(That's all for the plot, I can't write it)

Chen Guo said that "there is no earthquake", of course, it is an exaggeration.

Actually, Chen Nian didn't feel it either, but it was just because he was too nervous, so he subconsciously ignored it.

However, such a small earthquake is really not surprising.

For the vast majority of the population, what they experienced on this day was nothing more than an inconsequential and annoying exercise.

For Chen Nian, after hearing the words "no shock", his mood can no longer be described as simple "ecstasy".

——

But when his emotions were at their extreme, he was surprisingly calm.

He simply said "I know", and then calmly asked Chen Guo about the details.

And from Chen Guo's mouth, he also gradually sorted out the whole process of this incident.

……

"Then it's time for the aftermath, and most of the solutions we've prepared won't be used."

"What helicopters, large machinery, and material reserves are basically not needed-—— and it can't be said that they don't need it, they can't use that much."

"The overall situation is much better than the most optimistic scenario we expected, the geological shield is absolutely useful, but unfortunately, its biggest flaw and fatal flaw is that people don't know where to use it"

"Okay, let's not talk about that."

"From now on, big things will become small things, and the higher-ups have decided to delegate command and let the grassroots organizations handle it – they can do it themselves."

"No problem, then you can deal with it, I. Go to sleep first. ”

At this moment, Chen Nian's voice finally revealed exhaustion.

is like a soldier who has stepped off the battlefield, and the moment the firearm is put into storage, the essence of the whole body is completely drained.

"Have a good rest, these two days, Xinghuo's routine work has been suspended."

Chen Guo didn't say much, but expressed his attitude to Chen Nian with the most practical actions.

Yes, the young man was just too tired.

Chen Guo knew very well that as the de facto "only insider", Chen Nian was under more pressure than everyone else, and it was much greater.

Hanging up the phone, Chen Nian was stunned and sent in his office for half an hour.

It wasn't until three o'clock that he suddenly remembered that he hadn't eaten breakfast yet.

I felt hungry for a while.

So, instead of resting immediately, he walked out of the park and ran to the small restaurant he was familiar with to eat.

In the restaurant, the proprietress happened to be cleaning up the table and opening, she was quite kind to Chen Nian, a regular customer, and as soon as she saw him, she immediately greeted him and asked:

"Why did you eat so late today? Is work so busy? ”

Chen Nian nodded with a smile and replied:

"yes, there was something going on at noon, so I didn't care about it. Why did you open so late? ”

"Don't mention it, the industrial and commercial side originally organized a fire drill, and I was ready, but I waited for half an hour, and I said I wouldn't do it temporarily, which made me angry enough."

"Originally, I didn't plan to open the door today, but I didn't think that there would be some time in the afternoon and evening, so I just came over again."

"How's it going, or eating powder? I'm afraid something else will have to wait. ”

"Then just eat powder."

Chen Nian didn't say much, and after picking a seat and sitting down, he began to close his eyes and recuperate.

The proprietress saw that his face was tired, kindly brought a cup of hot sugar water, and said with a distressed face:

"You young people, the work is really hard."

"It's past three o'clock, and I haven't eaten lunch yet."

"If you let your parents know, you will definitely be distressed to death."

Chen Nian smiled and did not answer.

However, he had a thought in his heart:

If their parents knew that they had done such a big thing, they would probably be happy to talk about it all over the world, right?

If you don't do it, you have to change your family tree on the spot and put your name first.

……

A bowl of rice noodles went down to his stomach, and Chen Nian's body immediately warmed up.

Big drops of sweat trickled down his neck and onto his clothes, sticky and a little greasy.

But Chen Nian felt that this feeling made him feel that he was indeed alive.

Not only him, but in this spring, which has gradually begun to get hot, many people may be complaining about the stuffy climate, the frequent rain, and the trivial things in life.

But if a person only needs to worry about small things, it is probably an extremely lucky big thing, right?

After eating the noodles, Chen Nian put down the bowl and breathed a long sigh of relief.

He said to himself in his heart:

This level is over.

Admittedly, there are many other challenges to come.

But as long as this level is passed, in the future, I will be enlightened.

In that case, the next step is to devote yourself to the project at hand.

At this point in time, Huaxia is in the critical alternating period of the end of a large number of projects and the establishment of a large number of projects.

You have to put more effort into making sure the process goes smoothly.

The first thing to be solved is the problem of metal hydrogen, or Isaac.

According to Chen Guo's information, the goods have arrived.

Moreover, he still came with a tourist visa.

Now he is queuing up at the Panda Pavilion, and it is estimated that it will be tomorrow to arrange a meeting with him.

Thinking of this, Chen Nian stood up and paid the money, and walked out of the small shop with a relaxed body.

Having unloaded the burden, what Huaxia has to go in the future is a smooth road.

Early the next morning, under Chen Guo's arrangement, Chen Nian finally met Isaac, who was academically reliable, but he didn't seem to be very reliable.

The latter was dressed in a floral shirt and had slippers on his feet that he had bought from an unknown stall.

At first glance, it is almost impossible to imagine that he is a scientist with great achievements in the field of high-pressure physics.

Chen Nian was accompanied by several well-known high-pressure physicists in China, and as soon as the two sides met, Isaac immediately showed his unique enthusiasm as a "world wanderer".

