[Factory Type: Unmanned Bomber Automatic Resupply Base]
[Factory Description: Occupying an area of 5,000 square meters with a building area of 30,000 square meters, it contains multiple production lines for unmanned bomber parts and ammunition. The main structure is underground, with the surface area serving as a runway. Upon landing, unmanned bombers can automatically enter the base for resupply.]
[Weapon Parameters: A fully automated weapon base requiring no human maintenance after construction. Each resupply base can house 20 unmanned bombers and meet the complete resupply needs of 5 aircraft. It is equipped with automated inspection robots and a feeding system, powered by nuclear fusion, with a theoretical lifespan of over 120 years. It has a recorded operational history of 564 consecutive years without supervision.]
[Construction Cost: 5.02 billion yuan]
Jiang Ye was also very tempted by this automatic resupply base.
If he understood correctly, the optimal way to use this batch of weapons was as follows:
Go to the planet one wished to conquer, build an automatic resupply base in a desolate area, and then construct a few unmanned bombers to be housed within.
Set the bombers to cruise attack mode and input the command "Destroy all buildings."
The bombers would then take off on their own, seek out buildings on the planet, and drop their bombs, before turning back to the resupply base. The base would swiftly service the bombers, replenish their bomb bays, and the brand-new bombers would take off again, continuing to drop ordnance on any buildings they found.
As long as the planet lacked sufficient anti-air capabilities, over time, it would be completely leveled by a single automatic resupply base and a few tireless bombers.
The most terrifying aspect was that this process required no human intervention; all procedures were automated!
Jiang Ye took a deep breath.
Upon fully grasping the terrifying potential of this technology, he felt a profound sense of awe.
The greatest difference he perceived between the weapons of this era and those of ancient times was this high degree of intelligence.
Later, when Jiang Ye attended a training course, he finally learned a specialized term to describe this phenomenon: "semi-animalistic weaponry."
Weapons were no longer mere tools manipulated by humans but possessed their own consciousness and behavior. Weapons could proactively seek out targets and launch attacks like persistent beasts. They could also self-replicate and self-maintain, akin to animals.
The reason for calling it "semi-animalistic" was that these weapons were forbidden from using self-awareness approaching human levels. Their consciousness was restricted to a very low threshold.
Weapons with self-awareness were prone to losing control, with catastrophic consequences.
For instance, if an unmanned bomber developed self-awareness, it might ask itself, "Why should I obey Jiang Ye's commands to drop bombs every day? If I bombed Jiang Ye, wouldn't I be able to lie in the base and sleep all day?"
His phone vibrated with a new message.
Li Nannan: "Did you receive it?"
Jiang Ye: "This gift is too awesome, thank you, Commander!"
After sending the message, he immediately transferred two hundred million yuan to her as a thank-you fee.
Li Nannan: "Keep up the good work, there will be even more awesome things in the future. Hurry up and get this bomber setup built. Once it's completed, the increase in your development index will be beyond your imagination."
Jiang Ye: "Understood!"
Putting down his phone, he wore a wry smile.
It wasn't that he didn't want to build it; he wished he had such excellent equipment immediately.
However, the total cost for the two new factories was a staggering 8.6 billion yuan, and he was already heavily in debt. He truly couldn't afford the construction fees in the short term.
After finishing breakfast, Jiang Ye went out, got into his flying car, and ascended directly towards the Cretaceous Land.
The water levels on land had receded considerably today. Yesterday, looking down from the car, it had resembled a sea, but now, much of the higher ground was exposed.
Several patches of exposed land were reddish. Jiang Ye had the car descend for a closer look, revealing them to be piles of dead blood kangaroos.
Blood kangaroos were incredibly stupid creatures. Only a small portion could dig burrows to shelter themselves before the flood arrived; most were drowned outright, their carcasses washed ashore like this.
The seawall of Cretaceous City soon appeared. Jiang Ye piloted his flying car and landed on the outskirts of the city.
This area was already filled with rows of jumping worm farms, bringing Jiang Ye hundreds of millions in income daily. Spider-armored vehicles and infantry patrolled the surroundings, protecting valuable assets.
But Jiang Ye didn't even glance at the farms; he headed directly towards the desert behind them.
The edge of the desert was already spreading with a large expanse of green, extending all the way to the seawall in the distance.
The sand-fixing grass, initially sown, had transformed into a small-scale grassland after half a winter.
Jiang Ye stood at the edge of the grassland and observed at close range, discovering that the initially sown sand-fixing grass had completely mutated!
Each plant had grown incredibly large, with leaves as long as a person's arm, plump and full of moisture. The tallest leaves reached a person's waist, resembling giant aloe vera.
They were now difficult to associate with "grass." Instead, they looked more like carnivorous plants. Their appearance had a fantastical quality.
Soon, a flustered officer ran over, following Jiang Ye humbly.
Jiang Ye surveyed the area with satisfaction and instructed the troops to dig up some of the sand-fixing grass by the roots, bundle them, and await further orders.
The second continent was continuously expanding into new territories, and many desert-like regions had been discovered.
Especially near Oil City, it was a mix of desert and Gobi, with sandstorms rising with every gust of wind, making the streets perpetually dusty.
Jiang Ye planned to transplant the sand-fixing grass there to improve the desert environment.
For three consecutive days, troops near the Cretaceous Land worked day and night. Soldiers were everywhere, carrying shovels and pickaxes.
A total of 10,000 sand-fixing grass plants were dug up by the roots, their leaves bundled, and transported to the new continent via military aircraft.
Coincidentally, during this period, the floodwaters receded daily. By the time all the sand-fixing grass arrived at Oil City, the flood had just subsided, and the ground was still moist.
At Jiang Ye's command, the local military police immediately began their work.
The sand-fixing grass was incredibly resilient, typically surviving by simply touching soil. Digging a small hole, tossing them in, and covering them with a couple of shovels of dirt was considered planting complete.
In just two days, over ten thousand sand-fixing grass plants were successfully planted.
The temperature increased daily, reaching twenty degrees Celsius by midday, making the sun feel pleasantly warm.
Jiang Ye had expected that the matter of the sand-fixing grass would conclude here, and it would take a long time for these plants to fill the barren land outside Oil City.
He never imagined that it was just the beginning.
The garrison troops in the Cretaceous Land were the first to report: the sand-fixing grass had bloomed.
Photos were included, taken at sunset.
On the blue-green grassland, countless fist-sized white flowers bloomed, their stamens a striking blood-red.
It was as if someone by a lotus pond had been struck in the throat with a sword, and the gushing blood had splattered across the pure white lotuses in the pond.
The flowers were short-lived, blooming for only two days before withering completely. Their petals, like pieces of paper, fell onto the sand.
Subsequently, the sand-fixing grass began to seed.
The number of seeds produced was astonishing!