Empoli-Cooper is the nominal leader of the project team at the current Lake Grum Project experimental site, and he is not much heeded by him.

To put it bluntly, he was set aside.

Cooper had several experimental teams under him, and many of them were on the verge of disbanding because they had nothing to do, and many of them went to participate in Colana's experiments.

Colana showed a 'pot-bellied' side, and he did not refuse anyone to participate in the experiment, as long as someone from the project team submitted an application.

When more people participate, more people expect the experiment to succeed.

In addition to the project team, the research was supported by policymakers and the Ministry of Energy, and everyone agreed that the probability of success of the experiment was very high.

The preparation for the experiment proceeded naturally and smoothly.

After a series of preparations, nuclear research teams were also sent to the relevant institutions, and the newly built equipment had a nuclear reactor built-in.

Their nuclear reactor technology is very mature, and it only took three days to install the equipment, and then the nuclear reactor was ignited.

The next step is to install safety devices.

On the issue of installing safety devices, the research group still encountered difficulties, because the equipment is composed of four anti-gravity generating devices, and the field force is in the center of the four devices, and the safety device must be placed between the anti-gravity device and the central field force to ensure the smooth operation of the equipment.

The problem is that the gap between the two is very small, and various inspection equipment is installed in it.

The research team continued to demonstrate and filled all the gaps with explosion-proof panels, but the safety assessment was still somewhat insufficient.

One researcher suggested, "Mr. Colana, I think we should apply for more secure materials, otherwise there is an explosion inside that could affect the anti-gravity device." ”

Colana thought for a moment, shook his head, and said, "That's it." The first experiment is important, and we need to do it as soon as possible. ”

"The internal explosion affected the anti-gravity device, and it only affected the operation of the equipment, even if the equipment was damaged, it didn't matter, there were several spare units in the base."

"We need to finish the experiment as soon as possible."

"With the data, with the results of the experiments, and with the certainty that antimatter has been discovered, maybe we can get a steady stream of funding, and a few devices are nothing ......"

Of course, he would only say that to his own people.

For others, "There are precedents for explosions, replicas of explosion experiments, and even if there is an explosion, it will be contained within the safety device." ”

"Don't worry."

"Everything is safe."

……

Soon it was time for the scheduled experiment.

Several officials from the Department of Energy arrived, as well as several influential politicians and prominent academics, all of whom were there to witness the discovery.

Colana shook hands warmly with everyone and showed a firm commitment to science and confidence in the experiment, which made everyone who came very confident.

In the building at the project site, Empoli-Cooper doesn't feel good.

These officials and scholars who came only shook hands with him symbolically, and some of them even had a cold face, which can be said to be completely faceless.

He only felt depressed, and when the experiment was about to begin, he still asked James, "Let's go over and have a look?" ”

"Not interested."

James was looking at the magazine with relish, and refused without even raising his head.

"Why? Is this an experiment to discover antimatter? ”

James raised his head and said methodically, "First, I believe that the theory of annihilation particles, even if there are experimental discoveries, will not be antimatter. ”

"Second, it's not our experiment, and it's none of our business to find anything."

Cooper pursed his lips vigorously.

Of course, he knew that the experiment had nothing to do with him, but there were a lot of officials and scholars who came, and he still hoped to get acquainted with him.

He's not the same as James.

James is a pure experimental physicist who stays in the research group on his own academic ability, while he is not a pure scholar and must be supported if he wants to lead experiments.

When Cooper hesitated, James reminded him, "I wouldn't advise you to go." If the experiment is successful, you will be fired, whether you are there or not. ”

"Of course, they won't fire you outright, but put you in a marginal position that doesn't even qualify you to participate in the experiment."

"And then you're marginalized."

"When everyone is about to forget, that's when you pack up and leave, maybe it will only take a few months......"

James shook his head absently.

Cooper almost vomited blood when he heard this, he simply slapped the table, "I'm not going either", and then sat down and whispered, "Sure failure!" Sure to fail! Must fail! ”

"Oh God!"

"Bless them for failing in their experiments, preferably an explosion that kills that damn Colana and lets him go and reunite with Purier......"

