No. 4 Spacetime.
After much consideration, only the Pacific Rim Spacetime is the most suitable for handling this kind of situation.
After all, having resolved the monster crisis, they now live in the most stable timeline, bar none.
Moreover, the population in the Pacific Rim Spacetime is abundant and the quality of its personnel is relatively high, so people are generally enthusiastic about reconstruction work.
Of course, the most important point is that Zhang Tianyuan has complete confidence in the people there.
If people from other timelines were placed in the Legend Spacetime to farm, they might abandon their farms and run away after a while.
The management costs are too high.
Because the environment of the Legend Spacetime surpasses that of most other timelines, people from timelines like the Wandering Earth would be essentially on vacation if they went there, and the idea of illegally staying would inevitably arise.
The only difference is the Pacific Rim Spacetime.
People from this timeline would never want to stay in the Legend Spacetime; they would only miss their hometown, the advanced cities, and the advanced technology even more.
Once their work period is over, without the need for the Mutual Aid Society find a solution, most of the staff will be eager to return to the Pacific Rim Spacetime.
That's true for at least most people.
The other branches understood this arrangement.
Sun Deyi's claim of not wanting to get involved was a lie, but reason told him he couldn't do it, and in the end, he could only sigh silently to himself.
Zhang Tianyuan sat calmly in his seat and said:
"The agricultural reclamation work in No. 2 Spacetime will be handled by No. 4 Spacetime. Additionally, No. 5 Spacetime has made breakthroughs in agricultural technology in recent years, especially in seed selection and breeding. I would appreciate it if President Ning could coordinate with President Tan to discuss the introduction of new varieties..."
Upon hearing this, Elder Tan looked in Ning Jihua's direction and nodded slightly to him. Ning Jihua returned the nod and silently made a mental note of the matter.
Zhang Tianyuan continued, "As for the harvest from No. 2 Spacetime, it should, in principle, be prioritized for No. 6 Spacetime."
Elder Zhou added, "The allocation and supply of this kind of grain should be accomplished through Economic and Trade Organization."
Zhang Tianyuan nodded in agreement.
This was considered when the Economic and Trade Organization was first proposed.
In non-emergency situations, it's better to let the natural economic cycle guide resource allocation across different times and spaces. As long as no major chaos occurs, there's no need for anyone to forcibly intervene.
This will naturally continue in the future for transactions involving food.
The Wandering Spacetime possesses advantages in technology and industry, yet suffers from a severe food shortage, making them a powerful buyer in trade.
While Finch and the Day After Tomorrow lack technological advantages, they still possess a certain level of food production capacity, so their food shortages are not as severe as those in the Wandering Spacetime.
Therefore, for them, No. 2 Spacetime is more of a supplement.
As for other timelines, barring any unforeseen circumstances, they can remain self-sufficient.
Hearing this, Sun Deyi secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Although he hadn't achieved another breakthrough in No. 2 Spacetime, receiving this promise was still very good.
After discussing the issue of grain cultivation, Zhang Tianyuan did not stop, but continued to distribute documents to everyone present, initiating a new round of discussion.
Elder Zhou received the document and raised an eyebrow. "Carbon dioxide artificial starch synthesis technology?"
"That's right. In the past few days, I've consulted with everyone regarding the food issue, as well as many scientists, and this is their response."
Ning Jihua narrowed his eyes. "I've heard of this technology, and we've invested in it before, but before we could see any results, the monsters had already invaded."
Zhang Tianyuan nodded and said, "Yes, from a scientific point of view, this is not some unimaginable new technology; it's just that no one has successfully implemented it before."
He took a breath, feeling quite regretful.
This technology had already made groundbreaking progress in his previous life. Although it was still a long way from practical application, it had at least completed the synthesis of starch from carbon dioxide in the laboratory.
Later, the technology of hydrogenating carbon dioxide to produce gasoline was also mentioned, which can convert carbon dioxide and hydrogen into 90-octane gasoline. Even a pilot plant with an annual production capacity of thousands of tons has been successfully started.
In addition, there are methods for synthesizing glucose and fatty acids using carbon dioxide...
