Technology: Breaking the Global Monopoly

Chapter 2499 A Small Test

Yu Hongbin, Liu Jianshu, Xu Yue, and senior engineers Liu Hai, Wang Xiu, and Zhang Lang from the Titanstar department happened to meet in a corridor outside the conference room.

After the group finished greeting each other, Zhang Tianhao arrived.

"Hey, we're in the perfect position. Who knows, the officials might even think we're doing this on purpose," Zhang Tianhao quipped, then added casually, "Don't worry, this is Moon City. We're in the right, and we won't give up an inch. What's the problem?"

After explaining everything to his companions again, Zhang Tianhao led everyone towards the conference room.

Because everyone had their own research tasks and important work to do, there was almost no time for pretense in the negotiations. As soon as they started, both sides revealed their trump cards.

"According to the cooperation agreement we signed at the time, we not only have the right to use the buildings in the lunar city's experimental area, but also the right to modify them. Although the ecological experimental area we applied for this time is a bit larger, it does not violate the provisions of the agreement."

Upon hearing these words from a middle-aged scientist from the Great Xia government, Zhang Tianhao showed no sign of softening.

"After signing the cooperation agreement, our engineering teams from Kyushu Technology and Kyushu Star Ocean produced the design plans for the lunar city, and we demarcated the area for the cooperative laboratory with your company. We also specified the types of experiments that could be conducted in the experimental area and the regulations for the disposal of experimental waste. At the same time, we also stipulated that in the event of any dispute, the opinion of our Kyushu Technology Titanium Star Department shall prevail..."

Your proposed new experimental project requires our review and investigation. Only after our AI [Tiangong] and engineering team have conducted at least three reviews and approved the project can you begin the new experimental project after paying the corresponding resources… This is all clearly documented in black and white, and there are videos of the on-site discussions.”

Zhang Tianhao not only said this, but also released the video immediately.

Upon seeing his performance in the video, Yu Hongbin then stepped forward and said, "That's the truth. What we hope for is that everyone will work together sincerely, make the most of the time window, develop the moon as soon as possible, and make more achievements using the lunar environment."

That's why we chose to build the lunar city together with the government. Although this city doesn't have the same division of responsibilities as Kunlun City, you should understand that we have our own bottom line.

The concept of "bottom-line thinking" is a unique way of thinking in the Xia Dynasty culture.

Westerners and Greeks often believe that a bottom line is a bargaining chip that can be crossed, the only difference being the magnitude of the conflict of interest. But in Bactria, the bottom line is often the "bottom line."

You can only talk to those above you, not those below you, otherwise it's easy to ruin the deal.

Seeing this, the morale of the Great Xia official scientific team instantly weakened by one-tenth.

Subsequently, Zhang Tianhao displayed several documents that he could publicly show under his current identity and permissions, completely silencing the official team of Da Xia.

The meeting ended half an hour later.

Tang Yi, a bioengineering expert from the official expert team, shook hands with Zhang Tianhao and said emotionally, "We were also trying to realize the dreams of our predecessors, but we were a little too hasty. We hope you can understand."

In response, Zhang Tianhao nodded slightly and said, "We understand. We are also working hard for our dreams. However, everything should have rules. Without rules, nothing can be accomplished. In Moon City, a special city isolated from Earth, if the rules can be changed at will, we will all suffer. This is the bottom line, and I hope that we can all adhere to it and cooperate sincerely."

As they waved goodbye to the official scientific team from Daxia, engineer Liu Jianshu suddenly muttered, "Give them a little encouragement and they'll take it all. If this group isn't up to par, they might as well have left sooner—"

Xu Yue quickly covered Liu Jianshu's mouth.

It's not a big problem for this notorious jinx in the team to criticize other people, but if he criticizes the scientists on the official team and actually causes them to run into trouble, that would be a serious matter.

Liu Jianshu realized he had made a mistake in his words and quickly raised his hand to indicate that he understood the situation and would not say anything inappropriate.

After reviewing the personnel files of the Pioneer Project, Zhang Tianhao, while filled with curiosity about Liu Jianshu, an engineer comparable to a "causal weapon," cautiously refrained from revealing any hint of curiosity.

Instead, he reassured us, saying, "This is for the safety of all of us. After all, as I just said, the moon is still a long distance from Earth. If we have even a small problem here, it could affect the health of many people, or even their lives."

So everyone still needs to be careful.

After Zhang Tianhao finished speaking, the other engineers and pioneers nodded in agreement.

Afterwards, everyone dispersed and returned to their respective project teams to begin their work for the day.

Some were digging, others were searching for stones, and still others were using the Spirit Realm Lander to control robots to stroll around the moon, exploring their surroundings and probing for materials.

The total surface area of ​​the moon is approximately 3800 million square kilometers, only 1/14 the surface area of ​​Earth, but equivalent to 4 times the area of ​​Asia. Therefore, even Kyushu Technology has not yet truly "spread its footprints everywhere".

Furthermore, even just the surface lunar soil and rocks, which Kyushu Technology has already discovered are already quite abundant.

Several large meteorite craters contain platinum group metals, with an estimated value exceeding 10 trillion yuan. There are also countless special minerals containing rare earth elements, including the Chang'e Stone discovered by the Daxia authorities. Almost every so often, something new is unearthed.

So sometimes, Pioneers at the Pioneer Base would express their doubts and wonders: "I really want to know, did the Americans land on the moon multiple times? Didn't they discover these special minerals? Or have they been hiding information about these special minerals all along, just so others wouldn't know?"

Such sentiments often end with a statement like, "Who cares about all that? We're on the moon now, let's get started digging."

During the exchange, tens of thousands of intelligent robots replaced human engineers to explore new territories on the moon.

In this environment, the paying users in the Moon Palace complex are now watching the news about the Moon City every day, but their hearts are filled with conflicting emotions.