The End of Technology

Zhang Haifeng took his mobile phone and looked out the window.

It was completely dark, and it was already past eight o'clock.

After all, the capital is too far north and is far less lively than in the south at night, especially in winter. At this point, most ordinary people are already watching TV or scrolling through their mobile phones at home, and there are few cars on most streets. There are probably only a few places in the entire capital that can still maintain a lively atmosphere at night. Of course, even the liveliest places are indoors because it is too bitterly cold outside.

So it's hard to say what Zhang Haifeng's mood is at this time.

This late at night, suddenly hearing the news from Ning Zi made him feel numb.

"Hmm... Ning Zi, what do you mean by being bolder? Your results are scary?"

"It's not scary in a psychological sense, but a subversion of scientific views. It's hard to explain to you. Some things have to be seen with your own eyes to believe it. It's hard for you to understand no matter how I explain it on the phone."

"Then you must at least tell me what this result is used for, so that I can help you contact the appropriate experts and engineers, right?"

"Engineers in the aerospace field, those who study basic physics, preferably those who have a deep understanding of ER, ERP, and quantum field theory, as well as scientists who study astronomy, can come and take a look. Well, if they ask you ... Let’s just say that I accidentally prepared a material with negative mass in the laboratory, so it has anti-gravity properties. The material is evenly distributed, has excellent strength and toughness, has stable performance in extreme environments, has poor conductivity, and has a certain memory function. . It’s not convenient for me to disclose more specific parameters over the phone.”

"Oh, I understand...wait a minute, the negative mass anti-gravity material you just mentioned? Is it the kind of material that can fly directly from the ground to the sky without blowing air?"

"Well, it's almost the same. It's the kind of material that can be used to make the main body of a ship, and then the ship can float in the sky without falling down. If there is no speed requirement, there is no need for fuel or an engine, just a disk. You can make it move in the atmosphere according to the gravity direction of different regions of the earth, but of course the speed will be very slow. Because the utilization rate is not high, especially for a load capacity of one hundred thousand or even one million tons."

"Are you sure you just said it can reach a load capacity of one million tons?"

"Well, if my calculation results are correct, it should be easy to achieve. Of course, if there is a problem with my calculation, this material should not be prepared."

"No, Ning Zi, you're not kidding me, are you?"

"Have I ever made a joke to you? If you are afraid of taking responsibility, I will ask Principal Chen to help me find someone to take a look."

"No, no, no, no, no, I'll find someone right now."

"Well, by the way, remember to find someone you can trust, so that I can open the laboratory data to them, and then go and rest."

"No, you still want to rest?"

"What else? If they need to study all night, they can't let me stay with them all night, right? By the way, when it comes to this, don't just hire scientists from the older generation, there should also be someone younger who is better able to stay up late. kind."

"I understand, I'll find someone right now."

"Then please."

"You're welcome, you're welcome! Should I hang up first?"

"Hang up, bye."

…

After hanging up the phone, Zhang Haifeng stood there to collect himself.

I recalled what Ning Zi said just now in my mind, and digested the amount of information in it.

To sum up, there are actually three most important points: negative mass, anti-gravity and flying with yourself.

This thing really subverted his world view.

As for other physical properties, they are not worth mentioning compared with these three points.

Of course, which experts can go and which experts are not qualified, this kind of thing is impossible for him to come into contact with in his current position. What he can do is actually no different from what Chen Yonggang can do. They all report to the top. It's just that the boss of which department knows first.

From this point of view, Zhang Haifeng was still very grateful that Ning Zi thought of him first.

This probably also shows that Ning Zi really regards him as a friend, otherwise the president of the National Sports University must have given priority to such good things.

However, in Zhang Haifeng's view, Chen Yonggang actually doesn't need these small and trivial contributions. Anyway, this sixth-year principal has almost done what he can to the extreme. In this life, he probably can only stay in Tiida, otherwise he will be unpopular wherever he goes. Of course, Zhang Haifeng also knows that Chen Yonggang doesn't care about this now, and even enjoys it.

After all, Zhang Haifeng had only seen this kind of principal's model of being submissive internally and aggressive externally, so it was an eye-opener.

Well, compared to what Ning Zi reported to him just now, these are all trivial matters.

After calming down, Zhang Haifeng picked up the landline on the table and dialed the real big shot.

"Bu Li, I'm sorry to bother you at this time. I have something important to report to you. Ning Zi just informed me that his laboratory has made another major discovery, saying that he has successfully synthesized a negative-mass antigravity material. , he did not elaborate on the specific situation, only saying that he could now let some trustworthy experts understand the situation.

Yes, yes, his exact words are negative mass anti-gravity materials. It is said that it can provide 100,000 or even million tons of load for lift-off without any fuel. Yes, he also means to let some aerospace engineers, experts and experts in basic physics, especially EP, ERP, quantum field theory and astronomy, come and take a look. He is willing to share some confidential laboratory information.

