Chapter 154: with translation of chapter title

The flight is only available the afternoon of the next day, so tonight we need to stay at Sha Mou Ren's place.

Translation: "The flight is only available the afternoon of the next day, so tonight we need to stay at Sha Mou Ren's place."

The flight is only available the afternoon of the next day, so tonight we need to stay at Sha Mou Ren's place.

Make sure it's one line.

"Qin, Chu, come stay at my house!" Outside, Talala was the first to extend the invitation.

Translation: '"Qin, Chu, come stay at my house!" Outside, Ta La Le was the first to extend the invitation.'

Check: Need to keep quotes and punctuation. We'll output: '"Qin, Chu, come stay at my house!" Outside, Ta La Le was the first to extend the invitation.'

"Come to my place so we can discuss cooperation." Walid was also thrilled—being able to go inside and talk with His Majesty for so long shows he's already earned His Majesty's approval, and befriending someone like that is a huge advantage for him.

Translation: '"Come to my house, so we can discuss cooperation." Wa Li De was also excited; being able to go in and talk with Your Majesty for so long shows that Your Majesty has already recognized him, and making friends with such a person is greatly beneficial to himself!'

Check: Need to keep all info. We'll output: '"Come to my house, so we can discuss cooperation." Wa Li De was also excited; being able to go in and talk with Your Majesty for so long shows that Your Majesty has already recognized him, and making friends with such a person is greatly beneficial to himself!'

Stop arguing, you all—come stay at my house!

Translation: '"Stop arguing, you all, come stay at my house!"'

We'll output: '"Stop arguing, you all, come stay at my house!"'

Uncle Sultan?

Translation: '"Uncle Su Er Tan?"'

We'll output: '"Uncle Su Er Tan?"'

They certainly couldn't argue with Sultan! So Qin Miao left his contact information with Walid, to get in touch later when they cooperate, and then got into Sultan's special car: a Rolls-Royce.

Translation: 'They certainly couldn't argue with Su Er Tan! So Qin Miao left his contact information with Wa Li De, to get in touch later when they cooperate, and then got into Su Er Tan's special car: a Rolls-Royce.'

They certainly couldn't argue with Su Er Tan! So Qin Miao left his contact information with Wa Li De, to get in touch later when they cooperate, and then got into Su Er Tan's special car: a Rolls-Royce.

Next to this car, even Mercedes, BMW, and Land Rover look dull.

Translation: 'What Mercedes, BMW, Land Rover—compared to this car, they are all completely eclipsed.'

We'll output: 'What Mercedes, BMW, Land Rover—compared to this car, they are all completely eclipsed.'

In the car, Chu Miaomiao was a bit reserved, while Qin Miao and Sultan were chatting and laughing easily.

Translation: 'In the car, Chu Miaomiao was a bit reserved, while Qin Miao and Su Er Tan chatted happily.'

We'll output: 'In the car, Chu Miaomiao was a bit reserved, while Qin Miao and Su Er Tan chatted happily.'

These dates are excellent— as we say in the East, 'one land's water and soil nurtures its people.' Qin Miao grabbed a date from the armrest compartment, popped it into his mouth, and said.

Translation: '"These dates are really good; in our Eastern saying, it's "one land nurtures one people."" Qin Miao picked up a date from the armrest box nearby, stuffed it into his mouth, and said while doing so.'

We'll output: '"These dates are really good; in our Eastern saying, it's "one land nurtures one people."" Qin Miao picked up a date from the armrest box nearby, stuffed it into his mouth, and said while doing so.'

If you like them, take a batch with you when you leave.

Translation: '"If you like them, take a batch with you when you leave."'

We'll output: '"If you like them, take a batch with you when you leave."'

No, no—next time, I'll eat them when I come.

Translation: '"No, no, next time, next time I'll come and eat them then."'

We'll output: '"No, no, next time, next time I'll come and eat them then."'

Sultan smiled and nodded: 'Good, I hope you can hurry; in a month the next batch of dates will be ripe, and freshly picked they'll taste best.'

Translation: 'Su Er Tan smiled and nodded: "Good, then I hope you'll be quick; in a month, the next batch of dates will be ripe, freshly picked, and that's when they taste best."'

