Spark

A few days later, near the Quantum Laboratory base.

Wang Wang got off the off-road vehicle, looked around, and then said to Lin Guorui who was following him:

"Your environment isn't much better. I thought it was just like what you said, a Gobi Jiangnan or a desert oasis."

"It's just such a small water source, such a little greenery, and such a little windbreak. I was right when I said you were here to be a private gardener."

Hearing Wang Wang's words, Lin Guorui rolled his eyes disdainfully.

The term "private gardener" has actually been widely circulated in their old departments and circles since the day he decided to come here. To be fair, this term is quite vicious in a sense, because it attacks It was not only the choice of Lin Guorui, but also an attack on his character.

What is a private gardener?

To put it bluntly, they plant trees for leaders.

Perhaps in the eyes of some ambitious colleagues on the frontline of desertification control, his behavior was no different from rebelling against the revolution. After all, he jumped from one major project that truly benefited the people to another. A project that I have never heard of and a department that I have never heard of are doing so-called "environmental management".

What is this called? This is called losing one's character.

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But of course, ridicule is ridicule. Most people still understood him when he left. After all, everyone has to eat and think about themselves. If there is a better way out, who wouldn't want to go?

But what no one expected was that Lin Guorui was not just doing it for the high subsidies and a more "relaxed" working environment.

On the contrary, in the past few years at the base, his work intensity was even higher than when he was in Mu Us.

Because he has to constantly use the resources and budget of the base to conduct experiments, research and develop new technologies and new methods, and because the number of people is small, it can be said that he has to do everything himself.

If his income hadn't increased, his nutrition had kept up, and health doctors routinely conducted physical examinations and monitoring for everyone, his body would really have been unable to bear it.

Therefore, after hearing Wang Wang's words, he was not too angry.

Because he knew that the things he did were worth it.

So, he opened his mouth and said:

“You’re a country bumpkin, you don’t know how difficult it is to do greening here.”

"When this base was built, the surface environmental factors were not considered at all. The underground electromagnetic environment and radiation environment were the only criteria."

"So, when we first came here, there was really not a drop of water here - of course, in fact, it is this kind of environment that can meet the requirements of this laboratory."

"First of all, when it comes to water, let alone greening, domestic water alone is quite tight."

"Because there is no way to lay water diversion pipes, and there is no glacier melt water nearby, the water is brought here one by one."

"When the base is basically completed and the long-distance water diversion pipelines are laid, our water use will be a little more relaxed - but we are still very nervous about greening."

“It was only after the completion of the No. 2 Pipeline that water became available on a large scale. This water pipeline is more than 400 kilometers long, and the construction cost alone is as high as more than 200 million yuan. It provides the possibility for the subsequent development of the base. "

"With this pipeline, we have completed nearly 5 square kilometers of greening near the base. The lake you see now was also irrigated drop by drop with water."

"It doesn't look like it's surrounded by sand, but underneath it's actually concrete. In theory, it should be called an artificial swimming pool."

Hearing Lin Guorui's words, Wang Wang nodded thoughtfully, but he didn't go back and forth with him as usual.

He has already seen that Lin Guorui has indeed done a lot of practical things. Just a condensation and anti-evaporation system is not as simple as it seems on the surface.

He initially thought that the so-called condensation and anti-evaporation equipment was just a large condenser, and then the condensed water droplets were redirected into the ground.

But in fact, the complexity of the equipment that appeared in front of him far exceeded his imagination.

"Introduction?"

Wang Wang asked.

"Let's go."

Lin Guorui asked the accompanying staff to move their luggage to their residence first, and then took Wang Wang into the forest.

The two of them moved forward. At this time, Wang Wang saw more details of the condensation system.

"Located in the center of the lake is the main microclimate adjustment tower. The center is hollow. The surface is made of porous loose polytetrafluoroethylene membrane and carbon composite super-hydrophilic coating. The inner core is what you think of as a simple cooling device, or what we think. It’s called the central cooling pump.”

"Its function is actually very simple, which is to re-condensate the rapidly rising water vapor in the desert terrain by absorbing the moist air flowing upwards from a fixed flow, and then store it in a water collection tank."

"You should have noticed that the design of the vegetation in this forest area is very particular. We planted a large number of different plants at different heights, and also laid some photovoltaic panels inside."

"But in fact, the main role of solar panels is not to generate electricity, but to limit the temperature rise in a specific area."

"This solar panel has a double-layer structure, with the upper layer being monocrystalline silicon solar cells and the lower layer being a specially coated copper-based condensation plate."

"While monocrystalline silicon solar cells absorb sunlight and convert it into electrical energy, the heat is dissipated to specific areas through the lower copper-based condensation plate, forming a low-temperature area under the solar panel, thereby adsorbing and condensing moisture in the air."

"Well, what you see now is this device."

When Wang Wang heard the sound, he squatted down and reached under the solar panel. He could clearly feel that the temperature here was lower than the surrounding area.

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The temperature difference is not large, but it has reached the point where it can form a controllable air flow. By using the controllable air flow, this system can direct most of the airflow carrying water vapor to the direction of multiple cooling towers.

The tallest cooling tower reaches a height of nearly 20 meters, which can intercept most of the water vapor.

"Very...very sophisticated design."

Wang Wang sighed with sincerity.

"Of course, how else can we say that this thing is a sophisticated and high-cost operation?"

"In fact, solar energy alone cannot support the operation of the entire condensation system. The core energy supply still comes from fusion power plants."

Lin Guorui clapped his hands and stood up, pointing in a direction in the distance.

