In addition to daily necessities, the Flying also contained some equipment and spare parts. Of course, a large number of artificial leaves were also transported.
According to information feedback, the artificial leaves are very effective. By converting hydrogen and oxygen, the important resource, water, has been successfully synthesized.
Fresh water can be obtained continuously, which is a big advantage for the Protoss Group.
This time the Soar left the earth, just like last time, it flew out of the atmosphere with an air blast, and flew towards Mars at an extremely fast speed under the watchful eyes of many satellites.
The satellite images were quickly transmitted to relevant departments in various countries. The bosses of the relevant departments looked at the images and felt very helpless.
Everyone knows that the Protoss Group's Flying starship uses a lot of new materials that are not for sale. Without these new materials, you cannot build a starship of the same level.
This is the biggest pain in the hearts of many big bosses and institutions.
Time passed day by day, and it was November in the blink of an eye. Haider Hill, Guan Hongsheng, Ge Gongming, and Qiu Shuixu all went to the Tianchao Morning Market.
He began to report the inspection work to Gao Jin. The four people jointly wrote a very detailed report. In the chairman's office, Gao Jin read the report and listened to the four people's reports.
Ask your own questions from time to time.
Gao Jin looked at the report and said slowly, "So, you all agree that Sezlan is the best choice."
"Yes, we discussed it in detail"
"Dr. Qiu also had a video discussion with the design team and finally reached a consensus."
Guan Hongsheng said this truthfully. When he came back from the inspection, he must give a positive statement instead of using ambiguous words to report.
This is the rule of the Protoss Group.
After hearing this, Gao Jin stood up, returned to his desk, opened the drawer, took out a document, and then turned back to the leisure area.
He handed the information to Heidheier and said, "You and Guan Hongsheng should go to the Imperial Capital tomorrow, talk to the ambassador of Country E, and give them this information. If they agree, I will personally go to Moscow early next year."
"Sign the final agreement!"
Everyone nodded seriously after hearing Gao Jin's words. The chairman had not changed at all. He was still the same as before. He made a decisive decision to kill immediately.
After drinking tea and chatting for a while, everyone left the office with Gao Jin and went to the cafeteria to eat. It was almost twelve o'clock now. After discussing all morning, they were all hungry.
Three days passed slowly. Haider Hill and Guan Hongsheng took a plane to the imperial capital. After a day of rest, they headed to the Embassy of Country E early the next morning.
I don’t know what they talked about, I just know that the two of them stayed in the embassy for more than an hour before leaving.
Two days later, Heideshier flew back to Germany, and Guan Hongsheng flew back to the morning market, just as before.
Another week passed, and there was no response from the Protoss Group. Many people speculated that the Protoss Group might not be able to reach an agreement with Country E. Let's wait and see about this matter.
All countries have conducted simulations on the city of the future and found that things are not that simple. Now even country E has given up. We should wait and see.
It’s not long before the end of this year. Let’s talk about it next year. This is what most people have in mind.
Gao Jin also had the same idea. This year is almost over, and the financial department has reached its busiest time. Each subsidiary is currently conducting accounting summaries and settling accounts with the headquarters.
It would be better to postpone this project until next year.
Gao Jin has calmed down, or in other words, he is basically busy at this time of the year and has no time to take care of other things.
On December 8, Xingling Group issued an internal notice.
This year’s annual meeting will be held on Patis Island. All subsidiaries are requested to complete the profit handover and related settlements before December 31st and arrive at Patis Island before January 10th.
Participants can bring their family members.
This notice is very humane. After a year, taking the family to Pattis Island and allowing the family to relax on the island for a while will deepen the relationship between family members.
Time passed day by day, and on December 20th, Sonia began to take a vacation.
On December 22, Gao Jin flew to Patis Island with Jane.
On January 3, brothers Gao Yuande and Gao Yuanming, who were far away in the imperial capital, took a chartered flight back to Xiangjiang.
On January 4, Zhou Zongyan flew to Xiangjiang.
On January 7, Joanna took a charter flight to Xiangjiang.
On January 14th, the annual meeting of Xingling Group was held on Pattis Island.
The annual meeting lasted for three days. On the first day, everyone including Gao Jin was watching the video. This was a video that was not announced to the public. They were all photos of the Mars base passing through.
At present, the first floor of the Mars base has been excavated, and the living area, entertainment area, canteen, medical room, etc. have all been completed.
This is only the first phase, and the second phase of expansion is temporarily in progress. According to the plan, the first floor can accommodate a thousand people for living and accommodation. Obviously, it is still not up to the scheduled size.
