Cataclysmic Era: I can unlock the tech tree

Two days later.

The first ring road of Beijing.

Looking at the somewhat ancient building in front of him, Lü Yongchang's eyes revealed a hint of melancholy.

"Let's go, Representative Lee is waiting for you!"

Seeing Lü Yongchang stop, Hong Qiming hurriedly urged, "By the way, have you prepared the things I asked you to prepare?"

Lü Yongchang smiled and nodded, shaking the briefcase he was carrying.

"It's just a budget sheet, I've already prepared it."

Hearing this, Hong Qiming breathed a slight sigh of relief: "That's good."

"I won't go in with you this time; you'll have to handle everything on your own."

"Remember, stay calm and don't say anything unrealistic like you did last time!"

Lü Yongchang nodded helplessly.

……

"Knock knock knock!"

Standing in front of that heavy wooden door, Lü Yongchang took a deep breath and gently knocked on the door.

"Come in."

A short, forceful voice came from inside the door.

"Squeak..."

As soon as he pushed open the door, Lu Yongchang saw Councilor Li sitting behind his desk, looking at him with a smile.

"Yongchang, you've given me quite a surprise!"

Councilor Li stood up with a smile and walked over to Lu Yongchang.

"Please sit down!"

Representative Lee was the first to sit on the sofa next to him.

After a moment's hesitation, Lü Yongchang accepted the offer and sat down opposite Councilor Li in a very generous manner.

"What are you going to do next?"

Without any pleasantries, Representative Lee asked directly.

Upon hearing Representative Li's question, Lü Yongchang answered without hesitation, "I suggest that we immediately launch the controlled nuclear fusion demonstration reactor project!"

Representative Lee frowned slightly.

"Demonstration stack? So fast?"

Lü Yongchang nodded slightly: "We already have relatively mature controlled nuclear fusion technology. I think this is an opportunity."

"An opportunity?" Councilor Li raised his eyebrows slightly, looking at Lü Yongchang in front of him with great interest.

"That's right, an opportunity to surpass the United States!"

"A chance for the Xia Kingdom to rise again!"

Lu Yongchang's eyes flickered as he spoke, word by word.

Representative Li's pupils suddenly contracted.

He stared at Lü Yongchang meaningfully and said softly, "You said something similar when we met last time."

"Didn't Hong Qiming tell you to be more composed? Don't say unrealistic things."

Lu Yongchang's expression was solemn as he slowly shook his head.

"Minister Hong reminded me."

"But... in my opinion, if we don't even dare to have such thoughts, China will never be able to catch up with the United States!"

"Perhaps in your view, controlled nuclear fusion is simply a superior power generation device that can bring Xia Kingdom an inexhaustible supply of low-cost energy. Am I right?"

Representative Lee fell silent.

After a long silence, he spoke again, asking, "Isn't that right?"

"Of course not!"

Lü Yongchang was somewhat agitated.

"Controlled nuclear fusion is the key to unlocking a new era!"

"This new era refers to the interstellar era!"

"With controlled nuclear fusion as an energy source, we can look further ahead!"

"The Moon, Mars, and even the entire solar system!"

"With nuclear fusion as its energy source, the Xia Kingdom could absolutely be the first to venture into space!"

Seeing that Councilor Li's expression was calm, Lü Yongchang hardened his heart and dropped a bombshell!

"I've made some progress on the fusion reactor miniaturization project."

"If successful, Representative Lee, imagine a scenario where our aircraft carriers, submarines, or even fighter jets are powered by nuclear fusion!"

Even Representative Lee couldn't remain calm now!

With a sudden movement, he stood up from the sofa and stared intently at Lü Yongchang in front of him!

"Is everything you're saying true?!"

Faced with Representative Li's intense gaze, Lü Yongchang's heart skipped a beat.

These words were not originally in his plan.

After all, the Xia Kingdom in this era has accelerated its progress by several years compared to the previous one.

Logically speaking, given the current rate of development, Xia Kingdom should be able to escape the solar system in twenty years!

But... for some reason, he always felt a little worried.

Perhaps because he had truly experienced the helplessness during a helium flash explosion, Lü Yongchang at this moment was like a soldier suffering from a fear of insufficient firepower.

However, what he suffers from is a fear of technological inadequacy.

Especially after witnessing the cutting-edge technologies in the tech tree system in his mind, he realized a problem.

Compared to the universe, humanity is truly insignificant!

"Of course!" Lü Yongchang nodded slightly and said with a firm expression.

"call……"

Representative Li let out a deep breath: "How confident are you?"

The moment he uttered those words, an unprecedented glint appeared in Representative Lee's eyes!

He had to admit that he was moved by Lü Yongchang's words!

Upon hearing these words, a smile appeared on Lü Yongchang's face.

He knew he had made the right bet again!

"Ninety percent!"

Lu Yongchang looked at Councilor Li with unwavering determination: "I can guarantee that the small fusion reactor project will achieve a breakthrough within six months!"

"Great!" A hint of excitement flashed in Councilor Li's eyes.

"Since that's the case... then I'll trust you this once!"

"The Xia Kingdom can still afford to gamble!"

Lu Yongchang quickly seized the opportunity, opened his briefcase, took out a document, and handed it to Councilor Li.

"Congressman Lee, this is the budget sheet discussed in the lab, regarding the fusion demonstration reactor!"

Representative Lee's breath hitched.

The next moment, he gave Lü Yongchang a meaningful look: "You little rascal...were you already prepared to persuade me?"

"What will you do if I disagree?"

Lu Yongchang's face fell, and he said with a wry smile, "Councilor Li, you wouldn't do such a thing, would you?"

"Don't you want to see the Xia Kingdom get better and better?"

Representative Li was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter: "You're right! I never thought that at my age, I wouldn't see things as clearly as a young upstart like you!"

As he spoke, Councilor Li reached out and took the documents from Lu Yongchang's hand, examining them carefully.

Upon seeing the last string of numbers in the budget statement, Representative Lee's expression immediately changed.

"Ahem... Representative Li, this is, after all, a nuclear fusion power plant, so it's normal for the cost to be a bit high."

Seeing the sudden change in Representative Li's expression, Lü Yongchang quickly explained, "However, I assure you, once the nuclear fusion power plant is built, the benefits it will bring will be extremely substantial!"

Councilor Li looked at Lü Yongchang with a helpless expression: "Don't worry, I wouldn't go back on my word."

"Five hundred billion? Xia Kingdom can afford that!"

Upon hearing this, Lü Yongchang breathed a sigh of relief.

That's good.

Representative Lee took the budget sheet and sat back down at his desk. Then, he picked up a pen and wrote four large, flamboyant characters on it.

"Project approved!"