Chapter 212 The growing technology tree

Through the footage from the camera, Bart clearly saw that in the starship warehouse, with the efforts of countless mining nanorobots, a pile of objects with a silvery white metallic luster were slowly taking shape.

The surface of the silver-white object is still shining with golden light!

These are pure heavy metals from within the Spirit God Star.

Bart looked at the scene in front of him with excitement.

Suddenly, Professor Chris's clear voice came from the starship radio.

"Call Hummingbird No. 1, call Hummingbird No. 1, please answer when you receive it!"

Bart instantly woke up from the mining scene in front of him.

A somewhat embarrassed smile appeared on his face.

Too bad, I was so engrossed in watching it that I forgot to report my work for a while.

He quickly pressed the radio switch and responded quickly: "Hummingbird No. 1 received!"

"Professor Chris, the mining nanorobot is operating normally."

…

Mars City No. 2, command center.

Professor Chris stood on the podium anxiously, reaching out to wipe the sweat from his forehead.

Even though the temperature in the command center was at the most comfortable temperature under zero control, he still felt a little hot.

There is no other reason.

A famous boss was sitting nearby, staring at him.

Professor Lu Yongchang, Chairman of the Assembly...

It can be said that the trial operation of the Hummingbird mining ship attracted the attention of most high-level officials in Mars City.

This is related to a series of plans for the future of mankind.

What about breaking out of the solar system and colonizing Proxima Centauri? Without sufficient mineral resources, all this would be empty talk.

After all, without resources, they simply cannot build a super-large starship capable of traveling across star systems.

As the former head of NASA's Mars Pathfinder program, Professor Chris is actually a scientific researcher who has held important responsibilities.

But the burden this time is really big.

While looking at the three Hummingbird starships that were motionless after arriving at their destination on the holographic image in front of him, he kept reaching out to wipe the sweat on his forehead.

"Hiss..." Professor Chris glanced at Lu Yongchang and said to himself with an uneasy look on his face, "Why hasn't the news come back..."

"Calculate the time, it should be enough..."

Lu Yongchang didn't speak, just sat quietly in his seat, eyes closed, facing him calmly.

But this attitude undoubtedly increased the pressure on Professor Chris.

He reached out to wipe his sweat more frequently.

While he glanced at Lu Yongchang from the corner of his eye, he sighed with a wry smile in his heart.

When the People's League was not yet established, he regarded Lu Yongchang as his old enemy.

The dispute between the United States and Xia in the aerospace field was started by Lu Yongchang.

But now...

Looking at Lu Yongchang, who was sitting in the seat far away, exuding a strong oppressive aura even with his eyes closed, Professor Chris felt even more bitter in his heart.

He couldn't help but whisper in his heart to complain about the three starship pilots.

I don’t know what I’m doing...

It has been more than twenty minutes since we arrived at Spirit Star, and I am so stunned that I can’t even fart.

As for proactively asking about the mining progress... Professor Chris glanced at Lu Yongchang and gave up the idea.

He didn't want to be labeled as an impatient person.

After all, this experiment of the Hummingbird mining ship was also the ladder for Chris to climb up.

…

As for Lu Yongchang, at this moment, he did not care about the experimental progress of Professor Chris and the Hummingbird mining ship.

While everyone was waiting, his consciousness had come to the technology tree space again.

Against the fluorescent green background, a tree-like figure flashing with crystal white light came into view.

As time goes by, the technology tree of this first-level civilization becomes more and more full.

The technology tree that originally had only a trunk now has countless small "branches" extending out.

Those are all subsidiary technologies of first-level civilization.

With the main technologies already in place, it is only a matter of time before these detailed technologies are completed.

only……

Lu Yongchang frowned and looked to the upper left of the technology tree.

There is a relatively large vacancy over there.

It corresponds just below the energy weapon technology of the second-level civilization.

Lu Yongchang focused his attention on the empty space.

After a short wait, some realization flashed through his mind.

…

He slowly opened his eyes, revealing some thoughts deep in his eyes.

"Yongchang, will something happen to the Hummingbird Starship?"

A slight questioning voice came from the parliament chairperson.

Lu Yongchang was stunned and looked in the direction of Professor Chris.

He was sweating profusely looking at the holographic image in front of him, like an ant on a hot pot.

"Professor Chris." Lu Yongchang glanced at the time, frowned slightly, and shouted.

"Here...here!" Suddenly hearing Lu Yongchang's voice, Professor Chris' expression changed slightly, and he responded with a hint of panic in his tone.

"Professor, don't worry." A gentle smile appeared on Lu Yongchang's face and he said softly, "Ask them, I guess I forgot because I was busy with mining."

"Okay, okay."

Facing Lu Yongchang's gentle expression, Professor Chris' anxiety gradually eased a bit.

He cleared his throat and sent a question to Bart and others who were far away in the asteroid belt.

At the same time, the councillor turned his head and frowned slightly and said: "Yongchang, why does Chris look a little unreliable?"

"I remember that the Pathfinder project he was in charge of also had problems, right?"

Lv Yongchang was stunned for a moment, and then a deep smile appeared on his face.

"Speaker, don't worry."

"We should let them deal with such trivial matters, just as training talents." The smile on the corners of Lu Yongchang's mouth became more and more intense, "With the existence of Zero, there will be no big problems."

The councillor understood and nodded silently.

"By the way, after the mining project is successful, we should start preparing for the research and development of interstellar starships, right?" The councillor seemed to remember something, turned his head again and asked, "We don't have much time left, right?"

Lv Yongchang frowned slightly, and the hint he just got flashed in his mind again.

"The research and development of starships... can start with the power system."

"My first priority now is to study weapons suitable for interstellar civilization."

"At present, our weapons are too backward."

"When we arrive at Proxima Centauri, no matter what the other side's attitude is, we will have to rely on fists to speak in the end."

The chairman nodded with deep understanding.

The truth is everywhere within the range of the cannon.

This is not said in vain.

The Human Union is not established by just shouting.

At the same time.

"Hummingbird No. 1 received!"

"Professor Chris, the mining nanorobot is operating normally."