After seeing this twisted twist-shaped special device displayed on the booth, Xu Lei suddenly felt familiar and vaguely guessed what it was.
Then, in order to confirm his guess, he immediately turned his attention to the information screen without any hesitation.
Suddenly the content that appeared above jumped into my eyes.
Name:Controllable nuclear fusion technology
Level: First level civilization
Evaluation: The illuminator of the universe, the sign that civilization has entered the first level.
Influence:0/10 million
Collection unit: Universe Civilization Science and Technology Museum
"As I guessed, what was unlocked this time turned out to be controllable nuclear fusion technology. No wonder the device displayed gave me a sense of familiarity."
After seeing the booth introduction template information on the information screen, Xu Lei couldn't help but murmured softly.
I didn't expect that the exhibit I unlocked this time would be this.
The so-called controllable nuclear fusion refers to a nuclear fusion reaction that controls the speed and scale of nuclear fusion under certain conditions to achieve safe, sustained and stable energy output.
The change of one atomic nucleus into another is often accompanied by a huge release of energy.
If a heavy atomic nucleus changes to a light atomic nucleus, it is called nuclear fission; if a light atomic nucleus changes to a heavy atomic nucleus, it is called nuclear fusion.
At the center of the sun, the temperature reaches 15 million degrees Celsius and the air pressure reaches more than 300 billion atmospheres.
Nuclear fusion reactions consume about 5 million tons of material every second.
And converted into energy and released.
For billions of years, the sun has been like a huge nuclear fusion reaction device, releasing energy endlessly, and like other stars, its power comes from fusion energy.
As the museum says about this technology, it is nuclear fusion that lights up the universe.
In a sense, the fossil energy sources currently used by humans, such as wind energy, are ultimately derived from fusion energy from the sun.
As human beings have developed to this day, indirect acquisition of fossil energy can no longer meet demand.
So in this case, nuclear fusion becomes the hope of mankind.
Only by truly mastering this ultimate energy can mankind continue to develop. At that time, those views that advocate that modern industry will perish because there is no energy source will also go bankrupt.
In short, nuclear fusion determines the survival and destruction of mankind.
If it is solved, human material civilization can continue to develop; if it cannot be solved, mankind will fall into an unprecedented crisis.
For this reason, many countries around the world have established relevant laboratories and are always conducting research on controllable nuclear fusion, hoping that one day they can truly control it.
However, as of today, it is still in the research stage.
Xu Lei knew that the Chinese Academy of Sciences had reached a cooperation intention with other overseas fusion laboratories in the past few days, and was preparing to gather global forces to jointly launch a charge on nuclear fusion, and planned to achieve it within five years.
But thinking that new exhibits would be unlocked soon, I didn’t participate.
But I never expected that the booth unlocked this time would be controllable nuclear fusion technology.
I don’t know if it’s a simple coincidence or if the museum did it intentionally.
certainly.
Xu Lei is very satisfied with this technology.
Controllable nuclear fusion determines the potential for the development of human civilization. Mastering this technology can completely change the energy structure used by society today.
At the same time, we develop nuclear fusion-powered spaceships, high-speed trains, and powerful laser weapons.
By that time, building a Mars base will also become a very simple matter.
However, Xu Lei still complained a little about the requirements for influence. Unexpectedly, it was the same as virtual reality technology.
It needs to reach tens of millions of points of influence.
Although to a certain extent, controllable nuclear fusion technology has a greater impact on human beings than virtual reality, at least the virtual helmets produced through virtual reality technology are not lacking in sales and can quickly become a hot-selling product around the world. In this way, within a few months
Completion of influence requirements within.
At present, controllable nuclear fusion also requires tens of millions of influence to continue to unlock new exhibits. The best way is to apply it to as many fields as possible.
But you must know that the current human research on controllable nuclear fusion requires very large devices.
This alone has many limitations.
However, the situation has become like this, and now we can only take one step at a time.
"It seems that this time the impact can only come slowly. Now let me see what is unique about this technology collected in the museum."
Xu Lei's thinking was very clear at this time.
No matter how this technology gains a large amount of influence, the first thing to do is to create a controllable nuclear fusion device through an understanding of technical knowledge, otherwise everything will be pale.
After his thoughts stopped here, Xu Lei naturally did not hesitate any longer and immediately stretched out his finger to point on the note in the lower right corner of the information screen.
suddenly.
The template data content originally on the information screen disappeared.
What replaced it was the detailed technology of nuclear fusion.
Because Pei Hongyin, the vice president of the Future Science and Technology Research Center, was in charge of the artificial sun project of Luyang Science Island before he retired.
Later, it was handed over to the younger and more outstanding Li Chengzhe.
