Next Generation

The Federation's exploration and development of the Solar System proceeded in an orderly fashion.

Meanwhile, the various scientific research projects on Blue Star continued to advance. Through the efforts of researchers, technology showed vigorous growth.

Dalian was the global hub of mineral trading.

After the Federation secured its position as the global hegemon, the city became even more prosperous. At present, more than 92.3% of the world's mineral trade had to pass through the Dalian Exchange.

In recent years, Dalian's development had relied not only on the Dalian Exchange, but also on two other industries: shipbuilding and ground-effect transport aircraft.

At the same time, the cross-sea bridge connecting Dalian and Weihai was fully opened by the end of 2019. It was a super-sized cross-sea bridge carrying both railways and highways.

Dalian had also established three offshore floating islands as satellite cities for its urban area.

The satellite city on the Bohai side was called Dalian Bohai New City, covering an area of roughly 52 square kilometers.

It was a city centered on scientific research, home to a large number of research institutes and universities.

Research Institute 9527, under the Artificial Synthetic Food Research Institute—the Dalian Artificial Starch Research Institute—was located in this city.

At that moment, inside the institute.

An experiment was underway. More than a dozen researchers in protective suits watched as the synthesis equipment continued operating.

This was a machine capable of producing flour substitutes such as corn flour, wheat flour, potato flour, and sweet potato flour. It used carbon powder and water as raw materials, along with a system for adding trace elements and trace ingredients.

Other research institutes had already achieved artificial synthesis technologies for various vitamins, fats, and proteins.

In other words, artificially formulated and synthesized food could now be exactly the same as naturally