Unexpected situation

One month later.

Canghai Bay in the Xia Kingdom.

The sea was calm. An aircraft carrier was quietly docked in the sea area more than ten kilometers away from the shore for "maintenance".

Zooming in, the naval guns and missile ports on the aircraft carrier deck could be clearly seen, all in an open state!

Inside the aircraft carrier, the all - weather radar was operating at maximum power!

To outsiders, this war fortress was just simply docked for maintenance.

However, it was ready to launch an attack at any time!

On the shore, countless garrison soldiers were patrolling in an orderly manner within the designated area.

For every soldier, the safety catches of their guns had been fully released!

Since two days ago, the Canghai Bay area had completely entered a military - controlled state!

It's no exaggeration to say that even a dog passing through Canghai Bay at this time would get slapped twice!

And the reason for all this was that the Pangu - 1 Fusion Reactor on the shore of Canghai Bay was going to start its first ignition test in the near future!

...

In the main control center of the Pangu - 1 Fusion Demonstration Reactor.

Lü Yongchang stood on the central console with a serious expression, staring intently at the various data on the large screen in front of him.

"Prepare to start the first ignition!"

Lü Yongchang slowly exhaled a breath of turbid air and said in a deep voice, "All departments, pay attention. Start checking the operation of all equipment!"

With the issuance of Lü Yongchang's order, all the researchers in the entire main control center started working with serious expressions!

In these few days, every researcher had been constantly reviewing the process of the fusion reactor ignition operation, all to ensure that no mistakes occurred at the moment of the fusion reactor ignition!

"The cooling system is operating normally!"

"The reactor is in a normal working state!"

"..."

Lü Yongchang took a deep breath and said in a deep voice, "Start power - on!"

As soon as the words fell, a low humming sound slowly came from outside the main control room!

"The current has reached the critical value! Confirm that the magnetic field strength meets the standard!"

A researcher stared fixedly at the computer screen in front of him and reported loudly!

"Turn on the heating equipment and inject fuel!"

With the issuance of this order, a hint of sentimentality flashed in Lü Yongchang's eyes.

Finally, it had come to the last step!

With a serious expression, he resolutely reached out and pressed the red button in front of him.

"Start ignition!"

Inside the reactor, a high - energy laser instantly heated the temperature of the deuterium - tritium plasma to hundreds of millions of degrees Celsius!

Lü Yongchang's eyes were firmly fixed on the large screen in front of him, which was responsible for monitoring various data of the fusion reactor.

The neutron dose increased significantly!

The fusion reaction was successfully initiated!

A glint of excitement flashed deep in his eyes.

In less than half a year, the light of fusion was about to burn on the land of the Xia Kingdom? !

...

In a corner of the central control room of the Pangu - 1 Reactor.

Lu Hezheng looked at the fluctuating temperature curve in front of him with a solemn expression.

He reached out and gently rubbed his right eye.

For some unknown reason, since the ignition procedure started, his right eyelid had been uncontrollably twitching wildly!

As a native of the Xia Kingdom, Lu Hezheng couldn't help but think of that old saying.

Left eyelid twitching means fortune, right eyelid twitching means misfortune.

Although Lu Hezheng didn't really believe such words in his heart, but...

To be honest, he was feeling very nervous now.

Suddenly, he saw the temperature curve on the screen suddenly bounce upwards!

Although it was just for an instant, it still made Lu Hezheng's heart skip a beat.

He quickly reached out to adjust the glasses on his nose and carefully examined the temperature curve.

At this time, the temperature curve was calm and had returned to the normal fluctuation range again.

It was as if the terrifying curve fluctuation just now was an illusory scene.

Lu Hezheng swallowed slightly, and his hands slightly trembling, he picked up the ballpoint pen and draft paper beside him.

Lines of scribbled equations appeared on the draft paper.

No, no, no!

A trace of bloodshot eyes appeared deep in Lu Hezheng's eyes.

The abnormal temperature fluctuation just now definitely couldn't be just an accident!

In such a precise instrument, any data fluctuation beyond the normal range should be taken seriously!

But what exactly... was going wrong?

Lu Hezheng substituted the data from that instant into the equations.

Looking at the calculation result, Lu Hezheng's pupils instantly contracted to the size of the tip of a needle!

This...

"Quick! Stop the fusion reaction! Something's wrong!"

Lu Hezheng suddenly stood up and shouted loudly!

In the quiet central control room, Lu Hezheng's shout was particularly ear - piercing.

The smile on Lü Yongchang's face disappeared instantly!

Without time to think, the moment he heard Lu Hezheng's voice, he reached out and pressed the forced - termination button in front of him!

"嗡嗡..."

A low humming sound came.

The current passing through the superconducting coil gradually decreased, and the magnetic field inside the reactor gradually dissipated.

The fusion reaction also weakened until it stopped!

Looking at the rapidly decreasing neutron dose on one side of the large screen in front of them, a burst of discussion immediately came from the entire central control room.

"What's going on..."

"Isn't that Lu Hezheng in charge of the temperature module? What happened?"

"The current temperature... seems quite normal!"

At this time, Lü Yongchang was staring fixedly at the large screen in front of him. It was not until he confirmed that the fusion reaction had completely stopped that he turned around and looked at Lu Hezheng with a frown.

The moment he saw Lu Hezheng, Lü Yongchang's heart skipped a beat!

At this time, Lu Hezheng's face was deathly pale, his hands were slightly trembling, and his pupils had shrunk to the size of the tip of a needle!

He looked like he had been severely shocked!

"Quiet!"

Lü Yongchang shouted in a deep voice.

The noisy discussion in the central control room gradually died down.

"Professor Lu, what exactly happened?" Lü Yongchang asked with a frown.

Hearing Lü Yongchang's question, Lu Hezheng's body trembled slightly. Then, he hurriedly grabbed several sheets of draft paper on the table and quickly ran in front of Lü Yongchang.

"Professor Lü, look!"

As he spoke, Lu Hezheng handed the draft paper filled with scribbled writing in his hand to Lü Yongchang.

"These are the temperature data that showed abnormalities just now, and this... is the temperature data I calculated for ten minutes later."

Lü Yongchang frowned and looked at the draft paper in front of him.

The writing on the draft paper was very scribbled. Obviously, Lu Hezheng had been in a hurry and panic when calculating the data just now.

He carefully identified the data on the paper.

When he saw the predicted data for ten minutes later, his face suddenly changed.

"This... How is this possible?!"

Lü Yongchang's exclamation made the atmosphere in the central control room even more oppressive.

Countless researchers looked at each other in dismay. Even Fang Xu beside him couldn't hold back and quickly walked to Lü Yongchang's side, frowning and asking softly, "Yongchang, what happened?!"

"Is there a problem with the temperature module?"

Lü Yongchang's face was gloomy as he handed the draft paper in his hand to Fang Xu. "Take a look at this data."

"Everyone, stop what you're doing and prepare for a comprehensive troubleshooting!"