A few days later, near the Quantum Lab base.

Wang Wang stepped out of the off-road vehicle, looked around left and right, and then said to Lin Guorui, who was following him:

"Your environment is not much better, I thought it was really like you said, what kind of Gobi Jiangnan and desert oasis."

"It's just a little bit of water, it's a little bit of greenery, it's a little bit of windbreak. I was right when I said that you were here to be a private homestay. ”

Hearing Wang Wang's words, Lin Guorui rolled his eyes disdainfully.

In fact, the term "private home" has been widely circulated in their old departments and circles since the day he decided to come here, and in all fairness, this statement is still quite vicious in a sense, because it attacks not only Lin Guorui's choice, but also his character.

What do you mean by a private home?

To put it bluntly, plant trees for the leaders.

Perhaps in the eyes of some ambitious colleagues on the front line of desertification control, his behavior at the beginning was no different from the rebellion and revolution, after all, he jumped from a big project or project that really benefited the people, and jumped to another project or department that he had never heard of at all to do the so-called "environmental management".

What is it called? It's called losing the bones.

——

But of course, ridicule is ridicule, when he left, he still understood him mostly, after all, people have to eat, and they also have to think about themselves, if there is a better way out, who doesn't want to go?

But what everyone didn't expect was that Lin Guorui was really not just for high subsidies and a more "relaxed" working environment.

On the contrary, during his years at the base, he worked even more intensively than when he was in Mu Usu.

Because he has to constantly use the resources and budget of the base to conduct experiments, research and develop new technologies and new methods, coupled with the fact that the number of people is already small, it can be said that he has to do everything himself.

If it weren't for the fact that his income had gone up, his nutrition had kept up, and a health care doctor routinely did physical examination and monitoring for everyone, his body really couldn't bear it.

Therefore, after hearing Wang Wang's words, he was not too angry.

Because he knows that all these things he has done are worth it.

So, he spoke:

"You are a turtle, you don't know how difficult it is to do greenery here."

"When this base was built, the surface environment was not considered at all, and the underground electromagnetic environment and radiation environment were the only standards."

"So, when we first came here, there really wasn't a drop of water here – in fact, of course, it's this kind of environment that can meet the requirements of this laboratory."

"At the beginning, in terms of water use, let alone greenery, domestic water alone was quite tight."

"There was no way to lay a water pipeline, and there was no glacial meltwater nearby, so the water was brought in by trucks."

"When the base is basically completed and the remote water diversion pipeline is laid, our water use is a little more relaxed-—— but we are still very nervous about greening."

"The real start of large-scale water use is after the completion of the No. 2 pipeline, which is more than 400 kilometers long, and the construction cost alone is as high as more than 200 million, which provides the possibility for the subsequent development of the base."

"It is by relying on this pipeline that we have completed nearly 5 square kilometers of greenery near the base, and the lake you see now is also being irrigated with water drop by drop."

"Don't look at the sand all around it, but it's actually concrete underneath, so theoretically, it should be called an artificial pool."

Hearing Lin Guorui's words, Wang Wang nodded thoughtfully, but did not say a few more words to him as usual.

He has already seen that Lin Guorui has indeed done a lot of practical things, and just a condensation anti-evaporation system is not as simple as it seems on the surface.

At first, he thought that the so-called condensation anti-evaporation equipment was just a large condenser, and then the condensation droplets were reintroduced into the ground.

But in fact, the complexity of this set of equipment that appeared in front of him was far beyond his imagination.

"Introductory?"

Wang Wang asked.

"Let's go."

Lin Guorui asked the accompanying staff to move the luggage of the two to the residence first, and then walked into the forest with Wang Wang.

The two went all the way forward, and at this time, Wang Wang saw more details of this condensing system.

"In the center of the lake is the main microclimate regulating tower, the center is hollow, the surface is a porous and loose PTFE membrane and carbon composite superhydrophilic coating, and the inner core is what you think is a simple cooling device, or we call it a central cooling pump."

"Its function is actually very simple, it is to re-condense the rapidly rising water vapour in the desert terrain by absorbing moist air in a fixed flow direction, and then store it in a catchment tank."

"As you may have noticed, the vegetation in this forest area is well designed, we have planted a lot of different plants of different heights, and we have also laid some photovoltaic panels inside."

"But in fact, the main role of solar panels is not to generate electricity, but to limit the temperature rise in a specific area."

"The solar panels are double-layered, with monocrystalline silicon solar cells on the upper layer and copper-based condensate panels on the bottom layer."

"While monocrystalline silicon solar cells absorb sunlight and convert it into electricity, heat is dissipated to a specific area through the underlying copper-based condensing panels, forming a low-temperature area below the solar panels, thereby adsorbing and condensing moisture in the air."

"Well, that's what you're seeing now."

Wang Wang half-squatted down when he heard the sound and put his hand under the solar panel, and he could clearly feel that the temperature around here was a little lower than the surrounding area.

——

The temperature difference is not large, but it has reached a point where it can create a controlled air flow that allows the system to direct most of the water vapor-carrying air flow in the direction of multiple cooling towers.

The tallest cooling towers are nearly 20 meters tall and are able to intercept most of the water vapor.

"Very. Very sophisticated design. ”

Wang Wang said convincingly.

"Of course, how else can we say that this thing is a refined, high-cost operation?"

"In fact, solar energy alone cannot support the operation of the entire condensing system, and the core energy supply still comes from the fusion power station."

Lin Guorui clapped his hands and stood up, stretched out his hand and pointed in a distant direction.

