CHAPTER 547: CHAPTER 445 TECHNICAL SUPPORT

"Nuclear battery technology?" Chen Xin thought for a moment, but ultimately decided not to mention to Lucia about the isotope battery technology currently being used by Flame Country. Such matters are better left to be negotiated at the national level.

Though nuclear battery technology and isotope battery technology both constitute nuclear battery technology, and are fundamentally similar in principle, the gap between them cannot be measured solely by reasoning. Chen Xin is also unsure whether the nation would agree to share isotope battery technology with Lucia.

This is not ordinary technology; unlike the Energy Tower, this is something that could affect the strategic balance between the two countries.

Even though Lucia might not turn against Flame Country after obtaining isotope battery technology, and even if they did, they might not win, Chen Xin does not want to gamble on this matter.

He desires to gain more survival points, but there are some things that do not need to be done.

"Since you can solve the energy problem, we won’t interfere." Chen Xin told Lucia’s official, yet seemed to recall something and asked him, "I’ve looked at your shelter designs and feel that there are areas where the design could be optimized. I wonder who your designer is, and if we could have a chat?"

"Ah! This..." Lucia’s official was caught off guard, his expression turned awkward, appearing as if he was troubled and didn’t know how to explain to Chen Xin.

Seeing him like this, Chen Xin raised an eyebrow, feeling slightly displeased but still spoke, "Is it inconvenient? If so, forget it. It’s just a pity not to be able to exchange insights on shelter design with this designer."

"I’m sorry, it’s not that we don’t want you to communicate with him, but..." Lucia’s official evidently sensed Chen Xin’s mood and hurriedly explained, "Actually, the planning and design diagrams we provided come from a strategic plan during the Suyia era.

Back then, due to the Cold War, the Suyia leadership formulated a shelter plan to resist nuclear attacks. These underground air-raid shelters in the capital and the planning and design diagrams we provided are part of that plan.

However, at the time, Suyia only completed the construction of the underground air-raid shelters. As the subsequent nuclear war never materialized, Suyia did not advance the plan, merely finishing the relevant preparatory work.

As Suyia later disintegrated, this plan was handed down to the current Lucia government, and it is only due to the current situation that we have revived this old plan and made some adjustments to implement it as a reconstruction plan."

"A plan from the Suyia era?" On hearing this, Chen Xin wasn’t surprised at all, but rather found it expected: "I didn’t expect that thirty years after Suyia’s disintegration, you are still benefiting from its legacy."

This statement evidently made Lucia’s official feel quite embarrassed, but the fact remained, and he could only remain silent.

However, Chen Xin evidently didn’t intend to embarrass him, so after skipping this topic, Chen Xin asked, "So who is now in charge of this project? I think your diagrams can undergo some adjustments. We can share some useful shelter technology with you, which I believe you will find useful."

Although Chen Xin would not provide the isotope battery technology to Lucia, he could share some other civilian technologies with them. In this regard, he had already sought approval domestically and received the necessary permissions.

"Flame Country is willing to share technology in shelter construction? That’s wonderful!" Lucia’s official was overjoyed. Flame Country’s willingness to provide technical assistance was indeed a significant help for them.

Even though Lucia retained substantial technical capability from Suyia’s legacy, its development over the past few decades has been extremely challenging and cannot compare to Flame Country in terms of engineering construction capability.

As the world’s leading country in infrastructure construction, Flame Country’s engineering ability is globally acknowledged. Their willingness to share technology is nothing short of a great surprise for Lucia.

Even if only civilian technologies are shared, that’s exactly what Lucia needs right now to accelerate the construction of shelters with these foundational technologies.

Thinking of this, Lucia’s official hurriedly told Chen Xin, "I’ll report to the higher-ups immediately to get everything arranged."

Chen Xin nodded, signaling for the Lucia official to report, while he himself walked further into the depths of the shelter.

Passing through the corridor and reaching a lower level, Chen Xin observed the luxurious decorations and extravagant living conditions left behind here by the original oligarchs who built this place.

"One doesn’t even know what to say," Chen Xin couldn’t help but shake his head slightly.

Though wealth disparity has been unavoidable since humanity left primitive society and developed private property, in such an apocalyptic world, someone still living in luxury while others are in rags and facing uncertain survival is something that can only make people sigh with regret.

For Chen Xin, although his shelter is also luxurious and enjoyable enough, it still falls far short compared to these oligarchs’ shelters.

He had worked up his shelter through systematic upgrades, unlike these oligarchs, who directly built these seemingly luxurious shelters with money.

Of course, Chen Xin wasn’t suggesting they shouldn’t enjoy luxury, nor was he resentful of the rich. He just felt that if they could use the money spent on luxury to help more people, perhaps everyone could live decently.

Just like in that famous story, a small group of people living in a Golden Palace ruled over those in thatched huts and those without homes, only to be overthrown by a group who came forward, dismantled the Golden Palace, and built more stone houses so more people could have homes.

Chen Xin did not wish to be the one to dismantle the Golden Palace, but he felt that people in the Golden Palace could at least let those without homes have a thatched hut.

Of course, this wasn’t something Chen Xin needed to worry about or intervene in. If the people without homes or in thatched huts found life unbearable, they could overturn the Golden Palace themselves.

As for whether they would rebuild the Golden Palace as a Silver Palace or move into the Golden Palace themselves, that would be their own business.

For Chen Xin, his only concern was whether, after the renovation here, it could provide him with survival points.

Because only in this way could he melt the frozen world and transform the cold winter into spring.