141: The sun that never goes out!

Amidst everyone's anticipation, Lin Chen's expression suddenly turned serious:

“Immediately perform the final inspection before ignition.”

“Understood, Chief Designer Lin!”

The Engineers instantly suppressed their excitement.

They then began the final inspection of the Controlled Nuclear Fusion device.

“The superconducting coils meet the ignition standard!”

“Vacuum chamber pressure detection complete...”

“Nuclear fusion fuel reserves are sufficient...”

“...”

Lin Chen carefully confirmed every report.

He had to ensure absolute certainty.

Li Jianguo stood nearby, watching Lin Chen working with full concentration, feeling deeply moved.

These tasks could clearly have been left to the Engineers.

But Lin Chen insisted on doing them himself.

This proved the extreme importance Lin Chen placed on this ignition experiment.

He knew well that once Controlled Nuclear Fusion succeeded, it would completely revolutionize humanity's energy system.

It would allow the Great Xia Country to directly enter a brand-new era of development.

A moment later.

All checks were complete.

There were no issues.

Furthermore, a final check was performed using artificial intelligence.

No problems were detected.

Seeing the final results, Lin Chen nodded in satisfaction and immediately ordered:

“Now, transfer the Controlled Nuclear Fusion device to the testing room!”

“Received!”

The Engineers immediately sprang into action.

Before long.

The Controlled Nuclear Fusion device was transferred to the dedicated testing laboratory.

Inside was a sealed space.

Even if the test failed,

it would not affect the outside environment at all.

In the testing observation room.

Lin Chen, Li Jianguo, and the others were watching the large screen.

“Chief Designer Lin, all preparations are complete!”

“Begin fueling.”

“Received!”

A moment later!

An Engineer excitedly reported:

“Chief Designer Lin, fueling is complete!”

“Everything is ready!”

As soon as the words fell.

All the Engineers turned to look at Lin Chen.

Their eyes were full of anticipation.

Lin Chen nodded slightly, a hint of excitement in his eyes.

“Elder Li, it's about to begin!”

“Good!” Li Jianguo suppressed his excitement. “Start!”

More than thirty Engineers were filled with nervousness.

They all prayed silently to the gods and buddhas of the heavens.

They paid respects in their hearts to every deity they could think of.

Thus, it is said that the end of science is metaphysics.

Even as scientists, they were no exception!

“Pay attention, everyone!”

“Ignition countdown begins!”

“10, 9, 8...”

As the countdown began, everyone held their breath, their hearts pounding in their throats!

“3, 2, 1!”

“Ignition!”

Lin Chen gently pressed the activation button.

Boom!

There was no spectacular, dramatic scene.

They only saw various data points soaring wildly on the monitoring screen.

“Energy output power is rising!”

“Energy confinement is normal!”

“Temperature increase is normal!”

The Engineers looked at the data points, their eyes filled with excitement.

At this moment, the Controlled Nuclear Fusion device had transformed into a dazzling sphere of energy.

If they weren't watching through the large screen,

the sheer light alone would blind them.

That light, hotter than the sun, was now firmly confined within the Controlled Nuclear Fusion device.

Li Jianguo watched this scene in utter shock, his eyes full of excitement and thrill!

“It succeeded!”

“We finally succeeded.”

Li Jianguo was shouting wildly in his heart.

If it weren't for the sake of appearances, he would be cheering out loud right now.

“Energy output is stable~”

“Temperature is stable at 120 million degrees!”

“Initiating positive feedback!”

Lin Chen, watching every data point on the screen, also started to feel a little excited.

Reaching this stage!

It could fundamentally be confirmed: Controlled Nuclear Fusion was a success.

Next, they just had to see how long it could remain stable.

“Excellent!”

“Reaching this point proves we have succeeded.”

As soon as Lin Chen finished speaking.

The surrounding Engineers instantly burst into cheers.

“It worked! We finally succeeded!!”

“Haha, we finally succeeded!”

“Although the process had some minor flaws, we still succeeded.”

“Wuwu! I'm so excited! I actually witnessed the whole process.”

“This is truly the future of our Great Xia Country.”

The Engineers in the observation room were still celebrating.

The success of Controlled Nuclear Fusion meant that the Great Xia Country would never have to worry about energy problems again.

Because deuterium and tritium are virtually inexhaustible on the Blue Star.

The Engineers' hearts, which had been hanging high, finally settled.

Their faces were beaming with thrilled joy; they hugged and high-fived each other.

Many people even had tears of excitement sparkling in their eyes.

Li Jianguo walked over to Lin Chen and forcefully patted his shoulder.

“Xiao Lin,” he said, his voice trembling with emotion, “You have made history.”

Lin Chen shook his head slightly. “It wasn't just me!”

“It is everyone's contribution!”

“I was merely...”

Just then.

The control panel suddenly emitted a sharp alarm sound.

Red warning lights began to flash.

“Warning! Energy output is surging abnormally!”

The Engineers' cheers instantly vanished.

Lin Chen's expression darkened, and he immediately leaned toward the screen.

“It's plasma instability!”

He quickly assessed, “Immediately activate the backup magnetic confinement system!”

Li Jianguo's heart instantly leaped into his throat.

Was the hope that had just ignited about to be extinguished?

“Backup system activated! Confinement strength is recovering!”

“Energy output is stabilizing!”

The Engineer's voice sounded again, carrying the relief of having escaped disaster.

Lin Chen stared at the screen, only sighing in relief once the curve became stable again.

“What just happened?” Li Jianguo urgently asked.

Lin Chen frowned: “It might have been a slight deviation in the fuel mixture ratio, but it has been resolved.”

He paused, then said seriously: “It seems we still need to accelerate the pace of developing the Moon!”

“Only Helium-3 from the Moon can prevent this kind of situation from occurring.”

Most importantly, there are millions of tons of Helium-3 on the Moon!

It is the best raw material for Controlled Nuclear Fusion.

It could allow the Great Xia Country to use energy for thousands of years!

It is a cleaner Controlled Nuclear Fusion raw material than deuterium and tritium.

And it is also more stable.

If Helium-3 had been used as the fusion material just now, the unstable energy output would not have occurred.

Because Helium-3 does not produce high-energy neutrons during the fusion process.

This unique characteristic can fundamentally solve the problem of nuclear radiation waste!

Moreover, it is easier to convert into electrical energy!

Even the waste produced is entirely pollution-free.

It is even cleaner than solar power and wind power generation.

Li Jianguo's expression was serious. “Xiao Lin, you are absolutely right. We must develop the Moon's resources as quickly as possible!”

Lin Chen nodded: “Next,”

“It is time to develop the Moon.”