"Next year, there, we will have a set of independent small fusion power generation units, which will be dedicated to the energy supply of the first phase of the experimental project."

Wang Wang nodded slightly, looking at Lin Guorui's proud expression, he said:

"It's really a big deal."

"What kind of extravagance is this?"

Lin Guorui shook his head and continued:

"In fact, the resources that we can see are less than half of the total cost of the project."

"What really burns money, it's underground."

"Underground?"

"yes, you don't think we're just going to put water back into the ground, are you? You're an old expert and you know what it means to get water into the sand in this geological environment. ”

"In fact, the entire area has a distributed water storage network underground, and we have completely transformed the soil environment of the land by using water pipes as bones, highly permeable polymer fibers as veins, and liquid soil as muscles."

"Of course, the initial investment is super large, but you can look at the soil on the ground and touch it."

Wang Wang obediently squatted down again, and after picking up a piece of soil and crushing it, he said thoughtfully:

"This is not a simple artificial liquid soil, this is a mixed soil, and the sand and gravel have begun to show a tendency to solidify."

"That's right!"

Lin Guorui laughed and continued:

"Do you know how much time it took us to go from completely moving sand to now?"

"Two years?"

Wang Wang guessed casually, after all, according to the time Lin Guorui came here, it was probably this number.

"I guessed wrong."

"9 months."

"It's really amazing."

This time, Wang Wang was really convinced.

So what is environmental management? This is truly modern, technologically rich environmental management!

Wang Wang's heart warmed up, because he really saw new opportunities and vitality in this "oasis".

And Lin Guorui also noticed Wang Wang's expression, and I have to say that at this moment, he really felt a little angry.

But he didn't stop, but continued:

"Nine months is still a long time, and in fact, we plan to introduce biological treatment in the future."

"You know, the physical and chemical properties of sand are still very different from the soil, the silica content of sand is too high, the properties are relatively simple, and there is an extreme lack of clay minerals, organic matter, various oxides and other inorganic salts."

"As a result, we are limited to a very small range of available plant species during the greening process."

"But if we can transform the soil, it's a different story."

"Already have an idea?"

Wang Wang asked coldly.

"Of course not."

"But I've heard that there is a department at the top that will try this, and their technical strength is much stronger than ours, so let's wait for the results with peace of mind."

"If it can really be done, then the future development path of mankind may have to make some adjustments."

"Not just upward, into space, but farther and more barren on the ground"

The footsteps of the two continued to advance, and before they knew it, they had reached the end of this oasis.

Looking at the vegetation that was gradually becoming sparse and looking at the yellow sand in the distance, Wang Wang couldn't help but feel something.

How long will it take to turn the entire Gobi into green?

Or rather, is it possible?

This answer may need to be explored for the rest of your life.

"Let's go, go back to the base!"

He spoke.

"Don't look at it anymore? There are a lot of good things in this, do you want me to take you to see Line 2? It's a spectacular thing, but it's not as simple as a water pipe."

"See you another day!"

Wang Wang's tone was a little impatient, he pulled Lin Guorui and walked back directly, and asked as he walked:

"When will my permission come down? Can I see the technical documentation for the current project? Can I see the follow-up proposal? ”

"No problem, it's not a high-secrecy project-—— of course, I mean the environmental project, the things in the institute, you don't want to get involved."

As soon as these words came out, it was Wang Wang's turn to roll his eyes.

"Do you think I'm mentally retarded? What can I do? ”

"I'm just casually mentioning that the quantum computing project is a real top-level project, and its level of secrecy is even higher than that of the original nuclear fusion project."

"To be honest, I sometimes wonder what they're working on, but even if they occasionally tell me something that doesn't involve secrecy, I can only understand it."

Speaking of this, Lin Guorui suddenly remembered another thing, and the expression on his face became more cheerful.

"However, working here is really a witness to history."

"You guess you've watched the news too, right? The quantum computing project has made a major breakthrough, and that's what we're talking about here."

Wang Wang nodded slowly and replied:

"See."

His heart suddenly felt a little dazed.

Right here, right under your feet?

He thought that the large-scale environmental transformation project was already a historic project, but in fact, what was born here was more than just what he knew.

That's too dense, isn't it?

Or is this what characterizes this era?

The torrent of history is rolling forward, and there are major events happening all the time.

For those who aren't involved, every day is just a normal day.

But in reality?

Every day they lived was a completely different, if not a radically different day, from the day before.

The two of them walked back to the gate of the base.

The entourage was still waiting there diligently, and Wang Wang stepped forward with some guilt and said:

"Thank you for your hard work."

"The leader has worked hard!"

The other party replied with a smile.

Looking at his obviously immature face, Wang Wang couldn't help but be curious, and couldn't help but ask more:

"How old are you? How long have you been here? ”

"24 years old, it's here when the project starts."

Hearing the conversation between the two, Lin Guorui couldn't help but interject:

"You still ask people, Xiao Li is an old man, when the base was first built, they were responsible for internal security and defense, and after the completion of the project, the scope of responsibilities has been expanded, and now they basically have to do everything."

"In the future, if you don't understand something, just ask him directly, as long as he can tell you, he doesn't understand."

"Awesome!"

Wang Wang gave a thumbs up, and then asked:

"It's been a long time since you've been home, have you?"

"Hey, you haven't been home yet."

Xiao Li's tone was understated, but Wang Wang suddenly felt a little admired.

The best years, thrown here.

Yes, he didn't get involved in any of the advanced R&D work, but who's to say that he wasn't part of the great achievement?

Here, indeed, is a hot land.

(End of chapter)