Interstellar Energy Tycoon

Gao Mingfeng, male, 32 years old, is an employee of Xingyuan Group. He works in a giant energy relay satellite and is mainly responsible for energy distribution. He has more than five years of work experience and can be considered a relatively senior person. staff.

As for his salary and benefits, I won’t go into too much detail. Anyway, it is barely enough for his expenses and he has saved a lot of savings. He has a high quality of life and good future security.

I haven't found a girlfriend or anything for the time being. I'm still single and I don't think about finding a partner. I live a good life on my own and feel free. There's no need to be involved with another person without any bottom line.

Even for the job he is currently doing, Gao Mingfeng doesn't have much enthusiasm to do it because it is too monotonous and boring. Sometimes he feels that he can do it without himself. Intelligent AI can handle most of the work. He I spend most of my time sitting around in a daze, unable to do anything unrelated to work. I feel like I'm in jail. But in today's era, truly useful high-end talents account for an estimated 1% of all working people, and the remaining 99 % can be replaced by robots or AI and reduced to useless population. Gao Mingfeng feels that he is quite useless and has not reflected his own value.

but……

With my work experience in the past few years.

Gao Mingfeng also discovered some phenomena and patterns and had a better understanding of the group's development trends in recent years.

Especially in terms of the power generation power of space energy facilities, although the Xingyuan Group announced to the outside world that the total power generation power has exceeded 100 billion KW, accounting for 90% of the solar system energy market, the other 10% is generated by nuclear fusion, etc. Occupied by other energy sources, it has become a veritable energy giant. Most space economic activities rely on the energy supplied by Xingyuan Group in order to develop and proceed normally.

The average energy sales price has dropped to 5 cents per kilowatt hour. If the usage is large, it can be even more favorable. It can be said that it is unimaginably cheap.

But even if the energy prices of Xingyuan Group have reached the extreme, it seems to be unprofitable. All competitors cannot see the slightest possibility of making a profit and have given up the idea of ​​entering this industry.

The financial statements of Xingyuan Group are getting better and better year by year. The total profit is increasing every year. Its development momentum is getting better and better like a snowball. There is no sign of decline. It has always been the most watched technology giant and energy giant. Giants and innovative giants.

In fact, if it is purely about selling energy, the daily income of Xingyuan Group is only 50 to 60 billion, but after excluding the cost of operation, maintenance and personnel wages, the net profit is only a few billion, which is not much money. , It is difficult to rank among the top ten violent industries in the world.

However, Xingyuan Group has also made many other investments and layouts in recent years, widening its own moat. Not only is its development momentum getting better and better, but it also has an unstoppable trend. It is impossible for other forces to block Xingyuan Group. Not to mention Xingyuan Group's neck, other companies have become hugely dependent on certain technologies launched by Xingyuan Group, which makes them afraid to make any attempt to fight against Xingyuan Group.

For example, Xingyuan Bingyun Chip Company, a subsidiary of Xingyuan Group, has monopolized 75% of the global high-end chip market. Its annual revenue exceeds one trillion yuan and its net profit exceeds 50%. From this alone, Xingyuan Group can earn more than 200 billion yuan. .

For example, in the field of space transportation, Tianlong Space Transportation Company, which has a close cooperative relationship with Xingyuan Group, not only occupies 40% of the space transportation market, but also occupies 30% of the space fishing market, and has also built several giant ships. Star Cruises has also made a lot of money in the field of space tourism. The total revenue can add up to trillions a year, and Star Source Group can also get a lot of it.

There are also dozens of previous large-scale space projects. Xingyuan Group has provided free energy, generally occupying no less than 20% of the shares, and the share dividends earned through profits from these projects are also very considerable every year.

Not to mention, Xingyuan Group has also invested massive amounts of money to establish a large number of top-level R\u0026D laboratories, maintained hundreds of scientific research teams, and specialized in research in basic physics, mathematics, etc., and built expensive particle colliders. I have two units, and I don’t know how much I spent. Logically speaking, these basic research tasks are purely thankless, and I will burn a lot of money casually. The technical achievements achieved generally need to be shared, and The probability of failure is very high. Except for national-level institutions, private companies engaged in these scientific researches are purely burning money for charity and saving the country a lot of money.

But even if more than 80% of basic research and development projects cannot bring any benefits to Xingyuan Group, they still have to find ways to dig out all kinds of eccentric geniuses, support them like treasures, and perhaps endure their disasters. He has low emotional intelligence, but after more than ten years of perseverance, many basic scientific research projects of Xingyuan Group have achieved a lot of major results, many of which are simply major breakthroughs at the Nobel Prize level.

