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Chapter 687 The Scientific Research Maniac's Great Luck (Part 1)

"Why is it another perpetual motion machine? Isn't this just wasting public resources?"

Li, a mailbox inspector at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, was flipping through today's emails with a speechless expression. His job was simple: to check the emails coming from all over the country every day, throw the nonsensical ones into the trash can, and then submit the rest to the higher authorities for a second review.

It may seem simple, but that's for those who work at the Chinese Academy of Sciences. This job, which may seem like just flipping through emails, actually requires a high level of scientific literacy from the screeners. You don't need to know every single technology, but you should at least understand what's written in these emails.

Although he had heard before joining the Chinese Academy of Sciences that it often received a lot of outrageous materials, he only realized how many self-important amateur scientists there were after he actually joined the company.

Just the perpetual motion machine alone—in the month or so since he took office, he has received more than a hundred submissions. This doesn't even include those who felt suppressed and submitted repeatedly. A large portion of these people didn't even know how to write a paper.

But no matter what, this is his job. We should keep watching, in case someone actually pulls off a big job.
Despite saying that, he still threw the nonsensical articles into the trash can as usual. Although it was called the trash can, he actually kept them. After all, these things needed to be reviewed and archived. It would be a real sin if some young people didn't notice them and they were thrown away.

He still remembers a case his senior once mentioned, about a factory worker who submitted a paper claiming to have discovered a new material. He couldn't even write a proper paper, so he just listed a bunch of parameters like material numbers and equipment temperatures. The person in charge of reviewing the paper thought it was just another amateur scientist and threw it in the trash. It wasn't until later, when a company was purchasing parts, that they discovered a high-performance component and dug up the relevant information again.

but……

"Perpetual motion machines are really too far-fetched...tsk, how come they even got inspiration from games..." Xiao Li looked at the new email, and his expression started to falter after just reading the beginning. Although the document's paper format was quite formal, but...

Hmm, doesn't this thesis advisor look familiar?
Xiao Li rubbed his eyes hard, wondering if he was seeing things. Just then, his phone rang.

"Hello, yes, oh, it's Academician Zhang... Yes, it is me, oh? Yes, I am, but... Okay!"

After hanging up the phone, Xiao Li refocused his attention on the paper, feeling as if his worldview had been shaken. He shook his head, but followed Academician Zhang's instructions, archiving the paper, adding it to the confidential list, and then sending it over…

"Even if they used connections, they wouldn't make it this obvious, right? Otherwise, if you check their resume, wow, they invented a perpetual motion machine through playing games? That's too outrageous!"

Just as Xiao Li was struggling with his decision, Academician Zhang was also looking at his old friend with great curiosity—

"Old Wang, just tell us what results you've achieved. Do you think we'd embezzle them? Why are you beating around the bush?"

"No way, this was discovered by one of my students. He's not on the official payroll anymore. If we have any research findings, we have to go through the proper channels. Otherwise, what would that be? Wouldn't that be stealing a student's work?"

Professor Wang held his teacup, a smile that was hard to read. But his rosy complexion and leisurely demeanor were enough to prove that he was in a very good mood. No, it wasn't just his mood; if they hadn't interacted so often, Academician Zhang would have thought that this was actually Old Wang's son!
However, the email arrived quickly. Academician Zhang opened it, and after reading only the beginning, his expression turned strange—

"Old Wang, are you serious?" "Heh!" Old Wang let out a slightly contemptuous laugh. Academician Zhang's face immediately darkened. He forced himself to continue reading, but after a short while, his expression became even more peculiar—

"No, you're not really kidding me, are you? Perpetual motion machine and Rasengan, are you playing a game... ugh!"

The reason Academician Zhang suddenly let out a duck-like quack was because he watched in disbelief as a blue, spinning electric ball suddenly appeared in Old Wang's outstretched hand!

"Are you serious?" Academician Zhang's scalp tingled. He reached out and pressed the big red button on the table. Accompanied by a somewhat urgent ringing, the entire network of the Chinese Academy of Sciences was physically cut off. Security personnel immediately went on high alert. Researchers who were working on projects either directly sealed off their laboratories or simply sealed off their experiments and went to designated areas. Although they knew about this ringing sound after entering the Chinese Academy of Sciences, this was the first time they had heard it.

Oh, it's not the first time; there have been several drills before.

However, this is enough to make people curious: was this a sudden exercise, an accidental triggering, or did something really remarkable happen?
The sudden incident at the National Academy of Sciences immediately attracted the attention of many nearby residents, but soon after, many people were taken away for investigation, so it seemed to have become another sting operation.

However, within the Chinese Academy of Sciences, experts from several fields, including energy, computers, and chips, had already arrived at a laboratory and, under the observation of several recorders, began to discuss the items that Lao Wang had brought.

"So, this thing is really a 'perpetual motion machine'?" An academician who looked relatively young looked at the few crude microcontrollers placed in the center of the table and felt that something was absurd.

Even if you're not in the professional field, everyone knows a little about microcontrollers. Just by looking at these boards, most people can tell what's going on. To put it bluntly, it's a complete mystery.

However, the fact that Old Zhang could ring the bell directly was certainly no joke, so in the end, Professor Wang spoke up:

"It can't be considered a perpetual motion machine. It's just capable of collecting energy from the atmosphere that we can't use and converting it into specific energy. This mainly depends on the type of energy input. For example, this original version can collect static electricity after inputting low-voltage current and output high-voltage electricity."

"This sounds so outrageous!" Many people looked at him strangely, but Professor Wang knew the temperament of researchers well. He immediately picked up the original circuit board, went to the experimental table, and connected it to a power source.

Several elderly professors immediately grabbed fire extinguishers from the side, startling the recorder who almost thought the old men were about to start a fight.

Fortunately, their fears didn't come true. With several fire extinguishers pointed at it, the circuit board didn't dare to cause any trouble and obediently absorbed the 3V voltage. Then...

As the instrument connected to the output terminal displayed a 220V reading, the air in the entire laboratory seemed to heat up...

(End of this chapter)