One second, two seconds, three seconds...
Ten seconds, thirty seconds, sixty seconds...
After quite a while, the green curve on the square crystal was still extending above the red curve. Lorenz could no longer hold back and broke the silence. "It's already been a minute."
"It has been a minute." Richard nodded in agreement. "The Sun in a Bottle has maintained positive energy output for one minute."
"Then the Ninth Plan really was correct? Does that mean the Sun in a Bottle project has... succeeded?" Lorenz asked, his face full of excitement and disbelief. The other managers looked much the same. "Does that mean... we've obtained limitless energy?"
"We can't say that yet." Richard remained rational. "At present, we've merely cracked the secret of limitless energy. We still need to continue working before we can obtain it. But... this is indeed a success that cannot be ignored. It is an important milestone for the Sun in a Bottle project. We are already very close to limitless energy."
Beep! Beep! Beep!
As Richard finished speaking, the red warning light at the end of a cabinet-like instrument beside him began flashing, accompanied by a buzzing alarm.
Manager Schrodinger hurried over and checked it. "Lord Richard, the Core Area is continuously outputting positive energy, and it has reached the preset warning threshold. We need to find a consumption outlet immediately, or we'll have to limit the positive energy output."
"Then shut down the castle's external energy supply lines. Connect the positive energy output from the Core Area to the main grid and use it to power the auxiliary equipment. Let us take the first step toward limitless energy," Richard said.
"Understood." Schrodinger nodded and skillfully operated the instrument. After a while, he stopped, took a deep breath, and, under the watchful eyes of