Playing Hard to Get?

Yes, the Magnetic Confinement fusion experimental device originally used ordinary materials. Oh, to be precise, it wasn't ordinary materials, but low-temperature superconducting materials. Now, all of these materials will be replaced with room-temperature and high-pressure materials.

After that, all the cooling equipment and the power supply for these devices will also be removed, as they will no longer be necessary.

After the successful preparation of Room Temperature Superconductivity, the first priority for its implementation will be in Controlled Nuclear Fusion research projects.

Nuclear Fusion technology is one of the most urgent needs of mankind, and now, in order to prepare for the future, these technologies need to be realized as soon as possible.

"Old Liu, you'll have to work harder in the coming days." Yue Yuan looked up from the documents and walked towards the door.

"Exploration and discovery are my hobbies. Once I enjoy doing something, I'm happy no matter how hard it is," Liu Miyan with a smile.

"No, Old Liu, this is different." Yue Yuan stopped at the elevator entrance, turned around and looked at Liu Miyan: "Logically speaking, I shouldn't put too much pressure on you, but I hope you understand that whether Controlled Nuclear Fusion can be achieved will determine whether we continue to contact that Mining Area Patrol."

Liu Miyan clearly had no information on this matter, and he asked with a puzzled look, "What does the Chief of Staff mean?"

"If the Hope cannot be equipped with Fusion Engine within eleven years, then we will no longer pay attention to that Moke Star People."

"This Chief of Staff... he's a highly advanced Sentient Life form, isn't he?"

"What a pity? Yes, it is indeed a pity, but now the entire Human Civilization is in this star system. We cannot take any risks, not even a little bit. Others may not understand how terrifying the 'Silver Mist' is, but don't you understand?"

Liu Miyan wanted to say something more, but seeing Yue Yuan's resolute eyes, he could only take a deep breath and sigh, "Of course I know."

Perhaps still feeling resentful, after a moment's pause, Liu Miyan finally voiced the question that had been weighing on his mind, "Does the Chief of Staff still suspect that the Mining Area Patrol have something going on with 'Silver Mist'?"

"No!" Yue Yuan shook his head, his words revealing confusion and bewilderment. "I always feel there's something strange about this. Can a Level 3 Civilization really keep a base underground for over 20,000 years? And with the technology of Level 3 Civilization, can Hibernation Pod really last for 20,000 years?"

"Maybe so. After all, they can even build nanoscale robots. Their technological strength is indeed at a level that we can only look up to. It's not impossible for their equipment and machines to last for 20,000 years."

"Look, even you're not sure. That's the information gap," Yue Yuan sighed helplessly. "This kind of information gap is inevitable when lower-level civilizations communicate with higher-level civilizations; we can't eliminate it. Fortunately, this Mining Area Patrol from the Moke Star Civilization's mining area is trapped on the planet, so he can't fully understand us either."

Using this as a starting point, we can only try to patch up our own weaknesses and acquire some capabilities he can't even imagine, so that we will have resources for future actions.

Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be defeated.

Since humans cannot "know the enemy," they can only focus on "knowing themselves," transforming the other party's original "knowing the enemy" into "not knowing the enemy." In this way, both parties are reduced to the level of "knowing themselves," and the information gap will be narrowed to a certain extent.

Hearing Yue Yuan's explanation, Liu Miyan understood. It turned out that his Chief Yue had always considered the Moke Star People as strategic adversaries.

"Don't worry, Chief of Staff, I understand." Liu Miyan nodded and turned to walk back into the room.

He felt that strategic considerations were not something he should concern himself with; as a physicist, he only needed to do his job well.

However, he was still very happy to learn about Yue Yuan's plans.

"No wonder he's a leader with a military background!" Liu Miyan to himself. "I wonder if such a leader ever did anything ruthless when he was the commander of the Callisto Base."

Liu Miyan was right. Back when Yue Yuan was the Base Chief, he did manage to make a few American spies disappear. His methods weren't exactly ruthless; they were just some random disappearances. Moreover, after Man Yuemei arrived at the Callisto Base, Yue Yuan stopped doing such things personally.

After leaving the Physics Research Institute, Yue Yuan returned to his office to handle some routine matters, thus ending his busy day. The Hope didn't have advanced technology like solar simulation, but its operating hours remained the same as Earth's 24-hour clock.

In the days that followed, Yue Yuan returned to his regular office routine.

And the Moke Star People 'Shu Po', just as he himself said, never contacted humans again. But this situation only strengthened the conviction of those in the know.

Yes, if there really was some conspiracy, then the Mining Area Patrol 'Shu Po' should have been working even harder to explain or continue trying to persuade the humans. But after Yue Yuan casually made up an excuse, he didn't raise any questions, nor did he show any sign of anger or embarrassment.

Since then, many experts and scholars have conducted numerous analyses on this matter, and most of them believe that 'Shu Po's' reaction is consistent with the behavior of a Sentient Life that changes from a desire to survive to a state of disappointment.

They believed that 'Shu Po' had its own pride, and that as a Level 3 Civilization Sentient Life, asking for help from a civilization that hadn't even reached Level 1 was already a self-degradation.

However, humanity kept diverting attention from one thing to another, which caused the arrogance of 'Shu Po' as an advanced civilization to gradually overcome its desire to live.

Sociologists have conducted numerous big data simulations and analyses of Sentient Life behaviors in response, and most agree that this reaction is normal, at least from an anthropological perspective.

Imagine a person who, due to the extinction of their civilization, is forced to use hibernation to prolong their life. After sleeping for 20,000 years, they happen to discover a civilization that can save them. This person, whether for their own sake or for the sake of Human Civilization, would likely choose to seek help.

After all, encountering a civilization by chance in the vast universe is extremely rare, let alone being passively discovered on a planet; it can only be described as a miracle.

Of course, not everyone agrees with this view.

A few people believe that this was a ploy by the Mining Area Patrol, Shu Po, to lure them in. However, they cannot offer a reasonable explanation for the purpose behind this ploy, and their opposition seems to be merely for the sake of opposition.

Yue Yuan didn't say anything about this. Instead, he encouraged these people to continue analyzing and researching the matter, because although he had made the decision unilaterally, he also hoped that there would be a plausible explanation to bolster the argument.

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