Chapter 348: Walking Others' Paths and Leaving Them No Way to Go

Ye Wei didn't know.

Just as he was sighing at the "big guys are awesome", the "big guys" he liked were not much calmer than him at this moment.

"There are mountains beyond mountains, and people beyond people..."

"Indeed, I have to admit it."

"Alas... I feel that the experiments over the past ten years have been in vain."

Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering.

Academician Liu Yiping's office.

The researchers sitting at the desks, one by one, were holding their mobile phones and swiping their thumbs up with emotion.

What happened in the past few days was like a dream to them.

Until a week ago, they were so busy that they wished they could split themselves into two.

However, now, everyone suddenly became idle and even had time to check Weibo.

In fact, it's not just them.

This is also the current situation of most "project teams engaged in similar research as them".

The impact of the artificial SEI film No. 404 that suddenly appeared on the whole industry can be described as "one step to the end".

After a thousand charge and discharge cycles, there is almost no capacity decay!

There is no dead lithium in the shape of tree branches on the negative electrode!

Because the effect was so shocking, they once suspected that there was something wrong with the experimental equipment.

It was not until more and more repeated group experimental results came out that they gradually became convinced that the problem was not their eyes and experimental equipment, but this too real world...

Maybe there really is such a genius in this world.

Even if they are separated from the entire research system, even if they do not exchange ideas with any peers, they can still come up with shocking research results without saying a word.

"... The current news is really not nutritious at all. I have been browsing Weibo for almost two hours, but I didn't find any useful clues."

The doctoral student wearing glasses couldn't help but complain.

His name is Lin Shengyu, a student of Academician Liu Yiping. He has been exploring the future of lithium batteries with Liu since his master's degree.

"Are you still searching for that 'cooperative unit'?" The senior brother next to him laughed and teased.

"Yes," Lin Shengyu nodded and asked back. "Aren't you curious?"

"Of course I am curious, how can I not be curious? But what's the use of being curious? We don't even know what the cooperative unit is, how can you expect others to know?" The senior brother said with a laugh.

It's embarrassing to say.

The whole network is hotly discussing the mysterious cooperative unit, but they themselves don't know who the cooperative unit is in the vortex.

Another senior brother also interrupted.

"Give up, what do you think those reporters can know about what Lao Liu is unwilling to say?"

Lin Shengyu didn't say anything, his eyes were still fixed on the screen of his mobile phone, and his expression was obviously unconvinced.

The senior brothers and junior brothers next to him have already started talking about other topics.

"Now that the problem of lithium dendrites has been solved, what should we study next?"

"Cathode materials? Electrolyte? Diaphragm?"

"I don't know. We have to wait until Lao Liu comes back to find out what direction to choose."

"By the way, where is Lao Liu? I haven't seen him these days."

"Such a big thing happened in the industry. I guess he went to a meeting."

The problem of lithium dendrites has been solved, but it does not mean that they have nothing to do.

It is better to say that there are still a lot of things waiting for them to do.

With the breakthrough of bottlenecks, it has become possible for lithium negative electrode batteries to move from laboratories to people's lives, and a brand new technical route has been laid out before everyone.

What to use as the positive electrode?

What to use as the electrolyte?

What to study, how to study... and a series of other questions need further discussion.

This technology has changed not only the industry, but also them as researchers.

Only those who are at the forefront are qualified to decide how to go in the future.

They used to be followers.

But now, the initiative to choose the future path is in their hands.

They will decide the future of the new energy industry, and the whole world is waiting for their answer.

However, there is a question that still lingers in everyone's mind.

That artificial SEI membrane...

Where did it come from?

...

"I'm afraid Lao Liu has been busy these days."

"Hahaha, isn't that certain! Such a big thing happened in the lithium battery industry, and he doesn't go to take charge of the overall situation. We can't trouble our distant friends to go."

"Academician Liu is still too principled. He doesn't even want to put his name."

"It's not unreasonable for him to do this. After all, any secret has a time limit. This matter can't be kept secret forever. Sooner or later, it will be made public."

Somewhere in the same world, this matter is also being discussed.

