I really just want to be a scholar

Ning Zongxun and Ji Xiuyu's faces were still tired and weathered from long journeys. Obviously, it was not easy to rush back to the capital after traveling thousands of miles in such bad weather.

However, both of them were in good spirits. At least they were much better than the bloodshot eyes and haggard and pale appearance before. Ning Zongxun's face seemed to be a little fatter.

Ji Xiuyu stepped forward, hugged her daughter hard, and then smiled and said to Qin Ke: "Xiao Ke, you and Jun'er didn't expect us to come, right?"

"Dad, Mom." Qin Ke greeted quickly. He was indeed a little surprised. Ning Zongxun and Ji Xiuyu actually came all the way to participate in this first launch base test meeting?

But after thinking about it, this is unexpected and reasonable.

After all, this launch tower includes the "miniaturized application of fast neutron breeder reactors" used in nuclear power, the "anti-ultra-high pressure and ultra-high temperature alloy technology" used in laser cannon barrels, and the "miniaturization application" used in laser electromagnetic energy shell manufacturers. "Electromagnetic multi-band composite synchronized ablation technology"... More than a dozen key technologies were developed by Ning Zongxun and Ji Xiuyu, who led thousands of scientific researchers for more than ten years.

How could they miss this rare opportunity to put these technologies into “actual combat” for the first time?

Moreover, the father-in-law and mother-in-law shoulder the important task of developing "Noah's Ark" and "Sky Fortress". The success of the "Aegis" test is directly related to their follow-up research plan. They need to work overtime and send manpower to continue the work. When building "Noah's Ark" and "Sky Fortress", we can still slow down the pace and regard the two as a scientific study.

All of the above decided that they must come here in person to see with their own eyes the condition of the first launch tower "Aegis".

Ning Zongxun stepped forward, patted Qin Ke on the shoulder, and asked in a low voice: "Xiao Ke, please tell me the most realistic situation. Are the test results of the first launch base tower true and what is shown on the big screen?" Is the data displayed as perfect?”

Qin Ke was startled for a moment, then smiled: "Dad, you don't think that I secretly modified some of the displayed data in order to give the world a strong confidence, do you?"

"It can't be said to be 'modification', or is it more appropriate to say 'optimization'?" Ning Zongxun is still very optimistic about his son-in-law and does not want to speak too harshly, but his upright nature prevents him from speaking his mind. Not happy either.

""I don't know much about anything else, but I know very well about the fast neutron breeder reactor. The problem of controlling fast neutron flow has always been a problem of the century. As far as the solution we provide is concerned, in theory, its effective control rate is The highest data can only reach 86.9%, but the average value displayed on the big screen is 98.1%, the lowest is 96.7%, and the highest even reaches 98.9%, which is basically impossible. "He mused:

"Also, due to the limitation of the resistance to neutron irradiation of the structural materials used in the inner wall of the reactor core, in order to maintain sufficient efficiency values, the mutual conversion of plutonium-239 and uranium-238 in the fast reactor cannot be as high as that on a large screen. As shown above, it is stable at 99.99%, unless the benefits are completely given up..."

When Ning Zongxun said this, he frowned lightly: "So, I judge that either you have made an almost upgrade-like optimization of our original 'fast neutron breeder reactor' technical solution, or the data displayed on the big screen is a bit Exaggerated."

The two values ​​he mentioned will not seriously affect the output power of the fast reactor. They will have an impact of at most about 5% on the energy ultimately input into the laser electromagnetic gun.

What these two values ​​really affect is the efficiency of the fast reactor, that is, the cost of the required fuel - uranium - and the wear rate of the structural materials used in the inner wall of the reactor core, especially the latter. Although this structural material It can be used for about 1 day, but the core must be stopped every time it is replaced, and the cost of replacement is expensive.

If we want to reach the value on the big screen, the structural material of the inner core will need to be replaced after half an hour of testing, and the cost will increase by 48 times.

Although you can save the world at any cost, in order to increase the output power by about 5% and improve the stability by about 3%, paying such a high cost is really not worth the gain.

It was precisely because he knew that Qin Ke would not choose such an "unwise" method that Ning Zongxun believed that Qin Ke might be trying to achieve the most perfect state of test data this time, so as to enhance the world's confidence in the future. Slightly "optimized" the data on the big screen.

