A live stream of someone hand-making a giant white robot attracted the attention of the government,

Li Jianguo, on the other end of the phone, paused for a moment.

New infrastructure.

When someone else says this word, it might sound like a grand business plan.

But the weight of those three words, spoken by Bai Che, accompanying the press conference that just took place and revolutionized the global energy landscape, was enough to crush a mountain.

"Comrade Bai Che, please wait a moment."

From Li Jianguo's side came a series of hurried rustling sounds of clothes and the sound of a chair being suddenly pushed away.

"I'm coming right now! You stay in the lab and don't go anywhere!"

beep.

The call was abruptly ended, leaving only a busy tone.

Bai Che put down the satellite phone, turned around, and met Su Wanqing's phoenix eyes filled with surprise and confusion.

She is still under the dual impact of "the lab being too small" and "new infrastructure," and her brain processor is overloaded, making it almost impossible for her to think normally.

"What...what exactly do you want to do?"

"Don't rush, let's talk about it when the other person arrives, so I don't have to repeat myself."

Bai Che casually put the phone back in his pocket, looking like he didn't want to bother with it, which made Su Wanqing feel a lump in her throat, almost causing her to have a heart attack on the spot.

.......

The heavy alloy door of the laboratory was forcibly opened from the outside using the highest level of access, producing a dull thud.

Li Jianguo strode in, still wearing a crisp military uniform, the stars on his shoulders gleaming under the lights, his face unusually solemn.

Behind him followed two stern-looking guards whose gazes swept quickly across the laboratory before finally settling on Bai Che with scrutiny and vigilance.

The technicians who were still racking their brains over the website crash fell silent the moment they saw this scene, and the entire space became so quiet you could hear a pin drop.

"Clear out all unrelated personnel."

Li Jianguo didn't waste a single word; his voice wasn't loud, but it carried an undeniable authority.

Su Wanqing immediately realized what was happening, waved her hand, and signaled all the employees to leave temporarily.

Soon, only Bai Che, Su Wanqing, Li Jianguo, and the two guards he brought remained in the huge Qiming No. 1 Laboratory.

The atmosphere was extremely oppressive.

"Speak, Comrade Bai Che."

"What exactly is this 'new infrastructure' you're talking about?"

Bai Che walked to the main control panel and casually brought up a blank 3D modeling interface.

He didn't draw any blueprints; he simply spoke to the void in a calm, factual tone.

"I call this project 'Ark'."

"I need a place. A space at least fifty meters underground, with a structure that is absolutely physically isolated and can withstand earthquake waves of magnitude eight or higher and direct hits from conventional weapons of the same magnitude."

With each word he spoke, Su Wanqing's heart sank a little further.

Fifty meters underground? Withstands an 8-magnitude earthquake? This isn't a laboratory; this is a doomsday bunker!

Li Jianguo's eyebrows twitched slightly, but he didn't interrupt, signaling him to continue.

"Regarding energy," Bai Che held up two fingers, "I need two independent military-grade dedicated power lines, serving as backups for each other. At the same time, at the moment the project starts, I need to be able to mobilize the entire power grid energy of a medium-sized city at its peak instantaneous time, lasting approximately three seconds."

boom!

Su Wanqing's mind completely exploded.

Mobilize the power grid of an entire city? What a fantasy! Not even the chairman of the State Grid Corporation of China would dare to say such a thing, let alone a CEO like her!

"Heat dissipation and shielding," Bai Che added, completely ignoring her shock.

"The power of the heat exchange system must be able to suppress the total heat generated by a small town during the summer peak electricity consumption period. As for signal shielding, I need absolute zero leakage. From gamma rays to the most common radio waves, not a single energy fluctuation can be transmitted from the inside or detected from the outside."

He's finished speaking.

The entire laboratory was deathly silent.

Su Wanqing stared blankly at Bai Che, her mouth agape. She felt as if she were hearing not a project plan, but a science fiction movie setting that cost hundreds of billions.

She simply couldn't understand what kind of thing required such crazy, cost-insensitive construction conditions.

However, Li Jianguo's reaction was completely opposite to hers.

After listening to all of Bai Che's outrageous demands, the battle-hardened military representative did not question them. Instead, a mixture of extreme shock and fervent excitement appeared on his usually calm face.

His breathing became heavy without him even realizing it.

He stared intently at Bai Che, squeezing out each word through gritted teeth.

"Controlled...nuclear fusion?"

