90: Chapter 90 Opening the Warehouse and Inspecting the Goods! Is this even something a human could create?!

"Open it." Su Che said it very casually, as if he were saying "open a can."

Academician Qian Zhenhua took two deep breaths, suppressing the nervousness in his heart, and pressed both hands onto the unlock handle of the chamber door.

"Click—" The sound of the mechanical latch was exceptionally clear in the silent laboratory.

The chamber door slowly opened, and a wave of hot air smelling of ozone rushed out.

Everyone stretched their necks to look inside.

Inside the growth chamber, it was pitch black.

Academician Qian Zhenhua picked up a flashlight and shone the beam inside.

On the quartz raw material tray at the bottom of the chamber lay a... seemingly plain and unremarkable transparent crystal.

The surface was rough, the edges were irregular, and there were even some bubble-like defects.

The conference room instantly erupted in chaos.

"This is the result?"

"It doesn't look any different from ordinary glass!"

"Chief Engineer Su, you aren't joking, are you?"

Academician Qian Zhenhua's hand trembled, and the flashlight nearly fell to the floor.

He turned his head to look at Su Che, his eyes full of disappointment.

Su Che, however, didn't look at him, but instead walked over to the growth chamber, put on protective gloves, and carefully took out the crystal.

"Academician Qian, what do you think a diffraction-limited aspheric lens should look like?"

Su Che held the crystal up to the light and turned it at an angle.

Academician Qian Zhenhua was stunned for a moment.

"It should be... with a surface as smooth as a mirror, curvature precise to the nanometer level, and without any impurities or bubbles..."

He stopped halfway through his sentence.

Because he discovered that the rough-looking crystal in Su Che's hand, under the illumination of the light, revealed an extremely pure luster from within.

Those "defects" on the surface were just a thin layer of oxidation.

"So, do you think I would take out a semi-finished product to show you?"

Su Che smiled and handed the crystal to the technician nearby.

"Take it to be polished and remove this oxidation layer on the surface."

"Also, perform a precision inspection and check the internal crystal lattice structure."

The technician took the crystal and turned to run towards the inspection room.

The people in the conference room looked at each other.

Was that just a false alarm earlier?

Ten minutes later.

The door to the inspection room was pushed open, and the technician rushed out with an expression on his face like he had seen a ghost.

"Academician... Academician Qian! You need to come and see this!"

His voice was trembling.

Academician Qian Zhenhua leaned on his cane and walked quickly into the inspection room.

The other academicians followed him in.

On the main screen of the inspection room, a crystal lattice structure map under a high-magnification electron microscope was displayed.

Perfect. Breathtakingly perfect.

Every silicon-oxygen tetrahedron was precisely arranged in its theoretical position, with an error of no more than 0.01 nanometers.

There were no dislocations, no vacancies, and no impurity atoms whatsoever.

This level of purity and this level of regularity had already surpassed any crystal found in nature.

"This... this is impossible..." Academician Qian Zhenhua's eyes were full of disbelief.

He had spent his whole life in precision optics and had seen countless top-tier lenses. But never had he seen one that could reach this level.

"What about the curvature? Has it been measured?" President Liu Qianghua asked from the side.

The technician pulled up another set of data.

"It has been measured using a quantum interferometer with an accuracy of 0.001 nanometers."

"The result..." He swallowed hard.

"The curvature error is 0.003 nanometers."

"It meets all the technical specifications for a diffraction-limited aspheric lens."

What does a curvature error of 0.003 nanometers mean? It means the surface precision of this lens has reached the atomic level.

Even the world's most advanced optical processing equipment cannot achieve this level.

"There is one more data point." The technician pulled up another image.

"We used a laser to test the light transmittance." "The result is... 99.97%." "It's 0.02% higher than the theoretical value."

Academician Qian Zhenhua's cane hit the floor with a "clatter." He felt as if all his strength had been drained, and he slumped into his chair.

"How the hell is this something a human can create?" He muttered to himself, his eyes reddening.

Across the ocean, The White House. President Trump was in the Oval Office, listening to Adam's latest intelligence report on the "Sky-Opening Project."

"Mr. President, according to feedback from our informants inside the Dragon Kingdom, the 'Sky-Opening Project' has been running for 72 hours."

Adam stood in front of the desk, holding a classified document in his hand.

"Their Chief Engineer, Su Che, is using a homemade 'growth chamber,' attempting to create a diffraction-limited aspheric lens within three days."

"And the result?" President Trump leaned back in his chair, crossing his legs.

"It should have already failed." Adam's tone remained as confident as ever.

"According to the technical assessment by our Pan-Pacific Technology Alliance, this 'crystal growth' scheme is theoretically impossible to succeed."

"They lack the core quantum algorithms, lack precision environmental control equipment, and even more so, lack sufficiently pure raw materials."

"In three days, they won't even be able to produce a single qualified sample."

President Trump nodded with satisfaction. "Very good." "Keep up the pressure, and let the whole world see that the Dragon Kingdom's 'Sky-Opening Project' is nothing but a farce."

"Yes, Mr. President." Adam bowed and exited the office.

"Sky-Opening" base, Optical Materials Research Group laboratory.

Academician Qian Zhenhua stood up from his chair and walked over to Su Che. He didn't speak, but instead bowed deeply. Ninety degrees. A standard student's bow.

"Chief Engineer Su, my eyes were blind." His voice was slightly choked with emotion. "From today on, every word you say will be executed by me unconditionally."

Su Che quickly steadied him. "Academician Qian, you are humbling me too much." "I only changed my way of thinking and stood on the shoulders of you seniors."

Academician Qian Zhenhua shook his head. "No, it's not as simple as just changing a way of thinking." He pointed to the perfect crystal lattice structure map on the screen. "This is a revolution." "A revolution that completely overturns traditional optical processing technology."

He turned around and looked at all the experts present. "Everyone, we have witnessed history." "From today on, the Dragon Kingdom's optical technology will no longer be held back by anyone."

Thunderous applause erupted in the conference room. Everyone was clapping, their eyes slightly red. This was not just the success of a single lens. This was the true independence of the Dragon Kingdom's optical industry.

Lieutenant General Peng walked over to Su Che and patted him on the shoulder. "Kid, well done." "However, don't be too happy too soon." He lowered his voice. "The lens is just the first step; there are countless other components of the Quantum Lithography Machine waiting for you." "Especially that Anti-gravity platform; Academician Wu's team has been studying it for two days and still hasn't figured it out."

Su Che smiled. "General, rest assured." "I will personally go and guide Academician Wu's team." "As for the other components of the Quantum Lithography Machine..." He glanced at the clock on the wall. It was 3:00 AM. "Give me one day, and I will organize the complete technical plan." "Then, we can start assembly."

Lieutenant General Peng nodded. "Good, I'll wait for your plan." He turned to leave the laboratory, and when he reached the door, he suddenly turned back. "By the way, Su Che." "Yes?" "If the Eagle Nation finds out we succeeded." Lieutenant General Peng's eyes became sharp. "Next, they will definitely have a more intense reaction." "You need to be mentally prepared."

Su Che shrugged. "General, I have never been afraid of them." "The more anxious they are, the more it shows we did the right thing." Lieutenant General Peng laughed. "Alright, with that said, I can rest easy."