With $55 billion raised, the Lake Groom program is one of the world's largest scientific research programs, rivaling the Apollo moon landings.

In terms of the speed at which money is spent, the program has far surpassed other research projects in history.

Until now, the Grum Lake project has been a failure, they have spent more than half of the money, and as a result, they have not even been able to create a strong annihilation field.

The reason for this is that there was a direction adjustment halfway through.

The original plan was to research advanced superconducting materials to support the manufacture of high-end strong annihilation fields, but later changed the plan after a long period of inconclusion, but the initial direction has already spent a lot of money.

After Ronald Nolan became the project leader, he decided to use the technology of the International Organization of Annihilation Theory to create a strong annihilation force field and then conduct follow-up research.

Although they only copied the technology of the Annihilation Organization, they still made some improvements in the design, and with the most advanced nuclear reactor control technology, they were confident that they could make better equipment than the 'second generation' of the Annihilation Organization.

That should be called a 'Gen 2.5' device.

As long as the equipment outperforms the International Annihilation Theory Organization and can see the hope of 'catching up' with the Anti-Gravity Properties Research Center, they will be able to gain more support.

When the time comes, the plan can be considered 'half the battle'.

This is not just a scientific goal, but has become a political goal.

The influence of annihilation force field technology is too great, and it has covered many major fields such as aviation, materials, and high-end equipment, which directly affects the future economy.

Many people are aware of the importance of the Annihilation Force Field technology.

If they can master the highest-end technology in the direction of the annihilation force field, American will be able to continue to maintain their technological advantages, and at this stage, they are at an absolute disadvantage in the field of annihilation technology, and the direct impact is that a lot of funds have flowed into the flower planters, and even they have to spend a lot of money to buy new materials made by the flower planters.

When scientific and technological research and development affects interests, it is no longer just a matter of science and technology.

So the Lake Groom project is very much in the spotlight.

If the equipment built at great expense does not catch up with the International Organization for Annihilation, the Lake Groom project can be said to have failed.

When the time comes, someone will inevitably be held accountable for this.

Ronald Nolan believes he will be one of the 'responsible people', but no one else can be left untouched.

For example, some decision-making figures.

They were very supportive of the Lake Groom project, and the eventual failure of the plan would certainly affect their individual and group support.

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Ronald Nolan thought about it seriously.

He analyzed the current situation and found that he had reached a dead end, with no road ahead or on either side.

Now the manufacture of new equipment can no longer be stopped.

Even if you continue to support the Annihilation Organisation, it will take another year to pay another $4 billion and join the research to develop the technology and then research and build new equipment.

A year, it will definitely not be able to wait.

"If we rely on the equipment that the Annihilation Group bought from the flower growers, and then make new equipment, there is a high probability that Cooper will be responsible for this project."

"Cooper, who has been annihilating the Order, has enough prestige."

"The equipment manufactured now can only be used as a low-end experimental machine, and the maximum field strength can only reach 6.5 times ......."

"6.5 times, 7 times."

"The difference is only 0.5 multipliers......"

Ronald Nolan let out a long sigh.

The outside world thinks that the new device may create a seven-fold strong annihilation field, but in fact, it is just an exaggerated figure.

Even if everything went well, they could only create a force field of 6.5 times at most.

There is not much difference between 6.5 and 7 magnification, but the difference is actually in the magnetized material, which is a magnetized iron material containing first-order iron.

If it is a strong annihilation force field with a rate of 6.5 times, it will not be able to create first-order iron, but it can be made at a rate of 7 times.

Here's the difference.

So even if they cover up the news and can't make first-order iron, the technical level will eventually be exposed.

What to do?

Ronald Nolan meditated hard and really came up with a way, "If you can buy high-pressure mixed materials and related material layout technology from the flower grower......"

"From there, the design of the new equipment was modified, including the replacement of materials and the layout of the ground floor, so that ......"

"The strong annihilation force field created can reach 7 times!"

Ronald Nolan thought about it.

He felt that he would be able to convince Decision One to make a decision, and thought that with sincerity, the flower grower would most likely sell the technology.

This is a political-political consideration.

The success or failure of the Lake Groom plan has been related to the support of many people at the decision-making level.

Decision One was no exception, as he was the one who led the implementation of the plan, and he also traveled for a long time and persuaded the House to support it.

So the impact on decision maker number one will only be greater.

As soon as Ronald Nolan made his decision, he applied to meet with the No. 1 decision-maker, and his application was quickly approved.

……

White House, Office.