As soon as those five words left her lips, Su Wanqing felt a chill run from the soles of her feet straight to the top of her head, and her blood almost froze.

核？

That word that only exists in news reports and history textbooks, representing destruction and taboo?

Bai Che finally raised his head and glanced at Li Jianguo, his relaxed demeanor carrying a hint of approval.

"Talking to smart people is effortless."

He admitted it.

He actually admitted it so casually!

"Bai Che!" Su Wanqing could no longer hold back and cried out.

Li Jianguo suddenly raised a hand to stop her.

His chest heaved violently, and the look in his eyes as he gazed at Bai Che had completely changed.

Unlimited energy!

These four words exploded in Li Jianguo's mind!

It means that the Dragon Kingdom will be completely freed from the shackles of energy! It means that aircraft carriers will have unlimited range! It means that the nation will acquire an ultimate trump card that can change the world order and make all its adversaries tremble!

This is not a student's project.

This is a sacred cornerstone that can lay the foundation for the nation's destiny and determine the future of the people!

Li Jianguo suddenly straightened up and gave Bai Che a standard military salute.

"Comrade Bai Che!" His voice trembled slightly with emotion. "This matter has far exceeded my authority!"

He lowered his hand, his expression extremely solemn.

"I need to report to the highest levels immediately! Please remain where you are and ensure your safety!"

After saying that, he didn't even glance at Su Wanqing again. He turned around abruptly and, with two equally shocked guards, quickly left the laboratory.

The heavy alloy door closed again, completely shutting out the noise from the outside world.

In the empty laboratory, only Bai Che and Su Wanqing, whose face was pale with fear, remained.

"You're insane...you're really insane..." Su Wanqing gripped the cold control panel, her body trembling slightly. "That's nuclear energy! How could we touch something like that? It's too dangerous!"

For some reason, his heart softened.

He walked over to her, picked up the bottle of mineral water she had just drunk half of, unscrewed it, and took a sip himself.

"Don't worry." He put the bottle back in its place and reassured him in his usual lazy tone, "Theoretically, it's much safer than boiling water."

"Boiling water will splatter and burn people."

"This thing..." He paused, then thought of a simple analogy, "If it malfunctions, it will simply shut down instantly, turning into a pile of expensive scrap metal. It won't even make a sound."

This analogy, instead of reassuring Su Wanqing, drove her even more crazy.

Is this a safety issue? This is playing with fire!

Bai Che ignored her on the verge of collapse and walked straight back to the control panel, where he sat down.

"Forget it, talking is useless."

His fingers flew across the keyboard, so fast that they left afterimages.

Su Wanqing was drawn to his actions and subconsciously moved closer.

On the screen, countless lines of code and data that she couldn't understand poured down like a waterfall, and an incredibly complex three-dimensional structural model was being built bit by bit in the virtual space at a speed visible to the naked eye.

The toroidal cavity of the tokamak device, the simulation of the confinement field of the superconducting magnet, the particle flow of the energy output matrix... that's not an engineering drawing, but a miniature universe being created, shining with a deep blue light.

Su Wanqing stared blankly.

Just as she was deeply shaken and felt her worldview being completely reshaped, her gaze inadvertently swept over a corner of the massive underground structure model.

That was a separate, very small module.

Its label stands out incongruously against the backdrop of a bunch of terrifying labels such as "high-energy particle collision zone," "fusion reaction core," and "D~T fuel storage facility."

"President's Office"

She inexplicably clicked on the detailed structure diagram of that module.

It was a fairly comfortable office space, with even a small break room.

However, its exterior was completely encased in twelve layers of different colored materials.

"First layer: Lead-boron polyethylene radiation absorbing layer."

"Second layer: High-density tungsten alloy gamma-ray shielding layer."

"Third layer: Independent life support system and emergency oxygen supply unit."

……

"Twelfth layer: Final physical impact buffer layer."

This small office is actually the most heavily fortified and impenetrable place within the entire underground area spanning several kilometers.

Su Wanqing's breath hitched.

She slowly raised her head and looked at the man who was concentrating on building the "artificial sun," her voice hoarse.

"Bai Che... what is that?"

Bai Che's fingertips pressed the last Enter key on the keyboard, and the massive simulation program began its calculations.

He then turned his head, glanced in the direction of her finger, and answered casually in a matter-of-fact tone.

"Your office."

"We can't let my CEO be vaporized by a stray ray of gamma rays, can we?"

He frowned and added what he said most often.

"That's too much trouble."