Spark

Chapter 409: It's Mine

"The U.S. voice: It is conducive to regional stability and is willing to provide convenient conditions."

"The aircraft carrier battle group withdrew from the Persian Gulf, and the people of IRAN ran to celebrate."

"The United States has stated that appropriate military exchanges should become a common practice, and the United States is willing to take the first step."

"The spokesperson stated: The actions of all parties are normal exchanges, and there is no provocative behavior as rumored."

After the joint exercise plan was confirmed, there was a brief wave of confusion in the world's public opinion, but soon, many countries took the lead in expressing their views, fundamentally confirming the "justice" of the exercise.

These speeches not only stunned some media, but also surprised most of the people.

Don't they know what this so-called "leapfrog" exercise means?

Although the scale is small, only half of the light synthetic battalion participated.

Although the direction is not clear, the objectives of the exercise are "anti-terrorism", "rescue" and "handling of sudden natural disasters".

Although the participating parties are pure in power, there is no obvious alliance or alliance relationship.

But the question is, after this exercise is over, will the world still be that world?

Or not so exaggerated, look at it with the most conservative attitude, is the Middle East still the Middle East? Is the Arabian Peninsula still the Arabian Peninsula?

Will the teams that have completed the exercise in Ras Lakaila's base still withdraw?

The question is self-deceiving, and the answer is well known.

In the largest forum in China, the discussion on this "little matter" has been on the rise, even vaguely surpassing the popularity of the EAST project itself.

Because everyone understands that this is the first major impact that EAST brought to this world.

"So Lao Mei really gave up this time, right? Completely abandon the Middle East, completely abandon the Arabian Peninsula, and completely give up competing with China for hegemony, and even vaguely suspect of being a dog's leg?"

"It's impossible to be a dog's leg. According to the saying we used to say before, it should be called 'keeping a low profile'."

"It's really keeping a low profile. EAST has dealt a big blow to Laomei. Their national ignition device originally wanted to overtake in a curve, but the hair hasn't even ignited a single one. We are already preparing to connect to the grid for power generation."

"I've said long ago that Laomei's approach to lasers was wrong. Doing incoherent synthesis? You only have that little power when you pierce the sky. It's not as good as the current Shenguang 4."

"If it weren't for the speed of EAST, Shenguang 4 would have successfully ignited."

"That's not that exaggerated. It will take at least five or six years. Moreover, inertial confinement is different from magnetic confinement. It is actually more difficult to achieve energy export."

"No matter what, we have nuclear fusion anyway. In this world, we should have the final say, right?"

As soon as this comment was posted, the following threads were immediately divided into two factions.

From the perspective of room temperature superconductivity and the subsequent development of nuclear fusion, the conservatives tried to prove that China's control of the world's power is beyond doubt.

Radicals, on the other hand, think conservatives aren't blowing hard enough.

In their view, according to the Fermi Paradox, China is now not only the center of the world, but also the center of the universe.

After all, we haven't found aliens yet.

If we don’t find it, we don’t have it. If there are no aliens, then we are the strongest.

"To be honest, many people have no concept of normal temperature superconductivity and nuclear fusion. Do you know what this means?"

"This isn't the fourth industrial revolution, this is a group of apes finally discovering fire!"

"No, it can even be said that the combined influence of these two achievements is even more exaggerated than the discovery of fire by the apes."

"After all, from the perspective of the universe, the discovery of fire can only allow humans to master the earth, and the discovery of nuclear fusion and room-temperature superconductors can allow humans to reach farther into the sea of stars."

"So the new era is indeed coming, isn't that true?"

"That's right, not only is a new era coming, but a better day is coming too."

The atmosphere became more and more enthusiastic. At this moment, what was presented to everyone was an extremely bright future.

These ordinary people, who cannot be said to have suffered a lot, but have endured too much and too much pressure, are deeply aware that their lives will change as the wheel of history rolls forward.

