Chapter 217 - Sato’s Interest (2/2)
”Of course it does. Who is to say that this is something that you cannot work towards? You dictate your own life and only you can decide what path you would like to head down on.”
”Thank you, grandfather.”
”Anytime, little Sato.”
Back in the bedroom, Sato was lying on the bed, currently, using the Gateway tablet to do some research. He was in the midst of reading up current world problems that have been daunting on humanity. That was the best place he could start in figuring out what industry he should tackle first. The most striking problem in the 22nd century would definitely be the gradual depletion of natural resources, like precious metals. Over the past hundred years, humanity as a whole had advanced rapidly towards a technologically advanced society. This advancement required copious amounts of rare and expensive metals and as a result, the exhaustion of large mines around the world.
If Sato wanted to solve such an issue, how should he go about tackling it? The young man can't just create material out of air. This went beyond the laws of physics. He needed to acquire the metal from somewhere. Somewhere that mankind has been unable to figure out a way of retrieving such metals and transporting it back to the earth surface.
”Wait a minute. Earth surface? Earth?” Sato muttered to himself. In his thoughts, he realised that he had been thinking too much in the box. What makes him think that precious metals were only available on Earth? Why not just transport precious metals from other planets and use those to our advantage?
The young man proceeded to do some research using his university research database. Searching up about the current state of Space Mining, Sato noticed that many countries around the world had been conducting research on this topic for decades on end. Reading up on the more notable papers, Sato realised that, till this day, there has not been one successful invention of a sustainable and energy efficient space mining machine, much less a viable transportation solution.
”What are you looking at?” Gray asked. He had just finished showering and entered the bed with Sato.
”I am looking at my future.” Sato smiled with anticipation.
”Space mining? You are thinking of entering this field of study?”
”Yes. This seems fun and interesting.”
”Well, if you are up for it, I will be there to support you along the way.” Gray said it with confidence. Anyone could tell that something like Space Mining expeditions would most definitely be equivalent to a black hole. No matter how much money someone places into the research, there never seems to be an end in sight. However, when it came down to believing Sato, Gray had full faith in his lover that he would be able to do it right. All they needed now, was time.