198: Chapter 198 I will never regret being born into the Xia Kingdom!

The servers of major social media platforms were on the verge of collapsing.

Programmers from several internet giants were urgently summoned, working frantically with their thinning hair to expand server capacity just to withstand the tsunami-like influx of massive traffic.

In just three minutes, the top ten spots on the trending search list were firmly welded shut by different entries on the same topic.

#Controlled Nuclear Fusion Final Self-Sustaining Ignition#

#Energy Gain Factor Breaks 20#

#Full Grid Integration Within a Month#

#Academician Lin Yuan is Awesome#

#Countdown to Dirt-Cheap Electricity#

#End of the Old Era#

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Ten trending spots, not a single one left.

On the back-end data traffic charts, the curve representing real-time online users wasn't just climbing; it was performing a vertical leap.

The comment sections and bullet-chat pools of major forums, Tieba, and short video platforms were completely submerged in the same emotion.

“I f***ing knew it!!! Last time I said that at God Lin's speed, we might suddenly see news of the fusion project's completion any day. Sure enough, I came home from work today, turned on the TV, and almost threw the remote out the window!!!”

“Energy gain factor of 20!!! When it broke 1 last time, I felt like I was dreaming. It's been less than a month since then? It went straight to 20???”

“Brothers, did you hear the speech clearly? Grid integration within a month—one month! That means by this time next month at the latest, the electricity in our homes will be generated by nuclear fusion!”

“Holy crap, does that mean I can turn the AC down to sixteen degrees in the summer and sleep wrapped in a quilt? That would be so awesome!”

The celebratory mood spread from online to offline with incredible speed.

In the night market food stalls lining the streets, the originally noisy sounds of drinking games and dice all stopped.

Countless shirtless men held up their beer mugs, staring intently at the televisions hanging on the walls with eyes wide open.

No one knew who started it, but someone with a flushed neck roared at the top of their lungs:

“Xia Country is awesome! God Lin is awesome!”

Immediately after, the entire night market completely erupted.

“Boss!”

“Tonight, all the beer here is on me, Young Master Zhao!”

“Everyone drink! Drink to your heart's content! Let's celebrate our Xia Country finally standing tall!”

In the university dormitories, things reached an even more extreme level.

Those who were usually playing games, reading books, or even washing clothes on the balcony all poked their heads out.

Excited roars echoed back and forth between the buildings, and the sound of washbasins being banged rang out like thunder.

Countless people wrote long, tearful posts on their social feeds; between the lines was not only praise for Lin Yuan but also heartfelt gratitude for the phrase 'full grid integration within a month.'

“To be honest, for an ultimate energy source of this level, any other country's first reaction would definitely be to keep it hidden as a strategic trump card.”

“But what about our country? It announced benefits for all the people immediately and plans to complete grid integration within a month!”

“What does this show? It shows that the country truly holds the lives of the common people close to its heart!”

Beneath this post, the comments and likes were densely packed—

“No regrets in this life for being born in Xia Country!”

But just as the entire internet was immersed in the euphoria of the impending popularization of Controlled Nuclear Fusion energy, some slightly worried voices began to emerge.

“Everyone, calm down. With such an epoch-making ultimate energy source, are we really just going to roll it out for civilian use so openly?”

“This is a trump card that can overturn the hegemony The Other Side of the Ocean! Shouldn't it be kept hidden for national defense and the military industry first?”

“Now that all our cards are on the table, aren't we afraid that the pack of jealous wolves The Other Side of the Ocean will be driven to desperation?”

Once this voice appeared, it caused many netizens who were in a state of excitement to cool down a bit.

However, just as this concern stirred up a small ripple, it was slapped away by hardcore, knowledgeable netizens.

“Young man, you're still young, aren't you?”

“What do you think our country's character is? Crossing the river by feeling the stones, with stability as the priority! When have we ever done something without being certain?”

“Think about it carefully. When such a national treasure is already being openly announced for civilian popularization within a month...”

“Guess if the military version has already been fully arranged?!”

