169: Chapter 169 Space Planting Unit, Planetary Ecological Base! Preparations for the Journey to the Stars!

As Chief Designer Lin finished speaking,

everyone was momentarily stunned.

Once they reacted, their faces were filled with utter disbelief.

"Nuclear fusion?! Our China has achieved Controlled Nuclear Fusion?!"

"Chief Designer Lin, when did this happen??"

"Holy crap! I spend every day in the fields with Elder Yuan; I had no idea about this news at all!"

"..."

Elder Yuan patted his face with his hand,

then vigorously rubbed his hair.

"Chief Designer Lin, don't tease me. An old man like me can't take a joke like that!"

Seeing Elder Yuan's kind and adorable appearance after the shock,

Lin Mo laughed heartily.

"Hearing is hollow, but seeing is believing!"

"Although Controlled Nuclear Fusion is currently in a confidential stage, it should be officially announced to all the people of China before the Spring Festival!"

"Elder Yuan, you've led your team to participate in the Shennong Project. All team members have signed the highest-level non-disclosure agreements, so you now have the clearance to understand the basic situation of the Golden Crow Nuclear Power Plant."

"Come on, let's go take a look together!"

"I also want to know how the Giant Golden Crow's construction is progressing!"

After the site for the Lin Mo Research Center was finalized,

the first construction project to start wasn't actually the Genetic Engineering Sub-center,

but rather the Golden Crow Nuclear Power Plant, which served as the "energy heart" of the entire research center.

The one undertaking this project was the construction team from the China Energy Group.

"That would be wonderful!"

Hearing that he could visit a nuclear fusion power plant,

Elder Yuan looked excited.

Lin Mo smiled

and gave instructions to the driver in front.

"San Pao, turn around. Let's go to the nuclear power plant!"

Captain Liu Zhihui, the head of the security detail, had already been ordered to protect Lin Mo's parents.

The special forces soldier currently remaining by Lin Mo's side for personal protection

was the deputy captain of Captain Liu Zhihui's special operations squad, nicknamed "San Pao," whose original name was Yu Zhenshan.

"Understood, Leader!"

"We'll be there in about ten minutes!"

San Pao responded loudly.

The Golden Crow Nuclear Power Plant was adjacent to the Bohai Sea,

located directly to the east of the Lin Mo Research Center's building cluster,

symbolizing the sun rising in the east.

San Pao turned the steering wheel,

following the newly built concrete highway,

and headed toward the Golden Crow Nuclear Power Plant a few kilometers away.

...

Inside the Golden Crow Nuclear Power Plant,

the main person in charge of the China Energy Group and the project executives on-site

accompanied Lin Mo and Elder Yuan with great respect,

reporting on the basic progress of the nuclear power plant's construction.

"...Regarding the construction of the Golden Crow Nuclear Power Plant project for the Lin Mo Research Center, the China Energy Group has placed it as our highest priority..."

"...Currently, we have rapidly built two 'Golden Crow' nuclear fusion reactors within one month, providing a continuous supply of electricity and energy guarantees for the research center's various infrastructure works..."

"...Our work progress is also very encouraging; we expect the official completion and inauguration before this year's Spring Festival..."

Academician Elder Yuan and his team members

looked like they had entered a grand spectacle,

gazing around

while listening to the introduction,

filled with curiosity about everything inside the nuclear power plant.

Seeing the rapid progress of the Golden Crow Nuclear Power Plant's construction, Lin Mo was very satisfied.

"Chairman Yuan, thank you for your hard work in personally supervising the project's progress these past few days!"

Yuan Neng's voice carried gratitude: "This is all as it should be!"

"Additionally, I would like to express my thanks to Chief Designer Lin!"

"Currently, there are 100 Golden Crow plants under construction simultaneously across China. Our China Energy Group alone has undertaken 28 of them!"

"Thank you, Chief Designer Lin, for your trust in our China Energy Group!"

