In one fell swoop, the plan was raised from $100 million to $2 billion, a 20-fold increase in the capital budget, and most importantly, this plan was completely a money-throwing plan with no revenue.

Even Cai Ruichen needs to think carefully about spending another two billion dollars on such a plan.

Because there is a great possibility that everything that the whole plan has paid in exchange for the failure of the plan, after all, space navigation is originally full of all kinds of dangers, all kinds of rays and meteorite belts that may need to pass through, even if there is really a satellite that can reach Alpha Star, it is completely possible that there will be no gain at all.

For a large investment exploration plan that is several light years away, for many investors, not everyone can make up their minds immediately.

As soon as he heard Cai Ruichen's words, not only Zuckerberg was a little silent, but even the main initiator Milner was a little surprised.

However, since Cai Ruichen wants to join such a plan, he naturally can't waste everyone's time, and then said: "We will set up the main research team together, and the production costs of all satellites will also be borne by the Future Technology Group, and all the subsequent excess costs will also be borne by the Science and Technology Development Foundation of the Future Technology Group, and the launch work will also be taken care of by the Future Space Company, as for the construction of the very large optical antenna array......"

Speaking of this, Cai Ruichen paused and continued: "My plan is to build 900 optical antenna arrays, and the location is in Australia, which is the most suitable place in the world, and I believe that the Australian government will also support us." The cost of construction, Future Technology Group can bear the entire construction work, as for the materials, the entire planning department needs to provide. However, it is estimated that the cost of materials alone could exceed $200 million to $300 million. ”

Hearing that Cai Ruichen took a large amount of expenses on himself, the three people at the scene all admired Cai Ruichen's mind.

After all, more than a billion dollars is not a small amount, and this money is enough to buy several technology companies with unlimited potential.

And Cai Ruichen can make such a decision without blinking his eyes. And it was a decision made on the fly, which made Zuckerberg and Milner all admire.

Now Cai Ruichen has borne most of the funds. And this plan is still they invited Cai Ruichen to join, even if it is really an extra investment of one or two hundred million US dollars, it is relatively half the time in advance, which is completely acceptable. Even welcome.

Soon. The four of them began to discuss some technical details......

In fact, this plan is still too far away for ordinary people, and it can even be said that it is irrelevant, and the reason why Cai Ruichen is willing to join is only because he, like many people, either believes in or doubts the existence of extraterrestrial life.

Take a look at the process of human understanding of the universe, from geocentrism to sun-centrism. to the Big Bang and the exploration of the Moon, Mars, and Pluto. Many things that were once unimaginable or thought impossible have become reality.

The development of science requires rigorous logic and theory, but human imagination is even more indispensable.

As for the existence of extraterrestrial life, for Cai Ruichen, the more he understands the base and the more knowledge he has, the more he is convinced of the existence of this possibility.

It's like rolling a dice, and it's impossible for a dice to roll a six every time.

If there is only one star in the entire universe, the sun, then the existence of life in other places is almost zero.

But not to mention the universe, the entire galaxy has a trillion stars, as if a trillion dice are shaking at the same time, no matter what the result, there will definitely be a number six.

What's more, Cai Ruichen can already shuttle between the two worlds, and the base is a bridge connecting the two worlds, as the so-called existence is reasonable, so he also firmly believes that human beings are absolutely not alone in the universe.

Moreover, the base has repeatedly emphasized that there will be a strong enemy in the future, an enemy that will be difficult to deal with, and on the earth, Cai Ruichen really can't think of anything that can threaten the Red Guard Corps after it is strong in the future.

And every time Cai Ruichen thought of this, he couldn't help but look at the boundless universe, maybe only those alien beings who are holding stronger technology can make the base so jealous.

Of course, this is just Cai Ruichen's speculation, there is no basis at all, and the base does not admit or deny it, but it is not the time to say it.

For this reason, Cai Ruichen has always been very concerned about the exploration of the universe, and the space station is also a part of the plan, and there are many cosmic catapult equipment under construction.

In the eyes of the outside world, this just shows that Future Technology Group has been preparing for future space exploration, in fact, Cai Ruichen wants to find out if he can find some signs of life in Proxima Centauri near the solar system.

Not only to satisfy his curiosity, but also to take a rainy day in his heart.

If you really find a developed scientific and technological civilization, it is not only a human problem, Cai Ruichen cares more about such a civilization.

"This plan can be finalized in this way, but I think we should also find a time to announce this latest plan, after all, with Dr. Cai and Future Technology Group joining, it can also bring more attention to this plan." Zuckerberg proposed, after a lot of discussion of the issues.

"You can do this, if you need me to attend, just give notice in advance." Cai Ruichen nodded and said.

"Nature is needed, this is the first time we have cooperated, and if the whole project succeeds, whatever is discovered, it will be a great success for humanity." Milner said excitedly.

"Mr. Milner's confidence is very high, but I am also very interested in Mr. Milner's other plan."

Cai Ruichen smiled at Milner, and then continued: "I understand that before this plan, there were two other plans, and the three plans together are actually a very great cosmic life exploration plan. I'm also interested in the other two projects under this huge plan. ”

Hearing Cai Ruichen's words, Milner's face immediately showed a look of surprise, he joined Hawking to invite Cai Ruichen this time, one of the purposes was to get the help of the Future Technology Group as much as possible for the entire huge plan. (To be continued.) )