Ronald Nolan said sincerely, "The strength of the field force created by our new equipment is between 6.5 and 7 times. ”

"We couldn't be sure of the exact numbers until we were actually putting the equipment into operation."

"The Annihilation Organization has purchased high-end equipment from the Flower Planter, and it is customary to create an annihilation force field of 5.8 times, and technically speaking, they can create a field force of 7 times."

"In other words, the equipment they buy is likely to perform better than our new equipment......"

Decision No. 1 listened with a depressed voice.

Some time ago, the plan was going very well, and public opinion was paying attention to the new equipment of the Grum Lake plan, and the annihilation organization could not even pull in the funds, and the 'third generation' equipment could only stay in the demonstration stage.

Now the Annihilation Organization is directly cheating!

Buying equipment?

Don't talk about martial arts!

"Ronald, you mean let's interfere in the deal by some means?" Decision One asked, rubbing his forehead vigorously.

"Of course not."

Ronald Nolandau, "That doesn't do us any good, and we're also a member of the Annihilation Organization. ”

"That's ......"

"I think we can do the same thing. They exchange equipment, we exchange technology. Our new equipment is in its final stages, but there is still time to make changes to the program. ”

"If we can have the materials, if we have the material layout technology, the new equipment will be able to create a seven-fold annihilation field."

He finished earnestly.

The No. 1 decision-maker opened his mouth in shock, thinking about it carefully, it was indeed a solution.

As a result, the new equipment they will build will at worst exceed the equipment purchased by the Annihilation Order, and the outside world will feel that the plan is going very well.

"Your suggestion ......"

The No. 1 decision-maker thought carefully for a long time, and finally waved his hand, "Let's discuss it again, you can go back." ”

……

Flower planter, capital.

Wang Hao continues to lead the work related to the nuclear fusion project.

Now they are trading old equipment, and they have obtained some high-end equipment and materials, because there are many aspects of equipment and materials involved, and it will take some time for the transaction to be completed.

Even if the deal is completed, it will not completely solve the problem of materials and equipment for the nuclear fusion project.

This is mainly because of Ameriken.

The Oblivion's negotiating team cannot represent or disparticipate in Amriken, but it is undeniable that Amriken has high-end technology in many fields, and because of this, they can become the most influential country in the world.

There are many aspects of materials and equipment that are in the hands of Amriken's institutions and businesses.

"These materials and equipment can only be developed by ourselves or find alternatives with poor performance." Wang Hao said to Tang Jianjun helplessly.

Tang Jianjun didn't care, "Academician Wang, you just pursue perfection too much, in fact, most scientific research projects are like this, and it is impossible to achieve perfection in all aspects." ”

"It's amazing to be able to do it this way."

"Some of the equipment and materials on the list are unimaginable, and when I first discussed with Wang Ye, I felt that I had to develop it myself slowly, or find other solutions, such as replacing one equipment with several devices......"

Tang Jianjun said some 'conventional' methods.

Wang Hao felt that what Tang Jianjun said was indeed reasonable, but there were too many problems involved in the nuclear fusion project, and the main equipment was not allowed to make any mistakes.

He wanted it to be done perfectly.

But because there are too many problems involved, we can only choose inferior equipment materials, or find alternatives.

"One person's energy is limited!"

Wang Hao said with emotion.

If he only encounters a problem, he will definitely personally lead the team to do research and development to solve it, and it is impossible to involve dozens or hundreds of problems.

While they were talking, Wang Hao received a message from Mr. Xu.

"What?"

"Or is it a problem with the old equipment?"

He simply went to the tech department.

After meeting Mr. Xu, I learned that it was Amriken and asked if he could 'secretly buy' the materials and layout technology of the old equipment.

Wang Hao was a little incomprehensible.

They had already exchanged the old equipment to the Annihilation Organization, and Ameriken was also a member of the organization, so there must be a way to participate in the research of the old equipment.

As long as you do serious research, you will definitely master high-pressure hybrid materials and related layout techniques.

Now I want to buy ...... Why?

"That's the political-political factor, they want the Lake Groom project to be successful, but the new equipment they are manufacturing now is not up to standard." ”

Mr. Xu explained briefly.

Although what he said was speculation, the probability was very high, otherwise it would not have been possible for Amriken to do so.

"Sold!"

Wang Hao immediately made a decision.

Now they need Amriken's equipment and materials to support the manufacture of controlled fusion equipment.

The other party is a strong annihilation force field technology that needs to be 'eliminated'.

