"Professor, what if..."
Wei Rong looked anxiously at the carbon nanotube before him and said softly, "What if this sample also..."
"Stop!"
Lü Yongchang cut Wei Rong off irritably. "There is no what if!"
"I refuse to believe our luck could be that bad-that we'd hit a 3.1% chance!"
Wei Rong gave a series of rueful chuckles, instinctively rubbed the tip of his nose, and turned to look off to the side.
"Wang, are the test results ready?"
The researcher addressed as Wang looked rather anxious. "Academician Wei, they're almost ready. Just a little longer!"
"..."
Wei Rong withdrew his gaze, his tightly pressed lips turning slightly pale.
The wait was agonizing.
After all, in a sense, this length of carbon nanotube represented the hopes of the entire laboratory!
"The results are in!"
"1,590 GPa!"
Wang's face brimmed with excitement as he threw up his arms and shouted, "Professor Lü, we did it!"
The instant they heard his shout, Lü Yongchang and Wei Rong sprang from their chairs!
To rule out any errors, the two repeated the test several more times.
Fortunately, this length of multi-walled carbon nanotube did not let the entire laboratory down.
"1,590 GPa..." Wei Rong stared blankly at the test results before him and murmured, "Unbelievable..."
Lü Yongchang, meanwhile, let out a sigh of relief.
Finally, we'd succeeded.
In barely a month, the laboratory had produced over six thousand samples.
Even with so many researchers in the laboratory, such an enormous workload still left each person with a heavy burden.
Looking at the radiant smiles on the researchers' faces around him, Lü Yongchang's lips curved into a faint smile.
But he soon pulled himself out of the joy of success.
"Academician Wei, it's not time to celebrate just yet!"
Lü Yongchang reminded him softly, "Next, we