"Yes, let's toast to science!"
He picked up a glass of pineapple juice brought by the maid and clinked glasses with her.
The Invincible-class and the Musashi were traveling at high speed across the Pacific Ocean. Around the third day, Kana Island finally appeared.
Xia Yu flew Larry, the old man, around the island in a two-seater Harrier. From high in the sky, the entire island was in sight, and the progress of all projects was visible. While flying, he also introduced the construction plan of the island to Larry, the old man.
"That's great, really great. When I bought Lanai, I only bought 98% of the property rights. If I want to build something on the island, I still have to apply for registration with the authorities. It's not as free as you."
"It's actually a bit far. You only need 5 hours to fly back to San Francisco, but it takes me more than double that time to fly back to Shanghai."
Kanai Island is too far from China and too close to Magnesium. A direct flight to Hawaii only takes 3 hours. If he had a 6-knot F-27, he could arrive in about an hour, but there was a possibility of being shot down.
"I think this is a good thing. It's remote and no one will disturb me. Ten hours or so is just enough time for a good sleep, which is perfect for resting and recuperating."
Old Larry said it was a good idea, but since he started to use the energy, Xia Yu never slept more than 10 hours, and 4 hours was enough.
"Okay, let's go down and take a look. I'll invite you and Musk to the island next year."
Xia Yu controlled the Harrier to descend onto the runway of Kana Island Airport. After getting off the plane, he took Old Larry to climb the hill on the island. This is the commanding height of the entire island and the view is very wide.
"According to the plans you just mentioned on the plane, the entire first phase of construction will cost quite a bit of money, right?"
"The budget is $500 million, and if it's not enough, we can continue to add more."
This price has exceeded the cost of purchasing the island. Old Larry couldn't help but sigh at Xia Yu's courage. This guy is better at spending money than him.
Up to now, Xia Yu has spent and invested more than ten billion yuan, but the more money he spends, the more his net worth will rise rapidly.
The most intuitive way to tell the net worth of a boss of a listed company is by the company's stock price. For a non-listed company like his, the net worth is based on the company's valuation. Xia's Catering is steadily gaining ground, while Jierui Power is soaring. Together with the various assets they own, their net worth is approaching hundreds of billions.
When the Hurun Rich List comes out in October this year, his ranking will definitely be biased, because these investigation agencies can only find Xia Yu’s assets in China, but they don’t know that he also owns a private island, two super yachts, eight short-takeoff fighter jets, and dozens of classic World War II tanks internationally.
Adding all these together, there is definitely 1.5 billion US dollars. Add in a beehive base that does not "exist", and the minimum amount is 10 billion US dollars. Even if the premium is higher, you can't buy the same model, and the money power has rarely lost its effect.
After visiting Kana Island, the Invincible-class and Musashi also successfully docked in the deep-water port. Because Xia Yu was not on the ship, the automatic mooring program was used, and they docked accurately even without a pilot.
After returning to the ship, they still lived on their respective boats today. Living on the island would only feel fun after the project was completed. There was no need to put themselves in a difficult position now.
That night, after having dinner on the Musashi, Xia Yu returned to his ship. Instead of taking a nice bath with the help of the maids as usual, he locked himself in the master suite early and then went to the bottom of the sea through the escape passage.
Since he had a submarine, he didn't use Aquaman mode and drove all the way to the entrance of the seabed.
"Hua La La~~"
The hatch was closed, the seawater in the drainage tank was pumped out, and Xia Yu, who had drilled out of the submarine, quickly boarded the high-speed train and continued to travel deep underground.
His so-called 2.0 battery cell only exists on paper, and the samples Musk mentioned can only be made using the equipment in the base laboratory. All of these must be done before returning to China.
"Ding, the Alchemist (Special) Buff has been successfully renewed for one week."
After taking out his mobile phone and operating it, Xia Yu received a notification that the renewal was successful.
Although it is a special buff, the character card can be renewed and used. However, he only has two character cards, the White Reaper and the Alchemist. He uses the White Reaper card for hunting and self-defense, and the Alchemist card for scientific research. Ghs, it seems that he only has one energy card left.
The train arrived at the living area on the first floor, and the buff began to take effect. Xia Yu was possessed by Nobel again, transcending the limitations of the times and beginning to delve into the modern applications of future science.
For the next week, he transformed himself into a master of time management and a genius chemist. He ate, drank, and had fun on the sea during the day, enjoying himself to the fullest. At night, he returned to the Hive Base to continue the scientific research that he had not completed yesterday.
Hard work pays off. Xia Yu not only produced samples of the 2.0 battery cell, but also the iterative 2.1 battery cell and 2.2 battery cell were released one after another.
If you ask why we can't go directly to 2.2, it's because the more advanced the level, the higher the requirements. The upgraded electrolyte can be produced in the base laboratory, but Jierui Power cannot. This can only be done after the relevant industrial chain is fully upgraded.
This is what a generation gap in technology is like. Even copying is so difficult. It will be impossible to achieve the performance of the original battery of 1000Whkg before 2030, unless you ignore the cost.
Silver-carbon-based all-solid-state batteries can achieve a high energy density of 900WhL, a long cycle life of more than 1,000 cycles, and an extremely high charge and discharge efficiency of 99.8%. However, the production environment requirements are harsh, and the cost of precious metal nanosilver required for large-scale production of silver-carbon layers is also quite high.
This kind of laboratory-grade battery is used in special environments, how can it be mass-produced and used in electric vehicles!
Xia Yu suddenly felt that the burden on his shoulders was very heavy. He was now carrying the hope of all mankind and could not give up easily.
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