Chapter 125
Sitting in front of the main console, Qi Heng operated the system to check the production line built by the Ikal civilization not far from Base No. 2.
In addition to the production line for producing nutritional supplements, there are also two smaller production lines for producing different types of items. Their main function is to serve the people working on Tianyun Star.
However, none of them were of any use to him, so except for the production line for purifying salt, the rest were converted into production lines for producing nutritional supplements and canned food.
The screen displayed a view of the production line area. Besides the production line undergoing assembly line processing, there were robots responsible for pouring "raw materials." One end of the robot poured in a large, thin metal canister, pressed into the metal, and filled it with no less than one kilogram of food.
The main ingredients of the food are minced meat and bones from animals, and the taste can only be described as not very bad.
Crushed bones and flesh mixed with salt are canned without any other seasoning...but even such food is a rare treat for the Zerg living in the gathering place.
First, it is large in quantity and filling, and second, the slightly salty canned meat can provide them with sufficient salt intake after being diluted with water.
——The salt in the gathering place is a controlled item. Not only is the amount that can be exchanged at one time small, but the number of star stones required is also high.
On the screen.
The space is like an underground processing plant. Apart from the production line in the middle that continuously spews out canned food and nutritional supplements, items are piled against the walls on both sides.
On one side are cans of food and nutrients packed in large cardboard boxes neatly stacked against the wall by robots; on the other side are large bags of salt and some unprocessed raw materials... In an inconspicuous corner is a pile of furs that have been peeled off from prey and dried.
The production area where the production line is located is connected to Base No. 2. The latest data on how much raw materials are consumed and how many finished products are produced are uploaded every day.
Qi Heng took a quick look at the decrease and increase in inventory and could easily draw a conclusion.
There is not enough metal for the cans, packaging bottles for the nutrient supplements, and some scattered small parts. It seems that the food supply has to be stopped first, and it will not be processed even if it is sent over.
The seaside... Now we can only let them mine. As for whether we need to start the second phase of the fishing and hunting plan, it depends on the subsequent developments.
The mineral resources on Tianyun Star are not limited to those on land. The Ikar civilization is excavating a crystal mine on the coast, but the vein of the mine is far more than just those near the coast. More of it is hidden on the seabed and has not been exposed.
Mining bugs are not only adapted to land mining.
This is just a general name for them.
As long as there are minerals, they can evolve into species that can adapt to the environment. No matter whether it is underground, on the seabed or in deep space, they can go wherever there are minerals!
Originally, Qi Heng was planning to make some canned fish to supplement the variety... After all, Gathering Place No. 1, which provides crude sea salt, is very close to the coast, and the fish in the sea have thick skin and a lot of meat. It would be a waste not to get some as food reserves.
Therefore, he added a plan to the seabed mineral excavation plan, preparing to create a batch of tool worms that can withstand water pressure to mine on the seabed and catch fish at the same time. Unfortunately, it has to be shelved temporarily now.
Qi Heng tapped the table lightly, thinking in his heart.
The stockpile of nutrient solution and canned food is almost complete. I will collect them all later... After they are consumed, I can recycle the containers for secondary use.
The harsh winter season is just a few days away, and this batch of food will be just in time. The only thing to worry about is the insufficient quantity.
There are two million Tianjia Zergs in a gathering place. Even a small part of them cannot be saved by these tens of thousands of cans. When the time comes, there will be a food shortage... Qi Heng was thinking when he suddenly heard the sound of the door behind him sliding open.
Who came in? Why didn't anyone warn me?
He looked over and saw what came in, and the corners of his mouth twitched.
A robot about half a man's height with a round head and a round brain slid in from the door. Except for the metal cover on its skull, the entire body below the head was made up of a foldable and retractable metal skeleton and four mechanical arms. At the bottom were its legs - two tracks for sliding.
Qi Heng felt a dull pain in his forehead as he looked at this ugly thing.
"A0?"
The robot spun nimbly in front of him on its tracked legs, and a voice from somewhere said, "It's me, Your Excellency."
【A0 knew you would recognize it. 】
Qi Heng looked at the small ghost logo on the robot's bald head and thought it would be hard not to recognize it.
"How did you get yourself into this state?"
"Master, please listen to me." A0's voice rang out in his head, saying, "This is the external smartphone I use to manage the system space. You can transfer it into the space and it will be responsible for managing the items you store in the space."
