Chapter 416 The rekindled fire!

  When the door of the ward was opened again, all the "sick patients" had already gone back to bed, one or two were like frosted eggplants, without the slightest bit of vigor before.

   Yufeng, who was standing next to Yunyou, pressed his eyebrows, feeling a little headache, but he was just a merchant apprentice, so he couldn't say anything.

  After putting on his shirt again, Shen Rui walked out of the room with an embarrassed expression on his face. He wanted to say something to change the subject, but Yun You in front of him spoke before him.

"what is that?"

   "Fight, poker."

  Shen Rui smiled embarrassingly, rubbed the back of his head and explained, "It's just... the card game invented by those blue coats, and it's quite famous in the nearby taverns."

  Yun You frowned slightly, the lenses of the glasses reflected sharp light.

   "Tavern?"

"Uh, alcohol won't affect the treatment, and it also has the effect of interfering with the spread of the mutated slime mold... This is what the doctor told us." Seen by that sharp gaze, Shen Rui glanced around guiltily, afraid of the corridor A doctor happened to pass by.

  Yunyou was silent for a while, then sighed.

   "Before I came here, I heard about your affairs, and I was always worried about your safety... Now it seems that I think too much."

  Hearing the sigh, Shen Rui quickly explained.

   "This, this can't be our fault, life outside the city is too monotonous, we have to find some... er, entertainment ways to pass the time."

   "So the way you pass the time is to gamble?"

   Shen Rui, who felt wronged, stopped talking.

   After all, it is not my job to clean up discipline. Yunyou did not continue on this topic, and after a short pause, he talked about the future arrangements.

   "Two days later, we will transfer to Xizhou City and take the return flight back to Yunjian Province."

  Hearing that he could go home, Shen Rui finally had an expression of joy on his face.

  Although the life here is quite interesting, it is only suitable for sojourning, not for long-term living. If you can't access the "endpoint cloud" and have no immersive virtual entertainment space, it will still be boring after a long time.

   Otherwise they wouldn't be playing cards.

   "...you have lived here for a while, tell me about the situation here."

  Hearing Yun You's question, Shen Rui who came back to his senses hastily said.

   "What do you want to know about?"

  Yunyou thought for a while and said.

   "For example, what kind of organization is this alliance?"

   This question is a bit abstract.

  Shen Rui scratched the back of his head, thought for a while and said.

   "Their own explanation is...the survivors' self-rescue alliance under the leadership of the residents of the shelter. The full name seems to be the United Front of Human Revival, referred to as the New Alliance."

  Human revival is okay.

  Yunyou slightly raised the left half of his eyebrows, his expression was a little weird, but he didn't say anything.

  There are many survivor settlements with strange names in the wasteland. There are three-person kingdoms, ten-thousand-person tribes, and a federation of ten small villages.

   It seems that there is nothing strange about the "Alliance" that claims to revive human civilization.

   Seeing that Yun You didn't speak, Shen Rui continued.

"...No matter what they are called, the people here are quite friendly, but it is true that the folk customs are tough. Occasionally, wastelanders who don't understand the situation come to make trouble, and they will soon be controlled by the residents of the refuge... "

   Speaking of this, he suddenly remembered something and continued.

   "Oh, by the way, many of those blue coats are Awakened! Including their managers! Their biotechnology is very strong, and they should have mastered the technology that can stably cultivate Awakened."

  Yunyou nodded, not feeling very strange.

   It’s not that there are similar technology companies, but just like human cloning technology, it’s a taboo technology that’s not used very much.

   After all, awakening is not a good thing. The price is to sacrifice the probability of having offspring. In terms of the overall fertility rate of society, it is not suitable for large-scale promotion in a stable society.

  Ideal City continues to a certain extent the legal and moral values ​​of the Renlian era. Although it recognizes the identity of the awakened, it does not respect it like the precarious wastelanders.

  Through mechanical exoskeletons and bionic organs, you can become a "superman". Not only the direction of reinforcement is more stable and controllable, but you don't have to sacrifice personal happiness.

  However, transforming the residents of the refuge into awakened ones is enough. The manager actually awakened himself.

   This was beyond her expectation.

  It seems that I still underestimated that guy's ambition.

