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The night is low and the stars are shining.

A night flight cuts through the night sky, quietly and steadily heading towards the dimly lit imperial capital. Outside the window, everything is silent, with only the occasional flash of city lights, like a distant beacon, guiding the way home.

As the plane slowly descended and passed through the thin clouds, the outline of the imperial city gradually became clear in the night.

"Commander, the plane is about to descend."

The accompanying secretary reminded softly.

Wang Shan said "hmm" with his eyes closed. In fact, he had not slept for three hours since he got on the plane.

It’s not that he didn’t want to sleep, but he simply didn’t dare to sleep. His right hand was tightly holding the transparent plastic bag, not daring to let go at all.
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96 Low-temperature superconducting materials…

He never expected that what Chen Xing was going to hand over to him was low-temperature superconducting material, and said that it was possible to achieve room-temperature superconductivity.

What are room-temperature superconducting materials?

To put it simply, it is a material that maintains superconducting properties at room temperature.

Materials that have been discovered to have superconducting properties, such as niobium, NbZr alloys, and NbTi alloys, require ultra-low temperature environments to exhibit superconducting properties, and are not very practical.

But if room-temperature superconductivity is achieved, then in daily life, mobile phones will not heat up when charging, because there will be no energy overflow, and no electrical energy will be converted into heat energy.

Let’s put it this way, as long as room-temperature superconducting materials are successfully developed, everything from maglev trains and thermal power plants to Dyson spheres and interstellar travel may become a reality.
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Although 96 degrees is still some distance away from normal temperature, it is the superconducting material closest to normal temperature known to modern science.

Because of this, Wang Shan didn't dare to sleep, and couldn't sleep. He was afraid that he would lose this low-temperature superconducting material after falling asleep.

As the plane landed smoothly at the Capital International Airport, the secretary and guard Rong Zhengjun reminded again: "Chief, we have arrived in the imperial capital. Should we go back to the compound now?"

"Do not."

Wang Shan shook his head, unbuckled his seat belt and said, "I have to go to Longke Institute first. Please call Qin Long and tell him that Wang Shan is visiting late at night. Please forgive me."

"Okay chief."

Rong Zhengjun quickly took out his cell phone. As he was Wang Shan's secretary, he had almost all the contacts in Wang Shan's phone book.

"Dudu-"

After several busy tones, the call was connected.

"Hello, Chief. Dean Qin just went to bed. What can I do for you?"

As we all know, when one reaches a certain level of position, he or she will be accompanied by a secretary who is responsible for answering and making phone calls and handling documents.

In some cases, the secretary can even represent the boss.

"Hello comrade, please inform Dean Qin that Wang Shan is on his way to Longke Institute to discuss something."

"understood."

After the secretaries of both sides communicated with each other, Rong Zhengjun put down his phone and hurriedly followed Wang Shan's steps to get off the plane. Then he walked through the empty arrival hall and walked out of the airport. There were already three Red Flag cars waiting on the road.

Wang Shan looked at the Chiqi car thoughtfully, then glanced at Rong Zhengjun and said, "From now on, my assigned car will be a Linghang car. I must support the development of new energy vehicles and never fall behind again."

Since Longguo lagged behind in industrialization by hundreds of years and had an extremely humiliating modern history, now that things are finally showing signs of improvement, we must support its development.

This is like when a village finally has a college student. No matter whether it is an undergraduate or a junior college, everyone raises money to let him study.

This is the case with Liu Dongzi. The whole village raised money for him to go to college, and he lived up to everyone's expectations. Relying on Wang Dong's company, he became a household name and a wealthy man. Now, during festivals, his village will give out large sums of money.

"understood."

Rong Zhengjun nodded.

A biting night wind blew towards him, and Wang Shan felt the temperature of his face suddenly drop. He did not continue to stroll around, but got into the Chiqi car in the middle.

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And on the other side.

The apartment area of ​​Longkeyuan.

After receiving the call, Qin Long's secretary Yan Tinghao hesitated for a few seconds, then resolutely walked out of his room, came to Qin Long's door, and knocked three times with courage.

A few seconds passed and there was no reaction in the room.

Yan Tinghao knew very well that Qin Long had just fallen asleep for less than an hour. Two hours ago, he was still in the laboratory improving the structure of nanomaterials, trying to find a new balance point.

