94: From Technological Warfare to Space Empire

Chapter 127 Actually, this isn't even my full level; there are still some things I haven't worked on.

"Please don't forget, everyone."

"They are different from us."

"They made their fortune through plunder and robbery."

"They are more accustomed to direct plunder or sabotage than to fair competition."

Everyone fell into thought, and no one spoke.

In the end, Director Li answered the question himself.

"First, they will doubt us and not believe that we can do it."

"Secondly, they will verify it, trying every possible way through various channels."

"Third, if the verification is true, they will panic."

"Then they'll figure something out."

"Either blockade, or restriction, or a technology race."

"You all experienced the Korean War."

"We know how cowardly Americans are portrayed in their narrative."

"Don't be fooled by their widespread use of guns. When things really get tough, they'll just kowtow and use their guns to bully the weak. If anyone is stronger than them, their gun barrels won't stand up straight."

Director Li paused after saying this.

"So, how will it be made public? When will it be made public? To what extent will it be made public?"

"These must be carefully designed; we can't just throw them out in a rush."

After Director Li signaled that he had finished speaking, Staff Officer Wang from the military department agreed and spoke next.

He was wearing a military uniform, his epaulets gleaming in the sunlight.

"Old Li is right."

He then nodded to Lin Yu.

"Based on Comrade Lin's analysis report on the application prospects of BEC in the military, we must make arrangements in advance."

He opened the folder in his hand.

Chief Hou distributed the recorded Lin Yu conjectures to the bigwigs, giving almost everyone a copy.

"This thing called an atomic clock, right?"

"We consulted many experts."

"The current precision of cesium atomic clocks is one second off in 300 million years."

"With BEC, the difference can be reduced to one second in 3000 million or even 3 million years."

"What does this mean?"

"This means that the accuracy of navigation satellites can be improved by an order of magnitude."

"Even if our satellites are outdated, with the help of this, we can directly achieve a straight-line overtake."

"Things like quantum simulation, quantum sensing, and quantum radar are all game-changing technologies."

He closed the folder and looked at Lin Yu.

"Comrade Lin Yu, on behalf of the Equipment Department, I would like to make a statement."

"Xiao Li's support for you wasn't quite enough before."

"From now on, I'll give you whatever you want."

"We'll provide manpower, money, and equipment if you need them."

We must firmly grasp this direction!

He only finished speaking after Lin Yu nodded to him.

He gestured to the next person.

"Next up," Academician Zhou nudged Lin Yu and introduced him in a low voice.

"This is Academician Zheng, a leading figure in our physics field."

Academician Zheng, who specializes in science and technology, has completely white hair and speaks slowly and deliberately, but every word he says carries great weight.

As a technology expert, he immediately refuted the earlier claims that caution was advised.

Unlike the others who relied entirely on the notes handed to them by Chief Hou to learn about this matter.

Academician Zheng truly understands what this means.

"What you all say makes sense, but I'd like to point out one thing."

He spoke slowly and deliberately.

"BEC has been completed, but this is just the beginning, not the end."

"You don't understand. After this paper is submitted, hundreds of laboratories around the world will start repeating our experiments."

"Thousands of people will begin to study the nature and application of BEC."

"This will give rise to a completely new academic discipline."

He looked at Lin Yu and spoke.

"Xiaoyu, you did a great job. Your achievement is not just a single tree, but a whole forest."

"Your team now has not only mastered how to create BEC, but also the methodology for creating BEC."

"I think this methodology is more valuable than the results."

"The results alone are given away, that's all."

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"That's how the whole world lets others study it."

After he finished praising Lin Yu.

Then he continued to speak.

"So my advice is, publish your papers, and publish them in the best journals!"

"We want the whole world to see it."

"But at the same time, core technologies, key parameters, and experimental details should be selectively retained."

"Keep what should be kept secret, and make what should be made public public."

"Some details, if simply blurred out, will leave others unable to catch up, even if they ride a rocket."

"If some principles are not explained, they can only copy others without being able to create anything new."

"That's how science works. That's how all academic papers are done."

"We must both establish our leading position and maintain our technological advantage."

The meeting room was silent for a few seconds.

No one spoke after that.

Deputy Secretary-General Liu, who had been taking notes, finally put down his pen and tapped the table.

"Is nobody going to continue?"

The group exchanged glances.

The people who spoke just now all thought things through more and more thoroughly than the last.

There's nothing more to add now.

"Okay, everyone's opinions are very important, so now I'll summarize."

Secretary-General Liu looked at the notes he had written and held up one finger.

"First, this matter should be made public, but the method and timing of the public announcement should be carefully designed."

"Publish papers first, win the Nobel Prize first, establish an academic leading position, and then gradually release the applied aspects, right?" After everyone nodded, he raised his second finger.

"Second, a special working group should be established to coordinate the publicity, diplomacy, security, and product commercialization of this matter."

"Let the science and technology sector take the lead, the propaganda sector cooperate, the diplomacy sector follow up, and the security sector provide guarantees."

"How about early planning for military and industrial sectors?"

The group exchanged glances, but no one objected.

Then, Deputy Secretary-General Liu extended his third finger.

"Third, we must increase our support for Comrade Lin Yu and his team."

"The research institute's staffing, funding, and equipment should be given priority."

"Talent development must keep pace, and this methodology must be passed on."

Then he looked at Lin Yu.

Lin Yu has been coming up with too many things lately.

Lin Yu's shadow is behind almost every major event.

Such a talented player cannot be ignored.

"Comrade Lin Yu, do you have anything to add?"

Lin Yu had been listening silently from the beginning. When his name was called, he subconsciously stood up and thought for a moment before speaking.

"What the leaders have said is all correct. I just want to add one point."

He paused, thinking about what he could research in the future.

"BEC is indeed just the beginning."

"It's a beginning that hasn't been studied in detail anywhere in the world yet."

"In my vision, the sixth state of matter, fermionic condensate, is also something that can be done."

"Based on BEC, we can also perform superfluidity, superconductivity, and quantum Hall effect experiments."

"You could find gold in every direction."