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Dalian Shipyard. Chen Nian was sitting in his office, concentrating on sorting out the technical documents used by 055D, and making final checks and fillings.

Just like the output process, this is also an uncomplicated but energy-intensive task. In the words of some leaders, this is purely "transactional" work, which should be left to other subordinate employees. of.

Of course, Chen Nian wanted to do the same, but he was helpless. At the beginning of the birth of a technology, no one except himself, the original developer, could see the errors in the data and process at a glance, and could not correct them.

So no matter how complicated it is, he can only do it himself.

But the advantage is that every time the document is sorted out, the understanding of this technology will be deepened in the brain, and even after reviewing the past and learning the new, new ideas and new creations can be sprouted, bringing source point benefits.

So in general, he is not tired of this job-doing these things is at least much more interesting than paying attention to the movements of the US Fifth Fleet.

That's right, shortly after the Fifth Fleet started to expand, Chen Nian received relevant information, but he was not surprised by this at all.

Scaling up troops is just the most basic operation. The island country in the previous life even sent many frogmen to Djibouti to detect the situation of our ships and steal military information by diving.

At that time, Chen Nian was still making an idea on the forum, suggesting that the authorities sink a minesweeper to make a nest, and then use the live wire for the main line, and the neutral line for the sub-line, and adjust the drift to 20,000 volts to solve the problem once and for all.

If the island country protests, it will be said that the minesweeper leaked electricity——Anyway, they swam over by themselves, and they can’t blame others.

It's a pity that China's military strength in the previous life was not enough to support its own face, and this plan was never implemented.

But now that Chen Nian has the right to speak, he really wants to do such immoral things.

However, let's wait until the warship arrives and see the specific situation.

The most important thing now is to continue to develop technology and source points, and strive to quickly develop the future technology of metal hydrogen batteries

Thinking of this, Chen Nian closed the document and called Chen Guo.

After the call was connected, Chen Nian said bluntly:

"Professor Chen, I need personnel assistance."

Chen Guo on the other end of the phone was not surprised by Chen Nian's request, and he immediately replied:

"No problem, all scientific researchers across the country can be transferred with you."

"Tell me, who do you want? I'll contact their supervisor."

"It will be more convenient if it is an insider of the Xinghuo team."

Chen Nian smiled and said jokingly:

"I'm afraid it's a little troublesome this time. What I need is not a domestic person, but a Harvard professor named Isaac Silvera."

"Who? I've never heard of this name before!"

Chen Guo's tone was a bit puzzled, but Chen Nian was not surprised by it.

In fact, the real fame of this professor named Isaac Silvera will have to wait until 10 years later when his team discloses the "research results of room temperature superconducting materials".

At that time, he claimed that together with his research team, he had completed the first metal hydrogen synthesis work in human history under a super pressure of 5 million atmospheres, and successfully measured its ultra-low resistance and super antimagnetic properties.

However, when the outside world asked him to show his results, he refused the sample display on the grounds that "the sample was lost due to improper operation".

Obviously, this will certainly cause outsiders to doubt the authenticity of the experiment, and many researchers with the same conditions have tried to reproduce the experimental results, but they have not succeeded.

Isaac was quickly pushed to the cusp of doubts. In the end, he had to admit publicly that even if the procedure was strictly followed, the possibility of the experiment being successful was extremely low.

As soon as the statement was issued, the academic circle immediately divided into three voices:

The first is that Isaac did make a fake, and his experimental process is not credible at all. This is pure academic fraud.

The second is that Isaac did not make a fake. After all, metal hydrogen is a new material that humans have never seen before. It is understandable that various accidents occurred during the preservation and testing process.

The third type believes that Isaac has a certain degree of fraud, but the research ideas and experimental methods he proposed are feasible.

The view held by Huaxia is the third one.

Of course, so is Chen Nian.

Therefore, the reason why he wanted to find Isaac was also very clear, that is, he wanted to communicate with him to determine the correct synthesis method and synthesis route of metal hydrogen.

