Chapter 341 Is this really a game made by aliens?!
"Have you seen the manager?"
"Yes."
In the wasteland in the north of Xizhou City, a few wolf howls could be heard in the distance.
Standing next to the simply built tent, Xavier held the phone in his hand, his expression full of respect.
The person he was talking to at the moment was Sigma, the uncrowned king of the Bugela Free State and the president and chairman of the Firestone Group.
After briefly asking about the manager's situation, Sigma continued to ask about what he was most concerned about.
"Where is Dillon."
Xavier said in a heavy tone.
"Dillon... is dead."
The communication channel was silent for a short time.
Sigma asked slowly.
"How did he die?"
Xavier answered truthfully.
"The people of the New Alliance said that he died on the battlefield and was buried in the trench near the pine forest..."
When saying these words, Xavier was full of tension.
Although the Great Rift Valley is the lord of the Bugela Free State, the Legion is the main trading partner of the Firestone Group.
He didn't know what agreement his boss had reached with the Legion, but his intuition told him that Dillon's identity should not be simple.
Fortunately, his boss was a reasonable man and didn't take his anger out on him.
After taking a while to calm down, the voice on the other end of the communication channel continued to ask.
"...Trade agreement?"
Xavier said ashamedly.
"We didn't reach an agreement... They only agreed to give us certain tariff concessions, and only for non-arms products. As for exploration rights and mining rights, they don't intend to negotiate with us."
"How strong are they?"
There was a hint of sharpness in the voice, like a blade showing its edge.
Xavier's heart trembled slightly, and he subconsciously lowered his voice and spoke cautiously.
"They have about two thousand-man teams, not many in number, but very strong in individual strength. Another thing is weapons. Although their equipment is not advanced, it is sufficient in quantity and has a very special design... The Ya Clan deserves to lose."
There was silence on the other end of the communication channel for a while.
He seemed to be lost in thought.
After a long time, his boss slowly spoke.
"I understand. Come back first. I have other tasks for you."
Xavier breathed a sigh of relief and said respectfully.
"Yes, sir."
...
Three days have passed since the auction ended.
Real world.
In the Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering of Huazhong University of Science and Technology, a laboratory is working overtime.
"...How... did they do it?"
Staring at the picture on the computer screen, Academician Liu Yiping's face was full of disbelief.
A soft artificial SEI film with a thickness of less than 100 nanometers is like a barrier built by magic.
Yes.
That series of magical properties is like magic.
It has extraordinary mechanical strength, high stability and a single ion channel.
The highly negatively charged and sulfur-philic perchlorate ions on the open metal sites in the coordination polymer channel can effectively improve the transfer number of Li+ in the composite membrane and the conductivity of a single ion channel.
This series of exquisite designs enables it to effectively inhibit the occurrence of side reactions, regulate the deposition law of Li+ on the negative electrode, and effectively inhibit the growth of lithium dendrites, thereby maintaining the stability of the positive and negative electrodes of the battery.
It's incredible!
"... Professor, the data analysis results of the charge and discharge cycle group have come out." A researcher wearing glasses came over, and his face with dark circles under his eyes also had an expression of seeing a ghost.
Retracting his gaze from the screen, Professor Liu Yiping looked at his students and said immediately.
"Let me see it!"
"Here..." The researcher handed over the USB flash drive.
Three days is certainly not enough for the entire research team to read all the files.
But it is enough for them to use the most advanced equipment in the laboratory to restore the [No. 404 artificial SEI film] according to the method given in the data.
After the film is made, the next step is to test the performance of the film.
The scientific researchers in the project team quickly made a simple lithium battery model, using lithium sheets as the negative electrode.
These materials are not difficult to make. The most abundant thing in the whole laboratory is electrochemistry-related things.
After disassembling the bagged battery after the cycle is completed and transferring it to the observation area under non-air conditions through the in-situ transfer box, they quickly obtained the 3D image of the sample surface under the scanning electron microscope and the 2D projection under the transmission electron microscope.
And all of this is to get more information about the membrane.
These tasks seem simple to say, but in fact they took a lot of time.
During these three days, his research team did nothing and put all their energy on the 10G data.
In fact, after getting such a result, there is no need to continue the project they did before...
After inserting the USB drive into the computer and looking at the image on the screen, Academician Liu Yiping suddenly smiled bitterly.
He pinched his sour eyebrows and muttered the same sentence repeatedly while sitting in the office chair.
"...How did you do it?"
The researcher standing aside did not speak, but it was obvious that he also wanted to ask this question.
Three days ago, when they first got the information, everyone in the project team thought it was a joke.
An unresolved issue in the academic community.
