[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-you-were-told-to-build-a-tractor-but-you-re-buil":3,"chapter-you-were-told-to-build-a-tractor-but-you-re-buil-you-were-told-to-build-a-tractor-but-you-re-buil-chapter-553":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","You were told to build a tractor, but you're building a rocket?",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1306302,1735,"Chapter 553 - 541 Alien Technology_2","you-were-told-to-build-a-tractor-but-you-re-buil-chapter-553",553,"\u003Cp>\"This is a physical\u002Fchemical hybrid battery; its system needs to run nonstop until the power is drained, yet what I saw was an annual natural power loss of only 10%, and the power consumed to maintain the internal generation of ultra-high voltage electromagnetic force is less than 10 watts.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With this explanation, the others present immediately understood. The ability to produce a device capable of generating thousands of standard atmospheres of pressure and only consuming 10 watts of power is something that could only be achieved with alien technology.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it were made on Earth, the electrical energy needed would be at least ten thousand times more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Yunfeng stroked the surface of the C172 Alpha Battery as if he were caressing a priceless treasure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That civilization had already mastered the secrets of the microcosm. This is not just a battery; it’s more like a miniature factory that continuously produces metallic hydrogen. This is truly like shooting an arrow to the Moon.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was then that Lin Ju finally understood why the system had given such a reward. He had previously thought that so many top physicists were exchanged for just one battery system and that it seemed rather stingy, but in fact, the technical content of this thing far exceeded imagination. It could really only be described as black technology in appearance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He quickly asked the question he cared about most:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So... how long will it take for us to make one?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Manufacture?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Yunfeng decisively shook his head:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I just skimmed through over a hundred pages of the catalog, and more than 60% of the technology categories listed are still at the stage of laboratory conjecture here. Manufacturing... well, boss, would you like to see what the system says?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Ju immediately created a task \"Manufacture C172 Alpha Battery\" within the System Research Institute and, after a moment’s thought, invested 10 million.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Current progress: 10.002% (+0.001%)]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No wonder they provided a sample. At this rate, it would be difficult to make progress in 50 years by conventional means. The metal-hydride battery is too advanced for the present timeline; its significance extends far beyond that of a simple battery.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not to mention the manufacturing equipment, one would first need to verify the relevant theories based on these documents.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was even after the addition of over a hundred scientists. Lin Ju dared not imagine how many resources would need to be invested.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How is it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Man asked with concern, then saw Lin Ju raise a finger:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Prepare at least one trillion. These documents and samples accounted for 10% progress, and with our capability, we can push forward at most 1% per year.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Wu Yunfeng’s face showed not the slightest sign of discouragement:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s not a loss. Merely by interpreting the parts of these technical documents that we can comprehend, we are already sufficient to revolutionize the existing physics and industry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it will also take a considerable amount of time, and our current research strength is far from enough. It’s impossible for so many people to concentrate here to study the documents.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When you invested the money just now, I gained a lot of knowledge, but even with such efficiency, it will take several billion to give us an overall understanding of the technological state of C172 Alpha, and self-interpretation is even more difficult.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Changsi nodded in agreement and thought even further:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If we could mass-produce C172 Alpha, we would have a lot of confidence in dealing with the troubles on Mars too; unfortunately, it is far beyond our technical level. However, even mastering a few of the surface technologies is remarkable.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We still need a large-scale research center.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Ju pointed to a stack of A4 papers on the table:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ve obtained the requirements and equipment types for B+ and Level A research centers from the system. Take a look.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The B+ level is estimated to cost 36.7 billion yuan, while the A level requires 99.8 billion. The additional labor costs are also estimated to be no less than 20 to 30 billion. Our current research organization can only be classified as a C+ institute, which is still far from sufficient,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Yunfeng, who was particularly sensitive to numbers, immediately noticed the pattern in these two figures. After some calculations, he realized that the funding standard for the C+ level research institute was 5 billion yuan, which was roughly in line with the current level of scientific research at the base.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Changsi handed him two printed lists that only detailed the types of equipment needed and their design standards, among which was the inclusion of a high-energy proton accelerator capable of 100 TeV.