Xia Kingdom, capital.
Inside a small villa.
A man wearing high-end brand-name clothes and a pair of plain glasses on his nose was staring at the computer screen in front of him.
The picture on the computer screen is an author's background.
On the homepage of the author's background, an article received countless likes and comments.
The camera zoomed in and the title of the article gradually became clear. It was the article published on a certain website criticizing Sandaokou University!
Looking at the gradually increasing number of likes and comments, a sneer appeared on the man's lips.
This article should bring him a lot of benefits.
While thinking, he pressed F5 on the keyboard.
The web page refreshes.
The article that was supposed to appear on the front page turned gray.
"What's going on?!"
The man stood up from his chair with a bang, his face uncertain.
A bad guess slowly emerged in his mind.
He moved the mouse, moved the cursor to the gray article title, and lightly clicked the left mouse button.
"Hello, Deng Haochu, your article is suspected of..."
Simply put, it was a 404 error.
Looking at the row of crimson Chinese characters in front of him, Deng Haochu's expression suddenly changed.
Damn it!
He quickly dragged the mouse and switched the web page to the income interface.
A big zero came into his sight.
"Bang!"
Deng Haochu raised his hand and slapped the computer desk in front of him, causing the computer screen to shake.
"Damn Sandaokou University..."
Deng Haochu knew in his heart that this kind of thing could only be done by someone from Sandaokou University!
"This matter...is not over yet!"
A cold light flashed in Deng Haochu's eyes.
Thinking of the tens of millions of income that disappeared out of thin air, a trace of pain flashed across Deng Haochu's face.
…
A week later.
As this article was deleted and banned across the entire Internet, the negative public opinion it originally caused gradually disappeared.
At this time, Sandaokou University once again entered a state of martial law.
The reason is simple.
The second controlled nuclear fusion experiment will soon be launched in the nuclear physics laboratory of Sandaokou University!
…
Inside the library of Sandaokou University.
Su Yutong frowned, looked up from the exercise book in front of him, and subconsciously looked towards the seat next to him.
As usual, it was empty.
She closed her eyes slightly and sighed deeply.
Ever since she last met Lu Yongchang, she had been like a possessed person, coming to the library at the same time every day, trying to "encounter" him by chance again.
However, after more than ten days of continuous setbacks, her slightly restless heart gradually calmed down.
Perhaps, that "graduate student senior" only comes to the library occasionally.
"Yutong!"
Just as Su Yutong fell into deep thought, a crisp shout came from the side.
Su Yutong's body trembled slightly and he looked back suddenly.
Seeing the person coming, her tense body relaxed a little: "Chen Yun? Why are you here?"
Chen Yun glanced at Su Yutong unhappily and said loudly, "What? I can't come yet?"
"I don't know what's wrong with you. You sit in a small corner of the library every day... Could it be that you are waiting for someone?"
Su Yutong's eyes flashed with panic after his secret was exposed: "You, don't talk nonsense!"
"This is a library, keep your voice down!"
Chen Yun glanced at Su Yutong again: "Keep your voice down? Do you want to see if there is anyone around?"
Su Yutong was slightly stunned, and quickly stood up and looked around.
The huge library was empty.
"What… is going on?"
Chen Yun sighed deeply, with a hint of helplessness in her eyes: "My dear Miss, didn't you read the school announcement yesterday?"
Su Yutong shook his head in confusion.
Chen Yun took a step forward and pulled Su Yutong's right hand: "Come on, come on, come back to the dormitory with me!"
"The school issued a notice last night, requiring all students not to leave the dormitory unless necessary!"
"I really don't know how you got out today..."
"If I hadn't known you'd come to the library every day, I wouldn't know where to find you!"
Su Yutong's eyes became more and more confused: "Why...?"
Chen Yun dragged Su Yutong towards the dormitory: "Why? Are you pretending to be stupid or do you really not know? Our school's nuclear physics laboratory is going to conduct the second controlled nuclear fusion experiment today!"
…
Inside the nuclear physics laboratory.
Lu Yongchang looked solemnly at the star-simulating device in front of him, which looked like a tangled ball of wool.
"Let's get started!"
Lu Yongchang didn't say any more nonsense and spoke directly to Fang Xu who was standing beside him.
Fang Xu nodded slightly, turned around and gave orders to the researcher beside him.
It's a familiar process again.
After the switch was turned on, accompanied by a buzzing sound, an extremely powerful current passed through the superconducting coil, forming a closed, twisted annular magnetic cage in the inner cavity of the stellarator.
While the heating device was preheating, Fang Xu asked Lu Yongchang anxiously, "Yongchang, how long do you think this experiment can extend the duration of controlled nuclear fusion?"
Hearing this question, Lu Yongchang glanced at Fang Xu with a strange expression.
How long can it be extended?
In Lu Yongchang's opinion, the basic structure of the stellarator at this time is not much different from the large fusion reactors of later generations, except that it is not connected to a generator.
At least, all the necessary parts are already there.
"Brother Xu, I think this question depends on how long you want to last."
Fang Xu's pupils suddenly shrank.
What this means is...
Before he had time to think about it, a researcher nearby shouted, "Professor Lu, the warm-up work is complete!"
Without having time to explain in detail to Fang Xu, Lu Yongchang said in a deep voice: "Inject deuterium and tritium gas!"
"Ready to light the fire!"
At the moment when the deuterium-tritium gas turns into high-temperature plasma in the inner cavity of the stellarator, a laser instantly shines on the surface of the deuterium-tritium plasma!
In just a few seconds, the fusion fire was ignited again.
"A large number of neutrons have been detected!"
"The nuclear fusion reaction is happening normally!"
Reports were heard one after another.
Lu Yongchang looked a little solemn.
"Pay close attention to the remaining deuterium and tritium substances. If they are insufficient, add them immediately!"
Unlike the previous experiment, Lu Yongchang's goal this time is to maintain controlled nuclear fusion for a long time.
Therefore, it must not be like the last experiment, where the fuel burned out after the fusion reaction occurred for a while.
"How's the cooling situation?"
Lu Yongchang asked in a deep voice.
The researcher in charge of monitoring the temperature immediately responded: "The cooling system is working well! The surface temperature of the stellarator is 25 degrees Celsius!"
Five minutes...
Ten minutes...
Twenty-seven minutes!
When Fang Xu saw that the nuclear fusion reaction lasted longer than ITER's record of 26 minutes, his face was filled with excitement and nervousness.
What's exciting is that they set a new record.
The anxiety...reminded me of the thirty-minute threshold of the tokamak device that Lu Yongchang had mentioned before.
Time passes by every second.
The thirty-minute threshold passed with Lu Yongchang having an unremarkable expression.
He looked up at the time, the corners of his mouth slightly raised: "Thirty-five minutes, almost done, get ready to stop!"
Under the orderly operation of a group of researchers, the heating system slowly stopped and the current passing through the superconducting coil gradually weakened.
Finally, the flame of nuclear fusion slowly went out in the stellarator.