72: Section 72

"Wait! Old Yun, are you saying Lin Bai bought the building materials and equipment himself?"

"The materials needed to renovate a room aren't exactly small in quantity..."

"Does that mean???"

Just a moment ago, everyone thought it had nothing to do with them and didn't pay much attention.

But the next moment, Academician Wang was the first to react, excitedly asking question after question.

Upon hearing Academician Wang's words, the others finally reacted with belated realization.

"Self-purchased building materials??"

"Even if it's just to renovate one room, that's at least enough volume to fill several large boxes, right?"

"Does this mean that not only did Lin Bai shop online this time, but he could also include multiple large boxes?"

"Doesn't this mean we can fit a lot of data in this time?"

After realizing this, everyone excitedly looked toward the head of the table.

Chief Yun also smiled slightly and nodded.

"Yes, according to our statistics, the delivery will be split into eight boxes."

"Six of them are large boxes, and each one could hold hundreds of pages of data without raising suspicion."

"The remaining one is a medium-sized box, which can also hide about twenty pages of data. The last one is a small cardboard box, which isn't convenient for our mission."

"In other words, this time, we can upgrade seven projects."

Hiss—

Hearing Chief Yun's words, the others couldn't help but gasp.

Seven projects!

Five research institutes, plus the Medical Science Academy; even if each one put in a project, there would still be one left over!

Thinking of this, everyone couldn't help but get excited.

They all began to rub their hands, preparing to recommend the research projects they were working on to Chief Yun.

"At a time like this, it's time for our Medical Science Academy's pharmaceutical research; this is something that benefits the country and the people!"

Academician Zhao was the first to shout out hurriedly.

After all, although he was the first person to enjoy Lin Bai's ability, he had been relatively conservative because it was the first time, using only an asthma medication to experiment.

Although he had gained a lot of brand-new knowledge through the process of researching the asthma medication, which benefited China's medical field significantly.

However, he still hoped to have more opportunities for upgrades.

Of course, it wasn't just Academician Zhao; others also began to put forward their own ideas.

"I think chip technology could perhaps be pushed further."

"Damn, Old Wang, you're too greedy, aren't you? At least pick a different project to exploit!"

"I think biotechnology could potentially be moved up in the schedule?"

"We can't let energy slide! Combustible ice is just a small part; we need more upgrades!"

"Old Wang, Old Zhao, Old Li, you guys are really going too far, taking so many opportunities and still fighting with us!"

"Isn't it time for the military industry?"

"Exactly, truth is only within the range of cannons; we should prioritize upgrading some military technology!"

"People's livelihoods shouldn't be ignored either! Grain, planting, animal husbandry, and so on should also be upgraded to improve the quality of life for all citizens!"

"..."

"By the way, should we save an opportunity this time to guard against the actions of the Lighthouse Country?"

Suddenly, someone brought up the topic of the Lighthouse Country.

After all, before this, the Lighthouse Country had always hindered them at every turn, forcing them to be on guard during their development process.

However, this time, before Chief Yun could speak, the Military Region Leader on the side sneered and said, "Don't worry, their country is still in chaos right now. Until the President finishes dealing with domestic affairs, they won't be able to hinder us!"

"Correct." Chief Yun nodded in agreement, "This period is our golden age of development; we must seize it!"

Subsequently, he slowly tapped his fingers on the tabletop, deep in thought for quite a while.

Then he spoke in a deep voice, "Actually, we have already used so many opportunities to prove Lin Bai's ability."

"This time, I think we can bring out some more significant projects for breakthroughs."

The others were stunned for a moment.

Then someone murmured, "Chief Yun, what are you referring to?"

"The projects of the Number One Research Institute?"

Of the five major research institutes and the Medical Science Academy, the only one that hadn't participated in their meetings was Academician Jiang from the Number One Research Institute.

It wasn't because it wasn't important and therefore not worth upgrading.

On the contrary, it was because the projects of the Number One Research Institute were too significant, to the point where it was inconvenient to bring them out casually.

