Chapter 415 The fire is rekindled!

When the door of the ward was opened again, a group of "patients" had already returned to their beds, one by one like eggplants hit by frost, without any of their previous vigor and vitality.

Yu Feng, who was standing next to Yun You, pressed his eyebrows and felt a headache, but he was just a businessman apprentice and couldn't say anything.

After putting on his shirt again, Shen Rui walked out of the room with an embarrassed look on his face. He wanted to say something to change the subject, but Yun You in front of him spoke before him.

"What is that?"

"Poker."

Shen Rui smiled embarrassedly, touched the back of his head and explained, "It's... the card game invented by those blue coats, which is quite famous in the taverns around here."

Yun You frowned slightly, and the lenses of his glasses reflected a sharp light.

"Tavern?"

"Well, alcohol will not affect the treatment, and it also has the effect of interfering with the spread of mutant slime mold... This is what the doctor told us." Being watched by the sharp eyes, Shen Rui glanced around with a guilty conscience, fearing that a doctor would pass by in the corridor.

Yun You was silent for a while and sighed.

"Before coming here, I heard about your affairs and have been worried about your safety... Now it seems that I think too much."

Hearing the sigh, Shen Rui hurriedly explained.

"This, this can't be blamed on us. Life outside the city is too monotonous. We have to find some... uh, entertainment to pass the time."

"So the way you pass the time is gambling?"

Shen Rui, who felt guilty, stopped talking.

After all, it is not his job to enforce discipline. Yun You did not continue on this topic. After a pause, he talked about the arrangements afterwards.

"Two days later, you will be transferred to Xizhou City and take the return flight back to Yunjian Province."

Hearing that he could go home, Shen Rui finally showed a happy expression on his face.

Although life here is also quite interesting, it is only suitable for traveling, not for long-term residence. Without the "Endpoint Cloud" and the immersive virtual entertainment space, it will be boring after a long time.

Otherwise, they would not play cards.

"... You have lived here for a while, tell me about the situation here."

Hearing Yunyou's inquiry, Shen Rui, who came back to his senses, said hurriedly.

"What do you want to know?"

Yunyou thought for a while and said.

"For example, this alliance, what kind of organization is it."

This question is a bit abstract.

Shen Rui scratched the back of his head and said after thinking for a while.

"Their own explanation is... the survivors' self-help alliance under the leadership of the residents of the shelter, the full name seems to be the United Front for Human Rejuvenation, abbreviated as the New Alliance."

Human Rejuvenation is OK.

Yunyou raised his left eyebrow slightly, with a slightly strange expression, but he didn't say anything.

There are many survivor settlements with strange names in the wasteland, including a kingdom of three people, a tribe of ten thousand people, and a federation of ten small villages.

There doesn't seem to be anything strange about the "alliance" that claims to revive human civilization.

Seeing that Yunyou didn't speak, Shen Rui continued.

"... No matter what they are called, the people here are quite kind, but it is also true that the people are tough. Occasionally, there are wastelanders who don't understand the situation and come to make trouble, and they will soon be controlled by the residents of the shelter..."

At this point, he suddenly remembered something and continued.

"Oh, by the way, many of those blue coats are awakened! Including their managers! Their biotechnology is very strong, and they should have mastered the technology to stably cultivate awakened people."

Yunyou nodded and didn't find it strange.

It's not that there are no similar technology companies, but like cloning technology, it is a taboo technology that is not used much.

After all, awakening is not a good thing. The cost is sacrificing the probability of giving birth to offspring. In terms of the overall fertility rate of society, it is not suitable for large-scale promotion in a stable society.

To a certain extent, the ideal city continues the laws and morals of the Human Union era. Although it recognizes the identity of the awakened, it will not be as respected as the wastelanders who are in danger of losing their lives.

Through mechanical exoskeletons and bionic organs, you can become a "superman". Not only is the direction of strengthening more stable and controllable, but you don't have to sacrifice personal happiness.

However, it's fine to transform the residents of the shelter into awakened people, but the manager actually awakened himself.

This was beyond her expectations.

