Depth: 102 meters, Future Ship Laboratory.
Inside an extremely confidential office, Jiang Cheng stood before a viewing window made of pressure-resistant glass, his gaze deep as he looked at the schools of fish constantly swimming by, lost in thought.
Seven days have passed since the conclusion of the Jade Island Technology Expo.
During these seven days, Jiang Cheng hardly rested, with endless meetings to attend and countless investors waiting for him, allowing him to finally experience the life of working tirelessly.
This kind of situation was unimaginable in his previous life!
One should know that Jiang Cheng has never been a diligent person; he has his own pursuits in life, and to live life to the fullest is his philosophy.
However, the reason he has been so diligent these past few days is that these matters are of great importance and couldn’t be ignored.
At the expo’s closing ceremony, he dropped a bombshell in the world’s tech industry, announcing the construction of a "Noah’s Ark" Century Ship that could float freely on the sea.
This plan, once released, indeed shocked the entire world!
In just a few days, a flood of researchers started applying for Green Cards to Jade Island, involving all sectors of science and technology!
The stunning amount of applications was something Jade Island had never encountered before, even surpassing the most spectacular period when Jade Island was first opened to the public.
From this, it can be seen how attractive this grand construction plan is to researchers worldwide!
So, from every perspective, Jade Island would profit immensely this time!
For the current Jade Island, there’s no lack of anything except talent, especially top-notch research talent!
However, these talents are somewhat limited and well-protected by various countries. It’s almost impossible to entice them to Jade Island merely by offering money!
Thus, after much deliberation, Jiang Cheng came up with this plan.
For now, it seems to be effective.
However, only Jiang Cheng knows that deep down, he feels more bitterness.
Because the so-called "floating city of the ’Future’" plan is actually just a wild idea of his; he has no idea if it can be built, or when it can be built!
One could say that his solemn declaration to the world was largely just "painting a big picture."
Of course, building a floating island, or calling it a floating island construction, is a grand vision Jiang Cheng has long been striving for.
After developing for such a long time, his Island Master level has increased to a considerable degree, equipped with all kinds of black technology.
Yet, at this level, simply presenting a single piece of black technology no longer gives much sense of accomplishment.
Now, Jiang Cheng is increasingly convinced that in order to maximize the potential of these black technologies, they should be utilized comprehensively to create the greatest value.
And based on this idea, he came up with the wild notion to build a floating island.
However, Jiang Cheng also understands that building such a floating island will face countless application challenges, such as materials technology, power technology, energy technology, construction technology, and so on.
All these challenges cannot be solved completely by his system’s black technology alone; substantial support from a broad range of researchers is ultimately needed, which is why he released this significant plan to the world.
Thinking of the future influx of researchers to Jade Island, Jiang Cheng feels a surge of excitement.
With the support of these researchers, his research plans can be smoothly implemented.
Thinking of this, Jiang Cheng immediately called up the system’s construction store, and after some selection, his gaze finally fixed on a special type of engine.
With a light tap of his finger, the engine model in the store suddenly enlarged, transforming into a clear 3D projection in front of Jiang Cheng.
The engine model before him appeared in the form of three tightly connected cylindrical chimneys, though internally featuring numerous spiral conduits, and its exterior enveloped by some special crystal-like conduits, appearing quite peculiar.
Someone uninformed would definitely mistake this for some alien technology facility.
Indeed, no matter from which angle you look at it, it does not seem to be a technological device currently available in the world, but more like a power generation device from a science fiction novel.
Seeing the generator model, Jiang Cheng’s lips slightly curled into a meaningful smile.
Zero-loss wave generator!
To allow the floating island to sail freely on the ocean, the power issue is the most critical and urgent problem to solve; without resolving the power issue, nothing else can proceed!
However, for such a massive island to sail freely, the amount of power needed would also reach an extremely astonishing scale; ordinary power supply facilities can clearly not meet such needs.
Conventional power plants like thermal, hydroelectric, and nuclear either occupy large spaces, consume fuel, or pose significant safety risks, making them unsuitable for the special conditions of a floating island.
In this context, wave energy facilities caught Jiang Cheng’s attention.
In the ocean, the most stable and abundant energy source is undoubtedly wave energy!
Every moment, waves are everywhere!
Inexhaustible, endless!
Moreover, wave energy, unlike solar energy, doesn’t fail due to weather conditions, being incredibly stable and posing no environmental pollution issues.
Therefore, wave energy is the most suitable power source from any perspective.
However, with today’s technological level, extracting wave energy is extremely difficult and exhibits very low generation efficiency.
The fundamental reason for these problems lies in the erratic nature of wave movements, with all directions, angles, vertical, horizontal, pendulum-like, oscillating...
In short, without mastering wave movement’s rules, it’s impossible to effectively utilize this natural energy.
However, the zero-loss wave generator’s appearance has excellently addressed this difficulty!
This power generation device features an inertial wave-aggregation technology that continuously senses wave movements, maximizing the utilization of wave energy, and then employs a high-efficiency conversion system to convert the captured potential energy into electrical energy.
Most importantly, this wave generator is small in size yet high in generation efficiency, suitable for large-scale installation.
Combining these generators can form a wave energy power plant with extremely impressive output.
As a result, combined with solar power, wind power, and other power generation methods, providing energy for a floating island is no longer a whimsical notion!