Super Island Tycoon

Now humanity has reached a very critical moment, and is about to step into space and head towards the universe.

At this time, when we are about to enter the universe, humanity needs many talented individuals like those on an island.

If there were countless people like Xiao Peng, silently dedicating everything they have, humanity striving towards the universe would just be a matter of time.

Of course, while people like Xiao Peng contribute their power, there also needs to be someone to lead them.

This is when someone needs to bravely stand out and point out a path of development for all of humanity.

And Jiang Cheng is the leader of these people, as well as the guide of human civilization.

Jiang Cheng can point out the correct path for everyone, leading humanity towards an incredibly bright future.

Let’s go, we should now head over to the R&D team.

The matters concerning the Space Station have now concluded, and things on Mars have also stabilized.

Next, our focus should shift to the R&D team; technology is the cornerstone of space endeavors.

Without advanced technology, everything is fleeting. Below is the phase where we will accumulate technology.

After Jiang Cheng shared the upcoming plans with Xiao Peng, he left the rocket landing field with Xiao.

Just like Jiang Cheng said, the next phase is indeed one of technological accumulation.

The technology currently in Jiang Cheng’s hand is already quite advanced, covering various aspects of the aerospace field.

But this technology is still not enough to support all of humanity in smoothly entering the actual space age.

At the very least, the hallmark of the space age, the spaceship, cannot be manufactured with current human technology.

Even if Jiang Cheng has a complete method for manufacturing a spaceship in his mind, he still lacks the corresponding technology to provide a manufacturing environment.

Thus, the next stage for Jiang Cheng is to accumulate technology, and only when technology has accumulated to a certain extent will humanity begin to flourish.

Jiang Cheng took Xiao Peng and left the Space Mission Center, officially concluding this inspection of the Space Station.

He brought Xiao back to the Aerospace Technology Company, and began working busily with the R&D team.

The next long period of time would be one where Jiang Cheng is immersed in developing technology.

Now Mars has entered a stable development stage, with one platinum mine after another entering the mining phase.

In the future, a far-reaching amount of platinum will be transported back from Mars to Earth, serving as the material for future spaceship manufacturing.

Special personnel are responsible for matters on Mars, so Jiang Cheng doesn’t need to focus too much attention there. Astronauts have already settled in the Space Station, so future space transportation tasks will be entrusted to them.

In the future, rockets arriving from Mars to Earth will no longer need to perform landing operations.

When the rockets carrying goods reach Earth’s orbit, they can unload all the goods at the Space Station and then directly set off back to Mars. This saves a lot of launch and landing time and can increase the transportation capacity between Mars and Earth.

As for the goods stored in the Space Station, rockets will naturally come to transport them back to Earth every once in a while.

Although this seems cumbersome since it requires transferring once, it greatly increases the efficiency of rocket usage.

Since the distance from the Space Station to Earth is close, the weight of cargo that can be transported is much greater.

If only five hundred tons of cargo can be loaded from Mars to Earth, then several thousand tons can be transported from the Space Station to Earth.

Therefore, cargo transported from Mars to the Space Station can be stored and then transported at once.

In this way, some rockets could specifically handle transport from Mars to the Space Station, while other specialized rockets handle the final transport tasks.

This collaborative and divided transportation method enhances the efficiency of rocket usage, allowing more goods to be transported with the same number of rockets.

Work at the Space Station will be managed by astronauts, leaving Jiang Cheng no need to worry.

The Cosmic Umbrella Group is still developing, with every industry it involves running smoothly, bringing vast amounts of wealth to Jiang Cheng daily.

A lot of this earned money is invested by Jiang Cheng into the space program; space exploration and development is indeed a money-burning affair now.

All sorts of equipment and the vast R&D team require Jiang Cheng to spend an astronomical amount of money daily.

Just maintaining the transportation line from Mars to Earth already costs Jiang Cheng billions annually.

These rockets aren’t picked up from the roadside; each is made by Jiang Cheng with real money.

If not for the Cosmic Umbrella Group serving as a money-making machine, Jiang Cheng couldn’t have undertaken those massive space plans.

However, matters concerning the Cosmic Umbrella Group will naturally be managed by CEO Zhang Manlin, and even if Jiang Cheng wanted to meddle, he wouldn’t be able to help; he just needs to sign off on time.

All of Jiang Cheng’s current projects have entered a stable development stage.

These projects don’t require Jiang Cheng to worry; they will naturally continue to develop and grow.

And Jiang Cheng just needs to focus on technological matters, as scientific research is Jiang Cheng’s true forte and what this scientist is most skilled at.

Currently, Jiang Cheng has no other affairs that need his attention, so he’s preparing to put all his energy into the laboratory.

Now, Jiang Cheng has indeed entered an awkward stage. Although aerospace technology is quite mature and even Mars development can be carried out.

But now, Jiang Cheng can only develop Mars, and the development efficiency is not very high.

Transportation of equipment and personnel to Mars via rockets is cost-ineffective and cannot increase the payload much.

Therefore, the development of Mars can only be maintained at a certain scale; if fully developed, the transportation costs would be unbearable even for Jiang Cheng.

Because rockets are a constraint on Jiang Cheng, he can’t start large-scale space plans.

Rockets are still less efficient than spaceships; a spaceship can transport tens of thousands of tons of cargo in one go and is many times faster than a rocket.

The most crucial part is the lifespan issue: a rocket would almost be done after just two years, but a spaceship could last without problems for ten years.

Although the manufacturing cost of a spaceship is higher than that of a rocket, when calculated comprehensively, it’s more cost-effective than a rocket.

Therefore, the most important task for Jiang Cheng now is to manufacture spaceships, which would allow large-scale development of Mars.

But spaceships are not something that can be manufactured easily; just hearing the term ’spaceship’ sounds magnificent, and making one is indeed an incredibly complex task.

First, a spaceship requires a large amount of platinum, an indispensable material.

Now Jiang Cheng has found a source of platinum, so there’s no need to worry about materials anymore.

But aside from material issues, technical aspects truly stump Jiang Cheng.