With a series of complex emotions such as excitement and nervousness, Leonard and Feren followed in the footsteps of Lu Zhou and came to the experimental site outside Tiangong City.
It was a cylindrical building covering an area of about a thousand square meters. After entering the building, they could see a towering tower-shaped device standing in the center of the entire space, with a diameter of about ten or twenty meters.
Heavy engineering equipment operated by engineers stood next to the tower-like structure, adding bricks and tiles to the unique shape of the tower through a series of thick and long mechanical arms.
Looking up at this chic tower, Leonard gulped and spoke in an admiring tone.
"Is this … the antimatter energy pile you were talking about?"
"Of course not." To Leonard's surprise, Lu Zhou gave a negative answer. "This is just a second-generation controllable fusion reactor equipped with a laser emitting array."
"Second-generation controllable nuclear fusion? Then the antimatter energy pile you were talking about … "
"It's above our heads." Lu Zhou smiled and pointed to the top of his head. He continued in a relaxed tone, "Of course, I can't build this reactor on the ground. It is neither environmentally friendly nor convenient."
Listening to Lu Zhou's words, Leonard and Feren both had confused expressions on their faces.
Although they were archaeologists, they were not completely clueless about basic science. However, Lu Zhou's explanation still made them feel puzzled.
Finally, Feren asked the confusion in his heart in a low voice. He looked at Lu Zhou inexplicably and spoke.
"What does the antimatter energy pile have to do with the second-generation fusion?"
"The relationship is that antimatter will not be produced out of thin air, and the fuel of the second-generation controllable fusion is a substance that exists in nature. Therefore, the former is used as a high-density energy storage container, and the latter is what produces energy … Which is what you see now. "
An intern in a white coat walked to Lu Zhou with a tablet in his hand.
"Professor, according to your instructions, our engineers have conducted a second inspection of the energy tower to confirm that there are no omissions."
"Very good."
Looking at the intern, Lu Zhou smiled and nodded. He took the tablet from the intern's hand and entered a series of passwords.
As the password was entered, the signal lights on the surface of the tower-like structure in the middle of the open space began to light up, and the surrounding heavy construction equipment began to evacuate as if they had received an order.
A huge magnetic field gradually enveloped the entire area, and Leonard was surprised to find that the AR glasses he was wearing on the bridge of his nose seemed to be broken as they began to show tearing images.
"Don't worry, the magnetic field overflowing from the reactor is definitely within the safety limit." Lu Zhou looked at Leonard and Professor Feren, who had uneasiness written all over their faces. He smiled and continued, "Of course, if you want to go out and wait for the results, you can."
He could hear Lu Zhou's good intentions, but neither Feren nor Leonard did anything.
Although the field of their research had nothing to do with antimatter, it was exciting to witness the birth of a great technology.
Seeing that the two of them did not speak, Lu Zhou withdrew his gaze from them and looked at the staff standing next to him.
"Increase the output limit of the energy gate to 90%, turn on the laser emitting array!"
"Yes, sir!"
As the order was issued, the staff sitting in front of the workbench immediately became busy like a pot of boiling water.
The energy rod in the center of the space was also gradually increasing its power output amidst the buzzing of the electric current.
Leonard could feel that the nuclear energy squeezed in the tower was overflowing and gathering toward the top. Under the domination of a huge force field, the temperature of the entire space seemed to have risen.
Looking up at the tower, the expression on Lu Zhou's face gradually changed from excitement to a hint of fanaticism.
"It's the same as the calculation …"
Leonard vaguely heard what Lu Zhou said. He opened his mouth and was about to ask, but before he could ask the question, he saw Lu Zhou suddenly raise his voice and shout.
"Open the dome! Activate the laser calibration mode! "
The person who responded to Lu Zhou was a staff member sitting in front of the console.
He spoke loudly in the same excited voice.
"Calibration completed, the transmitter and receiver are successfully focused!"
Everything was ready, except for the crucial moment.
Without the slightest hesitation, Lu Zhou gave a prompt order.
"Ignite!"
Like a spear piercing the sky, a physical laser was released from the top of the tower in an instant, rushing into the vast and boundless space.
The huge energy even ignited the thin air on the surface of Mars, forming circles of air waves around it.
At the same time, the light spear that rushed into space also accurately hit the energy receiver of the antimatter reactor floating in orbit at the moment of ignition.
Almost at the same time, a green signal light lit up at the top of the antimatter reactor. The huge nuclear energy was converted into light energy, and then light energy was converted into the purest heat energy. Finally, a series of energy forms, including magnetic fields, appeared in the pitch-black satellite.
The entire pitch-black satellite was lit up by some unknown force into a faintly flickering silver color.
The engineers standing on the shipyard of East Asia Heavy Industries looked at this scene from a distance. They widened their eyes and cast a shocked look at the satellite that seemed to be glowing.
"F * ck?! That thing … What is it? "
"It seems to be Academician Lu's antimatter energy pile …"
"When did he start studying antimatter?"
"Didn't he start a long time ago … I remember it seemed to be last month or last month."
The security forces in the New Virginia spaceport also saw this scene.
The focus of their attention was not on the satellite, but on the laser that shot from the ground into the sky.
As it passed through the thin atmosphere, the easily dissipated laser formed a thick and straight beam in their eyes.
They couldn't imagine what a terrifying scene it would be when this beam shone on their starship or the spaceport …
"Apparently, if you are shone by a laser weapon, the water in your body will evaporate in an instant …"
Hearing the whispers next to him, Jeffries, the captain of the security forces, shuddered and cursed in a low voice.
"Shut up! The solar system has been unified, we are now all part of the Human Alliance! Let the space pirates worry about it … "
At the same time, Jeffries secretly made up his mind that he would find an opportunity to distance himself from those guys who had dirty hands and feet.
The general trend of the Human Alliance was unstoppable …
After the formation of internal unity, the most important contradiction was the space pirates active in the asteroid belt and the Martian desert …
Just when people were talking about the shining satellite with all kinds of thoughts, the changes continued to happen.
Under the interference of the huge magnetic energy, the various instruments of the active spacecraft nearby were affected to varying degrees.
However, that was only for a moment.
The laser that shot from the ground to the sky suddenly disappeared in an instant. The satellite that had been lit up in a silvery-white color also returned to its original pitch-black color in an instant.
The engineers on the space station exchanged surprised looks with each other, their faces full of puzzled expressions.
That's it?
Was the experiment a success or a failure?
They didn't know, at least not now.
Because they, who were standing in orbit at the moment, were too far away from Academician Lu and his research team.
The moment the laser went out, the laser launching station on the ground fell into a sea of jubilation …
Lu Zhou clenched his fists tightly, his excitement reverberating in his chest.
The antimatter energy pile was successfully ignited!
The antiproton confined in the magnetic field container was as gentle and stable as pure hydrogen.
As long as the magnetic field that restrained it did not disappear, it would continue to exist stably.
In terms of energy density alone.
There was no doubt that it could meet the requirements of 1000MW/g, or even exceed it …
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