Rebirth 07: Start adding points from elementary school students

Chapter 567: Sky!

Room-temperature superconductivity was achieved so easily.

But what puzzled the project team researchers was that Li Yan’s first requirement was to “keep it secret.”

This thing has been experimented many times, and the more it was experimented, the more excited everyone became. Finally, room-temperature superconductivity under ambient pressure has been achieved.

The material itself is strong enough to have a very exaggerated application space.

If I were to publish an article...

It's earth-shattering! It's unprecedented!
Any reason to hide?
Could it be... Soon, everyone found the only solution:

Li Yan created this thing by accident, and it might even be the result of a failed experiment, so he himself couldn't figure out what influence led to the birth of superconducting materials.

The point of this thing is to say "we can", and it is essentially a one-off.

This view is further supported by the fact that he drew a sketch of a dragon.

However, everyone was soon slapped in the face. Li Yan managed to build a device by himself in seven days. No one knew what it did or how it worked. Everyone was responsible for making components, and he was responsible for all the splicing and debugging. Even the programs he wrote were encrypted.

However, this damn thing can actually mass-produce LY99 materials in the form of rings, round cakes, strips...

Each one has strict quality control and has become a small production line.

The most bizarre thing was that while Li Yan was testing these things, he actually opened the dragon on the notebook.

He even took a pen and made some changes on it.

The complex experiments in studying room-temperature superconductivity did not drive these researchers crazy, but Li Yan's operations burned out their brains.

They are not the only ones whose brains are burnt out. In fact, the brain burdens of people who have worked with Li Yan recently are a bit exaggerated.

They exerted all their strength and worked hard to gradually implement the seemingly sci-fi and impossible projects. However, when it came to the most difficult step to break through, to step into a whole new world, they still felt helpless.

The frustration of repeated experimental failures enveloped each experimental group for a period of time.

Then Li Yan would appear, adjusting various data by himself, and suddenly achieve this seemingly impossible step.

The attack caught everyone off guard, and even the people who followed up on the military industry side were very confused.

The stuff was done, and the contents recorded were all inexplicable things, a sketch, a few pages of scribbles, and even a mess of color spots.

Amazing results kept coming out, but Li Yan was never very excited and kept everything secret.

This is very difficult to understand.

Until he simply disappeared from everyone's sight.

All of the project teams suddenly lost their backbone, and then received the message that they could be disbanded. They scattered back to their original units to work in a daze.

Many people feel a little lost.

So... did we make history?

If you say there are none, there are advanced achievements such as room-temperature superconductivity that can change the world, and there are low-level achievements such as the development of an ultra-micro drone with a length of 1 cm... If you say there are, the real breakthrough is all thanks to Li Yan. The fact that he can now hold all the core content in his own hands is also very telling.

And “keeping it secret” doesn’t mean that no one knows about it.

Who changed history and no one knows about it?
"I understand. This is a reflection or test given to us by Yan Shen." A team leader said, "We have truly accomplished these amazing results as a team. We have always said that changing the world is what we pursue all our lives. Now that we have come up with the results, we feel empty because 'no one knows'. What does this mean? It means that we are actually just pursuing fame! Yan Shen is asking us to reflect on ourselves!"

"Come on, don't you know whether it is us who changed the world?"

“The world hasn’t really changed yet.”

As soon as the two researchers spoke, everyone felt lost again.

Li Yan disappeared. The official explanation was that he was "engaging in in-depth research on quantum computers," but in fact he was just going to the military industry to carry out the final stage of verification.

What? Quantum computers, you ask?
Coincidentally, people in the military industry are also very curious.

But Li Yan didn't say much, because this content was...if he didn't keep it secret, no one would be able to understand it.

"I have discovered a stable quantum bit structure based on topological materials, which greatly prolongs the coherence time of quantum states and enables efficient operation at room temperature. This solves the core problem of quantum decoherence and high error rate."

He did say that, but no one really understood it, and no one even understood the significance of it.

Then let's wait for the results.

Everything was progressing steadily. People who didn't know the situation speculated what big move Li Yan was going to make, while people who knew the situation were looking forward to the day when Li Yan would tell them "I've got it done."

The days passed by and soon it was the end of summer 2018.

In the later stages of Li Yan's research and development, he entered a very strange state.

If you say he is dedicated, he doesn't seem excited at all, and he always acts as if many gratifying results are expected; if you say he is not dedicated, he often spends several hours thinking about a pile of data, and even locks himself in a small dark room to start overclocking.

He was very serious and focused, but he didn't look like he was giving it his all.

I have accomplished many technological breakthroughs, but I don't seem to get any satisfaction from them.

