Blood Soil, the "Soil" Where Nuclear Fusion Grows!

Boom!

Boom!

Snap!

Hearing the sounds around him in a daze, Su Mo rubbed his eyes, and his consciousness gradually returned.

The slightly bluish rays of the rising sun slanted across the gap at the top of the curtains.

It hit the books on the small bed next to Su Mo.

The wall clock hanging in the bedroom was still diligently performing its task, ticking away.

The time displayed was 7:15 AM.

Last night, after returning to the wasteland, he did not stay in the Return Capsule to rest, but instead went back to the Sun Chaser to study until midnight before going to sleep.

Putting everything else aside, this spirit alone is enough to surpass 99% of ordinary people in the wasteland.

Sit up straight and put the book back in the Storage Space.

As he gulped down a cup of Psionic Water, Su Mo perked up.

"Gonggong, how much longer until we reach the Hope's location!"

[Captain Su Mo, the current navigation distance is still 662 kilometers, and the estimated arrival time is 3 PM.]

"Hmm? I can be back by three o'clock!"

"Good, keep this speed and don't stop!"

It is now March 14th in the Wasteland era.

It was the third day after Su Mo left the Hope.

Upon hearing that he could go home immediately, Su Mo became interested, put on his shoes, and pushed open the door.

Whew! Unlike before, when the thick clouds lingered and a downpour seemed imminent.

Today, the wasteland weather was unusually clear with not a cloud in the sky.

Under the sunlight, the entire sea surface resembled a captivating sapphire, radiating a mesmerizing glow.

A slight, salty sea breeze brushed past, carrying away the coolness of the night.

Such weather is perfect for sailing.

Of course, it was also a good day to go home! Following the loud noise, and passing through several small doors, Su Mo stepped to the stern of the Sun Chaser.

This place used to look empty.

But now, three sturdy steel cables run through the stern and connect to the Return Capsule at the rear.

At a speed of nearly 70 kilometers per hour, the loud noise was exactly the sound of the Return Capsule hitting the water.

Through the glass, I watched the robot wave excitedly.

Su Mo, somewhat intrigued, waved his arm and returned to the front hall with a smile.

Wash up.

Prepare breakfast.

Although Lü Kuan and the others, who have robotic bodies, do not require direct energy replenishment.

However, the slime placed in the Brain Box and parasitized by a group of people's brains needs sufficient biomass to produce enough fission material for the brain to survive.

After thinking about it, I gave it a try.

Su Mo didn't skimp on the slime's breakfast either, adding 50ml of Psionic Water in a controlled manner.

He gestured to Gonggong to stop the Sun Chaser, and with a group of people having breakfast, he opened the door to the rear landing module and Su Mo nimbly leaped inside.

The noticeable changes from using the Ocean God Envoy Experience Card were not just the enhancement of physical abilities at that time.

The neural level's ability to mobilize power and control the body did not completely diminish after the trial card ended.

Currently, only about 3% to 5% of the level has been retained.

But compared to before, Su Mo's control over his body and his output of power are still more than twice as strong! "Hi, good morning!"

"Good morning, good morning, good morning, Su Mo, come quickly, we've made a big discovery!"

As soon as he entered, Lü Kuan, who was controlling the robot, excitedly took the breakfast from Su Mo's hands.

Behind him was a small machine about half the height of a person, inside which was the seabed Blood Soil that Su Mo had brought back from the planet.

Since Su Mo left yesterday, Lü Kuan has been tinkering with this machine.

At this moment, his appearance clearly indicated that he had made a major discovery! "The radioactive wasteland and red seawater you brought back yesterday are not much different from those in the Death Land, except that the radiation levels are higher and the microorganisms inside are more active. The other elements can also be found in the soil of the Death Land, so it's not worth our continued research."

"But the Blood Soil beneath the seabed, and the Energy Essence emitted by the flames, are truly valuable!"

Walk from the back to the front hall.

As Lü Kuan bent down and fiddled with it for a while, the entire machine began to glow and release energy through a not-so-thick transmission line.

"Just 500g of Blood Soil, through this chemical process, can release the energy within it and generate nearly 100 degrees of electricity for us!"

"And this Energy Essence is even more outrageous; a mere 200g can generate an ultra-high efficiency of 75 kWh of electricity!"

On the screen.

As the Blood Soil and Energy Essence were converted, the equipment inside the entire cabin began to charge, at a fast and exceptionally stable rate.

And considering that this thing is noiseless, its usability actually surpasses that of a generator!

Startled, Su Mo's face remained largely unmoved. He then slowly sighed and said:

"This stuff is really good, but unfortunately we don't have much stock."

"Even in the Ocean God Kingdom that we visited before, there weren't many of these. Don't be fooled by the fact that I brought back a kilogram of each; collecting them is actually quite troublesome!"

One pound of Blood Soil can be converted into one hundred degrees of electricity.

One pound of energy can be converted into 190 kilowatt-hours of electricity.

