In China, even ordinary netizens will become fanatical when talking about Xu Yuan, not to mention the researchers at the Academy of Sciences.

Li Guojian's words undoubtedly dropped a bombshell.

Almost as soon as the voice fell, everyone present focused their eyes on Li Guojian.

His eyes were filled with surprise and anticipation.

If they had known that the headquarters would send Xu Yuan to serve as chief designer, they would have been so happy.

Thumbs up.

They can even go to Yanjing overnight and bring the person back.

Save yourself from long nights and many dreams.

If the headquarters changes its mind again at that time, it will be too late to regret.

no way.

Everyone knows that there has never been any failure in the projects that Xu Yuan has participated in or is responsible for.

The title of scientific research legend is not just a random title.

They all gathered here and worked hard for the artificial sun project for so many years, hoping to truly conquer controlled nuclear fusion and completely solve the country's future energy problems. However, the progress is too slow, and people cannot see the final result.

I don’t know how long it will take to produce a truly stable and controlled nuclear fusion device.

But now with Xu Yuan joining, the situation is different.

There is a high probability that they will be able to create miracles and significantly advance the research and development progress of controlled nuclear fusion devices.

Various thoughts quickly flashed through their minds, and several younger and more cheerful researchers took the initiative to ask Li Guojian questions.

"Li Yuan."

"Is this reliable? Could it be that the General Hospital wants to speed up the progress of nuclear fusion, so it sent Academician Xu Yuan to help?"

"That would be great if that were true."

"Academician Xu Yuan is my idol, but unfortunately I never had the chance to meet him. I never thought that I would have the opportunity to work with him."

"Luyang can be regarded as the hometown of Academician Xu Yuan."

"Is Dean Xu coming over today? Then what are we waiting for? Let's go pick him up."

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As Li Guojian listened to what they said, his smile grew wider and he was very satisfied with the current atmosphere.

Then he didn't waste any more time, pointed casually and said: "Just a few of you come with me, it's not good to make too much noise." The people who were pointed at were immediately excited.

Li Guojian originally wanted to hold a grand welcoming ceremony at the airport.

This is to express their Plasma Research Institute's importance to Xu Yuan.

But thinking of Xu Yuan's usual style, he decided to keep a low profile and only select a few professor-level researchers to go.

Not long after.

A group of seven or eight people set out from Science Island and went to Luyang Airport to pick up people.

October 6th, Thursday.

Two days before the Dragon Boat Festival holiday.

Xu Yuan and Chen Yuran, escorted by relevant personnel, successfully returned to Luyang from Yanjing.

As soon as he came out of the passage, he noticed a group of people waving at him.

The two people standing in the front were middle-aged men wearing executive jackets, which made them obviously different from the other passengers.

Seeing this scene, Xu Yuan's mouth corners suddenly raised and a smile appeared on his face.

"Let's go over there."

He whispered something to Chen Yuran beside him and walked straight towards her.

It is true that Xu Yuan has been to Luyang many times, especially before he cooperated with the newly established Quantum Innovation Institute. He stayed in Luyang for quite a long time and is very familiar with all aspects of it.

To put it simply, it's just like coming home.

However, my focus at that time was on the quantum direct communication system, and I didn't have the opportunity to communicate on the artificial sun project.

So I am basically unfamiliar with the project members.

This time, as the chief designer of the artificial sun project and personally participating in the research, I must get along well with the original project team members in the shortest possible time.

So before coming here, he checked the information of each member.

Now we can naturally recognize that the man standing in the front wearing an executive jacket is none other than Academician Li Guojian, the core figure of the artificial sun project.

Like him, he is an academician of the two academies.

Needless to say the gold content.

Perhaps he didn't expect the other party to come and greet him in person, Xu Yuan immediately stretched out his hand and took the initiative to say hello.

"Hello, Academician Li. Thank you for coming over here."

Chen Yuran beside him also smiled and greeted politely: "Hello, Academician Li."

Li Guojian was also quite excited at this time. He held Xu Yuan's hand tightly and responded with a smile on his face.

"This is what we should do. Your willingness to come here to help us has greatly helped our entire project team."

"Let me introduce you first."

As he spoke, he raised his hand and pointed to the other people behind him, telling them their names and positions.

They are basically professor-level researchers.

Perhaps it was the first time they saw their idol so close, and several researchers stuttered unusually and became hesitant when talking to Xu Yuan.

"Hello, President Xu, I am your fan."

"Welcome, Mr. Xu, back to Luyang."

"Hello, Academician Xu."

