Chapter 1242: Yueqiu Industry

Mining Machine No. 1 is running very well.

It has been running smoothly for half a month, with no problems at all.

And it has already refined 15 jin of He-3.

This single mining machine, working for a month, equals what they struggled with for a year before.

Now the problem of nuclear fuel for the Blue Moon No. 1 Fusion Power Plant has been completely solved.

And a mining machine, counting only the value of He-3, can earn two hundred million Big Building coins in a month.

With two hundred million, they can at least purchase tens of millions worth of equipment and materials and ship them to Yueqiu.

This can greatly accelerate the construction speed of the Yueqiu Industrial Base.

Because the Space Elevator has been completed, companies worldwide interested in Yueqiu development immediately increased their investment in Yueqiu development.

Ma Yilong now has three Yueqiu bases; he believes he is ahead of others and not far from the Heavenly Vessel.

But that day, while observing dozens of Yang Family bases, he discovered a huge big fellow.

The key is that this large object is still mobile; from the path it traversed, the lunar regolith has been massively absorbed.

"Alien machine?"

He didn't believe it; following the traces left by this machine, he tracked all the way to a base.

Heavenly Vessel's, Yang Family's, Big Building's!

If he's not mistaken, this should be the place where the Heavenly Vessel and Cyber cooperate, the so‑called Yueqiu base vehicle thing.

The original scale wasn't small, but he thinks that given the size of the Yang Family and Big Building, it's expected.

But now it seems he has made a big mistake.

The underground of this Yueqiu base should contain more things.

Otherwise, such a massive structure couldn't have been built.

And judging by the traces, this is a mining machine.

It has also been operating for a long time.

Suddenly he thought of Blue Moon No. 1 Fusion.

"Is this a He-3 mining machine?"

Beneath this result, there must be a powerful industrial system; otherwise such a huge thing wouldn't be produced.

The huge gap gives Ma Yilong a sense of despair.

He had just mastered the technology of the Yueqiu base, and now the Yang Family has given him another Yueqiu Industrial Base.

Compared to them, his own petty efforts really can't make the front page.

He also thinks that because of the mechanical calamity, other nations and companies worldwide delayed their Yueqiu investments; now it appears the Yang Family not only didn't delay but, at an incomprehensible speed, completed the space industry layout.

Thinking again of Star Dream No. 1 and No. 2.

Space Elevator.

Ma Yilong suddenly feels his pressure double.

To try to eat some leftovers behind the Heavenly Vessel is probably not easy.

The Heavenly Vessel, already possessing industrial capability, is worlds apart from him.

"No, I don't have it, but I can pick up something ready-made."

"I can buy the relevant equipment from them, then bring it back to assemble, or simply purchase their equipment."

"That way, I can quickly expand my Yueqiu base and complete Yueqiu industrialization."

"It costs money, but it also speeds things up."

Ma Yilong always manages to turn bad situations into good ones, and he runs his enterprises with a certain style; both sides remain old partners, and service capacity is sufficient.

When he eventually gains industrial capability, he also intends to build a spacecraft.

The Heavenly Vessel's Yueqiu industrial matters soon shocked everyone.

Originally they thought the fuel for Blue Moon No. 1 came from the dozens of Heavenly Vessel bases collected over the years.

Now it seems they had long prepared, having already set up industry.

The talent also came from the few schools they supported themselves.

Besides holding shares in the Heavenly Vessel, he seems to have few levers to restrict it.

"No, we should also complete basic industrial construction on Yueqiu."

"We need their help in this regard."

The appearance of a large object on Yueqiu will soon cease to be news.

Because this base is positioned toward the ground, people on Lanxing now have another hobby: besides watching the spaceport, they watch Mining Machine No. 1.

Countless people cheer for the achievements of the Heavenly Vessel.

Yang Nuomi, at this moment, was wearing a mech suit and flew straight into Mining Machine No. 1.

Inside Mining Machine No. 1 there is a 70‑square‑meter space that can accommodate one person for half a year.

She volunteered to become the first resident.

Because everyone else in the base is busy expanding it.

She is the only one relatively idle.

Every day Mining Machine No. 1 produces a large amount of oxygen; at this point, other bases need to transport the oxygen away and also bring the supplies Mining Machine No. 1 requires.

Ore refinement requires massive amounts of material; through catalysis, these materials undergo wondrous chemical and electromagnetic reactions with the lunar regolith, making specific minerals easy to extract.

This process can also generate other by‑products.

Oxygen is one of them.

And oxygen is one of the essential resources for a Yueqiu base.

It is also one of the Yueqiu economies first developed by industrial bases.

Yang Nuomi not only sells to her own company's base, but also to other companies' bases.

It can be exchanged for money, or for water, carbon, excrement……

Anyway, Yueqiu lacks everything; even fart can be collected and sold.

As the news spreads, more and more people come to see Mining Machine No. 1 and to exchange oxygen.

Yang Nuomi set up a small market on the broad back of Mining Machine No. 1.

She mainly offers oxygen and silicon for trade.

Other supplies, her own industrial base also needs; in the short term, they are not sold externally.

Even so, it naturally attracted a large number of people to trade.

Oxygen, needn't say, people cannot live without it.

Silicon, needn't say, is the main raw material for solar panels and also one of the main raw materials for making robots.

To develop, one cannot do without these two things.

Moreover, other companies' Yueqiu bases, after arriving on Yueqiu, the first thing they want to produce independently is also solar panels.

With solar panels comes energy; only with energy can the expansion and construction of bases be supported.

As trade progresses, Yang Nuomi conceived a new idea.

He wants to build a market dedicated to trade.

With the Space Elevator officially operating, Yueqiu becomes increasingly lively, and supplies become increasingly abundant.

Some small Yueqiu development companies also emerged.

Each company has its own specialty.

For example, some excel at breeding insects, others at breeding fish, and some have very strong ability to extract specific minerals from lunar regolith.

Or they are very adept at modifying lunar regolith.

In short, Yueqiu is a virgin land awaiting development; as long as you have a skill, you will not be buried.

And the market is the best platform to promote Yueqiu development.

As long as one can use one's strengths to create value, one can trade for what one needs, thereby effectively supporting the development of Yueqiu bases.