The leader who came to follow up the project once said: "Li Yan, who is about to succeed, doesn't seem to be happy when she unfolds the blueprint to me."

This actually made everyone else a little uncertain.

After working on it for so long, they still have no idea what the things they made can do, or whether they can achieve the corresponding effects.

Is Li Yan's lack of excitement due to the fact that she feels the project is not progressing as expected and is therefore not optimistic about the final outcome, or is there some other reason?
What could be the reason?
A certain person in charge in the military industry was too unsure, so he risked Li Yan's dissatisfaction and asked Wei Yunzhi through some channels.

The result was a strange answer: "Maybe he doesn't think it's challenging enough"...

However, Wei Yunzhi didn't know what Li Yan was doing, and she thought Li Yan was just advancing the research on quantum computers.

This wavering mood was severely shattered by a laser cannon and an electromagnetic railgun in the early spring of 18.

The authorities have been researching this thing, but the progress is still in its early stages.

The electromagnetic railgun pursues the ultimate speed and can be used in space-based anti-missile systems, but the most powerful initial velocity tested so far is the 2.4km/s achieved in the laboratory at the Lighthouse.

This speed is not fast enough, and it faces problems such as insufficient strength of the barrel material and slow response speed. It is still a long way from being actually applied in space-based weapons.

Li Yan said that if the material strength is not good, I will make a new material. If the magnetic field strength is not enough, I have room temperature superconductors. If the response time is not good, I have quantum communications...

Then, Northwest fired a shell with an initial velocity exceeding 20km/s, shocking everyone.

This means that even a railgun deployed at an altitude of 1000 km can hit the ground within 50 seconds.

If a satellite with an orbital gun were to orbit around the Earth and combined with a powerful quantum satellite-radar detection system, it would not be difficult to kill a missile in flight.

This shot was enough to make everyone's heartbeat suddenly accelerate.

Li Yan fired another laser at everyone.

Lasers are fast, but their accuracy and power in long-range strikes are quite unsatisfactory.

Li Yan said that was your laser.

Then, a laser cannon that traveled through mountains and rivers and pierced through steel plates in an instant raised everyone's expectations to a new level.

No matter how lofty the content is, what everyone cares about in the final analysis is the "effect". For those people engaged in military research, if Li Yan can improve the accuracy of laser cannons to an incredible level by using an algorithm and increase the initial velocity of electromagnetic railgun shells tenfold... then he is a god.

As the final results gradually came out, the core group of researchers gradually understood Li Yan's ideas.

The more I understand, the colder my head becomes.

For example, the electromagnetic rail gun, the use of superconducting materials here has exaggeratedly increased the magnetic field strength, but it is not only used to launch electromagnetic guns, but also used to launch micro drones - in turn, the powerful shell material of micro drones is also used in the electromagnetic rail gun body itself, which has extremely high strength requirements...

Quantum communication is not only used for extremely fast communication between the ground and the sky, but also gives quantum radar arrays exaggerated detection capabilities, providing a solid enough foundation for the operation of multiple powerful algorithms, and solving the coordination problem of millions of micro-drones...

The more you think about this chain of events, the more terrifying it becomes.

From the very beginning of her research, Li Yan had already thought about how to proceed with each step, and completed it step by step using the most efficient process.

It also means that he has a confidence that is simply incomprehensible.

The more interconnected the links are, the greater the impact will be if one step gets stuck.

How dare he? !
Before National Day, on the night when the experimental satellite was sent into space, Li Yan finally stayed at the launch pad instead of choosing to go home.

Academician Pang, whose status in the entire project is second only to Li Yan, can be understood as the official spokesperson. He finally had the opportunity to communicate properly with Li Yan.

"Are you nervous, Li Yan?"

Li Yan looked at the busy people on the launch pad and shrugged, "Want to chat, Mr. Pang?"

"You miss me so much." Mr. Pang is a technical expert. After hearing this, Li Yan was convinced and showed some childlike innocence - he was originally a very interesting old man with white hair and a youthful face.

"Then let's go and look at the stars."

"It's great to watch the stars in the Northwest. I've been watching them for many years."

The two greeted the staff passing by and walked out of the base.

"I'm not nervous." Li Yan said, "After a while of testing, it's just the difference between perfection and just barely there. I can guarantee that as long as everything works properly, we can achieve 100% interception."

"Actually, I still don't quite understand..." Academician Pang cherished this rare opportunity. The most rare thing was that Li Yan seemed to be interested in explaining. "At what stage does your system mainly intend to intercept a nuclear bomb?"

"all."

"Hmm? There are many ways to attack with a nuclear bomb... or a missile. It's very complicated."

