58: Horrifying! A megacity has had uninterrupted power supply for 479 years!

Lu Feng walked in from outside the conference room.

He hadn't misheard.

This time, the Great Elder had directly addressed Lu Feng as a national scholar.

Although no formal ceremony had been held yet.

Given the contributions Lu Feng's inventions had made to Dragon Country.

Being called a national scholar was only a natural and well-deserved honor.

If possible.

The Great Elder even wanted to, after completion.

Propose awarding Lu Feng 10 Dragon Country medals.

However, everything was still in the advancement stage.

So they had Lu Feng, the chief engineer, come in advance to explain the progress and plans.

The Elders had already set the stage in advance.

The goal was to ensure other countries in the world didn't focus their attention here.

The divine core could be thrown out as a smokescreen.

But on the other hand.

Exactly what Dragon Country should do.

Still depended on Lu Feng's opinion.

Following closely behind Lu Feng was Ji Zhengkang.

For Ji Zhengkang, in all these years.

This was the second time in his life he had stepped into the Cabinet conference room.

He remembered the last time.

It seemed to have been nearly 50 years ago.

Ji Zhengkang looked around at everything in the conference room.

It didn't seem much different from before.

Whether it was the layout or the decorations inside.

Everything seemed the same as when he first walked in back then.

Back then, Ji Zhengkang was still a young man in his prime.

Now, his hair was already gray.

But looking at Lu Feng in front of him.

Heroic, confident, and full of vitality.

It was as if he were looking at his younger self.

However, at that age, he didn't have Lu Feng's current capabilities.

To be able to withstand such immense pressure and serve as chief engineer.

While also handling two massive projects with ease.

He was truly a once-in-a-century talent.

The gap between people is just that large; one has to be impressed!

Thinking of this, Elder Ji looked at Lu Feng with a gratified gaze.

He saw Lu Feng walk gracefully to the center of the conference room.

He gave a slight bow to the Ten Elders sitting on both sides.

This was the highest authority in Dragon Country.

And now, they all had to listen seriously to what he had to say.

It would be a lie to say Lu Feng wasn't excited or nervous.

Lu Feng cleared his throat.

Then he spoke:

"Greetings, Elders!"

"I am Lu Feng."

"The Divine Light Project I lead."

"Which is Controllable Nuclear Fusion."

"Has now been completed ahead of schedule."

"One month earlier than expected."

Although they had already learned this news through Qin Guozhu.

Hearing it from Lu Feng's own mouth now.

The Ten Elders present were all incomparably excited.

Especially the straightforward Second Elder.

He slammed his hand down on the massive solid wood conference table.

"Good lad! Lu Feng!"

"Good lad, you've really done it!"

"I knew you could do it."

"I didn't expect you to be this incredible!!"

"The contribution you've made to Dragon Country this time is unprecedented."

"I don't know if there will be anyone like you in the future."

"But I suspect there won't be."

"Tell us! What reward do you want?"

"The Ten Elders here will make the decision for you!"

Unusually, among the nine other elders present.

Not a single person came out to oppose Elder Wu.

It seemed Elder Wu was saying exactly what they were thinking.

If it weren't for their long-standing cultivation and public personas.

And the need to maintain their image.

After all, they were figures who frequently appeared on the news.

Otherwise, they would have made a scene just like Elder Wu.

As if doing anything less wouldn't be enough to express their current excitement.

This wasn't just anything.

It was Controllable Nuclear Fusion!!!

Under the governance of this generation of Ten Elders.

Dragon Country had developed technology that surpassed the rest of the world.

This would be a major highlight in Dragon Country's history books.

Perhaps...!!

The Elders all glanced at each other.

Everyone seemed to guess what the others were thinking.

Perhaps, just maybe!

This would become the greatest change in the history of the world.

At this moment!

Not only did the gears of Dragon Country's history begin to turn.

But the history of the world's destiny began to turn as well!

The history of human destiny changed at this very moment!!!

There were two other people in the conference room.

A gray-haired woman and a gray-haired man.

One of them held a notebook.

Constantly burying their head to write something.

The old man held an old-fashioned video camera.

Recording everything continuously.

This kind of camera couldn't connect to the internet.

It didn't have the latest storage solutions.

Images saved this way could only be transmitted physically.

The two of them would record the moment the landscape of Dragon Country and the world changed.

Leaving behind the most precious footage for history.

This would immediately be added to Dragon Country's secret archives.

It might be decades or a century later.

When it is finally revealed.

To future generations facing major turning points.

It can show them the most authentic moment in history... The Great Elder was the first to react.

He looked at Lu Feng.

"Lu Feng!"

"Chief Engineer Lu!"

"Can you give us a general explanation?"

"After the emergence of Controllable Nuclear Fusion."

"Which industries in our Dragon Country will be affected?"

"And how will we face these changes?"

"How should these steps begin?"

The question posed by the Great Elder was exactly the purpose of Lu Feng's visit.

Only he could clearly explain these complex matters.

Lu Feng heard the Great Elder's question.

He paused for a moment.

Seemingly organizing his words in his mind.

A moment later, he replied:

"Currently, after the emergence of Controllable Nuclear Fusion."

"The first to be affected will be the energy industry."

"Current petroleum energy will no longer be the primary energy source we rely on."

"Next is the power industry."

"Then the non-proliferation of nuclear weapons."

"And the aerospace technology industry."

"And..."

Lu Feng said a lot in succession, finally repeating:

"Among these, the most direct change will be in electricity."

"So I plan to start with the power sector."

The Great Elder suddenly interjected:

"Regarding electricity, we don't really have a clear concept of it."

"Chief Engineer Lu, could you explain it to us briefly?"

"There's no need to be too technical."

"If it's too technical, we won't understand."

These words were supported by Elder Wu.

"Yes, yes! Tell us quickly."

"I always hear that Controllable Nuclear Fusion is incredible, but where exactly is it incredible?"

"I'm not clear on that at all."

Lu Feng thought for a moment.

He said:

"Let me give a simple example."

"Generally speaking."

"The fuel we currently use for nuclear fusion is tritium. The energy release of tritium is approximately..."

"Each gram of deuterium-tritium fusion can release about 13 joules of energy."

"This figure is equivalent to a million times the mass of coal!"

Hearing this!

The Elders present did not look relieved.

On the contrary, they looked even more confused.

Looking at these Elders who usually held the power over various major decisions in Dragon Country.

Now sitting obediently together listening to his lecture.

Lu Feng suddenly had the illusion of being a teacher to the Cabinet.

So he gave another specific numerical explanation.

"It's like this."

"Suppose we have one ton of tritium."

"It would produce approximately..."

"(1 MeV ≈ 1.60218 x 10^-13 megawatt-hours (MWh))"

"Total Energy ≈ [2 x 496,255.32 mol + 2 x 249,752.08 mol] x 17.6 MeV x 1.60218 x 10^-13 MWh/MeV"

"Total Energy ≈ 42,125.18 megawatt-hours (MWh)"

"But this is still too little!!!"

"Under the structure I designed, the energy produced by the collision of these two elements will rise spirally."

"The corresponding energy will also increase exponentially."

"One ton of nuclear reaction raw materials in our Controllable Nuclear Fusion reactor."

"The energy produced can be directly converted into electricity."

"Assuming a large city uses 100 million kilowatt-hours of electricity per day."

"The electricity produced by 1 ton of Controllable Nuclear Fusion can power this city for..."

Lu Feng paused slightly here.

Then, a number came out of his mouth!

"479 years!!!!"