Chapter 4: Project Heavenly Gate - Blueprint Activation

Time flew by in a desperate countdown, every second a heavy lead block pressing down on the hearts of those in the know.

The highest echelons had issued a death order: bring the "Project Heavenly Gate(PHG)" to fruition by 2045, no matter the cost. This grand blueprint, entrusted with humanity's last hope, was activated nationwide, with colossal national agencies operating with unprecedented efficiency and synergy.

Controllable nuclear fusion, the "ultimate energy" humanity had pursued for over half a century, now became the absolute core of the "PHG" project. Deep within the western desert, the fusion experimental reactor, codenamed "Kuafu" , saw construction speeds and technological breakthroughs that surpassed the imagination of all international counterparts.

"Target: Achieve stable plasma confinement at a hundred billion degrees Celsius within one minute!" a scientist, his face covered in oil but his eyes burning with fervor, roared into his comms.

Behind him, engineers stared intently at the massive display, where plasma danced within a strong magnetic field, like a miniature, imprisoned star. In the past, even a few seconds of stable confinement was incredibly difficult, but now, to fight against "God" , they were demanded to push this duration to an unprecedented limit.

The research team broke through the shackles of conventional thinking. They no longer relied solely on electromagnetic confinement but combined it with sparse, anomalous energy fluctuation data transmitted back from the far side of the moon.

This data could not be fully explained by existing physics, yet a certain intrinsic "resonance frequency" within it miraculously improved plasma stability. This was a preliminary, reverse analysis of "Divine Physics" by mortals, weak though it was, yet sufficient to open an entirely new door.

Ultimately , through countless failures and repeated experiments, they successfully engineered breakthroughs in miniaturized, high-energy output nuclear fusion reactors, providing an inexhaustible energy heart for mechs and aerospace platforms.

Simultaneously, the development of high-energy vehicle batteries also commenced. The divine entities' attack patterns might involve instantaneous high-energy impacts, which traditional energy sources simply couldn't handle. In a secret laboratory in a southern province, a group of young chemists and material scientists synthesized new composite electrolytes and superconducting materials day and night.

They abandoned traditional lithium-ion batteries, instead exploring cutting-edge concepts like quantum dot energy storage and solid-state ion transport. Within the lab, "next-generation battery" prototypes, with energy densities far exceeding existing levels, were repeatedly tested.

They could release terrifying amounts of energy in milliseconds and recharge in extremely short durations. This wasn't just a battery; it was an "energy blood bank" for powering the instantaneous burst capabilities and high-intensity defensive shields of future mechs.

Meanwhile, chips and artificial intelligence were the intelligent cornerstone of this "War of Mortals and Gods."

In a hidden tech park along the coast, countless supercomputers ran day and night. The "Pangu Core"—a strategic AI codenamed "Pangu"—was iterating and learning at a speed beyond human imagination. It analyzed all data related to the "Primal Chaos," simulated ever-changing battlefield situations, and even attempted to deduce the "Gods'" thought patterns and operational logic.

Its computing power had reached sub-photon levels, capable of handling parallel tasks and data streams that dwarfed any existing supercomputer.

Chip breakthroughs were the critical lifeline for this AI evolution. Facing blockades and high technological barriers from the Western world, China had long ago initiated fullentire industrial chain independent research and development.

Now, this task was given a new meaning—they were not merely to "replace," but to "surpass," and crucially, to play a decisive, key role one day.

From independent R&D of core lithography machine technology to the exploration of new semiconductor materials, and further to 3D stacking and neural network architecture chip design, they achieved a completely independent and ahead-of-its-time technological closed-loop "from sand to wisdom."

These supercomputing chips would become the core "brains" of the "Pangu Core" and future mechs and aerospace platforms, granting mortals unparalleled perception, analysis, and decision-making capabilities.

Every successful experiment, every breakthrough data point, meant humanity gained another chip for survival against the "Divine Judgment" of 2045. The scientists' eyes were bloodshot, but within their hearts, a blazing fire burned, one for the fight for civilization.

They knew that what they were doing wasn't just technology;So , damn it, was the strongest declaration mortals could make!