   "I understand the basic situation."

  After listening to Shen Rui's statement, Yunyou pondered for a moment, then continued, "It seems that the situation here is more complicated than I imagined...including the manager."

   Shen Rui asked doubtfully, "Complicated?"

"Well," Yun You nodded, and continued in a flat tone, "Ambition, city government, and leadership... He has all the potentials an ambitious person needs, and he is better at disguising and hiding than ordinary ambitious people. He It will make him look harmless, making it impossible to figure out his true intentions."

  Shen Rui scratched the back of his head and said with a delicate expression.

   "However, I feel that he is a very upright person, and the residents here like him very much... Could it be that you think too much?"

   It's not just him who thinks so.

  Everyone who has been in contact with that man can feel that he is a very easy-going person, and the evaluation of him by the residents living here does not seem to be false pandering and flattery at all.

   This is a far cry from the survivor colonies they encountered along the way.

He has seen cannibal tribes who devoured people alive, and survivor communities who pretended to be cannibals. In exchange for the civilized weapons in their hands, the village chiefs who claimed to be civilized people even offered to give them eleven or twelve-year-old girls as slaves …Of course, they declined.

  Rather than a careerist, Shen Rui felt that that person was somewhat similar to Lu Yang, the leader of the Pioneer... more like an idealist.

   However, this is just his personal opinion.

  Like a guy who calls himself Mr. House, curses him on the radio a lot.

   "It's not that I think too much, it's that you think of people too simply," Yunyou said lightly, "I don't deny that he has an upright side, but that doesn't mean that what I said is invalid."

   Paused, she continued.

   "This is not my opinion alone. According to the calculation results of the 'Intelligent Brain', there is a 37% possibility that this war was initiated by the Alliance."

  Smart Brain is the main server of Ideal City, the core of the "End Point Cloud" network, and also the business core of End Point Group.

  Although the other four major groups seldom rely on AI for decision-making, Endpoint Group is highly intelligent, even higher than Kangmao Group, which employs a large number of bionic workers.

  Shen Rui showed a surprised expression, glanced left and right in the corridor, then looked at Yunyou again, and said cautiously.

"I think...judgments made based on limited information may not be reliable, even the brain. To be honest, I don't really believe in that stuff, and it's better not to discuss this in other people's territory...They are victims after all, A lot of people died that day."

  Yunyou's expression didn't change at all, and he said in a calm tone.

"It's just a reasonable suspicion. The Pioneer was first attacked by the Legion in the northern suburbs of Qingquan City, and shortly after they left here, they were intercepted by the Legion again... Many coincidences make me feel that things are not that simple. "

"Of course, this is just a suspicion. I will not submit unverified guesses as evidence to the council for consideration. Unless we have enough clues to prove that he is trying to defraud us of aid, or he has actively provoked it for his own selfish desires. This war."

  This is not her own opinion.

  In the endpoint group, there are many people who hold similar opinions.

Deep down, unlike Silver Wing and Changge Group, Endpoint Group's business is mainly concentrated in Ideal City, and most of the survivors' settlements do not use their AI technology and cloud computing services at all. It's useless.

   Therefore, even if they put aside personal emotional factors and proceeded entirely from the perspective of interests, it is impossible for them to support this war.

  Even if they finally vote yes.

  Shen Rui opened his mouth, and finally shrugged helplessly.

   "Well, I can't guarantee that he must be a good person, I'm just saying my own opinion... I have a good sense of that person."

   "Understood, let's not talk about this," Yunyou changed into a relaxed tone and continued, "By the way, I almost forgot to ask, how much is your treatment fee?"

  Shen Rui was slightly taken aback.

  He didn't pay close attention to this.

   After thinking for a while, he replied in an uncertain tone.

   "It seems to be... five hundred?"

   "So cheap?" Yun You looked at him in surprise.

  Shen Rui: "Uh, it should be five hundred a day."

  Noticing that the expression on Yunyou's face gradually became unfriendly, Yufeng, who had been silent all this time, gave a dry cough and quickly explained.

   "It's a silver coin, a silver coin...not Cr."

  …

  The next morning.

  The sky is getting bright.

  The doomsday lone wolf in casual clothes walked out of the shelter with a yawn, and found Gale Feng waiting there in the Resurrection Square.