However, this energy-rich Blood Soil, even if you add it all up at the bottom of the ocean, would not exceed one hundred kilograms. It is scattered far and wide, making it extremely difficult to collect.

This Energy Essence is even rarer; not only is the amount from each eruption meager, but the more you collect, the fewer eruptions you'll have.

Given the efficiency at the time, even if one stayed in the Ocean God Kingdom for a whole day to collect the materials, the yield would not exceed ten kilograms, and the electricity generated would only be a little over a thousand kilowatt-hours.

It's not nearly as cost-effective as extracting oil for power generation.

"No, no, no, you didn't understand what I meant. Take another look at the reaction formula we detected here, and the internal changes during energy conversion!"

He shook his head violently, but the fervent expression on Lü Kuan's robot face remained unchanged.

With Su Mo by their side, the two went around a bend and came to the back of the machine.

At the very top, Su Mo saw a line of large characters: Micro-Star Active High-Intensity Reactor.

This is the only scientific research equipment left over from all the instruments, and it is the sole remaining piece in the entire Return Capsule.

Below that is a roughly 12-inch LCD panel.

As the Blood Soil outside reacted, various complex formulas and specific forms were displayed one after another.

Lü Kuan lowered his head and remained silent, as did Su Mo.

The two of them just watched each other quietly.

After a while.

As the reaction of the Blood Soil reached its end, it was about to burn out completely.

The formulas and data on the display screen on the back of the machine gradually became complete! "Holy crap, no way!"

"This is okay?"

From initial composure, to speculation in the middle, and finally to shock.

During the few minutes of waiting, Su Mo's expression, like Lü Kuan's, began to change constantly.

"It's true, it's for real this time! We've made a major discovery!"

"This is simply..."

"This is simply... a discovery that will propel our human technology forward—a direct leap forward!"

As the Blood Soil ahead completely burned away, and looking once again at the formula given by the detection device based on the reaction, Lü Kuan was so excited that he could hardly speak! In the entire wasteland, few people understood the significance of this thing's development better than Lü Kuan.

No one knew better than him just how enormous the potential this thing represented.

Standing behind Lü Kuan, Su Mo's mind was also buzzing, as if he had been struck by lightning, and his thoughts were momentarily frozen.

He was familiar with the formula on the screen.

Even many middle and high school students around the world are familiar with it.

H+2H—→4He+10n+1.76×10^7eV!

It's very simple.

Very simple! The left side of the reaction is unremarkable.

On the right side of the reaction equation, it appears that no novel elements are produced.

But behind this enormous energy reaction lies fully Controlled Nuclear Fusion! A super technology that humanity will be able to use in the next fifty years! "It's amazing! The smaller atoms in the Blood Soil, without any external force of ultra-high temperature and ultra-high pressure, simply through combustion and combination with this mysterious element, underwent nuclear fusion, producing such enormous energy!"

"Nuclear Fusion! We've been researching it for generations, but we can't scale up the device. Nuclear Fusion with reduced conditions can be generated with just such a simple reaction!"

"As long as we can extract this stable catalytic element from the Blood Soil and figure out how to prepare it, we will never lack a single bit of energy on this land again!"

He stared intently at the screen, and despite his robotic body, an irrepressible joy emanated from him.

Nuclear Fusion releases far more energy than nuclear fission.

Moreover, its fuel supply only requires the simplest deuterium and tritium.

Deuterium is abundant in seawater; there is approximately one deuterium atom for every 6,500 hydrogen atoms in seawater.

Every liter of seawater contains 30 milligrams of deuterium, and the energy produced by the fusion of 30 milligrams of deuterium is equivalent to 300 liters of gasoline.

Tritium can be made from lithium, which is much simpler! "How much more Blood Soil do we have left to research!"

"Only 513g left!"

"Don't use it all up, wait a while, leave me some!"

"Good!"

Lü Kuan did not understand why Su Mo left behind a portion of the Blood Soil.

But he could see the flames that were almost bursting forth from Su Mo's eyes.

This is longing!

An undisguised desire! "By the way, this experiment must be kept secret; don't tell anyone except me."

Lü Kuan nodded. "I understand!"

"Okay, the specific experiments can be done after we get to the New Continent. I will replicate the equipment as soon as possible and provide you with the best experimental conditions."

Blood Soil is the best growing environment for Controlled Nuclear Fusion.

Even Su Mo never expected that his unintentional action would bring such terrifying benefits.

As long as the elements can be extracted, a truly Controlled Nuclear Fusion laboratory can be established.

The disaster brought about by that game will become a complete joke.

With near- Infinite Energy, humanity will make the game realize once again what it means for technology to be the primary productive force! As for whether this element can be extracted and how to prepare it, that remains to be seen.

I glanced at the panel, which had accumulated for three days, and the remaining balance of just over 3,000 points.

Su Mo nodded almost imperceptibly, feeling completely reassured!