Cataclysmic Era: I can unlock the tech tree

"The Speaker of the Legislative Council?!"

Jiang Yongxing gasped.

"How...how did this escalate to Representative Lee's side?"

Fang Xu's expression was somewhat grave as he said softly, "There's something you might not be aware of yet."

"Over at ITER... it seems something's happened in Xia Country."

Jiang Yongxing's expression changed drastically in an instant!

"What?! Something happened to ITER?!"

ITER stands for International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor.

That's a superconducting tokamak device capable of producing large-scale nuclear fusion reactions!

As a member state, Xia can use this device to obtain a lot of useful data on controlled nuclear fusion.

As for why not build one ourselves...

the reason is simple.

Expensive and troublesome!

The entire ITER project took thirteen years and cost five billion US dollars!

Although Xia Kingdom has developed well in recent years, it is still too extravagant to spend so much money to build an experimental machine!

After all, whether a tokamak device can support controlled nuclear fusion is still an unknown!

If money and time are spent, and a huge, useless thing is built, wouldn't that be a huge loss?

……

Within the first ring road of Beijing.

A location that cannot be found on a map.

Hong Qiming stood at the office door and knocked on the door with a solemn expression.

"Enter!"

An elderly voice came from inside the door.

Hong Qiming slowly pushed open the door and walked in.

An elderly man with gray hair sat quietly behind his desk, watching him.

The old man's eyes were full of wisdom and confidence, as if he had everything in the world under his control!

"Congressman Lee!"

Hong Qiming greeted the old man respectfully.

The old man put down his pen and slowly said, "Minister Hong, I heard you have something very important to report to me?"

Hong Qiming quickly nodded and truthfully told the old man what Sandaokou University had reported.

Representative Lee's expression gradually turned serious.

Is this really true?

Hong Qiming hesitated for a moment, then nodded and said, "It should be true. You should remember Academician Fang Xu, right?"

Representative Li nodded and said, "Of course I remember. The latest achievement in controlled nuclear fusion in Xia Country was made by him and his team, right?"

"Is this...related to him?"

Hong Qiming nodded again in affirmation, saying, "Fang Xu and the professors from Sandaokou University have conducted a preliminary evaluation of the plan, and he is very confident in it!"

Representative Lee remained silent for a moment.

He reached into a pile of documents and pulled out a file, handing it to Hong Qiming: "Let's not talk about that now, take a look at this file."

Hong Qiming reached out and took the document with a puzzled look. The moment he saw the title, a flash of anger appeared in his eyes!

"This! This is impossible!"

"Scientists from our Xia Kingdom would never do such a despicable thing!"

Representative Lee sighed deeply, a hint of worry appearing in his eyes.

He slowly shook his head and said, "Whether it's possible or impossible... that's not something we can decide."

"The ITER project has wanted to kick us out for a long time, so it doesn't matter whether our scientists have done such a thing or not."

Hong Qiming hesitated, then said, "But..."

"But this reputation is just too awful!"

Hong Qiming gritted his teeth and looked at the document in his hand again.

The document details the actions of Chinese researchers stationed at the ITER project who embezzled and "stole" important experimental data.

"Then... what should we do?"

"Are we just going to stand by and watch ITER frame us?!"

Representative Li calmly stated, "Besides framing us, they also demanded that we voluntarily withdraw from the ITER project."

"This news will probably be officially released tomorrow."

boom!

Hong Qiming felt as if the blood vessels in his brain had exploded in an instant!

"This is outrageous! This is utterly absurd!"

"This is simply outrageous, absolutely outrageous!"

Representative Li slowly began to speak: "I'm showing you this document not for any other reason than to tell you something."

"From now on, Xia Country will have to rely on itself for research on controlled nuclear fusion."

"So, you should understand what to do, right?"

Faced with Councilor Li's meaningful gaze, Hung Kai-ming's expression tightened slightly.

"yes!"

"Please rest assured, Councilor Li, I'll head to Sandaokou University right away!"

……

As evening fell, Lü Yongchang returned to his dormitory after a day of strolling around the campus.

"Wow! Brother Lü, you're finally back!"

As soon as I pushed open the dormitory door, I heard my roommate Wu Qi's voice coming from inside.

"Brother Lü, what's gotten into you during physics class today?"

Faced with his roommate's curious question, Lü Yongchang chuckled awkwardly, momentarily at a loss for words.

Should I tell him that I was reborn?

After a moment of contemplation, a barely acceptable reason slowly emerged in his mind.

"Ahem! I came up with something in my spare time a while ago, and during class, I suddenly had a brain fart and went up to the front to write it down."

Wu Qi's curiosity deepened: "Research? What did you research?"

"By the way, why did Professor Guan keep you here? He's not going to expel you, is he?"

Lü Yongchang: "...???"

Drop out of school?

Why did you drop out of school?

Forget about dropping out of school, he'll probably be "advancing" to a higher level soon!

Of course, he couldn't say this to Wu Qi.

"Um...the professor thought my research was very valuable, gave me his approval, and then...let me come back."

Wu Qi: "???"

"...That's it?!"

Wu Qi looked at Lü Yongchang with surprise: "Don't try to fool me, everyone says Professor Guan is very strict!"

Lü Yongchang quickly changed the subject: "What happened in the physics class this morning, hasn't spread yet, has it?"

Wu Qi quickly shook his head, his expression becoming slightly more serious.

"Don't worry, apart from the students in class, I doubt anyone else knows."

Lu Yongchang's eyes widened slightly, and he stared at Wu Qi in horror: "Are you serious?!"

In this era where gossip is rampant, he was even prepared to become famous overnight!

Wu Qi didn't speak, but turned around and took out a sheet of A4 printing paper from the side and handed it to Lü Yongchang.

Confidentiality Agreement

Seeing the line of large black characters on the A4 paper, Lü Yongchang shook his head with a wry smile.

Unexpectedly, Professor Guan is so reliable that he even made all the students sign a confidentiality agreement!

But... this is for the best.

The sun has not yet begun to change.

If Xia Kingdom wants to become the leader of the Earth Human Alliance, it can only seize this last opportunity to overtake others!

As a native of Xia, Lü Yongchang naturally hopes that everyone in Xia can survive this disaster!

As for how to survive...

He had already thought it through!

Since the destruction of the sun is inevitable, he has no choice but to lead the Xia Kingdom... and humanity to escape Earth within twenty years!

Only the endless starry sky above is the only way to survive in the future!