This confidentiality level should be very high, so...Okay, okay, I'll go to the unit and be on standby. Hmm...if necessary, I will go to the scene to cooperate with the relevant work...Okay, I will leave now..."

After hanging up the phone, Zhang Haifeng was in a daze for a moment.

The news has been reported, and as a result, the security of the large-scale scientific research base of the National University of Political Science and Law has to be handed over and replaced. Qiangdun Company no longer needs to be responsible for the security work of the National University of Physical Education Research Base. Later, a brother department will take over their work. As a The main person in charge also had to go there, but instead of following the scientists to see Ning Jie's shocking achievements, he was responsible for the handover of security between the two sides.

What is this thing called? ! When such big news was reported, the authority was cut by more than half before even a word of praise could be given.

But thinking about it carefully, he has nothing to complain about.

If what Ning Zi made was exactly as he described, it would not be enough to let people from Qiangdun Company be responsible for the security system.

No matter what, he had to get out quickly.

He should have thought that something big would happen to Ning Jie in seclusion, but he was careless again.

…

China, the reception room of a certain building.

"Hey, Xiao Yu, are you here too?"

"Well, what? Are all the teachers also on the list of experts? Hey, Mr. Sun, you are here first. Do you know where you are going this evening?"

"No, it was mysterious on the phone. The staff didn't know anything about it when I came here. They just said they would know when they got there. It seems that they said they would have to sign a confidentiality agreement later."

"By the way, it's already past eleven o'clock. Why don't you leave yet?"

"Well, the staff just said that we have to wait for Lao Gao and Lao Liao from the National University of Science and Technology to come over. They just informed us that the plane has landed and they are on their way. It will be almost done by the time they arrive."

"Gao Chenfeng and Academician Liao Xintong?"

"Well, who else could it be?"

"Oh, then today's lineup is strong enough. In the middle of the night, we called these two big guys who are engaged in aviation ceramic fibers and engines. This wave really has research on everything. Who has come up with this? What's the big deal?"

"You don't know this yet?"

"Ning Zi?"

"Haha, who else can create such a big battle? I heard that he went into some kind of retreat some time ago..."

"This kid must have read too many martial arts novels when he was a child, but he is still talented. No, academician Xu, are you here too? I didn't see it just now. Are those doing basic physics also invited?"

"Didn't I just make tea? The tea here is really good. I don't know. They said they wanted to invite experts in quantum field theory to understand some situations, so they called me."

"Lao Xu, why don't you just ask the staff to make tea?"

"Hey, don't you understand this? You have to control the amount yourself. Tea doesn't have the same taste if it's too strong or too light."

"Oh, you have been poor and fastidious all your life."

Yu Zhengquan looked at a group of big guys chatting casually here, and secretly smacked his tongue in his heart.

When he was called here before, he was still a little unhappy, but after seeing these big-shot figures, the unhappiness in his heart had disappeared.

Just by looking at the level of the panel, he knew he was being invited to participate in an amazing project.

However, this also aroused his curiosity. He couldn't figure out what kind of results would need to alarm so many national treasure-level scientists in the middle of the night.

Fortunately, he didn't have to wait long before he saw Li Rongchang walking into the hall with two people in formal attire.

So, there was another round of pleasantries.

"Lao Gao, Lao Liao, here we come, we have been waiting for you for a long time."

"Hey, everyone, long time no see. I can't help it because we are far away."

"Hello, Academician Gao, hello, Academician Liao."

"Hey, isn't this Xiao Yu? Long time no see. Are you still in the previous laboratory?"

"Yes, yes, I'm still working as a researcher at Yanhang."

"Come on, you are still young and have a bright future."

"Everyone, let's talk in the car later. Let me tell you a few words first. What you see this time is very important. The confidentiality level is relatively high. I don't know much information now. But we still need you. Sign a confidentiality agreement first..."

"Hey, Li, there's no need to say so much. We all know the rules. Hurry up and take out the agreement. Once it's signed, let's set off. Are we still curious about what it is?"

"That's right, there's no need to go through the process!"

"Okay, after everyone signs the agreement, I will briefly talk to you in the car. Everyone, please go to the conference room first."

…

Soon, on the car heading to the Research Center of the University of Sports, everyone realized that what they were going to see next might be more important than they imagined. The car they were heading to was escorted by special vehicles in front and behind.

Of course, this can also be seen from Li Rongchang's serious expression at this time, and all the emotions reached their first peak after Li Rongchang simply stated what he knew about the situation.

The carriage fell into silence, and no one said anything for a long time, just looking at each other.

Yu Zhengquan's eyes swept over every big boss in the car, and he could easily see the confusion and disbelief on each big boss's face. In fact, he was in the same state at this time, as if he had just heard a very special Interesting science fairy tale.

After a while, Academician Gao Chenfeng, who had just arrived in Beijing by plane, spoke first: "Bu Li, what you just said, if I heard correctly, is negative mass antimatter material?"

"Well, after receiving the report, I confirmed with Ning Zi. That's indeed what he described."

"Did you tell me how much of this material Ning Zi made?"

