Chapter 1,365 The 2nd Space Elevator

Jiang Chen guessed right, they would indeed not refuse his proposal.

When Xia Shiyu called the Ecuadorian Embassy, ​​she received a reply from the Ecuadorian Presidential Palace that day.

The Ecuadorian government agreed to Futureman Group’s proposal to lease Marchena Island in the Galapagos Islands to Star Circle Trading for fifty years at a price of one million New Zealand dollars. If no accident occurs after fifty years, the contract will be automatically renewed for ten years.

Marchena Island is located in the northern part of the Galapagos Islands, close to the equator. The island covers an area of ​​130 square kilometers and has basically no development. The island is uninhabited and has only one extinct volcano. The surrounding sea is deep and it is an excellent natural port.

According to the agreement, Star Ring Trade can use the Machena Island for military purposes, but the number of troops stationed on the island shall not exceed 1,000, and strategic weapons such as ballistic missiles shall not be deployed to the island in any form.

Ecuador offered such favorable conditions, and the Future Man Group naturally reciprocated the favor. Not only did they name the second space elevator project the "Machena Project", but they also named the port at the end of the space elevator "Machena." Hong Kong" and even promised to provide a little help to Ecuador, whose GDP data is not beautiful, when it is nominated for the Earth Defense Alliance to join the alliance next year.

In addition, according to the agreement reached between Star Halo Trading and Ecuador, although the space elevator and space port will be built in Ecuador, they will not be bound by the Ecuadorian constitution. Instead, they will be governed by the Star Halo Trading and Space Department as a special autonomous area.

However, even so, this unregulated space elevator has still brought huge economic benefits to Ecuador, a small South American country.

If you look at the current Star Ring City, you will know that although it does not contribute a dime of tax revenue to the New Country's finances, the entire space elevator has almost become the entrance to the synchronous orbit in the Eastern Hemisphere, with ships traveling to and from New Country's major ports every day. , accounting for almost 60% of the entire cargo ships active in South Asia.

If it weren't for the fact that the capacity of one space elevator couldn't keep up, and there were more distant threats looming over him, Jiang Chen would never have considered hastily starting construction of a second space elevator when he was in a monopoly position.

Regarding this space elevator, Jiang Chen's positioning is very clear. This "Port of Marchena" will serve as a space port and space industrial base. As for the design that leaves a large area of ​​living and entertainment space for residents like the Star Ring City, in The port of Marchena was not considered.

A space city only needs one, and Star Ring City also only needs one...

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At night, the light in the study is on.

Sitting in front of the wooden table in the study room, Jiang Chen was talking to Sun Jiao on the phone. After Lin Ling's upgrade, the inter-dimensional communication chip in his watch now has a real-time transmission speed that is enough to support a holographic phone call with a large amount of data.

Lines and light particles outline Sun Jiao's bust on the edge of the table, making it look exactly like a real person. Although Jiang Chen could travel to the end of the world to have a tryst with Sun Jiao at any time, in order to test the performance of Lin Ling's upgraded inter-dimensional communication chip, the two of them chose the holographic phone call today with a tacit understanding.

"Are you okay over there?" Looking at the solid holographic image, Jiang Chen stretched out his hand and gently fiddled with the few strands of hair sticking to his cheek. A layer of digital ripples appeared on the holographic image, and the index finger passed through the fluttering hair without any suspense and stopped next to the beautiful cheek.

"It's all good together, even a little boring... When will you come back?" Sun Jiao gently covered the virtual existence's big hand and stared at him with her clear eyes, "Yao Yao, Lin Ling, and Xiaorou, They all miss you."

Jiang Chen chuckled and said in a joking tone, "Actually, it's you who miss me, right?"

is it not OK?

Sun Jiao raised her two beautiful eyebrows and said nothing. Those heroic eyes had already vividly expressed all the words she wanted to say.

Looking back at those charming eyes, Jiang Chen curled his lips, thought for a moment, and answered softly.

"At the end of the month at the latest, I still have one thing to deal with. After this matter is dealt with, I will probably come back and stay for a while."

The nail in Colombia has been pulled out, and the Star Ring trade has opened up in South America. As the Tokyo Olympics has come to an end, the problem of the US military stationed in Japan has also been successfully resolved. Now the only two things Jiang Chen has left on his hands are the first New World International Defense Exhibition, which will be held in the middle of this month, and the grand finale of this year, the US election.

There is nothing to say about the US election. All he can do has been done. Before the final results are announced, all he can do seems to be waiting.

As for the upcoming International Defense Exhibition, as the chairman of the Futureman Group, he naturally has to make an appearance. After all, the Futureman military industry is the protagonist of this defense exhibition. The whole world is paying attention to this arms giant that has been preparing for a long time. What will happen? What kind of eye-catching war machines are on display at the defense exhibition.

After this international defense exhibition is over, he will have nothing to do for at least two months. It will not be until the results of the US election are announced in mid-December that he will be able to formulate policies for the United States for the next four years based on the election results.

"Then I'll wait for you to come back." Sun Jiao pursed her lips and smiled, with a provocative look in her eyes. "Last time you and Xiaorou teamed up to deal with me, I haven't settled the score with you yet."

"Haha, you told me now, what if I don't dare to go back?" Jiang Chen said with a smile.

"Then I'll go find you! Lin Ling's research is almost successful." Sun Jiao raised her two fair hands and curled her fingers in a vicious manner, "I can't promise you what strange things will happen then. .”

"Really?!" After hearing Sun Jiao's previous words, Jiang Chen was slightly stunned. He stood up from the chair happily, put his hands on the table, and stared at Sun Jiao, "I mean, Lin Ling’s research finally succeeded?”

"Well, don't get excited, it's just that it's fast. It seems that there has been a breakthrough in the technology of collecting and storing antimatter. By the way, don't tell her that I told you..." Looking back, Sun Jiao said quickly, "She Don’t let me tell you, I said I wanted to give you a surprise.”

"It's almost time again," Jiang Chen sat back on his chair, rolled his eyes, and sighed, "I heard this last year, so now, can't you give me an accurate answer?"

"I will tell you if there is any new progress." Looking at Jiang Chen's appearance, Sun Jiaoming blinked and said with a smile, "Don't forget the promise you made to me. By the way, you shouldn't tell Have you forgotten me?"

"How is that possible?" Jiang Chen smiled, glanced at the clock on the wall, and said, "It's getting late, so go to bed early."

"Good night!"