But now, even the influence of the "Great Sage" is no longer what it used to be.

After a long period of entertainment and a relaxed living environment, the Knicks' mindset has changed dramatically, and the worship of the sage class has gradually disappeared.

Major media outlets prefer to report eye-catching gossip news, or entertainment news, after all, attracting eyeballs is the only way to make money.

Serious subjects look too tiring, and if there are too few people who like them, they will be slowly eliminated if no one cares.

And on the other hand, since the beginning of the Euterton era, after the end of the golden era that lasted for a hundred years, there have been few major discoveries in the scientific community, and few inspiring events have occurred.

Physics, in particular, has been in a state of almost stagnation since the completion of the Standard Model hundreds of years ago! Quantum computers are the final breakthrough!

The next few great sages have made significant contributions to the life sciences, not physics.

Baxter, for example, was a brilliant biologist in his own right, and now he had to care about this kind of thing......

Physicist...... It's too uncompetitive, it's not uncompetitive, and the funding for their scientific research is too small.

The Large Hadron Collider spent tens of billions of dollars, made no discoveries, and wasted a lot of money in vain; controllable nuclear fusion, which has not been done for hundreds of years; The large space station has crashed a long time ago, what is the use of this kind of thing except for pretending?

The Knicks, who are more than 0.6 light-years away from their stars, can they go?

Especially now that energy is scarce and there are signs of deflation, ordinary people are becoming more and more demanding about this kind of thing.

This also encounters difficulties, that also encounters difficulties, they have encountered difficulties for hundreds of years, who is willing to invest money? If you vote, you will vote for nothing.

The sages of the Knicks, especially the physicists, seem to have hit a huge bottleneck. The complexity of science is getting higher and higher, and it is difficult to make a big breakthrough in any aspect, but without a breakthrough, there will be no money to invest in, and without money, there will be no development; Without development, there will be no influx of fresh blood and withering talents.

It's a vicious circle, and it's been going on for a long time.

Both the government and investors are too impetuous, eager to get an immediate return on their investment. This kind of concept weakens the Knicks' enthusiasm for high-tech research, because the more things go forward, the more difficult it will be to produce results.

In the face of Baxter's proposal, one of the senior officials said in embarrassment: "...... We hope that our athletic coaches can improve their performance within two years, and if they can't do it, they will leave; Politicians only serve two, four, or six years and then leave. In these respects, there is only a short time from investment to return. ”

"If you can't get results, you have to step down."

"So, when somebody tells you that it's going to take 10 or 100 years to get results, it's hard to buy it."

"Mr. Baxter, you know, it's the world of capital, it's not the government that has the final say. We can only apply to the council as much as we can...... Whether you can apply for it or not is a different matter......"

The Great Sage Baxter sighed, not only it, but the group of scientists behind it were collectively silent.

The whole world has become like this, and it makes them feel so strange.

Even if the end of the world comes a hundred years later, these fools are still immersed in their own fantasy...... It's unimaginable.

However, this is the case with ordinary people, who only look at the economic benefits of the immediate years, or even the immediate months.

Decades, a hundred years from now, things are still a little far away.

Those who can think about ten years from now are already elites; People who think about thirty years from now are like heroes; Considering the people of a hundred years from now, they can be called the leaders of civilization.

But in the face of the tide of democracy, even the leader's appeal seems so powerless.

For capital or the people, the person who makes your life difficult tomorrow is the enemy every minute, and tomorrow will let you step down.

Investing in research technology? Yes, it depends on what it is and whether it can produce results!

It's too hard and too hard to change the way people think.

"Do they really think that technology is still exploding?" One of the scientists said indignantly.

Yes, people do think so in their hearts.

However, Baxter knew very well that although there was an endless stream of technology nowadays, in the eyes of the truly intelligent people, these things were as impractical as carvings.

The person who invented the carving technique was a pioneer and great.

The man who carved the first apple with the carving technique is an innovation and a great one.

But the people behind kept carving pears, apples, bananas, and strawberries with carving techniques...... Each result can be published with a paper. What is this? Is this also a scientific innovation?

Now, most of the technological advances are IT advancements...... It is true that IT technology is advancing, but it is also starting to stagnate in depth, only in breadth.

Well, that's what the media and the general public think. Everyone is obsessed with this scientific development...... They still believe that we are in the era of the big bang of technology.

"Mr. Baxter, your concerns are indeed very justified. But is the fusion project, which has been in development for so long, really feasible? ”

At the banquet, Bargalia's prime minister finally said: "In the face of energy shortages, we can also develop energy-saving technologies to prolong its arrival." It is also possible to exploit uranium deposits deep in the earth's crust and even seabed resources. ”

"The uranium resources used up on the surface of the earth are less than 1/10,000 of the entire planet, right? The vast majority of energy is hidden underground, and there is still a lot of room for development. So I support your fusion project, but it can only be used as an alternative......"

Baxter turned his head in disappointment, the prime minister was soon stepping down from office, and he didn't want to cause more trouble at such a moment.

As for "developing the underground, developing the seabed", it is purely a political slogan.

Is it possible?

It's possible, but it's difficult.

The depth of the seabed is more than 20,000 meters, and there is an ice crust several hundred meters thick on the surface, which brings great engineering difficulties. At the most...... It's just a little bit of shallow sea area, and no one knows how much it can be developed.

As for the deeper resources underground, could the Knicks still dare to dig into the mantle layer? The technology of the Knicks is not enough to contain the eruption of the volcano.

So, it's just a political slogan, but the people believe it......

Yes, the planet does have a lot of energy anyway, and less than 1/10,000 of it is currently used. As for how to dig, that's something to think about in a hundred years.

"So be it!"

Baxter finally gritted his teeth and made up his mind: "I am willing to sell all the shares of the biological company as the start-up capital of the nuclear fusion project, and I also hope that the governments will get some ...... shares"

The Prime Minister seemed a little shocked to hear this, and he was thinking about the feasibility of this plan......

Because of the reliable character of the great sage and his good influence, some rich people also began to move. They believe that this may work if all the high-tech talent in the world is brought together...... So at this time, it is cost-effective to buy some shares.

Soon, under the call of the great sage, a large group of wealthy people, a group of investors and governments around the world began to raise funds wildly, and this time the controllable nuclear fusion project reached an unprecedented 1.8 trillion yuan!

1,800 billion!

Such a scale of funds is one of the largest in history! For the first time, the "nuclear fusion" project attracted the attention of everyone in the world.

The "Euterton Nuclear Fusion Research Center" was established! This study, named after a great man of history, shows the ambition of these groups of scientists.

The group of scientists concentrated in Thor's city is also unprecedentedly luxurious, arguably the smartest group of people in the entire civilization.

They are going to launch a general assault on "controlled nuclear fusion" technology, trying to overcome it before the energy crisis happens!

Now that the money has arrived, I believe it is no longer a problem of money, let's do it!

Baxter looked at the established headquarters and thought proudly......