Most of the people sitting in the office meeting have dark circles under their eyelids, but every face can see obvious excitement and joy.

In fact, on the issue of "extraterrestrial civilization", although the superiors have made instructions to observe carefully, some details have always been controversial.

For example, the "Enlightenment School" believes that extraterrestrial civilizations are enlightening human civilization through "games", a cultural form that they can understand, and will eventually lead humans to the stars.

The "Intervention School" believes that extraterrestrial civilizations are trying to interfere in human affairs and interfere with the historical process of human civilization with their own will to achieve ulterior motives.

The two views are actually similar.

The only difference is that one is above neutrality and the other is below neutrality.

Of course, in addition to the mainstream view, there are also some non-mainstream views, such as the "Jungle School" and the "Captivity School".

However, since the discussion has not evolved into a discussion across the whole society, the current controversy is still mainly about "enlightenment" and "interference".

The members of the task force are naturally mostly "Enlightenment School", not only because some of them have participated in that game, but also because they have been following the progress of the game version update.

The breakthrough in lithium battery technology this time is not only related to the national energy strategy and energy safety, but also allows the "Enlightenment School" to gain greater voice in extraterrestrial civilization affairs.

"Actually, I've been thinking about a question." The man in police uniform suddenly said.

"What's the question?" The square-faced man asked with a smile.

The man in police uniform spoke slowly. "I'm a criminal investigator, so I might be more concerned about the suspect's motives... I really can't figure out why they are helping us?"

"Maybe it's to make the opinions of the 'Enlightenment' form the mainstream within us?" The man with glasses said jokingly.

The square-faced man thought for a moment and replied.

"I don't rule out this possibility, but I don't think it's the main purpose."

"What do you think the main purpose is?" The old man cast a curious look at him.

As the only person in the office who has obtained the closed beta of "Wasteland OL", he is probably the one who has the most say in "Wasteland OL" among all the people here.

"We discussed this issue a long time ago. Extraterrestrial civilizations may want to bring us some kind of enlightenment through cultural forms that we can understand."

The expression of the man in the green shirt gradually became serious.

"You mean... the third war?"

Hearing the word "the third war", the atmosphere in the office was a little solemn.

In fact, before the "Enlightenment" came to power, there were many supporters of the "Prophecy". This group of people believed that extraterrestrial civilizations were revealing to them the future of mankind three hundred years later.

However, predicting the future is too mystical and lacks scientific basis, so it has never prevailed.

The square-faced man shook his head.

"That shouldn't be the case. I think that rather than predicting a war, they may want to express that we will use fire sticks to fight the Fourth World War... Isn't that what our players do in the game?"

He made a joke to ease the atmosphere, paused and continued.

"There are more than seven billion people on Earth, more than 200 countries and regions. Even if we ignore the different voices within each country, our civilization can still make more than 200 voices. If I were a diplomat of an extraterrestrial civilization, I would probably go crazy."

"Before heading to the Milky Way, we should form a united and unified community of shared destiny. We can have different opinions within our community, but when facing alien civilizations, we must ensure that our voices are consistent."

"As I understand it, technological support is only one of the means of 'enlightenment', not the ultimate goal. Perhaps 'they' hope to help us achieve unity at the civilization level in this way."

Everyone in the office looked at each other involuntarily.

The old man frowned slightly.

"This interpretation is very interesting... If it is really as you said, then the significance of this matter is not trivial."

"It's just a hypothesis. Our official communication with 'them' has not yet begun. All speculations are just our unilateral interpretations. All the assumptions we make now are just to prevent problems before they happen."

After a pause, the square-faced man continued with a serious expression.

"I have discussed this issue with my superiors. We will set up a separate scientific development foundation in the near future to be responsible for matters related to technology introduction."

"This includes establishing a 'silver coin' reserve and a regular acquisition mechanism, formulating relevant rules for technology introduction, and guiding social forces to take the initiative and actively participate in this cause that benefits the country and the people."

"No matter what choice we make in the end, there is only one thing we have to do, and that is to maintain our advantage!"

