152: Chapter 152 is all in here!

Lin Yuan looked at the row of azure numbers in his mind, his originally casual movements pausing for a fraction of a second, almost imperceptibly.

100%!

This lie regarding the supporting materials was originally just a sudden whim, a test he conducted to push the project forward.

He wanted to verify how the system would judge a closely related sub-lie thrown out underneath the existing massive lie of "completing the engineering implementation of Controlled Nuclear Fusion within half a year."

As it turned out... he really had tested out something incredible.

The confidence of a higher-level lie could actually be directly transferred to its corresponding lower-level lie?!

A strong sense of surprise surged in Lin Yuan's heart, and a hidden glint flashed deep in his eyes.

With a thought, he quickly called up the panel for the other lie.

[Current Lie: Complete the engineering implementation of Controlled Nuclear Fusion within half a year.]

[Current Total confidence: 53.42%]

The confidence hadn't decreased at all because of the recent transfer; in fact, the numbers were still steadily climbing at a rate visible to the naked eye.

In other words, the confidence pool of the higher-level lie did not suffer any loss by diverting flow to the lower-level lie.

"Interesting... truly interesting."

The corners of Lin Yuan's mouth twitched slightly as his mind raced.

The practical value of this mechanism was simply absurdly high.

This meant that in the future, whenever he dealt with super-large projects capable of changing the course of human civilization,

He could first create world-shaking news by throwing out the biggest lie to max out public attention and confidence across the entire internet.

Once the pool for the higher-level lie had accumulated to a certain level, he could then dismantle and split off sub-lies like slicing a cake.

After each sub-lie was launched, there would be no need to painstakingly go through the long process of public opinion fermentation again.

Instead, they could directly receive a confidence transfer from the higher-level lie.

Of course, he had only verified this once, so he wasn't sure exactly how the transfer ratio was calculated.

After all, the higher-level lie currently had 53% confidence, and the lower-level lie was Rank 3; its pool capacity was naturally much smaller than a Rank 4.

Whether this 100% transfer result was based on a specific ratio would require more testing to confirm.

However, there was no rush.

He withdrew his consciousness from the system panel, ignoring the subsequent prompt that appeared: [Manifest immediately?]

At this moment, the massive testing hall was so quiet that a pin drop could be heard.

The gazes of dozens of top experts, filled with unbelievable shock, were all fixed firmly on the young man in the main seat.

An elderly expert with white hair sitting in the front row on the left finally couldn't suppress the turmoil in his heart and broke the dead silence.

This elderly expert was named Zhou Changming, a titan in the field of special materials in the country who had spent his entire life grappling with various extreme materials.

He stared intently at Lin Yuan, his Adam's apple bobbing violently as he swallowed hard, trying to steady his dry, tight voice.

"Academician Lin..."

"You just said that you have done a little research on the supporting special materials?"

"Could it be..."

He gritted his teeth and asked the question that even he felt was preposterous.

"Is it for the entire set of supporting materials for Controlled Nuclear Fusion?"

As soon as this question was posed, everyone's breathing in the hall suddenly halted.

Countless burning gazes locked onto Lin Yuan's face, for fear of missing even the slightest facial reaction.

Lin Yuan remained in his seat, his back against the chair, his posture still relaxed.

Meeting Zhou Changming's fanatical gaze, he nodded extremely calmly.

"Naturally."

Two words.

Light as a feather, without any hesitation or extra explanation.

But the lethality of these two simple words was a hundred times more fierce than a whole passionate discourse!

The atmospheric pressure in the testing hall plummeted in an instant.

Chen Jingshan, sitting to Lin Yuan's right, instinctively tilted his head the moment he heard those two words.

His gaze quickly swept across Lin Yuan's shoulders, waist, the back of the chair, and he even poked his head to glance under the table...

Nothing.

That versatile canvas bag, seemingly filled with the miracles of human technology, wasn't there today!

After doing all this, Chen Jingshan snapped back to his senses, his old face twitching almost imperceptibly.

Immediately, he also gave a secret, slight shake of his head, feeling that his conditioned reflex was truly a bit excessive.

Upon hearing Lin Yuan say such world-shaking things, his first reaction wasn't to doubt its truth, but to instinctively check if he had brought his bag to pull out blueprints.

But it couldn't be helped; when this kid was working on the Photolithography Machine and Fifth-generation Communication, the sight of him casually pulling core technology out of his bag had left too great a psychological shock on him!

Meanwhile, Zhou Changming froze in place, his body stiff, his lips quivering violently, but he couldn't squeeze out a single word.

Inside the testing hall, several other elderly experts who also specialized in materials stared with wide eyes, their eyeballs nearly bulging out.

Supporting materials for Controlled Nuclear Fusion weren't just one or two common items!

From the High-Temperature Superconducting Tapes needed for magnetic confinement, to the tungsten-based composites for the First Wall, to the Low-activation Steel for structural materials—every single one was a world-class problem that had stumped the globe for decades.

And the meaning of Lin Yuan's words just now was...

He had them all?

Zhou Changming's head was buzzing, and for a moment, he didn't know how to respond.

Lin Yuan, however, had no intention of keeping them in suspense.

He leaned forward slightly, elbows propped on the table and fingers interlaced.

"Controlled Nuclear Fusion is a complete systems engineering project. Theoretical routes and engineering materials are two sides of the same coin; you can't make it work without either."

"Therefore, whether it's the new generation of High-Temperature Superconducting Tapes and supporting Super-steel Structural Components needed to solve the magnetic field strength issue..."

With every term he spoke, the hearts of the dozens of experts below throbbed heavily, and their faces grew a shade redder.

"...Or the engineering upgrade plans for special tungsten-based materials and RAFM Low-activation Steel needed to solve the First Wall material performance issues..."

"Or even going a step further, the SiC/SiC Ceramic Matrix Composites for future commercial reactors..."

Lin Yuan's speaking rate wasn't fast; he was elegant and composed.

He paused, his tone still steady without the slightest ripple.

"I have done a little research on all the materials required for Controlled Nuclear Fusion."

"Furthermore, I have already developed engineering preparation plans."

As he spoke, Lin Yuan slowly raised his right hand.

Under the burning gazes of everyone present, which seemed ready to ignite the air,

He extended his slender index finger and lightly tapped his temple.

"The relevant technical data..."

"Is all in here."