It seems that she still underestimated that guy's ambition.

"I understand the basic situation."

After listening to Shen Rui's statement, Yun You pondered for a moment and continued, "It seems that the situation here is more complicated than I thought...including the manager."

Shen Rui asked in confusion: "Complicated?"

"Well," Yun You nodded and continued in a calm tone, "Ambition, scheming, and leadership...He has all the potential that an ambitious person needs to have, and he is better at disguising and hiding than ordinary ambitious people. He will make himself look harmless and unpredictable. His true intentions are hard to figure out."

Shen Rui scratched the back of his head and said with a subtle expression.

"But, I feel that he is a very upright person, and the residents here like him very much...Are you thinking too much?"

He is not the only one who thinks so.

Everyone who has come into contact with the man can feel that he is a very easy-going person, and the evaluation of him by the residents living here does not seem to be false flattery.

This is a world of difference from the survivor settlements they met along the way.

He had seen cannibal tribes that ate people alive, and he had seen communities of survivors who ate people under various pretexts. The village chiefs who claimed to be civilized people even offered to send 11 or 12-year-old girls to them as slaves in exchange for the civilized weapons in their hands... Of course, they refused.

Rather than being an ambitious person, Shen Rui felt that the man was somewhat similar to Lu Yang, the captain of the Pioneer... More like an idealist.

However, this was just his personal opinion.

For example, a guy who called himself Mr. House often cursed him on the radio.

"It's not that I think too much, it's that you think too simply about people," Yun You said indifferently, "I don't deny that he has an upright side, but this doesn't mean that what I said is not true."

After a pause, she continued.

"This is not my opinion alone. According to the calculation results of the 'Intelligent Brain', there is a 37% chance that this war was provoked by the Alliance."

Intelligent Brain is the main server of Ideal City, the core of the "Endpoint Cloud" network, and also the business core of the Endpoint Group.

Although the other four major groups rarely rely on AI for decision-making, the Endpoint Group is highly intelligent, even higher than the Kangmao Group, which uses a large number of android employees.

Shen Rui showed a surprised expression, looked around the corridor, then looked at Yunyou again and said cautiously.

"I think... judgments based on limited intelligence may not be reliable, even if it is an intelligent brain. To be honest, I don't really believe in that thing, and it's better not to discuss this on someone else's territory... After all, they are victims, and many people died that day."

Yunyou's expression did not change at all, and he said in a calm tone.

"It's just a reasonable suspicion. The Pioneer was first attacked by the Legion in the northern suburbs of Qingquan City, and not long after they left here, they were intercepted by the Legion... Many coincidences make me feel that things are not that simple."

"Of course, this is just a suspicion. I will not submit unverified speculation as evidence to the Council for deliberation. Unless we have enough clues to prove that he is trying to defraud our aid or actively provoked this war for his own selfish desires."

This is not her opinion alone.

There are also many people who hold similar opinions in the Endpoint Group.

In depth, unlike the Silver Wing and Changge Groups, the Endpoint Group's business is mainly concentrated in the Ideal City. Most of the survivor settlements cannot use their AI technology and cloud computing services at all. "Developing overseas markets" is of no benefit to them.

Therefore, even if they put aside personal feelings and start from the perspective of interests, they cannot support this war.

Even if they finally voted in favor.

Shen Rui opened his mouth and shrugged helplessly.

"Well, I can't guarantee that he must be a good person. I just say my own opinion... I have a good impression of that person."

"Understand, let's not talk about this," Yun You changed to a relaxed tone and continued, "By the way, I almost forgot to ask, how much is your treatment cost?"

Shen Rui was slightly stunned.

He didn't pay close attention to this.

After thinking for a while, he answered in an uncertain tone.

"It seems to be... five hundred?"

"So cheap?" Yunyou looked at him with a little surprise.

Shen Rui: "Uh, it should be five hundred a day."

Noticing that Yunyou's expression gradually became unfriendly, Yufeng, who had been silent, coughed dryly and explained quickly.

"It's silver coins, silver coins... not Cr."

...

The next morning.

It was dawn.