Xu Yuan knew that the average age of members of the entire artificial sun project team was only in their thirties.

It can be said that it is a young and very talented project team.

No wonder the artificial sun project ranks first in the world.

It makes so many neighboring countries and regions jealous.

After a brief exchange between the two sides, Li Guojian took the floor again and said:
"Let's go back to the courtyard first. You can accompany your wife to arrange your life in the next two days, and then get familiar with the situation in the courtyard. As for the specific work, you can wait until after the Dragon Boat Festival."

Xu Yuan listened to everything Li Guojian said and naturally had no objection.

He immediately nodded and responded: "Then I'll trouble the hospital."

Done.

The crowd did not stay there for too long and immediately took the special car arranged by the institute to Science Island.

It is also worth mentioning that although Xu Yuan’s trip to Luyang was relatively low-key, he did not deliberately hide his whereabouts.

In addition, his popularity in China has long surpassed that of so-called big-name stars.

So when I came out of the airport, I was still noticed by some people and caused a bit of a commotion.

I believe that it won’t be long before news about his arrival in Luyang appears on the Internet.

But this is not a big deal. Xu Yuan has gotten used to it over the years. Even if the outside world guesses that he is going to participate in the artificial sun project, they will only feel excited and expectant.

After all, if the research on controlled nuclear fusion devices is successful, it will benefit all the people.

Let’s talk about Xu Yuan.

I don’t know if it was because of Xu Yuan’s status and aura, or if I just felt a little embarrassed, but everyone was very quiet in the car.

It can be seen that those young researchers are hesitant to speak from time to time.

It was obvious that he really wanted to say something to Xu Yuan, but he didn't know how to break the atmosphere.

Xu Yuan naturally saw the whole scene and couldn't help feeling a little funny.

Looking back on my student days, I didn’t seem much better than them.

But even though he was feeling emotional, he didn't start a conversation first, thinking that they still had a long time to work together.

There is no need to rush at this moment.

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The car drove very smoothly, and with a special car leading the way, it didn't take long to arrive at Science Island.

When the vehicle stopped next to a building complex and everyone got out of the car, Li Guojian took the initiative to introduce the situation to Xu Yuan and Chen Yuran.

"Today's Science Island has developed a lot compared to before. In addition to our Institute of Plasma Physics, there are also Institutes of Solid State Physics and Optical Precision Mechanics."

"It is these research institutes and key laboratories that make up this city of science with strong technological capabilities."

Xu Yuan listened to Li Guojian's explanation and looked over there, only to see five scientific research buildings lined up in a row.

Surrounding it are elegant villas and other ancillary facilities.

The whole environment is full of greenery, birdsong and flowers. For the scientific researchers working here, it can indeed be said to be a good place to concentrate on research.

Just as Xu Yuan was admiring the surrounding scenery, Li Guojian's voice rang in his ears again.

"We have arranged for you to live in one of the villas because it is located on Science Island and is relatively convenient. Of course, if you have other opinions, we will fully cooperate and satisfy them."

"I'm very satisfied. Thank you for your concern, Dean Li." Upon hearing this, Xu Yuan quickly took over the conversation and responded.

In the following time, Xu Yuan and Chen Yuran, led by Li Guojian and others, went to a villa around the scientific research building.

As for the Institute of Plasma Physics, after discussing with Li Guojian and others, they decided to wait until the Dragon Boat Festival holiday was over before officially starting work there.

After all, the artificial sun project has been going on for so many years, but it can only maintain operation for more than ten minutes.

There is really no need to be nervous these days.

that's it.

After Li Guojian and others left, Xu Yuan did not forget to call his sister Xu Ying.

Due to his work, his interactions with his sister Xu Ying and her family have been limited in recent years.

Now that I have returned to Luyang to start work, we must meet and have a chat.

When Xu Ying learned on the phone that her brother had returned to Luyang, she immediately expressed her willingness to come over to help clean up the house.

In the evening, the whole family sat around the dinner table, enjoying this rare warmth and joy.

The only regret is that my daughter is still in Yanjing, so I only have one son, my sister Xu Ying.

However, considering that it is summer vacation now, he can bring his daughter over after his work at the Institute of Plasma Physics is stabilized, and then return to Yanjing after school starts.

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While Xu Yuan's family was enjoying the warm atmosphere, the news about Xu Yuan's visit to Luyang easily topped the hot search list. For the majority of netizens, Xu Yuan's movements basically represented big news in the field of science and technology.

It is closely related to human civilization.

Naturally, it is highly valued by everyone.

