"Still under discussion. Personally, I'm not optimistic." General Wang shook his head. "If we took responsibility for manufacturing and transporting their lunar nuclear bombs, we could control their lunar nuclear bomb reserves to some extent. At the same time, this dependence would make them lose the ability to tackle the corresponding technology. As long as they still had ambitions, it would be difficult for them to agree."
"Looks like Cloudpiercer needs to be developed as soon as possible. Did you tell me all this because you want to push Cloudpiercer's progress?" Song He asked. "Cloudpiercer's development is already moving as fast as possible. Many hardware upgrades require time, and a whole host of teams are busy with it. For now, it's hard to say when the next-generation upgrade can be completed."
"No, no." General Wang waved his hand. "We've been keeping a close eye on Cloudpiercer's situation and know it can't be built anytime soon."
Song He looked at him seriously, waiting for him to continue.
"After the nuclear bombs blast open the surface mines, they won't be ready for use immediately. The surface mines will still require a great deal of manpower to extract the ore." General Wang continued, "During the last earthquake, a large number of Teacher Bais took part in the rescue efforts and performed very well. Do you think it would be suitable to send large numbers of Teacher Bais to the moon for mining? Does our current technology support it?"
Song He turned and exchanged a glance with Xiang Xiaotong. The couple both laughed.
"We happened to discuss this issue over the past two days." Song He said, "You certainly understand the risks. Sending tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of Teacher Bais to the moon under the control of a Brain-Mimicking Supercomputer—if