Travel through the 1945 super power construction secret base

Chapter 499 Space Plant Laboratory

Large space laboratories began to be built one after another, and many projects of scientific research institutes set up departments in the space station. After the space elevator was put into operation, transportation capacity was no longer a limitation, and dozens of tons of soil were sent up.

Wang Ze hasn't seen Li Wenting for a long time. Li Wenting has been staying in the space laboratory for the matter of wood element.

However, the daily report from the research institute sent yesterday mentioned that the wood element project of the space plant laboratory had made a breakthrough.

Wang Ze was going to go up and take a look, and by the way, ask if Li Wenting was coming back. Both mother and daughter have now become experimental maniacs.

The same goes for Wang Canning. She’s so old, but no one looks down on her. It’s as if she has married herself to the laboratory.

The next morning, Wang Ze took his own airship to the space elevator.

"Chief, please take the elevator at 10:45. It has been arranged. You can go up after the inspection is over." Frederick smiled and guided Wang Ze to the control room.

Frederick has now stepped down from his leadership position at the First Research Institute and, at his own request, is now the general manager of the space elevator company.

Space elevators have now begun commercial operation, mainly providing transportation capacity and renting out space laboratories.

"Well, when will the other elevators be completed?" Wang Ze asked, looking at the area where construction was still ongoing.

“If there is an adequate supply of light steel and other materials, it can be completed in a year. However, our project level has been lowered now, and many materials are slow to arrive. It may take two to three years to complete an elevator.” After Frederick finished speaking, he glanced at Wang Ze secretly, but found that Wang Ze seemed not to have heard it.

"Well, two or three years is fine. Anyway, one elevator is enough. Continuing to add more elevators will not produce a qualitative change." Wang Ze knew what the other party meant and couldn't help but sigh, the head follows where the butt goes.

The decision to downgrade the space elevator was originally made when Frederick was still in office, but now that he's here in office, he's satisfied with the result.

But he would not agree with Frederick's idea. Where is there no shortage of materials in Nanhua now? Whether it is light steel or various materials, other projects need it.

Many projects have been put on hold in order to complete the space elevator.

It is impossible to concentrate resources here again now. Although Wang Ze can order it to be done by force, he thinks the result of doing so is not cost-effective and uneconomical.

Frederick was very disappointed. He had taken this opportunity to speak directly, but was rejected.

He had made many applications before, from research institutes to the government, but no one on either side agreed.

He finally realized how despicable it was that he had sent in so many resource requests in the past.

“It’s just that many departments have a lot of new ideas, and now one elevator is still not enough,” Frederick sighed.

Wang Ze shook his head: "Ignore them, just wait as long as you can."

Now the space station is mainly used to meet scientific research needs. For example, the military wanted to establish a space force, and the airship factory wanted to build a spacecraft manufacturing plant in the space station, but they were all rejected by Wang Ze.

Each of these ideas is good, but they are not appropriate now. Everything needs to be done step by step. Obviously, ideas like space forces and space weapons are at the bottom of the list.

The main reason is that Nanhua’s current military strength has no rivals at all.

Why are you in such a hurry to upgrade to a space force? Who are you going to fight?

After chatting for a while, we learned that the space elevator has been overhauled. Before each operation, an engineer will come to check it. After all, it is a new thing, and there is only one. It would be very troublesome if an accident occurred in mid-air.

Having been on it before, he wasn't very curious about riding it this time.

Secure yourself in the seat and wait for the elevator to start.

Frederick and a few base guards are here too.

They were the only ones in the spacious elevator.

Wang Ze’s status is different, so even if he wants to transport supplies, he can’t squeeze into this trip.

As the space elevator started, it ran slowly at first, but its speed became faster and faster, and soon it exceeded 500km/m. At this speed, it reached the space station above in a short while.

After walking out of the elevator, there was no gravity device here. Logically, they should have floated up and moved forward by holding the handles on the wall.

But Wang Ze’s ability is different. He uses his mental power to fix himself and his group to the ground, as if they were walking on the earth.

After passing through a connecting passage, they officially entered the rotating area with gravity.

Wang Ze had been here once before, but the laboratory for the space elevator had not been built before. Although he had seen the area map of the space station, he was not very familiar with it.

Under Frederick's guidance, they arrived at the space plant laboratory.

Someone was waiting to greet them at the door. The Space Plant Laboratory had already been notified that the clan leader, Wang Ze, would be coming to inspect the work.

Wang Ze walked into the Institute of Specialties and looked around, but did not see Li Wenting. He asked, "Why don't you see Li Wenting?"

The laboratory staff nearby hurriedly said, "Director Li is extracting the wood element and can't leave for the time being."

"Oh, so that's the case. Then you lead the way and I'll go over to take a look." Wang Ze nodded and did not embarrass the scientific researcher in front of him.

Following the researchers from the institute, we entered a small door, walked through the passage, and entered another large room.

Here, Li Wenting is operating a huge device.

Hearing someone coming in, Li Wenting turned around and saw Wang Ze coming. She quickly stood up and waved to him with a smile, asking him to come over.

Wang Ze walked to Li Wenting, while Frederick and his party tactfully stepped back a few steps and stood waiting at the door.

"You're so powerful now that you don't even come to pick me up." Wang Ze said jokingly.

Li Wenting covered her mouth and smiled: "Hey, don't be angry, I'm busy here, come and take a look."

Li Wenting pointed at the screen with Wang Ze and continued, "In space, the wood element produced by these plants has increased a lot, and after integrating lightness, it is much easier for us to control the direction of mutation."

After that, Li Wenting looked at Wang Ze with sparkling eyes and said expectantly: "It won't be long before we can produce food with higher yield per mu, or even food that grows on trees."

Wang Ze was very interested and followed Li Wenting to each culture room.

The plants here have been cultivated.

"Look, this tree is a combination of rice. When it grows up, rice grains will grow on its branches. There is no need to re-seed, and this tree will grow new seeds every year." Li Wenting said, pointing to a small tree more than one meter tall.