One month later.
Canghai Bay of Xia Kingdom.
The sea was calm and an aircraft carrier was quietly docked in the sea more than ten kilometers away from the shore for "repairs".
When the camera zooms in, you can clearly see that the guns and missile ports on the deck of the aircraft carrier are all in the open state!
Inside the aircraft carrier, the all-weather radar is running at maximum power!
To outsiders, this war fortress was just a simple stop for repairs.
However, it is ready to attack at any time!
On the shore, countless garrison soldiers patrolled the designated area in an orderly manner.
Every soldier has opened the safety of their guns!
Since the past two days, the Canghai Bay area has been completely under military control!
It is no exaggeration to say that at this time in Canghai Bay, even a dog passing by would be slapped twice!
The reason for all this is that the Pangu-1 fusion reactor on the shore of Canghai Bay will start its first ignition test in the near future!
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The main control center of Pangu-1 fusion demonstration reactor.
Lu Yongchang stood at the central control console with a serious expression, staring intently at the data on the big screen in front of him.
"Get ready for the first ignition!"
Lu Yongchang slowly exhaled a breath of turbid air and said in a deep voice: "Attention, all departments, start checking the operation of various equipment!"
As Lu Yongchang's order was issued, all the researchers in the entire main control center began to work with serious expressions!
In the past few days, every researcher has been constantly reviewing the operation process of fusion reactor ignition. All this is just to avoid any mistakes at the moment of fusion reactor ignition!
"The cooling system is functioning properly!"
"The reactor is working normally!"
"…"
Lu Yongchang took a deep breath and said in a deep voice: "Start turning on the power!"
As soon as the words fell, a low humming sound slowly sounded from outside the main control room!
"The current has reached the critical value! Confirm that the magnetic field strength has reached the standard!"
A researcher stared at the computer screen in front of him and reported loudly!
"Turn on the heating equipment and inject fuel!"
As the order was issued, a hint of regret flashed across Lu Yongchang's eyes.
Finally, the last step!
His face was serious, and he resolutely reached out and pressed the red button in front of him.
"Start the fire!"
Inside the reactor, a high-energy laser instantly heated the temperature of the deuterium-tritium plasma to over 100 million degrees Celsius!
Lu Yongchang stared closely at the large screen in front of him that was responsible for monitoring various data of the fusion reactor.
The neutron dose has increased significantly!
The fusion reaction was successfully triggered!
There was a flash of excitement deep in his eyes.
In less than half a year, will the light of fusion burn on the land of Xia? !
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A corner of the central control room of Pangu-1 reactor.
Lu Hezheng looked at the fluctuating temperature curve in front of him with a serious expression.
He reached out and gently rubbed his right eye.
For some unknown reason, ever since the ignition procedure began, his right eyelid began twitching wildly and uncontrollably!
As a native of Xia, Lu Hezheng couldn't help but think of the old saying.
If the left eye twitches, it means good fortune; if the right eye twitches, it means disaster.
Although Lu Hezheng didn't really believe this kind of words from the bottom of his heart, but...
To be honest, he was feeling very nervous right now.
Suddenly, he saw the temperature curve on the screen suddenly turn upward and bounce!
Although it was only a moment, it frightened Lu Hezheng so much that his heart trembled.
He quickly reached out to adjust his glasses on his nose and carefully checked the temperature curve.
The temperature curve at this time was calm and returned to the normal fluctuation range.
It seemed as if the terrifying curve fluctuations just now were all an illusion.
Lu Hezheng swallowed slightly, and with trembling hands he grabbed the ballpoint pen and draft paper beside him.
Lines of scribbled formulas appeared on the draft paper.
No, no, no!
A trace of blood appeared deep in Lu Hezheng's eyes.
The abnormal temperature fluctuation just now was definitely not just an accident!
In such a precision instrument, any data fluctuation beyond the normal range should be taken seriously!
But...what went wrong?
Lu Hezheng substituted the data from just a moment ago into the formula.
Looking at the calculation results, Lu Hezheng's pupils instantly shrank to the size of a needle tip!
this...
"Quick! Stop the fusion reaction! Something's wrong!"
Lu Hezheng stood up suddenly and shouted loudly!
In the quiet central control room, Lu Hezheng's roar was particularly harsh.
The smile on Lu Yongchang's lips disappeared instantly!
He didn't have time to think. The moment he heard Lu Hezheng's voice, he reached out and pressed the force terminate button in front of him!
"Buzz…"
There was a low humming sound.
The current passing through the superconducting coil slowly decreases, and the magnetic field in the reactor gradually dissipates.
The fusion reaction also weakens until it stops!
Seeing the Chinese subtitles on one side of the large screen in front of them decreasing rapidly, a burst of discussion suddenly broke out in the entire central control room.
"What's going on..."
"Isn't that Lu Hezheng who is in charge of the temperature module? What happened?"
"The temperature now... is quite normal!"
At this time, Lu Yongchang stared at the big screen in front of him. Until he confirmed that the fusion reaction had completely stopped, he turned around and looked at Lu Hezheng with a frown.
The moment he saw Lu Hezheng, Lu Yongchang's heart trembled violently!
At this time, Lu Hezheng's face was pale, his hands were trembling slightly, and his pupils had shrunk to the size of a needle tip!
He looked as if he was extremely frightened!
"Quiet!"
Lu Yongchang shouted in a deep voice.
The noisy discussions in the central control room gradually dissipated.
"Professor Lu, what's going on?" Lu Yongchang asked with a frown.
Hearing Lu Yongchang's question, Lu Hezheng trembled slightly. Then, he hurriedly grabbed several sheets of draft paper on the table and ran quickly to Lu Yongchang.
"Professor Lu, look!"
As he spoke, Lu Hezheng handed the draft paper covered with scribbled words to Lu Yongchang.
"This is the abnormal temperature data just now, and this... is the temperature data I calculated for ten minutes later."
Lu Yongchang frowned and looked at the draft paper in front of him.
The handwriting on the draft paper was very sloppy. It was obvious that Lu Hezheng was in a hurry and panic when calculating the data just now.
He carefully read the data on the paper.
When he saw the forecast data for ten minutes later, his face changed instantly.
"This…how is this possible?!"
Lu Yongchang's exclamation made the atmosphere in the central control room even more depressing.
Countless researchers looked at each other in bewilderment. Even Fang Xu, who was standing by, could not help but walk quickly to Lu Yongchang, frowning and asking softly, "Yongchang, what happened?!"
"Is there something wrong with the temperature module?"
Lu Yongchang looked gloomy and handed the draft paper in his hand to Fang Xu: "Take a look at this data."
"Everyone, stop what you are doing and prepare to conduct a comprehensive troubleshooting!"