Not to mention knocking on the door, you might not even notice thunder when you just went to bed an hour ago.

"Dean."

"Boom boom boom——"

Yan Tinghao increased his strength and shouted again, and finally there was a response in the room.

"what happened?"

The voice was tired and confused.

Qin Long specifically reminded him that he had an academic conference to attend tomorrow, and that unless it was something particularly urgent, he should not be disturbed from resting.

"Dean, Chief Wang Shan's secretary just called and said that Chief Wang Shan is coming and has something important to discuss with you."

Yan Tinghao quickly explained the situation.

"It's already this late, and the old leader still comes to see me. The matter must be very important." Qin Long did not dare to delay. He quickly put on his clothes, then opened the door and walked towards the living room.

"Make me a pot of tea, stronger."

"Ok."

Yan Tinghao hurriedly did as he was told.

After a short wait, a pot of fragrant tea is ready.

Qin Long picked up the tea. The scalding hot tea forced him to drink it carefully. During this process, his brain gradually became clear.

When the whole pot of tea was finished, Qin Long continued, "This time, make a pot of tea with normal concentration to entertain the old leader."

"understood."

Yan Tinghao still did as he was told.

After the second pot of tea was brewed, the phone in Yan Tinghao's pocket rang. He quickly took it out and saw the name on the caller ID. He looked at Qin Long and said, "It's Chief Wang Shan's secretary."

"They should have arrived. Xiaohao, go and pick them up." Qin Long said in a deep voice.

"Ok."

Yan Tinghao answered the phone as he walked out.

About ten minutes later, footsteps were heard outside the apartment building. When Wang Shan walked in, Qin Long stood up and said, "Old leader, you are here so late at night. Please come in."

"I don't want to disturb your sweet dreams, Dean Qin, but there is really no other way. I won't be able to sleep until this matter is concluded." Wang Shan looked embarrassed and walked into the living room.

"What is it?"

Qin Long's heart suddenly contracted.

He was a little puzzled. He didn't understand what kind of thing could affect a top boss like Wang Shan. What kind of explosive content was this?
"You guys just go out first." Wang Shan didn't rush to talk about the matter, but looked at Yan Tinghao and Rong Zhengjun and ordered them to leave.

"Okay old chief."

"receive."

The two men exited the apartment and closed the door.

Wang Shan's action aroused Qin Long's interest. Seeing that the door of the apartment was closed, he hurriedly asked, "What happened? It makes you so nervous."

"It's impossible not to be nervous. This is related to room-temperature superconducting materials."

"???"

As soon as Wang Shan finished speaking, Qin Long's hand holding the teacup trembled suddenly, his pupils flashed with disbelief, and even his expression was out of control.

"Room-temperature superconducting material?"

"You mean a material that exhibits superconducting properties at room temperature?"

He tried very hard to restrain himself, but his body couldn't help shaking with excitement, and his heart was already surging.

"Yes, but it has not been fully realized yet. According to Chen Xing, the material he gave me only needs -96 degrees to show superconducting properties." Wang Shan sat down on the sofa and placed the low-temperature superconducting material that he had been holding for nearly four hours on the table.

"Chen Xing?"

Qin Long was stunned for a moment, and then asked, "Did Chen Xing give this to you?"

"Yes, he asked me to pass it to you, and asked us for help." Wang Shan did not ask Qin Long for help, but used the word "us".

"I really underestimated Chen Xing and Longxing Group. I didn't expect that they are not only involved in fast charging technology, energy storage, information networks, and semiconductor chips, but they even have a layout in the field of superconductivity. This is incredible."

Qin Long swallowed his saliva.

"I didn't expect Longxing Group to have such a deep layout. This is far beyond everyone's expectations. But then again, this material has not been proven to have superconducting properties. I wonder if Dean Qin has time to test it so that I can put my mind at ease."

Wang Shan visited Qin Long overnight. In addition to passing it on for Chen Xing, he actually wanted to see with his own eyes whether this was a superconducting material.

If it really is a material with superconducting properties, then Dragon Country's technological foundation will be even stronger. When it fully explodes, it will be the day to return to the "Celestial Empire".

"That's exactly what I meant." Qin Long picked up the transparent sealed bag and expressed his thoughts.

The two of them hit it off immediately and walked straight out the door without paying any attention to the freshly brewed tea.