  As a life professional player and salted fish player, unless it is a large-scale event, he rarely appears directly on the front line, and rarely forms a team to make money.

   After all, he has a deep self-knowledge about the fact that it will delay him.

   Therefore, he usually either exchanges professional issues with a few players in Factory 81 in the industrial area, or goes fishing by the lake with a fishing rod.

  Although the colleague in front of me dragged him to fill out the form, due to the large difference in game style, the two did not have much overlap in the game.

  Basically, they play independently, and occasionally get together.

   It was the first time in the past few months that we formed a team early in the morning like today.

   "What's the matter? I have to say it in the game."

  The lone wolf looked at the wind in bewilderment, trying to find some clues from his face.

  However, although this guy's game ID is not generally wild, his personality is very sullen. Whether in the game or outside the game, his expression changes are not very obvious.

   "Things in the game, of course have to be said in the game." Kuang Feng said solemnly, "Come with me, I will show you something good."

  Lone Wolf asked subconsciously.

   "What good stuff?"

  However, Kuangfeng didn't give any explanation, just said it in a concise manner.

   "You will know when you get there!"

   Good guy.

   It's even selling off.

  Lone Wolf raised his eyebrows, his eyes couldn't help showing a hint of curiosity.

   What interested him wasn't the guy's tricks, but that there was a hint of excitement and excitement flickering behind that paralyzed face.

  What kind of baby can make this guy so excited?

  With curiosity, the lone wolf followed behind the wind, all the way to the train station in the northern suburbs of Shuguang City, and got on the train to Xizhou City.

  The turbulence of nearly 100 kilometers is over.

  It was almost noon when the two got out of the car.

  Looking at the lone wolf who hadn't reached the place yet, he finally couldn't help asking.

   "How far is it?"

However-

   There was still only one sentence in response to him.

"Soon!"

  Lone Wolf: "..."

  The only consolation is that the excitement in that voice is getting stronger and stronger. Perhaps it is true as this guy said, they are very close to the finish line.

   Go deep into the urban area of ​​Xizhou City.

  Guangfeng skillfully set up his gun to check the situation on the street. Seeing that there was no danger, he led the lone wolf behind him through a ruined building and came to the entrance of the subway station.

  The grass that drilled through the cracks in the cement swayed gently, and the shadows under the concrete wall were covered with moss and reddish-brown rust patterns.

  It was quiet around.

   Not to mention human beings, they don't even look like living things.

  Looking at the dark passage, the lone wolf swallowed, but saw that the strong wind had no intention of stopping at all, so he followed.

   Walking along the subway tunnel with anxiety, just when the lone wolf couldn't help repeating the question he asked half an hour ago, the strong wind who was walking in front finally stopped.

  Standing in front of a rusty iron door, Gu Feng reached out and knocked on the door three times.

   Not long after, there was movement behind the door, and then it opened with a "squeak".

  Two soldiers wearing Type 5 light cavalry exoskeletons stood on both sides of the door.

  After seeing the marks on the breastplates and helmets of the two soldiers, Lone Wolf suddenly had a surprised expression on his face.

   Guards Regiment?

  Why is the manager's personal guard here?

   "Please show the VM." One of the soldiers said.

  Guangfeng immediately handed out the arm wearing VM.

  The soldier who opened the door for them took a step forward, checked his vm, and then looked at the lone wolf who stood there motionless.

   "Where's this one?"

   "He came with my team, can I take him in?"

  Hearing the request of the residents of the shelter in front of them, the two soldiers exchanged glances, and one of them replied.

   "Please wait a moment, I will ask the manager for instructions."

  Guangfeng nodded.

"Thanks!"

   After waiting for a while, the two soldiers received the order to let go and let the passage at the door open.

  Seeing that the manager accommodated his request, Kuangfeng heaved a sigh of relief, waved to the lone wolf, and led him through the corridor behind the door.

  The security level here is quite tight.

   Not just the sentry at the door, but also the camera installed at the corner of the corridor, and the hanging automatic machine gun.

  Anyone who tries to break in by force will be sieved the moment they break into the corridor.

  Looking at the strict security around him, Lone Wolf then looked at the VM map, and found that this area was not recorded on the map, and couldn't help but feel excited.

