134: Chapter 134 Controlled Nuclear Fusion?

"Then I shall look forward to it."

Lin Yuan nodded with a smile, his gentle expression subtly hinting at a deeper meaning.

"Rest assured!"

Zhou Ping laughed heartily, waving his large hand vigorously in the air.

"With the courage you've shown, willing to give up hundreds of billions in profits without batting an eye for the sake of the people of Xia, the state certainly won't let you shoulder everything alone!"

"Just watch what happens next; I'll definitely give you a surprise!"

Hearing Zhou Ping's words, Lin Yuan narrowed his eyes with satisfaction.

He had always believed in the power of the state.

When a massive state apparatus operates at full capacity, sparing no effort to push something forward, the results would never disappoint him.

As for lowering domestic patent licensing fees to the minimum, or even waiving them entirely...

To Zhou Ping and Lin Jixian, this was seen as Lin Yuan being selfless and noble, willingly sacrificing hundreds of billions in real money for the sake of the country.

But in Lin Yuan's own heart, this was a guaranteed profitable deal.

The lower the price, the lower the barrier to entry, and the faster the adoption rate.

The speed at which the underlying hardware and the Hidden Dragon Operating System would spread would be terrifying, capable of reaching even the most remote corners of Xia in the shortest possible time.

Money, for someone like him who possessed the lie-to-truth system, was sufficient as long as he had enough.

Even if he didn't ask for a single cent, the state would never treat him poorly in terms of material compensation.

What Lin Yuan cared about more was the moment when countless electronic devices would be equipped with the Hidden Dragon Operating System after the Fifth-Generation Communication Technology network was fully rolled out.

This would be the most critical piece in his grand chessboard!

In his previous life, he had witnessed countless times the fanatical spectacle of internet trends sweeping the nation within minutes.

A trivial piece of news, riding the wave of the mobile internet, could reach hundreds of millions of people in just a few hours, triggering a nationwide frenzy.

That terrifying speed of information dissemination was, for him with the lie-to-truth system, a perfect, heaven-sent breeding ground.

After all, for a lie to become truth, the prerequisite was that enough people needed to hear the lie from his own mouth and believe it!

At this current point in time, even with the high credibility of the state endorsing him and countless official news media outlets promoting him overwhelmingly.

The means by which ordinary people received information still relied primarily on computers and televisions.

The convenience and immediacy of this kind of public opinion dissemination could not compare to the era of mobile internet where everyone held a smartphone.

Only when the Fifth-Generation Communication Technology was fully rolled out and smart terminals were in everyone's palms would the barriers to information dissemination be completely shattered.

By then, even if he posted a casual personal status update online, it could reach hundreds of millions of users in an extremely short amount of time.

That massive amount of attention, that blind worship born from trusting him, would all transform into skyrocketing values on the system confidence progress bar!

Furthermore, the widespread adoption of the Hidden Dragon Operating System also concerned a more profound underlying layout in Lin Yuan's mind.

For this, a low price, or even free, was the optimal solution to accelerate everything.

Thinking of this, the smile on Lin Yuan's face became even more pronounced.

Once the discussion was finished, the atmosphere in the Seventh Research Building became much more relaxed.

Zhou Ping turned to the side, his gaze sweeping across the rows of jumping data on the main console, and he relaxed quite a bit.

"Chief Engineer Lin, the construction teams across the country are currently working overnight to speed up progress."

"According to the briefings returned by the three major operators, the infrastructure for those core nodes has already been mostly set up."

"Now that the engineering implementation on your end has been realized, the subsequent major operational zones just need to equip the devices and connect the network, and the base station signals will be able to achieve wide-area coverage directly."

"By then, our country's basic industry will be completely transformed."

He turned to look at Lin Yuan, his words filled with grand plans and anticipation for the future.

"Furthermore, as for the major terminal equipment manufacturers, the new generation of smartphones equipped with the Hidden Dragon System has also entered the final stage of mass production and stocking."

"If things go quickly, it will be fully available in the market next month."

"As soon as this batch of phones hits the market, our common people will be able to truly experience this epoch-making new technology."

"All of this is thanks to you, Chief Engineer Lin."

Hearing this, Lin Jixian was also filled with emotion and couldn't help but look Lin Yuan up and down.

"But having said that."

"Little brother, you've conquered the Photolithography Machine, Chip Architecture, Fifth-generation Communication, and the operating system all at once."

"Over the past few months, your brain probably hasn't stopped for even a minute."

Lin Jixian reached out and patted Lin Yuan on the shoulder twice.

"Even an iron body couldn't withstand such exhaustion."

"Now that all the engineering implementations are complete, you should be able to take a good break for a while, right?"

Zhou Ping also nodded in deep agreement.

"Right."

"Chief Engineer Lin, with your non-stop work over the past few months, the entire country's technological landscape has been forcibly raised by several orders of magnitude by you alone."

"Going forward, it really is time to take a good rest for a while."

Lin Yuan listened to their words of comfort, stood up straight, and stretched his shoulders.

"Rest is naturally necessary."

"After all, if the strings in one's brain are pulled too tight, they are prone to snapping."

Lin Yuan crossed his hands in front of him, his eyes flickering slightly.

"However..."

"Taking advantage of this gap while the Fifth-Generation Communication Technology and intelligent layout are being promoted."

"I still need to take the opportunity to sort out the next goal."

Upon hearing this, everyone stood there with their mouths half-open, collectively stunned.

Just finished with communication and intelligence, not even catching a breath, and already planning the next step?!

In the end, it was Zhou Ping who recovered first, leaning his body forward.

"The next goal?"

A few words suddenly flashed through his mind, and his breathing suddenly became heavy.

"Chief Engineer Lin, the next step you mentioned..."

"Could it be energy and life sciences, which you mentioned at the last press conference?"

Lin Yuan smiled slightly and nodded.

"Yes."

One word, extremely crisp.

He ignored the shock surging in everyone's eyes and continued his analysis on his own.

"Director Zhou, as you just said, we are about to step into the 5G era."

"Once industrial intelligence is rolled out, major domestic factories will definitely operate at full capacity."

"By that time, the country's demand for energy will inevitably rise with the tide, or even explode exponentially."

"Existing coal power generation and traditional hydropower will find it hard to withstand that kind of exponential growth in consumption."

"Even if they barely manage to hold up, environmental pollution is an unbearable hidden danger."

"In the end, it will inevitably constrain development due to the bottleneck of energy."

Listening to Lin Yuan's words, Zhou Ping also lowered his voice, his tone becoming unprecedentedly solemn.

"You are right."

As the person in charge of the industrial system, he knew better than anyone the horror of an energy crisis.

Lin Yuan watched Zhou Ping's changing reaction and continued.

"The more developed the industry, the more terrifying the thirst for energy."

"This is an inescapable knot."

"That's why those international giants are throwing money desperately to research clean energy, especially Controlled Nuclear Fusion."

"It can be said that whoever masters it holds the key to the stars and the sea."

"Therefore..."

Lin Yuan paused, his gaze sweeping over everyone present, and continued.

"Domestically, we must absolutely not fall behind in this aspect."

"We cannot win in communication only to have our throats choked by others in energy."

Hearing this, Zhou Ping felt his throat go dry, subconsciously swallowed, and his voice trembled slightly.

"So, you mean..."

Under the gaze of everyone's constricted pupils, Lin Yuan stood in a relaxed posture, yet his words were extremely clear.

"I also want to try researching..."

"Controlled Nuclear Fusion!"