1900: A physics genius wandering around Europe

Chapter 663 Eight Domains Patrol Angels, Inspecting the Heavens on Li's behalf! My dear son, your father is your golden finger!

11 month.

Inside the Wuya Pavilion.

Li Qiwei is meeting with Yu Qingsong, who has returned from the United States.

After graduating with his doctorate, he chose to return to China to develop the country's astronomical endeavors.

After several years of experience, the young lad has now grown into a leading figure in the field of astronomy.

He single-handedly raised the level of local astronomy in China by several levels.

Yu Qingsong is well aware that all his achievements are inseparable from his own efforts, but even more so from Professor Li's support.

"Professor, I'm back!"

Li Qiwei joked:

"Were you disappointed when you came back?"

"The conditions here are probably not as good as in the United States."

Yu Qingsong said firmly:

"No matter how good America is, it's just a place for me to study."

"No matter how bad this place is, it is still my hometown."

"It is nothing to achieve success under favorable conditions; it is worth striving to build our own astronomical cause from scratch."

Li Qiwei burst into laughter.

"Good good!"

"Qingsong, you truly live up to your name!"

Yu Qingsong felt a little embarrassed after showing off.

At this moment, Li Qiwei laughed and said:

Tell me, how do you plan to strive for success?

Yu Qingsong immediately became serious; he knew a test was coming.

“Professor, I spent a month exploring various parts of Borneo as soon as I arrived.”

"Finally, I want to choose Machen as the location for the [Sky Eye]."

"To its east lies the Merados Mountains, where there is little interference, making it ideal for building large telescopes."

"Tianyan" is the code name Li Qiwei gave to the 50-meter super large radio telescope that is about to be built.

When Yu Qingsong first heard this name, he was instantly filled with excitement!

The term "Sky Eye" or "Eye of Heaven" is perfectly apt to describe this super telescope.

After saying that, he handed over his research materials, which detailed various aspects of the situation.

"Professor, please look."

After taking it, Li Qiwei glanced at it briefly and said:
"I don't worry about your work."

"Do as you say."

"If you have any questions about the funding or resources needed for the project, feel free to contact me."

"FAST is a landmark scientific research facility that I plan to build in Borneo, and it has a very high priority."

Wow!
Yu Qingsong looked excited after hearing this.

He's so young, yet he's in charge of such a groundbreaking project.

Even his mentor, Hele, only built a telescope that was only one or two meters long.

If successful, Yu Qingsong's status in the astronomical community will rise sharply once again.

At this moment, he was full of energy and wished he could stay awake 24 hours a day and get moving.

Seeing his excited expression, Li Qiwei decided to reveal a little more bombshell.

"Qingsong, you have a heavy burden on your shoulders."

"In the near future, I have an even bigger plan!"

Wow!
Yu Qingsong was immediately startled!
In his view, a 50-meter-wide telescope is enough to shock the world and suppress the astronomical community.

Does Professor Li have other plans?
He asked expectantly:

"Professor, what is that?"

Li Qiwei raised his deep eyes, looked out the window, and said with great charisma:

"In the field of physics, unification is everyone's goal."

"But even if the four fundamental forces are unified, it is only one stage in the initial stage of the Big Bang."

"The unity of the four forces can explain all the phenomena in the current universe, but it cannot explain the singularity state of the universe before the Big Bang."

"Because the explosion came first, and then the four forces came into being."

"The secrets of the origin of the universe may be even more mysterious than a unified theory."

"Therefore, I really want to uncover this secret!"

Yu Qingsong was extremely excited as he listened.

"In the future, I plan to divide the entire universe into eight regions, with Earth at the center."

"They are: Heaven and Earth, Dark and Yellow, the Universe, and the Vast Wilderness."

“Each region has a dedicated angel responsible for exploration.”

"The eight regions combined are the Eight Realms Patrol Angels!"

"They will be my right-hand men in deciphering the origins of the universe!"

"I believe that as long as we observe enough data, we will definitely find the key evidence!"

hiss!
Yu Qingsong gasped in shock!
The Eight-Region Guardian Angels, acting on behalf of Li, patrol the heavens!

What a grand vision and ambitious plan this is!
Professor Li not only wants to solve the ultimate problems in physics, but he also wants to transcend the entire universe and explain its origin.

In that instant, Yu Qingsong suddenly felt that he could die without regrets if he could follow Professor Li to his side.

"Perhaps, I will one day attain enlightenment!"