Even at the last academic conference, they were still discussing possible directions and whether the lithium battery road was worth continuing.
As a result, now, someone suddenly claims to have found the standard answer.
And it uses a direction that no one has tried.
This incredible thing, no matter how you think about it, seems like an April Fool's joke.
This is not a question of possibility, but it is difficult to establish logically.
If you use existing technology to design a product according to specific needs, whether it is a weapon or a water cup, it is not difficult to keep it secret.
However, research in cutting-edge fields is completely different.
This is not a question of whether it is open or not, but it cannot be done behind closed doors.
After entering the 20th century, scientific research has become a systematic thing.
The role of individuals in the system is more like the "wafer" on the CPU than the CPU.
Except for the occasional one or two geniuses who "work behind closed doors and come out in the same direction" in the field of mathematics, research in most fields has become "army warfare".
Although some teams will suppress their interim results and hold back their big moves to release nuclear bombs in order to take the lead in their own research direction, it is basically impossible to hide what their peers are doing.
"... There is a detailed description of the reaction mechanism on page 27 of Document No. 13, but we did not observe it on the equipment."
"Is it unobservable or not observed?" The old man asked in a rigorous manner.
The researcher hesitated and spoke slowly.
"To be precise... it's the former. Our equipment can observe the deposition process of lithium dendrites on the control group, but how Li+ passes through that layer of film... we can't capture its path, and we may need to redesign a set of experimental methods for this membrane material."
"It will probably take a long time for us to do it alone... unless we can find a research team that has produced these results."
"But it's so strange. I just flipped through the records of the last two academic conferences and didn't find any discussion about this research direction. The only few similar ones... are very different if you look closely."
At this time, the researcher sitting at the table next to him suddenly sighed.
"I don't know which big guy suddenly dropped the nuclear bomb."
"Are there any other great people like this in the field of materials science?"
"I counted on my fingers, but I couldn't think of who it was anyway..."
"What should we do next? Will we continue with the previous project?"
"I guess we should change the direction... It will take a while for the industry to fully digest this thing, let alone raise new questions."
"Alas... Three years of hard work, fortunately I finished my graduation thesis a few years ago."
"It can't be considered completely in vain, some of the interim results are still very interesting. But for the SEI membrane... there is really no way to go."
Listening to the students' discussion, Professor Liu Yiping did not speak, and he was also thinking about many things in his heart.
At this time, the phone on the table rang.
He picked up the phone and walked outside.
The call was connected, and an anxious voice came from the other end of the phone immediately.
"Old Liu, what's the result?"
Liu Yiping said.
"The membrane has been made."
Hearing this, the voice on the other end of the phone was obviously more excited.
"Is it easy to use?"
Liu Yiping said with emotion: "It is more than easy to use... It really shocked me."
Strictly speaking, even the popular lithium-ion batteries on the market can benefit from this technology.
And if a new set of batteries is designed for pure lithium negative electrodes, it will not be difficult technically.
The industrial chain of these components, such as electrolyte, positive electrode materials and diaphragms, is ready-made.
It is equivalent to modifying the industrial chain of the positive electrode of the battery on the basis of the original industrial chain, and adding an additional "paint" production line, which can immediately put this technology to use.
He can even imagine what kind of crazy expressions will appear on the faces of friends in the industry after learning about this technology.
That must be exciting.
The old man on the other end of the phone continued to ask: "What about the cost? Is it difficult to industrialize?"
Liu Yiping answered quickly.
"The specific cost is a problem for the industry. Laboratory preparation and industrial preparation are two different things. But I looked at the process flow given in the information. Based on my understanding of the industry, it shouldn't be difficult to make it."
"Great! Hahaha, you've worked so hard this time!" The voice on the other end of the phone was obviously happy.
"You're welcome. This is what I should do," Academician Liu said suddenly after a pause, "By the way... I have a request. I don't know if it's appropriate to ask."
The old man on the other end of the phone said immediately.
"Please tell me! I will definitely help if I can!"
"If possible, I would like to meet the team that researched those materials, or meet their person in charge," Academician Liu paused, omitted the complicated technical details, and continued, "There are many things I want to ask him."
The industry is interested in the membrane, while he is interested in how the membrane was made and how he thought of doing it.
Knowing the truth is to know the reason.
It doesn't take much time to copy an assignment, but it's not so easy to understand the assignment and the solution ideas.
For a researcher seeking the truth, the results, methods, and ideas are all indispensable.
In three days, they only understood half of the information.
And the remaining half may take three months or even three years to fully understand.
Academic progress is not just the accumulation of results, but also the improvement of tools and methods while obtaining results.
He wanted to have a good chat with the person who defeated them.
Academic achievement is the teacher, and he believed that this would benefit a lot.