The lone wolf of the end of the world, dressed in plain clothes, yawned and walked out of the shelter, and found Kuangfeng waiting there in the resurrection square.

As a professional life player and a salted fish player, he rarely appeared directly on the front line unless it was a large-scale event, and rarely formed a team to go to the dungeon.

After all, he had a deep self-awareness of being a drag.

Therefore, he usually either communicated with several players from Factory 81 in the industrial zone about professional issues, or went fishing by the lake with Shao Cheazi with a fishing rod.

Although he was asked by the colleague in front of him to fill out the form, the two did not have much interaction in the game due to their different game styles.

They basically played their own games and occasionally got together.

It was the first time in the past few months that they formed a team early in the morning like today.

"What's the matter? You have to say it in the game."

The lone wolf looked at Kuangfeng in confusion, trying to find some clues from his face.

However, although this guy's game ID is not ordinary wild, his personality is very sultry. Whether in the game or outside the game, his expression changes are not very obvious.

"Things in the game, of course, have to be said in the game." Kuangfeng said seriously, "Come with me, I'll take you to see something good."

The lone wolf asked subconsciously.

"What good thing?"

However, Kuangfeng did not explain anything, but just said it briefly.

"You'll know when we get there!"

Good guy.

He's still keeping us in suspense.

Lone Wolf raised his eyebrows, and a hint of curiosity appeared in his eyes.

What interested him was not the suspense of this guy, but the excitement and excitement behind that expressionless face.

What kind of treasure could make this guy so excited?

With curiosity, Lone Wolf followed Kuangfeng all the way to the train station in the northern suburbs of Shuguang City and took the train to Xizhou City.

The nearly 100-kilometer bumpy ride ended.

It was almost noon when the two got off the train.

Seeing that they had not reached the destination yet, Lone Wolf, who was following Kuangfeng, finally couldn't help asking.

"How far is it?"

However——

He still only had one sentence in response.

"Almost there!"

Lone Wolf: "..."

The only consolation was that the excitement in the voice became stronger and stronger. Perhaps, as this guy said, they were very close to the end.

Go deep into the urban area of ​​Xizhou City.

Kuangfeng skillfully raised his gun and checked the situation on the street. Seeing that there was no danger, he led the lone wolf behind him through a ruined building and came to the entrance of the subway station.

The grass that came out of the cement cracks swayed gently, and the shadows under the concrete wall were covered with moss and reddish-brown rust.

It was quiet all around.

Not to mention people, even living things didn't seem to be there.

Looking at the dark passage, the lone wolf swallowed his saliva, but seeing that Kuangfeng had no intention of stopping, he followed him.

Walking along the subway tunnel with trepidation, just when the lone wolf couldn't help but repeat the question he asked half an hour ago, Kuangfeng, who was walking in front, finally stopped.

Standing in front of a rusty iron door, Kuangfeng reached out and knocked on the door three times.

Not long after, there was a movement behind the door, and then it opened with a "creak".

Two soldiers wearing the fifth-style light cavalry exoskeleton stood on both sides of the door.

When he saw the emblems on the breastplates and helmets of the two soldiers, Lone Wolf's face suddenly showed a surprised expression.

Guards?

How could the administrator's personal guards be here?

"Please show me the VM." One of the soldiers said.

Kuangfeng immediately handed over the arm with the VM.

The soldier who opened the door for them stepped forward, checked his VM, and then looked at Lone Wolf who was standing there without moving.

"What about this one?"

"He came with my team, can I take him in?"

Hearing the request of the residents in the shelter in front of them, the two soldiers exchanged glances, and one of them answered.

"Please wait, I will ask the administrator for instructions."

Kuangfeng nodded.

"Thank you!"

After waiting for a while, the two soldiers received the order to let them go and made way for the passage at the door.

Seeing that the administrator had accommodated his request, Kuangfeng breathed a sigh of relief, waved to Lone Wolf, and took him through the corridor behind the door.

The security level here is quite strict.

There are not only sentries at the door, but also cameras installed at the corners of the corridor, and hanging automatic machine guns.