When the door opened, Yan Tinghao and Rong Zhengjun were both stunned for half a second. They had only talked for less than two minutes, and that was it?
Is it worth Wang Shan’s late-night trip or Qin Long’s late-night wake-up call for something that can be discussed in two minutes?
The two don't understand.

Just as they were about to speak, Wang Shan waved his hand and said, "You guys just stay here, Dean Qin and I will be back soon."

"Yes, we'll be back soon."

Qin Long echoed.

Because they were inside the Longke Institute, they were not worried about encountering any danger. After all, the sentries on duty were armed with guns and had the privilege of shooting, so no one would be stupid enough to force their way in.

Even if someone sneaks in, they have to be able to sneak in. You have to know that the security level of the Dragon Science Institute is the highest in the world. Even if it is a fly, as long as the order is not to enter, it can't fly within half a meter.

Looking at the backs of Qin Long and Wang Shan leaving, Yan Tinghao and Rong Zhengjun looked at each other and chose to obey orders.

But as soon as the two of them left, Yan Tinghao couldn't help but ask, "Secretary Rong, what's going on so mysteriously? Is there some new technology?"

As they are all in the secretary circle, they are not strangers to each other and often visit each other during the holidays.

"To be honest, I don't know either. I only know that the chief and Chen Xing had a small gathering, and then the chief's expression changed."

"What's changed?"

Before Rong Zhengjun finished speaking, Yan Tinghao couldn't help but ask.

"Nervous, even panicked."

"panic?"

"Yes, panicked."

Rong Zhengjun nodded, recalling the scene at that time: "This is the first time I have seen a panicked look in my more than ten years as the chief's secretary. Even during the economic crisis in 08, he didn't show such an expression."

"..."

Yan Tinghao was completely shocked.

He also didn't expect that Wang Shan would look flustered after talking to Chen Xing. What did they talk about?
The economic crisis in 08 was not as shocking as the conversation with Chen Xing. Yan Tinghao took a deep breath and said in a deep voice, "I feel that this matter is very serious. It is better for us to talk less about it. It is best to keep what happened tonight to ourselves and not tell anyone."

"That's natural."

Rong Zhengjun agreed.

Although they didn't know what Chen Xing had said to Wang Shan, the fact that Wang Shan rushed to Longke Institute and woke up Qin Long showed the seriousness of the matter. As secretaries, they also knew what to say and what not to say.

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Materials Research Institute.

While Yan Tinghao and Rong Zhengjun were thinking about it in horror, Wang Shan and Qin Long had already arrived at the laboratory building of the Materials Research Institute and called over Academician Zhang Zhongchun, who specialized in room-temperature superconducting materials.

"Long time no see, old leader. How are you?" Zhang Zhongchun greeted Wang Shan enthusiastically with a smile in his eyes.

"I'm still in good health. We can talk about the past later. Let's get down to business first."

As soon as Wang Shan finished speaking, Zhang Zhongchun, who also knew how to read people's expressions, quickly agreed, "Yes, yes, yes, what did you want from me?"

"Test the material."

Qin Long spread out his palms.

"What is this?" Zhang Zhongchun stared with his eyes wide open but couldn't make out anything. The structure of small pieces of black coal like these could not be seen with the naked eye.

"Are you mentally prepared?" Qin Long first gave him a shot of prevention.

For others, superconducting materials may be something that changes the world, but for people in related fields, it is a lifelong dream.

This is like Fan Jin, who had failed in many exams and was over fifty years old, but suddenly passed the exam and rose to prominence. His long-cherished wish came true, and it was reasonable for him to be so excited that he went crazy.

Zhang Zhongchun is one of the few academicians in the field of superconducting materials. Just in case, Qin Long has to be cautious.

"call--"

"Go ahead."

Zhang Zhongchun took a deep breath and prepared himself mentally.

"Low-temperature superconducting materials can have superconducting properties at -96 degrees Celsius."

"What???"

"overtake…"

Zhang Zhongchun was about to say something when Qin Long covered his mouth and said, "Keep your voice down. The fewer people who know about this, the better. Any research needs to be conducted in secret. Do you understand?"

Zhang Zhongchun nodded.