……

The experiment began in earnest.

Due to the potential safety risk of an explosion inside during the experiment, the test site was set up to be five kilometers from the base.

Scholars, officials, and other personnel who were not involved in the experiment remained at the base.

Langa Gebin Kolana will not go directly to the test site, he will use a communication device to remotely direct the experiment at a distance of one kilometer.

This is mainly due to the issue of radioactivity.

If you are wearing heavy anti-radiation clothing, it is very troublesome to go to the scene to direct the experiment, and the staff at the experimental site are also hiding in the anti-radiation room and conducting the experiment through the operation of electronic equipment.

Soon.

The pre-experiment preparation is over.

After the information was reported by the various parts of the work, the Kolana command officially began the experiment, and the nuclear reactor was already operating stably, and the experiment was to turn on the anti-gravity device, and then create a strong annihilation force field.

"Unit 1 is stable."

"Number two is stable."

"Number three is no problem......

"Number Four is normal."

The core of their technology comes from the Anti-Gravity Properties Research Center, and they have been adjusted and improved to a certain extent, and the strength of the annihilation force field created is 5.7 times without external magnetic field extrusion.

Inside the field force is a nuclear reactor, and the high heat emitted by the continuous heat quickly allows the energy to penetrate the outer force field.

A staff member immediately reported that "the temperature of the surface of the peripheral safety board was detected, and the energy intensity of the force field reached the limit ......"

Everyone in the data room of the experimental base is looking forward to it.

What's next?

One second, two seconds, three seconds......

Four seconds......

Many people didn't even come to say anything, but they saw the surveillance screen turn white, and soon felt the vibration under their feet, and then an explosion was heard in the distance.

"Boom ——!"

Everyone was stunned.

A panic ensued, with some people hiding under their desks, others rushing to the corners to dodge, and others running out quickly.

"What's going on?"

"Exploded?"

"Exploded again? My God! ”

"Look over there—"

Cooper and James are in the office.

The first one of them was also very calm, and then they felt a tremor under their feet, "Earthquake? How could there be a sudden earthquake? ”

Then I heard a loud bang in the distance.

"Oh God!"

Cooper shouted in surprise, and when he walked to the window, he saw a fire in the distance, accompanied by a large amount of smoke and dust, "God, God, God, God......"

His expression was very exaggerated, his eyes were round, "God ......"

"Manifestation!"

James fell to the ground for the first time, and then walked over after feeling safe, and also saw the situation in the distance, he muttered in surprise, "You should thank me, I saved you!" ”

"Even if I used to, I would just stay in the data room and wouldn't go to the experiment...... Thank you anyway, though. ”

"You're welcome."

The two of them spoke in a flat tone, but their facial expressions were full of surprise.

There was a shout from the hallway, "Empoli, Empoli, there was an explosion, a big explosion, their experiment exploded!" ”

Here came Bell Gasrohn, head of the electronics group.

Cooper turned his head and said calmly, "Depending on the situation, it shouldn't affect us." Is Professor Colana on site? ”

When he talks about Colana, he rarely uses the honorific title of 'professor'.

"I don't know, it's all chaos downstairs, and that's why you're still here......," Gasrohn said nervously, "Let's go down and have a look." ”

"Okay!"

Cooper and James couldn't stay any longer.

They walked downstairs together, and when they got to the first floor, James stopped and said, "Go to the warehouse, put on a radiation suit, there's a nuclear reactor in there." ”

"Yes!"

"You're right!"

"Let's go to ......"

James was the first to realize that he should wear a radiation suit, and after the three of them went over to look for the radiation suit, a whole bunch of people came to look for clothes.

There were only a few dozen sets of radiation protection suits in the base, and as a result, some people couldn't 'grab' the clothes, so they simply drove away quickly.

They don't want to be 'exposed'.

There was chaos in the base.

An hour later, the fire, police, and related personnel arrived, and the scene changed slightly for the better, and it was only then that I realized that there was nothing wrong with Colana.

The experimental explosion did not reach a kilometer away, but because it was a small nuclear explosion, there was certainly a risk of radiation exposure.

At the same time, the losses of the accident personnel were also determined - five people killed and seven injured.

