I built an armada.

Su Dingping stood before that sea of ​​glaringly red warning lights, his back straight as a javelin.

His face was eerily calm, his eyes showing no sign of defeat, only a sharp, analytical glint that seemed to pierce through any barrier.

He offered no words of comfort, but instead issued precise instructions.

"Immediately extract all dynamic model data of the magnetic field distribution from 0.1 seconds before the fault occurred to 1 second after it ended!"

"Pull out all the real-time temperature sensor readings from coil zone seven and zone three, as well as the physical deformation probe readings!"

"Retrieve high-resolution X-band imaging data of the core magnetic surface region simultaneously! Quickly!"

The entire laboratory, like a sophisticated war machine, began operating at high speed once again. Massive streams of data converged on the main control console supercomputer.

On the screen, in the three-dimensional projection model, the energy lines representing the powerful magnetic field beam twisted and jittered violently, and finally tore open a huge crack at a certain position—which was the spatial orientation of the physical structure nodes of the seventh and third zones of the outer coil!

Su Dingping's gaze was fixed on those key points.

"It's not a calculation error in the theoretical model."

His calm voice rang out, breaking the oppressive silence like a thunderclap.

"It's a physical error! The installed coil underwent microscopic plastic deformation invisible to the naked eye under an ultra-high density electromagnetic field! The accumulation of deformation of a few tenths of a micrometer was exponentially amplified under extreme conditions, resulting in abnormal stress distribution at the support structure points, making it unable to withstand the terrifying magnetic field distortion force of instantaneous fusion!"

"The crack point on the magnetic surface."

He emphasized a specific area on the 3D model with his fingertip.

"Right here, at the resonance tear zone caused by the installation misalignment of these two coils! Precision, it's all about precision!"
This deformation of a fraction of a micrometer was the straw that broke the camel's back! The error caused thermal stress concentration, exceeding the material's instantaneous load-bearing capacity! The magnetic field distorted and collapsed, triggering a chain reaction!

It turns out that the theory wasn't wrong, but rather that the seemingly insignificant cumulative deviation in the final step of manufacturing was magnified infinitely under extreme conditions, precisely seizing the core vulnerability!

This diagnosis hit everyone like a boulder.

This time, the shadow of defeat loomed even heavier.

Some people's eyes reddened, and they gritted their teeth and turned their heads away; others stared at those cold fault icons, speechless for a long time.

The intense work over the past few days has brought about a huge psychological backlash, with an unprecedented sense of exhaustion and confusion sweeping through the laboratory.

"Engineer Su...we..."

The voice of a key researcher was choked with emotion.

"The vacuum chamber is complete, but the coil... Is there any way forward for us? Is this too much to ask...?"

"difficulty?"

Mr. Hong Changlong abruptly interrupted his dejection. He pushed back his chair and stood up straight. His aged face, deeply lined with wrinkles, now appeared particularly vivid because of an angry and stubborn refusal to admit defeat.

"Difficulties are nothing! Back when I was eating sand in the Gobi Desert, conditions were a hundred or a thousand times worse than now! You're giving up just because you fell twice? What a load of bull!"

His voice was booming, like the roar of an angry lion, making the entire laboratory hall vibrate. The old man's bloodshot eyes looked at Su Dingping, a flame burning deep within them.

"Solutions can be found by people!"
This damn coil can't withstand the heat, so let's cool it down! Cool it down right now! I refuse to believe it!

Old Hong's roar was like a shot of adrenaline, instantly piercing through the thick, impenetrable despair.

This simple and direct idea was like a flash of lightning in the darkness.

"Rapid cooling?"

A researcher repeated it unconsciously.

A startling light suddenly flashed in Su Dingping's eyes! Old Hong's insightful suggestion, which went straight to the heart of the matter, was like a key that instantly locked into the rapidly working mind!

"That's right! Precisely controllable ultra-fast thermal cycling!"

Su Dingping's speech suddenly quickened, and a sharpness ignited by a storm of inspiration emanated from him.

He directly accessed the 3D model of the coil structure on the main control panel.

"The root cause of physical deviations in structural installation lies in the manufacturing process! The cumulative error of a few tenths of a micrometer cannot be completely avoided by existing installation techniques!"

His gaze swept over the crowd, finally landing on the face of the technology minister, Jiang Tianzheng.

"Mr. Jiang, has the ultra-high-speed 3D metal printing technology for 'Dragon Scale' material overcome the bottleneck of multi-channel integrated control?"

Jiang Tianzheng was startled and immediately straightened his chest to report.