Qin Long let go of his hand, but Zhang Zhongchun's heart was still in turmoil. He never expected that after searching for a long time, he could get the low-temperature superconducting material without any effort.
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Low-temperature superconducting materials at over 200 degrees Celsius may not be of much use, but they have application potential at -96 degrees Celsius, such as in space exploration.

"You came to me so late, it shouldn't just be about this, right?"

Zhang Zhongchun glanced at the two of them.

"There is indeed one more thing." Wang Shan nodded and continued in a deep voice: "We are not sure whether this material has superconducting properties. Academician Zhang, please use the instrument to test it."

"uncertain?"

Zhang Zhongchun was confused.

I guess he was happy for nothing?
He thought Qin Long had asked someone to test it, or that it was the work of an academician, but he didn't expect it to be a three-no product.

"uncertain."

Wang Shan nodded again.

"Oh no." Zhang Zhongchun smiled helplessly and said, "Then come with me. It's easy to test. Just use liquid nitrogen to cool it down and you'll know."

"Old Chief, please."

Qin Long made a gesture to go ahead.

After entering the laboratory building, they took the elevator to the underground floor, walked along a corridor of several hundred meters, passed several verifications, and finally arrived at Zhang Zhongchun's superconducting materials laboratory.

"Then I just tested it?"

Zhang Zhongchun asked.

"Okay, thank you for your help." Wang Shan nodded, his eyes full of anticipation.

Qin Long quickly handed over the materials.

Zhang Zhongchun took the transparent sealed bag, first went to the storage area to get a pack of brand new experimental cube magnets, and then came to the experimental table.

He opened the package, took out the magnet and placed it on the lab bench. Then he opened the transparent sealed bag, picked up the superconducting material with tweezers and placed it on the magnet block.

After doing all this, he looked at Wang Shan and Qin Long and said, "I will use liquid nitrogen to cool it down now. If there is no anti-magnetism, it means that it is not a superconducting material."

Whether it is room-temperature superconducting material, low-temperature superconducting material, or high-temperature superconducting material, it has anti-magnetic properties.

If it does not have anti-magnetism but has zero resistance, it is a new type of superconducting material that is beyond the scope of modern scientific cognition.

"Well, be careful."

Wang Shan reminded.

"Do you need my help?" Qin Long asked. Liquid nitrogen is a dangerous job. If the operation is wrong, it may cost lives.

"No, just watch."

Zhang Zhongchun smiled indifferently. He came to the liquid nitrogen storage tank, took out the nitrogen long-necked scoop, and without taking any protective measures, he opened the tank and quickly scooped a scoop.

Don't think that he doesn't take safety seriously. When operating liquid nitrogen, it is safer to operate with bare hands than with gloves.

This is because even if liquid nitrogen accidentally drops onto the skin, according to the Leidenfrost effect, when a liquid with an extremely low boiling point encounters skin with a boiling point far above its own, it will rapidly boil and produce a thermal insulation layer of gaseous nitrogen, which will bounce off other drops of liquid nitrogen.

Wearing gloves is actually less safe than operating with bare hands.

Of course.

The premise is that it does not touch large amounts of liquid nitrogen.

If you try to get yourself killed by putting your hand into a liquid nitrogen tank, not to mention the Leidenfrost effect, even Ultraman will be of no use.

After scooping a ladle of liquid nitrogen, Zhang Zhongchun walked carefully back to the laboratory bench and slowly poured it on the low-temperature superconducting material.

1 seconds.

3 seconds.

5 seconds.

After about 10 seconds, the fingernail-sized piece of low-temperature superconducting material finally responded and began to float above the magnet.

“Is it really anti-magnetic?”

Zhang Zhongchun was delighted.

Wang Shan and Qin Long both held their breath, waiting for Zhang Zhongchun's further confirmation.

"With anti-magnetism, it has the first element of superconducting materials. We can then lower its temperature so that it will not be affected by room temperature."

Zhang Zhongchun did as he spoke.

After pouring for about ten seconds, he began to prepare the tools and used the four-probe test method to measure the resistance of the material.

The so-called four-probe test method uses four probes to pass current through the sample, measure the voltage across the sample, and then calculate the resistance value using the resistance formula R=U/I.

"It's really Zero!"

After Zhang Zhongchun finished the operation, he couldn't help but exclaimed.

“Look at the temperature right now.”

Qin Long reminded.

