16: How could a high school student like me speak to more than two thousand scientists?

Lu Feng held the microphone, and the audience below fell into complete silence.

It was as if all two thousand-plus research workers present had simultaneously lost their ability to speak.

And simultaneously lost their ability to breathe.

Everyone stared at Lu Feng, unsure of what to say.

Or what could possibly express the shock they felt inside at that moment.

Lu Feng was actually quite embarrassed himself.

I'm just a student who just graduated from high school, finished the college entrance exams, but got zero points on everything.

And you want me to speak directly in such a serious setting.

In front of so many Scientists.

Come on, any one of them walking out of here is a big shot who can hold their own in their respective fields, okay?

Elder Ji, what do you mean by handing me the microphone?

The key is, I also want to say a few words like 'hello everyone'.

But nobody knows me!!

Just then, Elder Ji wore a gratified smile on his face.

Seeming to also carry some nurturing care for an outstanding junior.

He said softly:

"Lu Feng, don't be nervous."

"You can now share what you told me outside earlier."

"And some of the deductions and conjectures you didn't finish writing in your notebook."

"Tell them to the scientific workers here, who are like uncles or even grandfathers to you."

"Just like how you told me earlier."

"Hmm!" When it came to this, Lu Feng suddenly perked up.

After all, the things derived from his heaven-defying comprehension were no joke.

Thus, in a hall so quiet it felt eerie.

In this secret experimental base buried hundreds of meters underground.

Lu Feng's voice began to ring out.

He didn't introduce himself, nor did he start with a 'hello everyone'.

Instead, he went straight to the point:

"In my research paper on Controllable Nuclear Fusion, the feasibility section hasn't been fully written yet."

"Let me briefly explain the parts I haven't finished."

"Changes in Magnetic Confinement and Inertial Confinement:"

"First, improvements to magnetic confinement devices:"

"Traditional magnetic confinement fusion devices like Tokamaks and magnetic confinement fusion devices (such as ITER) use magnetic fields to confine plasma."

"Improving magnetic field design can involve superconducting magnet technology and advanced plasma control technology..."

"Then there's inertial confinement, which can utilize laser and ion beam acceleration, with advantages..."

As Lu Feng spoke, the pillars of Dragon Country's scientific research community below shifted from initial confusion and bewilderment to nodding repeatedly.

This kid is very young, but he definitely has something going for him.

At the very least, his theoretical knowledge about nuclear energy is quite extensive.

However, this was far from over.

Lu Feng's words continued.

"Plasma in inertial confinement fusion may become unstable when compressed."

"According to the plasma energy equation: $\frac{3}{2}nkT =\frac{3}{2}PdV + dU$."

"It can be seen that, where $n$ is the plasma particle density, $k$ is the Boltzmann constant..."

The expressions on the faces of these pillars of Dragon Country below shifted from 'this kid has something' to 'this kid's research seems a bit stronger than ours... but not by much!'

Yet Lu Feng wasn't finished. His voice carried the unique hoarseness and vitality of a teenage boy who had just gone through voice change.

"According to the Lorentz force formula: $F = q(E + v \times B)$, combined with nuclear reaction rates."

"Nuclear fusion rate: $R = n_1 n_2 \sigma v$, where $R$ is the reaction rate,"

"$n_1$ and $n_2$ are the particle densities in the reaction, $\sigma$ is the reaction cross-section, $v$ is the relative velocity."

"Combined with Coulomb collision frequency, I derived the following feasibility measures..."

At this point, the expressions of the over two thousand Dragon Country scientific research workers below had changed.

They went from 'this kid knows a little more than I do'.

To 'this kid knows a whole lot more than I do!'

Finally, it directly evolved into terror!!!!

This kid is terrifying!!!!!!

This isn't a genius, this is a monster!!!

Not only did he independently develop a feasible theory for Controllable Nuclear Fusion, but he also recited it directly without any notes.

What does this mean?

This is a concept that no scientific research worker in the entire world today can achieve.

Ask yourself, can you recite a textbook article full of words?

But can you recite formulas from a paper so complex they'd make you scratch your head in frustration?

And with such complicated variables.

This isn't a genius, this isn't a genius!

This is a monster!

A bona fide monster!

A monster unseen in Dragon Country for thousands of years!

Elder Ji saw the expressions on everyone's faces in the audience.

They belonged to different fields, different research departments, different job positions.

But now they all shared one expression: faces so shocked they were almost contorted.

And Lu Feng was still talking nonstop.

Elder Ji had to interrupt.

"Alright, Lu Feng!"

"For the next parts, I hope you write them down."

"Let's start researching and implementing them together!"

"No need to continue speaking here."

"Oh!" Only then did Lu Feng stop talking.

Then he looked toward the audience, across the entire huge circular plaza.

Over two thousand people, eyes wide open, all staring at Lu Feng.

Lu Feng felt a bit embarrassed and added a sentence.

"I'll stop here for now!"

"I..."

"My name is Lu Feng!"

As soon as he finished saying his name!

Clap clap clap! Zhao Cheng, standing in the first row, began to applaud, his face filled more with gratification and pride.

See that? This is my student!

Didn't expect that, did you? The student I taught.

If you ask me how I taught him, I can only say, geniuses need guidance from a good teacher.

Then came Liu Chengping, who had already taken two fast-acting heart pills while Lu Feng was speaking.

Now he was clapping vigorously, his wrinkled old face flushed red.

Then it began to spread rapidly.

The entire hall erupted with thunderous applause.

Louder than when Elder Ji had entered earlier.

So loud that Cheng Yong had to gently cover his ears.

He muttered under his breath, damn, louder than the hand grenades I use!

"Good!" Elder Ji took the microphone from Lu Feng and said:

"The applause just now shows that everyone has agreed to Lu Feng's position as Chief Engineer."

"The orders I received from above are:"

"As soon as Lu Feng is in place, we begin implementation!"

Then Elder Ji turned his head to look at Lu Feng and asked in a serious and earnest tone:

"Chief Engineer Lu! Do you think we can start?"

Lu Feng hadn't expected it to be this fast, nor had he expected Elder Ji to call him Chief Engineer so quickly!

"I..." He struggled for a long time before finally saying.

"I don't think I'm ready yet!"

"This is too fast!"

"Not fast at all!" Elder Ji seemed puzzled.

Pointing at the many Scientists below, rubbing their hands in anticipation, faces glowing with excitement.

"They are all ready!"

"This..." Lu Feng opened his mouth, hesitating to speak.

"If there are any difficulties, just say them directly."

"We'll solve what we can right now, and if we can't solve it,"

"then the entire Dragon Country will help you solve it!" Elder Ji said.

After so many years of scientific research work, Elder Ji felt there was no problem saying these words.

Lu Feng was about to speak.

The elevator leading from the ground to the research base opened.

Qin Guozhu walked out, followed by two Lieutenant Generals!

And behind these two Lieutenant Generals was an old man walking with vigorous strides!

At the sight of this old man, everyone couldn't help but straighten their backs!

Even Elder Ji trembled as he stood up from his wheelchair.

Lu Feng was also quite shocked!

This old man turned out to be...