With the end of the second-generation controllable fusion project, the work at hand finally came to an end, and Lu Zhou was finally free.
Since he had been on a retreat for almost half a year, he hadn't gotten together with his old friends for a while.
Therefore, Director Li called Li Gaoliang, who had just returned to Earth, and also pulled Wang Peng and Lu Zhou to the grilled fish shop he often went to. He opened a box of beer and drank with the dishes.
"Time flies by so fast, another year has passed in the blink of an eye."
"Yeah."
"Don't just say that, come, let's have a drink."
Director Li, who had a red face, clinked a glass with Lu Zhou. He stared blankly at the white mist rising from the pot. Lu Zhou didn't know if he was thinking about the past or the future.
Li Gaoliang and Wang Peng also clinked their glasses and spoke with a smile.
"I heard that you have been doing well in the Security Bureau recently?"
"It's okay."
"Just okay?" Li Gaoliang said with a smile, "I heard that there is an old popsicle in the Security Bureau who is very good at fighting. He doesn't have an offensive implant on his body, but few people in the entire Security Bureau can beat him."
Wang Peng also smiled and said modestly, "That person is probably not me."
At this moment, Director Li suddenly sighed with emotion and said, "Speaking of which, can this thing really be built?"
Wang Peng and Li Gaoliang turned their eyes to the only person sitting here who knew about this.
In fact, they were also very curious about this matter. A century ago, things like space elevators were rare even in science fiction blockbusters.
"In theory, it should be possible." After thinking for a moment, Lu Zhou continued, "Unlike the second-generation controllable fusion, the current problem facing the space elevator is not that it is difficult to solve technically, but it needs to figure out how to realize the existing technology into visible results."
"In other words, is there hope? Open the elevator … "
Director Li sighed, and for some reason, his tone suddenly became a little melancholic. "Times are really developing faster and faster. Other than this grilled fish, there are more and more things that an old man like me can't understand."
The atmosphere at the dining table suddenly became a little heavy.
Lu Zhou didn't feel anything, but Wang Peng and Li Gaoliang fell silent.
They understood the feeling of being left behind by the times.
Under normal circumstances, they were just unwilling to touch on this topic …
After eating and drinking to their heart's content, the group of people dispersed.
Sitting in the same car as Wang Peng, Lu Zhou fastened his seat belt and glanced at the robot driver. He then saw Wang Peng and asked with a smile.
"They even assign you a driver now?"
"It's just a robot driver. It seems quite common in private cars."
Lu Zhou: "Is there any progress on The Spirit of The Universe Foundation's case?"
"Not much progress." Wang Peng didn't have much scruples about Lu Zhou. He shook his head and said straightforwardly, "Although we also caught some small leaders and low-level personnel, we didn't catch a big fish like Morinaga. The current clue is that they hold meetings regularly through the virtual reality network. As for their respective identities in reality, no one knows. "
Lu Zhou smiled and teased.
"It sounds more and more like a story between a superhero and an evil villain."
"If only that's the case. Popcorn blockbusters usually have perfect endings, but in reality, it's not necessarily the case."
A helpless expression appeared on Wang Peng's face. But at this moment, he suddenly remembered something that he had always wanted to ask but never had the chance to, so he opened his mouth and continued.
"Speaking of which, when you came to San Francisco to see me, what … did you do to me?"
Although he felt that his question was very strange, he couldn't resist the curiosity in his heart.
Lu Zhou didn't answer this question directly. He just smiled and said, "Does this body feel good?"
Wang Peng nodded.
"It's really good …"
"As long as it's good." Lu Zhou laughed twice, waved his hand, and said, "You don't have to care about other things. You just need to know that I won't hurt you."
In the end, until the car stopped at Lu Zhou's door, Wang Peng didn't find out what Academician Lu did to make him feel better that day.
After watching the man's back disappear at the door, Wang Peng looked at the robot driver who was holding the steering wheel on standby. He nodded and motioned for him to take him home.
On the other side, Lu Zhou, who had just returned home, had just dealt with Xiao Ai's enthusiasm when he received a call from the Ministry of Science and Technology.
"There is a seminar on the space elevator at the Ministry of Science and Technology tomorrow. Is it convenient for you to come?"
Thinking that there were still some things to deal with at school tomorrow, Lu Zhou asked.
"Is it critical?"
"It's not critical. It's mainly for the location of the anchorage and the integration of research resources for the space elevator project." The Minister of Science and Technology said with a smile, "After all, there are hundreds of research units involved in the entire project, and there are as many as dozens of project teams. They may not know each other. If there is a problem in the communication link, it can easily lead to big trouble. "
Lu Zhou agreed with this sentence.
After all, he had been the chief designer for so many years. He had seen a lot of mistakes caused by poor communication in the project team.
However, this kind of thing couldn't be solved in one or two meetings. It would take a long time.
After thinking for a while, Lu Zhou spoke.
"I have something to do tomorrow, I'm afraid I can't go."
The Minister of Science and Technology didn't insist. He spoke in a relaxed tone with a smile.
"It's okay, we're not in a hurry here. If you're not free, you can deal with your own matters first. When I need your help, I will contact you again. "
Lu Zhou nodded.
"No problem, if there is any trouble that can't be solved, remember to call me."
The Minister of Science and Technology smiled and said, "Of course!"
…
Early the next morning, Lu Zhou asked Ling to drive him to the university town and went straight to the administrative building of Jin Ling University.
Coincidentally, when he arrived, his tutor, Sun Lan, happened to be walking out of the office with a bag of documents.
When she saw Lu Zhou, her eyes suddenly lit up, and she spoke with a smile on her face.
"Congratulations, you have completed all the preparatory courses. This is your diploma … I was going to give it to you in the classroom."
After glancing at the electronic diploma floating in the holographic window, Lu Zhou reached out his index finger and clicked on it. He poured the holographic code on the electronic certificate into his own electronic certificate folder.
The future era is really pushing the low-carbon economy to the end. Even something as important as the graduation certificate doesn't have paper documents. Is it all electronic?
However, considering that in this era, both the identity ID and the bank balance have been digitized and stored on the cloud built by the quantum supercomputing center, this is the most efficient and safe choice.
"In other words, I graduated?"
"Yeah …" With some regret and reluctance on her face, Sun Lan nodded and said, "I believe that after this year of study, you have completely integrated into the current society. Naturally, there is no need to continue to study preparatory courses."
"Thank you." Lu Zhou nodded and expressed his gratitude. "Thank you for your hard work."
Sun Lan smiled a little embarrassedly and continued.
"Not at all … After all, this is my job, it's all I should do."
"Work is work, but I can still tell if you put your energy into it."
With a smile, Lu Zhou said goodbye and was about to turn to the elevator.
However, at this moment, the elevator door opened, and a group of unexpected people walked out of the elevator.
Seeing Li Guangya appear here, Lu Zhou was slightly taken aback.
"Why are you here?"
Although Li Guangya came for the big boss in front of him, Li Guangya obviously didn't expect to meet him so soon, so he coughed and spoke in an awkward tone.
"I … We need your help."
Hearing these words, Lu Zhou's face was full of a weird expression.
Although he also expected that the space elevator project might not be as simple as this guy thought, he was still surprised to encounter a problem that he couldn't solve so quickly.
After all, the Minister of Science and Technology's tone when he called him last night was still very relaxed.
People who didn't know would think that the space elevator had been built long ago …
"What is the problem? Can you tell me? "
"It's very inconvenient … We may encounter more problems than we thought." Li Guangya continued with an awkward expression on his face, "Anyway, why don't you come?"
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