120: Chapter 120: The "Xihe" miniaturized cold fusion device is completed! The final decisive moment!

Many people may not have realized yet,

that they are about to be crushed into dust by the wheels of history.

This is the growing pain of reform, a necessity for development, and something for which there is absolutely no perfect solution.

If one wants to minimize the impact of reform as much as possible,

it tests the skill and courage of the managers,

and the first to bear the brunt of it,

is Chief Designer Bai Yannian, the chief architect of Huaxia's technological development!

After taking a deep breath,

Bai Yannian said with a smile:

"It's all for the rise of Huaxia as a powerful nation; this bit of busyness is nothing."

"I actually hope that under the lead of Comrade Lin Mo, we can develop more new technologies in the future that cause deep social changes. Even if I'm even busier, I'll be willing!"

To this,

Elder Yu and Elder Cheng nodded repeatedly,

while also feeling some regret that they weren't born at a better time.

If only they could be twenty or thirty years younger!

After the stable operation of 'Jinwu',

they developed a new wish.

That was to take care of their health,

and try to live for many more years,

hoping to see with their own eyes within their lifetime just how powerful Huaxia could become through the many subsequent effects of nuclear fusion!

And to see just how far today's first-generation Controlled Nuclear Fusion technology would iterate and upgrade!

Speaking of Lin Mo,

Elder Yu asked curiously, "I wonder how the progress is going over on the cold fusion side?"

Just at that moment,

Xiang Guangming, who had just stepped out to take a phone call,

walked quickly into the observation room with a joyful expression.

"Comrades, great news!"

"I just received a call from over there. The cold fusion working group has completed all testing for the 'Xihe' miniature cold fusion device!"

"In half an hour, we can achieve the first ignition!"

Upon hearing this,

everyone was overjoyed.

"Good, that's wonderful!"

"A double blessing, truly a double blessing!"

Seeing this,

Bai Yannian said straightforwardly,

"Comrades, let's head over now and observe the 'Xihe' ignition together!"

...

Cold Fusion Laboratory.

A Stellarator magnetic confinement device, not even as large as a car engine,

sat right in the center of the area.

It was precisely the 'Xihe' cold fusion reactor device.

Precision instruments all around it operated continuously,

monitoring the various parameters of the 'Xihe' device.

"Mentor, have you notified the other side?"

Inside the observation room,

Lin Mo asked without turning his head,

only to find that Professor Ai Chongfeng behind him didn't respond.

Lin Mo found it a bit strange,

turned his head,

and found Professor Ai Chongfeng looking groggy, his state not quite right.

"Mentor? Mentor?"

Professor Ai Chongfeng finally snapped out of it,

responding with a raspy voice.

"Ah? Oh! *Cough, cough*..."

"Xiao Mo, it's been too hard these past few days. My body can't quite take it. I'll have to get some good rest after the ignition is over."

Professor Ai Chongfeng's answer was irrelevant to the question,

and he kept coughing violently,

causing Lin Mo's heart to skip a beat.

Lin Mo looked intently at Professor Ai Chongfeng,

noticing that his mentor's eye bags were very dark and his lips were slightly pale.

Not only that, but his cheekbones showed obvious dullness,

compared to this morning,

he looked like a completely different person!

This is bad!

Lin Mo made a prompt decision.

"Mentor, we can't wait for the ignition anymore. You must rest now!"

"I'll have the staff send you back to the guest house right now!"

However,

Professor Ai Chongfeng weakly waved his hand,

smiling as he refused,

"At a time like this, can I leave?"

"If it were you, would you leave?"

Hearing this,

Lin Mo, who had originally intended to call for the staff, fell silent.

Ignition was imminent;

no matter who it was,

it was impossible to leave at this time...

"*Cough, cough*..."

"Don't worry, it's just from staying up late these past few days. With your terrifying ability to sleep, you probably won't understand in this lifetime."

