United States, Utah, Green River.
Green River is a very small city, with only about 800 people living here.
However, after the JNEO project was confirmed to be built here, the place began to become lively. At least after many scientists came here, in order to meet the needs of these scientists for daily life, various infrastructures began to be built in this city.
Of course, this place has also attracted a lot of investment, mainly because some businessmen believe that JNEO can succeed and build their first controllable nuclear fusion reactor in the free world here at the Green River. After some expansion, there will definitely be great business opportunities, just like Los Alamos back then.
Therefore, this small city, which has a population of more than a hundred fewer than ten years ago, seems to have become more alive.
At this time, a temporary project department has been set up in the place circled by JNEO. It is the kind of container transformation that is very common in various construction sites.
As for a research institute, it definitely cannot be set up. With their efficiency, it is still far behind to set up a research institute.
What's more, it's completely meaningless for them to rush to build it now. The most important problem is how to get the materials.
If the materials are not produced, even if they build a research institute in one day, what will it do?
There are countless research institutes around the world, even those related to controllable nuclear fusion, and there is no shortage of them.
"Cawley, did you hear that?"
In the project department, Steven Cawley, who served as the JNEO project leader, was looking at the construction site outside with a sad look on his face when he suddenly heard a voice coming from the side.
When he turned around, he saw another important figure in JNEO, Professor Cody Bryan of MIT. He was also an expert in the field of nuclear fusion. He was originally in charge of MIT's nuclear fusion research and was originally one of the candidates for the person in charge. However, all the candidates at that time rejected the president's "good intention" and asked him to hire another Gao Ming.
So Cawley became the unlucky guy, and Cody Bryan ended up becoming an engineer, so he didn't have to be responsible anyway.
"What happened?" Cowley sighed and asked.
Cody said, "Just today, Xiao Yi successfully proved an important conjecture in mathematics, Collatz Conjecture. I don't know if you remember it."
Cowley twitched his lips.
He did remember this conjecture. After all, the description of this conjecture was very simple. Anyone with a certain knowledge of mathematics could understand the description.
"So, you are saying that while we were still worrying here, that guy Xiao Yi figured out another mathematical conjecture?"
"Yes." Cody said, spreading his hands.
"Farke!" Cowley was furious.
Originally, he was a very Buddhist scholar. After all, he was studying nuclear fusion, which he understood to be impossible to achieve within decades.
In this case, there is no need for him to be anxious.
The result is now good. They suddenly realized this thing without saying a word, and even implicated themselves in shouldering such an important responsibility.
Now, he simply couldn't be in a hurry.
I thought that the other party was now free to study other problems, while I was still miserable in such a small place.
So much so that the original Buddhist scientist has now become irritable.
However, at this moment, his cell phone suddenly rang.
When he saw it, he cursed again, "Fake, why is he calling me now?"
Cody glanced curiously. Oh boy, it was actually a call from the president.
Call me at this time...
It always feels like it's not a good thing?
Cowley calmed down, then answered the phone and said, "Mr. President, what can I do?"
The president's voice came from over there. "Professor Cowley, I just want to ask you how the progress is here?"
Cowley clenched his fists, but he finally relaxed and replied honestly, "Mr. President, our research institute has not been set up yet!"
The president's question came from over there, "Is the research institute the key point? No, not really. We all know that your research progress is the key point. What plans have you come up with so far, and whether you have achieved breakthroughs in results. These are the top priorities. I just want to know these now."
"I just learned the news that Xiao Yi, just today, solved another well-known conjecture in mathematics, called Hailstone Conjecture."
"Less than a year after he developed controllable nuclear fusion, he has achieved such results again. I also saw the blog posted by that guy Terence Tao. Hum, that guy didn't solve this problem back then, but now it has been solved by Xiao Yi. It is also said to be a completely new idea and solution, which is quite a groundbreaking achievement."
"Professor Cowley, don't you think that Xiao Yi is like a slap in our face?"
Cowley looked puzzled.
There's nothing shameful about this.
Didn't they just solve a mathematical problem?
Could it be that Xiao Yi first solved a nuclear fusion problem and then solved a mathematical conjecture in an understatement, and that he was mocking them because the United States does not have such capabilities?
emmm...
