Chapter 1084: Star Ocean Great Voyage

An old man sat under a grape arbor, waving his hand to greet everyone.

In front of him was an intelligent robot with a screen for a face.

This person was Yang Qing, who had been missing for a long time.

He greeted the fans in the Live Broadcast Room while asking the robot to come closer.

The people in the Live Broadcast Room, through the video, saw the old man's face growing larger and larger.

"Wuu wuu wuu, hello Yang Lao."

"Hello Yang Lao……"

"I don't want to cry, but I can't help it……"

They already understood what would happen, but they were powerless.

Yang Qing hadn't expected this outcome.

Everyone's emotions somehow erupted.

"Hey everyone, I'm fine, you don't need to worry."

"I'm thin because I've been losing weight; haven't you seen Daoist health practices? They're all like this, right?"

"Wrinkles, after losing weight, don't they just loosen? It's quite normal."

"I feel I can still struggle for twenty years like this."

"Haha, you guys are just worrying needlessly; rich people have many ways to stay healthy."

"Over there, that senile old man is fine; what could happen to me?"

Yang Qing tried to persuade them, but the result didn't seem good.

Once emotions come out, they need to be vented.

This venting is a bit hard to control.

It might also be that over these past few years, everyone's pressure has been too great, needing such a venting opportunity.

Xue Gang and Yan Furong watched Yang Qing comfort people, their eyes just red.

Xieannie, being more emotional, couldn't stop her tears.

She forced a smile, but couldn't hold back.

No choice, she turned her head and left the camera's shooting range.

Xue Gang is a qualified host.

He knew at this moment he should change the topic.

He swallowed a mouthful of saliva, took several deep breaths.

"Yang Lao, we were just talking about space immigration."

"Do you think what we said is right or wrong?"

Yang Qing was a bit at a loss due to the Live Broadcast Room's atmosphere; Xue Gang brought up a topic, and he immediately followed.

"I think what you said makes a lot of sense."

"Technology doesn't appear for no reason."

"Its appearance now must have its reason."

"Why does artificial intelligence appear now?"

"It must be because we need greater productivity."

"What reason makes us need artificial intelligence, this self-destructive technology?"

"I think what you just said is very correct."

"It must be that we humans have more important things to do, and we need greater productivity."

"Then what is this thing?"

Yang Qing paused a moment, letting the fans in front of the screen collect their emotions and guiding them into another world.

"Yeah, what exactly is it?"

"They are also curious."

Yang Qing continued.

"What Yan Furong and Xue Gang just said was excellent."

"The era of space immigration may indeed be coming."

"It's as if all our current technological breakthroughs are preparing for space immigration."

"Why are new-energy vehicles developing so rapidly now?"

"Because space can't use gasoline, and there isn't that much water to waste."

"Electric drive is the main power form for space machinery."

"Why is artificial intelligence developing so fast now?"

"Because humans cannot easily complete complex space operations."

"Even our astronauts require enormous cost and lengthy training."

"Relying on humans to build habitats beyond Lanxing is a project of immense difficulty."

"But robots with artificial intelligence are different; they can adapt to extremely complex space environments and accomplish many tasks that are hard for humans."

"Nuclear fusion. The energy sources we currently have on Lanxing—whether fuel oil, gas, coal, wind, water, or geothermal—are not available in space."

"As for light energy, not only is its conversion efficiency low, but the cost and construction difficulty are also enormous."

"It simply cannot serve as the foundational energy for space industry."

"Without a suitable energy source, space industrialization cannot be achieved."

"Nuclear fusion can be said to be the most suitable energy for space colonization."

And also D Printing Technology, etc.

I won't list them all one by one.

Do you remember how the Age of Discovery happened?

First, shipbuilding technology made a breakthrough, the geocentric theory began to spread widely, at that time maritime technology exchange between East and West was frequent, especially Zheng He's voyages gave Westerners sufficient navigation technology and pioneer demonstration.

Are these similar to now?

Whether it's psychology, technology, or resources, we have already made preparations.

How similar the moon landing back then and Zheng He's voyages back then are!

What we currently lack is just a verification.

Just like the Yueqiunongchang launched by Tianzhou this time.

Solving the food problem is equivalent to solving most of the problems.

So, what Yan Furong just said is very likely.

At this point, the people in the Live Broadcast Room finally turned their attention to the Yueqiunongchang.

Really? Is the new Age of Discovery coming so soon?

What are you excited about? Don't forget how many years the Age of Discovery has developed.

Space immigration is simple, but it may not take a short time; at least a hundred years makes large-scale immigration difficult.

The Age of Discovery became lively because they discovered the New World and discovered huge amounts of wealth.

There are many resources on the Yueqiu.

Moreover, it can't be brought back, and the cost of transporting it back is high.

As long as there's profit, it's fine.

Yang Lao just said we should build a Yueqiu industrial base, …

………

Fans have these doubts, and Xue Gang and them also have such doubts.

Xieannie has calmed down her emotions, and she appears again in the home Live Broadcast Room.

She wanted to communicate more with Yang Qing, so she used this question as her topic.

Yang Lao, most things in the world are driven by Benefit.

Our Live Broadcast Room friends have also raised a question.

The cost of transporting outer space resources back to Lanxing is high; are they worth us spending such a great cost to promote?

Without sufficient Benefit, is the drive for space immigration insufficient?

At least in the short term, it seems impossible to obtain Benefit, right?

Yang Qing saw everyone had recovered and breathed a sigh of relief.

Regarding the doubts of the Live Broadcast Room fans and Xieannie, he didn't feel too troubled.

First, the initial Benefit is certainly not ordinary resources.

Back in the Age of Discovery, they didn't bring back ordinary resources from the New World to get rich; what they plundered was what? Silver and gold.

Now, the helium-3 on the Yueqiu is the silver and gold of the Age of Discovery.

And other precious resources are not few.

For example, the golden asteroids in the asteroid belt…