The top student must be diligent.

Chapter 251 The Wheel of History Rolls
In the control room, people were hugging each other and celebrating.

After such a long time, they have now successfully achieved this great goal.

"It succeeded...it actually succeeded!"

Li Jiangan looked at the scene in front of him and muttered to himself.

As the former director of the Plasma Institute, such scenes must have appeared in his dreams countless times.

and……

He wouldn't have dared to do something so big even in his dreams.

This is 15GW, and the upper limit has not been reached at all. The power generation capacity can even continue to increase.

As for the scene in his dream, having 1GW would be a blessing.

Not to mention that at the beginning, he didn't even think that he would be able to see the day when nuclear fusion was realized in his lifetime.

And now, what once seemed impossible is now right in front of him.

Like a dream.

After a moment, his gaze gradually withdrew and shifted to the figure of the young man standing in the front.

It was this young man who led them to success.

Recalling the beginning, he invited Xiao Yi to the Plasma Institute mainly to use Xiao Yi's name to apply for a sum of money for the construction of a new tokamak reactor. However, he never expected that the new tokamak device was not built, but instead another brand new nuclear fusion device was built.

By the way, nuclear fusion was also experimented with.

Is this how the gears of fate turn?
"Teacher, we succeeded! We succeeded!"

At this time, Zhao Zhanyou also ran over, grabbed Li Jiangan's arm and shook it excitedly.

"Alright, alright, if you keep shaking my arm, it's going to fall off."

Li Jiangan quickly pulled his arm away from Zhao Zhanyou's hand, rubbed it, and then said with relief: "Yes, we have succeeded. Nuclear fusion, hey, it's not that impossible."

He laughed again.

Zhao Zhanyou patted his chest and said, "See, it was me who first thought of inviting Xiao Yi to our institute. Otherwise, who knows how long it would take for us to see this day."

Li Jiangan's eyes widened immediately: "Bullshit, it was me who asked you to invite Xiao Yi here, how could it be what you thought?"

Zhao Zhanyou: "That's not right? It was me who proposed it in the first place!"

"You bastard, you deserve a beating!"

After saying that, Li Jiangan started to teach Zhao Zhanyou a lesson again.

All in all, the atmosphere was cheerful and everyone was filled with excitement.

Perhaps, the only quiet person was Xiao Yi who was standing at the front.

Unlike everyone around him who had already started celebrating.

At this moment, his eyes were still focused on every data on the big screen.

Every piece of data was exactly the same as it was in the simulation.

Includes the most important first wall material integrity data.

The plasma temperature has been maintained above 1 million degrees for more than 1000 seconds. However, the integrity of the first wall material is still 100%, with no decrease at all.

Including the impurity concentration, there was no increase at all.

This is his ideal nuclear fusion reactor!
Suddenly, he let out a long breath.

Finally, a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

He once even dreamed about the bleak future of mankind.

Thinking about it now, it was so embarrassing that he wanted to pick his toes.

It's like when you did something embarrassing as a child, you can still remember it after you grow up.

Of course, this awkward feeling disappeared in a moment.

What remains is a sense of relief.

Now, nuclear fusion has been realized in his hands, and the bleak future he had imagined at the beginning has disappeared at this moment.

Clearly, the future of humanity is bright.

There is much to be done for the future of mankind.

He closed his eyes, and what appeared in his mind was the scene that had appeared in another dream, an advanced and civilized future.

And at this moment, a long-lost voice sounded in his mind.

"【Ruthless Link】 has been in effect for more than 500 days, and has completed a major civilization-level scientific technology, and its level has been raised to level 7."

“The effect changes as follows: for every hour of study, learning efficiency increases by 2.6 times, and can be increased up to 26 times.”

"A new additional effect will be randomly generated."

"Additional effects are being randomly generated..."

"Congratulations to the host! The abilities of [Material Mastery] and [Perfect Engineering] have been strengthened, and the two skills can be used together!"

Hearing the voice in his mind, Xiao Yi was slightly stunned.

The effect of BUFF has been upgraded again?
Well...well, it's understandable actually.

Considering the value of controlled nuclear fusion, it should indeed be upgraded.

Close your eyes and feel the difference after the upgrade.