In addition, Pei Hongyin has always had a strong obsession in his heart, hoping to see the actual advent of a controllable nuclear fusion device in his lifetime.
Therefore, there was still no research at the research center, and Shi Chang analyzed and studied this technology through the capabilities of Star Pupil and quantum computers.
This made Xu Lei somewhat aware of it.
The difficulty of controllable nuclear fusion technology lies in artificial ultra-high temperature.
Nuclear fission can occur spontaneously or under stimulation, but nuclear fusion must occur under ultra-high temperature and ultra-high pressure conditions, which is why nuclear fusion is difficult to achieve.
It is difficult to achieve both ultra-high pressure and ultra-high temperature in an artificial physical environment. However, if you want to achieve nuclear fusion, you must create a high-temperature environment more extreme than that of the sun.
But looking at all the materials in human cognition, it is impossible to withstand continuous high temperatures of one billion degrees.
In this case, physicists proposed to make the fusion plasma suspended in the vacuum by cleverly constructing a non-contact supporting magnetic field.
thereby constraining it.
And by controlling the adding speed of nuclear fusion fuel and the amount added each time, the nuclear fusion reaction can be carried out continuously or rhythmically on a certain scale.
For this reason, physicists also proposed the criterion of fusion triple product.
That is, the product of the temperature density and confinement time of the plasma.
Only when this basic value is exceeded, the power output by the fusion body is greater than the power input to drive the reaction.
Achieve usable energy output.
In today's society, people's research on nuclear fusion is divided into two directions.
They are magnetic field constraints and inertia constraints respectively.
As for Pei Hongyin’s research direction, it is the tokamak device of magnetic field confinement device.
However, as Xu Lei examined and studied the detailed technical knowledge on the information screen, his expression involuntarily became serious.
It seems like something else has been discovered.
I don’t know how much time passed before Xu Lei finally made a new move.
He slowly moved his eyes away from the information screen.
"It is indeed unique to be collected by a museum. It seems that Lao Yang and the others still have a lot of detours to take this time if they want to develop controllable nuclear fusion!"
At this time, Xu Lei recalled the information that had just been transmitted in his mind, and subconsciously muttered this sentence.
Because this international cooperation is mainly focused on the artificial solar project of the Science Island of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the research direction must also be the magnetic field-constrained Tokamak device.
But the unlocked controllable nuclear fusion technology is not like that.
According to Xu Lei's understanding, the controllable nuclear fusion technology in the museum is a composite design that combines magnetic confinement and inertial confinement.
At the same time, the magnetic field confinement device is similar to a stellarator.
If the tokamak device is a donut, then the stellarator is a twist.
Compared with tokamak, stellarator can operate in a steady state and does not have the difficulty of generating plasma current.
It is the only fusion device that does not require external energy after ignition.
Tokamak has the advantage of simple technology and low cost, so it is favored by various fusion laboratories.
Of course, the device used in the controllable nuclear fusion technology in Xu Lei's mind must be more powerful than the stellarator known to the public today.
It can be said to be an optimized version.
The key thing that Xu Lei likes most is that the stellarator does not require a very large volume like a tokamak device.
If it can be manufactured, it will be more convenient for commercial use in the future.
This is also conducive to gaining influence.
To be precise, before Xu Lei entered the hall of the Science and Technology Museum this time, he had no idea that he would actually unlock controllable nuclear fusion technology.
Now that the Chinese Academy of Sciences has reached cooperation intentions with major overseas laboratories, he will definitely not choose to join in the fun, otherwise it will be in vain for those overseas guys to win.
Anyway, today's future technology is not just a newbie.
It is no exaggeration to say that the funds and resources Xu Lei can mobilize are absolutely unimaginable.
Especially now that Future Technology has established branches all over the world, even if something is lacking in China, it can be transferred from overseas in a short time.
Therefore, the company alone is enough to create a controllable nuclear fusion device.
However, the Longhu High-Tech Park does not have the capability for fusion experiments, and a suitable location needs to be selected to build a nuclear fusion laboratory.
By then, with Pei Hongyin, a great god in the field, standing by to help, I believe that it will not take five years, but at most two years, for mankind to completely get rid of traditional fossil energy.
But before that, Xu Lei had one more thing to do.
"I have certain ownership rights in both the space elevator and the lunar base. Since we want to conduct research on controllable nuclear fusion, we cannot do without the mined lunar resources."
That's right.
If you want to build a controllable nuclear fusion device, lunar ilmenite rich in helium-3 resources is definitely indispensable.
Xu Lei was not too interested in this before and thought that the company did not need to ask for it, but now, at least half is required when meeting.
