Becoming an Emperor Starting from the World of The Wandering Earth

Let alone the fact that Murphy only has one factory and thousands of workers, even in the relatively peaceful and prosperous era before his transmigration, it would have been extremely difficult for a country to make progress in these areas simultaneously.

Of the more than 200 countries and regions in the world, only a handful truly have the confidence and strength to bet on these several tracks simultaneously.

The vast majority, even those that call themselves "regional powers," can only concentrate their efforts on one or two areas, relying on imports for the others or simply giving up.

Take materials science as an example.

SkyNet suggests increasing efforts to recycle obsolete military equipment and attempting reverse engineering of its special alloys.

It's easier said than done.

First of all, genuine military-grade special alloys are among the most closely guarded secrets of military forces around the world.

The formula, heat treatment process, and forging technology are all top secret.

The so-called military scrap that ends up on the black market is mostly peripheral parts or obsolete models; the core components would never be leaked.

Even if we're lucky enough to get a few pieces of debris containing special alloys, how do we analyze them?

That requires high-precision spectrometers, electron microscopes, material fatigue testing machines... Murphy's factory doesn't have these devices, and you can't buy genuine ones on the black market.

Furthermore, the idea of ​​setting up small-scale biological laboratories to conduct biotechnology sounds quite plausible.

But a laboratory is not something that can be called a laboratory simply by setting up a shed, placing a few microscopes and petri dishes.

Maintaining a sterile environment, constant temperature and humidity equipment for cell culture, PCR instruments, high-speed centrifuges, electrophoresis tanks for gene editing... these precision instruments are more difficult to obtain than gold of the same weight.

More importantly, it's about people.

Professional biologists and genetic engineering experts are either recruited by the UEG into various secret research institutes or have long since hidden in the core area of ​​the underground city. They would never end up in a place like Houston.

Even if it's a talent recruitment order, it's still random.

He was lucky the first two times, he just happened to catch Wilson and Long An Yi, but what about next time?

This is especially true for information and electronic warfare.

Developing specialized data probing and physical isolation equipment requires a solid foundation in communication theory, chip design capabilities, and experience in the integrated development of hardware and software.

Skynet is indeed an extremely powerful artificial intelligence, but it is only a preliminary version, and it only has one "brain". Without a supporting professional hardware development and manufacturing system, many ideas can only remain on paper.

Small fusion reactors in energy technology.

That's even further away.

Even the miniaturized platforms used for technology verification involve cutting-edge fields such as plasma physics, superconducting magnetic confinement, and high-energy particle injection.

This is no longer something that can be solved by simply poaching a few veteran engineers or dismantling a few pieces of scrapped equipment.

This requires an entire national-level research team to invest continuously for decades before it is even possible to get close to the threshold.

Murphy leaned back in his chair, unable to resist recalling some jokes he had read online before his time travel.

For example, India, which claims to be "the third largest military power in the world," has made countless jokes in the military industry over the decades.

The Tejas fighter jet has been under development for over thirty years and is still a "half-finished product," while the Arjun tank is even looked down upon by its own army...

Indians have no shortage of money or manpower, so why can't they get things done?

This is because modern high-tech, especially in the field of complex system integration, is an extremely large and sophisticated system.

It requires a solid industrial foundation, a rigorous scientific research culture, efficient resource allocation capabilities, and long-term patient accumulation.

The absence of any link will cause the project to struggle and may even make it an international laughing stock.

If Indians are like this, what about Murphy's current assets?

Trying to achieve everything at once and simultaneously advance in four high-tech fields is impossible, not only is it impossible for him now, but even if you tied Irving, Sophia, and their mutual aid group together, it would still be impossible.

Thinking of this, Murphy couldn't help but rub his temples.

In fact, Murphy had also considered another path, such as developing a cult, engaging in supernatural activities, not focusing on technology or capital, exchanging supernatural power, and pursuing individual ascension.

But he quickly rejected the idea as soon as it came to mind.

This path is completely impassable.

This is the world of The Wandering Earth, in 2042.

Technology is extremely advanced; even space elevators can rise from the ground, and satellites monitor the sky from all directions.

It is not like the technologically underdeveloped era of hundreds of years ago.

The reason UEG can tolerate the existence of gods from the old era is that they cannot speak, cannot seize UEG's power, and will not shake the foundation of the Wandering Earth project.

But they absolutely cannot tolerate a "god" who can gather hundreds of thousands of followers and conjure up supplies and weapons out of thin air.

If Murphy actually does that, in the eyes of the UEG, he will be a heretic, a more dangerous existence than the digital life faction or the spaceship faction, and a threat that must be completely eliminated from the physical level immediately.

Moreover, if you want to gain the faith of others, you can't just talk about it; you have to take action.

Even Zhang Jiao knew that if he wanted people to follow him, he had to give them hope and food.

You can't just draw a talisman.

The water used to dissolve the talisman must contain porridge, even if the porridge is so thin that you can see your reflection in it.

In addition to that, there is one more point.

Without a real industrial base, Murphy would need to continuously exchange various resources from the marketplace to provide to his followers.

Otherwise, they'll freeze to death tomorrow.

However, by focusing on real industries, even without an online marketplace, as long as the factories, skilled workers, mastered technologies, and established supply chains remain, production can continue, revenue can continue to be generated, and survival can continue steadily.

That's exactly what Murphy is doing now.

He has an industrial base, and as long as he gets through the most difficult initial stage, he will be able to enter a virtuous cycle, using the factory's output to obtain faith points, which he can then use to purchase or produce various resources himself.

You no longer need to redeem various items from the store.

The faith points generated can be accumulated and used to develop technology and improve personal strength.

Even ignoring all the factors mentioned above, everything can be achieved.

UEG is foolish; they let Murphy develop unchecked.

Moss was blind too; he controlled the global network, yet he failed to detect what Moss was doing.

All the followers didn't need to eat; they just chanted slogans and followed along.

How many faith points are needed to achieve physical sainthood?

You can exchange 1 point for Kryptonian bloodline, then bask in the sun, and you can dominate the world in three days.

Perfect, so perfect.

So perfect that it only exists in dreams.

Composing himself, Murphy smiled helplessly.

He was just bored and actually came up with this completely unrealistic idea.

If you have the time, you should think about how to solve the four paths proposed by Skynet.