We'll output: 'Su Er Tan smiled and nodded: "Good, then I hope you'll be quick; in a month, the next batch of dates will be ripe, freshly picked, and that's when they taste best."'

Sure, I'll do my best.

Translation: '"Mm, I'll do my best."'

We'll output: '"Mm, I'll do my best."'

Chu Miaomiao then realized it was a double entendre—there was a hidden meaning.

Translation: 'Only then did Chu Miaomiao realize this was a double entendre, there's a hidden meaning in the words.'

We'll output: 'Only then did Chu Miaomiao realize this was a double entendre, there's a hidden meaning in the words.'

Back when we hadn't developed oil resources, this land was barren, and dates were one of the few crops we had. Sultan recalled.

Translation: '"Back when we hadn't developed oil resources, this place was a barren land, and dates were one of the few crops we had." Su Er Tan talked about the past.'

We'll output: '"Back when we hadn't developed oil resources, this place was a barren land, and dates were one of the few crops we had." Su Er Tan talked about the past.'

Hmm, this is indeed a special land, but now that you have abundant oil resources, have you never thought about developing agriculture to be self-sufficient? That would be hugely significant for you—even just achieving vegetable self-sufficiency...

Translation: '"Mm, this is indeed a special land, but now that you have abundant oil resources, have you never thought about developing agriculture to be self-sufficient? This would be of great significance to you—even just achieving vegetable freedom…"'

We'll output: '"Mm, this is indeed a special land, but now that you have abundant oil resources, have you never thought about developing agriculture to be self-sufficient? This would be of great significance to you—even just achieving vegetable freedom…"'

Yeah, growing vegetables in the desert would be ideal, but... Qin, you need to know, the first major obstacle to developing agriculture here is the lack of fresh water.

Translation: '"Yeah, if we could grow vegetables in the desert, that would be ideal, but… Qin, you need to know, the first major problem in developing agriculture for us is the lack of fresh water."'

We'll output: '"Yeah, if we could grow vegetables in the desert, that would be ideal, but… Qin, you need to know, the first major problem in developing agriculture for us is the lack of fresh water."'

Here water costs more than oil; a family's wealth isn't measured by luxury cars or engine size, but by how many trees and lawns they have, and the fresh water needed to irrigate them is many times the oil burned by those cars.

Translation: 'Here is a country where water is more expensive than oil; measuring a family's wealth is not about what luxury car they have or its engine displacement, but about how many trees and how much lawn are in their yard, and the fresh water used to irrigate these green plants can be many times the amount of oil burned by driving a luxury car!'

We'll output: 'Here is a country where water is more expensive than oil; measuring a family's wealth is not about what luxury car they have or its engine displacement, but about how many trees and how much lawn are in their yard, and the fresh water used to irrigate these green plants can be many times the amount of oil burned by driving a luxury car!'

Yeah, so you first need to develop seawater desalination. Qin Miao said: 'With enough fresh water, you can develop agriculture, and even if you later want to develop industry, you'll still need fresh water to support it.'

Translation: '"Yeah, so you first need to develop a seawater desalination industry." Qin Miao said: "With sufficient fresh water, agriculture can be developed, and even if you later want to develop industry, you still need fresh water to support it."'

We'll output: '"Yeah, so you first need to develop a seawater desalination industry." Qin Miao said: "With sufficient fresh water, agriculture can be developed, and even if you later want to develop industry, you still need fresh water to support it."'

This topic... Chu Miaomiao felt her brain couldn't keep up, and even her translation was lagging.

Translation: 'This topic… Chu Miaomiao felt her brain couldn't keep up, her translation lagging by half a beat.'

We'll output: 'This topic… Chu Miaomiao felt her brain couldn't keep up, her translation lagging by half a beat.'

A seawater desalination plant? We have one, but it's small-scale; trying to desalinate seawater on a large scale, multi-stage flash distillation wastes too much energy—it's not worth it.

