Did the world end today?

Chapter 315 Good Son-in-law

"The Past and Present of CKC Crystals: Why is it called the future of mankind?"

"Ascension! Humanity has officially entered Civilization Level 2.0!"

"A Leap Forward! A Comprehensive Analysis of the Fundamental Theory of CKC Crystals!"

What will new energy bring us? How far are we from the birth of CKC crystals to unlimited energy?

"Strange technological advancements: Is higher-dimensional technology Pandora's box?"

With the official announcement of news about CKC crystals, discussions about this new technology instantly spread like wildfire around the world.

The word "carnival" is no longer sufficient to describe the impact this technology has had on the public.

Compared to previous technological hot topics, the information from CKC crystals is clearer, the future is brighter, and even its authenticity is beyond doubt.

The official media broadcast, lasting a full 15 minutes, silenced anyone who had doubted it.

The rule that "the fewer the words, the bigger the story" fails at this moment. The analysis, exceeding 4000 words, sets a new record for this news program.
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Of course, in the past, there have been instances of extremely lengthy reports on single events.

However, this is the first time the program has focused on a "single technology."

This made everyone understand a principle:
This technology is more than just technology.

What exactly can CKC crystals bring us?

This is the most searched question on social media platforms.

Under this topic, many hastily produced videos have offered superficial answers.

Endless energy, boundless food reserves, massive starships, and terraformed planets.
These fragmented concepts fail to satisfy the questioner.

It wasn't until an hour after the news broadcast that the "Against the Current" program released their first video.

In the video, a complete and clear picture was finally depicted.

The video begins with an invisible singularity in the vast universe.

This focal point is captured and enveloped by a blurred barrier, and then processed into a tangible crystal.

The crystal was then fed into a fusion reactor.

The magnetic field began to operate, and plasma emerged from the void, then was confined within the cavity of the fusion reactor.

Energy is transferred outwards and, in an abstract way, is transformed into electrical energy, which then begins to be transmitted outwards along the power transmission network made of superconductors.

On the dark earth, lights gradually came on.

Or rather, this Earth has completely lost its "darkness".

This is the true "era on which the sun never sets," because humanity has created its own sun.

Numerous tower farms have sprung up across the land, accumulating agricultural products far exceeding current human needs.

The famine problem was solved in an extremely simple and efficient way, and then went a step further, beginning the stage of synthetic food.

At the same time, the productivity boom brought about by excess energy has rapidly swept the globe. When energy costs are no longer a concern, those seemingly luxurious "tools" have become readily available and inexpensive.

Humans certainly cannot create things out of thin air, but with the support of almost unlimited energy, the distance is not far.

But the changes brought about by CKC crystals go far beyond this.

With the rapid development of Akubier technology, those once unreachable stars have become coordinates that can be touched with a wave of the hand.

With the addition of gravity manipulation technology, humanity is no longer "dependent on the Earth's surface," and most natural disasters have become "minor matters" that are completely controllable and predictable.

Eventually, the Einstein-Rosen bridge was even realized.

The instantaneous transmission of matter has broken the last shackle on human development; the bright starry sky is no longer the ultimate goal that humanity pursues.
The video ended with a white light.

This is a completely open ending; no one knows what the future holds after the white light, but there's no doubt that even just this expanse of white is enough to ignite boundless imagination in everyone.
Within minutes of the video being posted, the comment section had completely exploded.

"Holy crap. Has the concept of housing prices completely disappeared?"

"Theoretically speaking, not only the concept of housing prices, but the concept of price will completely disappear."

“We have entered the age of God, you know? If we keep going down this path, we can even create things out of thin air.”

"When? Can you give me a definite answer?"

"How would I know? All I know is that I don't need to fight for territory on Earth anymore. Quickly bring me my planet, I want to be the planetary governor!"

"Governor? You think you're worthy? Don't let the world send you to be a machine servant."

"Don't try to pull this on us. The Warhammer universe doesn't even dare to mess with us! This is a world that controls gravity and is about to unify the four fundamental forces!"

"Forget about the four fundamental forces, I just want to ask if biotechnology can keep up? When will it be legal to keep animal-eared catgirls?"

The comments once again pushed the video's popularity to a climax, but the popularity of this new discovery and technology will certainly not be limited to China.

The world has achieved unprecedented unity.

If when nuclear fusion, room-temperature superconductivity, and quantum computing technologies emerged, many countries and interest groups were worried that such technologies would lead to monopolies and further polarization of the world order, then the emergence of CKC crystals has completely dispelled such doubts.

Those in power may not be professional enough, but they are definitely not stupid.