The efficiency was increased from 23 times to 26 times. Although the rate of improvement had decreased a bit, it still made him feel refreshed, and his understanding of all the knowledge in his mind increased again.

In fact, if he were to design the Sun Pile again now, he might be able to optimize the structure to make it even more perfect.

Of course, these are not the main points. The focus of upgrading now is still on the additional effects.

This upgrade did not provide him with any new effects, but only upgraded his previous two effects.

In addition...

Can the first two effects also be used in combination?

This actually made his eyes light up.

If these two effects can be used together, they can indeed bring some different help.

For example, he can more clearly understand what kind of materials should be used in a certain engineering scenario, and can also simulate the use of the engineering project and directly observe what happens inside the material.

Like nuclear fusion reactors and first wall materials.

Now he can directly observe from a more microscopic perspective the changes that occur in the first wall material under high-energy neutron irradiation during the operation of the nuclear fusion reactor.

In this way, we can better understand some of the principles.

If he continues to research any new project in the future, it will be easier for him to choose suitable materials.

Of course, combined use is the most important point, followed by the improvement of the effects of these two skills.

The first is the skill of material mastery. The resolution of material mastery has been greatly improved and has become more precise. Before, he needed to rely on the resolution of experimental equipment to improve the precision that can be observed and simulated in material mastery. Now, even if the resolution of the experimental equipment is only 100nm, the ability of material mastery can directly help him to be accurate to 1nm.

In addition to this, now he can directly simulate the material even without relevant experimental data. This undoubtedly greatly facilitates his use.

Now he can use his imagination to simulate new materials at any time.

The effect upgrade of the perfect project mainly lies in the fact that during the simulation process, he can grasp the entire changes of the project more clearly, and it can also assist him in optimizing the project, making the project closer to a perfect state. It can be said that the improvement is quite large.

"Well, although there are no new effects, these new additions look pretty good."

Xiao Yi nodded with satisfaction.

But I just don’t know what conditions are needed to upgrade to level 8.

Nuclear fusion, considered a major scientific technology at the civilization level, had only been upgraded to level 7. How harsh would it be to reach level 8? He even suspected that he would not be able to upgrade in the future.

Shaking his head, he thought, forget it, things will work out when the time comes.

Now, let’s just enjoy the joy of victory brought by the success of nuclear fusion.

He came back to his senses and refocused his attention on the scene, looking at the celebrating researchers with a faint smile.

At this moment, a voice came: "Chief Engineer Xiao, congratulations."

When I turned around, I saw Director Liu walking towards me with a smile.

"Director Liu." Xiao Yi also smiled and nodded at him.

But at this time, Director Liu pointed to his mobile phone helplessly and said, "But the old leader is waiting for you to call him."

Xiao Yi suddenly realized. He had almost forgotten that before he started, his old leader told him that he wanted to hear his report in person after he succeeded.

He immediately answered the phone.

"Don't use my phone to call, use yours, my phone, the boss won't answer!"

Liu Cong said helplessly.

After seeing his success just now, he immediately called his old leader to report the good news, but the call was hung up. Then he received a text message from his old leader's assistant, saying that his old leader would only answer Xiao Yi's calls now.

Xiao Yi laughed, then said: "I understand."

Then he took out his cell phone, found a quiet place, and made a call.

Soon, the call came through.

No one spoke over there, but Xiao Yi knew that someone must be listening.

Then he said solemnly: "Fortunately, we have fulfilled our mission. We have set the sun on fire."

"Hahaha! Okay! Okay! Okay!"

Finally, there was a voice on the other end of the phone.

Three consecutive "good" words fully expressed the excitement over there.

Faced with such a surprise, no one would not be excited.

"Well done! Chief Engineer Xiao, thank you for your contribution to the country. On behalf of the people of the whole country, I would like to express my gratitude to you!"

"You are too kind. This achievement is also my long-cherished wish as a scientist, and it is also inseparable from the joint efforts of others."

Xiao Yi said.

"There's no need to say so much about this! Your contribution is yours, and the collective contribution is the collective contribution. Everyone has their share, but we all know that your contribution is the most important. Back then, Oppenheimer from the United States helped the United States develop the world's first atomic bomb. There were so many important scientists involved, but in the end, wasn't Oppenheimer the only one who was the father of the atomic bomb?"