Then, Yu Qingsong, his eyes burning with excitement, said:

"Professor, Qingsong is willing to follow you forever!"

Li Qiwei patted him on the shoulder and laughed:
"This plan is currently known only to you."

"The Eight-Domain Sightseeing Angels rely not only on ground-based telescopes, but also on future space telescopes."

"That will be the true Heavenly Eye!"

Yu Qingsong was immediately filled with excitement.

He felt that Professor Li valued him too much.

After their initial excitement, the two grown men suddenly felt the atmosphere become a little awkward.

Finally, Yu Qingsong asked:
"By the way, Professor."

"Professor Haier asked me to ask you: Will you attend the third Tianlian Conference to be held in Leiden, Netherlands next year?"

Li Qiwei thought for a moment and said:
"I'm not going."

"I don't have that much time to travel abroad right now."

Yu Qingsong nodded, indicating his understanding.

Although he is not currently a core member of Borneo, he probably knows some of the situation.

Professor Li intends to develop Borneo as a major rear base.

Perhaps they're doing something big!
After Yu Qingsong left, Li Qiwei was preparing to go to the Institute of Physics.

Suddenly, an unexpected person appeared.
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Huangpu Polytechnic University.

Li Chengdao, a sophomore this year, is definitely a prominent figure on campus.

Although he usually tries his best to keep a low profile, as Ridgeway's eldest son, he has received a lot of attention since childhood.

With a good family upbringing, Li Chengdao has a gentle personality, treats people with kindness and warmth, and is tall and handsome.

In any other family, he would have had a perfect start, and his life would have been smooth sailing.

Unfortunately, he was Rigdwell's son, and his life was destined to be unable to escape the influence of science.

Li Chengdao himself couldn't tell whether he genuinely loved science or, because of his father, subconsciously felt he should inherit everything from his father.

Inheriting the Way, inheriting the tradition, inheriting the scientific tradition of Professor Li Qiwei, the foremost scientist of our time.

This name gave Li Chengdao a special mission.

However, a child who is a genius is not necessarily a genius.

To ordinary people, Li Chengdao is a genius; but to a genius, he is just an ordinary person.

At least in the field of physics, he has not yet shown the amazing talent his father possessed.

Li Chengdao's year of studying in Europe allowed him to witness too many exceptionally talented individuals.

Compared to those people, he was still missing something.

So sometimes, he would sigh:

"Perhaps I am going to disappoint my father's expectations."

As a result, Li Chengdao became increasingly low-key at school, worried that he would damage his father's reputation.

Li Chengde saw all of this.

Although he was easygoing and carefree, he didn't want to see his older brother so depressed.

He immediately came up with a solution.

"Brother, you're really stubborn."

"Instead of using readily available shortcuts, they insist on putting in all their hard work themselves."

At this moment, inside the Wuya Pavilion.

After hearing the second brother's description, Li Qiwei was deeply moved.

He had a global vision, planning for the past and the future, but he neglected the mental state of his own boss.

If you put yourself in Li Chengdao's shoes, you'll understand how much pressure he was under. If he were a playboy or an optimist, like Li Chengde, it wouldn't have affected him at all.

Unfortunately, he was the eldest son of the hardworking and ambitious Ridgeway.

“Father, if you just let something slip by, it will be enough for my eldest brother to take off.”

"You can't bear to see my elder brother remain unknown."

Li Qiwei immediately flicked him on the forehead.

"Your older brother works so hard, while you're always slacking off."

Li Chengde laughed it off, not taking it seriously.

He still doesn't know what he likes.

He also didn't have the same heavy mental burden as his older brother, Li Chengdao.

We'll just have to take it one step at a time.

At this moment, Li Qiwei began to think seriously.

He didn't want to give his eldest son a ready-made result, as that would not only be unhelpful but would also harm him.

Therefore, he would use an heuristic approach, just as he had used to train Qian Wushi and Zhao Zhongyao.

"But what kind of topic should we choose?"

He had high hopes for each of his children, wishing them success in their respective fields.

If he really lacks talent, Li Qiwei isn't worried.

Given his status and position, even a strong person could lift him up.

Suddenly, Li Qiwei had an idea.

He said to Li Chengde:
"I understand about this."

"Go back."

Li Chengde did not leave, but instead suddenly asked:
"Dad, you'll probably invite Marie Curie to this year's Bruce conference, right?"

Li Qiwei was taken aback.

"Yes, we will invite you."

"what happened?"

Li Chengde chuckled, didn't answer, and ran out.

