Building a Sci-Fi Empire: Starting with Cold Nuclear Fusion

In the evening, I returned home.

It's already 11 p.m.

Chen Yuan glanced at his phone.

There are two private messages from Douyin and an unread message from WeChat.

He first glanced at the private message on Douyin, which was sent by Ayu.

"Pine Cone, I'm so happy tonight."

"Let me know when you get home."

Chen Yuan replied, "I'm home, and I'm happy too. You should go to sleep early, or you won't be able to get up tomorrow."

Ah Yu seemed to be glued to her phone, replying instantly: "Okay, you too, goodnight."

Chen Yuan replied with "Goodnight" and ended the chat.

Then, he switched his phone screen to WeChat and saw that it was a message from Zhang Shulin.

Zhang Shulin: "Xiao Chen, I've collected all the design drawings for the EAST toroidal converter and many important technologies related to nuclear fusion. When is it convenient for you? I'll give them to you privately, just don't do it when you're at work tomorrow."

Chen Yuan saw that the message had been sent three minutes earlier.

He replied to the message, asking, "Are you available now? If so, I'll drive over to pick up the documents."

A few seconds later, Zhang Shulin sent a message: "It's convenient. I'll send you the address. Come over now."

Chen Yuan said, "Okay, I'm sorry to disturb your rest."

Zhang Shulin replied with "It's okay" and sent the address over.

Chen Yuan glanced at the place and realized that Professor Zhang's place was quite far away from him; it would probably take half an hour to drive there.

He first told me roughly when he would arrive, and then took his car keys and went out.

……

Half an hour later.

Chen Yuan arrived at a high-end hotel in the High-tech Zone.

He originally thought he would need to speak with the receptionist before going upstairs to see Zhang Shulin.

Unexpectedly, as soon as the car arrived at the open-air parking lot, he saw Zhang Shulin standing there guarding a large box, looking around.

Chen Yuan drove over, rolled down the window, and greeted, "Professor Zhang."

Zhang Shulin looked up and said, "Xiao Chen, you're here. Open the trunk, I'll help you put the box of documents inside."

When Chen Yuan saw the box, he realized it probably weighed over a hundred pounds. Fearing that Professor Zhang's old arms and legs might get hurt, he quickly got out of the driveway and said, "Please rest for a bit, I'll carry it onto the car myself."

Zhang Shulin smiled and said, "This box is very heavy. You might not be able to move it by yourself. Let me help you."

The two of them worked together to move the box into the trunk.

I must say, it's really quite heavy.

Chen Yuan was panting heavily after moving the boxes. "Phew, there's a lot of information inside."

Zhang Shulin joked, "Young man, your stamina isn't great. I'm this old, and I can carry a box without feeling anything, but you're already out of breath?"

Chen Yuan said somewhat awkwardly, "I don't usually exercise much, so my physical strength is indeed not as good as yours."

"I'll have to work out more from now on. How can we researchers manage without good health?"

After casually saying something, Zhang Shulin picked up a combination lock box from the side, his face becoming very serious. "The design drawings for the Oriental Superconducting Tokamak are inside. You must remember that only you can see them. You must not let a second person see them."

Sensing the seriousness of the situation, Chen Yuan immediately stood up straight and assured them, "Besides me, no one else will see this."

Zhang Shulin grunted in agreement and handed the combination lock to Chen Yuan, saying, "This is a four-digit combination lock with a self-destruct mechanism. If you enter the wrong password three times in a row, the lock will self-destruct. So remember the password and don't forget it."

Chen Yuan said, "Okay."

Zhang Shulin gave the password.

He then had Chen Yuan sign a confidentiality agreement.

Having done all that needed to be done, Zhang Shulin waved his hand and said, "I'm going upstairs to continue researching your nuclear battery technology. You can go back now. We can talk tomorrow if anything comes up."

Chen Yuan waved and said, "Okay, Professor Zhang, goodbye."

……

It was past midnight when I got home.

Chen Yuan was really exhausted from carrying that box of nuclear fusion data upstairs.

He took a shower, panting, before finally opening the combination lock.

Take out a thickly folded paper copy of the Orient Superconducting Tokamak design.

Chen Yuan carefully unfolded the design and finally saw the full picture.

He didn't pay much attention; after reading it, he folded it up again and put it back in the briefcase.

Then, Chen Yuan opened the wooden box and took out books related to nuclear fusion technology, glancing at them quickly.

Although he reads very quickly, there are hundreds of books here.

After flipping through it roughly, it was already 2 a.m.

Chen Yuan was exhausted, but after returning to bed, he still managed to enter the realm of quantum spirit.

He first used quantum recombination to input all the design drawings and nuclear fusion book information that he had just scanned into his mind.

Immediately, Chen Yuan opened the quantum computing interface and entered the design drawings of the EAST toroidal converter and information on nuclear fusion technology.

After completing all this, he simply issued the simulation command and, without caring about the results, withdrew from the quantum mental realm and fell into a deep sleep.

Time passed by, second by second.

Chen Yuan slept especially soundly.

Unfortunately, he felt like he hadn't slept for long when the alarm clock rang.

Chen Yuan struggled to open his eyes.

I picked up my phone and glanced at it, only to find it was just 5 a.m.

He instinctively closed his eyes again, wanting to continue sleeping.

Suddenly, he remembered something and sat up abruptly.

Get up and wash up quickly.

I still need to take Ah Yu to the station later.

Ignoring everything else, Chen Yuan rubbed his sleepy eyes, yawned, and got out of bed to wash up.

brush teeth.

Wash your face.

I also combed my hair.

After taking care of his personal hygiene, Chen Yuan returned to his bedroom and changed out of his pajamas.

He picked up his phone and glanced at the time; it was 5:20.

He has plenty of time to get there.

Chen Yuan picked up his car keys and walked out, still pondering something.

I feel like I've forgotten to do something important.

Well, Chen Yuan sometimes has a bad memory, and he was exhausted last night with very little sleep, so it's understandable that he temporarily forgot about using quantum computing to "upgrade" cold fusion.

Although he didn't think of it for the time being, he kept feeling that there was something he hadn't done.

Even when Chen Yuan drove to a roadside parking space near the Hanting Hotel to wait for A Yu to come down, he was still wondering what he hadn't done.

What exactly did they not do?

Chen Yuan frowned, deep in thought.

At first, he didn't remember.

About two minutes later, Chen Yuan suddenly remembered that he had met Professor Zhang last night, and also remembered that after reading the EAST tokamak and a bunch of books on nuclear fusion, he had entered the field of quantum physics to conduct a cold fusion technology simulation.

Correct!

Before Ah Yu comes down, let's see if the cold fusion technology has been simulated.

At this crucial moment, Chen Yuan's previously drowsy mind suddenly became exceptionally clear.

We absolutely must simulate it!

It absolutely must be simulated!

Chen Yuan prayed silently in his heart.

We have entered the realm of quantum physics.

Chen Yuan clicked on the quantum computing option to view it.

The next moment, he revealed an expression of ecstatic joy!

It's been simulated!

Cold fusion technology has actually been simulated!