Otherworld Girl Development Guide

Chapter 292 Labor is the Most Glorious

What have you been busy with lately?

Zhou Mingrui glanced at Lingdang and Tio sitting in the back seat. They had been spending a lot of time in the lab lately, seemingly researching something big.

"Nothing much, just preparing for this year's airshow..."

Lingdang rubbed her tired eyes. Sure enough, even new humans couldn't stare at a screen for long periods of time unless their eyes underwent structural changes to become more adapted to the screen.

"Airshow..."

Zhou Mingrui glanced at the date; there were still six months until the airshow. Preparing so early, he wondered what they were planning to use to scare the US.

What have you prepared?

“Of course it’s a very futuristic aircraft,” Tio said in a monotone tone.

"The situation within the empire has become somewhat unstable recently, with a growing tendency towards armed confrontation between the aristocratic faction and the reformist faction..."

Looking out the window at the bustling street, Zhou Mingrui could see tourists from all over the world shopping in Shangqiu. Because of the possibility of a civil war breaking out in the Rebonian Empire, some wealthy merchants and nobles had already fled to Shangqiu to seek refuge.

"Does Alice know?" Bell asked with some concern.

"She probably doesn't know the current situation in the Empire yet, but she roughly knows what has happened."

The Rebonia Empire is Alice's country, and her identity is not simple. She must know something, otherwise she wouldn't be in a bad mood lately.

"Then let's go visit her in a couple of days."

"Okay, then let's do it this weekend."

"it is good."

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Abyssal Sea, deep-sea excavation site.

Several deep-sea work vessels were anchored on the water, and winches continuously hauled boxes filled with grating stones up from the deep sea.

Looking at the abundance of grating stones, all the rabbits felt energized. Grating stones are the strategic resource that the rabbits urgently need right now. Quantum optics... optics... materials science... almost all high-tech industries need grating stones.

At a depth of 1000 meters underwater, iron spheres are being excavated by robotic arms from deep-sea grating stone deposits.

Inside the oval-shaped cockpit, graduates from Shangqiu Lanxiang Higher Technical College are operating hydraulic shears to break apart the connected grating stones along their naturally grown lines, and then place them into a container.

To ensure the continuity of deep-sea operations, every technician relieved themselves on board and then put on adult diapers.

Don't underestimate adult diapers. They are a godsend for high-altitude operations, deep-sea operations, and space operations. After all, going to the toilet in those environments is a problem. You can take care of a bowel movement beforehand, but as for urination... you really can't hold it in.

The clicking sound traveled along the robotic arm into the cockpit. Experienced technician Wang Fugui used hydraulic shears to excavate the grating stone ore in front of him. With a crisp sound, a large piece of grating stone was unearthed.

Wang Fugui immediately narrowed his eyes. The gravity of the excavated mineral was measured by the onboard computer of the iron ball and the data fed back by the hydraulic clamp sensor. He could get two thousand yuan for such a large piece of grating stone!

With a grin on his face, Wang Fugui loaded the grating stone into the container being dragged by the iron ball and continued digging... He could buy a small villa in two months!

After all, working in the deep sea of ​​the Abyss Sea is a dangerous job, and the corresponding salaries of the pilots are very high. Although it can't compare to the 200 million a day that some people earn, earning a million a month is not a dream!

For the technicians working on the seabed, a million-dollar monthly income and the danger are nothing. As long as they operate in accordance with the prescribed safety rules, the danger will be minimized. Besides, they are working for the country!

At least when something goes wrong, the country will do its best to rescue people. Last week, a pilot made a mistake and was trapped at sea. It took the rescue team 48 hours to get him out. It's not about working for capitalists, because the rescue is time-consuming and laborious and is abandoned.

Even if you die in the line of duty, the state will provide sufficient compensation, your name will be engraved on the honor wall of Shangqiu Mining Company, and the state will raise your children until they graduate from university. Your death will be worthwhile, at least the motherland will remember you.

For a time, Shangqiu Lanxiang Higher Technical College became the most popular major, because it was very likely that these highly skilled technicians who had undergone long-term professional training would go to work in space in the future.

"Beep...beep...Attention! Attention! Senior Technician Wang Fugui, your maximum working time is in fifteen minutes. Please take a break..."

Shangqiu Mining Company reminds you...

"There are countless assignments, but safety is the most important..."

"Improper operation leads to tears from loved ones..."

Inside the Iron Ball cockpit, the AI ​​assistant reminded Wang Fugui in an enthusiastic tone that it was almost time to start work.

"Ah...how could it be so fast?"

Wang Fugui pursed his lips and looked at the performance bonus of 42,000 RMB that had accumulated on the monitor.

Wang Fugui then flashed the light on the iron ball twice to signal to his comrades that his work time was up. The propeller attached to the back of the iron ball then slowly rotated, propelling it toward the winch.

Those who fail to comply with safety regulations will be suspended from diving, required to write a self-criticism, and undergo ideological education. Only after passing a comprehensive evaluation can they continue deep-sea operations. It can be said that the punishment is quite severe.

In the deep sea environment, each pilot's daily working hours are a maximum of four hours, and there are also potential external risks. If an accident occurs on the seabed, there is no way to escape; the terrifying water pressure can instantly crush a person into a pancake.

To facilitate operations and ensure the safety of the technicians, lighting systems have been installed in the surrounding area, which extends several hundred meters into the deep sea.

Following the array of LED indicator lights on the seabed, Wang Fugui moved towards the winch. Upon reaching the winch, he placed the grating stone into a large container, then attached the cable to the top of the iron ball. The winch then propelled the iron ball slowly upwards toward the surface.

Wang Fugui stared blankly at the control panel, bored. He had been working there for a month and had earned 100 million last month...

