Cataclysmic Era: I can unlock the tech tree

A few minutes later, the call was disconnected.

Lu Yongchang put down his phone with a complicated expression and let out a long sigh.

"What did you say? What did Speaker Lee say?"

Fang Xu immediately approached Lü Yongchang, his face showing some unease, and asked repeatedly, "Does Councilor Li know about the situation of Pangu One?"

Lu Yongchang nodded slightly, turned to face the group of researchers, and said loudly.

"The call just now was from Speaker Lee."

"As you all probably guessed, Speaker Lee is already aware of the situation that occurred on Pangu One."

"As for what Speaker Lee said, I can tell everyone the whole story."

"..."

Hearing Lü Yongchang's words, every researcher present was deeply moved.

"Unexpectedly, Representative Lee didn't blame us..."

"Not only did they not blame us... they even told us to be careful..."

Looking at the researchers whispering in front of him, Lü Yongchang took a deep breath: "Everyone."

"This is the first time we've encountered such a challenging problem throughout the entire research and development process."

"But I believe we will definitely find out the reason behind it!"

"The light of fusion will eventually shine brightly on the land of Xia!"

"Now, let's start from the beginning and go through it again to see if we can find any clues!"

In just a few minutes, the atmosphere inside the magnetohydrodynamic generator room changed 180 degrees!

Seeing the excitement and exhilaration in the eyes of all the researchers in front of him, Lü Yongchang breathed a slight sigh of relief.

I must say, the Speaker's call was incredibly timely!

……

"Yongchang, do you think it might be a problem with the control program?"

Just as Lü Yongchang and a group of researchers were enthusiastically discussing the possible causes of the malfunction, Fang Xu's voice suddenly came from the side.

Lü Yongchang's expression suddenly froze!

The next moment, he suddenly stood up from his chair, staring intently at Fang Xu, who was deep in thought beside him.

"What did you just say?!"

Lu Yongchang's reaction startled Fang Xu. He hesitated before asking again, "I say, could this be... a problem with the main control system?"

Lu Yongchang clapped his hands excitedly and said, "Yes! It's possible!"

"So far, the only area we haven't checked is the fusion reactor's main control system!"

"Professor Yuan! Where is Professor Yuan?!"

A researcher whispered a reminder: "Professor Yuan is getting old and is currently resting in the central control room."

Lü Yongchang nodded slightly: "Okay, I'll go find Elder Yuan now."

"Professor Lü, Professor Yuan is getting old, please wait a moment..." Fang Xu's eyes showed a hint of unease as he grabbed Lü Yongchang and gently reminded him.

Upon hearing this, Lü Yongchang's eyes flickered slightly.

He roughly understood what Fang Xu meant.

On the one hand, Mr. Yuan is, after all, an elder.

On the other hand, at his age, Mr. Yuan is not in a position to withstand any major shocks.

So... we have to be careful with his words when he speaks.

After thinking it through, he nodded slightly and said with a smile, "Don't worry, Brother Xu, I know what I'm doing!"

Hearing this, Fang Xu felt a little relieved.

……

The central control room of Pangu No. 1.

Lu Yongchang tiptoed to Yuan Lao, who was resting on the table.

Perhaps due to his advanced age and light sleep, Yuan Lao raised his head the moment Lü Yongchang sat down in the chair.

"Yongchang?"

"Why are you here? Have you gotten the test results yet?"

Even though he had just woken up, Yuan Lao's first concern was the condition of Pangu No. 1.

Lu Yongchang pondered for a moment, then slowly shook his head.

Upon seeing this, Yuan's eyes dimmed slightly, and he then sighed deeply.

Lu Yongchang took a deep breath and softened his tone as much as possible, saying, "Elder Yuan, after various checks, no problems were found with the Pangu-1 fusion reactor. I suspect... could there be some unexpected issue with the main control system?"

As soon as Lü Yongchang uttered those words, Yuan Lao's expression changed instantly.

"What!?"

Upon seeing Yuan Lao's drastically changed expression, Lü Yongchang felt a pang of anxiety and quickly added, "Yuan Lao, this is just a guess, perhaps..."

"That's right! How come I didn't think of that!" Old Yuan stood up from his chair with an excited expression.

Lü Yongchang: "???"

"Yongchang, you're right! If there are no problems externally, then the problem can only lie with the main control program!"

"Wait a minute, I'll go check the source code of the main control program right away!"

As he spoke, Mr. Yuan sat back in his chair with a look of urgency and turned on the computer in front of him to check the source code.

Seeing Yuan Lao's reaction, Lü Yongchang had three big question marks on his head.

"Mr. Yuan...aren't you angry?"

Yuan Longping was taken aback for a moment, then subconsciously asked, "Are you angry?"

Why am I angry?

Lu Yongchang said with a slightly strange expression, "Isn't this... tantamount to questioning your competence?"

Upon hearing Lü Yongchang's words, Yuan Lao's expression also became strange.

"Yongchang...why do you think that way?"

"I'm overjoyed that they were able to discover the problem!"

"Do you think I'm some kind of stubborn old man who can't distinguish right from wrong?!"

A hint of embarrassment flashed across Lü Yongchang's face, and he quickly changed the subject, saying, "Ahem!"

"Professor Yuan, please check the source code quickly!"

Seeing Lü Yongchang's embarrassed expression, Yuan smiled and shook his head, patted him on the shoulder, and then turned back to focus his attention on the computer in front of him.

……

Half an hour passed in the blink of an eye.

"Found it!"

Yuan's voice betrayed a hint of excitement: "So that's how it is! No wonder this malfunction occurred!"

"So it was that brat Su Cheng's code that caused the problem!"

"I checked it for a long time... Sigh! I can't believe I missed this tiny flaw!"

Yuan's voice was full of emotion: "Getting older really makes a difference; my energy is completely different from before!"

Lu Yongchang quickly stood up, moved closer to the computer, and asked with a serious expression, "Mr. Yuan, what exactly happened?"

Is the problem serious?

Mr. Yuan waved his hand with a chuckle and said with a helpless expression, "It's not serious, it's just a minor problem."

"A minor issue? Well..."

Seeing Lü Yongchang's bewildered expression, Yuan Lao explained with a wry smile, "The reason for the generator's low efficiency is precisely because of this bug."

"If the generator efficiency is low, a lot of heat will accumulate in the pipes of the magnetohydrodynamic generator."

"Therefore, after a certain period of time, the generator temperature will begin to rise sharply!"

Lü Yongchang suddenly realized!

"So... is it difficult to fix?"

A hint of unease flashed in his eyes.

If it's troublesome, then the official launch of Pangu One will have to be postponed for a few more days!

"No trouble at all!" Old Yuan's smile widened. "Now that we know where the problem lies, fixing it will be easy!"

"Give me two days, and I guarantee the magnetohydrodynamic generator will be running normally!"