Does the success or failure of a country matter?

Of course it is important.

But more important than that is what the people who make up this country will gain in the process.

The electric engineer trekking between the mountains and forests climbed the last mountain in front of him. Above his head was a high-voltage transmission cable that pierced the sky like a sky road. The planning of the new power grid has started. By.

Looking back at the mountains and mountains that he had crossed, what he saw were the iron towers standing silently under the gradually dissipating mist.

Perhaps in the near future, his name will remain on those iron towers.

The researcher in the laboratory is carefully drawing the blueprint of the battery. From the conductor to the energy storage material, he has a long way to go, but thanks to the complete technology, he feels that this road is not difficult.

On the table is the flying car model in the fifth element that his son gave him. The flying car that was originally supported by a thin wire has been replaced by a metal hydrogen base. Now, this originally funny toy has become a A real "flying car".

On the surface of the Indian Ocean, the captain turned the rudder calmly. His cabin was filled with the once valuable gas gushing from the desert, but he knew that the use of this thing had already been completely exhausted. changed.

In his heart, he silently calculated the benefits of this voyage and pondered the life span of this industry.

Sooner or later, I will bid farewell to the sea. At that time, maybe I should try to be a driver of a suspension train? I heard that getting a train driver's license will become easier and easier.

The coal workers who had just ascended to the ground from a mine that was hundreds of meters deep couldn't wait to pick up their mobile phones to report to their families that they were safe before they could wipe off the dust on their faces.

He told his family on the phone that it is said that a large number of new machinery will enter the market in a few years. This industry, which is already coming to an end, may be eliminated.

However, he is not worried because of this. In addition to the rich funds from overseas promised by the government will be used to pay the subsidies he deserves, he also sees his own way out.

The bright moon hung high in the sky, and the slightly cold moonlight cast his shadow on the desolate ground.

He looked up at the moon, flashing through his mind what the young man had said to him.

ten years? Or five years? In short, my future self will not dig coal anymore, maybe I will go to the moon

For the vast majority of people, fusion and superconductivity are big pies.

But it is not drawn.

Because everyone can see that someone is already meeting

Ah.

Chen Nian never imagined that when he witnessed the grand occasion of EAST ignition in the "covert way" as before, and participated in the ribbon-cutting ceremony of the superconducting-fusion industrial complex, when he was about to leave Hefei and return to Chengdu, he would be in the On Science Island, I met an old friend I haven't seen for a long time.

Joe Mai.

When Chen Nian saw her for the first time, he almost couldn't recognize her.

Of course, this is not because she has changed much. In fact, she is the same as Wang Jiancheng, except that she is a little more mature than the last time they met. In fact, she has not changed much overall.

In the final analysis, it's been too long since I saw her, and my face has already grown.

——

On the contrary, all the guards who were responsible for protecting Chen Nian recognized her, so that when she stepped forward to pat Chen Nian on the shoulder, Chen Nian was really taken aback.

After all, this kind of thing hasn't happened in a long time

He didn't react at the first time, until Qiu Mai called his name, and there was a surprised expression on his face.

"Qiao Mai? When did you come?"

"Aren't you working at the Heavy Machinery Institute now? Why did you come here?"

Hearing this, Qiao Mai pursed his lips pretending to be displeased, and replied:

"Your news is too late, don't you know about the complex project?"

"Hey, no, you're already here, so you shouldn't know."

Chen Nian smiled awkwardly, and said:

"Oh, I've been busy flying recently, so I didn't bother to inquire about it. I remembered, you were transferred here to work on industrial hydraulic machines?"

"Yes, the hydraulic system design of the new factory, together with Mr. Zhang Wen."

Hearing this, Chen Nian finally remembered what Chen Guo told him some time ago.

Yes, the current Qiao Mai is indeed not the student who is still studying for a Ph. This group of newcomers represented by him has also gone to the front line.

