135: Chapter 135 is merely an intention.

Controlled Nuclear Fusion?

When these five airy words were uttered by Lin Yuan, everyone in the massive Research Building No. 7 collectively froze.

Zhou Ping stared fixedly at the young man before him; his pupils contracted violently due to extreme shock, and his heart hammered uncontrollably in his chest.

"Chief Engineer Lin, you... what did you just say?"

"Controlled Nuclear Fusion?"

Upon hearing this, Lin Yuan stood where he was, his posture remaining as relaxed as ever.

He tilted his head slightly, meeting Zhou Ping's gaze, which was filled with immense pressure and shock, and a gentle, mild smile appeared at the corners of his lips.

"Yes, Director Zhou, you heard me correctly."

"Controlled Nuclear Fusion."

His words were clear, without any ambiguity.

Listening to his confirmation, the entire Research Building No. 7 fell into a silence that lasted several seconds.

That few seconds of silence was more shocking than any cheer from just a moment ago.

Controlled Nuclear Fusion!

No one present was unaware of what these five words meant in the scientific community and in international geopolitical games.

Since the concept was proposed in the last century, the major powers of the world have poured at least trillions into the bottomless pit of Controlled Nuclear Fusion.

Especially that joint experimental reactor project led by The Other Side of the Ocean; dozens of countries pooled their money and efforts, working for over twenty years, and to this day, they haven't even caught a glimpse of commercial viability.

It is no exaggeration to call it the ultimate holy grail of human energy technology.

Whoever masters it effectively masters near-infinite clean energy.

With just a small cup of isotopes extracted from seawater, one could generate energy equivalent to burning hundreds of tons of high-quality coal!

The depletion crisis of fossil fuels, the environmental disaster of carbon emissions, and the geopolitical games where major industrial nations fight tooth and nail over oil and natural gas...

All these deadlocks that have plagued human civilization for hundreds of years would turn into dust that crumbles at a touch in the face of Controlled Nuclear Fusion.

And now, Lin Yuan was saying, so nonchalantly, that he wanted to research this.

Zhou Ping stared at Lin Yuan's young face, his chest churning with complex emotions that were impossible to describe.

If anyone else had said this to him, even a senior academician of the Xia Academy of Sciences, he wouldn't have taken it to heart.

But the person saying it... had to be Lin Yuan!

From breaking the blockade with the Photolithography Machine to chips that crushed the entire world, from the world-shaking Brain-like Intelligence and Chinese programming to the Fifth-generation Communication that was implemented in a month...

This young man had used one achievement after another, deemed "impossible" by the whole world, to thoroughly slap the faces of all his doubters.

Therefore, the moment he received confirmation from Lin Yuan, the first thought that flashed through Zhou Ping's mind wasn't denial, but a surge of ecstasy and trembling that shot straight to his crown!

He just stood there, his Adam's apple bobbing, his lips moving, unable to form a complete sentence for a long time.

Lin Jixian, who was beside him, was also completely stunned.

He hadn't just been dealing with Lin Yuan for a day or two and believed he had built up enough psychological preparation for this young man's "level of madness."

But Controlled Nuclear Fusion...

The weight of these words still cracked his psychological defenses.

In the entire Research Building No. 7, no one spoke.

Lin Yuan looked at everyone's reaction and chuckled, saying.

"Everyone, there's no need to overthink it."

"I just have this intention, that's all."

Zhou Ping finally found his voice; he took a deep breath, forcing his emotions down.

"Intention?"

He repeated these two words, his tone rising slightly, carrying an urgency he hadn't even noticed himself.

Lin Yuan nodded.

"Yes, it's currently just a preliminary direction."

He paused for a beat, his gaze profound, as if he were carefully choosing his words.

"The energy issue is an unavoidable hurdle, which we already discussed just now."

"If our country wants to truly achieve an industrial takeoff, or even reach for the stars in the future, traditional fossil energy definitely cannot support this ambition."

"So my goal is definitely to solve this problem at its root, and Controlled Nuclear Fusion is naturally one of the most perfect entry points at the moment."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Ping's throat tightened, and he swallowed back the pile of follow-up questions that had welled up.

He was also clear about Lin Yuan's habit of speaking.

The more nonchalant he was about something, the bigger the impact it would eventually make.

Meanwhile, Lin Jixian stood beside him, arms crossed over his chest, his whole body taut like a string.

He chewed over the words "Controlled Nuclear Fusion" in his mind repeatedly, and a near-absurd premonition slowly rose from the soles of his feet.

Photolithography Machine, the globally recognized jewel of industry, Lin Yuan finished it in two months.

Fifth-generation Communication, which normally changes every ten years, Lin Yuan implemented in one month.

What about Controlled Nuclear Fusion?

This ultimate problem that has plagued all of humanity for over half a century—how long would it take him?

As soon as this thought popped up, Lin Jixian suppressed it himself.

It was too crazy; he didn't dare to even think about it!

"I am still sorting out the specific direction in my mind."

Lin Yuan tilted his head, as if calculating some timeline in his mind.

"According to my estimates..."

"In about half a month or so, I should be able to organize a relatively complete theoretical system for solving the energy problem."

Half a month.

These three words were like three heavy hammers, smashing hard onto everyone's crown.

Zhou Ping froze entirely, his eyes wide.

"Half a month?!"

"Organize a set of energy theoretical systems?"

"And one that covers Controlled Nuclear Fusion?!"

He opened his mouth, then closed it.

After a full two or three seconds of silence, Zhou Ping ultimately didn't ask for any details, just nodded heavily.

"Good."

Just one word.

Because extra words were meaningless in front of Lin Yuan.

Meanwhile, deep in Lin Yuan's consciousness, that familiar system light screen suddenly lit up.

A series of pale blue data streams scrolled rapidly through his mind.

[lie-to-truth system activated]

[Locking onto current lie... Lock successful!]

[Lie content: Organize energy theoretical materials including Controlled Nuclear Fusion within half a month.]

[Lie level assessment: Level 3 (Involves future scientific theories, but does not involve physical material transformation)]

Only Level 3.

Lin Yuan was not surprised.

For a lie at a purely theoretical level, not involving actual material manifestation and engineering implementation, the level determined by the system would naturally be lower.

After all, this was just theoretical material; there was still a long way to go before realizing true Controlled Nuclear Fusion.

But even so, this lie still reached Level 3.

Immediately after, in Lin Yuan's consciousness, the confidence progress bar on the system panel began to jump rapidly.

[Current total confidence: 1.1%... 3.4%... 6.8%...]