Advantageous industries?
Tan Mingda and his colleagues hadn't heard this word in a long time.
Now that the market no longer exists, they don't care about industrial advantages anymore; they just want the products they manufacture to be usable.
"Agriculture?" the old woman suddenly said.
In their time and space, agriculture was a key development focus for a full fifteen years.
Zhang Tianyuan nodded. "That makes sense. Other dimensions also face food shortages. If you can increase food production, you can indeed export technology to them."
In such a vast place as Legend Spacetime, with its sparse population, there are plans to vigorously develop mechanized and even automated agriculture abroad.
For example, North America already has this foundation, so developing it now will only be more convenient.
At that time, we can export high-quality seeds and other agricultural technologies to that region.
Zhang Tianyuan's nod gave the three of them confidence.
After a moment's thought, Tan Mingda gave an unexpected answer, "Our AI and automation technologies before the apocalypse should have been relatively advanced compared to other timelines."
"I've reviewed basic information from several other timelines, and none of them seem to mention the development of AI technology?"
Zhang Tianyuan slapped his forehead and suddenly understood why Finch, the protagonist of this timeline, was able to create a general-purpose robot that could continuously learn and eventually seemed to understand human emotions, all by himself.
This is because AI technology was already quite advanced before the apocalypse, and robotics technology was likely similarly advanced.
Before the apocalypse, Finch was an engineer at a company, and it's very likely that he was involved in the software and hardware design of robots.
Therefore, the robot he created was likely just an improvement upon, and the technology was not entirely his invention.
Zhang Tianyuan pondered for a moment and made comparisons in his mind.
2012, Legend, the Wandering Earth, Pacific Rim...
The only technologically promising possibilities here are the Wandering Spacetime and the Pacific Rim Spacetime.
but--
"Currently, there are four timelines. Three of them are earlier than yours, and the remaining one also went astray in its technological development early on due to the Wandering Earth Project..."
"So if it's about AI technology, you might indeed have some advantages."
Although the Wandering Spacetime MOSS was completed at this point, it was not a general-purpose AI; at least, it was unlikely to be applicable to production and daily life.
It is better suited for survival.
In the Pacific Rim Spacetime, the development of AI technology is not significant; it is mostly used in mechs to assist pilots and analyze information.
Therefore, if this universe could achieve the same level of self-scanning, learning, and understanding of human emotions as the robot Jeff, it would have no problem being competitive.
As for automation technology, that's also something the Legend World needs.
They currently have the smallest population and are the most in need of any technology that can replace human labor.
Zhang Tianyuan silently noted down this information and asked again, "Besides food, what other supplies are you currently lacking?"
Old Liang, who had been whispering with the old woman, understood the situation. He suddenly said, "Our aerospace industry has extremely limited production capacity, so we hope to acquire more rockets and satellites to facilitate subsequent tracking of the Earth's environment."
"That's not a problem."
Zhang Tianyuan thought about it and realized that it wasn't a difficult task.
Currently, except for the Legend Spacetime, all other timelines are capable of manufacturing rockets and satellites.
The technology is perhaps a bit behind compared to this time and space.
But now Tan Mingda and his team are obviously not picky; as long as it works, that's fine.
Seeing that Zhang Tianyuan readily agreed, Tan Mingda and his team quickly put forward a long list of requirements.
Most of them are various industrial raw materials.
These are all areas where large-scale mining is impossible due to limitations in time and space, such as working hours or geographical factors.
Zhang Tianyuan noted all of these things down in the trade communication memorandum.
Finally, Tan Mingda and his colleagues raised one last request.
"Water?"
Upon hearing this, Zhang Tianyuan immediately frowned.
He recalled that apart from the mist that filled the planting rooms in the agricultural building, he had never seen water anywhere else in this time and space.
Especially outdoors.
Considering the surrounding desertification and the 70-degree Celsius heat, this is particularly striking.
The Earth's water cycle system has certainly been severely damaged.
Tan Mingda said, "We currently rely mainly on groundwater to supply the city's water supply, but this requires extreme restraint and continuous recycling."
"Importing water resources from other dimensions is probably quite difficult." This was the only communication project that Zhang Tianyuan felt had little hope of success.
Fresh water is an essential commodity that can never be lacking, no matter where you are.
Even those about to face a great flood
In the 2012 timeline, they wouldn't mind having too much water. xS12
"We just hope President Zhang can help convey our needs. We'll give it a try no matter what." Tan Mingda bowed slightly to express his gratitude.
Zhang Tianyuan didn't mind. "Then it depends on your negotiations with other timelines."
By the time the discussions on time-space trade were finished, it was already past midnight.
Tan Mingda watched Zhang Tianyuan leave with Wang Lei and the other soldiers who Wandering Spacetime.
Then I looked up at the moon, feeling a mix of uncertainty and apprehension.
"I heard there really are 30,000 tons of fruit and 30,000 tons of grain?" Old Liang pushed his wheelchair and quietly came up behind him.
Tan Mingda nodded, then suddenly turned around and smiled:
Oh, and I also brought you a gift.
"What is that?" Old Liang stared curiously as Tan Mingda pulled a round, black object from his pocket.
He pushed the wheelchair closer, only to discover that it was actually...
"Plum?"
"Yes, Black Plum. I think that's what it's called on the box. It's black and looks very sweet, so I specially took one from the account to bring back for you, as a celebration."
As he spoke, Tan Mingda handed the dark, plump fruit to his old comrade-in-arms.
Old Liang held it to his nose and sniffed; a sweet fragrance wafted up.
"Come on, try it quickly and see how sweet it is!"
Tan Mingda also looked expectantly at the large plum in Old Liang's hand.
Old Liang smiled slightly. After so many years of being comrades-in-arms, he knew there was no need to make excuses now.
"Then I won't stand on ceremony."
With that, he opened his mouth wide, aimed at the large black plum, and took a bite.
Phew~
It looks like juice is oozing out.
A piece of the black plum was immediately bitten off.
"How is it? Is it sweet?" Tan Mingda asked from the side.
Old Liang's features suddenly contorted, as if he were savoring the finest delicacy, and he gave a thumbs-up with his eyes closed.
"Sweet!"
"You should try some too, Old Tan."
After saying that, he stuffed the plum into Tan Mingda's hand.
Tan Mingda sensed something was off, but he still took the plum and took a bite from the other side.
Instantly, his facial features scrunched up.
Old Liang leaned forward from his wheelchair, rubbing his cheek, and asked, "How is it? Is it sweet?"
"Sweet!"
Tan Mingda was also covering his cheek, his voice trembling slightly...