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"Ta-ta-ta-ta-"

Footsteps approached, and the door to their laboratory was slowly opened.

"Mr. Zhu, you haven't rested yet?"

Jiang Xu's eyes widened as he saw the person who had arrived, his face filled with disbelief.

The visitor was none other than Elder Zhu!

"Hehe, I heard you've been staying up until four or five every day lately?"

Old Zhu gestured with his hand, slowly walked to the control panel, pressed the fuel injection switch, looked at Jiang Xu, smiled slightly, and continued:

"You're so eager to achieve results?"

"Of course, Mr. Zhu, only when I produce results will the higher authorities approve the funding for the construction of large-scale equipment."

Jiang Xu's eyes were firm as he affirmed:

"While ITER is still under construction, let's build it first and produce key results. This will not only bring us one step closer to controlled nuclear fusion, but also wash away my shame!"

Jiang Xu was very sincere.

He didn't hide the reason why he worked so hard.

To wash away their shame!

"Hmm, your temperament is indeed like that of an ox."

When Mr. Zhu heard his reason, he was not angry at his personal reasons, but instead praised him.

They, too, once buried themselves in the desert for more than a decade, just to prove themselves.

"How do you feel about the new materials the base provided?"

After a moment of contemplation, Old Zhu changed the subject and began to inquire about other matters.

"Excellent! The first wall made with this material has five times the active cooling efficiency of the original!"

Jiang Xu said excitedly and earnestly, "I even feel that the first wall's limit is around 900 seconds!"

"Um……"

After asking the question, Old Zhu looked at Jiang Xu quietly and said nothing more.

Jiang Xu felt a little uneasy under Zhu Lao's gaze, unsure of his thoughts, and could only wait quietly for him to continue.

"Cough cough."

After clearing his throat twice and grinning, Old Zhu suddenly waved his hand, turned around, and said mysteriously to Jiang Xu:

"You are already a world leader in research on controlled nuclear fusion."

"Come with me, I can certainly lend you my hand."

"It's time for you to know what's really hidden at the Xishan Base!"

"What's hidden in the Xishan base?" Jiang Xu's heart skipped a beat, and his eyes widened.

It turns out that those secret experimental devices were not the main objects hidden by the Xishan base.

There's something even more mysterious behind this!

What is it?

Curiosity instantly filled his heart.

Gritting his teeth, he followed in Old Zhu's footsteps without hesitation.

……

France, at the ITER construction site.

Furen watched as the huge transport truck safely parked in the designated area and breathed a sigh of relief.

"Damn, everything's finally all here. Can we start final assembly now?!"

Beside him, Ennis, the person in charge of the ITER device, let out a sigh of relief and sneered, "Do the Chinese think that without them, ITER can't function?"

"How ridiculous!"

“Ennis, that’s how it was originally. If it weren’t for the United States’ willingness to invest at all costs, we would really be in a lot of trouble without them.”

Furen shook his head, refuting his companion while also sneering, "But now, we don't need them at all!"

"And they are destined to be eliminated by us."

"ITER is destined to usher in the era of controlled nuclear fusion!"

"At that time, those of us who control this device, the Western world, will regain control of the entire Earth!"

"The Eastern power's plan to divide us militarily will fail without a fight!"

"We will control the true future of the world!"

After saying that, Furen and Ennis looked at each other and burst into laughter.

Energy is the true future of the world.

That certain major Eastern power is merely acting out of momentary bravado!

The future is long, and the West hasn't declined that much. Let's wait and see!

……

United States, White House.

Fred hung up the phone call from France.

Finally, some good news!

ITER has officially begun final assembly!

"That's great, I hope we can see results soon."

While Fred was overjoyed, his brows suddenly furrowed when he saw the intelligence report in his hand.

This is the latest intelligence received by the US FBI.

Because the United States is being driven out of East Asia, its influence in the Middle East has also been broken.

The United States’ dollar-oil hegemony collapsed.

Unable to exploit the world, all the internal conflicts suddenly erupted!

The rate of civilian gunfight crimes has surged by 500%!

Even more seriously, some affluent neighborhoods have been invaded by criminal gangs.

Throughout the United States, even wealthy neighborhoods have not been spared!

Moreover, the person robbed was a major capitalist.

Once this matter was exposed, it caused a complete uproar.

The United States is actually a large corporation disguised as a country.

The company's shareholders are numerous large capitalists, and they are actually the ones secretly manipulating the entire company.

As a result, in this episode, the flood washed away the Dragon King Temple.

A major capitalist was robbed by a mob?!

"Texas is unhappy with the new oil policy and is now protesting for independence."

"St. Francis claims the federal government can no longer provide a safe environment for their high-tech industrial park, which has been vandalized and looted fifteen times in just five days, and they're even considering independence."

"..."

"FXXK!"

Fred, who had just managed a few seconds of pleasant mood after reading the intelligence report, instantly became depressed.

"These damn bastards!"

"Everyone is against me, they all deserve to die!"

A sense of fear crept into Fred's heart.

These guys are all snobs. If the United States really declines, they might actually dare to declare independence!

The states in the United States have a high degree of autonomy, and in some states, the laws even differ greatly.

Take the death penalty, for example.

People who don't know much about the United States might say that it's a country that has abolished the death penalty.

However, in fact, 28 states in the United States still retain the death penalty.

Therefore, in fact, when there are significant differences in interests...

The United States is not without the possibility of division.

Especially the rebellious son, Texas.

Texas is a resource-rich continent, and if it were to become independent, it would become the world's 10th largest economy!

Moreover, Texas even has a tradition of secession!