106: Chapter 106 A national-level titan in China's nuclear physics community! Ai Chongfeng's greatest contribution!

Anhui Province.

Lu City.

About fifteen kilometers toward the northwestern suburbs,

there is a large complex of buildings,

which is the location of the Nuclear Power Operation Research Institute.

Xiang Guangming's institute

also has many other plaques displayed,

such as the Institute of Plasma Physics, the Institute of Nuclear Energy Safety Technology, and so on.

The core business and primary work all revolve around research into nuclear energy technology.

Following the old tradition of China's scientific research community, it is collectively referred to as the Nuclear Power Operation Research Institute.

In China's research community,

the status of Xiang Guangming's Nuclear Power Operation Research Institute

ranks among the top three,

and the number of PhDs and senior researchers ranks first in China,

making it a first-tier ace institute in China.

Not only does it have the privilege of sending expedited reports directly to the Supreme Academy of China,

but in terms of project funding and personnel selection,

it holds the highest priority in China.

It regularly undertakes many national-level research projects,

including the Controlled Nuclear Fusion project,

and the number of SCI papers produced annually—both in total count and impact factor—ranks at the forefront of all major research institutes.

Most importantly, none of them are low-quality filler papers!

This is also the main reason for Xiang Guangming's high status and authority over the years.

At this time,

more than half a month has passed since the Mid-Autumn Festival.

The sunlight in late October is not particularly strong.

It is exactly ten o'clock in the morning.

On the internal open grounds of the Nuclear Power Operation Research Institute,

countless heavyweight figures of the industry

are quietly waiting.

“Look! Is that the ‘Xuan-Nu’ Fighter Jet in the sky?”

Seeing the black fighter jet gradually approaching, someone shouted excitedly.

“That's right! It's the Xuan-Nu! Chief Designer Lin and the others have arrived!”

Everyone looked up at the sky,

their faces showing expressions of excitement.

It really was the epoch-making 'Xuan-Nu' Aerospace Fighter,

its flight performance is truly terrifying!

Just moments ago,

they had listened to Lin Mo and Xiang Guangming finish a video call,

and in less than ten minutes,

the man had already arrived from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center!

One must realize,

this is a distance of a full 1,500 kilometers from Gansu Province to Anhui Province!

Because they had given notice in advance,

the 'Xuan-Nu' Aerospace Fighter landed directly on the open grounds inside the institute.

The fighter jet landed steadily,

the ventral bay of the fuselage opened,

Lin Mo, wearing Exoskeleton Armor,

jumped down from the cabin with ten special forces soldiers acting as bodyguards.

Captain Liu Zhihui, the security team leader,

was carrying a briefcase.

“Everyone, sorry to keep you waiting!”

Lin Mo took off his armor helmet and smiled at the crowd.

Xiang Guangming strode over,

introducing everyone present one by one.

The more Lin Mo heard, the more shocked he became.

Today’s institute was truly a gathering of giants!

Every single person who came to welcome them

was a heavyweight figure without exception!

There were as many as sixteen academicians

from the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Chinese Academy of Engineering!

There were even two titan-level figures, pillar-stones of the nation, who like Lin Mo were Lifelong Honorary Academicians of China!

One of them

was a famous Chinese nuclear physicist,

Elder Yu!

Elder Yu had long led theoretical research on nuclear weapons.

Not only did he participate in the research of the 'Two Bombs',

but he also won the First Class National Science and Technology Progress Award three times,

and was awarded the 'Two Bombs, One Satellite' Meritorious Medal by the Supreme Academy of China!

Today, Elder Yu

is already eighty-two years old!

The other one

was a famous Chinese theoretical physicist,

Elder Cheng!

Elder Cheng is much older than Elder Yu, now eighty-eight years old.

He also participated in the 'Two Bombs' research,

and was awarded the 'Two Bombs, One Satellite' Meritorious Medal by the Supreme Academy of China!

As one of the pioneers of China's nuclear weapons cause,

and one of the founders of China's nuclear test Science and technology system,

he could be considered Lin Mo's old superior,

having served as the Chief Designer of the General Armament Department of the Supreme Military Region!

The two elderly academicians were dressed in simple Mao suits,

their faces beaming with a hint of excitement.

Although the two elderly academicians were very old,

their spirits were still very hearty, and their constitutions were very robust—they didn't even need anyone to support them.

Lin Mo quickly stepped forward,

saluting the two elderly academicians:

“Junior Lin Mo greets Elder Yu and Elder Cheng!”

Elder Yu had a kind face,

and smiled gently: “Comrade Lin Mo, there's no need to call yourself a junior in front of us. You are worthy of being called a Scholar of the State!”

Elder Cheng also spoke in praise: “Heroes have come from the youth since ancient times; the ancients truly did not deceive me!”

“To be able to see such an outstanding young man like Comrade Lin Mo, my later years can be considered without regrets!”

The two elderly academicians, who had lived through turbulent times,

became more and more satisfied the more they looked at Lin Mo.

They nodded repeatedly,

continuously praising him.

Aside from the explosive filter of the Xuan-Nu Fighter Jet and Kunlun Armor's appearance,

Lin Mo's own appearance was indeed quite good.

He could handle technology,

and was also handsome,

making him very likable.

“You two elders overpraise me!”

Looking at the two pillar-level elderly academicians, Lin Mo was rarely humble.

Elder Yu and Elder Cheng turned to look at Professor Ai Chongfeng,

and said with a smile:

“Little Ai, these ten years you've spent at the University of Science and Technology of China have been hard on you!”

“To have cultivated such an outstanding national genius for our China, Little Ai, you have performed a great service!”

Hearing the repeated calls of 'Little Ai',

Lin Mo almost couldn't hold it together.

Professor Ai Chongfeng, however, didn't feel surprised at all.

On the contrary, he felt excited because of this praise.

In front of these two elders,

to be affectionately called 'Little Ai' could even be considered an honor!

“Elder Yu, Elder Cheng, this is all due to Lin Mo's own hard work; it has little to do with me.”

Professor Ai Chongfeng was very humble in words,

but the word 'pride' was almost etched onto his face.

Xiang Guangming rolled his eyes nearby.

He knew perfectly well now

that Lin Mo's terrifying scientific talent was innate and had absolutely nothing to do with Professor Ai Chongfeng.

However...

it couldn't be said that there was absolutely no connection.

In terms of cultivating Lin Mo's worldview,

Professor Ai Chongfeng had still played a crucial role in providing positive guidance!

During the four years at the University of Science and Technology of China,

Professor Ai Chongfeng had spent all day instilling 'Hawks' ideology into Lin Mo, making him a passionate and patriotic youth.

Fortunately, it was so.

If Lin Mo were like some other students,

with a weak sense of patriotism, and had directly emigrated to the Western Alliance countries,

that would have been a catastrophic loss for China!

Based on this contribution alone,

Professor Ai Chongfeng's role was much more important than teaching any academic subject!

“Lin Mo, the two elderly academicians are still hale and hearty, but they are old after all.”

“They were originally recuperating in a sanatorium in Kyoto, but after getting the news, they insisted on coming to witness it personally no matter what. No one could talk them out of it!”

“There was no choice but to let them come.”

Xiang Guangming continued with a smile:

“According to today's schedule, we will wait another half hour before holding the project launch and pledge rally for Project Houyi.”

“Chief Designer Bai is already on his way. I'll take you to the lounge to change first.”

Lin Mo nodded, “Alright!”

Half an hour passed quickly.

On the open grounds of the Nuclear Power Operation Research Institute,

a large platform had already been set up.

On the red background of the platform,

the four large orange-yellow characters for 'Project Houyi' were written.

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