They have even sold their equipment to the Annihilation Organisation, and they will definitely be able to master the technology as long as they spend time doing research.

So the other party is just buying 'time'.

This is only good for them, not bad, as for the competition between the Lake Groom Project team and the International Annihilation Theory Organization......

It has nothing to do with them.

The competition between competitors is naturally as strong as possible.

……

American sent a negotiating team.

The negotiating team was a visitor, nominally with the tech department to discuss a deal for the higher-order elements, which the grapevine claimed involved 'first-order carbon'.

Further down the grapevine, it is believed that the negotiating team wants to be able to learn about the other elements of the upgrade.

Although the Anti-Gravity Properties Research Center has not published relevant results, it is no secret that Wang Hao's team has discovered more advanced elements.

This is mainly due to the fact that the research institutes of nuclear fusion-related materials have obtained many new advanced elemental materials.

When there are many people involved in a study, there is simply no way to have complete confidentiality.

But in reality, the immediate purpose of the negotiation team was to buy or exchange high-pressure hybrid materials and related layout technology.

The latter can be negotiated for sure.

Since the negotiation has been agreed, there is definitely an intention to sell the relevant technology, and the only thing is the price code.

The negotiating team of the science and technology department drew up a list of requirements.

These include high-end alloys, composites, and even biomaterials, as well as several high-end technologies, precision equipment, and other high-end equipment.

For example, the purchase of a license for a high-end lithography machine.

Lithography machines involve chip technology.

In the past ten years, chip manufacturing technology has also developed rapidly, but high-end technology still cannot catch up with the highest international level.

The negotiating team in the technology sector can be said to be sitting on the ground, because they know very well that American is going to exchange 'time' and 'politics'.

Of course, it is not possible to agree to all demands.

They still need to be measured.

In the mouth of the negotiation team of the Ministry of Science and Technology, the technology involved in the old equipment is very high-end, and they often say, "That is only a generation lower than the technology we master!" ”

Also, "We are exchanging equipment with the Annihilation Organization, but we don't sell the relevant technology, and it will take a long time to research the technology in it......"

Ameriken, for its part, agrees with this.

They have invested tens of billions of dollars, but they have not been able to create a strong annihilation field, and they are too far behind in terms of technology.

The two sides talked for a week.

After that, the negotiations entered the stage of hiatus, and Amriken's negotiation team did not leave, but reported the news and waited for the decision-making level to make a decision.

……

State University of New York.

Decision One came to visit the university and went to a large conference room, where many scholars were already waiting.

This was a secret meeting.

Ronald Nolan was one of many leading scholars in the fields of nuclear engineering, annihilation fields, and theoretical physics.

There was only one thing to be discussed at the meeting - "the possibility of the success of the planter's controlled nuclear fusion project".

Scholars have expressed their opinions.

Almost all of them gave a negative answer.

First of all, there is the ignition problem.

"Just an ignition problem won't solve it."

"I've followed fusion projects, and they've used annihilation technology, but the problem is that the outer layer enhances the strong annihilation field, and the inside is the anti-gravity field......"

"It's even more difficult to ignite in this environment!"

"Even if they succeed in building the equipment and the equipment is still functioning, it will be a big project every time the raw material is filled and re-ignited."

"It's even more complicated than our aircraft carrier maintenance......"

The second is security.

"High-pressure mixed materials are very unsafe."

"The equipment of the annihilation organization is known, and after the built-in nuclear reactor, the equipment cannot be adjusted at all, and it is very difficult to suspend it."

"The equipment is unstable and prone to accidents."

"Nuclear fusion...... If there is an accident, it will be very scary! ”

Third, technical issues.

"The force field strength is not enough, and the material is also a big problem."

"In many areas, our existing materials technology is not up to standard, and the need to control nuclear fusion is too high, even if there is an annihilation field, it is impossible to ......"

"In addition, α particle accumulation, tritium materials, etc., are all problems."

Wait a minute.

Throughout the conference, scholars kept saying 'impossible'.

The decision-makers were also reassured, and he had been worried that the deal would make their fusion project a success by giving them a large amount of equipment and materials.

Now, don't worry.

"There is a lot of nuclear fusion-related research in the world, and the flower grower is only a larger project, and in the end it can only stay in the laboratory stage."

"It can only be regarded as a technology accumulation ...... for the realization of nuclear fusion energy technology in the future"

"In the future, don't think about it."

"At least 10 or 20 years, they won't be able to generate electricity from nuclear fusion, that's enough!"

(End of chapter)