The 7,000-meter-long track is like a tail of seaweed in the sea, swaying slowly with the ocean currents.
The 500-meter-long graphene track is connected at both ends by titanium alloy rings. The 14 segmented tracks form this ladder from the deep sea to the shallow sea 7,000 meters below.
The entire set of tracks cost 5 million energy crystals, which is almost equivalent to the total food trade of the New Daming Dynasty in one month.
Among the entire set of equipment, the most expensive one is the 15 titanium alloy rings. They not only play a role in fixing the graphene track, but also can freely control the water depth like a submarine. And depending on the direction of the ocean current, the titanium alloy rings can also pass through
The four-angle blade engine moves in opposite directions to prevent the huge tidal force from tearing the entire graphene orbit.
When Jiaolong's own robotic arm placed the 6-meter-long, 2-meter-diameter ellipsoid "elevator" on the bottom track, the entire set of seabed mining equipment was completely deployed.
Two underwater suction cups crush the marine sedimentary rock, and then transport the broken rock blocks to the "cylinder" through the graphene hose. The cylinder undergoes preliminary mineral processing and secondary crushing of the rock blocks. The hardness is poor.
The sedimentary rocks are crushed into powder and blown directly into the sea through the screen. The harder manganese nodules can pass through the screen and be sent to the "elevator" at the top.
When the elevator is filled with minerals, the segmented graphene rails are energized one after another. The entire ellipsoid is accelerated by the graphene rails to the shallow sea area like an electromagnetic gun shell.
When the minerals are delivered to the shallow sea with a depth of about 100 meters, it will be possible to salvage them with modern equipment.
The staff on standby on the offshore platform only need to confirm that minerals have been brought up based on the signal from the sea, then send out a salvage ship and use divers and trawl nets to pick up the minerals sent to a depth of 100 meters.
When the minerals on the offshore platform accumulate to a certain amount, ore ships will be used to transport them to the manganese nodule refinery on Anga Island for refining. By then, the iron, manganese, and molybdenum produced will no longer need to rely on imports, and can be produced on their own.
Can meet the industrial needs of Anga Island.
After finishing all this, Zhu Tian deployed two ocean current generator sets made by 3D printing on the seabed to power the entire mining facility.
Including Jiaolong No. 1, the cost of the entire facility has exceeded 7 million energy crystals.
Although it is undoubtedly expensive, Zhu Tian believes that the investment is definitely worth it.
Not to mention anything else, even at the market price of Tianyuan base, the price of 1 kilogram of molybdenum ore is almost 10 energy crystals. As long as 700 tons of molybdenum ore are mined, the cost will be almost recovered.
And the reserves of manganese nodule deposits on the seabed are more than millions of tons?
The entire set of mining equipment has been mining in the current sea area for ten years without any problems.
After returning to Yeguo Island, Zhu Tian called Yang Zhiyuan and told him about the possibility of starting mining.
"Has the problem of seabed mining been solved?" Yang Zhiyuan asked in surprise when he heard Zhu Tian said that workers could be sent to work on offshore platforms.
"That's right, I will send you the specific mining process via email in a moment. An ore transport ship, an ore fishing ship, two divers, and an observer, these are probably the only things that will be used." Zhu Tian said with a smile.
Yang Zhiyuan frowned suspiciously.
"But how do you bring the ore up from the deep sea? Don't tell me to ask divers to pick up awls at a depth of 7,500 meters."
"Do you think I'm an idiot?" Zhu Tian smiled and scolded: "Okay, don't worry about this, I have already solved it. I will send you an email in a while, and you will know what the whole set of mining equipment is about. The cutting-edge of Daming Group
technology, to
Don’t be scared.”
Yang Zhiyuan glanced sideways at the phone.
Just kidding, after all, I am also a graduate student who graduated from the University of Western Australia, or a top student who signed a contract with Rio Tinto Mining Company in the first year of graduate school. What mining equipment have I not seen?
This was the first time he heard about something that could fish out minerals from 7,000 meters under the sea.
"Okay, just send me the email and then we'll talk about it."
"Well, wait."
After saying that, Zhu Tian hung up the phone, then edited an email and sent him the electronic file of the concept drawing and usage of the mining equipment.
After hanging up the phone, Yang Zhiyuan held the phone and waited for half a minute. He only heard a buzzing sound and the email was transferred to the phone.
Yang Zhiyuan opened the email hesitantly and browsed the electronic file sent by Zhu Tian.
At first, he was disapproving of the mining equipment, thinking that the boss bought the equipment without his reference and must have been deceived by a packaging and leather company that specializes in fake equipment.
But when he saw half of it, the shock became more and more obvious in his mind.
"This, this is impossible. Are you kidding me, making a science fiction movie?" Jerry Yang murmured to himself as his fingers kept sliding on the screen.