Seeing Ji Xiuyu also paying attention, Qin Ke smiled and said: "Dad, Mom, these displayed values ​​​​are all the most real, and not a single number has been modified. The problem you mentioned, whether it is 'Quick' "The control problem of neutron flow" or the "durability problem of structural materials", in the final analysis, it is an algorithm problem. What I do is mainly to optimize the algorithm, and the execution is completely controlled by AI. We don't have the time and energy to treat you Propose some major upgrades to the already complete technical plan."

What Qin Ke didn't say was that not only did he have no time and energy, but more importantly, he didn't have the need. For an "advanced" technology that was destined to be outdated in a few years, Qin Ke would not invest a lot of manpower and material resources to upgrade and improve it. What's more, even after the upgrade is complete, it can only bring about a 5% increase in output power and a 3% increase in stability.

To this end, he just spent a few hours optimizing the relevant algorithms, and the glimmer of LV5 fully and perfectly implemented them.

This is undoubtedly the most trouble-free and most effective approach.

Ji Xiuyu was surprised: "AI will take complete control?"

Qin Ke nodded: "Yes, all the operations and steps of this test were completed by artificial intelligence. Only a sufficiently good artificial intelligence can control the fast neutron flow control algorithm and the durability of structural materials." Improve the algorithm' to the extreme, reaching the value displayed on the big screen. Parents, you may not know much about our artificial intelligence. I will take you to visit the 'intelligent manufacturing factory' later, and you will be able to understand It feels more intuitive.”

Ji Xiuyu softly said "hmm" and said to her husband: "Let's not ask any more questions. Xiao Ke is tired enough. Didn't you see that the girl is pouting in pain and anger? Let's go home together first and let Xiao Ke take a bath and eat. Let’s have a good meal and have a good sleep. We can talk about it next time.”

Ning Zongxun slapped his forehead and said apologetically: "Look at me, I always only talk about technical things. Xiaoke, I'm sorry, let's go home first. There is nothing better than letting you have a good rest first." It’s important to regain your energy, isn’t it, girl?”

Ning Qingyun couldn't help but blush when her mother told him what was on her mind, but she really felt sorry for Qin Ke, so she took the initiative to pull Qin Ke up and said, "Let's go home first."

At that moment, the four of them boarded the nanny car surrounded by Wei Feng, Wei Jing and a group of men in black, and returned to the garden villa from the Chief Scientist Building.

In fact, it's only a ten-minute walk and less than five minutes by car. It's just that it's still snowing and the road conditions are not good.

In order to ensure absolute safety, the snowplow truck at the front opened the way, then a black car drove in the front, and in the middle was Qin Ke's nanny car, with protective vehicles behind.

The scale of the trip is quite exaggerated.

But Qin Ke, Ning Zongxun and others were accustomed to it and didn't care. Although Qin Ke was tired, he was in a much better state than after entering the "Inspiration Amplification" state. Moreover, the ideal results of the test and the fact that he would soon be able to see the two little guys at home made him feel high and excited again.

"By the way, Dad, Mom, how long can you come back this time?" Qin Ke asked after seeing that Ning Zongxun and Ji Xiuyu were both wearing special human skin hoods. Obviously their identities could not be easily exposed to outsiders. .

Ji Xiuyu looked at her son-in-law with approval: "The Aegis experiment was so successful that the urgency and importance of our work have dropped again. I think we can stay here for about two weeks." " That's just a good time to spend more time with Jun'er, Xiaoxiao and Zhengzheng, but unfortunately the weather will be bad in the next week, so I won't be able to go out to play."

Ning Zongxun smiled and answered: "It doesn't matter, as long as the family is together, we will be happy everywhere."

Wei Feng and Wei Jing, who were driving, felt their noses sore from hearing this.

Yes, for others, it is common for family members to be together, but for Academician Qin's family, reunion is something worth cherishing.

Both of them silently made a wish in their hearts - they only hope that after this catastrophe, these four academicians who have made great contributions to the future of mankind can live an "ordinary life" like ordinary families, with harmony, beauty and reunion. ".

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The hottest topic this Christmas is definitely not the endless stream of e-commerce marketing campaigns, but about the first launch tower "Aegis" and the azure blue that penetrates the sky. The pillar of light, and the beautiful, radiant "strongest protective shield" covering tens of thousands of square kilometers of space.