Translation: '"A seawater desalination plant? We have one, but it's small-scale; wanting to desalinate seawater on a large scale, multi-stage flash is too wasteful of energy, not worth the loss…"'

We'll output: '"A seawater desalination plant? We have one, but it's small-scale; wanting to desalinate seawater on a large scale, multi-stage flash is too wasteful of energy, not worth the loss…"'

Ninety percent of Sha Mou Ren's territory is desert; it's dry with little rain, and when it does rain, the water sinks straight into the desert underground, leaving no surface rivers. Only a few areas are desert oases, and those are where the cities are located.

Translation: 'Ninety percent of Sha Mou Ren's national territory is desert; the interior is dry with little rain, and when an occasional rain falls, it goes straight down into the desert below, leaving no surface freshwater rivers. On the national territory, only a few regions are oases in the desert, and those regions are where the cities are located.'

We'll output: 'Ninety percent of Sha Mou Ren's national territory is desert; the interior is dry with little rain, and when an occasional rain falls, it goes straight down into the desert below, leaving no surface freshwater rivers. On the national territory, only a few regions are oases in the desert, and those regions are where the cities are located.'

Without fresh water, nothing can be done, so they also began seeking solutions from the sea.

Translation: 'Without fresh water, nothing can be done, so they also began to think of ways from the sea.'

We'll output: 'Without fresh water, nothing can be done, so they also began to think of ways from the sea.'

Seawater desalination technology actually dates back several hundred years; in the Age of Sail, people boiled seawater in a pot to produce steam that condensed into fresh water, though it wasn't studied scientifically.

Translation: 'Seawater desalination technology actually has a history of several hundred years; back in the Age of Sail, someone would put seawater in a pot, boil it to form steam, condense it, and obtain fresh water, though there was no scientific study of it.'

We'll output: 'Seawater desalination technology actually has a history of several hundred years; back in the Age of Sail, someone would put seawater in a pot, boil it to form steam, condense it, and obtain fresh water, though there was no scientific study of it.'

During WWII, Allied forces stationed in the desert suffered from fresh water shortages and began needing seawater desalination; by the 1960s, multi-stage flash distillation seawater desalination technology finally emerged.

Translation: 'Until World War II, when Allied forces stationed in the desert suffered from a lack of fresh water, they began to have a need for seawater desalination, and by the 1960s, multi-stage flash seawater desalination technology finally appeared.'

We'll output: 'Until World War II, when Allied forces stationed in the desert suffered from a lack of fresh water, they began to have a need for seawater desalination, and by the 1960s, multi-stage flash seawater desalination technology finally appeared.'

This technology heats seawater to over 100°C, creating hot brine that enters a multi-stage flash chamber; at each stage pressure drops, some water instantly vaporizes, the remaining brine cools, and finally condenses into fresh water.

Translation: 'This technology heats seawater to over a hundred degrees, forming hot brine, then it enters a multi-stage flash chamber; in each stage, the pressure gradually drops, part of the water instantly vaporizes, the remaining brine temperature keeps falling, and finally it condenses into fresh water.'

We'll output: 'This technology heats seawater to over a hundred degrees, forming hot brine, then it enters a multi-stage flash chamber; in each stage, the pressure gradually drops, part of the water instantly vaporizes, the remaining brine temperature keeps falling, and finally it condenses into fresh water.'

With this technology, large-scale seawater desalination finally became possible, but seawater still needs heating, which likewise wastes energy.

Translation: 'With this technology, the era of large-scale seawater desalination finally arrived, but… seawater still needs to be heated, which likewise wastes energy.'

We'll output: 'With this technology, the era of large-scale seawater desalination finally arrived, but… seawater still needs to be heated, which likewise wastes energy.'

That's right, this technology is too poor; if you want advanced technology, you should use reverse osmosis membranes. If you have ideas, we can cooperate to mature this technology.

Translation: '"That's right, this technology is too poor; if you want advanced technology, you should still use reverse osmosis membranes. If you have ideas, we can cooperate to mature this technology…"'

We'll output: '"That's right, this technology is too poor; if you want advanced technology, you should still use reverse osmosis membranes. If you have ideas, we can cooperate to mature this technology…"'

This is to drum up a project for the Harbin Institute of Technology's Materials Department!

Translation: 'This is to pull a project for the Materials Department of Ha Gong Da!'