If nothing else, let’s talk about the cylindrical mining equipment. Even if it is made of titanium alloy, it is difficult to guarantee that it will not be crushed into a ball by the huge water pressure if it is operated underwater at such a depth for a long time. There is also
The bowl-shaped mining tool buckled on the ground doesn't look like it can resist pressure just by looking at it.
As for the long and narrow electromagnetic guide rail...
With today's materials and technical levels, it is simply impossible to realize this set of mining equipment!
Yang Zhiyuan's fingers moved quickly, sliding down the document. There are detailed records in this document about how those offshore employees should work.
When he saw the last line, he was stunned for a moment.
At this time, Yang Zhiyuan suddenly remembered that this mining equipment seemed to be produced by Daming Group.
"How many secrets does this guy have hiding?" Yang Zhiyuan shook his head helplessly.
After hesitating for a moment, Jerry Yang followed the warning in the last line and deleted all parts except the maritime work details.
Standing up, he immediately walked towards the door.
"Ayuan, are you going out?" Chen Ran called out as he was preparing dinner in the kitchen.
"Well, it's about work." Yang Zhiyuan hurriedly put on his shoes and went out.
Although he could arrange staff matters over the phone, he couldn't help but want to see the mining device with his own eyes. It was incredible. If he didn't see that thing with his own eyes, he felt that he might fall asleep.
Can't sleep.
Looking at her boyfriend who ran out of the door in a hurry and the messy shoes at the door, Chen Ran sighed slightly and placed the stainless steel basin on the kitchen table.
Although she was quite excited when she first came here, there were villas, beaches, endless champagne to drink and endless seafood to eat. However, as time went by, she always felt that this kind of luxury far away from the city was different from her imagination.
Life in China is somewhat different.
After washing her hands, she returned to the bedroom on the second floor, lay on the bed and brushed her scarf.
Only by seeing the envious replies from sisters in China can her vanity be replenished a little.
But just as she was brushing her scarf, she suddenly noticed a
Unread private messages.
"Who sent it?"
After muttering something under her breath, she clicked on the bubble.
After sending the email to Yang Zhiyuan, Zhu Tian drove a speedboat and left Yeguo Island.
As for the Jiaolong 1, Zhu Tian chose to park on the island. With Hummingbird drones guarding here, he was very reassured about safety issues. Even if an elite SEAL team landed on the island, these hundreds of aircraft
Drones can also destroy them easily.
Without the support of EMP weapons, this small and flexible drone is a nightmare for any soft target.
When Zhu Tian arrived at Koro Island by speedboat, it was already half dark. He touched his empty belly and thought of the empty villa, and Zhu Tian couldn't help but feel helpless on his face.
"Forget it, just eat whatever you want."
It happened that the car had arrived in the city, and there were many new restaurants opening around it, so Zhu Tian parked the car on the side of the road, found a Chinese restaurant and walked in.
After picking up the menu and ordering a few dishes, Zhu Tian leaned on his chair and played with his phone out of boredom!
While Zhu Tian was concentrating on enjoying his dinner, a blond and blue-eyed beauty suddenly sat across from him.
Without raising his head, Zhu Tian didn't even have to think about who was coming.
"How did you know I was dining here?"
"You must not have noticed that the Russian Embassy is on the street next door, and how conspicuous your Lamborghini is parked on the side of the road." Natasha pursed her red lips slightly and asked the waiter to bring her some rice.
"I remember that Russians cannot live without bread. Is it okay to eat rice?" Zhu Tian glanced at the bowl of rice in front of her.
"It doesn't matter, I studied traditional Chinese culture before working here." As if to show off, Natasha picked up two chopsticks and turned them over between her fingers as if turning a pen.
Would normal people play with chopsticks like this before eating? Zhu Tian complained silently in his heart.
"What do you want from me?" Zhu Tian asked straight to the point.
"Nothing special, how about a meal?" Natasha asked the waiter to serve two bottles of beer.
"If you like drinking beer so much, aren't you afraid of getting a beer belly?" Zhu Tian teased.
"Are you concerned about my figure?" Natasha pursed her lips and smiled.
Zhu Tian looked away.
This girl is definitely seducing me again.
"By the way, can I also play with your virtual reality helmet?"
Hearing this, Zhu Tian sighed.
"Didn't we just agree to make a living?"
"Can't friends talk about this topic?" Natasha said while holding a beer glass and taking a sip.
"Of course. When the Phantom Helmet is officially released, I will give you one as a personal gift." Zhu Tian said with a smile.
Seeing that Zhu Tian obviously didn't intend to reveal any information, Natasha sighed.
"Okay, the Kremlin wants me to find out how advanced your virtual reality technology is... Don't get me wrong, the reason why I ask is just because we are a little out of touch with the world in this regard. But thinking about it, even if I ask, you
Can’t you say it right?”
"That's right." Zhu Tian was very satisfied with Natasha's confession.