"It seems that I need to take some time to go to Lao Yang's place." Xu Lei thought quickly and whispered this sentence softly before preparing to leave the museum hall and go to Pei Hongyin to finalize the project.
But just when he controlled his consciousness and planned to leave the hall of the Science and Technology Museum, he unconsciously raised his head and looked upward.
The result is naturally obvious.
Still nothing has changed.
Originally, Xu Lei thought that with the new exhibits unlocked this time, there would be new situations in the Science and Technology Museum.
The most likely possibility is to open up the space on the upper floor.
But in fact, he has already transferred the controllable nuclear fusion technology into his mind, but he still can't find the passage to the upper space.
There is inevitably some regret in my heart.
“Isn’t the total number of influences enough?”
Perhaps the museum felt what he was thinking, and suddenly a ray of light shot out from the wall at the end of the hall.
Stung, Xu Lei subconsciously closed his eyes.
"What's going on?"
"I'm going!"
This is the first time Xu Lei has encountered such a strange thing since he became the cheap owner of this science and technology museum. It has never happened before.
But it was the strangeness that aroused his keen interest.
At least this shows that his guess is indeed correct.
The museum has new changes.
After guessing that after a few seconds, the feeling in his eyes returned to normal, Xu Lei slowly opened his eyes and looked in the direction where the light had just been emitted.
Almost as soon as his eyes touched it, Xu Lei felt as if he was struck by thunder.
Seems a little sluggish.
"This is an elevator...how is that possible?"
Xu Lei never expected that after the light disappeared, there would be a black door similar to an elevator.
You must know that he has entered the Science and Technology Museum many times, and sometimes deliberately spends a lot of time inside to study the museum. He can be sure that there has never been any equipment similar to an elevator in the hall.
Otherwise, he would have worried about not being able to find the way up.
At this time, Xu Lei could basically guess that this elevator was probably the passage into the upper space. Although he didn't know what was in the upper space, it would definitely not be appropriate not to try it at this time.
Besides, he has been looking forward to this upper space for a long time.
"I am the owner of this science and technology museum. There is nothing to be afraid of. Come up and take a look."
After secretly cheering himself up, Xu Lei finally decided to give it a try. If he could really enter the upper space of the museum, he believed he would be able to get more information.
After making the decision, Xu Lei did not deliberately delay the time and strode over directly.
soon.
Before and after arriving at the elevator, Xu Lei was also looking at the elevator carefully.
Looking over, there is nothing strange about the external structure of the entire elevator. It is basically not much different from elevators in the real world.
The whole body is black and shiny, almost the same material as the museum's door.
Thinking that he had absolute control over this science and technology museum, the remaining worries in Xu Lei's heart immediately disappeared, and then he tentatively stretched out his right hand and pressed on the display next to it.
The story was almost the same as Xu Lei imagined. The next second, the black elevator was successfully opened.
Revealing the empty environment inside.
What made Xu Lei strange was that after he decisively walked into the elevator, he found that there were no buttons or information screens inside.
This is equivalent to your actions being controlled by the elevator.
Faced with this strange thing, Xu Lei was secretly surprised, but he remained calm on the surface.
Wait for the elevator to shut down and start running by itself.
And just as he expected, the elevator door closed automatically soon, and he could clearly feel a rising feeling.
Xu Lei couldn't help but get excited at the thought of seeing the upper space of the museum soon.
I don't know how much time has passed.
When the elevator reopened, Xu Lei saw a black cabin door.
And the appearance is almost the same as the hatch in the lobby.
Just a little smaller.
But what made him a little regretful was that when he tried to push it open with both hands again, there was no response at all.
In other words, the upper space is right in front of him, but he cannot enter it for the time being.
"No, it can't be opened?"
"Is it because the total number of influencers is not enough?"
After reluctantly putting down his hands, Xu Lei's mind immediately raced at high speed, thinking about the problem.
Judging from the elevator that appeared this time, there was no problem with the direction of his previous analysis. Only when the total number of influences reaches a certain value will the upper space be opened.
Since the hatch cannot be opened at the moment, it only means that the influence is not enough.
It is estimated that we have to wait until the impact of the controllable nuclear fusion technology to reach 10 million is enough.
He is not a troubled person. Knowing that he would not be able to open the hatch depending on the situation today, he would definitely not stay in the museum any longer.
Anyway, at least we can see the passage leading to the upper level.
That's good news.
I believe that once the influence of controllable nuclear fusion reaches the required level, the folding door will be able to be opened smoothly.
in addition.
After what happened today, Xu Lei felt more and more that this museum was really a space battleship from an advanced civilization.
At first, he just thought the museum deliberately designed it to look like a battleship.
But now another idea was born.
Maybe the museum is based on a space battleship, and a special high-dimensional space has been opened up inside the battleship to stop time.