"I have done a lot of work." Li Yan said, "In the boost phase, I can detect and directly lock on to and destroy it with the space-based orbital cannon. In the mid-stage flight, there are satellite lasers and satellite orbital cannons outside the atmosphere, and a laser interception network is deployed inside the atmosphere. If it takes any special route, or simply launches low-altitude missiles at neighboring countries, the drone swarm will be activated. They can also be regarded as miniature artillery shells with control systems."

"However, if it is intercepted close to the ground, the impact will still be very serious..."

"The drone is not only loaded with explosives, I can even limit the leakage of nuclear materials from incoming nuclear warheads in the air."

"..." Elder Pang rubbed his hands, "Li Yan, if what you said is true, then if there are multiple nuclear bombs attacking from the opposite side, how should we deal with it?"

"I'm not planning to deploy just one set." Li Yan smiled, "And Mr. Pang, you're in the wrong mindset."

"How to say?"

"The anti-nuclear bomb system...is even more powerful than a nuclear bomb." Li Yan said, looking up at the sky. "Although I have considered many extreme situations, in fact, as long as this thing has the ability to 'intercept', it is enough."

"Um……"

"Just one missile. As long as we can actually intercept the missile test-fired by the Lighthouse, we will have achieved a new deterrence pattern." Li Yan said, "We have shields and spears, and we have proven that our shields can block their spears. They only have spears. How much do they want to die before they dare to try?"

It's actually that simple.

There is no need to even wait until the full deployment is completed. As long as the key areas and heartland are protected, we will be invincible.

As long as "Skydome" really completes the anti-missile interception and makes the pair of science fiction things mentioned by Li Yan come true, then China will have completely shattered the nuclear deterrence logic of destroying both sides.

Who of you dares to give me a shot?
If you give it to me, I can block it, but no matter whether I can block it or not, if you give it to me, I will fucking fight back.

When that time comes, will you be able to stop it?
Then guess what, I can already block your weapon, so will my weapon still be on the same level as yours?

It just became a one-sided intimidation.

Academician Pang stood under the starry sky, listening to content that he actually already understood, and he felt his blood vessels twitching and his blood boiling.

2018 10 Month 16 Day.

This was the day when China's first atomic bomb exploded, and it was also the day when the "Skydome" anti-nuclear bomb system was tested after sufficient debugging.

Li Yan sat at the control console, surrounded by a group of leaders whose names could not be written.

The assessment target is naturally to intercept the duds arranged by the authorities, and the scope is the Northwest.

Two radars, a satellite with a space-based railgun, five laser cannons deployed on the ground and mobile bases, and ten swarm drone launch bases.

This is Li Yan's card.

I don't know where this dud came from, this is the official question.

The moment the radar started scanning at full power, the leaders' eyes widened.

There were a lot of bright spots flashing on it.

"This is?"

"Monitoring involves every detail, and as long as we can analyze it clearly..."

The system sounded an alarm, and a launch silo located somewhere was being activated and was exposed to everyone in high definition.

"I guessed it would happen so soon, so I deliberately set it not to be bombarded. Otherwise, this silo would have been hit by a shot by now." Li Yan said with a smile.

There was no chance of launching from the interior of the Northwest. The experts present were extremely surprised at the capabilities of this monitoring system.

“How do you achieve instant recognition?”

"Algorithms and artificial intelligence." Li Yan was not prepared to explain more.

The system sounded the alarm again, and two very dazzling lasers flashed by. Several white fragments were seen scattered in the air, and then micro-drones were launched instantly - but they were not visible to the naked eye. One could only see them on the radar as they flew in groups at an extremely fast speed towards the downed duds.

Wait, at this size, can radar detect it?

What’s even more surprising is that after the swarm of drones reached a certain location, they suddenly exploded, blasting a huge cloud of white smoke near the scattered white debris... right?

No, that thing is actually solid!

The wreckage of the near-ground missile that was shattered by the laser cannon was wrapped up and drifted in the air at a very slow speed.

"The large drones have started the recovery operation and not even any wreckage will be left behind." As Li Yan spoke, six giant drones that were almost big enough to carry people had already flown into the air.

Everyone present applauded and smiled sincerely. The applause lasted for a long time and became more and more enthusiastic.

Real combat results, hard results, the accuracy, reaction speed and actual combat intensity of this system far exceeded the expectations of the leaders present.

But something is not right, they don't seem excited enough.

The space-based weapon suddenly issued an attack command, and with one shot, it shattered the dud that was still flying over the ocean, following the Qian-style trajectory and not even detected by the lighthouse.

What the fuck, extra questions?
(End of this chapter)