Chapter 158: split base
In a basin near this abandoned base, a large spar mine was discovered. Although a lot of them have been mined, the total reserves are more than ten times more than that in the salt water lake. It is estimated that there are at least 50,000. tons or more.
After seeing the spar mine, Li Yunfei instantly decided to build a sub-base here. Although the Zerg must know the location here, it doesn't matter even if he knows.
Anyway, the base on the other side of the saltwater lake is also known by the Zerg, so what we have to do now is to do our best to use resources to build more combat units, maybe even block a block, or even push back a wave or something, in this ruined base There are still many buildings and equipment that have not been damaged. Many places can still be used after repairing. The foundation is countless times thicker than that of the self-made one.
Floating at an altitude of more than one thousand meters to observe the environment, the scale of this base can be said to be quite huge, with buildings within a radius of dozens of kilometers. Compared to here, the base on the other side of the saltwater lake is like a house for children.
This place is on the edge of the desert. There are sparse grasslands more than ten kilometers away, and even some small animal activities have been seen. It can be regarded as seeing normal animals that do not belong to the Zerg in this world.
I walked around within a range of dozens of kilometers. Although there are ruins everywhere, I found a lot of good things. Although some buildings were damaged, the damage was not serious. There are still many equipment to see. The damage is not very serious, and it can be repaired and reused. Of course, even if the thing cannot be repaired, it can also be used for resource recovery.
A few unfinished buildings were also found on the periphery of the base. These buildings did not seem to have been attacked by the Zerg. They should have no interest in destroying these unfinished buildings.
Li Yunfei also floated over. After careful observation, he found that there was a very special equipment parked next to these buildings, which should be a kind of equipment similar to a construction printer.
It can move freely around the construction unit. The direct printing range is very large, and the length, width and height are open. In theory, there should be no restrictions, because it can move back and forth and stack heights.
Of course, it’s just theoretically not idle. In fact, of course, there are still some limitations. As long as there is enough time and materials, it is possible to directly print a skyscraper. In fact, this kind of 3D printer in the real world that promises construction is just that the printing equipment in the real world is still very rudimentary, the material is single, the dome cannot be formed at one time, etc. The equipment is more efficient and can use multiple materials at the same time. It can also complete the printing of the entire building at the same time, which is a highly integrated basic equipment for buildings...
In principle, as long as a design drawing is provided and enough materials are provided, the construction can be completed automatically. The efficiency is much faster than that of a general-purpose robot. This machine can be driven by natural gas as an energy source, so Li Yunfei also tried to store gas for this equipment. Adding half a cube of liquefied natural gas to the tank really successfully activated the equipment that had been shut down for a long time and started its unfinished work.
This equipment uses two kinds of materials, one kind of synthetic material in powder state, and one kind of water, which are respectively in two storage tanks in the distance. When they are drawn during work, those powders rapidly expand dozens of times when they meet water. It becomes a jelly-like substance, which is then superimposed layer by layer into the battle of construction, which quickly dries and takes shape. Li Yunfei also specially tested the quality of the material. After some simple tests, he came up with a very satisfactory performance index.
The hardness is almost the same as that of ordinary concrete, the toughness is indeed several times better than that of concrete, and the tensile performance is good. It is no wonder that this building does not need to add steel bars at all. It turns out that the tensile resistance of the material itself is almost the same as that of ordinary steel.
It can withstand a high temperature of about 2,000 degrees, and has a good thermal insulation effect. This material is similar to a foamed porous material, so the material is very light, its specific gravity is only one tenth of that of water, and its waterproofness is excellent. perfect building material.
The discovery of this kind of material in the base is already a worthwhile trip. This powder can be called a black technology, and its importance to Li Yunfei is almost equal to that of the super-light flight technology. I can't use it now when I get it, this powder can definitely be converted into base strength in minutes.
I don't know if it is possible to analyze the specific formula of this material from those powders, but Li Yunfei believes that it is still possible to analyze the ingredients with enough time as long as he has the same perception as a plug-in.
As long as you understand the formula of this material, all construction units can use this standard material in the future. I took a few kilograms of powder from the powder storage tank and prepared to analyze it. I hope to find out this thing sooner. , which is definitely a good thing that can trigger a technological revolution. It can be applied to multiple Lin Yuzhong districts, and even the basic construction of aircraft vehicles and robots that are not key parts can be used on a large scale.
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"Xiaowei, how is the situation at the base?" After installing a simple communication tower, after debugging for a long time, he finally got in touch with the Lagoon base.
"It's great to be able to contact you again, everything is normal in the base now!" Xiaowei had been trying to contact Li Yunfei, and suddenly he got the signal, showing a hint of joy.
"Well, it's fine How about our losses in this war?"
"In total, we only lost 218 robots, 5,695 automatic machine gun turrets, 130 ground security on the front line, 2 communication stations, 6 radar stations, camp gas stations, and white phosphorus processing plants. , consumes ammunition... We have eliminated Zerg, 22,320 swift beasts, and 1,150 cockroaches, which is a huge victory!" Xiaowei reported various battle damage ratios in great detail.
"Very good right now, bring those corpses back, you should be able to extract a lot of useful materials!"
"Understood, the corpses of the swift and fierce beasts have already been collected, 3,351 of them have been decomposed, the materials of bones, teeth and bone spurs have been sorted out, and 5 tons of high-quality lean meat have been stored!"
"Well, it's very good... But how come there are only 5 tons of meat for more than 3,000 swift beasts? How did you dig the meat?" In fact, Li Yun couldn't eat much of the meat at all, but he was very curious. How did you cut the meat? Thousands and hundreds of kilograms of fast beasts were able to produce such a little meat. It was a terrible waste, and it was a waste of habit.
"There is a lack of fuel to generate electricity in the base, and the gas extraction station has not been repaired, and the gas storage station has been destroyed, so most of the meat is put into the incinerator to generate electricity, but the best is left in the thigh of the beast. A small piece of meat, do I need to modify the execution order?"
"Uh, no need to modify, you did a good job, send a few robots over right away... Forget it, I'll go back and pick up some robots!" Thinking that the robot's moving speed is too slow, Li Yunfei decided to fly by himself. Go back and put the robot directly into the space, and it will be much faster to fly over. As for the transport plane, there is only one to collect the corpses of the fast beasts. It has to be transported by it, and there is no air transport for the time being.