381: Chapter 381 Calculation of Material Properties Required for Controlled Nuclear Fusion

At this moment, the auditorium was already packed.

Just as Zhao Yang and his class entered the auditorium, the eyes of everyone in the entire hall turned toward Zhao Yang almost simultaneously, and a hint of excitement appeared on everyone's faces.

The auditorium began to stir.

The gazes of the leaders on the stage also turned toward Zhao Yang.

Principal Zhou stood up from the center of the rostrum, walked to the microphone, and said to the audience with a smile: "Students, today at our graduation ceremony, a special guest has arrived. Our Yanlin University biological sciences major graduate, Professor Zhao Yang, has returned. Let's welcome him with applause!"

Applause resounded throughout the entire auditorium.

Amidst the applause and cheers, Zhao Yang was invited onto the rostrum. As Zhao Yang walked onto the stage, the atmosphere in the entire auditorium instantly reached its peak.

Principal Zhou looked at Zhao Yang warmly, beaming with a smile: "Professor Zhao, the tassel-turning ceremony is one of the most important parts of our graduation ceremony. Since you are here, this job of turning the tassels for the graduates must be handed over to you!"

"Alright!"

Zhao Yang agreed with a smile.

Amidst the excitement of the students, Zhao Yang turned the tassels for all the graduates and then shook their hands.

Every student whose tassel was turned was extremely excited.

This was God Zhao! God Zhao was turning their tassels personally!

The final part of the graduation ceremony was Zhao Yang's speech. The audience had already quieted down.

Zhao Yang stood in front of the microphone, his eyes filled with emotion as he scanned the people before him.

Below were his peers from the same cohort. If it weren't for the system, he would probably be sitting among them right now!

After steadying his mind, Zhao Yang slowly began to speak.

"Hello, everyone. It is an honor to stand here and witness you all stepping into the next stage of your lives. Today, you are the protagonists, so I won't try to steal the spotlight. Let me leave you with a few words!"

Zhao Yang's voice echoed throughout the auditorium through the microphone.

"The first thing I want to say is, no matter what you do in the future, do not treat yourself as a mere screw. A screw is easily replaced, but a person with ideas, judgment, and the ability to solve problems independently will be valuable anywhere.

The world changes too fast; a job that is popular today might become unpopular tomorrow. The only way to cope is to always maintain a hunger for new knowledge and never slow down the pace of learning."

"The second thing."

He paused for a moment, his eyes sweeping over the young faces in the audience.

"Spark Technology is currently in a period of rapid expansion. We have production lines for spark stimulant, chip foundry lines, new material R&D teams, and a new drug project about to launch.

We need people, young people who are willing to settle down and grow with the team.

For me, heroes don't ask about their origins. Educational background is not the threshold; ability is the threshold. The willingness to learn is the gold standard. If you feel you are qualified, send your resume and give it a try. As for compensation, it won't be worse than any other major company."

A commotion instantly broke out in the audience. Spark Technology was the tech company with the fastest-growing valuation in recent years, and graduates were breaking their heads trying to get in.

Nowadays, to submit a resume, one usually needs to be from a 985 university!

God Zhao actually promised that Yanlin University students could also apply! Many students' hearts began to stir.

"The last thing."

Zhao Yang scanned these students before him, his expression slightly serious.

"Today you walk out of here, heading in all directions to start your own journeys. But no matter where you go, remember that you walked out of Yanlin University. Bringing honor to your alma mater, using real, tangible skills to bring that honor, is more important than anything else. Finally, I wish you all a bright future."

The graduation ceremony ended amidst applause. After coming out of the auditorium, Zhao Yang was pulled by a group of classmates to take photos.

At noon, Zhao Yang declined the banquet invitation from the school leaders and paid out of his own pocket to book a large private room that could accommodate three or four tables at a star-rated hotel not far from the school, inviting all thirty or so people from his Biology Class 1.

The meal was incredibly lively. Zhou Xing walked up to Zhao Yang with a glass, his face flushed red, and his speech a bit slurred: "Brother Yang, I really didn't expect you to come today. I admired you back when we were still in school. During military training, it was really thanks to you! Otherwise, who knows what would have happened! I'm finishing this! Drink as much as you like!!"