However, since China successfully achieved manned lunar landing and announced the plan for the international lunar research station at a subsequent meeting, Xu Yuan's figure has completely disappeared from the camera.

There has been no new news for a long time.

According to everyone's speculation, it was believed that Xu Yuan might have received a new key scientific research project.

So there is no time to appear on the Internet.

But as long as he shows up, it is likely to be accompanied by breaking news.

For example, the advent of a new generation of spacecraft.

But no one expected that in this special period, Xu Yuan suddenly appeared in Luyang.

Originally, this news was nothing, after all, it could have been a normal business trip or attendance at an academic conference. However, soon someone with sharp eyes discovered that the person who appeared and shook hands with Xu Yuan was Academician Li Guojian, the person in charge of the artificial sun project.

The reason why everyone is familiar with Li Guojian is that the CCTV News recently reported on his latest research results on controlled nuclear fusion.

The tokamak nuclear fusion device developed by Li Guojian successfully operated for more than ten minutes.

This record still ranks first in the world.

When this news was announced, it not only caused a sensation in the country, but also overseas media rushed to report it.

After all, this is controlled nuclear fusion. Whoever takes the lead will have the chance to master this technology first.

It has brought about earth-shaking changes in human civilization.

And now the appearance of Xu Yuan and Li Guojian in the same frame clearly sends out a signal.

That is, Xu Yuan may participate in the research of controlled nuclear fusion.

If the previous reports on the artificial sun gave everyone hope of achieving controlled nuclear fusion.

Now, we are wondering how long it will take to achieve controlled nuclear fusion.

Two years?

Or five years?
Because everyone firmly believes that as long as Xu Yuan participates, the success of the project is inevitable.

The rest is just a matter of time.

So when the relevant news spread quickly, netizens were quite excited.

Almost identical messages can be seen in every comment section.

Those who don’t know might think that China has already developed a controlled nuclear fusion device.

"Dean Xu actually came to Luyang. It's a pity that I didn't meet him."

"I remember that after the moon landing last year, there seemed to be no new news from the Xu Institute. Everyone thought that they had received a new scientific research project, but they didn't expect that the person was actually in Luyang City."

"Oh my god, this is definitely a major discovery. The person shaking hands with Professor Xu seems to be Academician Li Guojian, the person in charge of the artificial sun project on Science Island. Does this mean that Professor Xu will participate in the research of controlled nuclear fusion devices next?"

“It feels very likely.”

"No wonder Director Xu hasn't shown up in recent times. Controlled nuclear fusion research is a national key project."

"I feel like this is a sure thing. If we can really solve the problems facing controlled nuclear fusion, then the energy problem can be completely solved."

"Controlled nuclear fusion is the ultimate challenge of human civilization today. With Xu Yuan's talent and strength, he should have participated in this key project long ago."

"It may be that certain conditions were not met before, and we knew that there was no way to develop a truly controlled nuclear fusion device. Now perhaps these conditions have been met."

"This is so exciting. I don't think someone will tell me that controlled nuclear fusion has been achieved by the end of the year."

"I guess the overseas countries are sweating profusely now. Once we develop a controllable nuclear fusion device, we will have complete control over the discourse power."

……

Just as domestic netizens said, Xu Yuan participated in the research of controlled nuclear fusion devices.

It is undoubtedly like a pair of big hands, casting a layer of panic over overseas.

This caused the originally stable international situation to suddenly become tense and uneasy.

no way.

The global situation may remain the same now.

But once one side announces the first achievement of controlled nuclear fusion, the situation will change drastically in an instant.

This is something other countries absolutely do not want to see.

Therefore, countries have been competing in nuclear fusion in recent years, fully supporting their own controlled nuclear fusion projects, and many have achieved results.

Originally, the gap between the levels of the various parties was relatively not that large.

In a relatively balanced position.

But now Xu Yuan has joined the research on controlled nuclear fusion, which will undoubtedly make people worried.

They were afraid that China might, with the help of Xu Yuan, be the first to develop a controlled nuclear fusion device.

If it were any other scientist, they would definitely not have any worries. After all, controlled nuclear fusion technology is the ultimate challenge of human civilization, and the possibility of it being truly successful in the long term in the future is basically zero.

But Xu Yuan is a special person.

In the past, many of the projects that the other party was responsible for and participated in were things that were theoretically impossible to achieve.

But in the end they all succeeded.

So when the news spread overseas, all parties held emergency meetings to discuss the matter.

New York Congressman Gwen went to the National Key Laboratory of Nuclear Fusion as soon as possible, hoping to get a conclusion that would reassure him.

