Chapter 974 The old guy exploded with gold coins!

  Chapter 974 The old thing exploded with gold coins!

  Dawn City Nuclear Power Plant, power generation room.

  Blue and green signals alternately jumped on the screen of the control console, and bursts of low white noise echoed in the spacious space.

  An old reactor was located in the center of the plant, and a crowd of people surrounded the reactor.

  The faded logo and production serial number made the reactor look quite antique, but the streamlined shell and exquisite design of the whole casting were still quite remarkable.

  Not only the Alliance itself thought so.

  Even the engineers from Ideal City thought so.

  It was for this reason that since the residents of the shelter fished this [spare reactor] out of the deepest part of the Xizhou City subway line and built a power station for it, this reactor has been working as the heart of the Alliance industry.

  Even more than that, this reactor is also used as a demonstration textbook for researchers in Camp 101 to learn and refer to.

  It was precisely because of these halos that Wang Zhengyi, a nuclear fusion engineer at the Liming City Power Station, showed off this great achievement.

  Although the administrators asked them to learn from the college, they couldn’t let others look down on them, right?

  Besides, only when the students’ stuff is good enough can teachers show more real skills to teach!

  Of course, Master Wang’s real inner thoughts are not that complicated. He just wants to show off in front of the college on behalf of the alliance.

  However, what he didn’t expect was that after seeing this “crystal of civilization in the prosperous era”, the young man in his twenties only raised his mouth vaguely, and even ridiculed it without giving any face.

  Master Wang’s face has turned red like a lantern, and his colleagues next to him are looking at him worriedly, fearing that this guy can’t control his blood pressure.

  However, the young man named Zhong Jingchu didn’t mean to stop at all, and even added a knife at the end.

  ”Too primitive.”

  ”You are the fucking primitive!” Wang Zhengyi retorted, angrily saying, “You are awesome! You are amazing! What else can we use to ignite if not laser ignition?”

  Zhong Jingchu smiled faintly and said slowly.

  ”We don’t ignite, we cold start.”

  Wang Zhengyi was stunned for a moment, like a basin of cold water poured on his head.

  ”…Cold start?”

  He did hear people from the enterprise say this word, including the experts from Camp 101, but neither side recommended choosing this technical route, even if this technical route is more energy-saving and efficient.

  The reason is simple.

  Although controlled fusion is a non-renewable resource before the resumption of flights between the earth and the moon, there are also many reserves left over from the prosperous era that can be found in the wasteland.

  And with the current scale of industrial production activities on the surface, it is still insufficient compared to the economic crisis period of the old era, so there is no need to consider frugality at all.

  At least not within fifty years.

  Seeing the confused old engineer, Zhong Jingchu did not answer immediately, but took a bottle of mineral water from the bionic assistant beside him, unscrewed the bottle cap and splashed it on the ground twice.

  This time, not only the old engineer had a confused expression, but other engineers at the Liming City Nuclear Power Plant also showed confused expressions, wondering what this guy wanted to do.

  Facing those confused eyes, Zhong Jingchu continued to speak in a simple and easy-to-understand way.

  ”…If you want to fuse two metal balls into one, the most efficient way is not to put them on a press, but to melt them.”

  ”The same goes for atoms. Whether it is laser ignition, inertial collision, or indirect ignition… these are all methods from the early days of the prosperous era, or even from the old days.”

  ”There’s nothing wrong with that.”

  ”After all, in the era when we knew nothing about the nature of the four fundamental forces, we could only imagine in our minds a conceptual ‘forge’ and a skilled ‘blacksmith’, using the most brutal and inefficient methods to melt, hammer and destroy the nucleus, forcing it to release the energy hidden in the nucleus.” ”

  And when our professor discovered the existence of gravitons, all of this changed dramatically. At first we continued to use laser technology, but no longer for ignition, but to polarize atoms to form a special bonding state and pull the two atoms into a distance. Later, we found a way to directly use the graviton interference field, and then we tried to weaken the repulsive force between atoms and break the balance between repulsion and attraction… and then, miracles that none of us expected appeared.”

  ”The atoms are fused together like water.”

  Upon hearing this, an engineer muttered.

  ”Isn’t it just a graviton? It goes around in circles… But even if it is a graviton, doesn’t it still need energy input first?”

  Several other engineers had similar opinions.

  The energy consumed to drive a graviton is not low, and it may not be cheaper than laser ignition.

  ”Yes, there is no taking without giving, and the energy of ignition is inevitable,” Zhong Jingchu nodded, and suddenly changed the subject and said, “But by interfering with the force field, we can further reduce the energy of ignition and maintaining the reaction.”

  ”The object of our interference is not an airship as big as the Heart of Steel, but just a few atoms that react. The energy consumed is more than an order of magnitude lower than using lasers to heat plasma… and it is more stable and efficient.”