"He talks a lot..."

"A lot? Is there a minus 1 gram?"

"Old Gao, you are overthinking. How is it possible to have a minus of 1 gram? A minus of 100 milligrams is enough."

"No, you have all accepted the situation reported by that kid? That is negative mass antimatter material, minus one hundred milligrams? What are you thinking? It should be observed in a laboratory environment, right? Or is it just an inference based on the phenomenon?"

"Well, Mr. Xu, I am certain that what Ning Zi did say is that he prepared this kind of material, an antimatter material that can maintain a suspended load through repulsion. According to him, the material he prepared has been shaped, Under the earth's gravity environment, it can provide a repulsive force of about 500 Newtons."

"How much? Can it provide more than five hundred Newtons of repulsive force? Doesn't that mean it requires tens of kilograms of material?"

"It's more than that. I heard what he meant is that this negative mass material is different from what we imagined, and the calculation formula is also different. Its repulsive force is related to many factors. It can probably be understood as a composite material, more specifically You may need to read the laboratory data to understand. In fact, he said that the entire material weighs about minus 600 kilograms."

"What?!"

"Is this really a joke?"

"How can this be?"

"Xiao Ning, is it a bit exaggerated? Or did you hear it wrong?"

"..."

"Ahem, everyone, please be patient. We'll be there in about ten minutes. Let's wait until we see the real thing at home before doing any analysis."

"Hey, it will take more than ten minutes? Why is this car driving so slowly? There are not many cars at night, so ask the driver to drive faster."

"That's right, drive faster, drive faster, don't waste time."

"Um……"

…

The theory of time relativity once again exerted its power. After thinking about what Ning Zi described, everyone seemed to feel that time passed much slower.

Fortunately, the Beijing car ran very well in the middle of the night, and the green light didn't make them wait long before they arrived at the enclave R\u0026D center, which is more than 70 kilometers away from the University of Sports.

The 10,000-acre large-scale R\u0026D center is completely different from a year ago. It is divided into several different areas by multiple six-story high-rise buildings and walls.

Soon the national treasure-level academicians on the bus also felt the strict security atmosphere.

Even their convoy had to check their pass three times before entering the courtyard of a large two-story comprehensive laboratory. Through the car window, they saw the boy standing in front of the laboratory door holding a kitten. .

Following Li Rongchang, he got out of the car and walked to the door of the laboratory. Before he had time to chat with the young man, he heard the other party say: "Here, it's quite late, so I won't introduce you further. I know everyone There must be a lot of doubts, but you should understand after reading it. The computer in the laboratory has complete test data, and I have opened some permissions to you.

We will talk about it tomorrow after you understand some of the specifics. It’s not that I don’t want to communicate with you now, but this whole theoretical system is relatively new, and it would be very troublesome for me to talk about it without first understanding the entire experimental process. By the way, are there any professors among you who study quantum field theory? "

"Yes, I am."

"This is Academician Xu Chenggong, who is also an expert in quantum physics in China."

"I have read your paper, Academician Xu. You can help them explain the EP and ERP issues later, so that they can have an understanding of the relevant prerequisite theory."

"Okay, what about you?"

"Oh, I'll take you there. There are other things to do after I open the permissions to you. By the way, there are some specific procedures in the laboratory that need to be explained first, but I think everyone should be aware of them, so I will briefly introduce them as we go... "

…

Ning Zi's attitude was very calm, but there was a calmness in his young face that was ahead of others.

Of course, it may also be that the content Li Rongchang informed them before was too shocking, so when they saw the developers of negative-mass anti-gravity matter, these bosses had automatically ignored that extremely young face.

After all, everyone here knows better than ordinary people what the discovery of negative-mass antigravity matter means. It can be said that the entire technological line may be supplemented.

From the perspective of physics, the direction of human development will become clearer; from the perspective of astronomy, some conjectures about the universe may be concluded; from the perspective of aerospace and engineering, at least there is no need to enter The speed of the universe can send many things into space, such as satellites, deep space telescopes, and even a moving city or port in space...

The only thing that makes people uneasy is that Ning Zi behaves too calmly at this time.

It's so calm that people can't believe that there are such heaven-defying materials in this laboratory.

Until ten minutes later, after going through the tedious safety verification procedures and changing clothes, everyone came to the underground laboratory, stood on the stand, and looked at the hexagon suspended in the glass house below...

Everyone stared blankly at the scene in front of them, it was indeed shocking...

Especially when the weight moves, the hexahedron moves slowly...

After a long while, someone murmured: "It's so big..."

Many eyes glanced at the sighing Yu Zhengquan, then moved away from Ning Zi, and then focused on the objects in the glass house again...

"Well, you can operate the robotic arm to test, and check the previous experimental data through the console. If you want to enter the glass house to test some physical data, you need to wear protective clothing to be on the safe side. The radiation is temporarily exceeded. According to calculations, it is about It will take about forty hours before the radiation level will be within a relatively safe range for the human body... By the way, this area is indeed quite large."