Super Island Tycoon-Chapter 708 - 707: Development

Expensive is relative; if something is of great value, then no matter how high the price, it is still considered cheap.

For just a cost of four hundred thousand US dollars, you can experience the feeling of space travel, which seems like a very worthwhile deal no matter how you look at it.

Space travel, as you might expect, is a pricey endeavor, and everyone knows the expense involved with rockets.

There have been attempts to launch such projects before, but all required millions of US dollars.

Ultimately, these projects all folded due to their exorbitant prices.

What costs millions of US dollars elsewhere, Jiang Cheng offers for just four hundred thousand.

This comparison makes many people feel it's a great deal, some even think Jiang Cheng's project is too cheap.

Everything needs to be seen in comparison, which is why it is said that "without comparison, there's no harm."

Once this news spread widely through the Cosmic Umbrella Group's advertising, it sparked tremendous interest from everyone.

Although four hundred thousand US dollars is not a small amount, many families with some financial means can afford it.

For those middle-class families, if they truly desire, saving up for a space experience is not impossible.

Space, which seemed so remote to them, now has become something within reach.

With just a price of four hundred thousand US dollars, one can experience the feeling of being in the sky.

Many people feel that the mysterious space has opened its doors to them, offering a chance to try its mystique.

Compared to the experience of space travel, four hundred thousand US dollars seems so insignificant.

This has caused those with certain capabilities to go crazy.

Anyone with some interest in space is starting to consider this seriously.

To see if they could just grit their teeth and spend this amount of money to book a space travel project with the Cosmic Umbrella Group.

While the middle class needs to consider this carefully, the wealthy have an entirely different perspective.

Those wealthy individuals who don't care about a mere four hundred thousand US dollars are all dialing the Cosmic Umbrella Group's number, inquiring about the related details directly.

While four hundred thousand US dollars is a huge number for many, it's really nothing for the rich.

They easily spend more than that on luxury cars, not to mention private jets, for which four hundred thousand doesn't even cover a speck.

Therefore, for these wealthy individuals, the cost of such a space travel experience is something they don't even need to think about.

Their only concern is the safety of such travel; if it's not too dangerous, they're ready to register at once.

Since this kind of space travel is unprecedented, the issue of safety is something the wealthy are considering.

After all, the wealthier someone is, the more they fear death; they treasure their current good life too much.

However, after consulting with the Cosmic Umbrella Group, their safety concerns were immediately allayed.

Because Jiang Cheng personally guaranteed the safety issue, stating that the chance of an accident is much smaller than that of flying on a plane.

Jiang Cheng's assurance completely reassured many of the wealthy, given his stature, saying such things, what reason could they have for mistrust?

Since Jiang Cheng dares to guarantee with his status, it means Jiang Cheng has absolute confidence in his technology.

Even Ji Su, the greatest scientist in history, believes in the reliability of space travel, leaving them without any grounds for doubt.

Soon, the space travel project received many sign-ups, to the point where they couldn't handle more.

The surge in application numbers instantly made the project a hit, and those slow to act now have to wait their turn.

After all, there are only sixty spots available per day, so those registering later will have to wait patiently.

It seems there are still plenty of people in the world not short of money, as those signing up now don't mind the four hundred thousand US dollars; the middle class is still considering and has not made the final decision.

Those still deliberating became anxious as soon as they heard the news of the project starting to have a queue.

They just realized how many wealthy people there are, as a moment's hesitation meant the slots became very tight indeed.

The regretful ones rushed to the Cosmic Umbrella Group to book the upcoming spots.

They feared that if they hesitated any longer, they wouldn't know how long they'd have to wait.

Thus, they found themselves scheduled for much later as the space travel project turned out to be even more popular than expected.

But these people won't have to wait too long; Jiang Cheng's space mission center is currently expanding, and the rocket production line is also expanding.

Before long, the Space Mission Center will be expanded many times over, and there will be room for more launch missions by then.

After this expansion, the Space Mission Center will be able to accommodate more than thirty rocket launch missions at once.

That means Jiang Cheng could launch thirty rockets into space every day, increasing daily capacity to around six hundred slots.

This number will be enough to meet current demand since not everyone can afford the four hundred thousand dollars.

Jiang Cheng's expansion of the space base is not just for the space travel project, as that alone isn't worth such a huge effort.

Note that this expansion plan is enormous and involves significant financial investment.

To accommodate thirty rocket launch missions simultaneously, just hearing about it reveals the resources required for expansion.

Jiang Cheng needs to invest billions in the expansion of the Space Mission Center.

If so much money were invested just for one travel project, it might take decades to break even.

Jiang Cheng built the Space Mission Center so large because he's planning for future projects. Future space plans will become increasingly common, and the limiting factor for Jiang Cheng will be the rocket launch capability.

To achieve the plans of developing the entire solar system, a massive launch capacity is indispensable.

With the current capability of launching only three rockets per day, it falls far short of future needs.

In the future, Jiang Cheng plans large-scale development on Mars, which simply won't be possible without the ability to launch a large number of rockets daily.

That's why Jiang Cheng is expanding the Space Mission Center's scale this time, considering the upcoming plans.

Thirty launches per day are not Jiang Cheng's ultimate goal.

Jiang Cheng aims to launch hundreds of rockets every day; only such numbers can meet his requirement.

If even a hundred rockets can't be launched in a day, then there's no talking about conquering the solar system.