Chapter 1369: Fig Agriculture
Chapter 1369: Fig Agriculture
February 29, 2024
9:30 AM
The number of viewers in the live stream was rapidly increasing, already surpassing 5 billion and quickly approaching 10 billion!
Not only the live stream, but the city outside was also becoming exceptionally noisy, with constant commotion.
"Ah, that's the power of President Ke!" In the meeting room, Yun Zhongmudi crossed his arms and sighed, "Who else could bring such a significant change to the hub except President Ke?"
"Yes, only President Ke could do that," Cao Chengxiang agreed.
"But we also need to work hard and help President Ke reach new heights," Zhong Feng added.
Zhong Feng used to have a competitive mindset with Su Yu, given his support from national resources. How could he have been outmatched by a lone individual like Su Yu?
But soon, he was left far behind by Su Yu, unable to catch up.
Now, he had no thoughts of competition, only admiration.
Though he didn't say it aloud, Zhong Feng's admiration for Su Yu could easily rank among the top few of high-ranking cultivators on Earth.
"Yes, we should do our best to help President Ke enhance his strength," Yun Zhongmudi agreed. "Everyone knows that the stronger President Ke is, the higher our status will be. Moreover, Earth's future is on a bright path, and we just need to follow the route President Ke has planned."
Su Yu's plan, of course, involved large-scale agriculture, not just on Earth but throughout the solar system.
"So, with half an hour before the meeting starts, let's share our insights from the tour," Yun Zhongmudi suggested.
"Sure."
"Alright."
Yun Zhongmudi looked at Ailijie first. "Your Majesty, why don't you start?"
The highest-ranking individuals in the meeting room were not Yun Zhongmudi, Cao Chengxiang, or the First Emperor, but Ailijie, Tina, Chenxing, and Xu Xiaotian—Su Yu's closest confidants.
If they were to share their insights, it made sense to start with the highest-ranking person.
"Sure," Ailijie agreed, speaking gracefully. "The most significant insight is their advanced cultivation methods. No, calling it a production method might be more appropriate..."
Ailijie began to recount what they had seen during the tour.
They had just returned from the 300-400 star zones.
But it was different from what they had expected.
They thought these zones, being within the inner habitable zone and closer to the star, would have intense starlight. The side of the cities facing the star should have been extremely hot, with crops thriving under the scorching starlight.
However, that wasn't the case.
Their first stop was the 372nd star zone, which consisted of over 2000 space cities dedicated to growing staple crops.
But in these cities, they saw no starlight.
The entire city was illuminated by artificial light sources, and the outside was pitch black, even in the direction of the star.
Since the star transmitted heat through radiation, the absence of light meant that the star couldn't directly transfer energy to the star zone.
Later, they learned that all the energy radiated by the star was monopolized by the "Dyson Sphere System."
The "Dyson Sphere System" was a massive energy station covering the star's surface.
The Saint Silver people had wrapped the entire star with solar panels, absorbing all the energy radiated by the star and then distributing it to the various star zones as needed.
As a result, the area outside the star was completely dark.
In nearby star zones, people couldn't even see this star.
Of course, the "Dyson Sphere System" is what the Earthlings call it. The Saint Silver people refer to it as the "Dilannong System."
Apart from the "Dyson Sphere System," the Fegh Hub has many other methods of energy acquisition, such as light nuclear fusion, heavy nuclear fusion, and matter-antimatter annihilation, among others.
Additionally, there are physical methods, like directly extracting energy from a star's core.
Each of these methods can generate vast amounts of energy, but the "Dyson Sphere System" is the most efficient in terms of resource consumption.
The energy production facilities of the Fegh Hub are primarily concentrated around the star, within 0.1 astronomical units (AU). The distance from the first star region to the star is defined as 1 AU by the Saint Silver people. Besides the "Dyson Sphere System," fusion power plants and matter-antimatter annihilation power plants are also located here.
At 0.6 AU, you find the agricultural star regions, numbered 300 to 400.
Due to their proximity to the energy production facilities, the cost of energy transmission is low, making these regions ideal for food production.
The Saint Silver people do not grow food in fields like Earthlings. Instead, they use food factories.
In the 372nd star region, the space city is filled with numerous food factories.
Each factory covers several square kilometers, stands nearly a hundred meters tall, and is covered by a layer of white film, giving the entire city a white appearance.
Inside the factories, rows of shelves are lined up.
Crops grow on these shelves, which are equipped with rows of multicolored lights.
These lights emit different colors, which change periodically. These colors are scientifically determined to be essential for crop growth.
By carefully selecting the color combinations and changing them at specific intervals, the crops can grow at their fastest rate.
According to experts, the right light and sufficient nutrients can shorten the growth cycle of crops by 35% to 50%.
Each shelf in the factory is over a hundred meters tall, with crops neatly arranged.
Numerous work robots move through the factory, handling planting, real-time monitoring, harvesting, and all other tasks.
The factory manager explained that no intelligent beings are involved in the food factories; all tasks are carried out by work robots.
The food factories have long been fully automated, with automation in energy supply, raw seed procurement, maintenance, and more.
The hub's residents only need to wait for the food to be produced from the factories.
...
After visiting the food factories, the Earth cultivators were deeply impressed.
At this moment, Ailijie said, "These food factories are entirely different from our agricultural methods. Whether it's production efficiency, energy management, or production costs, there's a lot we can learn from them.
Blue Whale is right; seeing is believing."
Chenxing, the cat, twitched his whiskers and added, "It seems we don't need Druids to accelerate crop growth. In this agricultural system, we have no room to contribute."
Xiaotian seriously stated, "But our biggest challenge is the lack of funds.
We can implement the Dyson Sphere System, food factories, and space cities in our solar system.
However, without money and investment, even if we have the technology, we can't make it happen."
"Ai, that's true."
"Indeed, lack of funds is a significant problem."
The group in the meeting room sighed in unison.
(End of Chapter)
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