156: Chapter 156 A Sleepless Night: The Professors' Overwork!

Professor Zhou Xuemin tried deriving it a few more times, unwilling to give up.

The result was that he could only get halfway through before he was unable to continue.

"I don't get it, I really don't get it..."

Professor Zhou Xuemin shook his head with a bitter smile, completely resigned, and gave up.

A Nuclear-powered Ocean-going Aircraft Carrier is, after all, a comprehensive integration, involving far too many disciplines and specialties.

Categorized, even a small structural component requires material science, physics, structural physics, and so on.

After pondering for a while, Professor Zhou Xuemin picked up the phone and dialed Professor Shen Hongcai.

"Old Shen, hurry over to the Dragon Academy of Sciences. I'm waiting for you in my office."

"Call Old He and Old Cao as well."

Professor Zhou Xuemin said directly, without further ado.

Although Professor Shen Hongcai was a bit confused and didn't know why Professor Zhou Xuemin was calling them to the Dragon Academy of Sciences in the middle of the night.

He did not hesitate, put on his clothes, called Professor He Jianhua and Professor Cao Gang, and rushed to the Dragon Academy of Sciences together.

At the same time.

Professor Zhou Xuemin also called over Professor Qian Wenwen from the Nuclear Technology Research Institute and Professor Du Zhongshu from the Materials Research Institute.

Before long.

The group arrived at the Dragon Academy of Sciences.

When Professor Shen Hongcai walked to the office door, he found a small cart at the entrance with a rice cooker on it.

The rice cooker was in keep-warm mode, so he assumed it probably still contained a meal.

Professor Shen Hongcai frowned.

"Has Old Professor Zhou not even eaten?" he thought to himself.

Thinking this, he knocked on the door. Not long after, Professor Zhou Xuemin opened the door and welcomed them in.

"Old Professor Zhou, what's wrong?"

Professor Shen Hongcai looked up and saw that Professor Zhou Xuemin's complexion was poor; he looked haggard and his spirits seemed low.

Professor Qian Wenwen and the others also asked with concern:

"Old Professor Zhou, I saw your assistant put the meal in the rice cooker to keep warm. You haven't eaten yet, have you?"

Professor Zhou Xuemin nodded. "I have no appetite to eat!"

Then he added:

"I called you all over because there is a design plan that is slightly obscure, and I want you to help me review it!"

Hearing this, Professor Shen Hongcai and the others were stunned.

They exchanged glances, their eyes flickering with confusion.

A design plan that Old Professor Zhou cannot understand?

What kind of huge joke is this!

Is there any design plan that Old Professor Zhou cannot understand?

Professor Zhou Xuemin took in their expressions completely.

"No need to make those faces; you'll know once you look at this design plan!"

"Let's be clear first: everything you see and hear tonight must not be leaked."

"To put it bluntly, if anyone among you leaks even a hint of information, you will face the law!!"

Professor Zhou Xuemin looked at them sternly.

Although these few were all Old Professors from the Dragon Academy of Sciences and were his old acquaintances.

But the lg-20 nuclear-powered aircraft carrier is of great importance and concerns national defense security, so he could not afford the slightest negligence.

Therefore, he had to be extremely cautious.

When Professor Shen Hongcai and the others heard Professor Zhou Xuemin say this, they immediately understood that this design plan was likely very important.

So, without even thinking, they nodded directly.

"Old Professor Zhou, we understand!"

Professor Zhou Xuemin's expression softened, and he stepped aside.

"Take a look at this design plan!"

Professor Zhou Xuemin pointed to the documents covering the entire desk and said.

Hearing this, they shifted their gaze over.

When they saw the title written on the first document, they were immediately shocked.

"The ... The design plan for a Nuclear-powered Aircraft Carrier?!"

Professor Cao Gang exclaimed.

He walked to the table in a few strides and picked up the document.

The other Old Professors saw this, their eyes narrowing, pupils trembling, equally shocked.

Impatiently, they also came to Professor Cao Gang's side and looked at this Nuclear-powered Aircraft Carrier design plan together.

Time passed second by second. They didn't take long before they finished reading the first design manuscript.

After reading it, they gasped, looking at Professor Zhou Xuemin in shock.

Their weathered faces were full of respect.

"Old Professor Zhou... I didn't expect that you, without a word, would have made such a huge breakthrough on the Nuclear-powered Aircraft Carrier!!"

Professor Du Zhongshu couldn't help but exclaim in admiration.

His tone was full of admiration.

The others nodded as well.

Their first thought was that this design plan was created by Professor Zhou Xuemin.

After all.

Professor Zhou Xuemin's achievements in the field of scientific research were obvious to all.

It was only possible for him to independently develop a Nuclear-powered Aircraft Carrier.

Professor Shen Hongcai's first thought was also Professor Zhou Xuemin.

But for some reason, another person's figure gradually emerged in his mind.

That was Xu Hao!

However, he dismissed this thought, feeling it was unlikely.

Because Xu Hao had been working with them on the research and development of the H-20 Strategic Stealth Bomber, and had absolutely no extra time to design other projects.

It was only after the H-20 was successfully developed that he had nearly a week of rest time, after which he rushed to Longdu.

Trying to design a Nuclear-powered Aircraft Carrier in one week was simply a fantasy.

Impossible! Absolutely impossible!

Although Xu Hao was very capable, wanting to independently develop a Nuclear-powered Aircraft Carrier in such a short time was still somewhat unrealistic.

Professor Zhou Xuemin was stunned; he clearly hadn't expected that they would think this was a plan he had designed himself.

Immediately after, he shook his head with a scoff.

"Where would I have such great ability? If I had designed it, would I have called you all over to review it?"

"I spent half a day pondering the core theories and principles related to nuclear technology in here, and I still can't understand them."

"If I really designed it, how could I not understand it?"

A designer who cannot understand their own design plan—wouldn't that be a joke?

Professor Shen Hongcai also realized this point and smiled awkwardly.

But the question that followed was, who exactly designed this design plan?

They didn't have time to think too much, as Professor Zhou Xuemin urged them.

"Stop talking nonsense and hurry up and continue reading."

He said impatiently.

The professors immediately put aside their doubts, picked up the remaining design plans, and began to read them carefully.

Taking advantage of the time they were reading the design plans, Professor Zhou Xuemin went to the small cart outside, brought the rice cooker in, and then quickly locked the door.

The speed was astonishing.

No choice.

The lg-20 nuclear-powered aircraft carrier is too important; it cannot be allowed to be seen by anyone else.

He shoveled a few bites of rice to fill his stomach.

The clock ticked away, and the office was exceptionally quiet, with only the sound of turning pages.

Professor Zhou Xuemin was not idle either; he carefully selected a few design plans and began to study them as well.

Professor Shen Hongcai and the others had arrived at 10 PM. As they read, it had unknowingly reached the early hours of the morning, but they were completely unaware, having long been captivated by the content within the design plans.

In the blink of an eye, a few more hours passed.

They were still immersed in the exquisite, ingenious, yet complex and vast design plans.

When the first rays of dawn shone through the window into the office.

Professor Shen Hongcai, Professor Cao Gang, Professor He Jianhua, Professor Qian Wenwen, and Professor Du Zhongshu, The Old Professors from different fields, finally put down the design plans in their hands.

They took a deep breath, exhaling the stale air from their bodies.

On their weary faces was uncontrollable excitement.

Their clouded eyes shone with an excited gleam.

Professor Zhou Xuemin took off his reading glasses. "How is it?"

His voice was hoarse, carrying a hint of anticipation and nervousness.