You can make decisions once or twice, but you can't make decisions every time. Continuous interest transfer will only create a huge and lazy Leviathan, laying the foundation for future troubles. What's more, although keeping secrets is one of the means to maintain technological advantages, real advantages are never maintained by keeping secrets.

These words are not pleasant to hear, but they are all historical experience.

As the makers of the rules, they need to ensure that the rules are as perfect as possible, reduce the space for rent-seeking, ensure the personal safety of players who introduce technology to the collective, and strictly prevent a small group of people with ulterior motives from damaging the interests and image of the collective, using their power, status and perverse theories to plunder others, satisfy their own selfish desires, and even transfer the benefits abroad.

"... Fortunately, I noticed that a special company has recently appeared in Shanghai, and its business scope is exactly the same as the field we are concerned about."

"This is obviously a good start."

"What kind of company is that?" When talking about this, the old man looked quite regretful, "I have heard about it, but unfortunately they only do intermediary business."

It would be best if some outstanding players could take the initiative to take back the technology.

In this way, they don't have to make so much trouble. They can send a few "certificates of honor" to the company and let the local people taste it themselves, and the matter will be solved directly.

Lack of people?

Lack of land?

Lack of money?

Is this a problem for a company that truly masters "core technology"?

With a loan of 10 billion and an order of 20 billion, even if a dog is tied to the chairman's seat, as long as it sits firmly, it can still fly to the sky.

A huge talent pool and perfect industrial supporting facilities. What is scarce in this society is never a few pieces of paper or a string of numbers, but the soil that can be "really irrigated".

"It's nothing to regret. Everyone has their own specialty, and people's energy is limited. They chose what they are better at. Anyway, I support them!" The square-faced man said with a smile.

After hearing this, everyone in the office nodded and agreed.

He is indeed a man who has been recognized by extraterrestrial civilizations and obtained the qualification for closed beta testing!

What he said is really good!

At this time, a colleague wearing glasses suddenly asked curiously.

"By the way, how are you playing? How many levels have you reached?"

Many people were curious about this question and looked at the square-faced man.

Being looked at by his colleagues, the square-faced man's expression suddenly became a little subtle, and he coughed dryly.

"Didn't I say that everyone has their own specialty..."

"People's energy is limited."

...

Wasteland world.

At the south gate of Linghu Wetland Park, ten fully armed players have assembled.

Except for Lao Bai and Fang Chang who led the team, the other eight players are all elites of the Burning Corps, all of whom are at the level of T3 or even T2.

Not only are they well-equipped, but they have also experienced the baptism of war several times and have rich experience in wasteland warfare and urban warfare.

Before the gathering, they had heard the content of this mission from Lao Bai, and everyone's face was eager to try.

Looking around at the well-equipped and high-spirited players, Chu Guang nodded approvingly.

Not bad.

It's rare for everyone to dress like a person in this cutscene.

"Xiao Qi, take a picture for them."

A motivated voice came from my ear.

"Okay!"

While Xiao Qi was taking pictures of the players, Chu Guang organized his words in his mind for a moment and spoke slowly.

"Salute you, warriors of the alliance. The war ended so quickly thanks to your charge."

"Now that the chaos from the north has been settled, the alliance needs time to recuperate. For long-term prosperity and stability, and for the sake of the people who survive, I need you to represent the alliance and bring friendship and peace to our neighbors."

"I hope you always remember that you represent the entire alliance on this trip."

"Our neighbors will evaluate their relationship with us based on your words and deeds."

It is difficult to control the individual behavior of players.

However, when players form a group, they will naturally take care of the gaming experience of others in the group and consciously restrain themselves and others.

After the cutscene for the players ended, Chu Guang looked at Old Luca on the side and gave a final reminder.

"Be sure to pay attention to safety on the road."

"Don't worry, sir, I will remember your instructions. But you... please pay more attention to your health and don't tire yourself out. No matter how important the work is, it is not as important as your health." When saying this, Old Luca had a sincere expression on his face.

It was not flattery or courtesy, but his words were completely from the bottom of his heart.

Others may not know what the administrator has done for the alliance, but Luca, as the executor of the order, knows very well how much effort Chu Guang has put into this alliance.

