The Wallfacer: Everyone wants to break through my wall.

“We are the engineering team from the Bosco Group, and we have been sent to meet with you. We have brought a lot of the soil and fertilizer you need,” the other party replied quickly.

“The coordinates have been given to you. Please follow our signal guidance to arrive safely. Reduce speed to…” Knight William said, while gesturing to the others in the team to turn on their signal sources.

"learn."

Chapter 93 Controlled Nuclear Fusion

"I didn't expect you to have potatoes and cabbage here. I thought they were just nutritional supplements," said the head of the engineering team belonging to the Bosco Group.

After the two engineering teams made contact, Knight Williams took them to a space farm and, in a microgravity environment, prepared boiled cabbage and potatoes for the engineering team that had traveled a long way.

Literally, it means boiled cabbage and potatoes, which are cabbage and potatoes cooked with a little salt and distilled water.

Such dishes would seem extremely meager to people on Earth, but they would be incredibly rare to people in space, since they are used to eating nutritional supplements and vitamins.

“This is all the vegetables we have, and we’ve brought them all to treat you,” Knight William sighed.

Halfway through the meal, some members of the Bosco Consortium's engineering team became curious about the origin of these vegetables.

"How can you cultivate these seeds if you don't have soil?"

"Relying on organic fertilizers."

Knight William smiled slightly.

"Uh... never mind, for the sake of our appetites, let's not talk about this." The head of the engineering team of the Boschke Foundation coughed lightly.

Knight William asked about the issues he was more concerned about.

"How much electricity did you bring this time? Although our energy storage can last for a while longer, we need more electricity to carry out larger-scale industrial mining. We are currently limited by energy resources and have been unable to further expand our industry."

"Don't worry about this problem, because controlled nuclear fusion has already been developed," the head of the engineering team at the Bosco Consortium said with a smile.

……

A black sedan drove toward the No. 3 nuclear fusion experimental base. Thick snow covered everything around it, and even the road on which the car was originally traveling could only be barely discerned.

The car belongs to Lin Feng, and his mechanical double is currently sitting inside.

A military vehicle drove past Lin Feng's car and headed away in the opposite direction.

In a fleeting glance, Lin Feng saw the person inside the car, and the other person saw him too.

Because they were traveling relative to each other, their relative speeds caused them to pass each other very quickly.

"Military vehicles..." Lin Feng murmured.

"That's Zhang Beihai from the Space Force."

Edith, who was driving ahead, answered.

"You two know each other?" Lin Feng asked.

“I met him once at a meeting,” Edith replied.

Lin Feng drove his car to the vicinity of the No. 3 nuclear fusion experimental base. The snow on the ground had all melted, the road had become very muddy, and the air had become warm and humid.

Lin Feng rolled down the car window, and a warmth unlike that of winter rushed in, just like the warm air that greets you when you open the door to your new home.

"Edith, look, this is the power of the sun, which we humans have finally mastered," Lin Feng said with a smile.

Edith smiled in agreement, "Yes, humanity will never have to worry about energy again, especially with the addition of macro-electronic energy storage."

The car stopped next to Base No. 3. After getting out of the car, Lin Feng looked around and muttered to himself.

"It would be such a waste not to collect all this heat."

"Not long ago, someone said the same thing to you."

Ding Yi, who was in charge of the experiments at the research institute, came over to greet Lin Feng.

Before arriving, Lin Feng had informed Ding Yi of his arrival, and Ding Yi welcomed him.

"Hello, Dr. Ding."

“Mr. Taylor, we’ve finally met.”

The two shook hands and smiled at each other.

"Thanks to your help, the Hong Electronics energy storage technology was able to be mastered so quickly in the past," Lin Feng said.

The proposal of the Hong Electronics Energy Storage Project was made possible by Ding Yi's assistance, which enabled the Hong Electronics Energy Storage Technology to be put into practical use so quickly.

It's fair to say that without Ding Yi's help, it's hard to say when Lin Feng's idea would have become a reality.

Ding Yi said, "You flatter me. I am just a theoretical researcher and know more about macro-electronics than others. If it weren't for your idea of ​​using macro-electronics as an energy storage carrier, human industrial development probably wouldn't have made such rapid progress."

Lin Feng shook his head: "Newton wasn't a great inventor, but his existence is indispensable to physics. Dr. Ding, you're the same in that respect."

The two walked and talked, and Ding Yi led him on a tour of the controlled nuclear fusion facility.

Walking through the experimental base, Lin Feng suddenly asked, "I'm planning to assemble a scientific expedition team to travel to Jupiter's orbit aboard a research vessel to try and scan Jupiter's core to confirm the existence of solid metallic hydrogen. Dr. Ding, are you interested in participating?"

"Solid metallic hydrogen...what do you plan to use it for?"

Ding Yi asked instinctively, but quickly realized what he was doing and added.

“Oh, I forgot, I shouldn’t have asked that question. You are a Wallfacer, and everything you do is naturally for the sake of the plan.”

Lin Feng smiled. "Yes, these are all part of the plan."

"Including letting me join the scientific expedition team?" Ding Yi asked again.

Lin Feng thought for a moment, shook his head, and replied, "No, this is not part of the plan. Whether you intend to go or not is entirely up to you. There's no need to rush to answer. You can think about it for a while, and I can wait for your reply."

Ding Yi nodded and continued to lead Lin Feng on a tour of the controlled nuclear fusion facility, explaining a lot of things that Lin Feng couldn't understand. Never before had Lin Feng felt so illiterate.

