The Ultimate War Of The Apocalypse
Chapter 325 - 318: Stepping into a New Era

Chapter 325: Chapter 318: Stepping into a New Era

Supreme Command, underground base, controlled nuclear fusion experiment site.

This was not humanity’s first controlled nuclear fusion experiment, but it was the most hopeful for success.

It was not an exploratory experiment, but one that could be put into immediate use, skipping the majority of experimental steps—a first attempt at a practical controlled nuclear fusion device.

If successful, humans would gain the most efficient source of energy ever known, but if it failed...

If it failed, they would simply try again; controlled nuclear fusion was seen as humanity’s future precisely because of its safety, cleanliness, and efficiency.

Furthermore, with the complete formulas and blueprints given by Xinghe, the consequences of failure wouldn’t be too severe—at least it wouldn’t blow the entire underground base to smithereens.

That was the significance of Xinghe; it not only saved humanity from taking detours but also offered the fastest shortcut.

"10, 9, 8...1! Activate."

The voice of the commander echoed through the underground base. As a student, even one who had only encountered college freshman level studies, Luo Xingyu was qualified to don a white lab coat, stand behind a huge screen, and remotely monitor humanity’s first practical controlled nuclear fusion device experiment.

The commander pressed the button. Li Wen didn’t stand up, but his body involuntarily leaned forward, his right hand instinctively resting on the table.

Only the voices of the controlled nuclear fusion experiment field operators could be heard in the command post.

"Reactor activated, reactant heated to plasma state, reactor functioning normally."

"Temperature reaches critical value, entering nuclear fusion state."

Li Wen swallowed hard, struggling to express his tension, which was the kind of nervous anticipation that a species might feel when facing extinction and placing all their hopes on one thing—a tension filled with hope, yet teetering on the brink of utter despair should that hope shatter.

As a deeply engaged participant, Luo Xingyu technically should not have been part of this experimental project, nor did he have the qualifications, but he had a good boyfriend.

Therefore, Luo Xingyu was able to join the highly esteemed scientists at this command post, to witness the first experiment of controlled nuclear fusion with Li Wen and others.

"The experiment is a success! We’ve done it!"

A roar burst forth in the silent command post, an ecstatic shout from the lead experimenter.

Who says scientists are always reserved and elegant? In moments of ecstasy, they can be wilder than anyone!

Li Wen was the first to jump up. He raised his hands in the air and waved them vigorously, shouting repeatedly, "We did it! We did it! We did it! We did it! We did it! We did it! We did it!"

With tears streaming down his face, Li Wen could only repeat those words. Then his security personnel became frightened and ran in front of Li Wen, blocking his view.

"Commander, please, don’t get too excited..."

Li Wen lowered his hands and brushed his security personnel aside. Then, looking at the screen showing the reactor no bigger than a car, he said through his tears, "We finally succeeded... "

Applause thundered in the command room. An elderly man, well over seventy, covered his eyes and wept bitterly not from sorrow but from overwhelming joy.

Some were cheering, some were jumping, some were crying out loud, some were shouting ecstatically.

The significance of this experiment was even more important than the success of nuclear bomb tests because, from the moment this experiment succeeded, the Shenzhou People led humanity by more than a thousand years. With this success, the Shenzhou People had secured the ticket to the cosmos, becoming the absolute dominators of this planet.

"I declare! Proceed with the controlled nuclear fusion synchronous power generation experiment!"

At the commander’s order, the control room quickly fell silent, even Li Wen, overwhelmed with excitement, immediately sat down.

Because today was not just about the controlled nuclear fusion experiment but also another equally important one.

Nuclear power did not directly convert nuclear energy into electrical energy; rather, it transformed nuclear energy into thermal energy, which then was converted into electrical energy—there was a difference.

Nuclear power plants use nuclear reactions to heat water to produce steam, which then drives the steam turbine generators to produce electricity. In a sense, nuclear power generation simply replaced coal furnaces with nuclear reactors.

But now it was different because Xinghe had provided a completely new technology.

Transforming nuclear energy directly into electrical energy through a heat conversion device, sans the steam intermediary, it meant that while the controlled nuclear fusion experiment was underway, there would also be a test of a generator.

No longer an inefficient method like steam turbine generators, but a new, highly efficient, previously unimaginable method of generating electricity for humanity.

The most direct nuclear reaction visible to humans is the sun, a massive reactor in itself. Therefore, the most obvious products of nuclear reactions are light and heat, followed by nuclear radiation.

So, this brand-new generator was designed to convert light and heat directly into electrical energy, omitting the inefficient and wasteful process of heating water.

"The Celestials’ civilization no longer uses electrical energy, but an energy source that humans have yet to understand. However, since humanity now has a very mature use of electrical energy, and almost all human industrial products are related to electricity, Xinghe provided an alternative that was relatively backward yet more suited to humanity’s current level of technology and capable of being rapidly put to practical use.

