Industrial Cthulhu doesn't believe in the end times.

Is Chapter 4 really a good thing?

Contrary to what many people imagine, human technology did not completely stagnate after the apocalypse.

Although a large number of people and experts were lost, people like Xu Huan became extraordinary individuals.

With the revival of spiritual energy, great power has returned to individuals, and the strength of high-level extraordinary beings has exceeded everyone's imagination.

Like Su Xun after the apocalypse, he awakened a superpower called elemental control. This superpower was not strong at first. Even at the third level, it was only enough to start a fire in the wild, draw water, and at most charge electronic devices. It was always considered a useless logistical superpower.

But when Su Xun had some fortuitous encounters in the secret realm and eventually reached the ninth rank, things changed dramatically.

What was originally a useless superpower had by then acquired almost the power of a creator. At that time, Su Xun could almost freely mobilize the elements within the domain and combine them into any substance he needed.

The superhumans themselves are the most advanced scientific equipment, the most terrifying war machines, and the most cutting-edge research achievements of humanity in the post-apocalyptic era!
At that time, Su Xun had completely abandoned his human form. His flesh and blood condensed into turrets, city walls, and even supercomputers. As a holder of elemental control abilities, he was very knowledgeable about many materials that had not yet been discovered—especially metal materials.

For example, the inner walls of a nuclear fusion reactor.

Another example is room-temperature superconductivity.

Or perhaps the outer shell and engine of a hypersonic high-altitude aircraft.

Furthermore, with the emergence of spiritual energy, which is almost equivalent to the fifth fundamental force, humanity has gained another tool for observing the world. Over the centuries, countless more specialized survivors have put forward numerous ideas based on this. Although the application of spiritual energy is still limited by the environment and cannot achieve a leap forward, theoretical science has taken a solid step forward.

These materials, which he somehow still remembered, were Su Xun's most valuable asset at this moment. They were also the key to unlocking the entire ASEAN industrial system and the stepping stone to awaken this industrial behemoth.

It is unclear whether the industrial behemoth has been awakened. Ge Donghai felt as if a brick had been smeared on his face, and he was completely dizzy.

It was impossible for several academic giants to arrive in Binhai City so quickly. As a student of Academician Zhao of the Institute of Physics, Ge Donghai was attending an academic conference in Binhai.

Upon hearing of a major technological breakthrough, he canceled all his upcoming schedules and rushed to the Coastal Agricultural College.

Yes, the College of Agriculture and the Soybean Research Institute have made the most significant breakthrough in materials science in the new century.

When Ge Donghai heard this news, he thought the other party was lying to him. What? Did Binhai Agricultural College grow a spiritual root of heaven and earth? It blooms once every thousand years and bears fruit once every thousand years, and the beans that grow are room-temperature superconductors?
The whole thing sounded bizarre, but the other party himself wasn't quite sure either. He only said that his superiors had asked him to identify it, and since he was also curious, he came here as quickly as possible.

The soybean research institute was under martial law, a sight that made Ge Donghai frown.

Even if there has been a breakthrough, it shouldn't be like this, right? The distance between the discovery of something practical and its actual implementation is vast, especially for a new discovery of this magnitude. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that this is creating a new discipline from scratch.

Even if you were to actually grow a superconductor from the very roots of nature, how would you replicate and industrialize it? There's still a long way to go!
Ge Donghai felt that the people in front of him were making a mountain out of a molehill. He accepted the relevant investigation, and then, with a heavy heart, signed a two-month-long confidentiality agreement in a room full of cameras before finally pushing open a tightly guarded door.

"Donghai! You've finally arrived!"

There weren't many people in the room, and they were mostly acquaintances. Senior Xu in the soybean field was of the same generation as my teacher. Although we were not in the same field, we had met at various conferences.

Team Leader Zheng from the security department also knew him; he had participated in some classified projects and had cooperated with the other party. He brought a team member with him here.

To his surprise, one of his colleagues, a professor at the same university, was in the Agricultural College. The Agricultural College did have physics-related majors, but they were a little behind the First Academy in terms of level. He didn't know if it was because of the heat or something else, but his face was flushed and he was restless.

"Brother Yu? Are you alright?"

"Donghai, take a look at this. I feel it's okay, but I'm hesitant to make a decision. These things are still a bit off from my research direction. You're Zhao Yuan's top student, so we're waiting for you to make the final decision!"

The other person's urgent voice almost startled Ge Donghai. "Don't rush, don't rush." ​​Ge Donghai picked up the few papers in the other person's hand, and was stunned the moment he saw them.

"This is……"

The handwriting on the paper wasn't very neat; it was even a bit clumsy, like something a primary school student who had just learned to write would do.

Yet, even in such writing, the densely arranged formulas seem to conceal some kind of truth, revealing a unique and unparalleled aesthetic.

As he read line by line, a red flush began to appear on Ge Donghai's neck, gradually spreading to his entire face.

Room temperature superconductivity...

This thing has actually been studied for nearly a hundred years, and Ge Donghai is no stranger to it. This is actually his professional field, and he knows very well how far this path is from the real "normal temperature and normal pressure".

However, at this moment, there was a piece of paper in front of him, which contained almost the unfinished path he had been thinking about day and night. Line after line of formulas swept away the most difficult and vague fog, and completely presented a path called truth to him. He could almost see that if he followed the plan on this paper to complete his own plan, that perfect metal could be born in his laboratory immediately.

Of course, this is just the principle, just the framework, just the essence condensed on a single sheet of paper, but this single sheet of paper can almost save all mankind from taking a hundred years of detours!

A true teaching can be conveyed in a single sentence, while false teachings fill countless volumes—that's the essence of it.

He turned to another sheet of paper, which contained another new material that could solve many technical problems, but it looked slightly duller than the previous superconductor.

Even so, Ge Donghai suppressed his excitement and read every single word without missing a single one.

What we had been searching for in the past, what we had waited for day and night, what generations had struggled for their entire lives for yet never saw any hope for, was presented to us in such an abrupt, straightforward, and absurd way after the passing of each generation of elders.

At this moment, Ge Donghai felt as if he was not reading this manuscript alone, but on behalf of the Academy of Sciences and countless predecessors who had passed away in sorrow, watching this achievement that had finally come to fruition.

“This thing…” Ge Donghai’s voice trembled slightly, and his hand holding the paper was not very steady.

Almost everyone in the room had their eyes on him.

"So, is it right?"

Ge Donghai took a deep breath: "The verification of materials requires experimental reproduction. Theory alone cannot provide a definite answer, but in my experience, the perfection and correctness of these formulas are beyond doubt."

"I can now say with certainty that the alloys manufactured based on these materials, even if they don't achieve true perfection, will definitely allow us to take a giant leap forward in our research in related fields—and a very, very big leap!"

Ge Donghai was overjoyed and could hardly contain his excitement. At that moment, he felt as if a broad road for all mankind was unfolding before him.

Everyone in this room will be recorded in history, and every second of their lives will be documented.

"Good! Good!" Professor Yu from the Academy of Agricultural Sciences suddenly stood up. He swayed slightly and was supported by security personnel, but his expression was one of undisguised excitement.

The others had different expressions. Zheng Yuan and Xu Huan exchanged a glance, understanding each other's meaning.

Is it really a good thing that the verification has come true?

(End of this chapter)