To give a random example, that would be—the atomic bomb!

Just at this moment, the door to the conference room was knocked on.

After Chief Yun's secretary went to open the door, they saw an elderly man with white hair standing at the door, leaning on a cane.

"Academician Jiang? You're here!"

"We were just talking about you; speak of the devil!"

Seeing the visitor, everyone in the conference room stood up to show their respect.

This was the current dean of the Number One Research Institute. Although he was nearly eighty, he was still fighting on the front lines of scientific research, personally conducting many major research projects.

Therefore, whether it was Chief Yun, the Military Region Leader, or the academicians from other research institutes, they all had great respect and reverence for Academician Jiang.

However, the others immediately reacted and looked at Chief Yun, asking, "Old Yun, does that mean this time, we are going to upgrade a project from the Number One Research Institute?"

"Yes, I have already discussed it with Academician Jiang first," Chief Yun nodded.

If it were projects from the other research institutes, there might have been some objections, but they all expressed agreement regarding Academician Jiang's research projects.

After all, as long as it was a project from the Number One Research Institute, no matter which one it was, it was enough to influence the development of the entire country.

And if such a project were further enhanced by Lin Bai's ability, it would be like adding wings to a tiger, a result that would see the dragon soar across the four seas!

"Most of the projects at the Number One Research Institute are related to nuclear energy!"

"I wonder which project was chosen this time?"

"Nuclear weapons have already reached a saturation stage, so it shouldn't be related to weapons."

"Maybe it's nuclear fission?"

"Although nuclear fission has always been restricted due to excessive pollution, if we want to develop, we also need to use a large amount of energy, and only nuclear fission can meet that demand."

"Could it be that they want to improve the method of handling nuclear waste?"

"Perhaps there exists some harmless means of handling nuclear waste?"

"If we really want to deal with nuclear waste, it would be better to rely on Nuclear Fusion. Nuclear Fusion itself doesn't produce high-level nuclear waste and won't cause harm to the environment."

As they spoke, everyone suddenly realized.

"Yes!"

"The Nuclear Fusion project!"

"Sigh, because it's just too difficult to achieve results with this project. For so many years, let alone us, even the Lighthouse Country hasn't been able to come up with a stable way to use it."

"Yes, that's why we didn't think of this project for a moment!"

Sure enough, Academician Jiang smiled and placed the documents he had organized on the table. Written on them was, indeed, the Controllable Nuclear Fusion project!

Then, in a somewhat aged voice, he said, "This is the detailed data on Controllable Nuclear Fusion, as well as the records we have explored over the years."

"If we can obtain the method for Controllable Nuclear Fusion, it would be an epoch-making development for our China!"

The energy that can be obtained through Nuclear Fusion is simply too immense.

The materials it requires are only deuterium and tritium.

These can all be obtained from seawater.

And seawater—this is the Blue Planet, after all; the thing we are least short of is seawater!

One liter of seawater, after undergoing a Nuclear Fusion reaction, can obtain energy equivalent to what is released by burning 300 liters of gasoline.

Therefore, when we master Controllable Nuclear Fusion, it is equivalent to possessing an endless source of energy!

It's just a pity that Nuclear Fusion is simply too difficult to implement.

Due to constraints in various aspects, the only currently viable method is to raise the temperature to hundreds of millions of degrees.

However, there is simply no solid material on Earth that can withstand such temperatures, which is why the project is difficult to carry forward.

It is precisely because of this that if we want to perfect and upgrade the Nuclear Fusion project, we must improve it from every aspect simultaneously.

Otherwise, it will just be a castle in the air; even if we master the theory, we won't be able to realize it.

"Yes, according to Academician Jiang's organization of the data, there are ten core documents, including advanced concepts of Nuclear Fusion, the methods of generating Nuclear Fusion, the machines for Nuclear Fusion, the assembly line blueprints for manufacturing Nuclear Fusion reaction machines, and so on."

"So..."

Hearing this, the other academicians understood; these words were meant for them.

In other words, all seven available upgrade slots must be given to Nuclear Fusion.