svetikya #850 - The wind is blowing
#850 - The wind is blowing
As the deadline for the flight to Xandar approached, the entire Earth seemed to enter a period of turmoil.
Inter-country diplomatic activities became frequent, and the political atmosphere was treacherous, unlike the harmony of a month ago.
In particular, those countries that failed to obtain a place in this selection process but were not weak in strength had been making constant small moves recently.
For example, Israel, like a nail, was directly stuck in the Middle East.
Due to Liang Yue's personal preferences and other reasons, the country failed to obtain a travel spot under the lottery rules, even though their donations to Tina and Milava's foundations were not small.
But in fact, from the very beginning, Liang Yue had excluded them from the scope of spot selection...
Interestingly, as Middle Eastern countries, Iran and the wealthy Gulf countries, which were close to them, obtained two and one travel spots respectively.
For another example, the island nation, which has always regarded itself as the leader of East Asia, also failed to obtain a spot this time.
However, the Solomon Islands, Malaysia, and Brunei, which are also Pacific island countries, were very lucky to each obtain one...
Under such circumstances, some people and some countries naturally couldn't sit still.
After all, this travel spot was too important, and what it represented was not just a trip to an alien planet.
According to previous cases, once they arrived, Liang Yue would also distribute activity funds of at least 100,000 Star Dollars to each traveler, and equip them with personal wrist computers, translators, and virtual world connection tools.
The four countries of China, Russia, the United States, and the United Kingdom had even taken the opportunity of their first trip to Xandar to directly establish scientific research bases there.
They were wholeheartedly stationed there, and for several months, they had been racing against time to study alien technology.
It was said that the first batch of travelers had formed a joint project team, and the main research direction was the accumulation and manufacturing of various technologies related to spaceships.
It was said that the Chinese team had successfully completed scientific research docking before the end of the last trip and was able to start related research projects based on some existing technical data...
And those who did not have the ability to establish scientific research bases on alien planets also gained a lot.
Based solely on the 100,000 Star Dollar activity funds in their hands, they directly brought back many new technologies and new species from Xandar that were eye-catching and had a significant impact!
Now, more than two months have passed, and these technologies and species with unique functions from alien planets have mostly begun to enter the practical application stage.
Although it is still far from the stage of large-scale mass production, and at least a few years of accumulation are still needed, this development trend is beyond doubt.
Moreover, according to the first batch of returning travelers, they seemed to have reached a rather solemn agreement during their time on Xandar.
That is, to recognize the legality, legitimacy, and exclusivity of a series of goods and technologies purchased by these travelers from each other on Xandar.
At the same time, their respective countries will legally have the exclusive right to operate the goods or technologies in the next few years, and enjoy similar protection of rights and interests as patent protection laws on Earth.
The signing of this agreement undoubtedly guaranteed the interests of those pioneers from a system perspective, but it also limited the efforts and pace of those who came later.
Further increasing the sense of crisis in the hearts of these latecomers~
Upon hearing this information, as a famous small country on Earth with scarce resources but a developed economy and a good technological foundation.
For countries and groups like Israel and the island nation, which are ambitious and unwilling to lag behind, the urgency in their hearts can be imagined.
But hitchhiking is like this, often one step behind leads to step by step behind.
Before the foundation's lottery list was confirmed, they had actually done their best to use their national power, frequently sending diplomatic missions, business teams, etc., to try their best to lobby among the major powers.
Especially those countries like China, the United States, Russia, and the United Kingdom, which had already established scientific research studios on alien planets, spared no effort to reach verbal cooperation agreements with them.
To this end, even if it meant sacrificing some existing benefits, they would never give up.
But, if you really want to implement this agreement, you must at least have a spot to go to Xandar, right?
At least there must be one, otherwise this cooperation agreement can only stay on paper~
Then, the lottery results were announced, and they were not on the list...
As a result, under the agitation of this group of countries, the current Earth can be described as stormy, with lightning and thunder, turbulent waves, and constant winds, the trees want to be quiet, but the wind doesn't stop...
In short, travel spots are now a scarce commodity, it's not like you can get them casually just because you have money.
For those small countries with serious lack of strength, even if they are lucky enough to get a spot, they probably won't be able to keep it.
But the current international situation has given them some room for bargaining to a certain extent.
After all, if only one powerful country sent an aircraft carrier battle group to their door and asked them for a spot, then naturally there would be no room for choice.
After all, with China's success as a precedent, this time the list had ten spots directly filled.
These two traditional world powers can't lag behind too much and watch themselves being left behind.
Even later, they used their network of relationships to contact Elizabeth and Betty to help whisper sweet nothings, and then each country was given an extra three spots, it was still not enough.
At this time, being able to get as many spots as possible from other small countries in the world is the absolute right thing to do.
And for those semi-powerful countries without spots, there is no room for retreat or compromise, multi-faceted attacks and all-out efforts are their only choice.
...
"The wind is rising~"
Different from the hot, dry, and sandy environment of the Northwest in previous years, Liang Yue's farm at this time seemed a bit cool.
Even though the time had reached August, the hottest season of the year, the small city still seemed gentle and pleasant, with the climate remaining at around twenty-five, six, seven or eight degrees.
The air humidity was suitable, and everywhere was filled with the fragrance of nature and vegetation.
The azure blue sky without a trace of clouds, and the bright sun with a halo, seemed to have no impact on the small city at all.
A moment later, a slight electric vehicle motor sound came from far and near, to the orchard of Liang Yue's farm.
The person who came was Meng Xiaoyu, who had been busy on her own land, supervising the planting of oil plants~
"Just got the news, a tornado suddenly blew up in the Northwest Basin, the wind seems to be quite strong, I heard that a large amount of dust was rolled up from the desert.
At the latest, a sandstorm will blow over in two hours."
"Don't worry, I've been prepared for it."
Liang Yue was sitting leisurely under a thick fruit tree at this time, holding the ancient and luxurious Summoning Codex in his hand, carefully looking through it.
Hearing the other party's words, he didn't even bother to raise his head.
"Are you still planning to slap the sandstorm away like last time?"
Meng Xiaoyu asked after hearing this.
After speaking, this woman had already jumped down from the four-wheeled electric car under her, and walked to Liang Yue's side, turning her face and curiously looking at the Codex in his hand.
"After the previous precedent, Xiao Wu has specially designed a small climate regulator for this purpose, didn't you see that even in the middle of summer, you don't feel very hot under the sun."
"So that's how it is! Can that climate regulator also deal with sandstorms?"
"That thing is like a specific field, wind exceeding a certain level and air containing a certain concentration of foreign objects will be blocked outside the coverage area."
"That's good~"