Anyone who tries to break in by force will be shot into a sieve the moment he enters the corridor.

Looking at the strict security around him, Lone Wolf looked at the VM map again and found that this area was not recorded on the map, and he couldn't help but get excited.

"Is this a hidden map? It's so mysterious."

Kuangfeng didn't answer, but pointed forward with his chin, and took Lone Wolf through the open alloy door in front of him.

The moment the two passed through the door, the scenery in front of them suddenly became clear.

The empty hall is hundreds of square meters, and people in work clothes are walking back and forth here, and the whole scene is busy.

On the door opposite the hall, there was a signboard of [Reaction Room].

Following Kuangfeng's footsteps, he walked straight into the reaction room, and a metal cylinder with a diameter of about ten meters soon came into his sight.

Countless pipes were connected to the alloy shell, leaving only a small window the size of a palm. Through the window, he could see that the hollow cylinder was connected with complex and delicate parts.

The face of the lone wolf was full of surprise and even shock.

He didn't expect that such a big mystery was hidden in this inconspicuous subway tunnel!

What surprised him even more was that the azure power armor - the manager of the alliance was also here.

Not only that, there were many people standing next to the power armor.

Including Yin Fang, the head of the scientific expedition team, including Boss Xia and Xiaoyu who disappeared several versions ago, and the genius girl who had visited the No. 81 Steel Plant and Goblin Technology before... He remembered that her name seemed to be Pa Yin.

Lone Wolf lowered his voice, looked at Kuang Feng beside him and asked excitedly.

"Is there a ceremony going to be held?"

"Controlled fusion reactor ignition!" With excitement flashing on his face, Kuang Feng restrained the excitement in his tone and answered him with a slightly trembling voice.

After the scientific expedition team reaches LV6 (maximum LV10).

Players can use VM to check the research plan and experimental schedule of the scientific expedition team in the shelter, and apply for the right to observe.

Hearing Kuang Feng's words, Lone Wolf's face showed a look of surprise.

What surprised him was not the controlled nuclear fusion itself, but the fact that this professor of the School of Physics of Jinling University made such a fuss.

In "Wasteland OL", controlled nuclear fusion is not a particularly rare thing, right?

After all, according to the setting, those are the research results on the eve of the prosperous era, and there are more black technologies than this!

"Controlled fusion reactor... Isn't there a reactor in the shelter?" Lone Wolf said with a strange expression.

"Yes."

"Is it necessary to come here to see it?"

Kuangfeng made a gesture to silence him and stared at the reactor intently.

"Don't talk, it's about to start!"

Seeing this guy so devoted, Lone Wolf was confused, but he still shut his mouth and decided to accompany this colleague to the end.

Not far away, the manager standing next to the guardrail looked at the time, then looked at the researcher standing next to him, indicating that it was time to start.

The factories in Dawn City have successively suspended production, and the thermal power generators in the power station have increased their output power to the maximum, allocating all the electricity to this thermonuclear reactor.

As the capacitor was filled, the researcher standing next to the control terminal operated on the touch screen, and soon the cylindrical device made a sizzling sound of electricity.

When the last button was pressed, the magnetic field in the entire space became agitated like a pot of boiling water.

Taking out the compass from his pocket, Kuangfeng looked at the epileptic needle, his eyes flashing with enthusiasm, and he kept muttering.

"Magnetic confinement! It's magnetic confinement!"

Gulang stared at him blankly, not knowing what to say.

Not far away, Yin Fang, who was standing next to Chu Guang, pressed his eyebrows and said with a headache.

"Magnetic leakage... It's really too long."

Chu Guang, who was standing aside, frowned.

"Is there any impact?"

Before Yin Fang spoke, Pa Yin, who was standing aside, could not wait to answer.

"Don't worry, it's a small problem! When the magnetic confinement device runs stably in a while, the magnetic field overflow problem will naturally disappear."

Yin Fang nodded.

"Well, it should be."

The magnetic field inside the reactor will be adjusted according to the shape of the plasma. When the plasma stabilizes, the magnetic field will naturally stabilize.

