Chapter 29: The Diary (Part II)
December 25:
"The experiment was successful, but I didn't expect that we could really control the energy burst of that substance, and I was still very worried before the experiment. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ο½ο½ο½ο½ο½ο½ γ infoBecause this experiment is trying to manipulate the substance directly, rather than just observing it like the previous one, I have changed the steps of the experiment quite a bit. I spent all day yesterday worrying about today's experiment, but I couldn't show it so as not to put a lot of stress on the others. Now that the experiment has been successful, I can finally breathe a sigh of relief. This substance contains a huge amount of energy, as I had thought before, but unfortunately, we don't have the technology to collect the energy released by that substance. Forget it, it's really overkill to use something with such a complex and slow manufacturing process as an energy source. I'm interested in another peculiar property of that substance, but it's a bit of a pity that the mass of the substance we're collecting isn't high enough for that substance to embody that peculiar property, but with the addition of equipment, I might be able to observe that property in the next experiment. β
"Okay, let's not mention this, this project laboratory has been established for more than half a year. During this half year, all the people worked day and night for things related to that substance, and some even worked sleepless days and nights. Now that the first phase of the experiment is almost complete, and the New Year is just around the corner, it's time to give everyone a big holiday and thank them once again for their hard work over the past six months. β
January 4, 279 in the war calendar:
"Isn't this time supposed to be a holiday? Why are the people above so in the mood to hold an emergency meeting at this time, and they actually name me and need me to participate, it's really troublesome. Needless to say, I'm still in a hurry to take the shuttle, and I won't be able to catch up no matter how late it is. β
January 6:
"In the meeting, everybody was asking me in detail about the specific properties of that substance, and it was strange when the people above were so interested in that substance. During the meeting, I also saw the person who was sent to our lab from above, who is he? How can you attend such a high-level conference? It's worth noting that a lot of people's focus on that substance is the immense amount of energy it contains, what's going on? Do they really want to add that substance to one of the energy sources? I explained this idea to them, explaining what was not realistic, but after I said that, they just laughed in response. Why do they have such an attitude? Are they really going to unrealistically use that substance as an energy source? I'm starting to regret telling them a little bit about the nature of the substance in the first place. β
January 7:
"Just now, the people above actually urged me to speed up the process of the experiment for the first time, didn't they never care much about my experiment except for the project? How did you change your personality this time? And they also added someone else to my lab. Compared with the previous person, this person is at least relatively easy to get close to, unlike the previous person, who looks cold, and it didn't take long for us to get acquainted. But I don't know why, in the process of getting along with this person, I always have a strange feeling that I can't describe, where does this strange feeling come from? β
January 9RB came and I wanted to give everyone a long vacation, but now it seems that it is impossible, and I can't ignore the urging above, so I had to call them all back, fortunately, they also took nearly ten days off, although they were a little surprised to return to the laboratory early, but they didn't have too many opinions. So this afternoon, I went back to the lab, and at the same time the equipment that produced that substance was restarted. Next, we are going to carry out the second phase of the experiment, in which the amount of the substance required at each time is much higher than the previous experiment, so it is more dangerous. But fortunately, we have learned a lot about the properties of the substance in the previous experiments, and we are more confident in conducting this stage of the experiment, and I will gather everyone to discuss the details of the next experiment in the next few days. β
January 28:
"Tomorrow we will finally have the first experiment of the second phase, and the content of the experiment is deceptively simple, which is to try to aggregate large doses of that substance together in a restraint device. But the danger is self-evident, you know, in the first unsuccessful experiment, just a very small amount of that substance ruined an entire laboratory, and we had to experiment with almost five times the dose of that experiment. There were so many of those substances gathered together, and even I didn't know what was going to happen, but this experiment was the basis for all the experiments that followed, so I had to do it. Theoretically, no matter how much of that matter is gathered together, it will not change as long as it is not interfered with by external forces, but I am always worried that something unexpected will happen. And, what I didn't expect was that the guy sent above wanted to join the experiment this time. Even though I told him that the experiment was extremely dangerous and that he would lose his life, he insisted on participating. I had no choice but to give him the right to observe the experiment up close, and he had no objection to it, and showed an attitude of great interest, alasβI hope that tomorrow's experiment will not be bad for him. β
January 29:
"The experiment was successful, but I didn't expect the whole experiment to go unexpectedly smoothly. And what I didn't expect was that large doses of that substance actually showed stable properties after being gathered together, which was amazing. With this step of the experiment as a good starting point and foundation, the second phase of the experiment can finally start in earnest, and I can't wait for the next experiment. β
"Calm down, calm down, if I get too excited, it will affect my judgment, although we already have enough of that substance, but the experiment should be carried out in three days, I will take advantage of these few days to sort out the next steps."
February 3:
"The experiment was successful again, and the large doses of the substance exhibited the properties I expected in the experiment, and it seems that I am not thinking in the wrong direction, and we should be able to successfully complete the plan with that substance."