In order to reassure the public and to allow the public to cooperate and support the construction of the next 6999 launch towers, media from various countries have reported on this series of news, from a conference of tens of thousands of scientists to unforgettable events in scientific research. Experiences, even interesting things and popular science from interviews, as long as they are "explosive" that can attract attention, we will report them.

All positive reports, of course.

People are also happy to receive such information.

We are used to hearing about launching satellites and even Mars probes into outer space in the past, but this is the first time I have heard about directly putting on "electromagnetic armor" on the entire planet to resist solar storms. Oh no, this is the first time. I saw it once - I heard Academician Qin mention it in a live broadcast before.

No one in the movie dares to make it up like this, so they just dare to make up a story about installing thousands of engines and steering engines on the planet and leaving the solar system.

Moreover, this "electromagnetic armor" is also related to the survival of more than 60% of the world's electronic products and electronic equipment, the normal life of countless people, and can resolve increasingly frequent extreme natural disasters, which makes everyone curious. learn more.

Not surprisingly, all news and programs related to the "Planet Shield Project", "Aegis", "Light of Zhurong", "Laser Electromagnetic Gun", "Electromagnetic Energy Cannon", "Strongest Guardian Shield" and The characters have all received huge traffic.

Among them, the most popular ones are undoubtedly Academician Qin Ke and his wife, Academician Ning Qingjun of Xia State, while their old partners Tao Zhexuan, Edward Witten, Mr. Qiu, and the relatively unknown Brian Schmidt, Andre Haim, and Takaaki Kajita, members of the "decision-making team" who were considered too high, also drastically improved their presence, and their popularity and recognition jumped several levels.

Brian Schmidt, Andre Heim, and Kajita Takaaki, three great scientists with a strong sense of professionalism and honor and outstanding work ability, have finally satisfied their addiction to being top Internet celebrities. Interview Their media had long queues.

As for Qin Ke, Ning Qingjun, Lao Tao, Edward and others, they routinely declined most interviews and only accepted brief interviews of no more than five minutes each from a handful of top major media.

The interview time is also concentrated in a week.

In the first week after the official test of "Aegis", almost everyone tacitly chose not to disturb Qin Ke's family and let them have a good rest.

Even congratulatory messages, awards, condolences, commendations, etc. from various countries are first sent to Qin Ke’s email box electronically, and they will be filled in formally when opportunities arise later (mainly depending on whether Qin Ke has time). process.

Qin Ke also spent a relatively relaxed 27th birthday, accompanied by family and friends.

When making a birthday wish, Qin Ke made a very simple wish. He hoped that by his 30th birthday, the world would have restored its former tranquility and peace.

The "super giant solar storm" will arrive two or three months before Qin Ke's 29th birthday. If the "super giant solar storm" is solved and the planet's original orbit, rotation slope angle and magnetic field balance are restored, the planet's climate and ecology will The system will undergo a period of self-healing, which often takes decades, but the frequency of extreme climate disasters and various natural disasters will be significantly reduced within a year or so.

Therefore, Qin Ke's wish can still be realized.

The premise is that the "Planet Shield" plan can really be implemented as he wishes and achieve corresponding results.

No matter how much confidence others have in this plan, Qin Ke's own confidence is very strong.

At least the God of Learning Saves the World system also gives out some rewards from time to time, which is a very positive incentive. It shows that the "intelligent system" of the God of Learning Save the World system itself has also recognized Qin Ke's salvation plan and deduced extremely high results. probability of success.

Qin Ke still hasn't figured out what the principle of this "Scientific God Saves the World System" is and how it was developed. After all, it is a super-future high-tech product in a parallel world almost a thousand years later, but if there is time in the future, there will be a chance. , Qin Ke is still very interested in exploring the mysteries of this system.

For example, Qin Ke was very curious about the "three opportunities to instantly return to peak energy" that the system rewarded him a few days ago. What was the principle behind it, and why it really made him wake up from sleepiness in just one second. , and full of energy.

If he had used it once instead of only three times, this kind of reward is simply the best tool to match the "Inspiration Amplification" function.

In any case, after "eight hours of sleep", Qin Ke recovered from the exhaustion of four days and five nights of not sleeping and high mental work, and became energetic, which surprised and delighted Ning Qingyun and other family members. Finally, I can only sigh that Qin Ke's physique is amazingly strong.

While enjoying family time with his family, Qin Ke could not completely put down his work. After all, the "super giant solar storm" was getting closer and closer, and there were still countless things to do. (End of chapter)