Sometimes the most advanced option is not necessarily the most suitable. If humanity wishes to step into the level of Celestial technology, they have to first replace all electrical devices with those that completely utilize another form of energy.

A different kind of energy from electricity, yet operates in a completely different way.

But now, the products of controlled nuclear fusion still transform into electrical energy.

"The new generators are operating normally, the experiment was a success!"

The commander-in-chief once again announced the good news, but this time without pause, he immediately declared the third synchronized experiment with controlled nuclear fusion.

"I announce the start of the wireless power transmission experiment; electricity is connected to the wireless transmission module."

After the generation of electrical power, there needs to be a destination for it, so the generated and consumed power should balance. The consequences of excess supply are much more severe than those of shortages, which represents the current mode of human electricity generation and consumption.

But the new mode isn’t like this. Instead, the new mode will convert electrical energy into microwaves, that is to say, using microwaves to wirelessly transmit power.

As naturally as water flows into a channel.

After the success of controlled nuclear fusion, everything became simpler."

Just ten-odd seconds later, the commander-in-chief exclaimed loudly, "Wireless transmission conversion rate...94 percent. I announce, the wireless power transmission experiment is a success!"

The command center once again plunged into a sea of joy because the energy conversion loss was only six percent, which was an incredibly high efficiency, frighteningly high.

But how all of this was achieved, aside from Xinghe and a very few scientists, no one knew, because it was the most confidential of secrets.

Li Wen finally picked up the microphone in front of him, his voice trembling, "What is the power output of Generator One?"

"The power output of Generator One is adjustable. It is currently operating at the minimum power, with a single unit capacity of one million kilowatt-hours, and it can reach more than thirty-six million kilowatt-hours at maximum power output. As soon as the power grid is connected, we can replace the current generators and supply the entire base with electricity!" replied the commander-in-chief with a trembling voice. After answering Li Wen’s question, he said with a sob in his voice, "Sir, we’ve entered a new era!"

Li Wen put down the microphone. He was silent for a long time until the person next to him had to lean forward and inquire in a low voice, prompting Li Wen to take a deep breath before he stood up.

"Ladies and gentlemen, our experiment was a success, but this is only the first step. There is still much to do. We must race against time to accomplish each task. I’m counting on you all."

The scientists rose to their feet, applauded, and then left the room one by one, as everyone knew that what came next was a matter for the military.

After the scientists had left, Li Wen turned around impatiently and said with a resolute face, "You all know, the Serpent People have deployed a large number of alien creatures in Ji City, and according to the information from Spark Squad, these alien creatures are targeting our underground base."

After speaking, Li Wen slammed his hand down and then whispered, "Today’s experiment was very successful, but we need time, so I’ve decided..."

Li Wen heavily slapped his hand on the table and then said with a voice suppressed to the extreme, "Use nuclear weapons!"

As Li Wen slammed the table and spoke of using nuclear weapons, Luo Xingyu had already run up to Xiang Weiguo.

Although Luo Xingyu was just a student, her security clearance was frighteningly high, so she was always accompanied by two female security officers, or rather, bodyguards.

Fortunately, Xiang Weiguo’s security clearance was just as frighteningly high.

Luo Xingyu grabbed Xiang Weiguo’s arm and whispered, "Uncle Xiang! The experiment was a success, all three experiments were successful!"

Xiang Weiguo paused for a moment, then let out a light breath, nodded with a smile, and whispered, "Very good, very good..."

Luo Xingyu continued in a hushed tone, "Uncle Xiang, I’ve decided to apply to participate in the power module experiment."

Xiang Weiguo paused again, then said softly, "You? You should be studying, studying hard, not..."

"Uncle Xiang!"

Luo Xingyu called out firmly, then declared with conviction, "I’m suitable for the power module experiment, I have to be chosen. I want to do something but I’m only at the level of a college freshman right now. If I want to be a scientist, I couldn’t achieve much even in ten years, so I want to participate in the power module experiment! Now that the energy part is resolved, the power module experiment will start soon, and I don’t want to miss this chance!"

Xiang Weiguo took a deep breath and then, nodding, smiled and said, "Alright, since you’ve made up your mind, go ahead and sign up. Also, I’ll tell you quietly that Jia Weidong was selected, I recommended him, and now he is already in the base participating in the experiment."

Luo Xingyu was stunned for a moment, then said, "You recommended him? And he was selected? Why? How could he possibly pass the examination?"

Xiang Weiguo smiled and said, "Because he has four hounds. Just for that, he would be selected to participate in the experiments. I can’t say much more unless you’re selected too, so I hope you can meet up with Jia Weidong smoothly. Good luck to you."