You said you failed your college entrance exam and are now crowdfunding to build a university?

Various speculations abound: active volcanoes, special underground mineral deposits, extraterrestrial relics, geothermal anomalies...

Until a student found a research progress announcement that had been recently updated on the school's official website.

"The artificial sun device experimental base is right on the Seventeenth Mountain! Holy crap! Case solved! This heatwave was caused by the 'artificial sun' that our school built!"

Upon realizing this, the school's 8,000 students were initially shocked, but then felt incredibly excited and proud.

No wonder we couldn't find the experimental base! It was hidden inside the seventeenth mountain! No wonder all our electronic devices have been malfunctioning lately; it must be that super-strong magnetic field causing the problem!

No wonder the weather suddenly turned as hot as summer; the energy from the "artificial sun" has leaked out!

In this way, all the strange things can be explained.

Their school's research team actually created an "artificial sun," which is hidden in the experimental base on the Seventeenth Mountain.

That's why the mountain glowed red, the vegetation withered, the whole mountain looked like a giant furnace, causing the temperature of the entire campus to soar and electronic devices to collectively "go on strike".

After figuring out the truth, no one in the school complained about the awful weather anymore; instead, they were filled with excitement and a strong sense of pride.

"No, I have to tag those professors and universities that are questioning us! Haichuan University didn't fabricate anything!"

"Hail to Haichuan University! I'm actually studying at a university that seems to harbor a sun!"

"But nuclear fusion devices should have tight shielding. Such a large energy leak suggests it has an extremely high power output?"

In their excitement, many students disregarded the intermittent internet connection and desperately tried to upload photos of the seventeenth mountain and the measured data of the high temperature on campus.

The analysis was posted online, specifically tagging those nuclear energy experts and 45 universities who had expressed doubts.

Inside an inconspicuous black van in the parking lot outside the gate of Haichuan University.

"Captain Li, this weather is unbearably hot. Shall we turn on the air conditioning for a while?" A young police officer, wiping sweat from his brow and back which was already soaked, said to the veteran officer Li Qi, who was leading the team.

"Let's go." Li Qi gulped down a whole bottle of mineral water, but still felt parched. He looked out the car window and sighed, "This weather is really unusual."

It's already late autumn, and yesterday he was wearing a coat, but today he's practically shirtless. The temperature outside is ridiculously high.

"Captain Li, we haven't been getting much results from 'staking out' this area lately. It seems like those shady characters aren't coming here anymore. Should we continue staking out?" another officer asked.

They were initially tasked with investigating whether there was a risk of fraud in the crowdfunding for the establishment of Haichuan University, and they staked out President Wei Ying.

It was later discovered that this suddenly wealthy university was like a magnet, attracting many desperate criminals with ulterior motives, including kidnappers, robbers, and fugitives who all wanted to make "quick money."

Over the past few months, they have been lying in wait and have managed to arrest quite a few people, earning them commendations and awards.

But recently, this "bad trend" seems to have stopped, and criminals are rarely seen in this area anymore.

"Let's wait a few more days and see," Li Qi said after thinking for a moment. His promotion nomination had already been submitted, thanks to his previous achievements.

He always felt that this place was a bit "evil," like his blessed land, and he was a little reluctant to leave it suddenly.

That evening, the news "revealed" by students from Haichuan University, along with various complaints, videos, and photos from nearby residents, spread like wildfire across the entire internet.

At first, netizens didn't believe it at all.

"Like school, like school. They just spout nonsense. Temperatures soaring twenty degrees? Mountains glowing? Can't they at least write a draft before making up a story?"

"See? If the upper beam is crooked, the lower beam will be crooked too! The whole country is experiencing a drop in temperature, is it just a special case where you are?"

"You think you can turn a mountain into a volcanic mountain just by photoshopping a few pictures? Your electronic devices must be malfunctioning; where did you get these high-resolution photos?"

Netizens were quick to ridicule, believing that the students of Haichuan University, like the university itself, were all "liars."

But soon, many residents who claimed to live within a few kilometers or even a dozen kilometers of Haichuan University also emerged and joined the "condemnation" team.

"No wonder the cell phone signal has been so terrible lately, and the weather's been like a sauna. Turns out it's your university doing this!!"

"No wonder I felt a wave of heat as soon as I got close to the mountains near your school!"

"Damn it! Last night I got up in the middle of the night and saw a mountain in the distance emitting red light. I thought it was a volcanic eruption, so I drove my whole family twenty miles away!"

"I don't care what kind of scientific research you're doing, just stop right now! Are you trying to kill us all?!"

These residents not only complained, but also actually produced videos and photos they had taken.

In the video, people are flushed and sweating profusely, while an unusual red glow can be faintly seen on distant mountains in the background.

They even started signing a petition demanding that Haichuan University stop research projects that "affect people's livelihoods."

"Wait, I checked the weather forecast for the area where Haichuan University is located, and it shows the temperature is 18 degrees Celsius. It's quite cool."

"Whether it's true or not, we'll find out by going to see! I'm only 50 kilometers away, I'm setting off now, brothers, wait for my live stream!"

This has even made many netizens who were just watching the spectacle restless, especially those living nearby, who have all expressed their desire to go "explore" and find out for themselves.

Yenching University, Institute of Nuclear Energy.

An elderly professor is teaching a course on "Fundamentals of Nuclear Energy" to undergraduate students.

"The reaction mechanisms of nuclear fusion and nuclear fission are completely different. Fusion requires the fusion of light atomic nuclei, such as deuterium and tritium, under extreme high temperature and pressure, releasing far more energy than fission. However, correspondingly, the difficulty of achieving controlled fusion increases exponentially."

The professor explained in a simple and easy-to-understand way: "Currently, all commercial nuclear power plants around the world use fission technology. As for fusion, it has puzzled all of humanity for decades."

He paused for a moment, then decided to give a counterexample: "Like the Haichuan University that caused such a stir online recently, which claimed to have launched a fusion project and even created some kind of 'artificial sun'."

"From a scientific and engineering perspective, this is clearly impossible; their project has only been running for a little over a month..."

Just then, a female student in the audience raised her hand with a strange expression: "Teacher, there are rumors circulating online that there might really be a 'sun' hidden inside Haichuan University."

As she spoke, she showed her phone screen, which displayed various trending topics and real-time discussions among netizens.

Besides the "self-disclosure" by students of Haichuan University and the "accusations" from nearby residents, the latest news is that many curious netizens have personally arrived near Haichuan University.