The light of fusion shines on the land of the Xia Kingdom

Time passed by minute after minute.

In the blink of an eye, the hour hand of the wall - hung clock pointed to the number 11.

Zhao Zijie, with heavy dark circles under his eyes, turned on the TV in the living room early.

He reached out to grab the remote control on the sofa and tuned the TV to the news channel of the Xia Kingdom.

Looking at the endless advertisements on the TV, a hint of anxiety flashed in Zhao Zijie's eyes.

Why hasn't the live - broadcast of the ignition of controlled nuclear fusion started yet...

Zhao Zijie's eyes kept glancing at the wall - clock in the living room.

It was already 11 o'clock!

The fusion reactor was supposed to start at 12 noon. There was only one hour left. Why hadn't the live - broadcast started yet?!

Zhao Zijie subconsciously took out his phone and opened the QQ group.

"What's going on? Where's the live - broadcast as promised?"

"I don't know. Has anyone seen it?"

Seeing that everyone had the same reaction, Zhao Zijie's furrowed brows relaxed a bit.

With a gentle movement of his fingers, he typed a line of words on his phone.

"Stop chatting. I've been waiting since last night. If the live - broadcast doesn't start soon, I feel like I'm going to die from exhaustion!"

The next second, several replies appeared in front of him.

"Hahaha! I said, Lao Zhao, you didn't really stay up all night, did you?"

"Don't say that. It's really possible! Lao Zhao is exactly that kind of person!"

A hint of bitter smile appeared in Zhao Zijie's eyes.

Just as he was about to respond to those words, a highlighted pinned message appeared in the QQ group!

"Stop chatting! Turn on the TV quickly. The live - broadcast has started!"

The originally lively QQ group became deserted in an instant.

Zhao Zijie quickly put down his phone and looked towards the TV in front of him.

At this time, the magnificent appearance of the Pangu - 1 Demonstration Reactor appeared on the TV.

A hint of confusion appeared in Zhao Zijie's eyes, and he muttered to himself, "Only the exterior? What's the point of that..."

As he spoke, a visible look of disappointment appeared on Zhao Zijie's face.

Although he could understand the actions of the news of the Xia Kingdom in his heart, but... only being able to see the unchanging exterior, to be honest, it was impossible not to be disappointed.

Zhao Zijie reached out to grab the remote control and turned off the TV.

He let out a deep sigh and listlessly tapped the phone screen, sending a sighing emoji in QQ.

"Forget it. It seems there's only the exterior... What can you tell from this..."

"... Lao Zhao, why don't you take another look? The TV picture has changed."

When he saw this line of text, Zhao Zijie's pupils suddenly shrank. He quickly grabbed the remote control and turned on the TV again.

Sure enough!

The picture of the central control room appeared in front of Zhao Zijie!

A young man in his twenties, wearing a white coat, stood solemnly on the command platform in the middle.

This person... must be Lü Yongchang, the chief engineer of controlled nuclear fusion, right?

But the next moment, a figure behind the command platform caught Zhao Zijie's attention.

This was... the councilman!

Due to the angle, the councilman was standing in the corner of the picture at this time.

Zhao Zijie rubbed his eyes hard. After triple - checking, he picked up his phone and, with trembling hands, sent a message in the QQ group.

"Everyone, look at the bottom - right corner of the TV! The councilman is also on - site!"

Zhao Zijie's message obviously shocked out all the lurking group members!

"Damn it! It's true! I saw it!"

"Where? Why can't I find it?!"

"Hahaha, as usual, if you can't see, you can donate your eyes to those in need!"

...

Inside the Pangu - 1 Demonstration Reactor.

Lü Yongchang looked solemnly at the large screen in front of him that recorded various data.

The hour hand of the wall - hung clock slowly pointed to the number 12.

He took a deep breath, and his solemn gaze slowly swept across everyone around him.

Then, he said softly, "Everyone, I'm honored to witness this moment with you.

On Pangu - 1, each of us has dedicated countless efforts.

Regardless of success or failure, I believe our names will always be inscribed in human history!"

As he spoke, Lü Yongchang reached out and pressed the ignition button on the console in front of him.

A familiar humming sound followed!

In an extremely short time, the deuterium - tritium plasma was heated to hundreds of millions of degrees Celsius!

Endless energy gushed out in the reactor of Pangu - 1!

At this moment!

Inside the Pangu - 1 Demonstration Reactor, the most powerful energy in the star system was generated!

Looking at the rapidly rising numbers on the neutron dose detector, everyone's face showed excitement.

But no one let out a cheer.

All this was just the beginning!

"The cooling system is working normally!"

"The intensity of the fusion reaction is normal!"

"The magnetohydrodynamic generator is starting to work!"

"The current power - generation rate is 35% of the rated power!"

One report after another came, but Lü Yongchang didn't dare to relax in the slightest.

The next step was crucial!

"Prepare for grid - connection!"

Only when the electric energy generated by the magnetohydrodynamic generator was integrated into the power grid of the Xia Kingdom could this fusion reactor be considered truly successful!

A few minutes later, a researcher shouted excitedly, "Grid - connection successful!"

"The current power - generation rate is 200,000 megawatts."

A glint of excitement flashed in Lü Yongchang's eyes.

At this point, it could be said that the Pangu - 1 Fusion Reactor was already 90% successful.

What needed to be done next...

"Continue to add fuel and increase the power to the maximum!"

Hearing Lü Yongchang's order, the expressions of all the researchers instantly became serious.

This meant that the Pangu - 1 Fusion Reactor would enter a full - load state next!

In the next few minutes, every researcher stared fixedly at the large screen in the central control room, for fear that something unexpected would happen.

80%!

90%!

99%!

As the deuterium - tritium fuel was gradually added, the fusion reaction in the reactor became more and more intense!

Even in the control room, everyone could feel a slight tremor coming from under their feet!

"Professor Lü! The current power of the generator is 400,000 megawatts!"

"The reactor shows no abnormalities, and the generator set is working normally!"

"..."

A faint smile gradually appeared on the corner of Lü Yongchang's mouth.

A hint of trance appeared in his eyes, and then he said in a deep voice, "Everyone.

We... have succeeded!"

The next second, a thunderous round of applause rang out!

Every researcher stood up from their chairs and looked at the young man on the command platform with reverence!

They knew that the biggest hero of Pangu - 1 was this 21 - year - old young man!

...

"We have succeeded!"

Hearing the voice coming from the TV, Zhao Zijie's eyes suddenly turned red.

Without thinking, he grabbed his phone, opened the QQ group, and typed a sentence excitedly.

"The light of fusion shines on the land of the Xia Kingdom!"

The next moment, everyone in the QQ group lined up spontaneously.

Looking at the full - screen repetitions, Zhao Zijie took a deep breath.

Finally!

The Xia Kingdom had finally, one day, successfully walked at the forefront of the world!