"Excellent. Have you started to take the lead now?"

Qiao Mai shook his head and replied modestly:

"No, it's just participation—what about you? It's also an industrial complex project?"

"no."

Chen Nian thought for a moment, then replied:

"I'm purely a fusion project, with some involvement in plasma control."

The information he said is part of the public identity created by Xinghuo for him, and does not need to be kept secret.

After hearing his answer, Qiao Mai didn't ask too much.

Anyway, in her eyes, Chen Nian has always been a mysterious image, let alone creating a plasma, even if the entire EAST project was written by him, she would not be surprised.

After exchanging a few simple greetings, the two walked to the coffee shop on the "Commercial Street" of Science Island. After finally sitting down, talking about their lives and getting acquainted again, the two finally found a place where they could get along comfortably. state.

Chen Nianban leaned on the sofa, while Qiao Mai propped his head on his hands, looking him up and down curiously.

"You have changed a lot in the past two years. Your hair has turned gray. Are you so tired from work?"

"No, it's a genetic problem."

Chen Nian quickly waved his hands and said jokingly:

"It's not bad for me. You haven't seen Wang Jiancheng. That kid is a serious boy—but I heard that people with long white hair are not easy to go bald. He probably got a blessing in disguise."

Hearing this, Qiu Mai couldn't help laughing.

"Aren't you bald too? By the way, what is he doing now?"

"He? Do an intelligent project, but I don't know much about it."

"Well, I'm not interested anyway—seriously, I'm more interested in you now."

Chen Nian was taken aback by what Qiao Mai said, and he subconsciously asked:

"Why? Because of EAST?"

Qiu Mai shook his head.

"It has nothing to do with that."

"In fact, I have a question I've been wanting to ask you for more than five years now."

"I originally thought, just let it go. It's okay if you don't know the answer. If you really know, you may be in trouble."

"But I didn't expect such a coincidence today, so I thought... why don't I just ask."

Looking at Qiao Mai's expression, Chen Nian's heart was ringing with alarm.

For a moment, he even wondered if Qiao Mai was going to confess his love to him.

But in the end, what Qiao Mai asked was far beyond his expectations.

"Chen Nian, can you see the future?"

Chen Nian's heart skipped a beat, but the long-term training made him calm down immediately. He looked directly into Qiao Mai's eyes and asked frankly:

"Why do you say that?"

"Because of the integration of electromechanical and hydraulic systems."

Hearing this keyword, Chen Nian finally breathed a sigh of relief. He was about to explain, but Qiao Mai continued.

"For a while, I thought you recommended this direction to me because of Wang Jiancheng's mechanical exoskeleton project."

"But then I found out that this project was really just a foreshadowing — not even a foreshadowing."

"Its real future is bound to metal hydrogen."

Having said that, Qiao Mai took a deep breath.

"There's a saying that's been very popular recently."

"After the birth of nuclear fusion, the gears of everyone's fate began to turn."

"But in fact, that statement doesn't apply to me."

"It should be said that the gears of my destiny began to turn many years ago, when we discussed the GLEEBLE1500 hydraulic system for the first time in the cafeteria of Western Polytechnic University."

"You've been consciously guiding me in this direction, haven't you?"

"If it weren't for you, I wouldn't be able to get to where I am today—Chen Nian, it's no exaggeration to say that when I recall these things, what I feel is a sense of fate—more accurate Say, it's epic."

"It's like... I'm on the board and you're off the board."

"So tell me now, what is the truth?"

Chen Nian pretended to shake his head helplessly, and replied:

"It's just a coincidence. But it's not bad, right?"

"It's very good."

Qiao Mai nodded slightly.

"However, there is one more problem."

"You know this sense of destiny, have I felt it anywhere else?"

"What is it?"

"spark."

After Qiao Mai's words fell, both of them fell silent.

Chen Nian frowned tightly, he did not expect that today's encounter would develop into such a situation.