  ”Back to the miracle I mentioned before, we found that the method of combining atoms through gravitons caused the originally fierce fusion reaction to occur under mild conditions… at least it was extremely mild at the first moment.”

  ”And this is the so-called cold start.”

  Looking at the engineers who listened attentively, Zhong Jingchu smiled lightly and continued at a slow pace.

  ”Based on similar technical principles, the researchers of the Human Union have also discovered a series of more convenient and efficient methods such as how to keep the fusion reaction at room temperature and pressure, and how to make the fusion reaction more gentle.”

  ”Including the portable reactor you made through the black box, it was actually born in this process.”

  Wonderful!

  Except for a few nuclear engineers, the staff and unrelated people who were watching the excitement in front of the reactor could not help but applaud.

  Although the nuclear engineers of the Alliance did not applaud, they all had expressions of admiration on their faces.

  Although they learned some techniques for maintaining the reactor from Camp 101, as wastelanders, they really did not know where these techniques came from.

  Even their teachers, the professors of Camp 101, might not know.

  After all, the teachers of Shelter 101 did not teach everything.

  The young man filled in their knowledge blind spots and told the history that almost all wastelanders had forgotten in a few words.

  From the principle of technology.

  To the origin that is closer to the essence than the principle!

  Although he admired the boy’s profound knowledge, Master Wang was not completely convinced, only half convinced.

  Admiration is admiration, no matter how many times those clichés are said, they are just things that happened in the past.

  These memories can neither be used as fuel for the reactor nor as the shell of the reactor.

  He is more concerned about practical things.

  ”The experiments you are talking about are like what you did.” Wang Zhengyi held it in for a long time, and finally shoved a sentence out of his mouth.

  Zhong Jingchu smiled and said.

  ”It is true that I did not do the experiments, but we did every experiment ourselves, and I not only remember every detail clearly, but also know ‘why it is like that’.”

  Wang Zhengyi held his breath, and his eyes gradually became fanatical.

  ”Are you serious?”

  Zhong Jingchu smiled and nodded, and said in a gentle tone.

  ”Of course it is true, and my mentor said that it is time to hand over these legacies to you.”

  ”About how these technologies came from, how to use them, and how to experiment and improve on the basis of predecessors.”

  Hearing this, Master Wang no longer had a temper and was completely convinced.

  And his face, which had turned the color of liver, also regained its happy expression.

  Mr. Manager was not kidding, the guys from the college were really good!

  If an expert of the same level showed off to him, he would certainly not be happy.

  Besides, it was psychologically unacceptable for a middle-aged man in his forties or fifties to bow down to a young man in his early twenties. However,

  after this conversation, he was sure that this guy was much stronger than him, and even stood on the atmosphere… There was no comparison between the two sides.

  If he could learn some real skills from the college, he would not mind bowing his head.

  At worst, he could show off to people in the enterprise after learning.

  Just as Wang Zhengyi was thinking this, the faces of the other engineers were already full of eager expressions, and they were completely convinced.

  ”Brother, you have to teach us how to light the fire with cold… Bah, you have to teach us how to light the fire without cold!”

  ”Ah, why didn’t I think of that!”

  ”Please teach me, brother!”

  ”Brother, if you don’t mind, I’ll call you Master!”

  Looking at these thirsty wastelanders, Zhong Jingchu smiled calmly.

  Although he could hardly suppress his anger, he still maintained the expression of a hermit accepting disciples.

  ”You’re welcome.”

  ”I’ll tell you everything I know!”

  In addition to the employees of the nuclear power plant, there were also a few idle players who were slacking off in the crowd surrounding the reactor.

  Although under normal circumstances, no players would run to this kind of background-like facility, it was obviously not the case recently.

  The college sent a team of experts to the alliance, and this matter made the headlines of the “Survivor Daily” in Dawn City!

  Although the college had sent researchers and explorers to Dawn City a long time ago, the number was small after all, and they were always elusive. It was difficult to meet them unless they accepted the mission of the scientific expedition team.

  That’s why, when they heard that this group of researchers were roaming around the nuclear power plant, they all ran over to join in the fun.

  This is much more interesting than the mammoths in the zoo!

  In fact, it is true.

  After watching such a show of pretense, [Single Player Jungle] couldn’t help but applaud along with the NPCs.

  ”Oh my god, these people in the academy are really good at pretending!”

  [Beating Shooter] looked at him.

  ”Are you talking about pretending nuclear fusion?”

  Single Player Jungle: “What nuclear fusion? I’m talking about pretending.”

  Beating Shooter: “Puff——”

  [Hunger Strike Midfielder], who had been silent the whole time, was just giggling and suddenly interrupted.