Obviously, this reactor does not rely on the Faraday cage for magnetic field shielding, and there is no such redundant design at all.

That is why a small window is left on the outermost wall of the reactor to "visually observe" the operation of the plasma.

Seeing that the two researchers guaranteed that there was no problem, Chu Guang continued to watch patiently.

A deep blue light appeared behind the palm-sized window, and as the energy continued to gather, it quickly turned into pure white light.

That should be the plasma wrapped in the magnetic field.

Even through the thick reactor shell, Chu Guang could still intuitively feel the heat that could melt everything and the terrifying energy contained in it!

Not far away.

The technicians standing in front of the workbench completed their work in their respective positions and reported the current situation one after another.

"The plasma temperature has reached the critical value!"

"The probe has observed the reaction!"

"The core is in good condition, and the restrainer is working normally!"

"The energy surplus has reached the self-sustaining condition!"

"Cut off the external power supply!"

"The voltage difference has been adjusted!"

"The phase difference has returned to zero!"

"Frequency synchronization has been completed!"

"..."

"Grid connection!"

With the last command, a huge current passed through the cables buried in the wall, and the vast energy like the ocean instantly filled the power grid of Dawn City.

The power station next to the new industrial zone, the thermal power generating units running at full load have been shut down one after another.

Up to this moment, they have completed their mission.

In the days to come, the alliance will no longer need to burn firewood and coal to generate electricity, and clean nuclear energy will cover the entire territory of the alliance through the power grid.

From the flashing arcs in the steel mills, to the electrolysis rooms in the hydrogen production plants, to the light bulbs, fans and even air conditioners in every house in the residential area...

The energy running in the alliance power grid has never been so abundant!

Looking at the gradually stabilizing white light in the reactor, Chu Guang's tense expression finally turned into a relieved smile.

From this moment on, the alliance officially entered a new era.

And on this desolate ruin, the fire of civilization finally ignited again!

History will remember this moment!

Chu Guang looked back at the people standing next to the reactor, and the faces that were excited, happy, surprised, or confused.

He untied the helmet mask and said with approval.

"Good job."

"Thank you for your hard work!"

...

The reactor ignition is over.

Including the manager, the NPCs are busy with their own things.

Only Kuangfeng is still like a lost soul, holding a compass in his hand, and walked out of the reactor with dull eyes.

"Hey, brother, the ignition ceremony seems to be over." Looking at Kuangfeng standing stupidly in the hall, Lone Wolf reminded him in a low voice.

Nuclear fusion is beyond his professional scope. He looked at it for a long time but couldn't figure out what it was.

Hearing the voice of his colleague, Kuangfeng finally came back to his senses.

However, the expression on his face was no longer excitement and excitement.

But loss...

Even disappointment.

"Brother, what's wrong with you?" Lone Wolf asked with concern.

Kuangfeng was silent for a long time, and suddenly shook his head and sighed.

"The gap is too big..."

The cooling device was not seen, maybe it was integrated into the reactor.

However, he was completely confused about how the reactor with a diameter of only more than ten meters could gather the terrifying energy.

What made him even more unbelievable was that he could see the outline of the plasma with his naked eyes through a small window without being burned by the scorching light...

Whether it was the material or the design process, the reactor was like a black box to him. Even if it was placed in front of him, he could not understand the mystery.

Instead, he felt that common sense was overturned...

The Lone Wolf looked at him in surprise.

The gap is too big?

Good guy...

Are you planning to make one in reality? !

Kuangfeng looked at the compass tightly in his hand. The needle that was jumping wildly before stopped trembling at some point and pointed steadily in the direction it should point.

The only thing he could be sure of was that at the moment of ignition, it should be the huge magnetic field that constrained the plasma.

However, after the ignition was successful, the overflowing magnetic field completely disappeared.

So much so that he couldn't even be sure whether the overflowing magnetic field was sealed or the reactor was not relying on the energy of the magnetic field to restrain the heat far exceeding that of the stars...