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No, Chen Nianke intends to cooperate with Isaac.

He never thought of sharing strategic-level new technologies such as metal hydrogen with anyone.

He just wanted to use Isaac to use the other party's rich experience and long-term research results in this field to provide himself with a basis for "trial and error".

This is one of the extended uses of the system. If used properly, it may save him a lot of source points.

After all, a full source point consumption of 340 points, even compared to his current peak stage average of 3.5 points, is definitely a big number.

Not to mention that this average value is constantly falling, and it may not be long before it will fall back below 2

If you can save a little bit, you can prostitute others, why do you have to do it yourself?

Thinking of this, Chen Nian replied:

"This is a scholar in the field of high-pressure physics. He has deep research on metal hydrogen materials and is technically credible."

"However, this person may not be reliable."

"I don't need you to recruit him, I just need to get as much technical ideas as possible from him to make metal hydrogen in the name of exchange and cooperation."

"Got it, you're trying to get inspiration from him, right?"

"That's right!"

Hearing Chen Nian's answer, Chen Guo didn't hesitate, and immediately made a decision:

"No problem, I will hand over this part of the work to the Materials Research Institute."

"In addition, we also have a certain amount of research on metallic hydrogen—although it is indeed far behind the international advanced level, let's sum it up and give it to you as a reference."

"Of course - if you don't tell me, I'll ask you for it."

Chen Nian replied with a smile

So, the plan on metal hydrogen was finalized.

Chen Guo immediately began to set up a technical team, output the communication plan, and started to get in touch with Isaac through various channels.

This kind of connection is not limited to academic and official connections, but also includes the management of personal relationships.

To put it bluntly, it is to brush up Isaac's favorability.

After all, only if Isaac no longer resists Huaxia researchers, can he cooperate without prejudice, and the results that Huaxia can achieve will be more reliable.

A few days later, Chen Nian appeared near the latest 300,000-ton dock of Dalian Shipyard.

He is not here today to inspect the progress of the Deep Blue 16 project, or to check the construction progress of the No. 001 aircraft carrier.

He just wants to be a witness to witness the iconic moment of this project launched in 2004.

And this flag is:

to name.

In fact, after three full years of transformation, the "Varyag" is no longer what it was when it first arrived at the Dalian Shipyard.

The rusty exterior had long since been cleaned and painted with black epoxy bitumen to prevent rust on the bottom, and the flight deck was also painted with green and later yellow heat-resistant paint.

Although the entire aircraft carrier cannot be said to be completely new, it has already swept away the old and decayed atmosphere.

In addition to the appearance, the internal facilities of this aircraft carrier have also undergone major renovations.

The landing arresting device has been repaired, and the hydraulic arresting device is still used at present, and an upgrade to electromagnetic arresting will be considered in the future.

The elevators, optical landing system, flight command system and other core modules have all been repaired, and other electronic equipment that has been decided to be updated have also welded the base and reserved space.

At the same time, those old weapons and radars that could not be replenished and repaired were all dismantled, and the living facilities and living areas including lifesaving, kitchen, laundry, and medical treatment were re-planned, and even the decks and waterproof bulkheads, which had the largest amount of work, The most difficult part of the restoration has also been declared complete.

It can be said that the so-called "Varyag", except that it still retains the name "Varyag", is not the same ship at all.

Chen Nian looked at the "monster" in front of him, and said to Mr. Liu who was sitting beside him with some emotion:

"I've heard the story of the Ship of Theseus before. For a long time, I always thought it was just a topic of philosophical speculation. I never thought that such a thing could really happen in reality."

Hearing his words, Mr. Liu laughed and replied:

"It's not that exaggerated."

"Although the ship has indeed been modified a lot, and even a considerable part of the hull materials have been replaced, in the final analysis, its large frame remains unchanged."

"If it is really the ship of Theseus, then the deck of this ship should not be warped, but flat."