How about you send someone to remove Xiao Yi?
Anyway, Cowley didn't have any thoughts in his own mind. As a person born in the United Kingdom, he didn't have such a strong sense of honor and disgrace for the United States. Even at this time, he regretted it and wanted to run back to the United Kingdom.
Of course, no matter how much he complained in his heart, he definitely couldn't say such words to the president, so after organizing his words, Cowley said, "Sorry, Mr. President, I'm deeply sorry for what you said, but our current technology can only reach this level."
"As for mathematical research... Sorry, I am not a mathematician, Mr. President, so I may not be able to answer you in this regard."
"However, to be honest, I don't think we should compare ourselves with scientists like Xiao Yi. After all..."
After careful consideration of his words, Cowley finally said, "He's just a little bit too special."
The president snorted again, "He is always a human being, what else can be special about him."
Cowley: "..."
Who knows if Xiao Yi is a human?
However, he did not respond. Now he could see that the president called him just to make a fuss and vent his temper.
At this time, he was just telling himself crazily that he would just have to endure it for another year and a half.
In next year's general election, he must vote for Democratic Party, lest he choose a Republican to blame him later.
In White House, the president probably didn't expect that the guy on the other end of the phone was now planning to vote for the opposition party.
However, this time the fuss was over, so he stopped talking and hung up the phone.
Beside him, the Secretary of State was standing.
Looking at the Secretary of State, the president thought for a moment, and then said, "How are the tasks in China going now?"
The Secretary of State quickly understood what task the president was referring to, and just said helplessly, "There has not been much progress. You know, the Chinese are too wary of us now, and it is difficult for us to get useful information from them, especially their government and various research institutes, which do not allow the use of electronic equipment in our possession."
The president snorted coldly, "It's because we gave them too much time to develop that they have the confidence they have now."
Finally, he waved his hand and said, "Okay, the mission must be carried out no matter what. This kind of thing must be settled before I leave office. Otherwise, how can we MAGA?"
The Secretary of State twitched his lips.
MAGA?
It is impossible to achieve MAGA with less than two years left.
Hailstone Conjecture's proof has indeed had a huge impact.
At least, this tells the whole world that Xiao Yi is still very interested in scientific research.
Considering his age, this even gave many politicians a little fear.
At this time, they obviously don't think that this young man is just another Einstein.
For a time, countless people began to pray to God in their hearts, hoping that their God could make Xiao Yi disappear.
Let this guy who destroyed the development of history and science disappear from this world.
However, Xiao Yi probably didn't know at this time that so many people were cursing him in their hearts.
Of course, whether he knew it or not, one thing he knew very well was that he had become a thorn in the eyes of many people.
But if cursing is useful, why would science do it?
Hmm...
Although the buff on him is quite unscientific, if this buff is really the product of unscientific, why should he be guided to study science?
Therefore, he finally came to the conclusion that this buff itself is a product of science.
But now, he still can't figure out where this scientific product comes from.
Therefore, he never wastes time thinking about the origin of this buff.
Just like in the past, he almost never studied things that he was completely unsure of, and nuclear fusion was probably one of the exceptions.
Time passed quickly.
At the end of May, Director Liu came to see him again, asked about the application from the Project H-20 project team, and asked for his opinion.
Obviously, the higher-ups have already studied this matter and finally decided to do it, so I came here to ask for his final opinions.
In this regard, he naturally said that he could do it, after all, he was the one who proposed the matter.
At the same time, he also expressed his optimism about the potential of the precision magnetic levitation fluid control furnace, believing that it is fully capable of producing more and stronger materials.
The development of human science and technology is the development of material technology.
Just like guns, the emergence of guns was also born with the development of steel smelting technology.
In ancient times, steel that was full of impurities would explode with a single shot.
But now, bullets can fly hundreds of meters or even thousands of meters without losing power, and there will be no problem of exploding the barrel.
Or various daily necessities also come from the accumulation of material technology.
Now, this precise magnetic levitation fluid control furnace seems to have the potential to improve materials technology again.
After that, Director Liu left again, probably to report the news.
