In the conference room, everyone gaped, deeply shaken by Academician Qian's words.
Great Xia was going to build ten thousand of these colossal things!
Madness. Absolute madness.
They had already known that planetary engines were going to be built, but they had had no real concept of what they would look like.
Only now, seeing the design model, did they finally realize what these things were.
Those lunatics at the Academy of Sciences!
Elder Zhao tapped his fingers lightly on the table and asked in a low voice:
"How are the heavy engineering robots coming along?"
"With our current engineering capabilities alone, we couldn't possibly complete this plan within the time available."
Another person in charge immediately reported:
"The first production line has been set up, and we're currently expanding production."
"The first batch of production capacity will be prioritized for building the universal factories in the thirty-six underground cities."
"Once demand for underground city construction stabilizes, surplus output will be allocated to the Kona Satellite Outpost Base and the lunar transformation project."
Elder Zhao nodded after hearing this. Once he had heard all the reports, he left early, as he had other matters to attend to.
Just then, Qian Zhenhua suddenly looked at Lin Mo and said with a smile:
"Commander Lin, interested in going to the lunar shipyard to see something exciting?"
Lin Mo paused.
"What is it?"
Qian Zhenhua adjusted his glasses.
"The Kuafu's shipboard shield prototype has been installed."
Half an hour later, wearing a spacesuit, Lin Mo reached the lunar shipyard through the transition chamber's portal.
Inside the enormous domed shipyard, the Kuafu rested quietly on its platform.
Newly installed shield generator nodes covered the hull. Rows of blue indicator lights lit up along the ship, like a sleeping behemoth opening its eyes.
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