  ”I found that there are many arrogant people in the academy.”

  ”For example, that… Jiang Xuezhou?” The single player jungler thought for a long time, and it seemed that this was the only academy researcher whose name he remembered, and he had heard of him by chance on the forum. The

  Hunger Strike Midfielder chuckled embarrassedly.

  ”And Yin Fang.”

  The shooter who takes a beating: “?”

  The jungler who plays alone: ​​”?”

  The midfielder who plays fast: “Hehe, don’t you think so? Although you are tough on the outside, your body is very honest.”

  The jungler who plays

  alone: ​​”No, I just think there is something wrong with you…” The midfielder who plays fast: “……?”

  On the other side, the bionic engineers of Shelter 100 were also whispering to each other.

  They are not experts in nuclear fusion research, but they have some understanding of the various models of fusion reactors. They can tell that the researcher named Zhong is really good.

  At this moment, the young man named Zhong Jingchu has already talked about the core difficulties of the cold start technology of fusion reactors from the history of science, as well as the main ideas for solving the problem.

  Not only the nuclear engineers of the alliance were listening with bright eyes, but [The Lone Wolf of the End of the World] who knew nothing about nuclear fusion was also fascinated and drooling.

  But it’s a pity. The former can at least

  get a feel

  for the tricks, while the latter is just for fun. After coming to their senses, they realize that it is almost the same as not listening at all. Those who know nothing still know nothing. The Lone Wolf of the Last World said with a sigh, looking back from a distance with a lingering feeling.

  ”MMP! It’s a pity that I studied automation… By the way, Professor Yan, you are a physicist, what do you think about the cold fusion reactor… Is it reliable?”

  Feeling the heat contained in his sight, Kuangfeng sighed and said.

  ”I am just a physicist, not a god… Don’t think too much, let alone think about eating a prosperous era in one bite, just lay the foundation first.”

  Let alone advanced things like cold start and cold fusion reactors. If we follow the standards in the game world, the fusion technology in reality does not even achieve the concept of “controllable”.

  The two are not even the same thing, and the technical principles they rely on are completely different.

  The Lone Wolf of the Last World still had an expression of unwillingness to give up, and couldn’t help but say as he looked at Kuangfeng who was shaking his head.

  ”It’s always possible to generate some inspiration, right? For example, technical routes…”

  ”Are you talking about the technical route of nuclear fusion cold start?” Kuangfeng couldn’t help laughing for a moment, looking at his colleague and said, “Let me put it this way. In the field of high-energy physics, there has always been a conjecture about the unification of the four fundamental forces. Many mathematicians and physicists have struggled for it, and even struggled for their entire lives.”

  The Lone Wolf of the Last World looked at him blankly, and seeing that there was no follow-up for a long time, he couldn’t help asking.

  ”… Then what?”

  Kuangfeng was silent for a while, and cast his eyes on the researcher not far away.

  ”That’s just a conjecture for us.”

  ”And in the game world… that is, here, the ‘gravitons’ that conform to the grand unified theory can be ‘touched’.”

  ”Do you know what this means?”

  The Lone Wolf of the Last World looked at him blankly.

  ”… I don’t know.”

  Kuangfeng stared at him for a while, sighed, and looked away.

  ”… Just pretend I didn’t say it.”

  The Lone Wolf of the Last World: “???”

  His good brother Fang Chang always felt that “Wasteland OL” was not like a simple game world, but more like a living world, but as a physicist, he had a different view.

  Just from the perspective of a physicist, he felt that this place was more like another universe.

  The physical laws in reality are not completely applicable here, or only applicable within a limited range.

  The more you enter the microscopic field, the greater the probability of this phenomenon.

  For example, the most classic double-slit interference experiment requires higher instrument accuracy in the game world of “Wasteland OL” than in reality, which also means that the “uncertainty” of the microscopic world here is smaller.

  In reverse, the Planck constant in the world of “Wasteland OL” is smaller than the Planck constant in reality, even if the offset is so small that it is almost impossible to calculate, or infinitesimal in the mathematical sense. But

  even if it is infinitesimal, it is different.

  This is actually a terrifying thing to think about. A

  smaller Planck constant means a smaller quantum size, a smaller probability of quantum effects, a more stable universe, and fewer uncertain things.

  Let’s take an easy-to-understand example.

  If the God who generates everything in the world is compared to a computer, or a graphics card with limited but large computing power, then there are now two gods AB, each calling on their own computing power to generate two different worlds AB.

  A can only generate models of cities and citizens, and the pores on citizens are blurred. Only when the camera zooms in on the faces of citizens will the pores be generated immediately. Before the observation occurs, there are no pixels belonging to the pores.

  Even in places that cannot be observed by the camera, the “little people” generated in the A world will occasionally pass through the wall… This is commonly known as “penetration”.