Sometimes Xiao Yi couldn't help feeling that Director Liu was so busy with things that he had to come to him in person to ask a question.
However, this is probably mainly because the confidentiality of these matters is quite high, and phone calls may be leaked.
Just like that, within a few days, Xiao Yi received another notice, which officially issued a confidential document, agreeing to cooperate with the Project H-20 project team and provide him with relevant technical support for the precision magnetic levitation fluid control furnace.
Finally, after almost a month and a half of waiting, the leaders finally made a decision.
Probably taking into account what Xiao Yi said, if it can really help China produce some top-notch materials, the benefits it will bring will definitely be astonishing.
Just like MHT-7.
So the next day, Xiao Yi went to the Materials Research Institute in Jinling again.
"Chief Designer Xiao, meet again!"
As soon as he arrived at the entrance of the institute, Wang Changhong came out to greet him.
He smiled and greeted Xiao Yi.
Xiao Yi also smiled and said, "General Master Wang, you are here too."
Chief Engineer Wang laughed and said, "Didn't I come here immediately after receiving the document? I'm just waiting to discuss with you Chief Designer Xiao what to do next. I'm also very curious about the precision magnetic levitation fluid control furnace."
Wang Changhong naturally doesn't stay in this research institute all the time.
This research institute is only one of the projects participating in the Project H-20 project, and it mainly provides materials related to aero-engine research. In fact, there are quite a few research institutes involved in the project, and they have various functions involved.
Xiao Yi nodded and said with a smile, "Then I can introduce it to you in more detail this time. In addition, I have studied it carefully in the past month and a half and made a brief plan. I can talk to you about it first."
"Okay!"
Wang Changhong nodded, and then invited Xiao Yi to enter the research institute.
Other researchers in the project team such as Li Zhenhai and Luo Mingya were also standing aside. At this time, they all showed very curious eyes.
It's just that the number of people who can see it is limited to eight people, and they are authorized. Others can't see it, no matter how curious they are.
Soon, he entered a conference room, closed the door, and Xiao Yi began to introduce the precision magnetic levitation fluid control furnace to Wang Changhong and the others in detail.
Time passed quickly, and after some explanation, they finally understood how this furnace was able to produce the first wall material for nuclear fusion.
"This is too complicated!"
Even Wang Changhong couldn't help but exclaimed.
He now fully feels that if Project H-20 is really built, then the most technological content inside it will probably be neither the stealth distribution, the aerodynamic layout, nor the power of the aero-engine.
But it is completely condensed in the production method used in the production of TA1203!
This is the true crystallization of technology!
For a moment, his heart was filled with emotion.
As for other people, they were even more surprised.
Although they may not fully understand it, they can probably understand how complicated it is to use this precise magnetic levitation fluid control furnace to produce materials.
The process of writing a program alone is already quite complicated, and it requires too much knowledge.
It was really hard for them to believe how Xiao Yi developed this thing.
"Then, Chief Designer Xiao, what should we do next?"
At this time, Li Zhenhai asked.
At this time, his expression could be described as quite excited. It was probably because he had rekindled hope for the future of the material after hearing about the effects of this control furnace.
Xiao Yi said, "Next, I will continue to be responsible for the transformation of the control furnace and the writing of programs. As for everyone..."
He thought for a while, and it seemed that there was really nothing else that needed to trouble them.
So he said, "You can continue with other things."
"Um... can I study?" Li Zhenhai asked.
Xiao Yi smiled and said, "It's okay, but I don't stay here normally, so if you want to study, it might not be very convenient."
"This is indeed a problem..."
Li Zhenhai also became entangled, "Let me think about it."
Li Zhenhai began to think about it, and the next topic became more relaxed.
Wang Changhong suddenly said, "By the way, this year's Science and Technology Award Conference should be about to start. Chief Designer Xiao, I want to express my congratulations to you in advance."
They have all received notice that this year's Science and Technology Awards Conference will be held on June 24th.
And everyone knows that this year's awards conference will definitely be different from the previous ones.
The merits of nuclear fusion will probably be officially announced at this award conference.
In response, Xiao Yi smiled and said, "Then I'll thank you in advance."