There was silence on the other end of the phone for a while.
"Old Liu... If it's something else, forget it, I'm afraid I can't help you with this."
Academician Liu hesitated and said seriously.
"Can you give me a reason?"
The other end of the phone sighed.
"... After reading those materials, what do you feel?"
Academician Liu said straightforwardly.
"Incredible."
The old man asked.
"How incredible is it?"
Academician Liu was silent for a while, then coughed and said.
"... Don't laugh at me when I tell you this."
The old man said with a smile.
"Go ahead, your opinion is also very important to us."
After hesitating for a moment, Academician Liu finally said what he really thought in his heart.
Although he used a joking tone.
"... It's like something made by aliens."
The phone was silent for a while.
Academician Liu felt a little awkward.
Just when he was about to say something to ease the embarrassment, a sigh came from the other end of the phone.
"... It's hard to explain over the phone, and I'm planning to come over here, so wait for me."
After that, a busy tone came from the other end of the phone.
Academician Liu, holding the phone, was stunned for a moment, and his expression gradually became strange.
Could it really be an alien?
It's not that ridiculous...
...
"...It seems that we are not the only ones who think so! Academician Liu also thinks that these technologies are not like those developed by the research team on Earth."
"Come to think of it, Academician Gao, whom we consulted last time, seemed to have said so."
"It seems that our initial speculation was correct."
"I didn't expect that the third kind of contact would unfold in this form. It's incredible!"
Somewhere, in an office, the discussion was heated.
Just now, the leader of the special task force received a call from Academician Liu and has now gone to the Huazhong University of Science and Technology.
According to the old leader, the "reverse work" of the membrane material is going quite smoothly, and the cost is within an acceptable range. It won't be long before we can see the product.
Everyone in the special task force was very happy to hear this news, which shows that their work has produced results.
"By the way, is there any news from Academician Gao?" A colleague suddenly asked.
The colleague sitting next to him took over.
"Academician Gao? Are you talking about the expert in the mining field we consulted before?"
"Yes, didn't Lao Li give him the website? I wonder if he went to check it out."
"I didn't ask. It's not easy to ask."
At this time, a staff member spoke up.
"I think our strategy is still too conservative. We should propose to our superiors to control the players."
This is indeed one of the options.
However, his proposal did not receive support from many people.
Someone soon said.
"I object. What about the risks? Have you considered it?"
"If the work is done well, what are the risks?" the man retorted, "and don't you think it's more efficient?"
"I don't think so at all. You think the efficiency is just what you think. Besides, the people trust their organizations, and the organizations trust their people. What does it mean to control people? Do you not trust the organization, or do you not trust the people? There is a big problem with this idea!"
It's more than a big problem, it's simply reactionary!
However, considering that this comrade also had good intentions and was just a little impatient, the colleague who held an opposing opinion did not say such harsh words.
Seeing that the office was about to debate the same old topic again, the square-faced man coughed lightly and interrupted the argument between the two.
"...Okay, let's not discuss the things that have been discussed. The above means to be cautious and maintain the status quo. The team leader and I have the same idea."
"If you rashly intervene in the game process, you will not only make the mistakes of amateurs guiding experts and interventionism, but also easily lead to uncontrollable results."
"Since the current rules are in our favor, what we should do now is not to change the rules and overturn our own tables, but to maintain the rules and maintain our advantages."
Looking around at the colleagues present, the square-faced man continued.
"Let's talk about something practical. This 'technology introduction' actually exposed our lack of preparation."
"The platform for purchasing foreign exchange was opened a long time ago. The other party actually gave us a long time to prepare, but no one paid enough attention at the time, so that we rushed to purchase on the last day, but it was embarrassing that we couldn't buy it, and speculators who entered the market early took the opportunity to make a fortune."
Originally, this transaction should have been handed over to central enterprises with state-owned backgrounds to complete, so that after the technology was introduced, the technology transformation could be started immediately.
However, the time was too rushed.
In such a short time, there was no time to connect to specific enterprises.
They could only act according to the emergency, buy the technology first, and then decide how to use it, and which unit and which person in charge to assign it to.
There are too many things involved behind this.
The man with glasses nodded.
"Indeed... we can't do it at the last minute every time. Especially with this precedent, the next time there is news, speculators active on the trading platform will definitely push up the price."
The staff member who previously proposed to control the players sighed and said.
"If the price is just a little higher, it's fine. Any problem that can be solved with money is not a problem. I'm afraid that it will be suspended temporarily like last time, and I can't buy it even if I have money."
The trader who operated the market before also nodded and said.
"That's right, and with that kind of forced increase in holdings, even a blind person can see who is buying. If I were a speculator, I would not be able to help but come up and cut a crop."