After leaving the experimental base, halfway through the journey, Lin Feng, sitting in the back seat, suddenly asked Edith a question.

"Edith, what does the Space Force want with Ding Yi? Have you asked them?"

"Hopefully he can postpone the release of the results; this is the informal message from Space Force Command," Edith replied.

Lin Feng was stunned for a moment, "Huh? Did they get kicked in the head by an alpaca?"

"Pfft... You always manage to make people feel humorous without even realizing it."

Edith's good manners quickly made her smile disappear.

Lin Feng shrugged and said, "I'm not joking. You know, now that we have macro-electron energy storage technology, what humanity lacks most is an energy source. The success of controlled nuclear fusion will give humanity the confidence to face the Trisolarans head-on."

"Besides, William's side is also waiting to use it. The little bit of electricity they brought isn't enough to expand industry. What's the meaning of the Space Force's delays? Isn't that just plain stupid?"

He rolled his eyes at Edith, though Lin Feng knew the real purpose behind the Space Force's visit to Ding Yi, hoping he would postpone the announcement of the successful controllable nuclear fusion.

The Space Force—no, it was from this time that Zhang Beihai began to prepare to persuade the old aerospace physicists.

Edith sighed and said, "The core of the matter lies in the disagreement between the aerospace system and the space force. The aerospace system advocates for researching propellant-driven spacecraft, while the space force advocates for researching radiation-driven spacecraft."

"Wait a minute, explain yourself clearly. The aerospace system is planning to hang itself on chemical rockets? Are you kidding me?" Lin Feng asked.

Edith said, "No, they are all nuclear fusion engines. It's just that propellant propulsion refers to using the thermal energy of nuclear fusion to heat the propellant and propel it. Strictly speaking, it can also be considered a variant of chemical rockets, but it uses nuclear fusion as an energy source, which makes it more secure in terms of research prospects."

"Radiation-driven, on the other hand, uses an electric field to directly eject the helium particles produced by nuclear fusion, thereby achieving the purpose of acceleration."

Lin Feng nodded. Both use nuclear fusion as an energy source, but radiation propulsion and propellant propulsion are not yet developed.

This kind of research is extremely resource-intensive, and it's impossible to apply equal effort to both directions simultaneously, so you have to choose one or the other.

Veteran aerospace engineers are more familiar with propellant propulsion, and for the sake of stability, they naturally chose nuclear fusion propellant propulsion.

The Space Force, on the other hand, insisted on researching radiation propulsion for practical combat applications.

"Since the former is safer, why does the Space Force advocate the latter? Even if there are some Japanese Self-Defense Force personnel involved, it's impossible for everyone to become 'nuclear-minded'," Lin Feng asked, feigning ignorance.

Edith said, "Because the Space Force considers propellant propulsion unsafe and unsuitable for future space battles. According to them, a propellant spacecraft is just a large rocket that uses more than two-thirds of its carrying capacity to propel the propellant. Not only is the propellant consumed quickly, but it also needs to rely on various planetary bases to navigate within the solar system."

"You should also know what a tragedy it is for a fleet to lose its freedom of navigation, even in naval warfare on Earth. If we had radiation propulsion, the Space Force would be able to push the defensive front to the Oort Cloud..."

As she spoke, Edith glanced up at the rearview mirror and saw Lin Feng looking at her with a half-smile.

"You're dragging me down with you, Edith."

“Someone from the Space Force came to me, and I think you’ll get involved because of the player fleet,” Edith confessed honestly.

"And then you sold me out?" Lin Feng rubbed his temples.

It's not that he minds Edith doing this, but... couldn't they just talk to him properly? There should be more sincerity and love in the world, and less scheming.

Edith coughed lightly to cover her embarrassment and replied, "I only answered what I knew, as you asked. It's your prerogative to decide how to decide."

……

A message was sent from Lin Feng to the senior leadership of the Space Force.

Such a high-profile meeting with high-ranking officials of the Space Force in the virtual world is clearly not about some trivial matter.

However, the Space Force's high command couldn't understand what Lin Feng, this Wallfacer, wanted to do. According to the Space Force's understanding, even if Lin Feng wanted to announce the plan, he should have announced it to the PDC.

"An emergency meeting convened by the Wallfacers—is he about to announce a new plan?"

"But why towards us?"

"This may be part of the plan; the Wallfacers' actions are unpredictable."

The high-ranking officers of the Space Force whispered amongst themselves, awaiting Lin Feng's arrival.

Lin Feng's image appeared on social media platforms.

"It seems everyone has arrived."

Lin Feng glanced at the high-ranking officers of the Space Force and the people from the aerospace system, smiled, and continued.

"I recently heard from some players that there are disagreements within the Space Force. The debate between propellant propulsion and radiation propulsion is unresolved, which has even delayed the release of the controlled nuclear fusion technology."

"Therefore, I have gathered you all here today to resolve this issue."

Lin Feng scanned the high-ranking officers of the Space Force and the experts and scholars in the aerospace field with a serious expression. Their expressions varied; some were calm, while others were deep in thought.

Chang Weisi frowned and asked, "You want to interfere with the Space Force?"

Without a doubt, Lin Feng's current actions are no different from interfering with the Space Force.

But Lin Feng also had his 'reasons'.

Lin Feng replied confidently, "What do you mean by interference? That's such a harsh way to put it. Isn't the player fleet part of my plan? Things like engines can fundamentally determine the future limits of warships. Your actions have already affected my plan. Can't I say a few words for my plan?"