This actually gave Xu Lei hope.
If one day human civilization can enter a second-level stellar civilization or even a third-level galactic civilization, maybe it can actually find this space battleship in the universe that hosts a science and technology museum.
By then it will not be as simple as a museum owner, but maybe even a captain.
However, it was too early to consider this at the moment, so Xu Lei stopped wasting time and directly controlled his consciousness and left the Science and Technology Museum.
…
"The harvest this time is really great. It's not in vain for me to sell virtual helmets like crazy to gain influence."
Xu Lei slowly opened his eyes and sat up from the bed. He recalled what he had just encountered in the museum and the technical knowledge related to controllable nuclear fusion in his mind. After sighing with emotion, he quickly changed his clothes and prepared to go to the research center first.
Looking for Pei Hongyin.
But at this moment, Xing Tong's voice suddenly came to his ears.
"boss."
"Vice President Pei is in your office. He wants to see you."
"Mr. Pei has already arrived in my office. He really said that Cao Cao and Cao Cao are here!" Xu Lei was also surprised when he heard the familiar name. He didn't expect Pei Hongyin to come to him at this time.
This actually saves a lot of trouble.
"Let Mr. Pei wait for me in the office first, and then tell him that I will be there soon."
"It's the boss." Xingtong nodded and responded respectfully.
Not long after.
When Xu Lei changed clothes and came to his office, he immediately saw Pei Hongyin sitting on the sofa.
Although he is over sixty years old, he still looks energetic.
The energy shown in his eyes is not inferior to that of the young researchers in the research center.
It can only be said that until the ideal in the heart is achieved, the fire in the heart will never be extinguished easily.
This actually made Xu Lei more confident.
I believe that with Pei Hongyin’s help, the company’s controllable nuclear fusion project will go more smoothly.
But thinking that the other party spent most of his time in the research center and almost never came to his office, Xu Lei was somewhat confused.
I'm afraid that there should be something quite important for me to come here this time.
His thoughts stayed here. After saying hello, Xu Lei simply got straight to the point and asked first.
"Mr. Pei."
"If anything happens, you can just report it to Xingtong directly. There is no need to come to my office."
"I do have something to come here this time." As an old man, Pei Hongyin has stayed at the Future Science and Technology Research Center for such a long time. He will not mince words about anything. He immediately took over the conversation and said: "President, this time the Chinese Academy of Sciences
We have reached cooperation with major overseas nuclear fusion research laboratories and will jointly study artificial suns. I think this is also a very good opportunity for us."
After listening to what Pei Hongyin said, Xu Lei was a little stunned.
Unexpectedly, the other party wanted to participate in the international project of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
But if you think about it carefully, this is normal. Pei Hongyin's biggest ideal was to develop a truly controllable nuclear fusion device.
At present, the Chinese Academy of Sciences is taking the lead in reaching a cooperation with the world's top nuclear fusion laboratories. From Pei Hongyin's perspective, it is undoubtedly the most likely opportunity to conquer controllable nuclear fusion.
He will naturally want to participate.
Unfortunately, this idea is destined to have no way to be realized.
Xu Lei has now mastered the real controllable nuclear fusion technology. He only needs to build a nuclear fusion laboratory to get this device out. How can he let his vice president go to other people's projects when he needs professional help?
help.
So Xu Lei refused firmly in this matter.
"Mr. Pei, I'm afraid I can't agree to this. The company's new projects will be inseparable from you."
"New project?"
"What kind of new project does I need to participate in? Why is there no record in the research center?" Pei Hongyin asked with surprise as if he did not expect that he would be rejected.
Mainly because the field he studies is quite special, he generally does not participate in other projects of the company.
At most, I can give guidance to the younger generation on certain things.
What's more, the research center already has top talents in various fields around the world. Even if he is temporarily absent from the company, it will never affect the company's projects.
Seeing Pei Hongyin's performance, Xu Lei knew that he really wanted to participate in the project of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
In this case, we must give him a surprise to make him happy, so Xu Lei stopped trying to keep it secret.
Directly announced the company’s next new project.
"That's it, Mr. Pei."
"I just confirmed this project, so there is no record of it at the research center yet."
"I am going to choose a new place to build a nuclear fusion laboratory and develop our company's own artificial sun."
"Build a nuclear fusion laboratory?"
"Develop your own artificial sun, am I right?"
As Xu Lei's words reached his ears, Pei Hongyin subconsciously asked two questions. He really didn't expect that Xu Lei would lead the company into the field of nuclear fusion.
After all, these are state-led research projects.
Although he knew that with Xu Lei's character he would not joke about this matter, there was still a look of suspicion on his face.