Alien paradise

"There are a lot of interesting things. You should know that our world is composed of microscopic particles." Xue Quan found a chair and sat down. "The smallest particle that can be discovered so far is a quark, but this minimum is not the result of observation. , but the phenomenon of confinement prevents us from continuing to subdivide. Have you heard of quark confinement?”

Chaoyang nodded. This knowledge was not common sense, but it was not too uncommon either. To put it simply, if the two or three quarks that make up a particle are regarded as small balls, then the energy used to pull one of the small balls down by applying an external force will instantly become two or three small balls, making up for the original gap. At the same time, new particles are merged. The mutual conversion of energy and matter almost becomes a barrier at this scale, making it impossible for quarks to exist alone.

The inability to find independent quarks also means that it cannot be subdivided.

"And some of the material samples we collected here encountered barriers similar to quark confinement on a larger scale. They are no longer observable at the atomic level. It seems that a special force field interferes with the equipment. This is the researcher A phenomenon I have never seen before. This reminds me of something." Xue Quan looked to the northeast, "The fog covering the New World."

"Which samples have this problem?"

If Chaoyang wants to check, he can naturally check the results, but now it is obviously more convenient to have someone who can consolidate the report.

"You should be able to guess. Pyroxene, man-made wonders, spiritual lamps, and solidified matter ejected from cracks all have this characteristic." Xue Quan answered truthfully, "As for things like stone, sand, iron, etc., their microstructure is basically Consistent with the Earth.”

In other words, there are two sets of microstructures in this world that are compatible with each other.

Interesting, but not his focus.

"This is all basic research, what about the application level?" Chaoyang also wants to know the progress of practical projects.

"As far as I know, the institute has made breakthrough progress in dismantling and replicating man-made wonders like the Steam Core." Xue Quan said with a smile, "It does require talented people to make it, and we don't know why at the moment. Got it. Currently, two qualified candidates have been found among the 100,000 people screened in Beifu, so I guess the prototype will be developed soon."

This answer made Chaoyang quite satisfied.

A steam contraption may not sound like it will be of much use, but those who know a little bit about it will understand how much potential this thing contains. First of all, its core can spontaneously generate steam, and it can also convert water into steam, but it does not have an obvious heating process. The water seems to be suddenly given a large amount of energy and boils instantly, but the core itself does not generate much heat. This means that its starting speed is much faster than that of a purely mechanical steam engine. In the hands of people like Reske and Cui Zhenen, the water tank can be omitted, and the structure can be greatly reduced.

And a heat engine that can be miniaturized is quite competitive in itself.

Chaoyang suspected that it was not widely used in personal transportation, such as steam motorcycles, steam cars, etc., because it was purely due to the greed of capitalists. Because the price of a steam wonder is too expensive. Based on the average salary of local people, it would take ten years to save up one without eating or drinking. Only companies and nobles can afford this product.

Of course, the biggest advantage of man-made wonders is that they can be "produced locally with resources." Although the products of the earth world are mature, bringing them to this world is expensive. For example, directly replicating a car consumes about 300-500 will power, but bringing a car here will cost four to five times. One hundred thousand wishes may seem abundant, but they cannot afford such a waste. After all, the characteristic of industrial products is that they are of high quality and low price. Pulling finished products from the earth is putting the cart before the horse.

"If I understand correctly, what the park needs most right now is agricultural machinery, right?" Abundance.”

"That's right." Chaoyang nodded. Xue Quan was indeed very smart, or the staff team behind him was very good at seeing the big from the small.

In this month, he has already made a master plan for Brilliant Castle. If he wants to gain more will power, the first and most important thing is to solve the survival problem of the city's millions of residents. By confiscating the properties of nobles and businessmen, Paradise now has a large amount of funds and has complete control over the development rights of the city. Using these funds and the professionals provided by the inspection team, the companies that provided jobs in the past not only did not close down, but also ran more smoothly. Most residents did not even feel the changes.

However, food cannot be created out of thin air.

Brilliant Castle has always been an isolated port city overseas. Most of its resources depend on the Old World, especially staple foods such as wheat, potatoes, and corn. The food released on the market today is all in stock, and the city's grain storage can last for another three months at most.

Theoretically speaking, once maritime transportation is interrupted, the residents of Brilliant Castle will have no way to support themselves by farming their own land. Because in an area shrouded in fog, activities on the edge of the fog wall may be attacked by creatures in the fog at any time. In addition, the open space in the countryside is so large, so the output is naturally pitiful.

But it's different now.

The rituals of the Karma Cult eliminated the fog, but Resker never blew the fog horn. This resulted in a large number of fog-free areas around the Brilliant Castle. As long as they were cultivated, they would undoubtedly become good fields.

A farmland capable of feeding a million people.

"As long as the direction here can be determined, the design will not be a problem." Xue Quan paused here, "But the above also mentioned some new requirements..."

Chaoyang raised his eyebrows, "I have said before that the prerequisite for a contract to be reached is the consent of both parties. You should be aware of the consequences of adding more money."

"Of course, this matter can be discussed. There are no hard and fast conditions." He waved his hand, signaling Chaoyang to calm down. "We fully respect the park's decision, but attachments can be added to the contract, right?"

"In that case, let's talk about it."

"It's actually very simple. If the remains of a new parasitic species are found here, we hope that the paradise can transfer it to the earth world."

Parasitic seeds... refer to those potted evil things that remain alive after death and have black strips of cloth growing out of their bodies. Because the tentacle-like black beards are somewhat like parasites, and they are also called "seeds" within the Karma Cult, that's why they got such an official name.

And their remains obviously refer to those strips of cloth.

"Is this something special?"

"It is as special as the previous pyroxene. After absorbing enough electrical energy, it can change its properties with the magnetic field, from being very soft to being as hard as steel." Xue Quan explained, "This response process is very fast, almost only taking a few microseconds. , very similar to its performance in actual combat. This unique attribute is of little use to Brilliant Castle, but it has quite broad prospects there, so we hope to treat it as a resource like pyroxene and include it in the scope of trading .”

This is really not a big deal.

Whether it is bringing the physical objects here back to the earth, or bringing the things over there to another world, all that is consumed is willingness. The remains of the black cloth strips they had collected so far all came from the urban riots the night before the decisive battle. They only totaled about a dozen pieces, which was not a big burden for Chaoyang.

He closed his eyes slightly and pretended to communicate with the organization. After more than ten seconds, he nodded, "Paradise agreed. When the next batch of ore is sent out, these things will be brought with it. But if these black cloth belts are used in subsequent research If it is found to be useful to the park, it must be given priority to the park for use.”

"No problem." Xue Quan responded readily.