Lü Yongchang's discoveries brought groundbreaking progress to the study of tachyon communication.
However, at the same time, a warning message appeared in a squadron that was far from the main fleet of the Human Alliance.
Department of Planetary Resources Exploration and Mining.
It is affiliated with the Academy of Sciences.
As their name suggests, their task is to explore and exploit planetary resources.
The Planetary Mineral Resources Administration, where Hope and Hansent previously worked, is also under the jurisdiction of this department.
Academician Wang Man is the main person in charge of this department.
As usual, he arrived at his office and skillfully handled various issues related to planetary mineral exploration and mining.
After zero-level screening, the events presented to him were mostly of a higher level.
But those were, after all, just questions about resource extraction and exploration.
For modern human civilization, mining resources on ordinary planets is an extremely easy and convenient task.
Therefore, most of the time, his work does not encounter much difficulty.
For example, one of the warning messages was glowing red.
Wang Man glanced at the warning message casually.
The Human Alliance fleet has less than 10% of its basic metal resources remaining.
After a brief moment of stunned silence, less than a second later, he suddenly jolted awake!
Holy crap!!!
"What is this thing?!"
Startled by the message, Wang Man instinctively braced himself on the table with both hands.
"Click!"
"Ouch!!!"
Wang Man rubbed his lower back in pain.
Having just gotten used to the artificial gravity on the Earth, he subconsciously ignored the electromagnetic adsorption device on the old starship.
But his attention remained focused on the red warning message in front of him.
"Didn't we still have 60% inventory a while ago?" Wang Man used his privileges to quickly check the fleet's mineral resource expenditure records. "Mining and smelting projects haven't stopped, so how come they're all used up so quickly?!"
A few minutes later.
Wang Man looked up with a bitter expression and leaned heavily back in the chair.
"Damn it...they're all big spenders on basic metal resources!"
He sighed helplessly.
The expenditure records clearly state the uses of various basic metal resources.
The Kepler-452b ring planetary climate control satellite network construction project.
[Dyson Cloud] Antimatter Preparation Base Expansion Project.
Solid planetary surface resource extraction project.
These are all minor issues.
The largest resource-consuming projects are the megastructure projects and the starship factories.
The need for a starship factory is understandable, since most starships are too old, and upgrading starships is a top priority in order to maintain the fleet's combat power.
But the megastructure project team...
He was puzzled!
At this critical juncture, what mega-project could be more important than any other?!
Isn't this just making things worse for him?!
If basic metal resources become unprofitable, he, as the head of the planetary resource exploration and mining department, will inevitably be the first to be held accountable!
Thinking of this, he quickly gave the order to Zero.
"Ling, contact Academician Tang Hairong for me immediately!"
...
Outside of Kepler-452b geostationary orbit.
After successfully completing the Dyson Sphere project, Academician Tang Hairong became the person in charge of the Human Union Megastructure Project.
He stood in his office, observing the movement of the engineering ships in the geosynchronous orbit through the porthole.
"They really look like ants."
He sighed softly, "Our starships are still so insignificant in the face of real planets."
"Yet this small starship can manipulate a planet with ease." Behind him, the office door opened, and a familiar voice came from outside, "Alright, Academician Tang, stop being so sentimental."
“Mingyuan, how can this be considered lamenting the passing of spring and the coming of autumn?” Tang Hairong turned around, a faint smile on his lips, and looked at the newcomer. “I was just sighing. I wish our mega-projects could be built as big as planets someday.”
Wang Mingyuan gestured towards the other porthole with his chin: "Look, isn't there one?"
"Have you forgotten about the Dyson sphere project?"
Tang Hairong shook his head with a wry smile: "Dyson sphere? We're still a long way off. We haven't even successfully started the second phase of the Dyson Ring project, let alone the third phase, the Dyson sphere."
"You should know that I'm talking about..."
"Alright, alright, Academician Tang, business is more important. We can talk about these trivial matters later," Wang Mingyuan interrupted Tang Hairong. "You should know the head of the Planetary Resource Exploration and Mining Department, right?"
Tang Hairong was stunned for a moment, then nodded in agreement.
"You mean that old bastard Wang Man? Of course I know him!"
Wang Mingyuan shrugged: "That's good. They've come to demand an explanation now."
His words left Tang Hairong stunned.
"Assault? Assault what crime?" Tang Hairong asked curiously.
"I heard it's a problem with the allocation and use of basic metal resources," Wang Mingyuan replied with some helplessness.
"Hey! That old bastard Wang Man!" Tang Hairong's eyebrows shot up instantly. "Is it his problem that I'm using some resources?"
"Ahem, Academician Tang, are you sure..."
"Is it just a little bit of resources?" Wang Mingyuan asked hesitantly, glancing at the engineering blueprints in the holographic projection.
Tang Hairong: "..."
"If you don't speak, no one will think you're mute."
"Go ahead and do your thing, I'll handle Wang Man's situation."
“…Okay!” Wang Mingyuan shrugged and turned to leave the office.
...
Swish...
As the door closed again, the office returned to its previous tranquility.
Academician Tang Hairong raised his hand, gently rubbed his aching temples, and said, "Zero, help me get the communication connected."
"receive!"
As the synthesized voice faded, a holographic projection automatically unfolded in front of him.
"Hey Lao Tang, that's not a very ethical thing to do!"
What time is it now?
"The fleet has just arrived in the new star system, and everything is in a state of disrepair!"
"Why are you getting involved in this mega-construction project at such a critical juncture?"
"I've already seen it!"
"Of all the fleets, besides the starship factories, you use the most basic metals!"
Before you see him, you hear his voice.
Before the projected image had even fully unfolded, Wang Man's loud and insistent complaints were already coming from the speakers.
At first, Tang Hairong had a smile on his face.
After all, the two were old friends, and they hadn't seen each other for a long time. He was ready to have a good chat with him.
As a result, what I heard right away was this series of angry curses.
In particular, the sentence, "You're someone who works on mega-structure projects..." directly ignited Tang Hairong's anger.
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