Chapter 1668 Antimatter Energy Pile

With a series of complicated emotions such as excitement and apprehension, Leonard and Frien followed in Lu Zhou's footsteps and came to the experimental site outside Tiangong City.

It was a cylindrical building covering an area of ​​about a thousand square meters. After entering the interior of the building, one could see a tall tower-like facility standing in the center of the entire space, with a diameter of about ten or twenty meters.

Heavy engineering equipment operated by engineers stands next to this tower-like structure, adding bricks and tiles to this uniquely shaped tower through thick and long mechanical arms.

Looking up at this uniquely shaped tower, Leonard swallowed and said in an admiring tone.

"Is this... the antimatter energy pile you were talking about?"

"Of course not." To Leonard's surprise, Lu Zhou gave a negative answer, "This is just a second-generation controllable fusion reactor equipped with a laser emission array."

"Second-generation controllable nuclear fusion? Then the antimatter energy pile you mentioned is..."

"On top of our heads," Lu Zhou pointed at the top of his head with a smile, and continued in a relaxed tone, "Of course I can't build this reactor on the ground. It's neither environmentally friendly nor convenient."

Listening to Lu Zhou's words, Leonard and Frien both had confused expressions on their faces.

Although they are archaeologists, they are not ignorant of basic science. However, Lu Zhou's explanation still made them feel puzzled.

Finally, Fryn whispered out the confusion in his heart, looked at Lu Zhou in puzzlement and said.

"Is there any relationship between the antimatter energy reactor and the second generation fusion?"

"The relationship is that antimatter will not be produced out of thin air, and the fuel of the second-generation controllable fusion is a substance that exists in nature. Therefore, the former is used as a high-density energy storage container, while the latter is what generates energy... ...which is what you see now."

Just as he was talking, an intern in a white coat walked up to Lu Zhou with a tablet in his hand.

"Professor, according to your instructions, our engineers have conducted a second inspection of the energy tower to confirm that there is nothing missing."

"very good."

Looking at the intern, Lu Zhou nodded with a smile, took the tablet from his hand, and then tapped his index finger on the tablet to enter a string of passwords.

Following the input of this string of passwords, the signal lights on the surface of the tower-like structure located in the center of the open space began to light up one after another, and the surrounding heavy engineering equipment began to evacuate as if they had received an order.

A huge magnetic field gradually enveloped the entire area. Leonard was surprised to find that the AR glasses he wore on the bridge of his nose seemed to be broken, and began to release torn images.

"Don't worry, the magnetic field overflowing from the reactor is definitely within safe limits," Lu Zhou smiled and continued, looking at Leonard and Professor Frien's faces full of anxiety, "Of course, if you want to go out It’s okay to wait for the results.”

Lu Zhou's good intentions could be heard from this sentence, but neither Frian nor Leonard made any moves.

Although the field of their research has nothing to do with antimatter, it is exciting to witness the birth of a great technology.

Seeing that the two did not speak, Lu Zhou withdrew his gaze from them, looked at the staff standing beside him, and ordered.

"Increase the output limit of the energy gate to 90%, and turn on the laser emission array!"

"yes!"

As the order was issued, the staff sitting in front of the workbench immediately became busy like a pot of boiling water.

The energy bar located in the center of the space is also gradually increasing the power of the power generation amidst the buzzing sound of the current.

Leonard could feel that the nuclear energy squeezed in that tower was overflowing and gathering towards the top. Under the control of a huge force field, the temperature of the entire space seemed to increase.

Also looking up at the tower, the expression on Lu Zhou's face gradually changed from excitement to frenzy.

"Same as the result in the calculation..."

Faintly heard what Lu Zhou said, Leonard opened his mouth and was about to ask, but before he could ask the question, he saw Lu Zhou suddenly raised his volume and shouted loudly.

"Open the dome! Activate laser calibration mode!"

The one who responded to Lu Zhou was a staff member sitting in front of the console.

In the same excited voice, he said aloud.

"Calibration is complete, the transmitter and receiver have successfully focused!"

All is ready except for the opportunity.

Without the slightest hesitation, Lu Zhou immediately gave the order.

"ignition!"

Like a spear piercing the sky, like a solid laser, it was released from the top of the spire in an instant, rushing into the vast and boundless space.

That huge energy even ignited the thin air on the surface of Mars, forming circles of air waves around it.

At the same time, the light spear rushing into space also accurately hit the energy receiver of the antimatter reactor floating in orbit at the moment the ignition was completed.

Almost at the same time as the hit, a green signal light lit up on the top of the antimatter reactor, the huge nuclear energy was converted into light energy, and then converted into the purest heat energy, and finally a series of The form of energy manifested within that pitch-black satellite.

So much so that the entire pitch-black satellite was lit up into a faintly flickering silver by some unknown force.

Watching that scene from a distance, the engineers standing on the shipyard of Dongya Heavy Industries opened their eyes wide, and cast shocking sights at the satellite that seemed to be shining.

"Fuck?! That thing... what is it?"

"It seems to be Academician Lu's antimatter energy pile..."

"When did he start studying antimatter?"

"Didn't it start a long time ago... I remember it seemed to be last month or last month."

Also seeing this scene were the security forces located in the space port of New Virginia.

The focus of their attention is not on the satellite, but on the laser that shoots from the ground to the sky.

As they passed through the thin atmosphere, the fugitive laser formed a long, straight beam in their eyes.

They couldn't imagine what a terrifying picture it would be when this light beam shone on their starship or space port...

"It is said that the water in the whole body will evaporate in an instant when it is illuminated by a laser weapon..."

Hearing the whispered discussion next to him, the captain of the security force, Jeffries, shuddered and cursed in a low voice.

"Shut up! The solar system has been unified, we are all People's Union now! Let those sky pirates worry..."

While saying these words, Jeffries secretly made up his mind in his heart, wait for a while to find an opportunity, and must distance himself from those guys with dirty hands and feet.

The trend of the human alliance is unstoppable...

And after the internal unity is formed, the most important contradiction is those sky pirates who are active in the asteroid belt and the Martian desert...

While people were discussing about that shining satellite with all kinds of thoughts, mutations continued to occur.

Under the interference of huge magnetic energy, the various instruments of the active nearby spacecraft have been interfered to varying degrees.

However, that was only for a moment.

The laser beam shot from the ground to the sky suddenly disappeared in an instant. And the satellite that was lit up into silvery white also returned to pitch black in an instant.

The engineers on the space station exchanged surprised looks in each other's eyes, and their faces were full of puzzled expressions.

This is the end?

Did the experiment succeed or fail?

They don't know, at least not yet.

Because they are standing in orbit at this moment, they are too far away from Academician Lu and his research team.

The moment the laser was turned off, the laser launch station on the ground was already plunged into a sea of ​​jubilation...

Clenching his fists tightly, the excitement reverberated in Lu Zhou's chest.

The antimatter energy pile is ignited successfully!

Antiprotons confined in magnetic field containers are as mild and stable as pure hydrogen gas.

As long as the magnetic field that restrains it does not disappear, it will continue to exist stably.

In terms of energy density alone.

There is no doubt that it can meet 1000MW/g, even worse...