"Next year, we will have an independent small-scale fusion power generation device there, dedicated to the energy supply of the first phase of the experimental project."

Wang Wang nodded slightly, looked at Lin Guorui's proud expression, and said:

"It's really a big deal."

"What kind of big deal is this?"

Lin Guorui shook his head and continued:

"Realistically, the resources we can see consuming these things are less than half of the total project cost."

“The real money-burning stuff is underground.”

"underground?"

"That's right, you don't think we can just pour the water back into the ground, do you? You are an old expert and you should know what it means for water to enter the sand in this geological environment."

"In fact, a distributed water storage network is laid underground in this entire area. We use water pipes as bones, highly permeable polymer fibers as tendons, and liquid soil as muscles, completely transforming the soil environment of this land. .”

"Of course, the initial investment is huge, but you can look at the soil on the ground and touch it."

Wang Wang obediently knelt down again, picked up a piece of dirt, crushed it, and then said thoughtfully:

"This is not pure artificial liquid soil, it is mixed soil, and the gravel has begun to harden and solidify."

"That's right!"

Lin Guorui laughed and continued:

"Do you know how much time it has taken us to go from complete moving sand to now?"

"Two years?"

Wang Wang casually guessed that after all, based on the time Lin Guorui arrived here, it was probably this number.

"guessed wrong."

"Nine months."

".Really awesome."

This time, Wang Wang was really convinced.

So what is environmental management? This is truly modern, technology-rich environmental management!

Wang Wang's heart warmed up, because he did see new opportunities and vitality in this "oasis".

Lin Guorui also noticed Wang Wang's expression, and it had to be said that at this moment, he really felt a little proud.

But he did not stop, but continued:

"Nine months is still a long time. In fact, we plan to introduce biological management in the future."

"As you know, the physical and chemical properties of sand are quite different from those of soil. The silica content of sand is too high, its properties are relatively simple, and it is extremely lacking in clay minerals, organic matter, various oxides and other inorganic salts. "

"This results in us being limited to a very small range of available plant species during the greening process."

"But if we can modify the soil, the situation will be completely different."

"Already have an idea?"

Wang Wang asked coldly.

"Of course not yet."

"But I heard that there is a department at the higher level that will try this. Their technical strength is much stronger than ours, so we can just wait for the results with peace of mind."

"If it can really be done, then the future development path of mankind may have to make some adjustments."

"Not just moving upwards and into space, but also moving toward farther and more desolate places on the ground."

The two of them continued to move forward, and before they knew it, they had reached the end of the oasis.

Looking at the gradually sparse vegetation and the thousands of miles of yellow sand in the distance, Wang Wang couldn't help but feel something.

How long will it take to turn the entire Gobi desert green?

In other words, is it even possible?

This answer may require you to spend the rest of your life exploring.

"Let's go back to the base!"

He spoke.

"Don't you want to look at it anymore? There are a lot of good things here. Do you want me to take you to see Line 2? That thing is quite spectacular. It's not as simple as a water pipe."

“See you another time!”

Wang Wang's tone was impatient. He pulled Lin Guorui and walked back directly. As he walked, he asked:

"When will my authority be released? Can I see the technical documents of the current project? Can I see the follow-up plan?"

"No problem, it's not a high-security project - of course, I'm referring to the environmental project. You can't get involved with anything in the institute."

As soon as he said this, it was Wang Wang's turn to roll his eyes.

"Do you think I'm mentally retarded? Can I do such a thing?"

"I just mentioned it casually. The quantum computing project is a real top-level project. Its confidentiality level is even higher than the original nuclear fusion project."

"To be honest, sometimes I'm curious about what they are researching, but every line is like a mountain. Even if they occasionally tell me some basic knowledge that doesn't involve confidentiality, I can only understand half of it."

Speaking of this, Lin Guorui suddenly remembered something again, and the expression on his face became more cheerful.

“However, working here is really a way to witness history.”

"You must have read the news, right? The quantum computing project has made a major breakthrough, and we are talking about it."

Wang Wang nodded slowly and replied:

"I saw it."

He suddenly felt a little dazed.

Right here, on the land beneath your feet?

He originally thought that the large-scale environmental transformation project was already a historic project, but in fact, what was bred here was much more than what he knew.

Isn't this density too high?

Or is this a characteristic of this era?

The torrent of history is rolling forward, and big things are happening every moment.

To those who are not involved, every day is just a normal day.

But in reality?

Every day they live is completely different from the day before, and it can even be said to be a completely different day.

The two of them kept walking and finally walked back to the gate of the base.

The entourage was still waiting there conscientiously. Wang Wang stepped forward with some guilt and said:

"Thank you for your hard work."

"Thank you for your hard work, leader!"

The other party replied with a smile.

Looking at his obviously immature face, Wang Wang couldn't help but become curious, and couldn't help but ask one more question:

"How old are you? How long have you been here?"

"The leader is 24 years old and has been here since the project started."

After hearing the conversation between the two, Lin Guorui couldn't help but interject:

"You ask others, Xiao Li is an old man. When the base was first built, they were responsible for the internal security and defense work. After it was completed, the scope of responsibilities was expanded. Now they have to do basically everything."

"If you don't understand something in the future, just ask him directly. As long as he can tell you something, he won't understand anything."

"sharp!"

Wang Wang gave a thumbs up and then asked:

"You haven't been home for a long time, haven't you?"

"Hey, I haven't been home yet."

Xiao Li's tone was understatement, but Wang Wang suddenly felt a little admired.

The best years are left here.

Yes, it is true that he has not participated in those advanced research and development work, but who can say that he was not part of the great achievements?

This is indeed a hot land.