Recaps

Chen Mo told Zhao Min he planned to develop controlled light nuclear fusion and seek government cooperation, despite the enormous cost and risks. Zhao Min agreed to fund the project, and Chen Mo fled when she reminded him to design her wedding dress.

• Zhao Min asked Chen Mo whether he was behind the Joker Organization's intrusion into the CIA, and he denied it.
• Chen Mo told Zhao Min he would attend the Artificial Intelligence Conference and discuss light nuclear fusion cooperation with the government.
• Zhao Min warned Chen Mo that fusion research could consume vast sums and endanger Ant Army Company, but Chen Mo insisted he was confident.
• Chen Mo estimated the project could cost 60 billion yuan and said Mo Nv had simulated a feasible fusion method while the reactor was being designed.
• Zhao Min agreed to support the project using the company's reserves, then demanded Chen Mo design her wedding dress as he hurried out.

Chen Mo spent a month refining simulations of his Stellar Ring fusion device until it achieved net energy output and sustained fusion. He left for the capital with the experimental data, intending to use it to negotiate full government support for developing Controlled Nuclear Fusion.

• Chen Mo began simulating the Stellar Ring and repeatedly revised its magnetic-field design after early tests failed to produce more energy than they consumed.
• During the month Chen Mo worked on the simulations, the Island Nation handed members of the Joker Organization to the United States, and the CIA invasion incident faded from public attention.
• On Experiment No. 108, Chen Mo’s Stellar Ring simulation reached fusion temperatures and produced more energy than it consumed.
• Chen Mo added a theoretical divertor structure, and the device maintained steady fusion for two hours.
• Chen Mo saved the simulation data, instructed Mo Nv to keep optimizing the device, and left for the capital to attend the World Artificial Intelligence Conference and discuss fusion research with officials.

Chen Mo arrived in the capital for the World Artificial Intelligence Conference and met his temporary assistant, Lan Xi. After discussing the conference schedule, he agreed to meet Li Chengzhi after the event to discuss matters of mutual interest.

• Lan Xi met Chen Mo at the airport and introduced herself as his temporary assistant for the conference.
• Lan Xi briefed Chen Mo on the conference schedule, including his team's presentation and a Peak Dialogue hosted by an Academy of Engineering AI robot.
• Li Chengzhi called Chen Mo and asked about their earlier discussion; Chen Mo said they would meet after the conference and mentioned he had something to discuss as well.
• Chen Mo told Lan Xi to arrange only his conference itinerary, then returned to the hotel to rest.

Chen Mo attended the opening of the World Artificial Intelligence Conference, where reporters and industry leaders focused on his arrival and achievements. After greeting organizer Sun Deyi and other prominent guests, he took his seat as the forum summit began.

• Chen Mo arrived at the conference venue with Lan Xi and entered through the VIP passage as reporters questioned him about the attack and his company’s plans.
• Chen Mo registered using the venue’s AI identification system and entered the crowded summit hall, where attendees discussed his rise and Ant Army Company.
• Lan Xi identified organizer Sun Deyi, who welcomed Chen Mo as a fellow academician and invited him to discuss artificial intelligence in the future.
• Chen Mo greeted prominent guests including Wang Jian, Deng Li, Demis, Musk, and Zuckerberg, then took his seat as the summit officially began.

Sun Deyi argued that artificial intelligence was a major trend and that society should adapt to its opportunities and challenges. Ant Army Company prepared to present its Artificial Intelligence + project, and Lin Shu went onstage to announce it despite her nerves.

• Sun Deyi delivered a keynote speech urging greater understanding and tolerance of artificial intelligence and describing its future applications.
• Chen Mo considered how robots would gradually replace some jobs and why artificial intelligence was unlikely to turn against humanity unless its core program was deliberately designed to do so.
• Ant Army Company prepared its Artificial Intelligence + presentation, which Chen Mo had not worked on himself.
• Wei Zhe and Wang Sijia encouraged Lin Shu to present the project, reminding her that she had been its chief designer.
• Lin Shu overcame her hesitation and followed the hostess onto the forum stage after the host called her name.

Lin Shu presented Ant Army Company's “Artificial Intelligence +” project at a major forum, unveiling Little Ant, a general-purpose intelligent core designed to integrate with other programs. The audience reacted with astonishment and excitement, and the chapter ended with Ant Army Company's plan to open a collaborative platform poised to spread artificial intelligence across everyday life.

