Plug-in Players In Marvel

Chapter 1818 EP1819. In addition to oil, there is also...

After Stark's explanation, Skye finally understood the situation.

She couldn't help but accept the reality before her. The feeling of something similar to something gained and lost not only made her feel aggrieved, but also aroused her unwillingness.

"Then... what kind of mineral vein can meet the standard?" Looking at Stark, Skye asked again.

"It depends on the specific situation." Sensing Skye's mood, Stark first gave her a comforting smile, and then continued: "Let's talk about the first situation first. Remember the key point I just said. Either on land, or hidden deeper, don’t just get stuck on the continental shelf, which is the most complex ecosystem.”

"Deeper?"

"Jarvis, help me get a map of offshore terrain structure, the kind of cross-section diagram commonly seen in textbooks." He ordered, and when Jarvis called up the drawing and displayed it, Stark stood up and came to the suspended screen. In front of him, he told Skye like a teacher in class: "This is the continental shelf. Going deeper, starting from here where the slope suddenly becomes steeper, all the way to here, the geographical name is called continental slope. And from here on the continental slope, we will continue to talk to Skye." Going down, you’ll find the so-called Ocean Basin.”

"Just like the air on the plateau will become thinner and unsuitable for human survival. In the sea, as the water depth increases, the air content in the seawater will gradually decrease, coupled with the exponential increase in water pressure..." His fingers slid near the continental slope, and Stark turned to look at Skye: "From here on, the number of marine life will suddenly drop, whether it is animals or plants, it will become rare. And when the water depth exceeds several thousand meters In the ocean basin, except for a few deep-sea fish, basically no other living creatures can be seen.”

"In other words, at the bottom of the sea where the water depth exceeds a certain level, the environment is actually similar to the surface of the moon. You can see a desolate scenery. Of course, I am referring to the situation where there is a light source and the scenery can be seen. Generally speaking, It is said that the maximum depth of sunlight penetrating seawater is only 800 to 1,000 meters, except for a few creatures, such as the angler with a small lamp hanging on its head, or some types of deep-sea squid, which can produce light in the deep sea. Except for a little light, it can be said to be pitch black under the sea floor at a depth of two to three thousand meters.”

"Back to the previous topic. Because there are not many marine life and the ecosystem is equivalent to nothing, it is more feasible to mine mineral deposits on the continental slope and deeper seabed. To put it bluntly... there is nothing here. Living creatures, so there is no need to worry about the pollution caused by mining harming other living creatures.”

"Of course, from the perspective of environmental protection, mining in the deep sea also needs to be carefully considered. After all, sea water is flowing, and no one can guarantee whether the pollution caused in the deep sea will be swept up by ocean currents and then spread to shallow sea areas. . Therefore, the key to judging whether a seabed vein is worth mining is to see how high the value of the vein itself can offset the damage caused to the environment. "

"With the existing technological means, I refer to those technologies that have been maturely researched and can be used on a large scale in mining... It is still a bit difficult to mine mineral deposits located on the continental slope or ocean basin. To be precise, It’s not that it can’t be done, but the cost will be higher and the result will be thankless.”

"At this stage, most of mankind's development of seabed mineral deposits still stays in offshore areas. Occasionally there are some exceptions, because the value of the mineral deposits themselves is extremely high, which is enough to offset the doubling of cost expenditures."

"Let me give you an example, oil." Looking at Skye, Stark smiled and confirmed to her: "You must have seen a drilling platform built on the sea more than once. Or it appeared on TV news, or I saw it in the movie, anyway, you must have seen it, right?"

"Hmm~."

"Why did humans develop the technology to mine oil in the deep sea so early? Why did they not conduct other horizontal research and develop the technology to mine other mineral deposits in the deep sea together?" Without Skye's answer, Stark himself started The answer is given: "Oil is a liquid. When mining, you only need to drill a hole, and you don't have to go to great lengths to dig up the entire land. This is one. The second is because the value of oil is higher, and the same amount of money is spent on mining. The biggest benefit is the cost.”

Hearing this, Skye nodded vigorously: "I understand. Next, I will take oil as my main goal and try to find the oil fields hidden under the sea."

"Oil is not that easy to find." Shaking his head, Stark sighed: "It's not that I want to dampen your enthusiasm, but it's the fact. Other types of mineral deposits may be buried tens or hundreds of meters away. In deep places, it may even be directly exposed on the 'surface', and as for oil...it can be as little as more than a thousand meters, and if it is buried deeper, it may even be hidden five or six thousand meters underground."

Whether it is the gold mine previously discovered in Alaska or the diamond mine just found on the seabed, they are not buried very deep.

Comparing this result, Stark has roughly estimated how strong Skye's ability is.

To be honest, Stark didn't think Skye was capable enough to penetrate a kilometer or two underground and sense mineral veins buried that deep.

"Uh..." Just as Stark expected, Skye was stunned.

It wasn't until seven or eight seconds later that she smiled helplessly: "Okay, it's indeed a little harder than I thought. But it doesn't matter. If you can't do it now, it doesn't mean you can't do it in the future. Give me some time and wait for me. Make my powers stronger, hum~, sooner or later, I will definitely be able to find an oil field that has not yet been discovered on the seabed.”

"Come on, I'm optimistic about you." Giving a thumbs up to Skye, Stark grinned: "Not only oil, but also natural gas. In addition, there are a few particularly precious mineral deposits, such as..."

Speaking of this, a flash of inspiration suddenly flashed in Stark's mind.

Why did you stop mid-sentence? Looking at Stark who was suddenly stunned, Skye subconsciously asked: "Like what?"

"For example..." When he came back to his senses, Stark's eyes shone brightly, and his gaze towards Skye suddenly showed a little more expectation: "Vibranium."

"Vibranium?"

Not only did Skye's eyes widen, but Shi Xiaolei, who had been standing aside and had not interrupted much, also showed a surprised expression after hearing the word vibranium.

At this moment, Stark turned his head and stared at Shi Xiaolei with stern eyes: "Man, you seem to have said, 'Besides the one in Wakanda, there are other vibranium mines on the earth.' I Did you remember correctly?"

"Well……"