"With the space elevator, you can directly enter the space station and then go to the moon! This is much less demanding on the body than the space shuttle! I think there is no problem for you and Teacher Yuan!" Lu Qiujian replied with a smile, "But

, I’m afraid it’s too early for you to say that this is the last ribbon-cutting!”

"Then I'll go to the moon in a few months! I'll ask Kun Qi later if anyone else wants to go up there. Xiao Lu, help us join the team!" Qin Feng said without being polite, "That's right.

, what do you mean the last ribbon-cutting was too early?" Qin Feng vaguely seemed to have thought of something, but was not sure yet, so he immediately turned back to look at Lu Qiujian and asked.

"Pixiu has already started to return! According to the latest data reported by them, it is completely possible to reach our space station before you leave your job!" Lu Qiujian replied with a smile. The scale of the Huaguo International Space Station is now quite huge.

In addition to living and scientific research areas, a huge

In the large space smelting center, they will take advantage of the vacuum and low gravity of space to further process the metal balls carried back by Pixiu. After completing the processing procedures in space, they will transport the semi-finished products back to the earth through the space elevator. Finally,

The final processing is completed on Earth and becomes the final product.

All this will take time, but platinum can definitely be shipped back in batches first. This is the first time that people on earth have brought back such a large amount of metal smelting products from outer space. This marks that space mining has officially become a reality! If it is a moment of great significance,

Qin Feng has every reason to come here again.

"Haha! Prime Minister Kunqi has been nagging about the high price of platinum recently, and now he can finally breathe a sigh of relief!" Except for a few ordinary people who still collect platinum, the absolute majority of platinum has fallen into the hands of those speculators! For Qin

Feng Liang said that they have tried their best to avoid the losses of the people, and since those speculators are engaged in commercial speculation, they should bear the risks brought by market fluctuations! Therefore, they have no psychological pressure on the fate that these people are about to usher in.

The Pixiu mining spacecraft is getting closer and closer to the earth. Gradually, not only the Chinese, but also some foreign astronomical institutions have discovered this special spacecraft and the three huge spheres with solar sails behind it! What are these?

They quickly analyzed the composition of the three metal balls through spectral data! They were immediately speechless.

Feeling that the time was almost up, the spokesperson of the Xihe Project also announced the news that the Pixiu mining spacecraft was about to return to the earth at a regular press conference. She showed dozens of high-definition pictures in succession, showing the world from all angles.

The situation of the Pixiu mining spacecraft and the three metal balls was fully revealed.

"As you can see, the Pixiu mining spacecraft has achieved fruitful results after more than a year of hard work! They collected ore and smelted it from the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, and brought back a huge amount of wealth!" the spokesperson

Enlarge the photo of the platinum ball that attracts the most attention!

"Whew!" There was an exclamation at the scene. All the reporters were going crazy at the moment. How much does such a big platinum ball weigh? And what is its value?

The spokesperson seemed to have heard the reporters' thoughts and began to answer their questions with a slightly trembling tone. To be honest, the spokesperson was frightened when he saw this number. "The total weight of this platinum ball exceeds 400 million."

ounce, if converted according to the current price of 10,000 yuan/ounce in the international market, this platinum ball is worth more than 4 trillion yuan!"

The ounce is the weight unit of international precious metals. For example, gold, platinum, etc. all use ounces as the trading unit! One ounce is approximately equal to 28.3 grams, and 400 million ounces is equivalent to more than 11,300 tons. I believe that it will soon be used in the international market.

It’s time to change platinum’s trading unit from ounces to tons!

"Of course, we all know that if you rashly increase the supply of platinum on such a large scale, the price of platinum in the international market will definitely fall sharply!" the spokesperson continued. It is polite to say that there has been a sharp drop. I believe there are already international speculators ready to jump off the building now, right?

"But even so, the rewards of this mining trip are still extremely rich! In addition to decoration and jewelry, platinum is also used in the industrial field.

The domain also has great uses. Platinum has strong antioxidant power and high melting point, and can be used to make space suits; as a catalyst, platinum can be used in automobile exhaust purification devices, playing an important role in protecting the environment; anyone's skin

There is no allergy to platinum, and platinum can be made into electrodes for electronic pulse regulators, which can be directly inserted into the human heart to treat patients with arrhythmia, etc.!"

"In the past, due to the high price, the application of platinum has been greatly restricted! But now, the relatively low price of platinum can make it play a huge role!" The spokesperson expressed his opinion passionately, and his heart changed.

The platinum earrings I finally saved up to buy seem to be about the same price as silver now?

"In addition, the Pixiu also brought back an equally huge amount of iron and nickel! These two metals." Most reporters lost interest in the next words, and they began to eagerly send the news back! They knew that another wave of financial turmoil was coming.

Coming soon.

Dozens of days later, it was still the offshore platform protected by the aircraft carrier formation, and underneath the Jianmu-1 space elevator, there were still the dignified hostesses, Qin Feng, Lu Qiujian and others!

Today they will welcome the first batch of platinum back to the earth! The huge elevator landed smoothly on the platform along the nanomaterial cables, the elevator door opened, and the staff used a cart to push out an ingot of processed platinum ingots!

The alluring light made everyone swallow their saliva, but it turned into regret in an instant. What a beautiful metal! Unfortunately, their prices have fallen too much now.

After the ribbon-cutting was completed, what was different from last time was that this time Lu Qiujian still stayed in the press conference area after Qin Feng and others left. He talked to reporters around the world, "As we all know, mining on the earth is extremely easy to cause damage.

All kinds of pollution, while the earth’s minerals

Uneven distribution is also an important factor in triggering wars! But now we have a better choice. In the vast expanse of space, there are astonishing ores everywhere! In space, there are truly inexhaustible minerals.

Wealth is waiting for us to mine!”

"I have made suggestions to the Chinese government. Except for those minerals that cannot be found in near-Earth space for the time being, they will continue to be mined. In the future, mines in China will be gradually closed down, and space mining will be used as a resource for China."
Chapter completed!