For example, he deduced the unified formula of forces in classical physics and finally cracked the generation, change and action mechanism of the four basic forces.

Overcome the Riemann Hypothesis in mathematics.

More high-performance materials have been developed.

Including the 'Artificial Small Sun 1' that has been operating stably in space for several years, Xingyuan Group also holds half of the shares and continues to generate 5 billion KW of power generation power to develop resources around Jupiter and within the asteroid belt. aspect, played an enormous role.

And other technical achievements and so on.

all in all.

Nowadays, Xingyuan Group has become a giant company with nearly one million employees and creates more than 10 trillion yuan in economic benefits every year. Its annual total income is almost unmatched by any company, and it has become an unshakable company. number one company.

Gao Mingfeng also knew that the group also had a very large layout in the Philippines, and had achieved great results. It had supported an extremely terrifying force that was going crazy and annexing it. A force that could be hostile to it could be said to be Insignificant, not an opponent at all. This will also bring great help to the development of Xingyuan Group.

But the above.

It's still just something that can be seen on the surface. The secrets hidden under the iceberg are what really shock people.

Through some detailed observations, Gao Mingfeng discovered that the total power generation capacity of Xingyuan Group may have exceeded 200 billion KW, at least twice as much as announced, and he had no idea how to consume such a huge amount of energy. .

After all, today's solar system has entered a state where energy is overflowing, supply exceeds demand for a long time, and it seems that no matter how much it is used, it can't be used up.

No matter how lively space has become today, giant facilities in space are built one after another, and the number of people who have left their home planet to immigrate to space has increased to more than 100 million. Everything costs money to eat, drink, and eat, and it also consumes energy, but Star Source The group's energy collection and power supply capabilities have always been far greater than its consumption, causing the problem of energy flooding to become more serious. Even if several newly built super energy trunk roads can accommodate massive amounts of light energy, they will still face saturation and overflow problems.

And recently, the deployment speed of Xingyuan Group's space energy facilities seems to be accelerating. With the launch of light energy collection converters in batches, it is estimated that it will not be long before the power generation capacity of space energy facilities will increase to terrifying levels. One trillion KW, which is several times higher than the current one.

how to use?

With such a terrifying amount of energy, how can we make reasonable use of it instead of wasting it in vain?

However, the group's actions were still getting bigger and bigger, and it seemed that they were not worried about this problem, which made Gao Mingfeng realize that the group might be preparing to release another big move, an unimaginable super big move.

Gao Mingfeng really couldn't imagine it, and he didn't have that kind of imagination. After all, even if tens of billions of human beings consume hundreds of billions of KW of power all day long, it is unlikely that it will be used up. It can even drive some A medium-sized planet with a diameter of three to four thousand kilometers does some extremely exaggerated things and creates some miracles.

But today's human civilization seems to have no need to use such a huge amount of energy, and there is no need to make big moves.

On the one hand, the living space of human beings has been greatly expanded. The moon, Mars, and space cities will allow at least tens of billions of humans to enter space for development. It is enough to move all humans on the Blue Star to space. With enough survival and development The space and opportunities are limitless.

Secondly, resources are also extremely abundant. Minerals on the moon can still be mined for tens of thousands of years. Mars is a great treasure land. Meteorites and comets in space have repeatedly brought huge wealth and surprises to mankind, which is the best opportunity to make a fortune. , attracted a large number of gamblers to explore the asteroid belt without obtaining fishing qualifications. Many people lost their lives for this, but it could not stop the vast number of gamblers and adventurers from following one after another, just to open a A super blind box that can make a fortune.

Finally, coupled with the widespread and abundant space energy and its extremely low price, many families have developed the habit of never running out of electricity for their lights, air conditioners, computers and other electrical equipment. The water temperature of the swimming pool is also maintained at 100% all year round. At 25 degrees Celsius, some families consume tens of thousands of kilowatt hours of electricity per month, but the electricity bill is only a few hundred yuan. Compared with the monthly income of more than 100,000 yuan, it is simply drizzle.

That is, under the comprehensive conditions of almost unlimited living space, almost unlimited resources, and unlimited energy.

It is undoubtedly very difficult to release the ultimate move and stimulate people's desires and needs. Gao Mingfeng really can't see any better opportunities or projects. Even if he racks his brains, he can't think of a better way. It consumes such an astonishingly terrifying amount of energy.

