[Universe 5757]
Trosso read the unexpected request for seeds. He scratched his chin, his lizard-like tail flicking slightly against the sand.
'Magic plant seeds? That is a strange request, but simple enough to fulfill. Anyway, it's beneficial for me, I will gain rare resources in exchange for a few seeds.'
He quickly composed a reply, eager to maintain the profitable relationship.
"I can definitely provide you with the seeds. I will gather a variety of common, fast-growing seeds known to generate and contain high Aether and Mana essence, and forward their cultivation details with the transfer. I will send them shortly."
Trosso then turned his attention to the mountain of new sand and crystals, his mind already formulating his next internal growth objective. The exchange was a massive victory.
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Back on UHS1, Keon had already closed the status panel, the newly acquired 300 tons of material secured, and the long-term plan locked into his core. The discovery of ice was the catalyst; the seeds would be the ignition.
After a little contemplating,
Keon immediately began the design process for the next piece of necessary infrastructure: an enormous, specialized excavation and processing unit.
In just a few minutes of process, he designed a new blueprint.
Blueprint:
Ice Extraction and Processing Unit (IEPU-1)
Core Design: A colossal, modular surface-mining platform, three kilometers in diameter, engineered to operate continuously over the deepest ice deposits. Its structure is a reinforced, triple-layer lattice of Unified Adaptive Composite Alloy to withstand the massive stresses of deep-bore drilling.
Function: Its primary role is to bore specialized, multi-kilometer-deep shafts into the planet's crust, directly targeting the subterranean ice sheets.
Extraction Process: The IEPU-1 utilizes a combination of Carbon Fusion Core-powered thermal lances to melt the ice and a high-volume, closed-loop pump system to bring the resulting ultra-pure water to the surface.
Processing & Storage: Surface components include massive, insulated crystallization tanks capable of storing millions of liters of liquid water and dedicated electrolysis units for separating H₂ and O₂ for fusion core refinement and future atmosphere processing experiments.
Power: A massive 10-meter Carbon Fusion Core provides the necessary 100 MWh continuous output to sustain the simultaneous deep-drilling, thermal melting, and high-volume pumping operations.
Control: A redundant cluster of UMPU-X1 chips manages the complex thermal and pressure dynamics, ensuring zero water loss during extraction.
Keon initiated the fabrication sequence. The IEPU-1 was now the central objective, the key to unlocking the planet's vast water reserves.
The immense task of planetary-scale manufacturing began anew, fueled by the vast resources cataloged by the now-complete Planetary Resource Index.
After a while,
He started the production of IEPU-1 immediately.
Keon, positioned at the coordinates of the deepest subterranean ice deposit, directed the colossal surface-mining platform's construction. Now with his neural network imprint, he can let any of his imprinted machines use all of his sub talents, including material assimilation and micro fabrication.
The four mobile assembly robots, previously the mining units, rapidly consolidated immense quantities of the Unified Adaptive Composite Alloy and high-grade Titanium.
The structure of the IEPU-1 took shape as a three-kilometer, tiered, disc-shaped structure, its layers fusing under the precise thermal control of Keon's Micro Fabrication talent, ensuring structural integrity capable of supporting the multi-kilometer drilling operation.
The most critical component, the ten-meter Carbon Fusion Core, was fabricated and integrated with painstaking precision, a monument to localized energy production.
Once secured, the core instantly hummed, providing the calculated 100 MWh required output. Following this, the specialized, multi-kilometer-long thermal lances were synthesized and mounted, ready to pierce the crust.
With the IEPU-1 structurally complete, Keon initiated remote operations.
[Activate Remote Operation: Ice Extraction and Processing Unit (IEPU-1)]
Keon's Neural Nexus talent established a direct, latency-free link to the IEPU-1's UMPU-X1 cluster. He issued the initial drilling command.
The platform's immense weight settled, and the thermal lances, superheated by the Carbon Fusion Core, began their silent, relentless descent. Rock and sediment vaporized instantly upon contact, clearing a kilometer-wide shaft. The drill depth data streamed instantly back to Keon's core.
At the target depth… approximately two kilometers, the thermal lances breached the colossal ice sheet.
The immense reserves of solid water ice began to melt under the controlled, targeted thermal output. The closed-loop pump system, designed for zero water loss, engaged, transporting the ultra-pure, liquid water through insulated conduits to the surface.