If it is a slow increase in holdings, it is impossible to tell who is buying.
But with the posture of yesterday, they can even calculate how many cards the other party has without using a pen.
"...We still have 2 million silver coins in reserve, which is still too low. My suggestion is to set up a 'technology introduction fund', draw a few professional traders from the financial system, and increase holdings in a long-term and stable manner."
"Do you want to build foreign exchange reserves?" The colleague sitting at the desk next to him joked.
The trader said with a smile.
"Why not? Although we don't know what they need, they have the technology we need. If you understand players as labor exports, we should also pay those workers who help us earn 'foreign exchange'."
The square-faced man's eyes lit up.
"That makes sense. This is a good suggestion. I will write it in the report and report it to my superiors!"
Seeing that his opinions were taken seriously, the trader also opened up and continued to talk.
"... Let's talk about it. Not only should we establish a normalized foreign exchange purchase mechanism, but we should also clarify the way to purchase foreign exchange. For example, the money for introducing technology cannot always come from the national budget. We should encourage those companies that benefit from technology to use part of their profits to purchase technology, so that a virtuous cycle can be formed."
On the surface, the money they used to buy silver coins was given to players, but in fact, it was the companies that obtained the technology that were subsidized.
This can be done once or twice, but it will definitely cause problems if it continues for a long time.
Frequent micro-management will not only cause opinions from above, but also from below.
Everyone gave advice and suggestions one after another, and the square-faced man took notes meticulously. Soon, he filled several pages with his pen, and it was almost smoking.
The specific details of this "Extraterrestrial Civilization Technology Introduction Fund" still need to be decided after detailed communication with other departments, but the general direction can be determined.
Looking at the full notebook, the square-faced man felt emotional and suddenly had a strange idea.
Is A Guang's usual work like this?
While staring at the forum, taking notes, and then playing games.
If this is true, it seems that the planner of "Wasteland OL" is indeed not that easy...
...
Just when the relevant departments of various countries were meeting to discuss countermeasures, the official website forum of "Wasteland OL" was very lively.
"Woo woo woo, Brother Guang, when will your silver exchange open?"
"Fuck! It has been locked for three days. The network fluctuations should not last that long?"
"I'm crying. If it doesn't open, my family will not be able to make ends meet! QAQ"
"It's so funny, I almost believed it!"
On the day when the expansion pack just ended, all players who had silver coins in their pockets, as long as they were not too greedy and didn't sell them, or they were so stupid that they wanted to learn from others to sell high and buy low, and jump back and forth to make the difference, basically made a lot of money from that wave.
No money to make ends meet?
Not happening.
Even the newbies who had just entered the game and only had a few hundred silver coins in their pockets made 10,000 or 20,000 yuan by taking advantage of the price increase.
Although this means that they have to work hard in the game again, it is all worth it!
The war is over, and all industries are waiting to be revived. It is time to work hard to produce and consolidate the fruits of victory. How can we spend money on pleasure?
For the Alliance!
Oli Ge!
Browsing the official website forum, Chu Guang was very pleased to see that his little players had just come down from the front line and ran to the construction site without stopping.
They also shared their work experience on the forum as if showing off.
This is really worth showing off.
In the past, the closed beta qualification was not worth much, but now a helmet is worth at least one million, and at most it is even more outrageous.
Of course, "going to the construction site" is just a figurative statement.
There are still many ways to make money in Wasteland OL.
Although there are many power players moving bricks on the construction site, more players still go to nearby survivor settlements such as Honghe Town to do business with their spoils.
In order to give his small players something to do, Chu Guang also rejected all objections and approved a capital construction plan with a budget of 200 million silver coins under the surprised gaze of logistics officials such as Old Charlie and Luca!
This plan covers the railway of the New Alliance and the construction of Dawn City. Relevant resources will be given priority to enterprises run by players, followed by enterprises run by NPCs.
I believe that the small players will definitely thank me for my generosity!
As for the silver coin trading platform that was suspended due to "network fluctuations", Chu Guang was not in a hurry to open it.
On the one hand, the players now have no extra money in their pockets, and those who participate in the transaction at this time are speculators.
On the other hand, the "big players" in reality are still studying the strategy for the next stage, and new funds will have to wait for a while.
At this time, opening the market is meaningless except for those speculators to cut leeks.
Whether it is cloud players or players, it takes time.
And Chu Guang is also waiting for an opportunity.
He is waiting for the technology in the game to be projected into reality, waiting for the seeds he planted to sprout.
This should not take long.
After all, that is the technology he personally selected based on real needs.
Not to mention that the people he cooperates with come from the same place as those excellent young players...