However, in the current six timelines, there is absolutely no sign of these technologies succeeding.
Those earlier timelines haven't yet been planned for research, while those later timelines...
Research on spacetime was mostly interrupted due to various unforeseen circumstances.
For example, the Wandering Spacetime, Finch Spacetime...
Both timelines had related preliminary research plans, but faced with a greater survival crisis, even knowing that this might be a viable path to the future, they could only temporarily abandon them and concentrate all their energy on other more urgent areas.
During this consultation, Finch Spacetime was the most positive about this technology.
When Elder Tan heard Zhang Tianyuan finally mention the project, he immediately said, "We have wanted to restart this project for more than ten years, but the reality has not allowed it."
This technology is too energy-intensive; even if we succeed in its research, we won't have enough energy to support its industrial production. But now I think energy should no longer be a problem."
He kept looking at Sun Deyi as he said this.
Sun Deyi responded, "If it's production related to this technology, we can cover all the energy consumption; you just need to allocate a portion of your production capacity to us."
When it comes to food, he's wide awake; for them, who have nuclear fusion in hand, any talk of energy shortages is meaningless.
At worst, we can build another fusion reactor specifically to power this production project.
What they really lack are things that energy alone cannot solve.
Zhang Tianyuan clapped his hands and looked at the audience again. "This technology is of great importance. I think it's best to concentrate our efforts and work together to overcome this challenge as soon as possible. What are your opinions?"
Elder Zhou shook his head. "I have no objection."
"I don't either."
"No..."
The answers from everyone else were largely the same; no one would refuse such cooperation.
"Then it's decided."
Next, someone suggested that the estimated food reserves of each timeline be reported to each other monthly to ensure that the food reserves of each timeline are in a healthy state.
This proposal also passed unanimously.
That concludes our discussion on food.
If the farmland in No. 2 Spacetime is properly managed in the near future, the possibility of a food crisis is unlikely.
Once the technology for artificial starch synthesis breaks through and food-grade starch synthesis equipment is built, the food crisis will no longer be a concern.
The meeting then moved into the commendation phase, where those who had been observing the meeting, such as Wang Lei, Bai Xu, and others who had made outstanding contributions to the rescue operation, became the main focus.
The space station is located 350 kilometers above the Earth.
The atmosphere here has suddenly become relaxed, a stark contrast to the busy atmosphere of the previous two weeks.
Many people are enjoying a rare vacation.
In addition to taking leave, the astronauts were also given the opportunity to talk to their families.
This is achieved through Spacetime Tunnel.
To ensure that information from all timelines can be transmitted in a timely manner, a tunnel entrance leading to Timeline No. 2 Spacetime has now been permanently established in the Day After Tomorrow Spacetime.
However, this tunnel entrance is closed to traffic; a communication line is simply connected from the other side.
The space station's signals are first transmitted back to Earth, then through this transmission back to No. 2 Spacetime, and finally to other spacetimes.
The process is rather lengthy; even traveling at the speed of light would take some time to cover this distance, so the delay is quite significant.
But this couldn't dampen the astronauts' enthusiasm.
Although it has only been about a month since they took off, many of them already miss their families quite a bit, especially those families who were assigned to No. 2 Spacetime.
After his shift ended, Liu Peiqiang immediately went to the communications room and lined up to call his family.
His partner, Makarov, had just finished speaking with his son and gave him a seat.
"Thank you." After expressing his gratitude, Liu Peiqiang immediately took out his ID card, inserted it into the communication device, and after a period of identity verification, the dialing page opened for him.
Makarov, still standing, reminded them, "The dialing rules have changed. Now you need to press the time zone code 002 first, then the contact number..."
Liu Peiqiang thanked him repeatedly and then did as he was told.
The call was successfully made very quickly.
Beep beep beep--
"Hello?"
"Dad, it's me."
" Peiqiang?" Han Zi'ang on the other end of the phone sounded very surprised. "Didn't you say you were in space? How come you can still call back?"
Liu Peiqiang laughed and said, "We went to another time and space to participate in a mission, which was quite successful, so we are particularly..."
They set up a communication line for us.
