News of this naturally caused another sensation abroad. More countries began to gradually succumb to issues such as food shortages, eagerly wanting to join the Human Mutual Aid Association initiated by Xia Country for assistance.
Meanwhile, some countries, while wanting to obtain the relevant technology for free under the guise of human solidarity, secretly sent people to infiltrate Xia Country, hoping to steal the Shennong Pot technology.
At the same time, they did not forget to spread rumors that artificial food was toxic.
However, these matters were all handled by the Honglu Temple diplomats, the National Security Management Department, and the Network Security Management Department.
There was no need for Ding Yun to worry about any of it.
She continued, as always, to meticulously oversee the foundational engineering of the Mars colonization and planting plan.
And the entirety of this foundational engineering boiled down to one crucial aspect.
That was transportation.
Yes, the most critical issue for the entire plan was transportation. Whether it was for building weather weapons or various simulated ecological environments and simulated planting bases, if these were only manufactured on the mother planet.
Then there would be no problem.
After all, the materials were basically complete, and the technology was available; it was merely a matter of spending time to manufacture them, posing no real difficulty.
But building them on the Moon and Mars.
Whether it was transporting materials piece by piece to those locations for construction, or constructing them on the mother planet and then sending them to the Moon or Mars, it was all extremely difficult.
Therefore, the technology that Ding Yun needed to break through most urgently,
or rather, the basic infrastructure she most urgently needed to construct,
was interstellar spacecraft and interstellar transporters.
In fact, a space elevator was originally an option, but the resources required for a space elevator were simply too vast. They had only just achieved energy independence and had not yet achieved freedom in all resources.
She couldn't be too ostentatious in using the Treasure Gathering Pot for replication, so naturally, she had to choose a transporter that consumed more energy but required fewer resources.
As long as they used spacecraft to transport the transporters to the Moon and Mars, enabling free and mutual transmission between the two,
many subsequent matters would become much easier and smoother.
The domestic foundation in this area was relatively weak, so Ding Yun had to personally oversee every detail and provide guidance.
However, even with the support of the entire nation,
it took Ding Yun a full five years to successfully manufacture the interstellar spacecraft and transporter equipment.
To prevent experimental failure, after the equipment was manufactured, Ding Yun did not opt for a live broadcast or an immediate public announcement. Instead, she waited until the spacecraft had successfully launched and had transported two colossal interstellar transmission devices to the Moon and Mars.
After they were installed and confirmed to be capable of successful transmission,
only then was this good news officially announced to the public.
Following this, naturally, was the urgent task of transporting vast quantities of supplies to the Moon and Mars, constructing survival bases there, and excavating their unique resources.
Because both personnel and material transportation could be directly handled through the large-scale transmission devices,
even simultaneously developing two celestial bodies,
and simultaneously transforming two celestial bodies,
posed no difficulty.
Initially, after five years of silence, many people had almost forgotten about this endeavor. Most of those who still remembered it considered it a long-term project, perhaps even a century-long one, where they might not even live to see its completion.
They had essentially stopped paying attention to it.
Now, with the sudden announcement of this excellent news, many people were immediately re-energized, feeling that perhaps in their lifetime, they might actually set foot on an alien planet and even immigrate.
And as the live broadcast of the construction on the Moon and Mars began,
many people were moved to tears of envy.
This was because, to accelerate construction, Ding Yun had specifically created nutrient pods and brainwave transmission manipulators for everyone involved in the development and construction of the Moon and Mars.
With these two devices, they could directly lie in the nutrient pods and use their consciousness to control robots to complete the corresponding construction work. Not only could they work twenty-four hours a day without fatigue, but the amount of work they could complete far exceeded that of ordinary people, making it incredibly efficient.
To ordinary people, this was akin to lying in a full-immersion nutrient pod and playing a game. It was even more engaging than full-immersion games, because no matter how realistic a full-immersion game was, it was still fictional. This, however, was genuine construction.
Moreover, those robots were all like mechs.
Once used, it was like achieving the dream of playing full-immersion games and the dream of controlling mechs simultaneously.
Who could resist such temptation?
Not to mention that in the future plans section of the broadcast, it was also stated that this technology would be used for planting once the agricultural bases on the Moon and Mars were established.
Fans of farming simulation games were eagerly anticipating it.
"Oh my god, this is too enticing. Tell me, what are the conditions to join the exploration team?"
"I can drive excavators, let me go!"
"This is simply a dream come true, a real-life version of the popular 'Fourth Disaster' from a few years ago!"
"Where can I sign up?"
"Some people are being too much. What is the current situation, don't you people understand? You're still thinking about playing and about games. Terraforming planets might not even be enough, so where would there be any extras for you to play games with!"
"Speaking of which, wasn't it said that we were going to the Moon and Mars to build weather weapons and terraform planets? Why are survival bases and planting bases being built first?"
"Please, building weather weapons also requires infrastructure. You can't just have a few people on the Moon and Mars using their hands to build weather weapons, can you? And without survival bases, where would the exploration team live before the planet modification is successful? Big Wind Novel Network
The planting bases are said to be for cultivation, but in reality, it's to carefully study the soil of the Moon and Mars. Only by thoroughly researching this aspect can we know how to proceed with modifications once the weather weapons are built!
"Can I get an opportunity to serve my country!"
"This speed is too fast. I feel like I can live to see the day when two planets are successfully terraformed."
"Some countries are throwing tantrums again, saying that the Moon and Mars are resources for all of humanity and we shouldn't hog them. Heh, if you have the capability, come and do it yourselves."
"The foolish are still arguing with the stupid. The smart have already started learning. What's the use of just begging in the comment section? If you beg enough, will the higher-ups take pity on you and let you join the planetary exploration team?
You need to learn. If you have the ability, people will want you.
If you have no ability, you'll just cause trouble!"
"It's over. Ten years after graduation, the knowledge I retain is probably less than that of a middle schooler. I'll focus on health and try to live longer to wait for direct immigration."
"Emmmm..."
"This speed of slacking off is too fast!"