a piece of high seas?

However, he only said this in his heart.

As a dedicated secretary, it is naturally impossible for him to cause unnecessary trouble to Mr. Chairman.

"This question is actually a bit redundant."

Hearing this unexpected answer, the female reporter slightly raised her eyebrows and continued to ask.

"Why do you say that?"

"The position of Pan-Asian cooperation has always been clear, as we announced in our joint initiative on the space elevator, we are willing to cooperate with the international community on the basis of friendly cooperation to jointly utilize this port, including the The space station directly above, and the elevator that will sit here."

Having said that, Wei Song paused for a moment, smiled and continued.

"As for what you said, it doesn't matter at all."

"We're on the same planet, and we're about to sail to worlds farther away than ever before. At this moment, our destinies have never been more connected, you know what I mean? When it comes to space, we're together of."

This sentence can be regarded as watertight. It not only makes clear its position, but also avoids the most sensitive issue of territorial sea ownership.

However, Hamilton always felt that something was not quite right.

What does it mean to share weal and woe on issues related to space?

When did they have a discussion about space?

Could it be...

Are these Asians planning to turn over the old accounts of history and dig out the banner of the People's Federation from the grave?

For some reason, Hanton suddenly thought of the incident some time ago.

The Qinling of the First Fleet successfully completed the first superluminal leap in human history.

Although it is still a little difficult to colonize the world outside the solar system at a speed of 100 million kilometers in five minutes, it is intriguing to have these words spoken by the secretary of the chairman's office at this special point in time.

Obviously also noticed something, the female reporter who asked the question frowned, and continued to ask: "Sorry, can you explain in more detail?"

However, facing her continued questioning, Secretary Wei just responded with a meaningful smile without making any comments.

"Question time ends here, and we can discuss this issue when we get back to the ship...if anyone is still interested in this topic at that time."

Gently clapping his hands, he motioned everyone to look at him, cleared his throat and continued.

"From now until dinner in the evening, you can walk around here and take pictures at will. But my advice is not to go too far, after all, the public transportation system here has not yet started operation, and there is no on-call parking on the street. taxi."

"If you encounter any trouble, please contact me."

"Have a good time."