Chapter 112

The planetary mining machine has a very unique shape.

Its overall proportions appear quite flat, resembling a giant beetle.

However, the numerous mechanical arms extending from its sides also make it look somewhat like a large, flat, but not-so-long centipede.

Not only its appearance, but even its working method is very similar to that of some insects.

The massive collection port at the very front, with its tooth-like digging buckets and gears spinning rapidly within, devours everything faster than insects gnawing on leaves, truly leaving nothing behind.

A single bite creates a massive chasm thousands of meters wide and thousands of meters long.

Instantly causing seawater to pour in.

To the point where the originally calm sea surface suddenly became turbulent.

Inside the mining machine is an extremely complex set of refining equipment, capable of melting everything it ingests into the desired materials according to the basic settings.

For example, rapidly refining and recasting ordinary sand into hard stone, or melting calcium-rich coral with other elements to create lime cement and other items.

If the raw materials are insufficient or difficult to refine, the remaining waste will be stored inside the mining machine and discharged after reaching the designated area.

In other words, this short process of eating, digesting, and spitting not only expands the island's area but also extracts a large amount of raw materials needed for construction.

Facts have proven that the planetary mining machine's mining speed is indeed astonishing.

An island that was perfectly fine here was completely devoured by the planetary mining machine in less than half an hour, leaving not a single trace.

Behind the planetary mining machine, the materials that were eaten have basically been refined into various stones and discharged as waste, neatly stacked in their original location.

Most of which is still underwater.

After all, after refinement, the useful materials have been retained by the planetary mining machine, and what remains is obviously not enough to rebuild an island as large as before.

But this planet lacks everything except places for the planetary mining machine to dig.

Considering that anything could exist on an unknown planet, waterproofing is naturally the easiest thing for the mining machine.

After devouring the island, the planetary mining machine, according to the original exploration records of this sea area, directly plunged its head into the sea and devoured the seabed in large gulps.

This is not the edge of the continental shelf, so other than potentially causing tsunamis due to the large movements, there is not much to worry about.

Even Su Yi didn't care much about the tsunami.

Anyway, the closest country to here is India.

They have 1.4 billion people, but only 100 million are considered people, and the other 1.3 billion are not even considered people by their own government, so Su Yi certainly doesn't care even more.

He doesn't care whether they live or die.

"Sir, according to the conclusions drawn by the planetary mining machine after exploring the surrounding environment and resources, expanding this island to 680 square kilometers is currently the most appropriate. Any more than that, and there probably won't be enough materials around for the planetary mining machine to devour."

Tian Shu's voice sounded in front of Su Yi at the right time.

"Well, 680 square kilometers should be enough for now. I've already placed the large-scale building manufacturing module on the constructed part of the island, and I've given you some of the permissions, so you can control it."

"Thank you for your trust, sir. So, what kind of buildings would you like?"

"Based on our current technology and resources, and the island's conditions, what is the tallest building you think we can build?" Su Yi asked in return.

"If you wish, we can use all five million tons of X-7674 special alloy to build a single building, and we can completely build a super skyscraper over six thousand meters high, unprecedented on Blue Star. Of course, it would probably be difficult to find matching elevator equipment in this world. With such a tall building, getting in and out would be a problem. Even using the fastest elevators in the world, it would take at least several minutes to go up and down, making it very inefficient. I don't recommend you do that."

Tian Shu quickly gave the answer.

There's really no way to do that.

Su Yi couldn't possibly go to White Deer to trade for elevator technology just because of this. Although this technology isn't very complex, some related companies on Blue Star could probably develop it themselves if they researched it, but he didn't want to wait.

"Forget it, within a reasonable range, what's the tallest we can build?"

"2299 meters is the limit."

"Then build me a 2222-meter-tall building to serve as a landmark on our island," Su Yi said immediately.

"In addition, build a city around this building on the island that can accommodate millions, or even tens of millions, of long-term residents. Of course, this doesn't need to be completed now. The first phase only needs to be enough for two to three hundred thousand people to move in."

"You can figure out the specifics, or you can list a few options for me to choose from."

He was now quite adept at using this super-powered AI.

Instead of slowly racking his brains over some problems himself.

It's better to directly throw the problem to it, let it provide solutions, and he'll make the final decision.

Many problems that normal people wouldn't be able to figure out in ten years without the help of computers or other external equipment, it can provide a bunch of solutions in an instant with its heaven-defying computing power, and he can just pick the one he likes.

Anyway, it can't be wrong.

For a major project like building an entire city from scratch, if a professional design team were to handle it, it would probably take at least a year and a half to even come up with the first version of the plan.

But for Tian Shu, it's just a matter of moments.

And Tian Shu's plan is definitely more complete and more useful than any plan given by any design team.

It will consider even the details of how to place the sockets in an ordinary room in the city to make them more convenient to use.

A proper urban construction team cannot be so meticulous. Even with the most detailed plan, there will definitely be problems later.

This is the benefit of having a super AI by your side.

Taking advantage of the gap while Tian Shu was calculating, Su Yi looked at Yue Ling and Xing Hen beside him and smiled:

"This is the planetary mining machine. What do you think?"

"Given enough time, at most a few years, it could dig up this planet beyond recognition, even making it completely unsuitable for human survival. Completely destroying a living planet."

"Incredible... This kind of power is almost capable of changing the entire natural environment. Before today, I never thought that technological civilization could do this," Yue Ling couldn't help but sigh.

It's difficult for normal people to not express some emotion when they see such a terrifying mechanical behemoth.