Cataclysmic Era: I can unlock the tech tree

It must be said that Mr. Yuan is still very reliable.

If they say they'll revise it in two days, they absolutely won't drag it out to the third day!

The very next evening, Lü Yongchang received news that the main control program had been modified.

Over the next few days, Pangu No. 1 conducted several more ignition tests. After ensuring that there were no accidents, Lü Yongchang submitted an application to the Speaker of Parliament, who was far away in Beijing!

……

In the office of Representative Lee in Beijing.

"Knock knock knock!"

There was a knock on the office door.

Councilor Li, head bowed and reviewing documents on the table, didn't even look up before saying, "Come in!"

"Squeak..."

The office door opened.

Hearing the door open, Representative Lee subconsciously looked up.

Upon seeing the person who arrived, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes.

"Minister Hong? What brings you here?"

Hong Qiming chuckled and said respectfully, "Speaker, I have some good news for you!"

Councilor Li raised an eyebrow slightly, quickly put down his pen, and looked intently at Hong Qiming.

"Oh? Then I'd like to hear what the good news is!"

"Could it be... that the problem with the Pangu One fusion reactor has been solved?"

Hong Qiming was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter.

"As expected of the Speaker of the Council, you couldn't possibly hide something like this from me!"

Representative Li's lips curled slightly upward, a smile appearing on his face, and he said with some surprise, "Is that really so?"

Hong Qiming nodded vigorously: "Not only that, I also brought an application from this kid, Lü Yongchang."

"Hmm? Apply?"

Representative Li frowned slightly and subconsciously asked a question in return.

Hong Qiming smiled and took a letter out of his pocket, handing it to the Speaker's desk.

"This letter was repeatedly instructed by Lü Yongchang to be delivered to you personally!"

Seeing Hong Qiming's serious expression, Councilor Li's eyes flashed with interest.

"This kid..."

Representative Li chuckled softly, slowly shook his head, and then reached out to pick up the envelope.

The envelope was very well packaged.

Representative Lee opened the envelope and took out a piece of paper from it.

As he looked at the few lines of penmanship on the letter, the surprise in Councilor Li's eyes grew stronger.

"...After several tests, we can confirm that the Pangu No. 1 reactor has all the conditions for ignition."

"Congressman Lee, I request that the Pangu One fusion reactor be officially activated at 12 noon tomorrow to complete the grid connection mission!"

Speaker Lee's face flushed slightly.

A hint of excitement flashed in his eyes, and the next moment, he slammed his right hand heavily on the desk in front of him!

"Good! Good! Good!"

"Lu Yongchang truly deserves to be called the new generation of hope for our Xia Kingdom!"

"Qiming, tomorrow, come with me to the Pangu One fusion reactor. Let's witness history with our own eyes!"

……

It was 19 p.m. that evening.

The news anchor of Xia Guo News Channel announced a news item with a solemn expression.

"This is our station's news."

"Xia Kingdom's first commercially viable controlled nuclear fusion reactor, Pangu One, will be officially activated tomorrow at noon!"

"The entire launch process will be broadcast live by Xia Guo News!"

"..."

Within minutes of the news report, the internet in Xia Country was completely "overrun"!

Weibo, which was originally filled with various celebrity scandals, was instantly flooded with this news!

Pangu One is complete!

The Pangu One fusion reactor will be activated at noon tomorrow!

The first commercially available controlled nuclear fusion reactor in human history!

Countless netizens expressed their excitement in the comment sections of these news articles!

"Xia Country is awesome!!!"

"Holy crap! Holy crap! Holy crap! It's finished already?!"

"I remember, the US and ITER haven't even started the second ignition test yet, have they?"

"Hahaha! Forget about a second ignition, the fusion reactor over there in the US is still just a blueprint!"

"Damn it! Don't tell me this a day in advance! How am I going to sleep tonight?!"

"Haha, why don't we just stay up all night and watch the live stream tomorrow morning?"

"Help! I'm going to die suddenly!"

Tonight, the number of people suffering from insomnia in Xia Kingdom has suddenly increased several times over!

……

And so, amidst everyone's anticipation, time slowly ticked to 10 a.m. the next day.

Escorted by a group of military vehicles, a Hongqi sedan with license plate number 00001 slowly drove into Canghai Bay.

A Hongqi sedan slowly came to a stop in front of the Pangu No. 1 demonstration reactor.

Looking at the four hemispherical buildings, all silver-white in front of him, the councilor's eyes flashed with a hint of admiration.

"Qiming, I never imagined that controlled nuclear fusion would appear on the land of Xia Kingdom in just a few months!"

Hong Qiming smiled and nodded in agreement, saying, "Yes, I didn't expect that either."

"To be honest, when I first saw the news about ITER, my heart skipped a beat. I was really afraid that China would fall behind Western countries again!"

The councilor's eyes were full of smiles: "Yes..."

"Looks like ITER must be kicking themselves now!"

"Definitely! If they don't kick us out, according to the agreement, we'll be required to share this technology with them free of charge!" Hong Qiming laughed heartily. "I reckon in a few hours, some people will be kicking themselves!"

Upon hearing Hong Qiming's words, the councilor burst into laughter: "Hahaha! That's satisfying! Truly satisfying!"

"Let's go! Let's hurry in and see how Lü Yongchang's preparations are going!"

With that, Councilor Li strode forward and took the lead into the interior of Pangu One!

……

Upon entering the central control room of the Pangu One demonstration reactor, Councilor Lee and Hung Chi-ming were greeted by a bustling scene.

"Brother Xu, has the reactor been checked?"

Standing on the command platform, Lü Yongchang loudly asked Fang Xu, who was standing beside him.

Fang Xu nodded vigorously and quickly replied, "The reactor is functioning normally!"

"What about the superconducting coil?"

"And what about the Xia State Grid? Are they ready?"

"..."

Representative Lee stood smiling at the entrance to the central control room, quietly watching this scene unfold.

Lu Yongchang, engrossed in his work, did not notice Hong Qiming and the councilor at the door.

Fang Xu, however, was the first to notice the two of them.

"Speaker Lee?! What brings you here?!"

Fang Xu shouted in surprise.

His voice drew the attention of all the researchers.

Upon meeting Representative Lee in person, every researcher put down their work and immediately nodded to him in greeting.

As for Lü Yongchang, he quickly ran down from the command platform and walked briskly to the Speaker of the Council.

"What? Can't I come?" Councilor Li smiled and looked at Fang Xu and Lü Yongchang, asking softly in return.

Fang Xu's lips twitched slightly: "I can come! I can come!"

"But... this is nuclear fusion after all, what if there's any danger..."

"I believe you!" Councilor Li said without the slightest hesitation, his voice firm and resolute. "Yongchang, tell me, can I trust you?"

Faced with this question, Lü Yongchang answered without hesitation, "Please rest assured, Speaker!"