But the next few days.

Gao Mingfeng finally saw some signs of the series of big moves made by Xingyuan Group, and felt a jaw-dropping feeling. He had to believe that this new project of the group could indeed consume a huge amount of energy, and Get very good returns.

By the way, what specific project requires consuming such a huge amount of energy and can also bring positive returns without losing money?

Strong force material synthesis.

That is to use huge energy, convert it into powerful electricity, and then let the current pass through the superconducting material and convert it into an extremely huge magnetic field, the intensity of which may be close to the magnetic field intensity on the surface of a neutron star.

With a very strong magnetic field, it can affect the positively charged protons inside the atomic nucleus, and the protons can be stripped away, leaving a large number of uncharged neutrons. Then, by controlling the magnetic field, the electrons inside the neutrons can be separated from the weak Bound by force, it decays into protons... In short, after a series of very complex operations and changes, under the influence of strong magnetism, a large number of ordinary elements are integrated together, and then heated to an ultra-high temperature and high pressure environment of billions of degrees. Under this condition, the atomic nuclei are broken, and finally the most solid substance in the universe—the strong force material is obtained.

Xingyuan Group has made another extremely significant breakthrough in the field of material technology, and has obtained powerful materials with unimaginably strong physical properties. This means that human civilization will undergo some dramatic changes.

Although the density of strong materials is relatively large, hundreds of times that of steel.

But it can withstand temperatures of hundreds of millions of degrees without any change.

It has strong diamagnetic properties. Even if it enters the surface of Jupiter, whose magnetic field strength can kill humans instantly, there will not be much magnetic force to penetrate its shell and destroy humans protected by strong materials. This means that Jupiter is about to be developed on a large scale. has real value.

It also has unimaginable strength. Even if it is only a few millimeters thick, it can withstand the impact of high-speed meteorites, lasers, and high-energy particles in the universe. The surface will not be harmed at all, unless it is an impact with extremely high energy and temperature. Bring about slight changes.

Under the powerful miracle mode, after Xingyuan Group successfully developed and synthesized this powerful material, it goes without saying that the creation of toys such as water droplets is of great significance.

For example, after using strong materials, Xingyuan Group's space energy facilities, such as energy relay satellites, light energy collection converters and other equipment, can add a layer of strong material protection on the surface, then the lifespan of these equipment will be increased by several times. Ten to a hundred times more, maintenance costs will be greatly reduced, which is one of the benefits.

In addition, once strong materials are introduced to the market and used on the surfaces of various interstellar spacecrafts to form the strongest layer of protection, they can also travel to many harsh environments, such as near the sun, the surface of Jupiter, and the interior of Venus, etc., which means As the resources in the solar system can be fully developed, the ways and sources for humans to obtain resources will become richer and more extensive.

It is even possible to build larger space cities and various space facilities in the space environment at a lower cost. As long as a thin layer of strong material protective film is built on the outside to ensure the sealing, how to plan the interior No matter what the arrangement is, you don’t have to worry about safety issues of one kind or another.

Under the powerful miracle mode, after Xingyuan Group successfully developed and synthesized this powerful material, it goes without saying that the creation of toys such as water droplets is of great significance.

For example, after using strong materials, Xingyuan Group's space energy facilities, such as energy relay satellites, light energy collection converters and other equipment, can add a layer of strong material protection on the surface, then the lifespan of these equipment will be increased by several times. Ten to a hundred times more, maintenance costs will be greatly reduced, which is one of the benefits.

In addition, once strong materials are introduced to the market and used on the surfaces of various interstellar spacecrafts to form the strongest layer of protection, they can also travel to many harsh environments, such as near the sun, the surface of Jupiter, and the interior of Venus, etc., which means As the resources in the solar system can be fully developed, the ways and sources for humans to obtain resources will become richer and more extensive.

It is even possible to build larger space cities and various space facilities in the space environment at a lower cost. As long as a thin layer of strong material protective film is built on the outside to ensure the sealing, how to plan the interior No matter what the arrangement is, you don’t have to worry about safety issues of one kind or another.

Etc., etc.

Moreover, after the strong material is successfully mass-produced, with its strong physical properties and extremely wide range of market application scenarios, even if the price is ten times more expensive than gold, it is estimated that it will trigger panic buying, and the supply will exceed demand, and will bring huge profits to Xingyuan Group. It also consumes a lot of idle energy, which is simply killing two birds with one stone. (end of this chapter)