Chapter 1117 Insufficient Materials
“I don’t understand. We have obviously completed the production test improvements and created a finished product that can operate normally. Is there any trouble?”
Emma was about to answer when Alyssa suddenly made a wait gesture.
She stared at the screen, visually confirmed it through the camera, and clicked on the automatic detection program. After ensuring that it was correct, she said to the personal terminal: "I have confirmed that all the holes are aligned, and we can continue the docking."
This docking refers to mounting the booster rocket to the Swan. Since it is in a gravity environment, Fang Lanyin is still a little uncomfortable operating the crane, and it is difficult to make fine adjustments. This requires multiple people to observe whether the hole positions are correct. alignment.
After doing this, Alyssa turned back:
"Where did you talk about just now? Oh yes, the finished product is already available. Do you have any questions?"
“The problem is, there’s only one finished product.”
Eileen said:
“We have tested the operation of the device, but we cannot test the effect of the anti-reactor shield.”
Because of the shortage of manpower, Villagna, who has also been running to help these days, added: "To put it simply, we still need to create two, three, or even more to conduct controlled experiments."
"Then make it."
"That's the problem."
Villania spread his hands:
"We don't have enough material."
Emma then took out a list of materials and handed it to Alyssa, who looked at it and found that although several items on the list were rare metals, they were not priceless items and were commonly used in the shipbuilding industry.
"These raw materials should be in stock, right? Are they all used up?"
As she said that, Alyssa looked at Lieutenant Duy who was following her. The latter looked embarrassed and explained: "According to the records in the terminal, there are sufficient supplies in this base. The materials in the list They are all full, but..."
After looking at Lieutenant Duy's expression, Alyssa understood.
Lining your own pockets, right?
If a marginalized but well-funded secret base like this doesn't receive attention for a long time, someone will definitely have other ideas.
After all, supervision is still not in place.
"Can't there be only one?"
"It's far from enough. We can't convince the top management of the Spinning Water Federation to put it into use based on the data of a finished product."
It takes a long time for a product, especially a military product, to be put into the battlefield. Even during times of war, many projects had to rush to the shelves, but there was no need to just take a prototype and put it into production.
I want data, but there is no data. I just want a finished product. If something goes wrong with you and it seriously affects the combat effectiveness of the Xianshui Federation fleet, even a hundred shots will not be enough.
Banning asked Alyssa to come to this secret factory first because he was afraid that he would not be able to convince the top management of the Spinning Water Federation. He wanted to produce results here first, collect data, and preferably go on a ship to test, so that he would be confident.
But before all this could be implemented, Brigadier General Banning was gone, and the entire planet and even the entire galaxy may have fallen into the hands of the Red Maple Republic.
The Spinning Water Federation is at a critical moment. Even Alyssa, the very famous granddaughter of a hero, does not have the skills to convince senior officials that a device of unknown origin that lacks proof can protect the fleet reactor from interference.
In short, if you want to strengthen your persuasiveness, one finished product is definitely not enough. You need many. It would be better if you can collect confrontation data.
Having said that, there is only one finished product now, but haven't there been a lot of defective products produced in the past few days? Can't we dismantle those things, recycle the raw materials, and reinsert them into the automatic production line?
Of course not.
The premise for automatic production lines to produce things is to have raw materials of standardized sizes. Not just anything you throw in can give you a finished product.
The automatic production line is not an automatic recycling factory, nor is it a universal wish-making machine.
So now we need to get the raw materials needed for the automatic factory, otherwise there is no need to think about the finished instrument. Even if it is a successful finished product, if something goes wrong, there will not even be replacement original parts.
Villania and the others are just researchers, not alchemists capable of equal exchange, and cannot produce the required raw materials. So they collectively approached Alyssa.
"We don't have much time, and the orbit is full of battleships from the Red Maple Republic..."
"I know it's hard, but please think of a way."
Not long ago, Alyssa heard through passive communication equipment that there were communications mobilized by the Red Maple Republic on the public channel in low-Earth orbit. It was estimated that the Spinning Water Federation was preparing to counterattack this galaxy. This is why the Swan is now equipped with a booster rocket. reason.
As long as the Red Maple Republic and the Swirling Water Federation seize the opportunity to fight, the Swan can take the opportunity to escape.
But now you tell me, more raw materials are needed to make finished products?
“Can’t it be postponed?”
"No, there is a reactor jammer from the Red Maple Republic in this galaxy, which is the best area to collect data. If we miss this opportunity, even if we have ready-made production line manufacturing equipment, we still won't be able to collect enough data."
Alyssa sighed. Although she often did this kind of thing like dancing on the tip of a knife, it didn't mean that she liked it.
Now that the Red Maple Republic has suppressed the planet, the base may be full of assault landing ships and ground equipment patrols from the Red Maple Republic. Going out to look for raw materials at this time is definitely extremely risky.
But again, Alyssa is used to dancing on the tip of a knife.
"I'm not a local and don't know much about this place. Lieutenant Duy, do you know where I can find the materials on the list around here?"
"You should be able to find it in a city about a hundred kilometers away from the base. I used to be a dock worker. I know there is one in the warehouse at the dock."
"The problem is the distance of one hundred kilometers..."
Driving a jet ski or flying motorcycle for a hundred kilometers, you will probably be shot once you are discovered.
But if you drive the Swan to find it, then there is no need to talk about returning. The target is too big, and you will definitely be discovered and besieged, and maybe even blown up by orbital bombing.
"I have a proposal regarding this."
Lieutenant Duy said:
"Please follow me."
He led everyone to the back of the base, that is, the side of the beach, and used his dog tag as identification to open a large hangar near the shore.
As the gate slowly lifted, a streamlined ship about fifty meters long, seven or eight meters wide, with a matte black color appeared in front of everyone.
This should not be a spaceship, because the bottom is still semicircular and is lifted from the ground on a support frame with wheels.
Alyssa looked over and noticed the propeller at the tail of the thing.
"Is this... a submarine?"
"A deep-diving support ship. I heard that it was sent here for sea trials thirty years ago. Later, after the data was collected, the ship stayed here."
"Thirty years ago? Is this thing still usable?"
Of course, the focus of military development is still starships, but armaments that can only be used on planets are also in demand, but their development is slower.
The problem is that this thing has been here for thirty years, and its reliability is quite questionable.
Moreover, Fang Lanyin only knows how to repair aircraft, but not submersibles. It is a problem to figure out how to repair them.
Hearing Alyssa's question, Lieutenant Duy scratched his head in embarrassment:
"It should be fine. We regularly maintain it. Last month we even went fishing in the nearby sea on it."
"..."
Are you soldiers too undisciplined?
(End of this chapter)