Student dormitories at Huangpu Polytechnic University.

That night, Li Chengdao had a very strange dream.

In his dream, he met an old man with a white beard.

The other party told him:
"I can grant you three wishes."

Li Chengdao immediately said:
"I want to know the secrets of the origin of the universe!"

Old Master Baihu frowned and said unhappily:
"This one is too difficult, let's try another one."

Li Chengdao continued:

"I want to know what the equation for the unification of four forces is?"

The white-bearded old man frowned again, displeased, and said:
"This one is still difficult, let's try another one."

Li Chengdao concluded by saying:
"Then I want a Nobel Prize-winning research topic."

The old man with the white beard frowned three times, and said angrily:

"Running into you is my bad luck!"

Then, Li Chengdao woke up.

He pursed his lips, unconcerned.

"He knows nothing, yet he dares to say he can fulfill other people's wishes."

At this moment, Li Chengde walked over and said casually:

"Brother, Father wants you to go to Wuya Pavilion to see him this morning."

"He has something to say to you."

Li Chengdao looked puzzled.

"Why did you have to notify my father if he wanted to see me?"

Li Chengde remained unfazed.

“I had to take the day off yesterday and went out, and that’s when I ran into him.”

Li Chengdao simply said "Oh" and stopped worrying about it.

Soon, he arrived at Wuya Pavilion by himself, familiar with the place.

Upon seeing Wang Zhengyang, he greeted him with a smile:
"Brother Wang, are you busy?"

Wang Zhengyang quickly grabbed his hand and said with a smile:

"Go quickly, the principal is waiting for you."

So Li Chengdao went to the office.

"Father, you are looking for me."

Li Qiwei said:
"I called you here today to ask about your studies."

After Li Chengdao sat down, he briefly talked about his studies.

At this moment, Li Qiwei laughed and said:

"You've learned most of the basic knowledge."

"Now you can get a sneak peek at the real research."

Wow!
Upon hearing this, Li Chengdao was startled.

Could it be?

He immediately became excited.

However, Li Qiwei smiled slightly and suddenly asked:

What is the temperature at the center of the sun?

ha?
Li Chengdao was stunned for a moment.

That jump was so fast.

However, he did know the answer.

"Approximately ten million degrees Celsius."

Li Qiwei asked:
"How did you know?"

Li Chengdao replied:

"I saw a paper that had this answer."

"It requires solving a very complex system of equations to obtain the result."

Li Qiwei said:
"Conclusions that have not been personally verified cannot be trusted."

After saying that, he and his son studied the problem together.

From how to build the model, to applying stellar evolution theory, and finally how to solve the system of equations, etc.

Under Li Chengdao's astonished gaze, an extremely complex problem was gradually solved.

This was perhaps the first time he had spent such a private time with his father.

"Look, in the end, we can calculate that the temperature at the center of the sun is ten million degrees Celsius."

Li Chengdao said incredulously:
"Father, have you done similar problems before?"

Li Qiwei smiled and said:

"This issue is outside the scope of my research."

"I just remembered it and am thinking about the solution process on the spot."

"It's all to tell you the right academic attitude."

Wow!
Li Chengdao was deeply moved upon hearing this.

It turned out that his father had specifically called him over to instruct him on how to truly research problems.

He has been considerate of others since he was a child.

He knew that his father had to sacrifice a lot for a great cause, including precious time with his son.

Therefore, he did not complain.

But now, he has grown up and finally understands the deep love hidden in his father's heart.

Then, Li Qiwei asked:
"Chengdao, let me ask you again, how many sheep are there in Borneo?"

Ok?
This time, although Li Chengdao was still confused, his first thought was how to approach the question from what angle.

The example of calculating the temperature at the center of the sun made him understand what the core of solving the problem was.

Therefore, he used mathematical logic to estimate the number of sheep by considering factors such as the price of mutton and the price of fodder.

During this process, Li Chengdao felt himself becoming more and more confident.

They even felt that they "could solve any problem".

A happy smile appeared on his face.

For the next period of time, Li Chengdao often came to Wuyaguan after class to receive scientific training customized by his father.

Unbeknownst to him, his demeanor became increasingly composed, and a surge of spiritual energy seemed to burst forth from him.

Seeing that the time was right, Li Qiwei smiled and said:

"Chengdao, your father has a task for you to complete today."

"Consider this a test for your journey on the path of science."

Wow!
Li Chengdao was extremely excited.

What white-bearded old man? Can he compare to a single hair on my father's head?

(End of this chapter)