Liu Jiancheng briefly introduced Jing Mingqiu, and the doubts in everyone’s eyes did not decrease but rather grew.
Professor Chen directly asked, “Dean Liu, according to your statement, these proposals were all put forward by a high school student who hasn’t even started university yet. If that’s the case, the credibility of these proposals must be lowered by a notch.”
“Indeed,” another professor added, “If this is true, there’s no need to continue. If the direction is wrong, no amount of effort will yield results.”
“No wonder most of these proposals are theoretical derivations with almost no experimental data.”
“To avoid wasting time, these proposals can only be taken as a reference…”
Just as everyone was about to abandon these proposals, Liu Jiancheng suddenly burst out laughing.
“Everyone, although these proposals lack sufficient experimental data, I have a functional controlled nuclear fusion generator in my hands.”
“What!”
“How is that possible?”
“Academician Liu, I’ve been following you all along. When did you secretly build a large-scale controlled nuclear fusion device?”
Upon hearing this news, the experts and professors present were completely flabbergasted.
They could accept any paper on controlled nuclear fusion, no matter how astonishing the ideas or how vast the data.
Science requires rigor, but also imagination. In their years of research, they too had come up with some rather extravagant proposals.
However, when the theory of controlled nuclear fusion was still just the tip of the iceberg, not yet fully revealed, Liu Jiancheng actually possessed a working prototype. This was utterly beyond their imagination.
Seeing others’ eyes begin to gleam, Liu Jiancheng didn’t keep them in suspense and directly brought out the modified drone by Jing Mingqiu.
After a multi-angle demonstration, all the professors in the conference room looked at the small drone with only fervor in their eyes.
“This! This is truly a controlled nuclear fusion device! And it uses heavy water as fuel!”
“Heavy water is almost inexhaustible, meaning the fuel for controlled nuclear fusion is also inexhaustible. From now on, we will be completely free from energy constraints.”
“Academician Liu, who made this device? He is a god! Let me meet him quickly! I want to ask him for guidance in person!”
Facing the agitated crowd, Liu Jiancheng raised his hands to calm them and suppress their discussion. “As I said before, Jing Mingqiu doesn’t want to be confined to a laboratory with people following him everywhere he goes.”
“Why?” Professor Chen asked, puzzled. “This isn’t a prison. If he wants to go out, would someone stop him?”
Liu Jiancheng sighed. “We wouldn’t restrict his freedom, but without a large security detail, we cannot guarantee his safety! The number of our comrades who have died in assassinations over the years is not small.”
“If foreign forces knew that Jing Mingqiu, at such a young age, has made such a significant contribution and developed a controlled nuclear fusion device, they would spare no effort and try to assassinate him ruthlessly.”
As he finished speaking, Liu Jiancheng lifted his shirt, revealing a hideous scar. “I have survived nearly a hundred assassination attempts. The most severe one left me shot three times in the abdomen. My most beloved disciple, Qin Chuan, also died in an assassination.”
At this, everyone fell silent.
It wasn’t just Liu Jiancheng; how many of the people present had not encountered assassination attempts?
If you can't solve the problem, solve the person who created it.
This modus operandi had always been a specialty of foreign forces.
“Let’s not discuss those matters,” Liu Jiancheng broke the silence. “Whether or not to join the laboratory is Jing Mingqiu’s freedom. The fact that he is willing to give us the blueprints is already a tremendous help.”
“Since he can build a miniature controlled nuclear fusion generator, the success rate of building a large-scale controlled nuclear fusion device according to his proposal is very high.”
“Without further delay, let us begin our research immediately.”
“Good!”
The crowd reluctantly contained their emotions and followed Liu Jiancheng in continuing to study Jing Mingqiu’s remaining papers.
…
While numerous professors at the Nuclear Physics Research Institute were busily engaged, Jing Mingqiu was not idle at the Dashan Home Appliance Repair shop.
Apart from repairing appliances for a few customers who came to the shop, all his energy was focused on modifying his own appliances.
With B-class home appliance repair, besides mobile phones and computers which were advanced, Jing Mingqiu was now capable of modifying other household appliances.
Increasing the cooling capacity of air conditioners, improving the brightness of electric lights, reducing the noise of washing machines, and simultaneously enhancing their decontamination and sterilization capabilities…
After a full week of work, Jing Mingqiu finally modified all the appliances in the shop.
Sitting on a massage chair, a gentle cool breeze blew from the air conditioner. Jing Mingqiu reached out and pressed a button on the coffee table. The tabletop automatically rose, revealing a small freezer hidden beneath.
Jing Mingqiu casually took out an ice cream, tore open the wrapper, and threw it on the ground. While enjoying the treat, he watched his homemade sweeping robot come over, pick up the wrapper, and throw it into the automatic bagging trash can.
After finishing the ice cream, Jing Mingqiu wanted a bottle of cold cola. He opened the small refrigerator under the coffee table and found that he had drunk all the cola inside. He had to get up and fetch one from the large refrigerator in the kitchen.
“Still a bit lacking,” Jing Mingqiu said, taking a large gulp of cola. “If only I could build a robot, then I could truly free my hands.”
“My current ability isn’t enough. To build an intelligent robot, I need to unlock A-class home appliance modification at least. However, after upgrading the system to level three, modifying these daily appliances yields too few research points.”
“To upgrade, I need to do something with higher technological content. What should I do?”
Jing Mingqiu’s gaze swept across the repair shop, finally landing on the half-finished electric vehicle engine.
“To explore the universe, spacecraft are very important. The chips made by lithography machines are like the brain, and controlled nuclear fusion provides energy. To roam freely in the universe, a powerful engine is also needed.”
“Common fuel engines on the market have large fuel volumes and require oxygen for combustion, making them unsuitable for long-distance space travel. In contrast, electric engines are more suitable.”
“Let’s research electric engines! First, I’ll build an electric engine that can be used in cars, then airplanes, and finally spacecraft…”
Jing Mingqiu made up his mind, swallowed the last sip of cola, crushed the can casually, and threw it into the trash.
Then, he went to the workbench, picked up his tools, and was about to continue modifying the electric engine when the door of the repair shop was pushed open again…