Han Zi'ang seemed to understand but not quite. "Oh, to do missions in other dimensions? What kind of missions would those be?"
"It's a new dimension. The global climate here has undergone a catastrophic change, even more severe than where we are. That's why we were sent here to act as a communications relay and, incidentally, to observe the atmosphere..."
Han Zi'ang was somewhat surprised, "Your entire space station has been sent there?"
"Yes, it's actually similar to when you arrived in No. 2 Spacetime. We also went through Spacetime Tunnel and then we got there."
Han Zi'ang smacked his lips. "So, judging from this, you might be going to other dimensions quite often in the future?"
Liu Peiqiang smiled.
"We don't know what will happen in the future. If we are called up again, we will definitely go. Don't worry, there's no danger."
"By the way, how are Duoduo and Liu Qi? Are they alright now?"
" Duoduo's condition seems to have improved recently. The doctors here said that her condition has been gradually improving since she was admitted to this level-four hospital. I didn't quite understand the specifics, but I know that her chances of waking up are slowly increasing..." Xxs-2
"Really?!" Liu Peiqiang was so excited he almost stood up, only managed to be held down by Makarov: "Brother, calm down, calm down!"
"Hoo--" Liu Peiqiang patted Makarov's hand to show that he had calmed down, then focused his attention on the phone and asked Han Zi'ang on the other end to find the medical record and read the information on it to him.
Han Zi'ang didn't refuse. After finding his medical record at home, he read out the latest diagnosis word by word. Liu Peiqiang, on the other hand, quietly turned on the call recording function, preparing to ask the doctor on the space station later.
After reading through the medical record, Liu Peiqiang remembered that he had a son.
" Liu Qi, he's gone to study under someone else's supervision. It's November here now, so enrollment can't be completed yet. He can only listen in for now."
When the topic of education came up, Liu Peiqiang quickly switched to the role of a father, instructing Han Zi'ang to make sure Liu Qi was properly educated and not led astray.
This fatherly nagging made Han Zi'ang feel as if their roles had been reversed...
Shouldn't he be saying these things to Liu Peiqiang?
Although it felt a bit awkward, considering the special circumstances of the father and son, Han Zi'ang could only agree to everything, and then silently decided to repay Liu Qi double the amount after he got home from school!
"By the way, Dad, when does Liu Qi get out of school? How much longer?"
"Hmm?" Han Zi'ang put the medical record away, grabbed a toothpick and put it in his mouth, glancing at the clock on the wall. "Your brat will be back in about three hours. What's up?"
"Okay, then I'll call back in four hours to talk to Liu Qi."
???
Han Zi'ang glanced at the phone, wanting to yell, "Then why did you just tell me all that? If you're so capable, why don't you go and tell Liu Qi yourself!"
But before he could even gather his thoughts, Liu Peiqiang, seemingly sensing the impending storm, hurriedly said, "Dad, that's all for now. There are other people waiting to call. We'll contact you again later!"
beep--
Before Han Zi'ang could react, all that was left on the phone was that voice. He shook his head and scoffed, "That kid, you'll be back sooner or later!"
I'll pay you back later!
On the other side.
After hanging up the phone, Liu Peiqiang looked out the window at the Earth, a natural smile spreading across his face. Makarov, standing behind him, leaned in and, winking, said in broken Chinese, "I heard you, your Airen is pregnant!"
Liu Peiqiang broke out in a cold sweat. " Old Ma, that's not how you speak Chinese..."
"Did I say something wrong? Isn't there a pregnancy?"
"My wife's situation can only be described as a happy event, which is different from being pregnant."
Makarov stroked his chin with one hand, lost in thought. He tilted his head back and began to ponder, "Something good is happening. To put it simply, isn't it good news?"
"Fine, whatever. Old Ma, you should go back and rest. I have things to do."
Liu Peiqiang walked towards the medical ward. He had recorded the medical records that Han Zi'ang had just read and was eager to ask the doctor about them.
Makarov immediately followed, hooking his arm around his shoulder and whispering, "I have some good stuff. Since there's good news, we should celebrate!"
Liu Peiqiang slapped his forehead helplessly, " Old Ma, I don't drink, you can drink by yourself..."