“Let's just wait and see the country's surprise!”

As soon as these words came out, the style of the comment section changed instantly.

The slight tension that had just permeated the air was completely drowned out by screens full of 'hahahahaha' and 'those who know, know.'

“Right! How could I forget our fine tradition!”

“Man, if the civilian version is integrated in a month, the military version has probably already rolled off the assembly line in batches, right?”

“Brothers, my mind is opening up! Since nuclear fusion has ignited, can the Aerospace Carrier be put on the agenda now?”

“Don't say it, don't say it. Is the Gundam's leg already being welded?!”

The netizens' thoughts began to wander wildly.

Instead of being worried, they began to rub their hands in excitement.

Everyone was waiting with a spectator's mindset, anticipating what kind of earth-shattering 'military surprise' the country would drop on the world.

...

Meanwhile, this blockbuster news from the Xia Country news broadcast, along with that short few-dozen-second video clip, crossed the ocean at the speed of light.

At this time The Other Side of the Ocean, the night had just faded, and it was early morning.

The mist had not yet dissipated, but the nerves of various foreign intelligence personnel were already strained to the limit.

They quickly intercepted that internal scene video, marked it with a red 'Top Urgent' label, and rushed it through the highest encryption channels to the top nuclear physics laboratories The Other Side of the Ocean.

The Other Side of the Ocean, at a certain national-level nuclear physics research center.

Several top experts with white hair and lab coats were urgently dragged from their beds, rushing into the top-secret conference room with messy hair.

The large screen lit up.

The footage from the Xia Country news broadcast began to play.

When their eyes touched the silver-white fusion device standing in the center of the experimental hall in the footage, the pupils of these usually aloof and arrogant experts contracted violently.

As industry titans, they had spent their lives in nuclear physics and could draw the blueprints for a Tokamak Device with their eyes closed.

Therefore, they saw through the terrifying truth behind this device at a single glance.

“This... this is impossible...”

A silver-haired old man suddenly stood up, his hands pressing hard against the table as he stared fixedly at the screen.

“Such a small volume... how did they do it?”

An expert next to him wearing gold-rimmed glasses turned pale, his lips trembling as he squeezed out a few words:

“Room-temperature Superconductivity... it's Room-temperature Superconductivity!”

Only when Room-Temperature Superconducting Material is fully applied and perfectly coupled can a massive fusion reactor be compressed to such an extreme size!

This indirectly proved a fact that chilled them to the bone—

The Room-temperature Superconductivity announced by Xia Country a few weeks ago was not only real but had already completely unlocked the technology tree for engineering applications!

“No... I don't believe it!”

A blonde middle-aged expert clutched his hair tightly.

“A single video clip can't prove that Controlled Nuclear Fusion is real. Maybe they just built a hollow shell model to scare us!”

Hearing this, the expert with gold-rimmed glasses slowly turned his head, looking at him as if he were a fool.

“The news from Xia Country has already announced that it will be fully integrated into the grid in a month.”

“Does it still matter whether you believe it or not?”

These words were like a heavy sledgehammer, ruthlessly smashing the last bit of luck in everyone's hearts.

Extreme panic and disbelief spread like venom through the brains of these top experts The Other Side of the Ocean.

A long time passed.

Another senior expert who hadn't spoken suddenly let out an extremely complex, cold snort.

“What's the panic! So what if they built it?”

“Controlled Nuclear Fusion concerns the future and survival environment of all humanity; it is the only key to solving the energy crisis and the greenhouse effect!”

His voice rose half an octave, carrying an unmaskable bitterness.

“Xia Country has no right to possess this technology alone.”

“They have an obligation—no, it's a must! Xia Country must openly share this technology with all humanity!”

When these words fell in the conference room, not a single person echoed them.

But similarly, not a single person refuted them.

Several experts exchanged subtle glances.

Subsequently, along with the first rays of morning light completely illuminating the earth, an urgent piece of heavyweight intelligence was delivered to the desks of countless military and political bigwigs The Other Side of the Ocean.