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The TEPA can wait, and the other laboratory facilities add up to 39 major categories. Divided further, there are thousands of subcategories. The B+ level already surpasses the standard of the national research institutes—it’s the kind of unreasonable research capability that systems have. Otherwise, the real cost could be triple or quadruple,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After putting down the paper, Ye Changsi thought for a moment and then asked:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How is our financial situation this year?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Ju replied, \"The aviation business was divested this year. Including their slight loss of 19 billion, it’s a huge loss of 41 billion. Without them, the estimated total expenditure deficit by the end of this year would be around 43 billion.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One advantage of the base’s full computerization is that the artificial intelligence can provide the most accurate financial reports in real time, with virtually no margin of error.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>New Yuan Aeronautics, the parent company for power systems, is basically sustaining itself through transfusions from subsidiaries, external patent licensing, and occasional income (such as from ternary technology)—the company’s own business situation is a mess and can’t support the current base and R&D projects, let alone such a massive space construction plan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing this figure, Wu Yunfeng, who had originally planned to propose building an A level research center, immediately held his tongue. Next year, large-scale construction on Mars will be added, making it difficult to even commence B+ level projects.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Lin Ju immediately added:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"However, some of our subsidiaries are doing very well. Yellow River Semiconductor plans to fully roll out ternary technology next year, which could capture a market worth hundreds of billions. Allocating one or two hundred billion from it won’t affect normal operations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>C822 and C832 passenger aircraft are expected to begin mass production in Yizhou by the middle of next year, which should be quite profitable; Stellar Airlines is running the C1000 business and wants to persuade the Civil Aviation Administration and foreign airlines to restart supersonic passenger jet services;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oriental International Space Tourism Company has also earned several billion... In short, according to ’Mountain and Sea’ calculations, we should have nearly 40 billion yuan at our disposal next year.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There are still R&D funds in the system as well, adding up to just under 50 billion. If that’s not enough, we can borrow from banks to make ends meet,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Changsi said, \"We also have biopharmaceuticals and robots, two great products that can generate a lot of revenue. We could allocate them more resources.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If we really run out of money, we’ll just ask the central government for funds and mortgage some technologies. We’ll just add a bit more when they loosen the purse strings.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In conversations between the two, an implicit consensus was reached. The base is a super trust in technology, deliberately suppressing its capabilities; otherwise, it could indeed sweep the entire civilian market and be immediately sanctioned to the point of being unable to export if it engaged in the global market.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One could say that the base, if it let loose just a bit, would be like a real-life version of a protectionist conglomerate, and even world domination wouldn’t be out of the question.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For such a monstrous consortium, funding should not be a barrier to development.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I have something to say, too.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Okada moved forward and took over the conversation:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"’Departing Fire’ has been observing Zero Plain intensively for half a month now, and there have been no abnormalities in the various data sets. However, we’ve brought in a few celestial geologists who have made some minor discoveries.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His words immediately captured everyone’s attention; the threat of aliens has always been the base’s top-secret information, like a Pandora’s box containing perhaps just an alien child’s homework or a black hole bomb capable of destroying the solar system. Nobody dared to take it lightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The formation of Zero Plain itself is a bit odd. According to satellite surveys, although that area is small, the terrain is extremely flat. But based on the topographic maps we’ve drawn, we couldn’t find a reasonable basis for its formation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, this doesn’t mean that it wasn’t formed naturally. Over such a long time, countless coincidences could create such a small flat terrain, but... we cannot rule out the mark of intelligence, especially when we know there is something there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I request that we launch a probe to that area as soon as possible, preferably one capable of leapfrogging exploration, to conduct a closer investigation.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Ju said, \"That’s not a problem, but we have to keep the scale small to avoid any unforeseen impact—just a single probe not exceeding 10 tons in payload. We also need a reason to explore there.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Okada replied, \"We can have them publish a few papers suggesting possible resources exist there, or say our probe was originally going to Utopia Plain but accidentally veered off course, which is quite normal.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1599,"2026-06-05T18:21:12.334Z",1,"novelbin.me","48729ea17f416f77ccf30fe998271b01eaec7731967d82a4d84d7d0f213c7936","you-were-told-to-build-a-tractor-but-you-re-buil-chapter-762","you-were-told-to-build-a-tractor-but-you-re-buil-chapter-552",804,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fyou-were-told-to-build-a-tractor-but-you-re-buil-cover.jpg"]