"Mr. Su, after the last disassembly and optimization of the German equipment, we have completely mastered the five-axis linkage printhead! With the AI-powered path optimization program you wrote, it is theoretically possible to achieve one-time molten deposition molding of complex structures!"
The material is the experimental-grade 'Dragon Scale' special alloy powder you provided! We are confident that we can control the base error of the printed part to... the ten-micron level!

Ten micrometers! That's two orders of magnitude more lenient than the required precision of one ten-thousandth of a meter! Although there's still a gap, it's already the current limit of Longxia's technology.

"The ten-micron base is now the battleground for our upgraded ultra-precision five-axis CNC machining center!"

Su Dingping's eyes were sharp as knives.

"The main printed component undergoes a one-time, precise 'shaping' based on AI-powered real-world positioning! This removes the build-up effect, achieving ultimate geometric accuracy! AI captures and compensates for errors in real time! The goal—to compress the total error in the physical manufacturing and installation points of the entire coil to within 5 micrometers!"

5 micrometers!

These words exploded like a thunderclap in the laboratory! Everyone was completely jolted awake from their slump, their eyes gleaming with disbelief!
This is almost pushing the limits of human mechanical manufacturing!

"5-micron integration error..."

Master Wang, who was in charge of precision machining, gasped in shock.

"Engineer Su, this CNC program..."

"I'll write the program!"

Su Dingping was resolute.

"The model path is optimized in real time, and feedback compensation is provided. The core algorithm already has a foundation."

This is an 'integrated molding technology' that combines printing and processing on an ultra-high precision platform!
This is the only correct solution to the physical structural deviation! Engineer Jiang, immediately mobilize the strongest manpower and prepare the equipment at full power! Three hours later, the core program framework is complete! I want to see the backbone of 'Longxing'!

"Yes!"

Jiang Tianzheng's blood boiled, he loudly agreed, turned around and rushed out shouting.

"First and third technical teams, get to work! Inventory all 'Dragon Scale' powder stock! Initiate pre-inspection of the five-axis platform!"

Su Dingping's gaze then turned to Hong Changlong, revealing a sharp and focused light.

"Professor Hong, your cooling is absolutely crucial! Relying solely on external passive heat dissipation is insufficient. We must proactively intervene, using superconducting materials to construct a core 'thermal bridge'—no, a 'thermal coupling channel'—at the location closest to the heat eruption point!"

His fingers flew across the electronic screen, outlining his vision. "Look here, the dense coupling point of the coil's magnetic field lines! We're using multi-layered, ultra-thin 'dragon scale' material sheets as the high-speed heat-conducting substrate!"
Its thermal conductivity is more than three times that of currently known metallic materials, and it is close to that of diamond films!

"3 times?!"

Even Li Kaimin, who had been silent all along, couldn't help but exclaim.

"A timely help in need!"

Where is this thing?!

"A high-purity form that has just been achieved in the laboratory."

Su Dingping spoke very quickly.

"We used an improved centrifugal extractor, combined with precise temperature and magnetic field control, to purify and obtain batches of samples!"

Its extreme thermal conductivity, extraordinary mechanical strength, and high-temperature stability make it perfect for this 'thermal coupling channel'!
It acts like tiny blood vessels, rapidly 'drawing away' the terrifyingly high temperatures generated by the fusion node at the core of the coil. Then, through our previously developed liquid helium-based high-efficiency cooling circuit, it achieves millisecond-level heat exchange! This enables active, targeted, rapid cooling and transient thermal stress balancing!

"Millisecond-level active conduction combined with superconducting cooling shunt..."

Li Kaimin muttered to himself, his wrinkled eyes twitching violently a few times, a glimmer of unbelievable hope igniting in them.

"Good...good! Eliminate the fire at its source! Precisely extinguish the flames!"

The old man got so excited that his voice even changed.

"This is what a real 'cooling system' should be! It's not just passively cooling down, it's actively attacking and eliminating the root cause!"

"Engineer Su!"

The key personnel responsible for developing the cooling system immediately stepped forward, their eyes shining.

“Our team can take over immediately! The structural design drawings for the Dragon Scale Passage…”

"I'll send you the parameters and requirements right away."

Su Dingping quickly assigned tasks.

"Time is tight. The structural design is based on the actual space and magnetic field distribution within the stellarator device. It is imperative to precisely avoid sensitive areas with high voltage and strong magnetic fields, while maximizing the contact heat dissipation surface area!"
The material forming process will be handled by Engineer Jiang's integrated equipment. Your task is to push the performance of all the cooling medium distribution pumps and superconducting magnetic refrigeration modules to their limits! Ensure that once the channels are established, any heat received is immediately extracted!