[This saves some energy used to locate objects.]
[It also has another function. As long as you give it the ability to be one-way positioned by the system, then when it is outside, you can use it as a courier and transfer station by consuming energy. Simple uses include delivering items...]
The system interface switches from standby mode to the internal environment of the folding space.
Unlike the outside world which requires a monitoring system to be observed, the folding space does not require any observation equipment and can be observed directly through the system.
Soon, the interface displayed the situation of the storage area in the folded space. The medicines and other items that had been stored in the space were not scattered all over the floor. They were arranged on tall metal shelves according to their categories. All the items were neatly arranged without a trace of disorder.
[Also, the trial run of the 'Online Clinic' also requires a salesperson. What do you think of it?]
Qi Heng said thoughtfully: "It's not impossible."
'Online clinics' do require a role similar to that of a commercial physician.
There was no such thing as medical care on Tianyun Star. After all, it was a gathering place without even a doctor. Who could he rely on for treatment? As for now, even if he could force Niedo, Imper and the others to act as doctors, how could they cure him?
He had previously discussed medical issues with Yan and the others, and knew that the Tianjia Zerg relied entirely on themselves when they were sick. They endured all minor illnesses and pains, and those that were too severe to endure were no longer a problem.
It’s not a big deal for the adult Tianjia Zerg, but it’s not a problem for the young ones with poor resistance.
Even female insects, whose physical fitness is much better than that of male insects in their childhood, are very likely to get sick in the harsh winter... Although the number of cubs that die from illness every year is not as high as those that suffocate to death in the eggs, it is still quite a lot.
The 'Online Clinic' mainly relies on QW-1 to solve the problem of lack of medical care, and is prepared for the sick Tianjia Zerg cubs.
However, this plan is still very rough. Having A0 act as an "online doctor" to make diagnoses can only barely make up for the shortage of doctors, but the shortage of drugs cannot be compensated. The current stock of drugs obviously cannot sustain it for too long.
Qi Heng put the robot into the system space and allowed it to be anchored by the system as an anchor point.
——Before the supplies on hand are exhausted, new supplies must be found to replenish them.
There is a shortage of supplies on Tianyun Star, and it is impossible to find resources on Tianyun Star. After the raw materials of medicine in the laboratory are used up, it is difficult to extract the required medicines.
It’s not that we can’t open another drug production line like the one given to Lei, but the equipment for producing drugs is not on the same level as that for smelting metals, and it cannot be done with just one or two instruments.
It would be great if I could leave the Tianyun Galaxy and go to the border of the Lost Star Zone. As it is the intersection of many civilization fleets, there should be many things that the Tianjia civilization needs.
Leaving Tianyun Star requires a spaceship... and you also need to avoid the Interstellar Alliance patrol... the hyperspace channel network... the situation in other galaxies... countless thoughts swirled in his mind, and each idea popped up and was rejected by Qi Heng after careful consideration.
Suddenly, an idea came to his mind and Qi Heng smiled.
"How could I have forgotten it?"
[A0, can you contact Deep Blue?]
【Can. 】
Qi Heng closed the window on the screen, stood up and walked out of the control room.
[Contact Deep Blue. I need to know the extent of the repairs on the escape ship.]
[Yes, Your Excellency.]
The aircraft left Base No. 2, landed, and finally took off again. When it finally stopped, it hovered right next to the escape ship.
[…Energy 15%, repair progress of damaged spacecraft 10%.]
The moment Qi Heng boarded the spacecraft, A0 had just finished reporting.
Deep Blue had already contacted A0, and a cheerful greeting rang out: "Your Excellency, Deep Blue greets you. It's a pleasure to meet you."
"I think my assistant has already told you what I want to do." At A0's strong request, Qi Heng could only call it 'assistant'.
[Yes, your assistant has sent your request.]
If you wish to use the Deep Blue escape ship for interstellar travel, you can do so. The ship's most important space jump engine is intact and only requires energy replenishment before it can be used normally.
[However, at the current rate of repair of the remaining damaged parts, it will take another five to six months...]
"I know all this." He had already heard it from A0.
"Five months is too long. I will send you energy crystals. I want to see an escape ship capable of interstellar travel within three months at the latest."
【——Deep Blue understands.】
【What you wish for will surely come true. 】
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