Industry: Cthulhu

Chapter 21 Twelve Traitors
Inner ring of the Milky Way.

Ariat sat in the office, looking at the photos Brown sent him, and his heart was restless for a long time.

As a renowned star engineer, Aliat knows very well what quantum field technology means.

It is no exaggeration to say that once this technology is realized, controlled fusion will truly reach its peak and become a perfect energy solution.

Before this, no matter whether it was stellarators, lasers or ion beams, they could not overcome the problem of plasma turbulence, their operation was not stable enough, their efficiency was not high enough, and their miniaturization could not reach the extreme.

Therefore, a large amount of space must be reserved in the middle and rear sections of the starship to accommodate the fusion reactor. This will inevitably drag down the starship's carrying capacity and prevent ultra-long-distance travel.

"If I succeed, maybe I'll have a chance to enter the vast star field outside the Milky Way." Aliat muttered to himself.

At this time, his communication terminal rang. It was Fang Yan's connection request sent from Earth.

Aliat immediately connected the line and stared at Fang Yan for a long time.

"Don't tell me, using a quantum field generator to control plasma was another idea of the teachers?"

Fang Yan was startled and pretended to be surprised, "Mr. Aliat, so you've already guessed it!"

“To be precise, I came up with the quantum field concept, and the teachers helped me perfect the plan.”

"Oddly enough, the teachers seemed to have already researched this technology and had a considerable number of feasible plans in reserve. So once I proposed my idea, they quickly led me through the entire plan."

"Mr. Alyatt, I have a feeling that the teachers are determined not to show their faces. There's something complicated and hard to explain behind this. Unfortunately, despite my repeated inquiries, they remain tight-lipped and unwilling to reveal even a single detail."

"I have to say, having such a group of excellent teachers is undoubtedly my personal fortune, but it is also a loss for Pan-Galaxy."

Fang Yan made up this story so well that even he himself almost believed it.

By reading the history of Pan-Galactic, Fang Yan knew that twenty years ago, there had been a famous dispute between the Academy of Sciences and the Academy of Engineering over the intelligent brain. At that time, scientists from both academies insisted on launching an advanced artificial intelligence program, but the Big Four and other major power institutions in the galaxy were unanimously opposed.

In the end, the situation escalated to the point where the contradictions were completely irreconcilable. Countless top scientists left in anger and never returned to the public eye, which ultimately severely damaged the entire scientific community.

Fang Yan is now trying to make everyone believe that the knowledge in his head did not come out of thin air, but was accepted as a disciple by some retired scientists after the intelligent brain incident.

After listening to Fang Yan's story, Aliat seemed to be lost in some memories. His expression was extremely painful at first, but then he slowly relaxed and his clenched fists gradually loosened.

"A pan-galactic loss," Ariat muttered to himself. "It's more than just a loss. It nearly cost two houses their lives."

Looking up, Aliat seemed to have made up his mind. He said to Fang Yan in an extremely serious tone, "In that case, you should stay on Earth and implement the quantum field controlled fusion plan. There is no need to rush to the inner ring of the galaxy."

Fang Yan was confused. "But, in a few days, the regular flight to the inner ring of the Milky Way will arrive on Earth. If we miss this opportunity, we will have to wait until half a year later."

Ariat said, "It's okay. The most important thing right now is to complete the teachers' plan. As for the Inner Ring of the Galaxy, I'll contact a ship near Earth and send it over to pick you up. Don't worry, it won't delay your participation in the Star Ring Awards Ceremony."

Fang Yan was taken aback. He never expected that Ariat would send someone to pick him up on Earth. This was quite a high treatment.

"Then it's better to be respectful than to obey."

Fang Yan said with surprise, "It shouldn't be too long. After all, the core of this technology lies in the quantum field generator. Even if I don't participate in the other components, relying on the capabilities of the company's researchers, there shouldn't be any problems."

After giving Fang Yan a few more instructions, Aliat closed his phone and hid in a corner of the room, lost in thought. After an unknown amount of time, Aliat seemed to have a sudden thought and pulled out two photos from the depths of a drawer. One was a group photo of twelve elderly men, and the other was a photo of himself in his youth, alone with one of the elderly men.

Unconsciously, warm liquid quietly slid down from the corner of Aliat's eyes. He turned the photo of the twelve old men to the back, where each of their names was written.

Frentino, Vares, Kechen, Fengshali, Jerryan, Bolton, Yuehu, Card, Guderian, Charles, Giniat, Rijkaard.

The Alliance authorities called these scientists who left the Alliance traitors, but the scientific community called them the Twelve Heavenly Kings, the top masters of science and engineering.

Ariadne is a student of Ke Chen among the Twelve Heavenly Kings, and Ke Chen's best field is high-energy physics.

Many years ago, when Aliat was still studying with Ke Chen, he had proposed the idea of using quantum fields to control plasma, but unfortunately it was never completed.

So today, when Fang Yan took out the design drawings of the fusion device, Ariat was so excited that he couldn't help himself and burst into tears.

Because this picture is somewhat similar to what teacher Ke Chen had imagined back then.

"Teacher... he's still alive..."

“And it completed the original idea.”

"This is really... this is really... great..."

While talking to himself, Aliat sobbed excitedly again.

But soon, he realized a problem, a very serious problem.

Assuming that Fang Yan is Teacher Ke Chen’s disciple, then there is a master-disciple relationship between Fang Yan and me!
I am Fang Yan’s senior brother!
……

Fang Yan didn't know that the relationship between him and Aliat had quietly undergone a drastic change.

At first, Ariat simply admired Fang Yan's talent, and he also had some doubts about Fang Yan's master, and whether it was related to the intelligent brain incident.

And now, Aliat calls Fang Yan almost every two days, and his attitude is extremely cordial, as if Fang Yan is an old acquaintance he hasn't seen for many years.

After all, in Ariat's cognition, the teacher was the best high-energy physics expert in the entire galaxy at that time, and he also proposed the quantum field concept. If there is a person in the Milky Way who can complete this grand plan, it must be the teacher, it must be the teacher.

No normal person would associate Fang Yan's current achievements with a mysterious civilization that had long since disappeared.

Therefore, Aliat determined that Fang Yan was his junior fellow apprentice. Without the help of his teacher, with Fang Yan's identity and status, it would be impossible for him to achieve quantitative quantum field fusion, such a miraculous technology.

Poor Fang Yan had no idea about this. He just felt strange. Why did Aliat care so much about him recently?

Not only do they call frequently, but whenever Fang Yan encounters any problem, Aliat will rush to help and won't let him help.

Time passed day by day. The knowledge reserves in Fang Yan's brain were huge enough. Although it was not easy to turn the blueprint into reality, it was not difficult for him.

Twenty days after the research base was put into use, the first complex and sophisticated quantum field generator was built.

Done!

(End of this chapter)