"Chief Engineer Xuan," Wei Deze lowered his voice, leaning towards Xuan Mingliang. "This matter is of great importance, and it's not convenient to discuss it here."
Seeing the usually nonchalant Wei Deze in such a state, Xuan Mingliang's heart tightened. He quickly pulled him into a nearby conference room, carefully closed the door, and instructed his guards to stand watch outside.
Once everything was prepared, Wei Deze carefully placed the drone in his arms onto the table. "Chief Engineer Xuan, this drone doesn't use ordinary batteries. It's powered by a miniature controllable nuclear fusion generator."
"What did you say!" Xuan Mingliang's eyes widened involuntarily. "The world hasn't even achieved a breakthrough in large-scale controllable nuclear fusion technology, and you're saying it's already been miniaturized for civilian use?"
"Have you been deceived!"
Wei Deze could deeply understand Xuan Mingliang's feelings. If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he wouldn't have believed it either.
"It's hard to explain in a few words. Chief Engineer Xuan, let me demonstrate."
He removed the casing, opened the fuel tank, added the heavy water obtained from Jing Mingqiu, closed the lid, and pressed the switch.
After a brief hum, the drone's propellers spun rapidly.
"Chief Engineer Xuan, you see, this drone is powered by a controllable nuclear fusion generator."
Xuan Mingliang took the drone from Wei Deze and examined it carefully for ten minutes, unable to find any other power source.
Ruling out all other possibilities, the remaining answer, no matter how incredible, had to be true.
Sensing the change in Xuan Mingliang's expression, Wei Deze quickly pulled out the USB drive given to him by Jing Mingqiu before Xuan Mingliang could speak.
"Chief Engineer Xuan, according to Jing Mingqiu, this contains all the data on controllable nuclear fusion."
"No more nonsense," Xuan Mingliang snatched the USB drive from Wei Deze, plugged it into a laptop, and, with a sense of trepidation, opened the files.
"Controllable Nuclear Fusion Generator Overall Design," "Special Alloy Smelting Method," "Special Coating for Reactor Inner Wall," "Heavy Water Rapid Refinement Device..."
The names alone were enough to shock.
Xuan Mingliang's trembling fingers clicked on a file. Upon seeing the dense formulas and the entire derivation process from beginning to end, he clutched his chest and collapsed.
"Chief Engineer Xuan! Chief Engineer Xuan!"
Wei Deze rushed forward, retrieved a bottle of rapid-acting heart-relief pills from Xuan Mingliang's chest pocket, pried open his mouth, and helped him swallow them. Only after seeing his breathing gradually stabilize did he breathe a sigh of relief.
Xuan Mingliang took a deep breath and forced himself to sit up. "Guard, bring me the satellite phone immediately! Although there's no experimental data here, the overall approach is definitely feasible."
While the guard was fetching the phone, Wei Deze reminded him, "Chief Engineer Xuan, are you planning to call them over? There are already many professors in the chip field gathered here, and adding professors in nuclear fusion will make the target too large."
"Indeed," Xuan Mingliang realized. "We can't let them come here, and it's not convenient for me to go out now."
"How about this. I'll call Liu Jiancheng, the director of the Nuclear Physics Research Institute, and ask him to convene professors at the senior researcher level and above under the guise of a seminar. You can make another trip to deliver this to them."
Two hours later,
The National Nuclear Physics Research Institute.
Over twenty professors specializing in nuclear physics gathered in the highest-level conference room, whispering and discussing amongst themselves.
"Hey, Old Chen, according to convention, the regular meeting is held every Monday afternoon. Why is it moved up this time?"
"I'm not sure either. Perhaps Director Liu has made a new discovery. Let's not talk about this. Old Zhao, I'm having some issues. The originally planned coating's high-temperature resistance is insufficient. How about yours?"
"My high-temperature resistance is up to par, but the adsorption is insufficient; it can't adhere perfectly..."
The individuals present in this conference room were the most influential figures in China's nuclear physics field. After a brief exchange of pleasantries, they immediately redirected the conversation back to their research projects.
"Cough cough!"
With two weak coughs, Liu Jiancheng, the director of the National Nuclear Physics Research Institute, entered leaning on a cane.
Everyone immediately fell silent. The professor at the front rushed forward, intending to help him.
"I'm fine," Liu Jiancheng waved his hand, refusing the support. After walking to the central chair and sitting down, he made a gesture towards the guards at the door.
"Rumble! Rumble!"
Massive lead-plated iron doors suddenly descended, not only sealing off all the doors and windows of the conference room but also blocking all signals, making it impossible to contact the outside world even via satellite phone.
Following this, with a few crisp sounds, the network cables connected to the conference room were all cut, completely severing information exchange with the outside.
The professors and scholars who could enter this conference room were all seasoned individuals who had weathered many storms. Faced with such a change, they quickly calmed down and focused their attention on Liu Jiancheng.
Under everyone's gaze, Liu Jiancheng unhurriedly and carefully took out a USB drive from his pocket and plugged it into the conference room's main control computer.
"Everyone," Liu Jiancheng raised his voice, "this is a new design concept for controllable nuclear fusion. I've skimmed through it and found it to be highly feasible. Let's all discuss it together and see if there are any obvious flaws or unreasonable aspects."
Upon hearing Liu Jiancheng's words, everyone's concentration intensified as they stared intently at the data projected onto the large screen.
"First open chain, then close chain, no longer limited to heat, bypassing the method of boiling water to generate electricity, directly converting energy between molecules into electrical energy. This concept is too insane!"
"No, no, this isn't insane; it's insane if it *can't* be realized. According to his design, this concept is completely feasible. Old Chen, Old Chen, he's provided a special coating called link25."
"This coating is ten times stronger than your original design in terms of heat resistance, corrosion resistance, and adsorption. Quickly calculate if his plan is feasible!"
"Old Zhao, don't rush me, I'm drawing it."
Professor Chen, head bowed, frantically sketched structural diagrams on paper, muttering, "Triangular stability, hydrogen bond interlacing..."
Five minutes later, Professor Chen slammed his pen onto the table. "I've finished calculating! The compound is valid in terms of molecular formula, but we may not be able to synthesize it perfectly on a large scale."
"Director Liu, I request to initiate a project! If it can be synthesized on a large scale, we can build the core reactor for this link25 special coating controllable nuclear fusion device right now."
"However," Professor Chen paused, "I've only calculated the core compound of the link25 type coating so far. The other ingredients are not very clear, making it difficult to replicate it perfectly. I hope to have the opportunity to consult the master who developed this coating in person?"
Liu Jiancheng recalled that Xuan Mingliang had said Jing Mingqiu did not wish to enter the laboratory for the time being, and he hesitated whether to reveal his identity.
Seeing Liu Jiancheng's expression, Professor Chen had a bad feeling, and his eyes instantly dimmed. "Something so important, and the master who designed the entire plan hasn't come. Is it because he's too old to move? Or has he already left this world?"
"Quite the opposite," Liu Jiancheng scanned the room and noticed everyone wore expressions of profound sorrow. He couldn't bear to conceal it any longer. "He is very young, having just graduated from high school this year!"
"Ah!"
"How is that possible!"
Upon hearing this answer, the many professors in the conference room widened their eyes involuntarily...