In his memory, the other party was a very strong and confident person.

He is younger than him, but full of energy and spirit. In the early days, he managed such a huge project in an orderly manner.

But now.

Was the person on the other end of the phone really the person he knew? Stanbeck was a little dazed, but he reacted quickly.

"Okay, I want to see you too," he said.

Now, among all the senior management, this is the only person he knows.

Although the other party has retired for some time, he definitely has more connections than him.

Although Steinbeck was a relatively simple scientist, he had lived for such a long time that he was not completely ignorant of everything else. He knew very well that if he took these drawings to find the people of the global regime, he would most likely be kicked out.

If we want to restart the space immigration project based on this blueprint, the manpower and material resources required are almost unimaginable.

Such a big thing.

There must be someone with enough weight to have any chance of pushing the project forward.

After hanging up the phone, he called his daughter, Dale.

"Come on, accompany me to meet someone."

"Ah?" Dale subconsciously shrank his neck, somewhat reluctantly.

She stayed at home these days, completely immersed in studying with Xiaoxi.

This was an experience she had never had before.

Not only can she do what she likes most, but she also has a true "friend" who is both a teacher and a friend to accompany her, support her and help her.

Under such circumstances, she didn't want to go out at all.

However, looking at her father's old appearance, Dale still did not refuse.

She accompanied her father out the door and headed straight for the "bus".

This is a specially designed and manufactured vehicle. It looks about the same size as a bus in the past, but it has the same track as a train at the bottom. The wheels of the bus are firmly locked to the track. Only in this way can it travel through a sandstorm.

This is also the safest means of transportation in the world today.

However, Dale has never sat on it even once in her life.

Because it's expensive.

The production of buses has long been stopped due to the lack of sufficient mechanical engineers. The buses in use now are "old items" from more than ten years ago, and their number is decreasing year by year due to damage. Therefore, people now try to reduce their travel out of the city. Only rich people take the bus to leave here. Dale's father has lived on a gradually decreasing allowance for the past ten years, so how could he possibly take her on the bus?

Including leaving the city, it was Dale's first experience.

She hid behind her old and frail father timidly, full of curiosity about everything, but also a little afraid.

The rest of the people were watching vigilantly along the way.

It seemed that she was worried that someone might have ill intentions towards her.

Steinbeck did not explain anything, but just looked at his daughter lovingly.

The journey lasted seven or eight hours in total.

By the time they finally arrived at their destination, Dale was a little exhausted.

But she was soon stunned by the scene before her.

Because she saw green vegetation.

In a world where sand and ash have swept across the earth, everything is covered in gray dust, but here, in this huge "garden" that seems to be completely wrapped in a metal cover, the original colors of the world are present.

Green grass, green trees, and even colorful flowers.

"Dad, this is."

It's like a color-blind person seeing real color for the first time.

Everything here also brought a strong shock to the young Dale.

"This is a sanatorium," said Steinbeck.

His expression was also a little dazed.

It seems like going back to the past.

What is applied here are a few successfully completed space immigration projects.

——Artificial human ecosystem.

If we want to migrate to outer space, we must establish an ecosystem that allows humans to survive for a long time.

Including plants, oxygen, water Its successful development has inspired countless people including Steinbeck.

But in the end.

However, with the overall failure of the space immigration project, it has become meaningless.

"Sanatorium" Dale was a smart kid. Just from the name, he could think of something. He couldn't help but pursed his lips. "For some big shots to enjoy? With such technology, why not build more? Humans can survive well in them."

If this place can maintain its past ecological environment, then other places can do the same.

It seems that as long as there are enough ecological bases like this, humans can survive.

However, Steinbeck shook his head.

"It's not that simple." His tone was full of regret. "The environment on Earth is constantly deteriorating. The temperature, storms, and air... these are all destroying the protective power of this ecosystem. It won't last long here. However, in the empty universe, it can last much longer."

Even the environment in the universe is much better than that on Earth today.

This is the current situation of the planet on which human beings depend for survival.

What's even more ironic is.

It is human beings themselves who have made it like this.

Dale also understood Steinbeck's words because of the amount of knowledge she had accumulated.

But her face lit up with joy.

"So, as long as we add power, we can send this place into outer space? And then make it a survival base for humans there?"

"Of course it's not that simple. We still need to solve many problems." Stanbeck smiled and touched his daughter's head. "However, the two most difficult ones have been solved. What you said may indeed become a reality."

That's why Steinbeck came here.

The father and daughter soon came to a building where many people were walking back and forth. Most of them were quite old, but their expressions were cold. Even the guide did not say much to the father and daughter along the way.

But in front of the building, there was an old man sitting in a wheelchair.

Looks like he's been waiting here for a long time.

As soon as he saw Steinbeck, he became excited.

"Here, Steinbeck, here!" He waved vigorously.

Steinbeck also recognized this old man who was even more haggard and thinner than himself, and could hardly believe his eyes.

The once strong leader has become so fragile.

Not just the body, the mind as well.

(End of this chapter)