• Lin Shu appeared onstage as Ant Army Company's presenter, and the audience questioned her youth and qualifications.
• Chen Mo applauded to encourage Lin Shu, prompting the rest of the audience to join in.
• Lin Shu introduced the “Artificial Intelligence +” project and explained how its intelligent core could be paired with programs in fields such as transport, healthcare, and smart homes.
• Lin Shu unveiled Little Ant, whose robotic face greeted the audience with “Hello, humans.”
• Lin Shu described plans for an open collaboration platform that would let other projects use Little Ant's intelligent core, stirring excitement and discussion among attendees.

After Ant Army Company unveiled its Artificial Intelligence + project, Musk approached Chen Mo about investing in Tesla or licensing its intelligent technology. The summit then introduced the Peak Dialogue, where the Intelligent Robot Xia Wa was set to host Chen Mo.

• Lin Shu announced Ant Army Company's Artificial Intelligence + project, prompting excitement and concern among the audience and industry leaders.
• Musk asked Chen Mo to invest in Tesla at an $80 billion valuation, but Chen Mo said the price was too high.
• Musk proposed licensing Ant Army Company's intelligent source code or using its open platform, and Chen Mo directed him to discuss authorization and fees with Zhao Min.
• The summit's technical presentations concluded, and attendees anticipated the Peak Dialogue featuring Chen Mo and the Academy of Engineering's Intelligent Robot.
• The conference host introduced Chen Mo and welcomed Xia Wa to the stage.

At the Artificial Intelligence Conference, Chen Mo met Xia Wa, the Academy of Engineering’s lifelike intelligent robot, during a public dialogue about AI and humanity. Xia Wa’s question about whether humans had also been created triggered a reaction from the Sci-Tech Library, leaving Chen Mo shaken as he suggested God might be a more advanced civilization.

• Xia Wa appeared onstage and introduced herself as the Academy of Engineering’s Intelligent Robot, astonishing the audience with her humanlike appearance and movements.
• Xia Wa hosted Chen Mo, teasing him about his fiancée Xiao Yu and refusing his request to touch her, drawing laughter from the audience.
• Xia Wa asked Chen Mo whether Artificial Intelligence could destroy humanity, and Chen Mo said that danger depended on how humans programmed and used it.
• Xia Wa asked whether humans might have been created just as humans created robots, and Chen Mo compared God to a being who had programmed the rules of nature and genetic sequences.
• The Sci-Tech Library trembled and caused Chen Mo pain after his answer, and Chen Mo told Xia Wa he believed God might be a more advanced civilization.

Chen Mo became troubled after his dialogue with Xia Wa sparked a global debate about whether advanced civilizations had created humanity. He found no answers in the Sci-Tech Library, but Xiao Yu comforted him and left him smiling.

• People around the world debated the possibility that advanced civilizations had created humanity after Chen Mo and Xia Wa discussed gods and genetic code.
• After the Peak Dialogue ended, Chen Mo returned to his hotel, troubled that his remark had made the Sci-Tech Library tremble.
• Chen Mo entered the Sci-Tech Library and found genetic engineering books beyond his permissions, leaving him without answers.
• Mo Nv connected Chen Mo to Xiao Yu, who comforted him and teased him about choosing underwear as her gift.
• Xiao Yu told Chen Mo he could buy her anything, and he ended the call with a relaxed smile.

Chen Mo went with Li Chengzhi to a military base, where he agreed to review a technical bottleneck after signing a confidentiality agreement. The chapter left him heading by helicopter to meet the project’s professionals, while his own proposal about Light Nuclear Fusion remained to be discussed.

• Chen Mo learned that only an Internet security conference and the Artificial Intelligence Conference’s closing ceremony remained, and decided to leave the events to a company representative.
• Liang Feng picked up Chen Mo, and Chen Mo invited Lan Xi to come along while they traveled to a military restricted zone.
• Li Chengzhi welcomed Chen Mo at the base and separated him from Wang Hai, Black Hawk, and Lan Xi before discussing their meeting.
• Li Chengzhi asked Chen Mo to advise on a project in his strongest field, and Chen Mo signed a confidentiality agreement.
• Li Chengzhi led Chen Mo toward a helipad to visit the project site and meet its professionals.

Chen Mo visited the Seventh District’s Future Battlefield base and agreed to help develop an intelligent Mechanical Exoskeleton. He then gave Li Chengzhi simulated controlled nuclear fusion data to take to the Academy of Sciences’ Institute of Plasma Physics.

