According to Einstein's mass-energy relationship, energy and mass can be transformed into each other, and the energy of nuclear reactions comes from the loss of mass in the reaction.

Iron is the one with the lowest average nucleon mass of all elements, so elements heavier than iron can release energy through fission, while elements lighter than iron can release energy through fusion.

The average nucleon mass of elements lighter than iron changes much more rapidly with atomic number than heavier elements, which makes the energy released by fusion much greater than nuclear fission.

In addition, the fuel used in nuclear fusion is larger and more readily available, and at the same time, it is much less harmful to radiation contamination and failure.

Therefore, controlled nuclear fusion has long been regarded as the ultimate artifact in the field of energy.

However, due to the high technical threshold, what humans could make in the past was either an uncontrollable fusion device such as a hydrogen bomb or various unsustainable "artificial suns".

There is also an electrostatic confinement fusion device called "fusor", which ordinary people can try to make, such as the so-called fusion reactor made by an American teenager as reported earlier.

However, the characteristic of "fusor" is that the input power is greater than the output power, that is, it cannot produce energy, but consumes a lot of power. Of course, although it has no practical significance, it also tests the basic knowledge and hands-on ability, and it is not so easy to do.

It was not until the birth of the K1 stellarator today that mankind finally had a controllable, sustainable and energy-exporting nuclear fusion device.

And its power is so powerful that one can outweigh the entire Three Gorges Hydropower Station, but the cost is extremely low or even negligible.

What's more, when the Chenghai base on the moon is built, Vientiane can use the abundant reserves of helium-3 on the moon to achieve nuclear fusion, and the cost can be further reduced.

The inexhaustible supply of fusion energy will cause the traditional energy industry to collapse rapidly. Lin Han can already imagine the spectacular scene of the collective bankruptcy of oil countries and automobile companies in the next few years.

Through the "new industrial fund" laid out in advance, the Vientiane Group, which monopolizes controllable nuclear fusion and quantum computer technology, will inevitably be able to strongly dominate a new round of industrial revolution.

The first industrial revolution created the British Empire, and the second and third created the "world policeman" the United States.

The Fourth Industrial Revolution will undoubtedly create an organization that is more powerful than ever......

After visiting the stellar, inspecting the Orton base, and giving a total of 600 million yuan to the scientists and engineers with a stroke of a pen, Lin Han asked Gu Lian to the conference room of the administrative center to talk.

After almost three years on Earth, the Quevenks have changed significantly from when they first arrived.

Of the original 128 people on the Hope, there are now only about 80 left, with an average age of less than 40. In other words, the old people have basically passed away.

Most of the reasons for death are not illness and aging, but the fact that the elderly are no longer able to integrate into a normalized society and eventually have to choose suicide.

Now, among the Quevenks over the age of 75, only the chief engineer Cansnovello remains—the old man is addicted to online games, and of course he will not commit suicide.

It is said that when Cansnovello was a young student of computers, he was extremely eager for the legendary "online game", but unfortunately, there were too few people on the spaceship, the computing resources were limited, and the cosmic environment was full of crises, so it was impossible for him to play at will.

It wasn't until he settled at the Orton base that Cansnovello finally got a glimpse of the online game.

When the elderly pass away, there are naturally new children. Through cloning, artificial wombs and other technologies, a new generation of Quevenks has been born, and many of them can already make soy sauce.

The Quivenk children who were born on the spaceship are also attending the Oton Base School.

Oton Base School is a pocket school located in the eastern side of Oton Base, covering all aspects of education from kindergarten, primary school, middle school, university, and graduate school.

Although the setup is relatively simple, the teachers are all scientists, engineers, military and administrative officials of the base, and the teaching staff is quite good.

The students here are mainly Quivenk children, as well as the children of some base personnel, and of course, master's and doctoral students who follow their mentors to work in the base......

Wearing a tight-fitting space tracksuit, Gulian still looks like an astronaut.

"How have you been doing lately, are you still adapting?" Lin Han asked in Kellner after sitting down.

Gu Lian nodded and said in a straight voice: "It's not bad, most of the young people can adapt, and some have even begun to try marriage and love relationships." ”

"You don't seem to be rejecting Zhengyu?" Lin Han asked.

"Yes. You know the history of the twin star civilizations, and the Quevenks don't have much affection for the language of the Kellners, especially for us who were exiled by the war of annihilation. "On the ship, there were often voices of the abolition of Kellner, but since Quivenk was already a dead language, it was eventually discontinued. ”

"Orthodoxy is an excellent artificial language, easy to learn, and structurally analytic with Quevenk, so we may use it in the future. ”

At this time, Gu Lian asked, "I heard that you designed this language?"

Lin Han nodded: "So to speak, but the main language has been improved by many language experts later, and there are still some differences from the original version." ”

"You're a ...... Magical. Gu Lian paused for more than ten seconds before he said, "As far as I know, you seem to be an expert in computer science and mathematics. ”

Lin Han smiled slightly: "As the chairman of Vientiane Group, I have suffered from all kinds of speculation and criticism from the outside world for a long time. It wasn't until later that I discovered that sometimes knowledge is far more awe-inspiring than power. ”

Gu Lian also smiled and said, "I can feel that everyone in the Orton base is extremely in awe of you, and it has nothing to do with your power. I wonder if the birth of the stellar mimic will change you from the dictator of Vientiane to the dictator of the entire planet. ”

Lin Han didn't continue to talk about this topic, but said: "I promised that within three years after the birth of controlled nuclear fusion, the Kuiwenks will get a piece of land in Yunzhou or Xiamen, what are you thinking about now?"

"Yunzhou. Gulian said.

"Even though the land in Xiamen is larger, we believe that there is some isolation there, which is not conducive to our rebuilding a normalized society. In contrast, Yunzhou is much more prosperous, and most of the researchers at the Orton base live there. ”

"Yes. Lin Han nodded, and then said, "In a few days, I will take you to meet an elder, and then we will continue to talk in detail." ”