178: Stellar-1, the artificial sun, was successfully launched.

The laboratory staff rested for a day, then became tense once more.

They urgently awaited the arrival of materials, eager to know if the artificial sun could operate continuously.

The materials Jiang Cuan needed were quite rare, and it would take some time to acquire them.

Three days passed in a flash.

Every staff member in the laboratory, including Zhou Xun, was very nervous, but upon learning of the materials' arrival, everyone became excited.

"Everyone, come with me," Jiang Cuan said with a smile, looking at their excited expressions.

Jiang Cuan led everyone into a laboratory, explaining as he used the materials to synthesize new ones.

Each synthesis Jiang Cuan performed was extremely meticulous; after dozens of attempts, he finally obtained a new material.

This new material was named Stellar One.

"Elder Zhou, Stellar One has been successfully created. Please place Stellar One into the artificial sun to test it. I believe it will be able to operate continuously. Of course, when the Stellar One material is depleted, new material will need to be replenished."

Jiang Cuan said with a smile to Zhou Xun, directly handing him the Stellar One.

Zhou Xun looked at the Stellar One Jiang Cuan gave him, understood Jiang Cuan's meaning, and without refusal, he immediately agreed.

A group of people approached the artificial sun and then placed Stellar One inside it.

"Prepare to time it," Zhou Xun reminded a nearby staff member.

The artificial sun began to operate continuously.

Ten seconds!

Twenty seconds!

...Ten minutes!

Half an hour!

The artificial sun actually started running and continued for a full five hours without any sign of extinguishing.

"We succeeded, we really succeeded!"

"We created the world's first artificial sun!"

...The laboratory staff members were all excited when they saw this scene.

"CEO Jiang, thank you," Zhou Xun said, coming to Jiang Cuan's front with sincere gratitude upon seeing the success of the artificial sun.

"CEO Zhou, it's all for this country," Jiang Cuan smiled and replied to Zhou Xun, not taking credit for himself.

"CEO Zhou, the next steps require your team to continue. I will provide you with the manufacturing method for Stellar One material. As long as there is enough Stellar One material, the artificial sun can operate continuously and can then be applied to other industries."

"Alright," Zhou Xun agreed with a smile.

Zhou Xun left some people to continue monitoring the artificial sun, wanting to see if there were any other conditions and also to determine how long Stellar One could last.

Zhou Xun took the others to the laboratory and began to manufacture Stellar One.

Jiang Cuan stood by, guiding them. If anyone forgot a step or a material, Jiang Cuan would remind them immediately.

The production of Stellar One was extremely precise; not a single step could be wrong, otherwise, it would be impossible to succeed... A week passed in a flash.

The first person to successfully create Stellar One was Elder Zhou, who was very excited upon seeing his own creation.

Elder Zhou also learned that the Stellar One material could last for a week, after which it would need to be replenished. Furthermore, the injection of Stellar One had no adverse effects on the artificial sun. Moving forward, they only needed to produce enough Stellar One, and the artificial sun would be able to operate continuously.

"Elder Zhou, you can share this good news with the leaders. It's time for me to leave."

Jiang Cuan smiled upon seeing that Elder Zhou had successfully manufactured Stellar One; it was time for him to leave.

"Alright, thank you, CEO Jiang."

"CEO Jiang, thank you for your guidance, which led to the success of our research."

"CEO Jiang, I wonder if you will be offering classes. If you do, I hope to become your student."

...The laboratory staff knew that CEO Jiang was planning to leave, and some even asked if he would offer classes, hoping to become his student and learn more from him.

Jiang Cuan smiled upon hearing the staff member's words and told him that he would consider it.

Jiang Cuan left the laboratory, and Zhou Xun also conveyed the news to the leaders.

The leaders were very excited upon learning of this and immediately went to the laboratory to observe the artificial sun.

The leaders watched the continuous burning of the artificial sun, realizing that the artificial sun had truly succeeded.

"Leaders, the success of the artificial sun is actually all thanks to CEO Jiang's efforts," Zhou Xun also gave credit to Jiang Cuan, naturally not taking it for themselves.

The leaders merely smiled upon hearing Zhou Xun's words, indicating that they understood... After leaving the laboratory, Jiang Cuan did not immediately leave the capital but returned home.

The Old Man had also gone to the laboratory to observe the artificial sun, so at home, only Grandma was present.

Grandma was naturally very happy to see her grandson return home and asked Jiang Cuan to stay and eat with them.

Jiang Cuan agreed and left the house with Grandma to buy groceries together.

In the evening, the Old Man also returned home.

The Old Man called Jiang Cuan into the study.

"You have once again rendered a great service, but these matters cannot be made public for now."

"Although our Huaxia's strength has increased with your help, there is still some gap compared to other countries, especially the White Man. Once your achievements are made public, the White Man is very likely to target you. Therefore, we can only keep it a secret for now. When our Huaxia's strength is strong enough, we will give you sufficient honor and recognition."

The Old Man said these words to Jiang Cuan with a serious expression; this was also the result of their discussions.

"Grandpa, whether I receive these honors and merits or not doesn't matter, as long as our Huaxia can continue to grow stronger, that's enough."

Jiang Cuan replied to the Old Man very seriously upon hearing his words.

Everything he did was not for honor, nor for merit, but for the strength of Huaxia, so that Huaxia would not be bullied by any country.

The Old Man smiled with relief and asked Jiang Cuan to have a drink with him.

Jiang Cuan naturally agreed.

The grandfather and grandson sat together, drinking wine and chatting, discussing the future of Huaxia.

The next day, Jiang Cuan left the compound and returned to his small home, beginning a day of work, continuously accumulating gratitude value, striving to obtain another extraction opportunity, and contributing to Huaxia.