Zhang Zhongchun picked up the low-temperature detection gun and saw -174 degrees written on it. He explained truthfully: "It has superconducting properties at -174 degrees. This is indeed a new type of low-temperature superconducting material."

"hold on."

Qin Long wanted to know whether -96 degrees really meant zero resistance. If it really meant zero resistance, then Chen Xing's Longxing Group was too powerful, as it even had low-temperature superconducting materials.

Due to the influence of room temperature, the temperature of low-temperature superconducting materials continues to rise.
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"Take another test as soon as possible."

"it is good!"

Zhang Zhongchun continued testing, and the final result was still zero resistance.

"It's really -96 degrees low-temperature superconducting material. Old leader, Dean Qin, where did you get this material from?"

Zhang Zhongchun was puzzled.

Qin Long looked at Wang Shan. He didn't know much about the inside story.

Wang Shan: “Given by Chen Xing.”

"Chen Xing? Which Chen Xing? Is there such a person in our Dragon Academy?"

Zhang Zhongchun was puzzled.

Most academicians spend their entire lives in the laboratory and have no access to outside information, so it is normal that they don't know Chen Xing.

This is just like the training of some special forces, which requires isolation from the world for one to three years to allow the soldiers to fully adapt to the primitive environment and to cope with sudden battles. Not to mention that they don't know Chen Xing, they wouldn't even know if President Trump changed his candidate in the election.

"The president of Longxing Group." Wang Shan reminded again.

"It turned out to be him." Zhang Zhongchun suddenly realized and remembered it, and said with surprise: "I heard Academician Qu Cheng mention it last time. I didn't expect that Longxing Group not only focuses on semiconductor chips, but also involves in the field of superconducting materials."

"What is the value of this material?"

Wang Shan asked.

"It's priceless." Zhang Zhongchun commented and explained its application range: "-96 degrees can be used in special fields, such as space exploration equipment. The low temperature on the back can completely activate the superconducting properties."

"-96 degrees. It can also be used in some special areas or special laboratories." Qin Long looked at Wang Shan and said.

Both of them had excitement in their eyes and were quite emotional. You know, this was evidence of yet another breakthrough in human technology.

Seeing the expressions of the two, Wang Shan also understood the value of low-temperature superconducting materials and stated the conditions that Chen Xing had given him:

"In addition to handing me the low-temperature superconducting materials, Chen Xing also asked me to do something. He wanted to borrow experimental equipment from the Longke Institute."

"Borrow equipment?"

"You won't borrow superconducting materials, will you?"

As soon as Zhang Zhongchun finished speaking, Wang Shan smiled and said, "Yes, that's what he thought. He said he wanted to borrow the experimental equipment from the Dragon Science Institute to solve his urgent problem, and then return the equipment after two months."

Zhang Zhongchun: “…”

Qin Long: "..."

Still equipment?
Is it possible to return the loaned equipment?
Even if it can be repaid, it will not take two months, but at least two years, or even twenty years. What will Longke Institute use then?
"this…"

Zhang Zhongchun hesitated for half a second, looked at Wang Shan and said, "Old Chief, we have a new breakthrough. I feel that our Longke Institute can also explore it in depth. There is no need to lend out the experimental equipment."

"As you know, experimental equipment has always been our shortcoming. The Dragon Science Institute has gone through great pains to get all of this."

"I know, but he made a promise to me." Wang Shan's tone suddenly became serious, and he even lowered his voice a bit and continued: "He said that as long as there is a three-beam pulsed laser deposition system, a vacuum melting furnace, and a superconducting quantum interferometer..."

"Longxing Group is confident that it can make room-temperature superconducting materials a reality within a year. I immediately thought of our Longxing Institute of Technology and wanted to coordinate the experimental equipment."

Within one year, room-temperature superconductivity will be achieved.

It is no exaggeration to say that Zhang Zhongchun and Qin Long stopped breathing, and even their hearts stopped for half a second. They were too confident!
It took only one year to achieve room-temperature superconductivity, while others have been standing still for hundreds of years!
Wang Shan saw the dazed expressions of the two people, but in fact, it was Wang Shan who took the initiative to propose coordinating the experimental equipment of Longke Institute, hoping to do his best to help Longxing Group.

As for the help Chen Xing asked him to do, it would take time to slowly realize it.

(End of this chapter)