"And you are the father of our nuclear fusion!"

"This is a more respected title than the father of the atomic bomb!"

The old leader smiled and said, "Okay, that's all I have to say. In addition, I would like to ask for your opinion. When is the best time for us to make this good news public?"

Xiao Yi thought for a moment and said, "I think it would be best to let it run stably for a few days and make sure there won't be any accidents before announcing it."

"In addition, we can also plan with our grid colleagues the way to transmit electricity in the future. The power generation capacity of the Zaori reactor has reached 15GW. Excluding various losses, it is conservatively estimated that it can supply 1000 billion kWh of electricity per year. The nearby thermal power stations can now temporarily stop supplying electricity."

"Good good!"

The old leader was even happier. A reactor can generate 1000 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity annually, and its construction cost is only about billion yuan. It only needs to generate electricity for one year to recover the entire cost.

Of course, Xiao Yi's prudent decision also made him very pleased.

If someone else had come, they might have been unable to resist announcing this matter.

Who wouldn’t be jealous of such an achievement?

"Then let's do as you say. The final announcement will be made on the night before New Year's Eve! What do you think?"

"Just listen to the leader." Xiao Yi said.

Then, the old leader smiled and praised me again, and finally, the phone was hung up.

Seeing Xiao Yi put down his phone, Liu Cong beside him immediately asked: "How is it? The old leader should be very happy, right?"

Xiao Yi shrugged and said, "Now you should be able to call and ask yourself."

Liu Cong shook his head unhappily, "I'm too lazy to talk to you today."

Then he went aside to make a phone call.

Xiao Yi walked back to the control room, clapped his hands, and said, "Okay, everyone, be quiet. Although it is a preliminary success, we still need to observe the operation of the reactor for a while to ensure its stable operation."

"Once I'm sure there are no problems, I'll go to the capital in person to ask for credit for everyone!"

The whole audience cheered.

"Great!"

"Long live Chief Master Xiao!"

Looking at the situation on the scene, Xiao Yi smiled and nodded, then he gestured to Li Jiangan, Zhao Zhanyou and others to go to the conference room for a meeting.

The next step is to discuss the issue of power transmission.

Even though they have completed the grid connection now, in fact, due to confidentiality considerations, they only connected 5GW of power to the grid, and the remaining 10GW is still used to charge the earth.

Providing electricity from a 15GW power station to surrounding major cities is also a problem that needs to be solved.

This requires our colleagues in the power grid to think carefully about how to plan.

So, next, they immediately called in comrades from the power grid.

When the power grid engineers learned about this, they were overwhelmed.

Although China's power grid company is the most powerful in the world, they have never encountered this kind of problem.

But at least, the difficulty of this problem was not so great that it had no solution for the time being. With the help of Xiao Yi, they quickly came up with a plan and started the construction work.

As for the completion of the construction work, the Sun-Changing Reactor will still maintain a power generation capacity of 15GW.

Although it consumes a lot of electricity, it is mainly for verifying the stability of the reactor. So it consumes electricity. Based on the current cost, the fuel cost for one day, including deuterium and the lithium blanket used to generate tritium, is about 230 million yuan.

Especially lithium!

If the world's energy comes from nuclear fusion, then the annual consumption of natural lithium will be as high as more than 200 million tons. However, the annual global lithium production is only about 10 tons, and the proven reserves are only 9000 million tons.

However, such questions can only be thought about later.

……

Time passed quietly.

Because the news was not made public, the world still seemed particularly calm. Although the previous news about the EAST-S plan being renamed the Sun-Creating Plan was discussed, people soon stopped paying attention to it.

Foreign intelligence organizations were just wondering why there seemed to be no movement from China's controlled nuclear fusion research institute after January 1?

The chill brought by deep winter is always lingering.

But people didn't know that another sun had already been lit on the earth at this time.

Gradually, time came to the day before New Year's Eve.

People in China are discussing whether 2027 will be another year without New Year's Eve.

Or they may be migrant workers who have just returned home from vacation and are enjoying the warmth of home.

No one realized it.

The wheel of history has rolled on.

(End of this chapter)