Professor Ai Chongfeng's face was weak, sweat beads forming on his forehead,

as he forced a smile.

"If you force me to rest now, I won't be at peace for the rest of my life."

Lin Mo was speechless.

I don't understand?

I fucking understand all too well...

If I hadn't kicked the bucket from staying up late repeatedly, I wouldn't even be your student...

"Xiao Wang,"

Lin Mo thought for a moment,

instructing a nearby staff member, "Go next door and get a bottle of sea salt sugar water, and prepare a sofa chair."

"Understood!"

Staff member Xiao Wang took the assignment,

and quickly implemented it.

Lin Mo placed the sofa chair in a suitable observation position,

helped Professor Ai Chongfeng sit on it,

and unscrewed the sea salt sugar water for Professor Ai Chongfeng to take a few sips.

"Mentor, do you feel more comfortable?"

Professor Ai Chongfeng nodded with a smile.

"Yes, it's quite comfortable!"

Looking at Professor Ai Chongfeng's haggard and weak state, Lin Mo was incredibly anxious and wanted to ask more about his condition.

Just at that moment,

a noisy sound came from outside the observation room.

Looking back,

it turned out to be the people from the hot fusion side arriving.

Xiang Guangming led the group,

walking quickly into the 'Xihe' observation room.

"Comrades, everyone has worked hard!"

"As soon as we got the news, we came over immediately!"

As soon as they entered,

everyone from the hot fusion group,

was drawn to the 'Xihe' cold fusion device outside the glass window,

their eyes instantly glazing over.

"Holy shit, it's so small!"

"Isn't this even smaller than a car engine?"

"Exquisite craftsmanship, simply exquisite craftsmanship!"

"Engineer Huang, quickly tell us, what's the design power of this 'Xihe' device?"

"Old Zhou, how exactly are you going to ignite and cool this thing?"

"..."

The researchers from the two working groups were all old acquaintances,

and soon gathered in several circles, chatting enthusiastically.

Xiang Guangming led several other high-level leaders,

coming to Lin Mo's side.

"Chief Designer Lin, when do you plan to ignite here, we... holy shit!!"

"Big Cannon Ai, this!... what is going on with you!"

Xiang Guangming was speaking excitedly,

only to turn and discover the exceptionally weak Professor Ai Chongfeng on the sofa chair,

freezing on the spot.

"Big Cannon Ai, I told you to go to the hospital before and you wouldn't go. Look at the ghostly state you're in now, you... sigh! If you keep this up, don't let your body collapse!"

Looking at his partner's haggard appearance,

Xiang Guangming wanted to scold him but couldn't bear to.

Meanwhile,

Bai Yannian, looking at Professor Ai Chongfeng's face,

suddenly had a drastic change in expression!

As one of Huaxia's top intellectuals,

he naturally understood some Traditional Chinese Medicine techniques.

Through a simple visual diagnosis,

he could see that Professor Ai Chongfeng's current state was very wrong!

His complexion was dark, sallow and lusterless, with blackening at the cheekbones,

and subtle blood stasis showing on his cheeks...

This was a classic blood stasis face,

indicating that something major had gone wrong with his stomach and intestines!

Bai Yannian crouched down,

took Professor Ai Chongfeng's hand to check his pulse,

further verifying his thoughts.

"Comrade Chongfeng, you... sigh!..."

Bai Yannian looked at Professor Ai Chongfeng's tongue coating,

and shook his head with a complex expression.

He could basically confirm now,

that Professor Ai Chongfeng was suffering from a terminal illness, and had been for some time!

Especially since,

the combined symptoms were too numerous to count,

indicating that it wasn't just a problem with the stomach and intestines,

but that large-scale metastasis had already occurred,

and all the internal organs of the body were failing!

If there had been early intervention, it might have been manageable,

but now, it had likely been deteriorating for a long time,

and the course of the disease had reached the very final stages...

...

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