   "Is this a hidden map? It's so mysterious."

  Guangfeng didn't answer, but pointed forward with his chin, and led the lone wolf through the alloy door that opened in front of him.

  The moment the two of them passed through the door, the scenery in front of them suddenly opened up.

  The empty hall is hundreds of square meters in size. People in work clothes walk back and forth here, creating a busy scene.

  On the door directly opposite the hall, there is a doorplate of [Reaction Room].

  Following the footsteps of the strong wind, he walked straight into the reaction room, and a metal cylinder with a diameter of about ten meters soon came into his sight.

  Countless pipelines are connected to the alloy casing, leaving only a small window the size of a palm, through which one can see complex and delicate parts connected to the hollow cylinder.

  Lone Wolf's face was full of surprise, even shock.

   Unexpectedly, there is such a big mystery hidden in this humble subway tunnel!

   What surprised him even more was that the azure blue power armor—the manager of the alliance was also here.

   Not only that, there are many people standing beside the power armor.

  Including Yin Fang, the leader of the scientific expedition team, Boss Xia and Xiaoyu who had been hidden in several versions before, and the genius girl who had been to No. 81 Steel Plant and Goblin Technology... He remembered that her name seemed to be Pai.

  The lone wolf lowered his voice and asked excitedly while looking at the wind beside him.

   "Is this going to be a ceremony?"

   "The controllable fusion reactor ignites!" With excitement on his face, Gu Feng restrained the excitement in his tone, and answered him with a slightly trembling voice.

  After the scientific expedition team reaches LV6 (maximum LV10).

  Players can check the research plan and experiment schedule of the scientific expedition team in the shelter through the VM, and apply for the permission to observe.

  Hearing what Kuangfeng said, Lone Wolf had a look of astonishment on his face.

   What surprised him was not the controllable nuclear fusion itself, but the fact that the professor from the School of Physics of Jinling University made such a fuss.

   By the way, in "Wasteland OL", controlled nuclear fusion is not a particularly rare thing, is it?

   After all, in terms of setting, it was all research results on the eve of the prosperous era, and there are so many black technologies darker than this in the sky!

   "Controlled fusion reactor... Isn't there a reactor in the shelter?" Lone Wolf said with a strange expression.

"Yes."

   "Is it necessary to come here to see?"

  Guangfeng made a silent gesture, staring at the reactor intently.

   "Stop talking, let's start!"

   Seeing this guy's dedication, although the lone wolf was confused, he still kept his mouth shut and decided to accompany this colleague to the end.

   Not far away, the manager standing by the guardrail glanced at the time, then looked at the researcher standing aside, indicating that it was time to start.

  The factories in Dawn City have suspended production one after another, and the thermal power generation unit of the power station has increased the output power to the maximum, allocating all the electric energy on this thermonuclear reactor.

  As the capacitor was fully charged, the researcher standing next to the control terminal operated on the touch screen, and soon the cylindrical device made a whistling sound.

  When the last button was pressed, the magnetic field in the entire space became restless like a pot of boiling water.

  Taking out the compass from his pocket, Kuangfeng looked at the needle that was in a state of epilepsy, his eyes flickered with enthusiasm, and he couldn't stop muttering.

   "Magnetic Confinement! It's Magnetic Confinement!"

  Lone Wolf stared at him blankly, not knowing what to say.

   Not far away, Yin Fang, who was standing next to Chu Guang, touched the center of his eyebrows and said with some headache.

   "Magnetic flux leakage... Sure enough, too much time has passed."

   Chu Guang, who was standing aside, frowned.

   "Is there an impact?"

   Before Yin Fang could speak, Pai, who was standing aside, couldn't wait to answer.

   "Don't worry, little problem! Wait for a while for the magnetic confinement device to run stably, and the problem of magnetic field overflow will naturally disappear."

  Yin Fang nodded.

   "Well, it should be."

  The magnetic field inside the reactor will be adjusted according to the shape of the plasma. When the plasma stabilizes, the magnetic field will naturally stabilize.

   Obviously, this reactor does not rely on a Faraday cage for magnetic field shielding, and it doesn't even have this redundant design at all.