We'll output: 'This is to pull a project for the Materials Department of Ha Gong Da!'

Anyway, the wealthy big spenders have money; they must buy what they need and develop what they need. They desperately lack fresh water, so let's tinker with seawater desalination equipment!

Translation: 'Anyway, the wealthy big households have money; they must buy what they need to buy and must develop what they need to develop. They desperately lack fresh water, so let's tinker with seawater desalination devices!'

We'll output: 'Anyway, the wealthy big households have money; they must buy what they need to buy and must develop what they need to develop. They desperately lack fresh water, so let's tinker with seawater desalination devices!'

Although seawater desalination technology isn't directly relevant to ordinary people nowadays, most people know about water purifiers, whose core is a reverse osmosis membrane that filters out heavy metals and such, leaving clean water.

Translation: 'Although seawater desalination technology isn't closely related to ordinary people nowadays, most people know about water purifiers; the core of this device is a reverse osmosis membrane, which filters out heavy metals and such, leaving a clean water source.'

We'll output: 'Although seawater desalination technology isn't closely related to ordinary people nowadays, most people know about water purifiers; the core of this device is a reverse osmosis membrane, which filters out heavy metals and such, leaving a clean water source.'

Actually, this comes from seawater desalination technology; the reverse osmosis membrane originally filtered out large sodium chloride particles—i. e., the salt in seawater.

Translation: 'Actually, this thing was transplanted from seawater desalination technology; this reverse osmosis membrane originally filtered out large sodium chloride molecules—that is, the salt in seawater.'

We'll output: 'Actually, this thing was transplanted from seawater desalination technology; this reverse osmosis membrane originally filtered out large sodium chloride molecules—that is, the salt in seawater.'

Currently, developed countries worldwide are researching this product; the first to mature it is still the United States, whose fully aromatic polyamide composite membrane was developed in 1982, after which seawater desalination shifted from flash distillation to reverse osmosis.

Translation: 'Currently, developed countries worldwide are researching this product; the first to mature it was still the United States, whose fully aromatic polyamide composite membrane was developed in 1982, after which seawater desalination shifted from flash to reverse osmosis.'

We'll output: 'Currently, developed countries worldwide are researching this product; the first to mature it was still the United States, whose fully aromatic polyamide composite membrane was developed in 1982, after which seawater desalination shifted from flash to reverse osmosis.'

This method doesn't require boiling seawater; just apply pressure on both sides of the reverse osmosis membrane, and energy consumption drops dramatically. Even if Sha Mou Ren has oil at home, they can't afford the energy cost of flash distillation desalination, so reverse osmosis is the best technical route for them to build large-scale seawater desalination plants.

Translation: 'This method doesn't require boiling seawater; just pressurize both sides of the reverse osmosis membrane, and energy consumption will be greatly reduced. Even if Sha Mou Ren has oil at home, they can't afford the energy cost of flash desalination of seawater; reverse osmosis is the most suitable technical route for them to build a large-scale seawater desalination plant!'

We'll output: 'This method doesn't require boiling seawater; just pressurize both sides of the reverse osmosis membrane, and energy consumption will be greatly reduced. Even if Sha Mou Ren has oil at home, they can't afford the energy cost of flash desalination of seawater; reverse osmosis is the most suitable technical route for them to build a large-scale seawater desalination plant!'

Sultan didn't express an opinion.

Translation: 'Su Er Tan expressed no opinion.'

We'll output: 'Su Er Tan expressed no opinion.'

They agreed to the arms project, since there was already a successful precedent: the truck-mounted cannon used by Yi Tuo performs well, short-range surface-to-surface missiles are cheap and accurate, and they look forward to cooperating on the upcoming large 'Skyrocket Monkey'.

Translation: 'They agreed to the arms project, because there was already a successful precedent: the Truck Cannon used by Yi Tuo performs well, it's a short-range surface-to-surface missile, cheap and high-precision, and they look forward to cooperating on the upcoming Large Sky-rushing Monkey.'

We'll output: 'They agreed to the arms project, because there was already a successful precedent: the Truck Cannon used by Yi Tuo performs well, it's a short-range surface-to-surface missile, cheap and high-precision, and they look forward to cooperating on the upcoming Large Sky-rushing Monkey.'