Zhao Yang took a sip of juice.

"Drink less."

Zhao Yang reminded him.

Li Tianqi also came over with a wine glass. He was probably the one who had drunk the most; he was already swaying as he walked.

"Brother Yang, I used to sit right next to you. Later, when you moved to the faculty apartment, you didn't return to the dormitory much, but every time I saw you on the news, I would tell others that I knew this person—he was my roommate."

As he spoke, his eyes turned a little red.

"Out of the four of us in the dormitory, you were the first to fly away, the one who flew the highest and the fastest. We couldn't catch up to you, but when we looked back, you would still stop to wait for us. This drink is to you."

Zhao Yang didn't drink alcohol; he clinked his juice glass with his.

"Alright, stop being so sentimental. Keep in touch when you have time; the doors of Spark Technology are open to you."

When the meal ended, it was already past three in the afternoon. Zhao Yang stood at the hotel entrance saying goodbye to his classmates one by one. Some looked back at him before getting into their cars, probably knowing that after today, they didn't know when they would see each other again.

Wang Hai's car was parked on the side of the road waiting for him. When he opened the door and sat in, Zhao Yang looked out the window, watching the classmates who were still standing there waving at him.

Returning to the villa, he changed into loungewear, poured himself a glass of water, and took the elevator down to the basement. Shin-chan popped up a notification on the main screen, stating that the cold nuclear fusion blueprints had completed all scanning and archiving, and were waiting for the next instruction.

He sat down at the main console and pulled up the blueprints.

It was similar to what he had seen last time. The material requirements for the inner wall of the core component that confines the plasma, the tolerance indicators of the first wall against neutron irradiation, and the critical current density of the superconducting magnetic confinement coils—every single parameter requirement listed on the blueprints was a towering barrier given Earth's current level of material science.

But the value of these blueprints did not lie in being able to use them directly, but in telling him which path was the correct one.

He picked up his phone and called Vice President Wang of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. After the call connected.

"Vice President Wang, I would like to borrow all of the Dragon Kingdom's materials on controlled nuclear fusion. It would be best if they were comprehensive. Is that possible?"

"No problem!"

Vice President Wang didn't ask any more questions, and not long after, he personally brought an encrypted hard drive to visit.

Zhao Yang warmly greeted Vice President Wang, had him sit down in the villa, and poured him a cup of tea.

Vice President Wang handed the hard drive to Zhao Yang.

"The nuclear fusion materials currently at the Chinese Academy of Sciences are all here. They aren't particularly comprehensive, but if you have any special requests, you can tell me, and I will help you get them. Although these materials are not classified as particularly confidential, please try not to disseminate them."

"Understood!"

After taking the hard drive, Zhao Yang answered with a smile.

After chatting, Vice President Wang held his teacup and asked Zhao Yang curiously.

"Why has Professor Zhao suddenly become interested in nuclear fusion?"

Looking at Vice President Wang's curious gaze, Zhao Yang answered with a smile.

"I recently read some relevant literature and found it quite interesting, so I want to do some basic research along this direction."

Vice President Wang nodded thoughtfully and did not press further.

"If you need anything, feel free to come to me."

"Mm! Many thanks to Vice President Wang!"

After seeing Vice President Wang off, Zhao Yang compared the Dragon Kingdom nuclear fusion materials on the hard drive with the system's cold nuclear fusion blueprints.

He discovered that the two routes were indeed completely different. The Dragon Kingdom was following the magnetic confinement Tokamak route, while the cold nuclear fusion blueprints provided by the system adopted a large annular cavity architecture that completely bypassed the Tokamak.

In a way that he could not yet fully analyze, it confined the fusion of hydrogen isotopes within nano-scale lattice gaps.

Although the paths were different, both were nuclear fusion after all. Whether in terms of neutron bombardment effects, energy conversion efficiency, or the relationship between plasma density and temperature, the laws of Physics were completely identical.

At the very least! Based on these, he could calculate the level of materials required for true nuclear fusion!