   It is precisely because of this that the outermost wall of the reactor will leave a small window for "visual observation" of the plasma operation.

   Seeing that the two researchers assured that there was no problem, Chu Guang continued to read patiently.

  Azure blue light appeared behind the palm-sized window, and as energy continued to gather, it quickly turned into pure white light.

  That should be the plasma wrapped by the magnetic field.

  Even through the thick reactor shell, Chu Guang can still intuitively feel the scorching heat that can melt everything and the terrifying energy contained in it!

not far away.

  The technicians standing in front of the workbench completed the work at hand and reported the current situation one after another.

   "Plasma temperature reaches critical value!"

   "The probe observed that the reaction occurred!"

   "The core is in good condition and the restraints are working properly!"

   "The energy surplus reaches the self-sustaining condition!"

   "Cut off external power!"

   "The voltage difference is adjusted!"

   "The phase difference returns to zero!"

   "Frequency synchronization complete!"

   "..."

   "Grid connected!"

  As the last command was issued, a huge current passed through the cables buried in the wall, and the vast ocean-like energy instantly filled the power grid of Dawn City.

  Adjacent to the power station next to the new industrial zone, the thermal power generating units operating at full capacity have been shut down one after another.

  Up to this moment, they have completed their mission.

  In the days to come, the alliance no longer needs to burn firewood and coal to generate electricity, and clean nuclear energy will cover the entire territory of the alliance through the grid.

  From the flickering electric arc of the steelmaking plant, to the electrolysis room of the hydrogen production plant, to the light bulbs, fans and even air conditioners of every house in the residential area...

  The energy running in the alliance grid has never been so abundant!

  Looking at the gradually stabilizing white light in the reactor, Chu Guang's tense expression finally turned into a relieved smile.

  From this moment on, the alliance officially entered a new era.

   And on this barren ruins, the fire of civilization finally ignited again!

  History will remember this moment!

  Chu Guang looked back at the people standing next to the reactor, and there were faces that were either excited, joyful, surprised, or bewildered.

   He removed the visor of his helmet and said approvingly.

   "Good job."

   "Everyone has worked hard!"

  …

   Reactor ignition ends.

  Including the manager, the NPCs are all busy.

   Only Kuang Feng walked out of the reaction room with a blank look, holding a compass in his hand, as if he had lost his soul.

   "Hey, brother, the ignition ceremony seems to be over." Looking at the strong wind standing stupidly in the hall, the lone wolf reminded in a low voice.

  Nuclear fusion is beyond his professional scope, and he has been looking at it for a long time, but he didn't see any tricks.

   Hearing the voice of his colleague next to his ear, Feng Feng finally recovered from his absence.

  However, the expression printed on his face was no longer excited and excited.

   Instead lost...

   Even disappointed.

   "Brother, what's wrong with you?" Lone Wolf asked with concern.

  Guangfeng was silent for a long time, then suddenly shook his head and let out a sigh.

   "The gap is too big..."

  The cooling device is not seen, maybe it is integrated inside the reactor.

  However, he was completely at a loss as to how the reactor with a diameter of less than ten meters contained the terrifying energy.

   What made him even more unbelievable was that he was able to see the outline of the plasma with his naked eyes through a small window, without being burned by the scorching light...

  Whether it’s materials or design techniques, that reactor is like a black box to him, even if he puts it in front of him, he can’t understand its mysteries.

   Instead, he felt that his common sense had been subverted...

  Lone Wolf looked at him in surprise.

  The gap is too big?

   Good guy...

   Is it possible that you still plan to make one in reality? !

  Guang Feng looked at the compass tightly held in his hand, the previously jumping pointer had stopped trembling at some point, and was steadily pointing in the direction it was supposed to point.

  The only thing he can be sure of is that at the moment of ignition, a huge magnetic field should be confining the plasma.

  However, after the ignition is successful, the overflowing magnetic field disappears completely.

   So much so that he couldn’t even determine whether the overflowing magnetic field was sealed, or the reactor wasn’t relying on the energy of the magnetic field at all to restrain the scorching heat that far surpassed the stars…

  The lone wolf scratched his hair, thought about it and said, "I remember... it was mentioned on the official website that the fuel used by the reactor in the shelter is pure helium three?"