As for seawater desalination... do the Easterners have this technology?

Translation: 'As for this seawater desalination… do Easterners have this technology?'

We'll output: 'As for this seawater desalination… do Easterners have this technology?'

Your Highness Sultan, have you heard of the world's largest electrodialysis seawater desalination plant?

Translation: '"Your Highness Su Er Tan, have you heard of the world's largest electrodialysis seawater desalination plant?"'

We'll output: '"Your Highness Su Er Tan, have you heard of the world's largest electrodialysis seawater desalination plant?"'

Sultan shook his head.

Translation: 'Su Er Tan shook his head.'

We'll output: 'Su Er Tan shook his head.'

Our East's Xisha Yongxing Island seawater desalination plant was built in the 1970s, and in seawater desalination, our East is truly world-leading.

Translation: '"Our Eastern, the West Sand Eternal Prosperity Island seawater desalination plant was built in the 1970s, and in seawater desalination, our Eastern is world-leading!"'

We'll output: '"Our Eastern, the West Sand Eternal Prosperity Island seawater desalination plant was built in the 1970s, and in seawater desalination, our Eastern is world-leading!"'

This isn't just boasting; on the Xisha islands, fresh water is severely lacking, so in the 1970s the domestic side organized a seawater desalination technical effort, establishing the first seawater desalination research lab in Hangzhou.

Translation: 'This really isn't boasting; on the West Sand islands, fresh water is severely lacking, so in the 1970s the domestic side organized a seawater desalination technology R&D drive, and established the first seawater desalination research lab in Hang Prefecture.'

We'll output: 'This really isn't boasting; on the West Sand islands, fresh water is severely lacking, so in the 1970s the domestic side organized a seawater desalination technology R&D drive, and established the first seawater desalination research lab in Hang Prefecture.'

However, at the time the targeted technology was electrodialysis, with an ion-exchange membrane in the middle and an electric field applied on both sides to drive ions to migrate directionally, thereby removing salt.

Translation: 'Only, the technology they aimed at back then was electrodialysis principle, with an ion-exchange membrane in the middle, applying an electric field on both sides to drive directional ion migration, thereby removing salt.'

We'll output: 'Only, the technology they aimed at back then was electrodialysis principle, with an ion-exchange membrane in the middle, applying an electric field on both sides to drive directional ion migration, thereby removing salt.'

Now, with Sha Mou Ren's funding, our side can beat the US in developing the reverse osmosis membrane and capture Sha Mou Ren's market.

Translation: 'Now, with Sha Mou Ren's funding, our side can beat the United States to develop the reverse osmosis membrane and capture Sha Mou Ren's market!'

We'll output: 'Now, with Sha Mou Ren's funding, our side can beat the United States to develop the reverse osmosis membrane and capture Sha Mou Ren's market!'

Sultan's eyes lit up: 'Good, we'll look into it thoroughly; if we get the chance, we can also go to the East to see... If you're developing it, how much funding do you need?'

Translation: 'Su Er Tan's eyes lit up: "Good, we'll look into it deeply; if we get the chance, we can also go to the Eastern to have a look… if you're developing it, how much funding do you need?"'

We'll output: 'Su Er Tan's eyes lit up: "Good, we'll look into it deeply; if we get the chance, we can also go to the Eastern to have a look… if you're developing it, how much funding do you need?"'

Five million— that should be enough, right?

Translation: '"Five million should be enough, right?"'

We'll output: '"Five million should be enough, right?"'

Sultan thought for a moment: 'Then we won't even inspect it; this money, we Sha Mou Ren will provide!'

Translation: 'Su Er Tan thought for a moment: "Then we won't bother with an inspection; this sum of money, we Sha Mou Ren will provide!"'

We'll output: 'Su Er Tan thought for a moment: "Then we won't bother with an inspection; this sum of money, we Sha Mou Ren will provide!"'

He gave those two watches, each worth over five million; he had originally thought this R&D would be like in the West, where it usually requires tens of millions of investment, but it's only five million—Sha Mou can easily afford it, so he might as well treat it as making a friend; if it actually succeeds, it would be an unexpected gain!