Lin Mo smiled and said, "No need to thank me. These are the results of your group's own solid capabilities."

Yuan Neng waved his hands repeatedly. "How can I not thank you?"

"All of us Chinese people must thank you!"

"If it weren't for you, the Father of Controlled Nuclear Fusion, our China would still be in a stage of electricity shortage."

"Now, once these 100 Golden Crows are built, China will enter a new era!"

"A great era of infinite energy!"

"Just thinking about it makes me feel excited!"

Yuan Neng's words

caused everyone present to show looks of yearning.

If infinite electrical energy were achieved,

then couldn't they build as many glass greenhouses as they wanted?

The issue of food shortages for the Chinese people—

wouldn't it cease to exist forever?

This simple, rustic idea of 'buying a golden hoe once you're rich'

fully demonstrated the pure heart and simplicity of Elder Yuan's team members.

It was indeed true;

to be one of Elder Yuan's agricultural PhD students,

one's mind had to be very simple.

Otherwise, being criticized by Elder Yuan every day and having to endure the hardship of planting crops in the fields daily, an average PhD student would have quit long ago!

Those PhD students who graduated from Shuimu University at the same time as them—

at this time,

might have already been studying in Eagle Country for years, preparing to change their citizenship!

...

After the tour,

Lin Mo and Elder Yuan's team returned to the Plant Genetic Engineering Laboratory in the sub-center's main building.

The scope of the laboratories on the sixth floor was very large;

there were a full eight large laboratories of 300 square meters each,

thirty small laboratories of 100 square meters each,

as well as five meeting rooms,

and there were even six elevator banks alone.

The group arrived at one of the meeting rooms.

After taking their seats,

Lin Mo laughed clearly.

"Elder Yuan, fellow researchers!"

"After this tour, I believe everyone has a good understanding of the Shennong Project."

"This project concerns China's food security. Elite teams from all of China's major crop research institutes will come to participate in the Shennong Project!"

"This includes the Father of China's Hybrid Corn, Academician Li Guanhai!"

"The Father of China's Hybrid Soybeans, Academician Sun Huan!..."

"...And so on, a total of 18 academicians in the field of Chinese crops!"

With every heavyweight name Lin Mo mentioned,

everyone present was shocked once again.

By the time Lin Mo finished speaking,

everyone was clicking their tongues in amazement.

With this move, Chief Designer Lin had essentially 'collected' all the Fathers of Food in the entirety of China!

Some PhD students were secretly excited;

they previously never had the chance to meet these other big shots in the food sector.

Now, not only could they meet them all,

but they could also work alongside them and even get autographs from all the Fathers of Food!

Oh my god!

Just thinking about it was thrilling!

"Elder Yuan, I specifically invited you here to be the main person in charge of the Shennong Project."

"Besides researching super crops, there is one more crucial task I need to entrust to you!"

After introducing the basic situation,

Lin Mo changed the subject.

Hearing this, Elder Yuan said solemnly, "Chief Designer Lin, please speak!"

"Actually, I've introduced this to you before."

Lin Mo said with a smile.

"Inside the Shennong Base, which simulates a fully enclosed natural ecosystem, we will simultaneously launch 20 to 30 'Biosphere' experiments!"

"The first experimental cycle will be one year!"

Elder Yuan was thoughtful: "Biosphere?"

"Are you talking about that Biosphere project Eagle Country did over a decade ago?"

Lin Mo first nodded,

then shook his head.

"It's similar, but our Biospheres will definitely be much more reliable than those of Eagle Country!"

"Furthermore, our first round of Biosphere experiments isn't about creating a full-scale natural ecosystem, but rather simulating the natural ecosystem for crop growth."

Elder Yuan asked, "What is the objective?"

"To make exploratory preparations in advance for China's future creation of Space Cultivation Units, Planetary Ecological Bases, and the realization of outer space crop cultivation technology!"

Lin Mo's words were earth-shattering.

The moment his words landed,

everyone was shocked!

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