Chapter 63: Blue Moon Dollars Equal Resource!

Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation

[Base: Level 1]

[Experience: 52300/100000]

[Technology Points: 2935 points.] (Increase by 1 point per hour)]

When Zhao Yu delievered the prototype and received the resources, the Mysterious Merchant t.i.tle was activated. The three products earned him a total of nearly 2,000 Technology Points.

In the EXP column, he still needed 50,000 technology points to upgrade to a level 2 base.

The 14.000 Technology Points expended on the seven basic technologies cant be recuperated, and the nearly 5000 Technology Points spent on the construction of the various technology research inst.i.tutes cant be recovered either

Only about 30,000 technology points can truly be regained. Even if I exchange all tradable items, it wont suffice to instantly boost us to Level 2

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Of course, he wouldnt give them weapons. Although Zhao Yu didnt know what the higher-ups of the Blue Planet were contemplating.

However, he judged others by himself. Once Blue Star had the same combat strength as him, that might well signify his downfall.

The alien fleet will be arrived in about a month. Before that, I need to prepare for war

Zhao Yu left the base control center and sought out Uncle Da.

Before our technology breaks through 1.99, whats the maximum military power we can potentially achieve given our current technological level? Zhao Yu asked

Sir, are you worried about the alien fleet?

Yes!

Zhao Yu nodded. We have no information about the size of the alien fleet or the level of their technology. But regardless of their specifics, I refuse to sit idle, waiting for the end

If the opponents technology level was higher than 2.0, Zhao Yu was resolved to inflict significant damage on the enemy, even if it meant blowing up his own base.

These days, Ive been tirelessly simulating scenarios of an alien fleet invasion

Uncle Da activated the 3D holographic projection.

Displayed was the solar system, viewed at a 23 angle. The sun was at the core, with the Earth on the third orbit, and the Moon not too far from it.

According to the orbit of the eight planets around the sun, eight oval rings were obtained.

An alien fleet could come in from the orbit of Neptune on the outer rim, Uncle Da suggested, pointing to the furthest orbit, they could approach from the paths of Mercury or Venus

The entire solar system is like a sieve. There are loopholes everywhere. Were not currently capable of setting up a defense system encompa.s.sing the entire solar system

So, my thought is to establish a defense system in sync with Earth on several orbits closer to our planet

Venus and Mars, being the closest orbits to Earth, make ideal positions for the first line of defense

Mercury and Jupiter as the second closest orbits. We can set up the second line of defense there

In order to form a full protection, a mult.i.tude of defense systems needed in the orbit of the Earth

In the three-dimensional map, the eight planets were still rotating at its own pace respectively.

With Earth as the center, two circles were drawn. The first circle was bordered by the orbits of Venus and Mars, and the second circle was outlined by the orbits of Mercury and Jupiter.

The two circles werent static. They moved in tandem with the Earths...o...b..t.

This required our defense system to an addition of kinetic energy systems. The defense system in Mercury and Venus orbit was needed to be slower, to maintain synchronization with Earth. On the other hand, the defense system in Mars and Jupiters...o...b..t was required to be faster.

However, the resources needed to do so are astronomical.

Originally, the Moon and the Earths laser defense system that was about to be built did not require any kinetic energy systems.

All they needed to do was to place these defense facilities in the lunar or Earths synchronous...o...b..t and they will stayed stationary.

But now, the two lines of defense that were to be set up used the orbit of the four planets, we couldnt harness the planets gravity, considering their rotational speed significantly differed from Earths.

This meant that every defense point, even a small part, had to be equipped with kinetic energy systems.

Is there no way to utilize magnetic forces?

Zhao Yu, who had some understanding of magnetic technology, knew that it offered limitless use.

The two lines of defense are too far away from the five planets. This situation was making it almost impossible to leverage magnetic forces

Uncle Da shook his head. Ive already designed two lines of defense in the most cost-effective way.

