Chapter 1510 Promise From Long Ago

"Residents of Guanghan City, crew members of the space station, those who stand up bravely."

"It is your courage that guarded our homeland."

"Those sinful capitals and dignitaries on earth, for their dirty interests, are trying to make bloody money by taking our lives as the price of their evil experiments."

"For the sake of the earth, our parents and we have sacrificed too much, and now they want to extract the last bit of value from us, just to fill their material desires that expand like black holes!"

"No one will agree, no one will!"

"We have a good life. It has been good for a hundred years, and it will be the same in the future. We don't need controllable fusion, let alone their ridiculous sympathy and help!"

"History will remember this day! Remember this great awakening!"

The fierce broadcast echoed in the radio channel of Guanghan City.

Almost everyone has heard that voice.

No matter their nationality or skin color, they are all residents of Guanghan City at this moment, and they all stand up for the same purpose, which is to oppose the establishment of the second-generation controllable fusion experimental reactor.

Tired of dealing with the boiling public opinion, Mayor Ye was almost exhausted, trying to appease the emotions of those civil society groups and representatives, but it was of no avail.

Everything started because of a paper, and the fuse was the news that Guanghan City and East Asia Electric Power signed a memorandum of cooperation.

As a top expert in the field of controllable fusion, and a paper published in a top journal of controllable fusion research, the paper that revealed the "pulsed magnetic field" was almost regarded as the truth by most people.

Even academically, the content of that paper is open to discussion, but most ordinary people actually don't care about facts and truth, only care about ass and position.

No one wants such a time bomb to just sleep next to their bed, let alone a place like the moon that relies heavily on electronic equipment. Once a serious magnetic field overflow accident occurs, the air circulation system of Guanghan City will be paralyzed, and even This city of 100,000 people can be wiped off the map in an instant.

In people's minds, these things are all possible!

At this point, Mayor Ye is also in trouble. He doesn't want to miss out on East Asia Power's investment or the second-generation controllable fusion project, but it is also impossible for him to stand on the opposite side of all the people of Guanghan City for a mere company from the earth.

Although the angry people would not tear him apart, it would be no problem to remove him from the position of mayor...

...

Shanghai.

In the chairman's office of the East Asia Power Headquarters Building, the atmosphere was a little stiff.

Turning off the holographic screen floating on the desktop, Lu Zhou read the report from beginning to end with exhaustion on his face as if he hadn't slept all night, and stretched out his hand to pinch his brow.

"Even if you do something bad, you still need a high-sounding reason, not to mention doing something good... This is indeed my negligence."

"...Maybe I was too anxious," sighed Lu Zhou, who sat on the office chair, stared at the portrait hanging on the wall of the chairman's office for a long time, and said, "This photo was not taken well. , can I change one?"

Zhong Ziyu said with a bitter expression.

"Is now the time to say that?"

Standing by the side, Morinaga Moto, who had never spoken, coughed lightly and said.

"My suggestion is that it is best to conduct a thorough investigation on the risk assessment of the second-generation controllable fusion technology. There is no need to rush to launch the project. If it does pose a risk of endangering the life, health and property safety of all residents in Guanghan City ...In order to avoid bigger troubles, it is better to stop the project."

Zhong Ziyu didn't speak, but the meaning on his face was already obvious.

From the standpoint of a Pan-Asian community with a shared future for the people, it is impossible for the AIIB to take the risk of offending all residents of Guanghan City. What's more, the sovereignty of Guanghan City belongs to the Hua Kingdom, and it is even more impossible for them as a family to do so.

Lu Zhou: "The second-generation controllable fusion technology is of course risk-free. The high-intensity magnetic field will only appear in the central area of ​​the reactor... But I'm afraid that even if I say that, it won't be of much use."

Morinaga smiled bitterly and said: "You said it is definitely useless, but I think...it should be useful to find a third-party agency to do this risk assessment, right?"

"It doesn't exist," Lu Zhou shook his head, "Actually, I had a phone call with Academician Qiu. His paper was published by a student, and it was during his trip to the moon. After he returned After the earth, I contacted the 585 Institute to express their willingness to withdraw the manuscript, but now those who praise him have started to label him as 'unsteady' and 'standing for the powerful'."

Zhong Ziyu said with a frown.

"How about...forget about the second-generation controllable fusion? The timing is really not right now, I suggest at least cold treatment for a while before we talk about it."

"impossible……"

Looking out of the window, Lu Zhou's eyes rarely flashed a trace of unspeakable complexity.

With a voice that only he could hear, he whispered something.

"This is the only way to get to Tiancang Wu."

He heard something vaguely, but didn't hear it very clearly, Zhong Ziyu frowned and said in confusion.

"……what are you saying?"

"It's nothing, it's just a promise made a long time ago, it has nothing to do with you."

The Adam's apple moved slightly, and the expression on Lu Zhou's face regained his firmness. Looking at the two standing in front of the desk, he continued, "I won't back down because of this little resistance. The next generation of controllable fusion technology must be completed! I admit that I have selfish intentions, but it is not just for me...the whole of Pan Asia, and even the community of shared future for mankind, will benefit from it!"

Morinaga Moto said with a sad face: "But... the first-generation fusion technology is completely sufficient, and there will be no problem for at least another fifty years. Why do you have to get out this second-generation controllable fusion technology now?"

"Because that is the key to our journey to more distant worlds. Only the energy density of the second-generation controllable fusion can meet the energy needs of interstellar navigation!"

Not just a matter of interstellar travel...

However, at this moment, a green communication icon suddenly flashed on the desktop.

After seeing the caller's name, Lu Zhou took a deep breath to calm down his emotions.

"I'll take a call, can you go out first?"

The two people standing at the desk exchanged glances.

Finally, it was Zhong Ziyu who broke the silence and spoke.

"I'm going to contact the Pan-Asian Academy of Sciences, whether it's useful or not... we still have to find a way to save it," he continued after hesitating for a moment, "Of course I believe you, but... we have to let Others believed it too."

Lu Zhou waved his hand.

"go Go."

When leaving, Zhong Ziyu closed the door smoothly.

As the office door closed, the whole room finally fell silent.

He stretched out his hand on the desk and pressed it, and the light blue holographic window quickly floated out, appearing in front of Lu Zhou's eyes.

Looking at Li Guangya who appeared in the video window, he spoke.

"What's up?"

"Are you free recently?"

"What are you doing?"

Li Guangya said with a sigh.

"Talk face to face."