Infinite Life: Trapped in a lifetime

Just like the long night pile before,

The current construction of the 02301 demonstration reactor project is actually difficult to avoid showing any traces at all.

This has nothing to do with whether the confidentiality work is strict or not.

In fact, the construction of such a huge project creates a lot of noise.

Especially after the design and early technical research on various parts are completed and construction begins,

The number of cooperative units involved is quite large.

For ordinary people's understanding, there are enough cooperative units and factories to build an aircraft carrier.

The demonstration pile will only require more.

Even the confidentiality work in every aspect is done very well.

When some units with lower security levels provide materials and components for demonstration reactor projects, they do not know what they are building or who is purchasing them.

But these movements themselves are difficult to completely hide.

From the demonstration reactor to the middle stage of construction,

Some relevant big countries basically speculate on what big move China is making.

I just don’t know what I’m doing specifically, and I don’t know where this big move is specifically directed.

From Europe to a country in America, there are basically some vague directions.

And based on this,

When the construction of the 02301 demonstration reactor project entered the final stage in 2027,

Throughout the world, from Europe to America, there are also frequent actions.

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In March, the leader of the Woolly Bear Nation and the leader of a country in America chose to meet at the Furry Bear Nation.

It's not clear what the two sides talked about.

Just at the press conference after the conversation,

The two parties also announced that they would reach cooperation in energy and other fields.

It’s just that this initiative is generally not favored by the outside world.

Because both parties are exporters of oil and other energy materials,

They are competitors in this regard, and cooperation is really meaningless.

But to some extent, this still means a change in the direction of the wind.

In the same month, at a press conference held by the Foreign Affairs Department,

When the foreign affairs personnel from China asked reporters about their views on this matter,

Just said,

"We respect cooperation between other countries, and we respect friendly cooperation between any country. This is our consistent position."

"We hope that through cooperation between countries, we can achieve a win-win situation for all countries."

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April.

The leader of a country in America visited the white flag country of Europe again.

Also accompanying him was the person in charge of the controlled nuclear fusion project here in America.

The white flag country of Europe also sent corresponding personnel to receive them.

Finally, both parties made an announcement.

The European controlled nuclear fusion project is jointly organized by several European countries.

Will reach strategic cooperation with the United States' controllable nuclear fusion project.

The two parties will share the results achieved by both parties in controllable nuclear fusion research, and continue to increase research towards the ultimate realization of controllable nuclear fusion.

May,

The prices of oil and other energy materials are experiencing significant fluctuations in the futures market.

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The whole world was extremely lively in the first half of 2027.

All kinds of undercurrents and storms are surging, which makes people overwhelmed.

But, in the end, that's all.

There is no further action, similar to what was done in 2023, with the possibility of a hot war.

By this time,

Combined with a series of actions taken by China over the years,

Many countries have actually suspected that China's unclear mega-project

It’s about further research on controllable nuclear fusion, but we’re just not sure which step it’s taken and when it will be completed.

For several countries in Europe and a country in America,

They all know that Hua Guo Changyedui must have achieved results with a Q value much greater than three before.

Otherwise, it would be impossible to sell the technical solution.

But what else can they do during this time?

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June.

A country in America once again expressed fiercely,

China is becoming a threat to the entire world.

He believes that the development of China will encroach on the interests of most people in the world.

The response from China was,

"We don't know whether some countries refer to the interests of the majority, their interests, or others. If we look at the number of people, it seems that we should be the majority."

"We have always adhered to the concept of peace and have never unreasonably occupied the interests of other countries. The agreements we have reached with countries in Afika and other continents have always worked hard to seek win-win results."

In the same month, a country in America once again shamelessly stated directly in public,

China should publish its research on controllable nuclear fusion out of the concept of scientific sharing.

The response from Huaguo was not too polite either.

"I have only heard of scientific disclosure, never technology disclosure. If some countries are willing to do this, then it happens that we also have many technical questions that we hope to have answered."

July.

A country in America and several countries in Europe have once again announced that they will continue to invest heavily in research on controllable nuclear fusion.

At the same time, some theories about the futility of controllable nuclear fusion technology suddenly appeared on the Internet all over the world.

It is believed that traditional fuel resources can still be used for a long time, and there is no need to invest too much money in the research of controllable nuclear fusion.

Then it was August, September, and October.

Time passed in this constant turmoil.

However,

whether it was for Europe or a certain country in California,

the possibility of a hot war was abandoned by them after 23 years.

In other words,

the competition had actually ended long ago, and for them, they were just waiting for the result of the trial.

And the various actions to put pressure on China,

obviously had no effect.

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Mid-October.

The National Day holiday had just ended a few days ago.

For most people, this day was an ordinary working day.

It was only for all the researchers and technicians of the demonstration reactor project team that it was extremely special.

At the end of September,

the construction of the demonstration reactor was successfully completed.

It was nearly a month ahead of the ten months that Mo Dao said to Professor Hong.

After the construction was completed, it went through several rounds of overall testing of the demonstration reactor.

Today, the demonstration reactor will be ignited and operated for the first time.

"It's still a few days late, and we didn't make it in time for the National Day."

"It doesn't matter, as long as the ignition is successful this time, any day will do."

In the command hall,

all the preparations have been completed, and most of the researchers and technicians on the project have gathered here,

waiting for the start of this ignition experiment.

At the beginning,

there were still some subtle exchanges between researchers in the command hall.

It was only after the ignition countdown entered the last half hour that everyone fell silent.

Everyone in the command hall at this moment,

either invested more than four years in the construction of the demonstration reactor at this moment, and paid a lot of energy and sweat.

Or they have come step by step from the previous Changye reactor and even the EAST project to the present.

They have invested ten years, twenty years, half a life, or even a lifetime in the research of controlled nuclear fusion.

At this moment,

no reminder is needed, everyone present knows that

this will be a historic moment,

nervous, even hesitant, all kinds of emotions are in the hearts of researchers,

but most people are still willing to believe at this moment,

today, at this moment,

they will witness here the successful ignition of the demonstration reactor project in which they participated.

Humanity will enter a new era.