Lone Wolf scratched his hair and said thoughtfully: "I remember... it was mentioned on the official website that the fuel used by the reactor in the shelter is pure helium-3?"

Kuangfeng: "Yeah."

Lone Wolf: "Can that thing be obtained on Earth?"

Kuangfeng: "No."

Lone Wolf: "..."

Looking at the closed alloy door, Kuangfeng's expressionless face suddenly showed a bitter smile.

He suddenly realized that it was completely meaningless to worry about how to restrain the plasma.

Deuterium-tritium fusion can also be ignited by laser.

However, helium-3 fusion...

With the harsh reaction conditions, he couldn't think of any other way to ignite this reactor on Earth...

...

The news of the successful ignition of the reactor in Xizhou City quickly spread to the streets and alleys of the alliance with the propaganda of newspapers and radio.

Chu Guang was not worried about the reactor being targeted.

The company's air base was right next to the Tianshui tributary. Except for the Great Rift Valley, no one in the entire valley province should dare to provoke those guys.

Moreover, unlike the Earth in the parallel world, controlled fusion was not a rare thing in the wasteland, and even nuclear fuel was much rarer than the technology itself.

In the case of being unable to digest excess energy, thermal power generation may not be less useful than nuclear energy.

Of course, for the alliance, there was no need to worry about this problem at the moment.

Twelve "Orca" transport planes from the company had been transferred from the airport in the north of Shuguang City to the open space near the Tianshui tributary in the north of Xizhou City.

Cables as thick as pythons were inserted into the side of the aircraft, extracting energy from the alliance power grid like a whale sucking water.

In addition, the river water of the Tianshui tributary was also extracted.

A series of fuel cells, including solid hydrogen and metal hydrogen batteries, are fundamentally different from chemical batteries. The former do not carry oxides themselves, but extract oxygen from the air to participate in redox reactions.

Using the entire atmospheric environment as the cathode is also the reason why the energy density of fuel cells is much higher than that of general chemical batteries.

However, it is relatively troublesome to replenish energy for metal hydrogen batteries, which requires both reliable power grids and sufficient water sources.

Standing in the air base just circled, Yi Chuan said to Chu Guang beside him with a beaming face.

"... At this rate, we can fully charge the battery in one day at most! After the charging is completed, we can send the second wave of supplies in three days at the latest!"

At present, there are only twelve aircraft companies with a range of 3,000 kilometers, but it won't be long before they can assemble another twelve.

Twenty-four large transport aircraft are in service.

Relying on the power grids on both sides, they can create a stable air corridor between the southern part of the Valley Province and the east coast, and continuously deliver equipment and supplies to the front line!

Chu Guang smiled and said.

"Thank you!"

"You're welcome," Yi Chuan said with a hearty smile, "We are allies on the same front. This is for our common victory, to defeat our common enemy!"

"Even if it is for our common victory, we will not forget the help you extended at the critical moment."

Take your eyes away from the warm-hearted young man in front of you, and Chu Guang "inadvertently" looked at the planes not far away.

After a pause, he suddenly sighed.

"But then again, it would be a pity for these planes to go back empty, otherwise... bring some specialties back from us."

"Specialties?" Yi Chuan was stunned for a moment, then smiled and waved his hand, "No, no, our assistance to you is free! This is what we should do!"

Looking at the sunny smile on the young man's face, Chu Guang felt full of emotion in his heart. It would be great if everyone was as kind and generous as him.

But...

This is obviously impossible.

Now is the honeymoon period between the alliance and the enterprise, and he must seize this time window.

Whether it is for short-term or long-term considerations, he needs to take this opportunity to tie more interests between the two sides.

Otherwise, when the war is over, the River Valley Province will not be so important to the enterprise, and he will have to intrigue with the faceless local rich man next door.

Clearing his throat, looking at Yi Chuan who refused, Chu Guang said solemnly.

"I know your assistance is free, and we are very grateful for your generosity, but we can't always ask you for help when we encounter troubles, which will make my conscience feel bad!"

"We have a saying here called reciprocity, and we have prepared some gifts for you."

"Although it is not a valuable thing, it is also a little thought from us!"