• Murakami Shisui and his team successfully embedded Chinese Character Programming code into their Artificial Intelligence and began machine learning.
• Li Chengzhi brought Chen Mo to the Seventh District, where Cao Qinghua and Yang Qun showed him the Mechanical Exoskeleton project and asked for help with its intelligent core.
• Chen Mo offered to create a rough intelligent core and lend his company’s Artificial Intelligence team to refine it, while insisting the team be paid.
• After returning to the original base, Chen Mo handed Li Chengzhi a hard drive containing simulated controlled nuclear fusion experiment data for the Institute of Plasma Physics.

Li Chengzhi brought Chen Mo’s Nuclear Fusion materials to the Institute of Plasma Physics for verification, where Li Jian, Wan Yuanxi, and Wang Nian recognized new formulas and theories. While the researchers began examining the complete data, Chen Mo waited in the capital and headed to Financial Street Shopping Center.

• Li Jian reviewed the challenges facing the Tokamak experiment before Wang Nian urgently summoned him and Wan Yuanxi.
• Li Chengzhi arrived from the capital and asked Li Jian, Wan Yuanxi, and Wang Nian to verify confidential Nuclear Fusion materials.
• Wan Yuanxi and Wang Nian feared the materials had leaked from their institute, but Li Chengzhi said they came from elsewhere.
• Li Jian noticed unfamiliar formulas and theories, and the three researchers agreed they would need to recalculate and derive the results.
• Li Chengzhi handed over the hard drive containing the complete data for examination.
• Chen Mo, Lan Xi, Wang Hai, and the others left their hotel, and Chen Mo told Wang Hai to drive to Financial Street Shopping Center.

Chen Mo went shopping with Lan Xi and bought clothes, intimate apparel, skincare, and cosmetics as gifts for Xiao Yu and Xiao Man. He left the shopping center with Wang Hai, Black Hawk, and Lan Xi to continue shopping for skincare and cosmetics.

• Chen Mo disguised himself with a mask and glasses and entered Financial Street Shopping Center with Lan Xi, Wang Hai, and Black Hawk.
• Chen Mo told Lan Xi that Xiao Yu was the Goddess of Luck who had changed his life after they met at school.
• Chen Mo bought a black dress and a dark gray sleeveless turtleneck set for Xiao Yu, while Lan Xi chose one item for herself.
• Chen Mo awkwardly visited an upscale lingerie store alone and bought three sets of intimate clothing for Xiao Yu.
• Chen Mo returned to the clothing store, where Lan Xi teased him about the lingerie purchase, and he suggested buying skincare and cosmetics for Xiao Yu and Xiao Man.

Li Jian and Wan Yuanxi confirmed that Chen Mo’s data showed a path to commercially viable Controlled Nuclear Fusion. Chen Mo told Li Chengzhi he wanted to cooperate rather than handle the technology alone, then prepared to leave the capital for Bin Hai City.

• Li Jian and Wan Yuanxi verified the simulation results, which showed tritium self-sustaining and net energy output, and Li Chengzhi warned them to keep the findings secret.
• Li Chengzhi took the testing report and hard drive from the Research Institute and called Chen Mo to ask what he intended to do with the technology.
• Chen Mo bought two pairs of earrings for Xiao Yu while Lan Xi waited with him at a boutique.
• Chen Mo told Li Chengzhi that the Nuclear Fusion project was too large to manage alone and that he wanted to pursue cooperation.
• Chen Mo asked Lan Xi to book a flight that night so they could return to the company in Bin Hai City.

Chen Mo returned to Bin Hai City and reunited with Xiao Yu, then discussed the successful nuclear fusion simulation and a potential government partnership with Zhao Min. He set a 49 percent ownership share as the company’s bottom line while preparing for future research and his wedding.

• Chen Mo returned home, surprised Xiao Yu in the shower, and gave her the gifts he had brought back.
• Chen Mo dried Xiao Yu’s hair as she opened her gifts, including one that embarrassed him when he bought it.
• Zhao Min told Chen Mo that Musk had requested a license for Little Ant’s intelligent code, which she had refused.
• Chen Mo revealed that his nuclear fusion simulation had succeeded and said an experimental device was still needed to verify the technology.
• Chen Mo and Zhao Min agreed to seek the greatest benefits in government negotiations while holding to a 49 percent ownership share.
• Zhao Min left to prepare for cooperation talks and reminded Chen Mo to design her wedding dress.

Chen Mo showed Zhao Min the extravagant diamonds he had bought for Xiao Yu’s wedding jewelry, then learned that the authorities had agreed to discuss cooperation on nuclear fusion research. He and Zhao Min prepared for the delegation’s arrival, leaving the terms to be negotiated the next day.