To be honest, Wang Fugui felt like he was dreaming when he saw the seven-figure salary in his bank account. He never imagined that he, a graduate of an ordinary university, could earn so much money one day.

I thought that after graduation, I would go to some sweatshop run by capitalists, earning a meager salary of 4000 yuan a month, and still have to be grateful to the boss...

It wasn't until I participated in supporting the development of western China that things started to go magical.

What is this? A portal? → Holy crap! My country is amazing! → Do you want to truly live? Do you want to know the meaning of life? Come to Lanxiang Vocational School!

It wasn't until he saw his seven-figure salary from last month in his bank account that Wang Fugui understood what it meant to be alive!

My value has been recognized, instead of being satisfied with just 4000 yuan a month!

As I was thinking, the iron ball was pulled onto the water's surface by the winch.

Chapter 293 Roll up your sleeves and get to work!

After the iron ball left the water, it was lifted by a crane and placed on the deck of the work vessel, whereupon staff quickly moved forward to secure it.

After the iron ball was fixed in place, other internal and external adjustments were made... Once the air pressure was balanced, Wang Fugui, wearing a pressure-resistant suit, walked out of the cockpit and headed towards the depressurization chamber.

The air a person breathes in the deep sea is different from the air they breathe normally, so it needs to be depressurized.

After Wang Fugui left, the Iron Ball system automatically sent the performance-based pay to [the user/organization].

Next, the winch will bring the iron ball to the work boat. After maintaining the iron ball, confirming that the whole system is normal and replenishing oxygen and power, the next technician wearing a pressure suit will slowly walk towards the iron ball.

After the foreman checked the next technician's work data and confirmed that there were no abnormalities in his health that day, the technician, with the help of the staff, sat on the iron ball, the mooring lock was released, and the fishing rig carried the iron ball to the surface of the sea. As the winch slowly lowered the rope, the iron ball sank to the seabed, ready to continue underwater operations.

In short, the machines never rest, and as long as the sea conditions permit, the technicians dig for grating stones 24 hours a day without interruption.

Outside the excavation site, two Type 054L corvettes are on escort duty, with towed sonars listening for any unusual sounds in the surrounding waters, and anti-submarine helicopters ready to take off at any time for anti-submarine operations.

At the outermost edge of the excavation site, four Type 039 API submarines are conducting anti-submarine warfare in the deep sea.

These submariners, who have long been engaged in anti-submarine warfare against sea monsters, far surpass submariners on Earth in both combat experience and overall quality.

After all, submarines on Earth at most play cat-and-mouse games, while in the Abyss Sea of ​​Mingrui Star, real combat takes place every day.

It is very likely that when the US launches its new attack nuclear submarines, it will suddenly find that it is not only facing China's more advanced attack nuclear submarines, but also that the submariners' combat skills and the captains' experience are far superior.

))) na (((

The passive sonar of the Type 039 submarine detected an unusual sound. The sonar officer frowned slightly, and after careful analysis, turned to the captain and said:

"Captain, there's a situation... It's a sea monster, position 030, distance 800..."

"Torpedo tubes, number 1! Number 2! Launch!" the captain whispered.

Without any request for permission, the captain has the authority to fire.

As the pulse water tank pressurized the water into the torpedo tubes, the two torpedoes burst out of the launch tubes and, guided by the wires, flew toward the area from which the sound was heard.

On the dark seabed, a sea creature whose appearance is obscured is swimming, its tentacles spreading out and stirring the seawater.

Guided by the wires, the two torpedoes quickly approached the sea monster. The moment the wires were severed, the torpedoes activated from their warheads, and their active sonar illuminated the sea monster.

The sea monster reacted immediately to the active sonar illumination, twisting its body. Before it could make any move, it was hit by the torpedo.

boom!

The torpedo's warhead detonated, and the explosion, occurring at point-blank range, instantly mortally wounded the sea monster, crushing large portions of its body into bloody foam under the water pressure...

A long, drawn-out moan echoed from the seabed. The severely wounded sea monster tumbled to its side, followed by a whale fall...

The sound of the torpedo exploding immediately attracted the attention of the Type 054L corvette.

"Report from the ship's command: Boat No. 3 has killed a sea monster..."

The commander nodded: "Be on guard! The trouble is yet to come."

The sea monsters, regardless of whether they attack the iron ball, will only cause more trouble if they are killed, such as other sea monsters attracted by their flesh and blood.

"Report the situation to the Xirang Base."

"Yes!"

Soon, the information was sent to the Xirang base via data transmission.

CIC (Central Industrial Complex) of the Xirang Base.

“Something’s not right lately… Get the historical engagement data.” The chief of staff said to his adjutant, looking at the engagement locations displayed on the electronic sand table.

"Yes!"

Each bright spot on the electronic sand table represents the location of the battle with the sea monster.

The initial engagement took place inside the Abyss Sea, but now the battle zone between the escort ships and the sea monsters is slowly spreading outwards... as if the sea monsters were being driven away. However, the chief of staff is heading towards the deepest part of the Abyss Sea, where something they don't know is happening.

"Retrieve satellite data. What happened at the center of the Abyssal Sea?"

As the mining site that China values ​​most, four military satellites in space are constantly monitoring the deep sea area, forming a surveillance coverage of the abyssal sea.

Two of them are high-orbit staring satellites, and two are low-orbit high-resolution satellites.

Four "sky eyes" are constantly monitoring any anomalies in the deep sea.

However, no matter how advanced China's satellites are, they cannot penetrate the sea surface to observe what is happening on the seabed.

When did the marine mammals begin to spread outwards?

"It started when the Type 055 destroyer killed the monster that appeared in the Kroborsky Autonomous Region..."

The chief of staff frowned slightly, strode to the red telephone, and picked it up.