Chu Yao followed Xiaoran through the crowd, and everyone she met greeted her enthusiastically.
Not everyone is at this base. There are about 500 permanent personnel here.
This included three hundred people from the Tianyin Sect, and the extra one hundred were rescued by Jiang Lu and Li Dayin from the first and second continents.
They studied at the "Adult Night School" previously established by Maowei Company, quickly became familiar with various knowledge and techniques, and devoted themselves to the construction of spacecraft.
Of the eight thousand disciples of the Tianyin Sect, they could only find three hundred on Lingyuan Star, which was a pity.
The search and rescue is still going on, but hope is slim. Even if there are still many fellow disciples left in Lingyuan, they may have fallen under the ravages of nuclear weapons and alien insects.
The remaining 200 people included some of Maowei Company's backbone elites, highly paid technical and scientific research personnel, and some employees from other companies who "surrendered".
These people have gone through layers of tests and screening, and are only invited to work at the base after being confirmed that they will not expose secrets.
They all had their own obsessions, some swore to follow Chu Yao to the bitter end, wherever she went they would follow; some had had enough of the harsh policies of the Steel Dome Company and the miserable life on Lingyuan Star, and only thought of fleeing far away; some were extremely passionate about building spaceships with their own hands, and regarded it as their life's ideal...
No matter what they thought, they all gathered together at Chu Yao's call and worked towards one goal.
The work is complex and arduous, and there are many problems. It may take a long time, but at least we have started.
The two of them walked around the skeleton of the spacecraft and came to the third door on the inside of the hall.
The door was not closed, and Chen Qingyu, wearing a white coat, was seen arguing fiercely with several gray-haired old men:
"I've emphasized many times that the existing equipment is the best the company can find! We have limited resources, so how can we possibly build such a large 'particle collider'? And our direction shouldn't be here..."
Chen Qingyu frowned and spoke in a deep voice. An old man opposite him, also dressed in white, was having a heated discussion with him.
"Manager Chen, the core information you provided about a few companies isn't enough! Putting aside the feasibility of the 'Magic Quantum Entropy Change Accelerator' you mentioned, even with cutting-edge 'Space Warp' and 'Curvature Drive', we still can't get around this hurdle..."
"Our ultimate goal is to get the spacecraft flying, not to conduct research here! So there's no need to go too deep into this; just make sure it works! The core data on propulsion from the three companies is more than enough! And we already have a ready-made 'research subject,' right?"
"But how can we achieve our ultimate goal without research? Manager Chen, let's do this: we can settle for the next best thing. There's a relatively popular small-scale device..."
The two were chatting animatedly, their words peppered with technical terms, and they didn't notice anyone coming over.
The core information and "research subjects" mentioned by Chen Qingyu were all stolen from other companies by Chu Yao and others at the risk of their lives.
These companies include Yali Steel, Qiongzhixin...excluding Boqu and Qingshu, which are still good partners of Maowei.
As for the research objects, they were abandoned spaceships and wreckage taken from the battlefield. These spaceships destroyed by insect swarms and wars provided considerable help for their research.
"How much does this small-scale device you mentioned cost?"
"Only 200 million! No, 150 million!"
"If that's all you need, I can pay for it."
A female voice suddenly sounded beside them. They looked towards the door and saw Chu Yao and Gong Xiaoran.
Maowei Company is now much stronger than before. It is one of the few Lingyuan local companies that still made profits after the disaster.
Thousands of refugees were left behind on the vast wasteland. The living environment of these people has simply regressed to an era. In the early stages of the disaster, daily necessities including clothing, food, drinking water, and medicine became urgently needed resources.
Qingyu and his team seized this opportunity and sold a large number of medicines and other daily necessities by adopting the strategy of small profits but quick turnover. The company's profit also reached a terrifying figure.
Otherwise, with the company's original financial resources, it would not be able to support the research on interstellar spacecraft.
But other companies weren't so lucky. The worst hit was Shengshi Group, a large company that started out in real estate...
The houses were blown up by the steel dome, what else can I say?
"Sister Chu is here." Chen Qingyu's expression softened. "It's okay. This amount of money isn't much. Are you here to pick up your custom-made suit? It's on the table over there."
Chu Yao walked into the room and saw something that looked like a backpack on a long table inside, with a belt attached to the end.
She put her backpack into the storage bag and looked at the people who were discussing:
"How's it going? Still at a loss about the engine?"
"It's a little better than before, at least we have some clues." Qing Yu rubbed his brow. "The most feasible project at the moment is curvature drive. This is a cutting-edge technology that all major companies are researching. There are already many achievements, and we can use them directly..."
He paused for a moment and then smiled and said:
"Speaking of which, we have to thank Steel Dome Company. Their technology is much better than Yari Company. Otherwise, we wouldn't even have anywhere to steal..."
Chu Yao chuckled: "If we don't have guns or cannons, the enemy will make them for us! Then you guys go ahead and get busy. I'll just take a look around and leave."
"Okay." Several people said goodbye to Chu Yao. Gong Xiaoran accompanied Chu Yao and briefly explained the recent situation in the base.
"Everyone's doing pretty well. After all, compared to the wasteland, the conditions here are much better. The underground water purification facilities and biscuit machine are also functioning normally. It's just that the food here tastes too monotonous. I'm thinking of improving everyone's meals..."
After many years, Chu Yao finally knew what the small square biscuits he had eaten in the Beishan Mine were. They were a kind of crudely made compressed biscuits.
"Okay, it's getting boring staying underground all the time. Let's prepare some delicious food for everyone." Chu Yao nodded. "Any other big questions?"
Gong Xiaoran hesitated for a moment: "It is a bit of a problem, but it's not a big deal..."
"Hmm?" Chu Yao was puzzled. Given their relationship, what could they not say?
"As you know, the base's personnel are mainly composed of people from your Tianyin sect." Gong Xiaoran did not hide anything. "I didn't pay much attention to it at first, but later I found out... your sect seems to have various small groups as well."
At this point, Chu Yao instantly understood what she meant:
"So, someone is disobeying the rules?" Chu Yao's eyebrows jumped.
"I can't say I'm dissatisfied, I'm just a little difficult to manage." Gong Xiaoran smiled bitterly, "But in the final analysis, this is your Tianyin's private matter..."
"There's nothing personal about this." Chu Yao's expression turned serious. "Whether you're from the Tianyin Sect or the little sister who followed me from Tianhai, we're all members of Maowei Company now, and we treat everyone the same!
Come on, show me who is causing this trouble."
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