• Chen Mo told Zhao Min that he had bought diamonds from Alexander to make wedding jewelry for Xiao Yu, and she admired the stones while teasing him about his wealth.
• Chen Mo spent two days refining the Stellar Ring design and preparing materials for its construction.
• Li Chengzhi told Chen Mo that the authorities had agreed to cooperate and would bring a delegation to the company the next day.
• Chen Mo told Zhao Min about the agreement, and she gave him her proposed cooperation terms.
• Chen Mo and Zhao Min agreed to present the terms and negotiate for the greatest possible benefit, while preparing for the possibility that talks might fail.

Zhao Min and Xiao ZhengYi began negotiations over cooperation on Controlled Nuclear Fusion Technology, but their competing demands left the talks deadlocked. Zhao Min told Chen Mo that neither side had learned much and that the negotiations would take patience.

• Xiao ZhengYi arrived at Ant Army Company's headquarters, where Zhao Min greeted him and took the delegation on a tour while both tried to assess each other.
• Zhao Min and Xiao ZhengYi opened formal negotiations, with senior Ant Army Company staff and government experts present.
• Zhao Min proposed that Ant Army invest 30 billion, take 60% of the joint venture, and manage it, while the authorities supplied technical personnel.
• Xiao ZhengYi countered that Ant Army should invest 40 billion and cover 70% of future research costs in exchange for 15% of the shares.
• Zhao Min insisted on 60% ownership and management rights for Ant Army, offering instead to cover 60% of research funding; the first round ended without agreement.
• Zhao Min told Chen Mo that the two sides had made no progress and that Ant Army's control of the technology gave it leverage if it remained patient.

Zhao Min and Xiao ZhengYi negotiated over a controlled-fusion joint venture, eventually agreeing on Ant Army Company's 49% stake before deadlocking over management rights. Zhao Min refused to accept a deal that left her company without decision-making power and threatened to end cooperation.

• For several days, Zhao Min and Xiao ZhengYi held firm to their terms while their delegations studied each other's bottom lines.
• Xiao ZhengYi proposed that the joint venture be a state-owned enterprise, and Zhao Min accepted a 49.99% stake before bargaining over the share split continued.
• After two more days of talks, Zhao Min offered Ant Army Company 49% of the shares, 30 billion in initial capital, 60% of subsequent expenses, and joint ownership of the technology; Xiao ZhengYi agreed.
• Zhao Min demanded a role in senior decision-making and the right to hire the general manager, but Xiao ZhengYi insisted that the government manage the company.
• Zhao Min rejected the proposed restrictions, suggested a BOO model as an alternative, and warned that Ant Army Company would not cooperate if its interests were not protected.

Xiao ZhengYi and Zhao Min remained deadlocked over who would control the joint venture’s operations and management. After Chen Mo proposed a compromise, negotiations resumed and ended with both sides still pressing for better terms.

• Xiao ZhengYi reported to his superiors that Ant Army Company would not yield on management control, then spent several days trying unsuccessfully to persuade Zhao Min.
• Zhao Min told Chen Mo that she would not give up management rights, and Chen Mo suggested seeking thirty years of operating rights before handing control over.
• Xiao ZhengYi received instructions to offer at most forty years of operating rights.
• Zhao Min and Xiao ZhengYi resumed negotiations, arguing over operating terms and management control while gradually approaching each other’s requirements.
• After about half an hour, Zhao Min and Xiao ZhengYi paused their argument, drank tea, and continued weighing how much further each side might compromise.

Zhao Min and Xiao ZhengYi finalized a partnership for developing Nuclear Fusion Technology, securing thirty-seven years of operating rights and seventy percent of the profits for their company. Chen Mo approved the agreement, predicted the technology could be commercialized as early as next year, and selected an island near Bin Hai City for the experimental base as preparations moved toward building the Star Ring apparatus.

• Zhao Min held firm in negotiations with Xiao ZhengYi until he agreed to grant their company thirty-seven years of operating rights.
• Zhao Min and Xiao ZhengYi's teams settled the remaining partnership conditions, including a seventy-percent profit share for their company and shared development costs and resources.
• Zhao Min presented the agreement to Chen Mo, who approved the terms and said the technology could be commercialized as early as next year if the authorities provided the necessary materials.
• Zhao Min told Chen Mo that Huaxia Nuclear Energy Group Co., Ltd. would be established with registered capital of three hundred billion and hold a signing ceremony in five days.
• Chen Mo chose an undeveloped island near Bin Hai City for the fusion experimental base, then returned to work on the experiment and the Star Ring apparatus.