"Dr. Chen, look up for a long time!"

He spoke Chinese with a strong accent, but to Chen's surprise, he pronounced words very clearly, which is very different from most beginners who are new to Chinese.

Have you also practiced specially?

Chen Nian looked at Isaac curiously and stretched out his hand to him.

"It's a pleasure to meet you, I've read all your papers, and in the entire high-pressure physics community, it can also be said to be extremely distinctive."

If you compliment, you don't need money, anyway, you have to catch him to get wool later, so Chen Nian didn't resist saying a few more good words to him now.

"It's over, it's over. Dr. Chen is a young talent, I have heard Professor Chen introduce you a long time ago, and I know that you are young, but I didn't expect you to be so young. ”

Listening to Isaac's awkward Chinese, Chen Nian couldn't help but get goosebumps.

He sighed covertly and spoke:

"Mr. Isaac, let's speak English."

"But I'm curious, your Chinese is currently learning?"

Hearing this, Isaac's face appeared with a pretending modest expression, but at a glance he could see his exuberance.

"After three months of study, I have mastered some foundations."

Chen Nian nodded silently.

In three months, he was able to master this level, and if nothing else, his language talent was indeed amazing enough.

——

Of course, most geniuses are not geniuses in one area, and it makes sense that smart people learn everything quickly.

However, from another point of view, Isaac said that he wanted to "emigrate", and sincerity was enough.

At least it is much more comfortable than those foreign garbage who rely on their status as "foreign guests" to seek privileges in China.

"Amazing talent – maybe if you don't want to be a scientist, you can try to be a language teacher."

Chen Nian said appropriately.

The latter was really happy, and the vigilance that he had originally held because of the first meeting slowly relaxed.

He followed Chen Nian to the seat and sat down, and then spoke:

"Actually, when you first invited me, I thought about leaving the United States and settling in China."

"But you know, my home is in the United States, my family is also in the United States, and it's not an easy thing to give up."

"If it weren't for me using 'pandas' to seduce my wife and daughter, they might not even want to come on this trip."

"However, from my personal point of view, of course, I still have high expectations for Huaxia"

As soon as the words came out, Isaac's racial talent as a Jew was exposed.

No matter who he is in front of, he will always do his own price first.

But Chen Nian completely ignored his bargaining words.

Today, he came just to do technical surveys and transactions, and other professionals in the Xinghuo team will do it themselves.

So, he raised his hand to interrupt Isaac's babbling and asked bluntly:

"Mr. Isaac, what are your thoughts on the metallic hydrogen manufacturing process?"

Isaac was stunned for a moment, probably not expecting Chen Nian to be so direct.

But he quickly adjusted his state and replied in a professional manner:

"By high-pressure diamond felt, this is the only route with theoretical support so far."

"As for the electrolysis and chemical methods that have been circulated in urban legends, frankly, I don't see any prospects for their development."

"-——Of course, maybe that's the way to go, but it's still too advanced for the technology that humans have now."

"So, from a practical point of view, I'm still more optimistic about a purely high-pressure solution."

"Based on this scheme, the main technical direction we need to optimize in the future is to manufacture in high-pressure environments."

"Further down, it's hydraulics, high-quality artificial diamond manufacturing."

"Artificial diamonds? Why? ”

Chen Nian asked suspiciously.

In fact, even to make metallic hydrogen, natural diamonds are sufficient.

Contrary to what most people think, industrial natural diamonds are really not worth a lot of money.

Especially when compared to the huge amount of funding for scientific research projects.

"For large-scale production."

“.”

Good guys, think far enough.

Chen Nian thought that he was thinking about the performance of materials, but he didn't expect that people were going to industrialization.

However, in this way, man-made diamond technology is indeed still relatively important in the process of metal hydrogen industrialization.

After thinking for a moment, Chen Nian continued to speak:

"Mr. Isaac, your idea is good, but it's too conservative."

"Actually, we'd rather you bring something new to us-—— if it's just a pure high-pressure way, we can do a good job even if we don't need you."

"Or to put it more bluntly – if you can't come up with new technical solutions, I'm afraid we won't be able to work together."

Hearing Chen Nian's words, Isaac fell silent.

In fact, the so-called "pure high-pressure plan" is just a cover, and even he himself has no intention of doing so.

The reason is simple, it is too inefficient.

According to his calculations, if you want to make metallic hydrogen in the laboratory with diamond felt, the pressure must reach at least 600 GPA or more.

Can humans cause such high pressure?

Isaac was skeptical of this.

The only way is to incorporate a variety of schemes, combine their advantages in some way, and finally form a complete set of methods.

However, this process is bound to be difficult and requires a huge amount of resources to support.

This is the essential reason why he chose Huaxia.

In the United States, a "small role" like him simply can't get so many resources.

After a moment of hesitation, Isaac finally spoke:

"I do have other ideas, but it's very immature."

"Let's talk about it first."

Chen Nian pressed step by step, and then added:

"You don't have to say the technical details, just give us the direction to judge."

Isaac nodded slightly and replied:

"Electrolytic Chemistry and High Pressure Physical Fusion."

"We need to use triatomic hydrogen as an intermediate, but this process is difficult to grasp."

(End of chapter)