……

The news of the explosion at the experimental base could not be concealed at all.

The explosion was much more violent than the previous one, and the ground tremors could be felt from a distance of ten kilometers, and the news quickly appeared in the media.

Because of the risk of radiation exposure at the experimental base, all personnel were moved to a small town twenty kilometers away, and Colana was alone in his room, with several officials and reporters with microphones at the door.

At this moment, Colana felt like his heart was dead, and he even felt that he might as well be blown up.

Prier died in the bombing and became a hero who gave his life for scientific research, and he became a sinner in the explosion accident when he was not killed.

The troubles of this matter are just beginning.

If there are other people killed in the accident, they will definitely be investigated in detail, and the family of the deceased will definitely take him and the project team to court.

At the same time, the accident also brought significant losses.

This is not only an experiment, but also an experimental base, which will definitely be relocated as soon as radiation exceeds the standard.

That's a big deal.

Now it is not only the media reporters who want to interview him, but also the Ministry of Energy and even the decision-makers who have come to him to explain the cause of the accident.

Even if Corana locked himself in his room and did not accept interviews from media reporters, it could not prevent the effects of the accident from fermenting, and many people came forward to accuse him, as well as colleagues who conducted the experiment together, who said, "Before the experiment, we thought there was a safety risk, but Colana insisted on going his own way." ”。

"He's in charge, we can't do anything about it."

"Five people died, seven more were being treated, and surely some of them will die soon, it was a very serious accident and Kolana must be held accountable for it."

Soon.

The explosion accident has extended from the accident itself to an 'academic dispute'.

Some scholars stood up and pointed out that "antimatter research should not have been carried out in the first place, and Wang Hao's research group believes that antimatter does not exist, and the current explosion is likely to be the phenomenon of annihilation particles." ”

"We don't have a theory about this phenomenon, and we can't support experiments at all."

"If you use the theory of antimatter to study the annihilation particles, the result will definitely be one accident after another, explosions again and again!"

Physicists who support antimatter research have come forward and said, "The explosion itself proves the existence of antimatter, and it is very easy to make." ”

"The current accident is due to Colana's inaccurate judgment of the difficulty of antimatter production, and he underestimated the amount of antimatter produced......"

"Colana was thinking the right way, just too rushed."

"We have to continue researching."

"We have to find a safer way to ......"

There is a lot of support for these claims.

For example, the new decision-makers and the team behind them expressed their support, and they held a press conference soon after the accident.

The new decision-maker stood on the stage of the press conference and said, "There will be a detailed investigation into the accident." ”

"As soon as we have the results of the investigation, we will make it public. What we need to do now is to observe a moment of silence for those who have died in their research......"

"We'll fly the flag at half-mast for this......"

"Pray~"

The new decision-makers discussed with others that it was important to stand up and know Korana, not that they supported him to continue his main research, because the impact of the accident was no longer limited to the accident, but also to the debate over the direction of scientific research.

The question is, should antimatter research continue?

When the new decision-makers came to power, they supported antimatter research, and because of the explosion accident, it was certainly impossible to suspend the research and move to other directions.

That would send approval ratings plummeting.

So he had to take a stand and continue to support antimatter research.

A reporter at the press conference asked, "Will the research on antimatter continue?" ”

"Of course."

The new decision-makers affirmed, "We can't dismiss a research direction just because of an accident, and the explosion itself just shows that antimatter research is in the right direction." ”

He then answered a few more questions, all of which were determined to continue to support antimatter research.

A named reporter suddenly asked, "Before the press conference, the Flower Planter High Energy Institute announced the creation of tachyon particles, what do you think about this?" ”

The question was completely unexpected.

The new decision-maker was a little confused for a while, he looked up at the teleprompter, but it was also blank, he looked left and right again, and said simply, "New achievements, new discoveries, congratulations to them!" ”

The reporter who asked the question smiled.

Many colleagues who reacted also wrote down a sentence in their hearts, "The new decision-makers affirmed the experimental results of the Institute of High Energy and affirmed the ...... of the theory of annihilation particles."

"At the same time, he still insists on antimatter research!"