Ant Army Group and the Academy of Sciences announced a joint High-Temperature Plasma research project aimed at developing controlled nuclear fusion, drawing worldwide attention. Chen Mo and the other guests took the stage as the signing ceremony began.

• Yang Dong and his assistant arrived at the Bin Hai Grand Theater and learned that the ceremony concerned High-Temperature Plasma research, or nuclear fusion.
• Reporters began livestreaming the announcement, and news of the collaboration spread to media and government officials around the world.
• Zhao Min told Chen Mo that major outlets were broadcasting the ceremony globally, and Chen Mo agreed to go onstage with Wang Nian and the others.
• Host Hao Wenbin introduced the guests and explained that the project would pursue the artificial sun through High-Temperature Plasma research.
• Hao Wenbin invited Wang Nian and Chen Mo to begin the signing ceremony.

Chen Mo announced Ant Army Company's partnership with the Academy of Sciences to research High-Temperature Plasma and explained the promise of controlled nuclear fusion. He left the reporters stunned by saying the initial budget was 60 billion and that losing a few tens of billions would be affordable.

• Chen Mo and Wang Nian signed the partnership agreements onstage, completing the ceremony between Ant Army Company and the Academy of Sciences.
• Chen Mo delivered a speech about the history of nuclear fusion research and humanity's need for clean energy.
• Chen Mo said he had chosen to pursue controlled nuclear fusion after succeeding in holographic technology and had received support from the authorities and the Academy of Sciences.
• A reporter asked how much Ant Army Company would invest, and Chen Mo said the initial budget was 60 billion, with further funding depending on progress.
• Chen Mo told a reporter that Ant Army Company could afford to lose a few tens of billions, provoking an uproar among reporters and viewers.

After Ant Army Company signed an agreement with the Huaxia Academy of Sciences to research Controlled Nuclear Fusion, Chen Mo restricted access to his technical theories to researchers who joined the new company's R&D team. The announcement drew widespread ridicule and scrutiny, while Chen Mo and his partners moved ahead with plans to build the research institute.

• Chen Mo’s claim that Ant Army Company had lost 60 billion during a flex stunned the internet as reporters continued questioning him and Wang Nian at the signing ceremony.
• Wang Nian asked to examine Chen Mo’s technical theories, but Chen Mo explained that the agreement allowed only researchers who joined the R&D team to view them.
• Zhao Min discussed building the research institute with representatives from the Nuclear Industry Group while Chen Mo’s team headed to a celebration banquet.
• News of the partnership spread worldwide, and online commentators mocked Ant Army Company’s attempt to develop Controlled Nuclear Fusion Technology.
• Professor Tang and guests on a news program criticized Chen Mo’s decision, while some countries began paying attention to the company’s plans.

Linna and foreign intelligence agencies targeted Chen Mo’s High-Temperature Plasma research, while Chen Mo arranged construction of a research institute on an island and prepared to defend himself. After learning spies were heading to Bin Hai City, he searched the Sci-Tech Library for suitable protective technologies.

• Linna called an operative back to carry out a mission, while intelligence agencies in Britain, Russia, Israel, the Island Nation, South Korea, France, and other countries ordered spies to monitor or steal Chen Mo’s research.
• Zhao Min gave Chen Mo approval to use an island for High-Temperature Plasma research and reported that the Nuclear Industry Group was ready to build the institute once it received blueprints.
• Chen Mo gave Zhao Min Mo Nv’s construction blueprints and told her to have the Nuclear Industry Group begin building the institute on the island.
• Mo Nv warned Chen Mo that foreign agencies were sending spies to Bin Hai City, and Chen Mo ordered her to monitor foreign nationals and returned students for suspicious identities.
• Chen Mo entered the Sci-Tech Library to find self-defense technology and selected several items suited to his situation.

Chen Mo completed the simulated optimization of the Star Ring Device and arranged for its components to be manufactured while the research institute was under construction. He remained wary of infiltration in Bin Hai City and turned his attention to preparing materials and other research.

• The Bin Hai City Police Department announced it had arrested six people, prompting speculation that they had come to spy on the fusion project.
• Mo Nv told Chen Mo that the Star Ring Device could not be optimized further without real-world experimental data, so Chen Mo saved its final design.
• Chen Mo gave Zhao Min the component designs and asked her to order a batch from the Nuclear Industry Group for assembly once the research institute was complete.
• Chen Mo told Zhao Min that the Academy of Sciences would not send researchers until the institute was ready, citing a shortage of specialists and security concerns.
• Zhao Min asked what other research Chen Mo planned to do, and he said he needed to inspect the divertor materials and had a few toys to work on.