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"We have now reproduced the nuclear fusion ignition experiment, demonstrated the principle of inertial confinement nuclear fusion, and achieved a breakthrough in net energy gain. I believe our research is expected to break through and become the mainstream tokamak device technology at this stage."

In the National Key Laboratory of Nuclear Fusion, Professor Wilbur, the person in charge, is introducing Gwen.

Unlike the world's mainstream tokamak devices, their laboratory uses laser nuclear fusion.

By utilizing laser beam manufacturing equipment, the principle is to simulate the pressure and heat of the sun, focus a large number of laser beams, thereby achieving a nuclear fusion reaction and successful ignition.

This method is quite different from the magnetic field confinement of the tokamak device.

These are two different research directions.

Since Gwen was not a professional, he quickly asked his own questions in response to Wilbur's introduction.

"Professor Wilbur."

"Can our laser nuclear fusion surpass China's tokamak device in terms of research and development progress?"

"According to the information I have learned, although their tokamak device has achieved more than ten minutes of operation, it also faces many problems. It is impossible to develop a truly controllable nuclear fusion device."

"In my opinion, the research direction of human nuclear fusion should still be laser nuclear fusion."

"Many of our advanced technologies are imitated from nature, and laser fusion imitates the pressure and heat of the sun."

“This is the most correct direction for nuclear fusion research.

Wilbur was undoubtedly very confident in his laser nuclear fusion. Without any time to think, he blurted out his subjective judgments on two different research directions.

However, he is indeed qualified to have this confidence. After all, their laser nuclear fusion has been successfully ignited and achieved a breakthrough in net energy gain.

This is a significant progress compared to before.

At least in the field of laser nuclear fusion, they maintain an absolute leading position.

Now it depends on whether their laser nuclear fusion direction is correct, or whether the other side will be the first to produce a tokamak magnetic field confinement device that can truly achieve controlled nuclear fusion.

Gwen took Professor Wilbur's words to heart, even though the other party conveyed a confident attitude to him.

But he still felt a little uneasy.

After all, this was not the first time he had dealt with Xu Yuan, and he had suffered a lot of losses in other fields before. He was well aware of Xu Yuan's abnormal talent and strength in various subjects.

At this time, the other party suddenly got involved in controlled nuclear fusion research, which really makes people think too much.

The significance of major controlled nuclear fusion is too important.

Everyone wants to be the first one to conquer it.

Even if both sides successfully achieve controlled nuclear fusion, the situation can at least be restored to a balance.

It will not have much impact on the world situation.

I am afraid that the other side’s research will succeed, but I still won’t be able to achieve controlled nuclear fusion.

By then, it will be a dimensionality reduction attack.

As various thoughts flashed through her mind quickly, and after a pause of a few seconds, Gwen couldn't help but ask another question.

"I'm afraid you don't know Professor Wilbur yet. According to the latest intelligence we have, Xu Yuan has already participated in the Tokamak magnetic field confinement nuclear fusion device project across the way."

"This will most likely rapidly advance their research progress, and we must speed up as well."

Wilbur devoted all his energy to laser nuclear fusion. Although he had known Xu Yuan, he was not aware that the other party had participated in the research of tokamak devices.

So much so that his face, which had been very confident just now, now became a little solemn.

However, this situation only lasted for a few seconds, and he soon returned to his original state.

And he responded decisively:

"Xu is indeed the most talented scientist I have ever met. He has created many miracles in many disciplines. However, nuclear fusion is the ultimate problem facing human civilization. To achieve controlled nuclear fusion, one person alone is not enough. It requires the joint efforts of the entire team."

"Even with Xu's participation, they will not be able to successfully develop controlled nuclear fusion."

"The way the magnetic field in a tokamak constrains the direction of a fusion device is fundamentally wrong."

"Because there is no room-temperature superconducting material in the world."

When Professor Wilbur said this, his tone was quite firm.

In his opinion, the Tokamak magnetic field confinement device will never be able to achieve further development without room-temperature superconducting materials.

Not to mention the successful realization of controlled nuclear fusion.

As for the so-called room-temperature superconducting materials, there are countless material laboratories around the world conducting research.

But the final result is still the same. Apart from discovering new low-temperature or high-temperature superconducting materials, room-temperature superconducting materials are still impossible to obtain.

This also makes many well-known materials experts and scholars in the world believe that room-temperature superconducting materials do not exist.

That is why they chose the laser nuclear fusion method and never believed that the tokamak device could have any new breakthroughs.

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(End of this chapter)