[IEPU-1 Status]
Core Output: 100 MWh (Sustained)
Extraction Depth: 2.05 Kilometers
Water Flow Rate: 50,000 Liters/Minute
Water Purity: 99% H₂O, 1% Salt & Minerals
Ice Age: 77 Million Years
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'Ice buried from ten of millions years ago… probably it fell from space, also because of sandy terrain it sank deep kilometers in the planet crust in such duration. Anyway, I need to build storage facilities for such a large amount of liquid resources.'
Keon's thoughts flickered inside the Exoshell 3.0, positioned a safe distance from the IEPU-1, then began construction on the first piece of necessary surface infrastructure: a massive, dome-shaped storage facility.
Keon utilized his Material Assimilation to rapidly draw up high-grade titanium and carbon from the ground, fusing it into a massive, three-hundred-meter-diameter dome structure named as Reserve Bio Culture (RBC) and then connected the IEPU output to it.
The dome RBC was internally lined with a specialized anti-thermal composite to maintain the water's low temperature.
The IEPU-1's pipelines immediately fed the newly extracted water into the RBC-1.
The vast space within the dome was designed for modularity; Soon Keon will receive seeds from Trosso; he is planning ahead to partition and modify sections of the dome… adjusting temperature, light spectrum, and atmospheric composition to precisely match the diverse cultivation requirements of the 'magic plants.'
'The RBC-1 will serve two functions: storing the essential water reserve and then converting the water for experimentation,'
Keon calculated. 'However, I have already requested Trosso's to send a variety of seeds. Probably a single, large dome may prove inefficient for fine-tuning environment parameters for numerous plant species. Anyway, with my building efficiency right now, it won't take much time to build thousands of RBC's.'
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A few Earth days later, a private notification flashed across Keon's display.
[Universe 5757]
"Trosso here. I have managed to secure a hundred unique plant seeds, all known for releasing and regulating high Aether and Mana content. I have forwarded the samples and their basic cultivation requirements. Let me know your terms."
Keon accepted the transfer. A hundred distinct seed samples, ranging from microscopic spores to palm-sized kernels, appeared in his storage. Concurrently, a dense data packet detailing the specific soil, light intensity, and humidity requirements for dozens of the most common and robust species was uploaded.
Keon's core instantly processed the data. The seeds required environments ranging from deep-shade swamp conditions to intensely dry, mineral-rich highlands… conditions fundamentally incompatible within a single habitat.
'I knew it. A single, large experiment center is logistically not enough. I must create specialized, isolated biomes for each seed to maximize the potential energy extraction from the Aether and Mana-rich plants.'
Keon concluded and then he sent the thousand tons of sand and thousand quartz crystals in exchange for seeds. Trosso gladly accepted the resources without saying anything as if satisfied by the transaction.
The remaining time for Task 3 was approximately nine months. Keon saw this as the perfect window for constructing the foundational bio-energetic infrastructure.
Keon immediately formulated a new, overarching blueprint: a swarm of modular, environment-specific cultivation domes, each optimized for a distinct family of magic plants.
Blueprint: Modular Bio-Synthesis Habitat (MBSH-1)
Core Design:
A specialized, twenty-meter-diameter, transparent hemispherical dome. The outer layer is forged from a newly synthesized, transparent Unified Adaptive Composite Alloy variant, capable of filtering and intensifying light while maintaining structural integrity and atmospheric pressure.
Function:
Each MBSH will be an entirely isolated micro-biome, fed water and refined nutrients from the RBC supply. The internal environment will be controlled by a dedicated UMPU-X1 chip cluster, dynamically adjusting light, heat, humidity, and atmospheric gas levels based on the specific seed's requirements.
Mana/Aether Extraction: Each dome will incorporate a passive energy collection system, designed to capture and concentrate the ambient Aether/Mana essence released by the growing plants, storing it in the Quartz Crystal for later use in experiments.
Scale of Deployment: Keon calculated the need for twenty separate habitats to efficiently categorize and cultivate the hundred seeds, ensuring maximum growth rate and Aether/Mana yield.
'The construction of the twenty MBSH domes and the initial cultivation of the seeds will be completed within the remaining nine months of the Task 3 duration. This infrastructure is the key to unlocking self-sufficient magical material synthesis.'
Keon closed the status panel. The deep-bore mining of ice continued relentlessly, the RBC-1 rapidly filling with water, and the vast resources of planet UHS1 were now being redirected toward the massive undertaking of building a planetary bio-energetic complex.
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