"Understood, Engineer Su!"

The key member turned around and rushed to his team area, yelling as he assigned tasks.

"Old Zhang, retrieve the extreme overload data for all refrigeration units! Xiao Wang, calculate the optimal liquid helium flow channel distribution model, right now!"

The entire experimental hall instantly erupted like boiling water! Frustration and despair vanished, replaced by a near-frenzied, do-or-die fighting spirit! Everyone knew that this was an ultimate gamble, exhausting almost all of Longxia's current cutting-edge resources!
The precision of integrated coil forming, the construction of the dragon scale channel, and the high-power instantaneous temperature control of the cooling system are all indispensable! If any one of these components fails under extreme conditions, all previous efforts will be in vain!

Only Su Dingping's calm, almost cold eyes precisely distributed all the pressure and hope to every link and every individual.

Guo Xueyun, who had been silently watching over them, breathed a sigh of relief. She walked to the control panel, intending to remind the two senior experts that they were already overworked, but she saw Li Kaimin and Hong Changlong exchange a glance. Instead of showing any signs of fatigue, their eyes burned with a long-lost flame.

"Xiao Li, Xiao Hong, Xiao Zhang... come here!"

Li Kaimin waved to his several prized students.

"Bring out all of the old man's notebooks! Coil structure stress analysis, high-temperature material deformation curves—Engineer Su is tackling the 'shape,' and the rest of us who have spent our lives working on materials are here to calculate the 'force' for him! Let's fill in the gaps! Nobody is allowed to leave!"

Hong Changlong slammed his hand on the table.

"Where are you going! Sit down! Watch with your own eyes how our Longxia's first furnace rises!"
"This last kick, I'm going to give it to him!"

Over the next few days, an almost frozen concentration permeated the laboratory hall.

Everyone put in their best effort to overcome the two obstacles weighing on their minds: a perfectly formed three-dimensional coil and a wondrous channel that could divert the deadly heat.

The sounds of metal cutting, the hum of electricity, and the low growl of equipment intertwined, yet they could not suppress the pounding anticipation and anxiety in everyone's hearts.

Pairs of bloodshot eyes stared intently at the area responsible for core manufacturing.

finally--

"Reporting to Engineer Su!"
The main body of coil number one has been printed, and AI-powered shaping has been completed! The final integration error is 4.7 micrometers!

Jiang Tianzheng's voice, trembling uncontrollably, boomed from the main control console communicator.

Not long after, another group roared.

"The thermal coupling channel assembly is complete! The entire cooling system has passed the stress test! It is ready for connection at any time!"

4.7 micrometers! Perfectly met the standard!

When the integrated three-dimensional coil, with its flowing blue color and smooth surface like a work of art, and the thermal coupling channel component, composed of countless ultra-thin "dragon scales" precisely stacked and with fine pipes intertwined like a neural network, were carefully transported to the test platform.

All the noise in the hall vanished, leaving only heavy breathing and the pounding of heartbeats. No one dared to speak, as if any extra syllable would scare away the success that was within reach.

Guo Xueyun subconsciously reached out and tightly grasped the hand of a female researcher next to her; both of their palms were sweaty.

The two elderly men, Li Kaimin and Hong Changlong, were quite a sight. One was using a cane to straighten his back, while the other clenched his fist so tightly that his nails almost dug into his flesh.

Su Dingping had now become the absolute commander.

He stood calmly in front of the control panel, his sharp eyes sweeping across all the key parameter screens like an eagle's, each command delivered clearly and accurately.

"The vacuum chamber has undergone a second inspection and is confirmed to be free of physical damage and contamination!"

"Superconducting magnet cooling system, liquid helium injection volume fully verified!"

"External coil insulation protection kit, 100% coverage and secure!"

"The thermal coupling channel and cooling system interface, airtightness, and electrical connection have been finalized!"

"'Dragon Scale' Magnetic Surface Oxidation Status Monitoring Probe Activated! Calibrate Real-Time Feedback Model!"

……

A series of cold, emotionless technical instructions struck everyone's heart like drumbeats.

As the final confirmation lights turned green, the main body of the massive device was completely awakened, like a sleeping behemoth, and began to emit powerful energy fluctuations once again.

"Initiating final integration testing. Ignition—Start!"

Su Dingping's seemingly calm but actually powerful voice became the key to unlocking that epic door.

hum! ! !
A deep, resonant roar erupted from the core of the device. This time, it was no longer a struggling howl, but a true declaration of awakening! Pale blue plasma light instantly ignited on the core monitoring screen, smoothly and fluidly rising and quickly breaking through the previous failure point. (End of Chapter)