From the beginning of the Northern Expedition to now, except for a short break on the day of the triumphal ceremony, he has hardly rested for a day.

If possible, Luca sincerely hopes that the administrator can consider him a little more.

Looking at the old man who was still worried about him before leaving, Chu Guang smiled and nodded.

"I'm in good health, don't worry about me... Let's go, go early and come back early."

"Yes."

Putting his right fist on his left chest, Luca saluted respectfully, and then took several entourage members and followed the players to the south.

Watching the team leave, Charlie, who was standing next to Chu Guang, suddenly spoke.

"I'm afraid this trip won't be peaceful."

Although he didn't agree with this flag-raising behavior, Chu Guang continued his words.

"What do you think?"

Old Charlie continued cautiously.

"... Although the factory owners in Giant Stone City don't want to have a direct conflict with us, it's obvious that they don't want the authorities to get too close to us."

Most of the merchants who come to the New Alliance to invest and set up factories are merchants in Giant Stone City or small and medium-sized factory owners with difficulties in operation.

The goods they produce in the New Alliance have largely taken away the vested interests of the big factories and big chambers of commerce in Giant Stone City.

Chu Guang certainly knows about these things. He knows very well that he is actually playing some tricks in trade.

For example, through administrative intervention, the exchange rate of silver coins and chips is controlled at 2:1, and export profits are actively increased.

Another example is the dumping of low value-added light industrial products, and the "Awakener Mercenaries" who are keen on doing tasks, plundering the chips of Boulder City, and using the foreign exchange earned to purchase second-hand equipment eliminated by local factories, hiring unemployed engineers and workers, and upgrading their own industries.

The most typical example is the KV-1 exoskeleton.

Although this thing is a product of the Boulder City Military Factory, now almost more than half of the KV-1 exoskeletons in the southern part of the Valley Province are produced by the Lister Factory of the New Alliance.

Another example is the LD-47 assault rifle of the New Alliance, which not only squeezed the market share of the "Drone" assault rifle in the southern part of the Valley Province, but also exported it to the shelves of the Boulder City weapon store.

Now in the entire Boulder City, except for those merchants and mercenaries who seized the historical opportunity and made a lot of money by relying on the rise of the New Alliance, almost no factory owner has a good impression of them.

Chu Guang even dared to assert.

As long as Mr. House stirs up trouble on the radio, I'm afraid that even ordinary citizens in Boulder City will start complaining that the residents of the New Alliance have taken away their job opportunities.

"...You mean, they will take action halfway?" After listening to Old Charlie's words, Chu Guang said thoughtfully.

"It is not ruled out, although this method is very low-level," Old Charlie said seriously, "What Boulder City lacks the least is mercenaries, and most of those factory owners and chamber of commerce bosses have private armed forces. If you want to obstruct the signing of the contract, kidnapping or hijacking is undoubtedly the most direct way."

Chu Guang nodded seriously.

"I will let my soldiers pay more attention."

Although this trip is full of risks, someone still has to do this.

After sending Luca away, Chu Guang returned to the shelter alone and went to the browsing room on the B4 floor to continue to improve the reform plan of the New Alliance and the Beta0.3 version of the Kingdom of Heaven.

At this time, Xiao Qi, who was sitting at the table, suddenly spoke.

"Master, there is new progress on the matter you are concerned about." Chu Guang asked subconsciously with his hands on the keyboard. "What matter?" "It is the 10G data you asked me to translate for you!" Hearing this, Chu Guang finally showed a look of realization on his face. He has been busy with domestic affairs these days and has not paid much attention to the news in the real world. "They have already made the lithium battery?" So fast? Xiao Qi nodded and said happily. "Yes! And it's on the news! Do you want to open the silver coin trading platform?" Looking at the web page on the computer screen, Chu Guang thought for a moment and said. "Open it." He originally planned to wait until next month to open it simultaneously with the Beta0.3 version, but the progress speed in reality was beyond his expectations. Thinking of this, Chu Guang's expression was quite regretful. It's a pity that the "closed beta qualification" is running out. Otherwise, taking advantage of this opportunity, he can harvest a large number of hardworking little leeks...