The rest of the diary is devoted to Candela's experiments on what he calls "that substance." The diary entries are vague about the exact content of each experiment and the results of the experiments, and it seems that he deliberately did not want others to know what "that substance" was.
However, although the expression of "that substance" in the diary is vague, through some words, Zhou Xin still speculated a little bit of its nature: it is a substance that does not exist in the nature of this planet, and with the technology of this civilization, it is difficult to be made. This substance contains a huge amount of energy inside, and a very small amount of this substance is enough to destroy a large laboratory. However, when this substance accumulates to a certain amount, it will show an indescribable "stability", but what kind of stability is not explained in detail in the diary. In addition, the aggregates of this substance exhibit completely different physical properties from ordinary matter, and these unique properties seem to have helped Candela in another plan. But what exactly is unique and what his other plan is, the diary still does not say.
Let's go back to the contents of the diary, according to what is recorded in the diary, the experiment lasted for almost a year, and basically every experiment was accompanied by great risks. However, although there are basically accidents in every experiment, there are always no accidents, at least no extremely serious accidents. So they successfully completed the second and third phases of the experiment.
Just when Zhou Xin thought that the next content of the diary was nothing more than to continue to introduce the process of the experiment, Atlas stopped flipping the diary's mechanical arm, and she opened her mouth to remind Zhou Xin: "What happened next is a little not good, brother captain, you have to pay attention." Just when Zhou Xin felt a little confused, the mechanical arm moved again.
December 16:
"The new year is coming again, and we didn't expect to be dealing with that substance in the lab for a year. But even after all this research, I can't guarantee that I have a complete understanding of the substance. Now, there are quite a few of those substances in the lab, and with what we know about them, research on them is still going on, but I think I can apply for a new project from the above in the meantime. β
December 20:
"What's going on?! The request for a new project was denied by the above, and they demanded that I hand over all the research materials and the substance, and even asked me to leave the lab with everyone. The reason they gave was that the substance had now been taken over by the military, and that I could no longer study the substance, nor could I mention its existence to anyone else, and that the others in the lab had been given the same gag order. How so!! Here Candela uses several exclamation points to express his inner amazement.
"Wait, military? Could it be that the group of people who came to me for the meeting at the beginning of the year were from the military? No wonder I always felt that the behavior of those people had a sense of coordination that ordinary people would not understand, why would the military people be interested in that kind of substance? β
"Could it be that the military took a fancy to the huge energy contained in that substance, so they intervened in this plan?!" This line is very sloppy, showing the extreme uneasiness of the diary's owner.
"It must be like this, it must have been the explosion caused by the first experiment that caught the attention of the military, so they started to intervene. Could it be that they want to turn that substance into a weapon?! Are the people in the military crazy?! We don't have a complete understanding of that substance now, and what do they think about using this immature thing as a weapon? Although the mass of matter is in a stable state now, even I can't guarantee that there will be problems in the future, how dare they do this! β
December 21:
"Is the military already in such a hurry? In less than a day, they urged three times in a row, and even in the evening a group of people wanted to break into the lab and forcibly take over the place, but fortunately they didn't know much about the substance, and finally they quit the place despite my warning. But this will not drag on for a few days, and the ultimatum given by the military is the end of this year, and there are no more days left. β
December 22:
"Today, the military people are urging again, no, I can't let their ideas succeed, the purpose of my research on that substance is to benefit mankind, not to use it as a weapon, although I also hate those red-skinned monkeys, but I can never accept this kind of thing on them. Besides, we still don't know much about that substance, and its power is so great, if it is not used properly, the entire planet may be destroyed. Crazy, crazy, the people in the military are really crazy, I have to find a way to stop them. β
December 24:
"What to do, what to do, there are no more days left, is it really necessary to hand over that substance directly to the military? No, I can't let that happen. Forget it, let's talk to Morris and McWis tomorrow to see what they think. β
December 25:
"Morris and McWis thought the same way I did, and they were extremely unhappy with the military's behavior, but they were also terrified that the military might want to make weapons out of that substance. We discussed it for a while, and finally decided to leave here with that substance, and even if it was destroyed, it could not be handed over to the military. Time is running out, and I'm going to start preparing tomorrow. β
December 26:
"It's really distressing, the military people are cordoning off the perimeter of the laboratory, how are we going to get that substance out secretly? What's even more troublesome is that even if we want to destroy that substance, we can't do it on the planet, otherwise the consequences will be unimaginable. What to do, what to do??? β
27 December:
"I didn't expect Morris to find a good space shuttle in the basement of the laboratory, which is really a surprise, with this, maybe we can really leave this planet with that substance. Calm down, calm down, at this time I must think of a foolproof way. β
December 28:
"Time is too short, I can only prepare here, it will be too late if I don't leave tomorrow, this is probably the most dangerous thing I have ever done in my life, I hope our escape operation will be successful tomorrow." Otherwise, the whole planet will be in danger......"