They were acutely aware that this was a shared opportunity facing all of humanity.

No country or organization has the capacity to monopolize such technology and the benefits it brings.

It will inevitably be rolled out comprehensively and promoted fairly throughout the world.

Even during this process, there is no competition in the allocation of resources.

Because the sheer volume of resources is simply enormous.

Its scale is that of the entire Milky Way.
Sitting in the living room of his residence, Lin Xu scrolled through the comments one by one.

Jiang Xingye nestled on the sofa next to him, her expression somewhat "strange".

Lin Xu put down his phone and noticed her expression. He asked:
What's with that expression? What are you looking for?

Jiang Xingye quickly swiped the screen, shaking his head as he said:
"I'm looking for comments to discuss your points."

"what?"

Lin Xu was stunned for a moment.

"Discussing me? Why?"

"Your name is on the list of technical developers, so why does it feel like nobody cares?"

"The comments are full of people wishing for good luck, expressing shock, and hoping for the best. Why is no one concerned about the technical developers?"

As soon as she finished speaking, Lin Xu couldn't help but roll his eyes.

"This is nothing!"

"This news has only been airing for a little over an hour. People haven't even finished discussing the technical issues themselves, so how can they possibly have time to look at the details about the developers?"

"Too."

Jiang Xingye sighed in disappointment, while Lin Xu continued:
"Actually, the announcement of the name this time is just a simple preliminary test, the purpose of which is only to establish a preliminary psychological anchor among the public."

"Even if the R&D personnel information is released later, only a few 'public scholars' such as Wang Yifan and Joanne will be disclosed. Others will still be kept in confidential status to deal with outside opinions."

"So it's impossible for them to know who Lin Xu is. At this stage, it's just a code name similar to 'butterfly'."

"I got it."

Jiang Xingye nodded emphatically.

She didn't press the matter further, put down her phone, and prepared to get up and take a shower.

But at that moment, her phone screen suddenly lit up.

A phone call came in, and the name on the caller ID was...
"dad".

Lin Xu's gaze swept across the screen, and his expression changed instantly.

The next second, Jiang Xingye had already answered the phone.

"Hey, Dad, what's wrong?"

Jiang Huai's voice came through the phone, slightly hoarse and trembling.

"Ono, Daddy has a question for you, and you must answer me truthfully!"

Jiang Xingye paused slightly, then nodded and replied:

"You say."

Jiang Huai was silent for a few seconds, seemingly taking several deep breaths, before finally asking:
"Is the Lin Xu mentioned in the news the same Lin Xu I know?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Jiang Xingye and Lin Xu fell silent.

Immediately afterwards, the two of them turned their gazes to Qin Feng, who was squatting at the door.

Qin Feng was taken aback at first, then nodded to the two of them.

Therefore, Jiang Xingye stopped hiding it.

"Yes, that's him."

"Dad, this matter is very important. You must strictly adhere to the confidentiality regulations and absolutely, absolutely not disclose it to anyone."

"I know! I know, I know! I knew it! I figured it out a long time ago!"

Jiang Huai on the other side was so agitated that he even started to speak incoherently.

"I knew you were doing something big, but I never imagined it was this...this big!"

"You, you guys, me... Sigh!"

Jiang Huai's breathing could be clearly heard on the other end. He spoke intermittently and incoherently for a long time before finally calming down.

Perhaps for him, this was indeed an exaggerated and even unacceptable surprise.

Her own son-in-law was actually the person who changed the world!
Who wouldn't panic in this situation?

The two could only listen silently as he vented his emotions, and the faint sound of Jiang Xingye's mother sobbing could even be heard over the phone.

The call lasted a full half hour. Finally, Jiang Xingye reminded Jiang Huai to be mindful of the confidentiality regulations again before hanging up.

Before hanging up the phone, Jiang Huai left behind a heartfelt message.

"Be careful and take care of yourself!"

After hanging up the phone, the two looked at each other in bewilderment.

The moment their eyes met, Jiang Xingye suddenly smiled slyly, then gave a thumbs-up and said:
"Good son-in-law!"

Lin Xu's lips curled up, and he also extended his hand, saying:

"Good wife!"

The two burst into laughter. Qin Feng, who was standing at the door, got up and waved for the security personnel to retreat. But just then, Lin Xu's phone suddenly vibrated.

The caller ID above shows Wang Yifan.

Lin Xu's expression instantly turned serious.

He picked up his phone and answered the call.

After a brief greeting, Wang Yifan on the other side spoke:
"Engineer Lin, we need a new energy extraction solution."

"The energy produced by CKC crystal fusion is too high; we can no longer boil water."

(End of this chapter)