136: Chapter 136 The Global Storm

Pale blue data streams pulsed wildly deep within Lin Yuan's consciousness, refreshing at an incredibly high frequency.

[ ... 15.2% ... 24.7% ... 34.5% ... ]

The numbers climbed at an astonishing speed, soaring all the way to 34.5% in just a few moments.

Afterward, that unstoppable momentum suddenly slowed, though it did not stop, continuing to grind upward at a subtle but steady pace.

Lin Yuan lowered his eyelids slightly, unable to help but chuckle inwardly.

You have to realize, in this Research Building No. 7, there are only a few dozen core researchers at most right now.

This number couldn't compare at all to the meeting in the trapezoidal conference room where he faced over a hundred titans from various industries.

Yet, these few dozen people had single-handedly contributed over 30% of the confidence!

If this were a few months ago, it would have been something he wouldn't even dare to imagine.

After all, when he threw out that lie about "building a Photolithography Machine in half a year" in front of a room full of top experts, the progress bar struggled to reach a pathetic 3%.

But now, it was still a Level 3 lie.

In terms of engineering scope, the difficulty barrier for Controlled Nuclear Fusion was far greater than that of a Photolithography Machine.

Yet the growth in confidence showed a world of difference.

Lin Yuan was quite satisfied with this result.

He knew very well that the fundamental reason for this lay in his now shockingly high status, weight, and credibility.

A few months ago, he was just a fledgling college student, completely unknown.

Even with Dean Chen backing him and a military order hanging over his head, most people would still have maintained a reserved attitude.

But now, he was recognized as a top scientific genius in the Xia Academy of Sciences, a leader who had continuously broken through global technological blockades.

Photolithography Machine, Chip Architecture, Fifth-Generation Communication Technology...

These solid achievements had long since built an unshakable tower of trust in everyone's hearts.

As long as it was a promise he made himself, no matter how outrageous—even if he said he would build a Dyson sphere tomorrow—these researchers would subconsciously develop a sliver of blind conviction.

This was the terrifying compound interest brought about by national credibility endorsement combined with repeated public displays of genius!

Right now, this was only spreading within a small circle of a few dozen people.

Once it spread further within the Xia Academy of Sciences, and even among the higher-ups...

The confidence for this Level 3 lie would be completely filled in three to five days.

Of course, Lin Yuan was crystal clear about this in his heart.

Even among Level 3 lies, there was likely a distinction in magnitude.

The total confidence pool required for this lie was clearly smaller than the one for the previous lie about building communication and intelligence systems in half a year.

After all, this was just "theoretical data," not a "physical project."

But this was all inconsequential.

What he truly cared about was never the Level 3 lie itself, but the bigger game behind it.

The theoretical data for Controlled Nuclear Fusion was merely the first move on the entire chessboard.

Once the data was in hand, what he would throw out next would be a true Level 4 or even Level 5 lie!

That was the hard battle he needed to take seriously.

And that was precisely one of the fundamental reasons why he was in such a hurry to push for the full-scale rollout of 5G and the widespread adoption of smartphones.

Thinking of this, Lin Yuan withdrew his focus from the system panel in his consciousness and cast his gaze back to the present.

Yang Lin was rubbing his hands together as he walked to his side, his face full of irrepressible excitement.

"Chief Engineer Lin, Controlled Nuclear Fusion..."

"To speak from the heart, if anyone else had brought this up to me, I would have poured cold water on them right on the spot."

"But you—"

Yang Lin stuck out a thumb and shook it vigorously in the air twice.

"I have only one word: believe!"

"As long as you dare to say it, I dare to believe it!"

Lin Yuan looked at his expression, couldn't help but chuckle, and didn't say much in response.

On the side, Zhou Ping straightened his jacket collar, stood up straight, looked deeply at Lin Yuan, and nodded at him.

"Alright, Chief Engineer Lin, the business is done. Since you still need to organize such important data, I won't disturb you any further!"

He raised his hand and pointed toward the door, his movements crisp and decisive.

"The 5G industrialization has already landed, and the subsequent setup is spread out extensively."

"I will immediately arrange for the most capable people to personally oversee the three major operators! Even if I don't sleep tonight, I will come up with a definite plan to lower the tariffs!"

"We absolutely cannot let the common people down, and we certainly cannot let down your righteousness in giving up hundreds of billions in patent fees."

Lin Yuan nodded slightly, his posture remaining calm and composed:

"Then I will have to trouble you, Director Zhou."

Zhou Ping said no more, turned abruptly, and strode toward the door.

Soon, the glass door closed again, shutting out the noise from the corridor.

Seeing this, Lin Jixian also turned around, his gaze falling on Lin Yuan, looking him up and down several times.

"Brother, you've quietly dropped another bombshell."

He folded his hands in front of him, his smile revealing undisguised admiration and anticipation.

"Controlled Nuclear Fusion, if you really manage to tinker this out, our country will completely flip the table."

"Brother Lin, it's not even off the ground yet."

Lin Yuan shook his head with a smile, "Even if the theoretical data is produced, we are still a long way from ignition and power generation; we have to take it one step at a time."

Hearing this, Lin Jixian kept saying "yes, yes, yes," but the arc of his lips couldn't be suppressed no matter how hard he tried.

"Alright, I'll head out first then."

After a while, Lin Jixian clapped his hands and waved at Lin Yuan.

"Get some good rest, and contact me if you need anything."

After saying this, he took the three comrades from the intellectual property department and quickly left the laboratory.

The glass door closed once more.

Research Building No. 7 returned to its usual quiet.

Only the slight hum of the server fans seemed to foreshadow a storm about to sweep across the globe.

...

In the days that followed, the entire land of Xia was completely plunged into a frenzy of acceleration!

Following the intensive, cost-no-object construction and deployment in the early stages, the infrastructure projects of the three major operators for 5G base stations in major first-tier cities across the country entered the final sprint stage.

On signal towers and the tops of high-rise buildings in major cities across the country, brand-new antenna arrays and specialized cables were densely packed.

Countless engineers worked day and night, and the physically isolated network backbones were opened up one by one.

As construction barriers were removed one by one, base station signals began to officially connect.

On the electronic maps in the network monitoring halls, those gray coverage areas turned green frantically, like a prairie fire!

The 5G network truly began to breathe powerfully across this ancient land!

And just when the people across the country were eagerly waiting, wishing they could check the operator's official website every day for the progress of 5G availability.

Several major domestic mobile phone brands simultaneously released the same blockbuster news through their respective official channels.

"Equipped with the domestic Hidden Dragon System, the world's first batch of 5G smartphones is about to go on sale."