Time passes by every second.
In the blink of an eye, the hour hand of the clock on the wall pointed to the number 11.
Zhao Zijie, with heavy dark circles under his eyes, turned on the TV in the living room early.
He reached out and grabbed the remote control on the sofa and turned the TV to the Xiaguo News Channel.
Watching the endless commercials on TV, Zhao Zijie's eyes flashed with anxiety.
Why hasn't the controlled nuclear fusion ignition live broadcast started yet?
Zhao Zijie kept glancing at the wall clock in the living room.
It's already 11 o'clock!
The fusion reactor was supposed to be started at 12 noon. There is only one hour left. Why hasn't the live broadcast started yet? !
Zhao Zijie subconsciously took out his mobile phone and opened the penguin group.
"What's going on? Where's the live broadcast?"
"I don't know, has anyone seen it?"
Seeing that everyone had the same reaction, Zhao Zijie's frown relaxed a little.
He moved his fingers lightly and typed a line of words on his phone.
"Stop talking. I've been waiting since last night. If I don't start the live broadcast, I feel like I'm going to die suddenly!"
The next second, several replies appeared in front of him.
"Hahahaha! Lao Zhao, you didn't really not sleep all night, did you?"
"Don't mention it, it's really possible! Old Zhao is really that kind of person!"
There was a bitter smile in Zhao Zijie's eyes.
Just when he was about to respond to those words again, a highlighted message appeared in the penguin group!
"Stop wasting time in the group chat! Turn on the TV! The live broadcast has begun!"
The originally lively penguin group became deserted in an instant.
Zhao Zijie quickly put down his phone and looked at the TV in front of him.
At this moment, the magnificent appearance of the Pangu-1 demonstration reactor suddenly appeared on the TV.
Zhao Zijie's eyes showed some doubts, and he muttered to himself: "Only showing the exterior...what's the point of this?"
As he spoke, a hint of disappointment appeared visibly on Zhao Zijie's face.
Although he could understand Xia Guo News's approach in his heart, but... he could only see the same unchanging exterior scenery. To be honest, it was impossible not to be disappointed.
Zhao Zijie reached out and grabbed the remote control and turned off the TV.
He sighed deeply and tapped the screen of his phone listlessly, sending a sighing emoji to Penguin.
"Let's go, it seems like there are only exterior views... What can we see from this..."
"...Old Zhao, why don't you take another look? The TV screen has been switched."
When he saw this line of text, Zhao Zijie's pupils suddenly shrank and he quickly grabbed the remote control and turned on the TV again.
really!
The picture in the central control room appeared in front of Zhao Zijie!
I saw a young man in his twenties wearing a white coat standing on the podium in the center with a serious expression.
This... must be the chief engineer of controlled nuclear fusion, Lu Yongchang, right?
But the next moment, a figure behind the command desk caught Zhao Zijie's attention.
This is... the Speaker!
Because of the angle, the chairman of the parliament was standing in the corner of the picture at this time.
Zhao Zijie rubbed his eyes hard, and after confirming again and again, he picked up his mobile phone and sent a message to the penguin group with trembling hands.
"Everyone, please look at the lower right corner of the TV! The chairman of the congress is also here!"
This piece of news from Zhao Zijie obviously shocked all the lurking group members out!
"Oh shit! Seriously! I saw it!"
"Where is it? Why can't I find it?!"
"Hahaha, in daily StarCraft, if you don't want your eyes, you can donate them to those in need!"
…
Inside the Pangu-1 demonstration reactor.
Lu Yongchang looked solemnly at the large screen in front of him that was recording various data.
The hour hand of the wall clock slowly pointed to the number 12.
He took a deep breath and slowly scanned the people around him with a serious gaze.
Then he spoke softly, "Everyone, it's an honor to witness this moment with you."
"Every one of us has put in a lot of effort on Pangu-1."
"No matter success or failure, I believe our names will always remain in human history!"
As he spoke, Lu Yongchang reached out and pressed the ignition button on the console in front of him.
A familiar buzzing sound followed!
In a very short time, the deuterium-tritium plasma was heated to hundreds of millions of degrees Celsius!
Endless energy gushed out from the reactor of Pangu No. 1!
Right now!
Inside the Pangu-1 demonstration reactor, the most powerful energy in the star system emerged spontaneously!
Looking at the wildly rising values on the neutron dose meter, everyone's face showed excitement.
But no one cheered.
All this is just the beginning!
"The cooling system is working fine!"
"The fusion reaction intensity is normal!"
"The magnetohydrodynamic generator starts working!"
"The current power generation capacity is 35% of the rated power!"
As reports came in one after another, Lu Yongchang did not dare to relax at all.
The next step is crucial!
"Ready to connect to the grid!"
This fusion reactor can only be considered a real success if the electricity generated by the magnetohydrodynamics is connected to the power grid of Xia State!
A few minutes later, a researcher shouted excitedly, "Grid connection successful!"
"The current power generation capacity is 200,000 megawatts."
A hint of excitement flashed in Lu Yongchang's eyes.
At this point, it can be said that the Pangu-1 fusion reactor has been 90% successful.
What to do next…
"Keep adding fuel and push the power to the maximum!"
Upon hearing Lu Yongchang's order, all the researchers' expressions suddenly froze.
This means that the next Pangu-1 fusion reactor will enter full load status!
In the next few minutes, every researcher stared at the big screen in the central control room, fearing that something unexpected would happen.
80%!
90%!
99%!
With the gradual addition of deuterium and tritium fuel, the fusion reaction in the reactor gradually becomes more violent!
Even in the control room, everyone could feel the slight vibration coming from under their feet!
"Professor Lu! The current generator power is 400,000 megawatts!"
"There is nothing wrong with the reactor, and the generator set is working normally!"
"…"
A faint smile gradually appeared on Lu Yongchang's lips.
There was a daze in his eyes, and then he said in a deep voice: "Everyone."
"We… succeeded!"
The next second, a thunderous applause broke out!
Every researcher stood up from his chair and looked at the young man on the podium with admiration!
They knew that the greatest contributor to Pangu-1 was this young man who was only 21 years old!
…
"We succeeded!"
When Zhao Zijie heard the sound coming from the TV, his eyes suddenly turned red.
Without having time to think, he grabbed his phone, opened the Penguin group, and typed a sentence excitedly.
"The light of fusion shines on the land of Xia Country!"
The next moment, all the penguin members lined up consciously.
Looking at the repetition filling the screen, Zhao Zijie took a deep breath.
finally!
One day, Xia Kingdom finally succeeded in becoming the leader in the world!