The first defense line requires the construction of about 100 million defense bases. All of them are going to be operated by nuclear power thus it will be costly. My idea is to install nuclear power systems on 100,000 large bases and operate at the speed of synchronization with the Earth. The remaining 99 small bases are equipped with magnetic power systems and operate along the major bases.

This way, we can save a lot of costs

Upon hearing that the first defense line would require the construction of 100 million defense bases, Zhao Yu gave a slight nod and asked, How much resources does a single base require?

He regretted it immediately after he asked. Regardless of the technology, the resources required were exceedingly diverse. Each time he asked, Uncle Da would go on about this metal elements weight in grams or that metal elements weight in kilograms, leaving Zhao Yus head spinning.

Sir, I mentioned last time that we needed resources such as Gadolinium,

Terbium, Dysprosium, Holium, Erbium, Thusium, Ytterbium, Lutesium, Scorium, Yttriumum, and so on

Every time I build something, I have to explain it once again. Its very complicated and you dont quite grasp it. These past few days, Ive been trying to find a way to simplify the explanation of resource requirements

Later, when you established trade with Earth and created the Blue Moon Coin for equivalent exchanges, I found a solution to make understanding resource quant.i.ties much easier for you!

How does it work? Zhao Yu inquired with curiosity.

Your Blue Moon Coins serve as the conduit between Earths resources and lunar goods

This gives me a hint. I can leverage Blue Moon Coins to quantify the resources needed for all product development

For example, the construction of a projection touch watch requires about one

Blue Moon Coins worth of resources, while Earths buying price is 100 Blue

Moon Coins worth

Zhao Yus eyes sparkled. This quant.i.tative method indeed clarified things for him.

Otherwise, he was always unsure whether the resources obtained from Earth were surplus or insufficient.

After all, during transactions, Uncle Da had to provide a list of what was needed, and it was mostly incomprehensible to him.

Ive drafted a table for you to understand it easily

As he spoke, Uncle Da conjured another list.

[List of resources equivalent to Blue Moon Coins required to produce 1 unit of product without consuming Technology Points: ]

[Projection Touch Watch: 1 Blue Moon Coin equivalent resource.]

[Basic robot: 3 Blue Moon Coins worth of resources.]

[Maglev car: 5 Blue Moon Coins worth of resources.]

[..]

[Transport s.h.i.+p: 10000 Blue Moon Dollar equivalent resources.]

[U-shaped wars.h.i.+p: 15000 Blue Moon Coins worth of resources.]

[Star Destroyer Cannon: 1 million Blue Moon dollars worth of resources.]

Zhao Yu immediately understood the stated price.

So the Star Annihilator Cannon gobbles up that much in resources!

Oh right, he asked curiously, Speaking of which, how much did we charge Earth in Blue Moon Coins for those three products?

Sell the Projection Touch Watch to them for 100 Blue Moon Coins worth of resources

Basic robots for 300 Blue Moon dollars

Maglev cars, sold them for 500 Blue Moon dollars worth of resources

So, weve made a killing, havent we?!

Zhao Yu instantly brimmed with excitement.

Previously, without a benchmark, he had no sense of how much profit he was ama.s.sing from Earth. He just knew it was significant.

Now, with Uncle Da making such a comparison, he was entirely stoked.

Sir, do you want to hear about the resources needed for the first line of defense?

Zhao Yu had a foreboding feeling and ventured, How much does a large base cost to construct?

1000 Blue Moon Coins in resources

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So expensive?

Ten base points could build a transport s.h.i.+p.

The issue was, the first line of defense needed a million large bases, totaling a staggering one billion Blue Moon Coins worth of resources.

What about smaller bases?

100 Blue Moon Coins worth of resources

Zhao Yu felt a bit lost and unsure, Uncle Da, how many of these smaller bases are we planning to build?

Ninety-nine million of them are equivalent to 9.9 billion Blue Moon dollars worth of resources. Adding on the resources required by the base point, the first line of defense will require a total of 10.9 billion Blue Moon dollars worth of resources

That much?!

Zhao Yu gasped, utterly taken aback..