  Guangfeng: "Yes."

  Lone Wolf: "Can I get that thing on Earth?"

  Guangfeng: "I can't get it."

  Lone Wolf: "..."

  Looking at the closed alloy door, a wry smile suddenly appeared on Kuang Feng's expressionless face.

  He suddenly realized that it was completely pointless to worry about how to restrain the plasma.

  Deuterium-tritium fusion can also be ignited by laser.

  However helium triple fusion...

   As far as the harsh reaction conditions are concerned, he can't think of any other way to ignite this reactor on the earth...

  …

  The news of the successful ignition of the reactor in Xizhou City quickly spread its wings, and under the propaganda of newspapers and radio, it quickly spread throughout the streets of the alliance.

  Chu Guang is not worried that the reactor will be missed.

  The aviation base of the company is right next to the tributary of Tianshui. Except for the Great Rift Valley, no one in the entire river valley province would dare to provoke those guys.

   What's more, here is different from the earth in the parallel world. Controlled fusion in the wasteland is not a rare thing, and even nuclear fuel is far more rare than the technology itself.

  Under the circumstances that excess energy cannot be digested, thermal power generation may not be as good as nuclear power.

   Of course, for the alliance, there is no need to worry about this issue at this moment.

  Twelve "Killer Whale" transport planes from the enterprise have been transferred from the airport in the north of Shuguang City to the open space near the tributary of Tianshui in the north of Xizhou City.

   Cables as thick as pythons are inserted into the side of the plane, drawing energy from the alliance grid like a long whale absorbing water.

   In addition to this, the river water from the tributary of Tianshui was also drawn together.

  A series of fuel cells, including solid-state hydrogen and metal hydrogen batteries, are fundamentally different from chemical batteries. The former does not carry oxides, but extracts oxygen from the air to participate in redox reactions.

  Using the entire atmospheric environment as the cathode is also the reason why the energy density of fuel cells is much higher than that of general chemical batteries.

  However, metal-hydrogen batteries will be a little more troublesome to supplement energy. It needs to meet the two conditions of reliable power grid and sufficient water source at the same time.

  Standing in the aviation base that was just circled, Yi Chuan beamed and said to Chu Guang next to him.

   "...At this rate, we can fully charge the battery in one day at most! After the charge is completed, we can send the second wave of supplies in three days at the latest!"

  At present, there are only twelve aircraft companies with a range of 3,000 kilometers, but it won't be long before they can assemble another twelve.

   Twenty-four large transport aircraft were installed.

  Relying on the power grids on both sides, they can create a stable air corridor between the south of the River Valley Province and the east coast, and continuously send equipment and supplies to the front line!

  Chu Guang said with a smile.

   "Thank you!"

   "You're welcome," Yi Chuan said with a hearty smile, "We are allies on the same front, this is for our common victory, to defeat our common enemy!"

   "Even if it is for a common victory, we will not forget your helping hands at critical moments."

  Averting his eyes from the warm-hearted young man in front of him, Chu Guang "casually" looked at the planes not far away.

   Pausing for a moment, he suddenly sighed softly.

   "But having said that, it's a pity that these planes go back empty, or... take some special products back from us."

   "Special products?" Yi Chuan was stunned for a moment, then smiled and waved his hands, "No need, our assistance to you is free! This is what we should do!"

  Looking at the sunny smile on the young man's face, Chu Guang couldn't help but sigh with emotion, if only everyone would be as generous as he is.

but…

   This is obviously impossible.

  Now is the honeymoon period between alliances and enterprises, he must seize this time window.

  Whether it is for short-term considerations or long-term considerations, he needs to take advantage of this opportunity to bundle more interests between the two parties.

   Otherwise, when the war is over, the River Valley Province will not be so important to the enterprise, and he will have to fight with the faceless rich man next door across the air.

   Clearing his throat, looking at Yi Chuan who declined, Chu Guang said in a solemn tone.

   "I know that your assistance is free, and we appreciate your generosity, but we can't always reach out to you when we are in trouble, it will make my conscience feel bad!"

   "We have a saying here called reciprocity, and we have prepared some gifts for you."

   "Although it is not something expensive, it is also a little bit of our heart!"

  (end of this chapter)