  The B graphics card is different. It can not only generate a city and the pores on the citizens at the same time, but also can be detailed to the texture that can only be seen under a microscope… Whether the observer puts his eyes so close or not, the texture belonging to those pixels exists, or its existence does not depend on the observation behavior.

  In the world generated by the B graphics card, it is impossible for people to pass through walls, at least the “little people” walking in the city cannot pass through the model, whether it is visible or invisible to the player.

  If you want to find the “penetration” bug in the world generated by the B graphics card, you have to go to the microscopic scale that cannot be seen by the microscope.

  For example, nanometers.

  When the chip is small to a certain extent, microscopic particles such as electrons will appear to pass through potential barriers, which is the so-called “quantum tunneling” effect.

  To make an inappropriate but vivid metaphor, if the world generated by graphics card B is called “Earth OL”, then the world generated by graphics card A is “Night City”.

  Moreover, it is Night City in countless parallel universes that is not affected by the continuous interference and observation of “Earth OL” players.

  In particular, the “not affected by continuous interference and influence” is extremely critical. After all, any interference behavior can iteratively fission N different parallel worlds in units of “frame rate”, and in fact, the archives of different players are indeed different.

  At the same time, for game worlds where thermodynamic experiments cannot be performed, “frame rate” is one of the important parameters for calculating Planck’s constant.

  And the Planck’s constant calculated based on the frame rate must be less than 1 and greater than the Planck’s constant in reality!

  And it is much greater!

  ”Wasteland OL” does not have the concept of frame rate. Both the picture and the precision of the physics engine are much higher than traditional 3a masterpieces.

  Not to mention thermodynamic experiments, even nuclear tests can be performed here. The Planck’s constant can be calculated directly by applying the methods in reality, and Kuangfeng did calculate it this way.

  At the beginning, he actually did the experiment with a playful mentality.

  After all, he knew that this behavior was a deception. After observing his behavior, the game server would either ignore him or directly retrieve the encyclopedia data to give him the result he wanted.

  However, the result of the experiment was beyond his expectations, just like when he first came into contact with quantum mechanics –

  God disappeared.

  Or hid.

  In theory, the Planck constant of “Wasteland OL” should be greater than that of “Earth OL”, just like Los Santos in Gta5, Night City in Cyberpunk, and Skyrim in Girl Scroll…

  However, the result of the calculation is just the opposite –

  the value of the former is infinitely close to the latter, and smaller than the latter!

  No matter how many times he calculated, or even how many times he repeated the experiment, the result was the same.

  This means that “God B” moved into the house of “God A”, and a graphics card with lower computing power was running on a graphics card with higher computing power… And the latter can run programs that the former cannot run?

  He has lived for more than 30 years, and this is the first time he has seen such an outrageous thing!

  Either A Guang is targeting him!

  Or maybe the aliens behind A Guang, or the extraterrestrial civilization speculated by the mainstream media, had targeted him and deliberately induced him to calculate such a result through a specially designed algorithm…

  For a period of time, he was confused and self-doubting because of his discovery. He even asked for a long vacation from his work unit, packed his bags and went out to travel. It took him a long time to adjust his mentality before he came out of the confusion of self-doubt.

  In fact, there is nothing to be confused about.

  The existence of matter is an objective phenomenon, but “existence” itself is determined by subjective consciousness.

  Looking at the end-time lone wolf who was still nitpicking about gravitons and nuclear fusion, Kuangfeng said calmly.

  ”…The game world is the game world. You can’t expect to find physical theorems that have not been found in reality in games or film and television works, and it is not difficult to make up a conjecture that cannot be proved or disproved.”

  After a pause, he habitually stretched out his index finger and touched the bridge of his nose.

  The glasses that should be worn on the bridge of the nose in that copy do not exist in the game world.

  In this world, “Kuangfeng” is his name, and Yanfeng is just another person who lives in another world and has nothing to do with “Kuangfeng”.

  ”Of course, due to the closeness of Planck’s constant… their theory does give me some inspiration. Perhaps we can find something similar to gravitons.”

  The Lone Wolf of the End of the World stared blankly at Professor Yanfeng and said with a wry smile.

  ”Your speech is getting harder and harder to understand…”

  …

  (PS: The book will be finished next year. It is not a spoiler to say a few words. Kuangfeng just fell into his own “well”. What he saw does not represent my outline. The two different worlds are real in a corner of the universe, but the dimensions are different. They are not computer simulations, although they are not very mysterious. In addition, the world of Shelter No. 101 is simulated, and the computing power can simulate a planet, which is almost the limit of the technology of the Prosperous Era. Shelter No. 404 is different from Shelter No. 101. The former is the real “singularity”.)

  (End of this chapter)