Hearing Mr. Liu's words, Chen Nian was keenly aware of the regret in his tone, so he comforted him:

"It's okay. After this ship is launched, our second self-developed aircraft carrier will quickly follow."

"It only takes two or three years at most, and the flat-deck aircraft carrier will be able to come out."

"At that time, you can watch as much as you want, anyway, it is our own ship, and no one will stop you."

Mr. Liu shook his head lightly, and said:

"My own body, I know much better than you."

"It's okay to persist until this ship is launched, but it will be difficult to wait for the next one."

"So, you can say that I have no regrets. That is impossible. After all, in my opinion, a flat deck is the 'right way' for the future."

"But to be able to achieve this level, everyone really did their best. Today is a happy day, let's not talk about it!"

Elder Liu didn't speak anymore, but looking at his expression, Chen Nian felt extremely moved.

Yes, it is indeed difficult for him to see the launch of China's first flat-deck aircraft carrier.

According to the experience of the previous life, Liu Laohui will leave this land forever in 2011.

Even in this world, his physical condition is relatively better, but there are some things that cannot be changed by manpower.

Pity.

Whether it was for himself or Chen Nian, this word was enough to describe their mood at the moment.

However, compared to Chen Nian, Liu Lao's mood seems to be more complicated.

His eyes stared at the aircraft carrier in the distance without blinking, and his breathing gradually became rapid.

This caught the medical staff on the side by surprise. He quickly increased the flow of the oxygen supply, and immediately squatted down to check Mr. Liu's condition, but the latter pushed the medical staff directly with an unquestionable attitude. open.

Perhaps, at this moment, he just wanted to watch the whole process quietly by himself.

Chen Nian could understand his thoughts, so he gave the medical staff a look, and stepped forward to hold Old Liu's hand.

The latter nodded silently, still did not speak.

This made Chen Nian involuntarily curious.

Mr. Liu, what is he thinking?

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What was he thinking about that day more than 20 years ago?

Recalling that when the old man stood on tiptoe on the deck of the Kitty Hawk, trying to see the SH-2 helicopter clearly, his mood should be extremely complicated, right?

In such complexity, it must also contain anger, unwillingness and helplessness.

He was not unwilling to be unwilling for himself, not unwilling to be blocked by unknown pawns, but unwilling to be unwilling for the entire Huaxia Navy.

When chatting with Mr. Liu in private, Chen Nian heard him say this sentence several times:

"I'm still a representative. My military rank is so high that I can't even see it. Where do our grassroots scientific researchers and technical officers go?"

Yeah, where are they looking?

Or in other words, if we really want to build an aircraft carrier, where should we start?

All technologies are blocked. If we rely on ourselves to explore, when will we need to explore?

At that time, Mr. Liu could be said to be pessimistic, and this pessimism was directly reflected in his outlook on the aircraft carrier.

After all, according to his vision at the time, if Huaxia's aircraft carrier could have a capacity of 30,000 tons and carry 50 fighter jets, that would be fine.

He might not have imagined that Huaxia's first aircraft carrier was 60,000 "more than" tons.

Moreover, according to the long-term plan of Deep Blue 16, the next flat-deck aircraft carrier will directly jump to the 100,000-ton level

If only it could be done faster.

Chen Nian sighed and withdrew some chaotic thoughts.

At this moment, the work of denaming the "Varyag" aircraft carrier has also come to an end.

The Soviet Naval Air Force badge installed on the bow was removed, and it lay quietly on the deck, waiting for the next forklift to transport it away and seal it in a warehouse that might never be opened.

All Russian ship names were removed or destroyed by spray gun melting.

The slogans and guide signs with Soviet and Ukrainian styles were all scraped off and repainted, turning them gray and white.

In a short time, these gray and white hulls will be imprinted with deep red.

Until the end, a line of inconspicuous small characters was sprayed on the bulkhead of the bridge:

"SL-16-001".

Seeing this scene, the old man finally relaxed his tightly held hands.

He turned his head, smiled and said to Chen Nian:

"From now on, this ship officially belongs to us!"