Super Island Tycoon-Chapter 725 - 724: Harvest

At that time, astronauts will just need to bring back the finished platinum ingots, which is extremely convenient.

The astronauts' preparations were done very quickly, and within half a day, they had finished everything.

In the afternoon, it's time for the official start of platinum mining, soon the astronauts will be able to see finished platinum.

They plan to conduct a small-scale mining next year, hoping to smelt a piece of finished platinum, as a souvenir of their first official mining day.

This signifies that the mine is officially operational, and in the future, a large amount of platinum will be continuously mined.

Even Jiang Cheng stayed in the command hall, watching the entire process of platinum mining.

This afternoon's small-scale mining operation has a very special meaning for Jiang Cheng.

If platinum is successfully mined next, it will prove that Mars can bring Jiang Cheng benefits.

This is the first time Mars development has brought Jiang Cheng revenue, carrying quite a commemorative significance.

Up until now, Jiang Cheng has invested billions into the Mars project.

But these funds have seen almost no returns, purely investments with no profit.

One could say this money was thrown into the water, a completely unprofitable trade.

However, once platinum starts being produced on Mars, this situation will begin to improve gradually.

Although Jiang Cheng cannot yet make a fortune from mining on Mars, it's a good start.

At the very least, Jiang Cheng is seeing some return on his investment now, even if it's not much, it's still a start.

Jiang Cheng believes that as Mars' development progresses, he will receive more from it.

Currently, the Mars project is still in the investment stage, far from the time to reap the rewards.

But once Mars is fully developed, the returns for Jiang Cheng could be hundreds of times the investment.

Because in the future, Jiang Cheng is likely to control everything on Mars, making it his private property.

Owning his own planet, just the thought of it excites Jiang Cheng.

Now only Jiang Cheng can travel between Earth and Mars, with the only base on Mars also being Jiang Cheng's.

One could say that Jiang Cheng already controls the most crucial aspects of Mars, transportation and the base.

When the Mars base eventually expands into a city, Jiang Cheng's influence will not diminish in the slightest.

By then, Mars might just follow Jiang Cheng's orders, with no one able to restrict him.

One could say Mars is Jiang Cheng's own domain, and his control over Mars will only grow stronger, with no one able to contest him in the future.

As of now, only Jiang Cheng has the capability to send people to Mars, while others can only watch Jiang Cheng develop Mars, unable to do anything themselves.

If one day humanity officially begins migrating to Mars, Jiang Cheng will be Mars' supreme leader, with absolute control over everything there.

Every time Jiang Cheng thinks about possibly having controlling rights over Mars in the future,

he feels that his extensive efforts have not been wasted.

Currently, the Mars project has only cost him a few billion, which pales in comparison to owning Mars.

Even if Jiang Cheng were to invest tens of billions into the project, it would still be a worthwhile venture.

After all, all this money is going into constructing Mars, and in the future, Mars will belong to Jiang Cheng.

For the better future of his planet, Jiang Cheng is determined to continue developing Mars diligently, striving to see the day of Mars emigration arrive sooner.

Of course, while Jiang Cheng envisions the future, he hasn't forgotten about the present.

(ccd) The future is undoubtedly promising, but it's still far off; it's more practical to seize the present.

Right now, Jiang Cheng is watching the big screen in front of him, which shows a busy scene.

Many mining robots are working hard, digging up all the platinum ore from underground.

Some auxiliary robots are responsible for the transportation work, sending the mined ore to the smelting and forging integrated equipment.

Once the raw ore reaches the smelting and forging integrated equipment, refined processing begins immediately.

First, the equipment must purify the platinum ore before the smelting can proceed.

Finally, what this equipment produces is the end product, the platinum Jiang Cheng needs.

However, the finished product isn't ready yet; it will take some time before the final harvest can be seen.

The entire platinum mining site is bustling with activity, yet everything appears very orderly.

Each piece of equipment and every robot is performing its respective duties, while astronauts are busy with mine planning. 𝘧𝑟𝑒𝑒𝘸𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝓁.𝘤𝘰𝓂

They'll be quite busy these few days, but once this place stabilizes, they can relax a bit.

In fact, whether astronauts watch over the mine makes no difference, as robots can handle all the work.

Astronauts are a very valuable resource, and it's impossible for them to keep mining.

However, since today is the first day of mine operation, astronauts need to come and plan the subsequent mining routes.

Once everything is planned in the next few days, they won't need to come here anymore.

By that time, robots and fully automated equipment will complete all the work, and they'll just need to stay at the base and collect results.

Jiang Cheng has been closely monitoring the progress of the mining site, waiting for the final harvest.

The astronauts didn't keep Jiang Cheng waiting long; soon, many ores had been mined.

These ores were sufficient to smelt a unit of platinum ingot, so an astronaut pressed the button on the equipment to officially commence the smelting and forging process.

The smelting and forging integrated equipment is very convenient and soon completed all the work.

A piece of metal ingot flashing with dazzling brilliance appeared on the equipment's conveyor belt.

Jiang Cheng saw the beautiful metal on the display screen, its silvery-white appearance so lovely.

The metal ingot shining before his eyes is a piece of high-purity platinum key.

This platinum ingot is the result of humanity's first extraterrestrial mining effort, and Jiang Cheng's first achievement in his space project.

Today could be considered Jiang Cheng's harvest day, and it's a day worth remembering.

Soon, an astronaut approached the conveyor belt and picked up the platinum ingot.

Though this platinum ingot isn't large, its weight is by no means light.

The density of platinum is still quite significant, with a small chunk weighing several kilograms.

The astronaut carefully stored the platinum ingot, preparing to send it back to Earth.

This first platinum ingot is very meaningful, marking humanity's first commercial mining on another planet.

The iron mined for the base construction was merely local material usage, not a commercial mining activity.

One could say Jiang Cheng has inaugurated a new era, where humanity can profit from extraterrestrial mining.