The second floor, as a warehouse area, is currently under intense excavation. According to the plan, the area of the second floor will be more than five times larger than the first floor.
Without such a large area, it is impossible to store too many supplies.
The workload of digging the second layer will increase a lot, mainly including reinforcement, load-bearing reinforcement, ground reinforcement, etc.
According to the overall strategic plan of the entire Mars base, the Mars base is divided into four floors and can accommodate 3,000 people living underground.
The third layer is the planting layer, which provides fresh vegetables and some fruits for base personnel. The goal is to provide food that can keep the base personnel alive for six months when external supplies are cut off.
The fourth layer is the energy layer, which provides energy for the entire base.
At this moment, the Mars base and the external Mars rovers are basically invisible, all covered under the Martian sand.
The purpose of this is simple, to give the Mars rover an extra layer of defense. After all, the ravaged Martian sand has become resistant to the Martian natural environment.
Adding such an outer layer provides an additional layer of protection.
The middle part of the U-shaped matrix is equipped with movable windows. When weather conditions permit, the top metal plate can be opened to let in sunlight.
It is convenient for the staff in the base to enjoy the sun and relax. Under the sun room, some plants have been visited, but the growth of these plants is very poor.
It can be seen from the video that these plants were not long away from death.
Gao Jin is not worried about this. The Soarer has already set off for Mars, carrying more plants, and the ecosphere project team has also sent a team of people there.
The Mars Ecosystem Project has been officially launched. Although it is very crude now, it is also the foundation. On this basis, various plants or animals will be slowly added, and one day it will be perfected.
Many people don't know that the Soar did not carry much water at all this time. After meeting the needs of the outer space station, very little was sent to the Mars base.
However, a lot of artificial leaf equipment and synthesis equipment have been transported. There are not many people in the Mars base at the moment, so it is completely possible to synthesize fresh water from local materials.
This is because the Martian atmosphere is incomplete. If the Martian atmosphere was intact, Gao Jin would dare to transport air-to-water equipment there.
After watching various videos on the first day, all personnel will have an intuitive impression of the Mars base and a thorough understanding of the scientific and technological strength of the Protoss Group.
According to intelligence, at present, NASA, SpaceX, relevant Chinese departments, and the European Space Agency, these four interstellar spacecrafts fly to Mars, and the fresh water resources they transport only occupy a large area of spacecraft storage.
The Xingling Group's Flying Ship does not have such constraints and does not transport much water at all.
This alone is already a big lead over the opponent.
There was no need for Gao Jin's words of encouragement. Everyone was in high spirits, and they could see that at this moment, the Xingling Group's Mars base already had the potential to catch up from behind.
With the construction of various systems and bases in place, other competitors' Mars bases simply cannot compare with the Protoss Group's Mars base.
Maybe a big storm will come and everything on the ground will be reduced to nothing.
The reason why competitors like NASA chose to build on the ground is because they have conducted experiments on Earth. In the laboratory, the Mars base can withstand the ravages of level 9 winds.
According to predictions, strong winds above level 10 are very rare. If there is a strong wind of level 10, the base can also be reinforced with steel cables and other items.
From the time SpaceX established its first base on Mars to now, there has only been one major storm, with winds reaching level 11.
Therefore, the probability of a major storm exceeding level 10 is very low.
Furthermore, the spacecraft has limited capacity and it is impossible to transport the excavation equipment there from the beginning. More importantly, it is not that simple to start excavation on Mars.
Gao Jin decided to use the underground base mode, and he also made the decision under the reminder of the stars. He was not afraid of ten thousand, just afraid of the worst.
Be careful and you won't make a big mistake.
After completing the construction of the underground base, it will be easier to start construction on the ground. If there is a big storm or a super storm and the ground buildings are destroyed, the underground buildings will still be fine.
It was relatively easy to watch the video discussion on the first day, and the annual meeting was held on the second and third days.
Last year, thanks to the continuous delivery of enterprise-class space stations by the Space Group, the overall cost of the Protoss Group was reduced a lot.
Last year, the group headquarters and various branches, research institutes, islands, all employee salaries, taxes, daily miscellaneous expenses, etc. were 24.7 billion euros.
Much less than last year.
R&D expenses were 59.2 billion euros, a significant decrease compared with the previous year.
This is mainly because the number of bonuses paid out the year before was too large. The reason why it was reduced last year was because many people who received bonuses resigned, and their salaries were not small.
Last year, new personnel were added and many projects had just been launched, so the costs were not large. It is not that the internal R&D projects of Xingling Group had decreased.
PS: The call came after seven o'clock, and the old man was immersed in typing.