After confirming the itinerary, Chen Nian did not delay too much time, and packed his bags and set off early the next morning.

Of course, he didn't have much to pack, in fact, Starfire's logistics department had already prepared everything for him.

The reason why I have to clean up is mainly because I care about the "sense of ceremony", after all, this trip is mainly "travel", not "work".

In addition to the chief manager Chen Guo and Li Xiang, Wang Jiancheng originally planned to join in the fun, but because there were too many things at hand, he finally decided to wait for Chen Nian's side to find time to meet after the trip was halfway through.

So, the trio set off again - still to the south, but unlike before, this time Chen Nian was much more active.

On the plane, while watching a short video related to the destination, he asked:

"So this heavy hydrogen plant actually uses the traditional constant temperature freezing method? Why is it so complicated? Haven't we already built so many electrolyzed water plants?"

"There won't be much more of this one, and there will be a shortage of energy now?"

Hearing his words, Chen Guo shook his head and replied:

"It's not about energy, it's about process exploration."

"Up to now, heavy hydrogen manufacturing is still a fairly cutting-edge industry, and the advantages and disadvantages of different preparation methods have not yet been fully revealed."

"It's hard to say whether it's better to use direct electrolysis, constant temperature freezing, or more conservatively, continue to use the GS method."

"In fact, heavy hydrogen plants built based on these three methods all exist, and we need to operate stably for a period of time, continuously carry out process transformation, and continuously optimize efficiency before we can really distinguish the advantages and disadvantages."

Chen Nian nodded thoughtfully, and subconsciously opened the system to compare the analysis difficulty of the three methods, but unfortunately, no matter which method, the source point consumption is actually 0.

If you can't be opportunistic, you can only find a way to draw conclusions through "experiments" as Chen Guo said.

If you go over this time, you can also find time to take a good look, maybe there will be new discoveries.

It was only more than two hours from take-off to landing, and after chatting with Chen Guo, Chen Nian found out that this seemingly ordinary "passenger plane" actually had the ability to maneuver at supersonic speed, but in order to ensure comfort, its speed was pressed below the speed of sound.

Walking down the gangway, he looked back curiously, but he didn't feel any difference between the plane and the business jet in his impression.

"So how did it happen?"

Chen Nian asked curiously.

He hadn't paid attention to the development of civil aviation aircraft for too long, and he really didn't know how this thing was made

"The high-strength alloy fuselage, sacrificing the need for lightweight in pursuit of strength, and then installing two new high-thrust engines, is probably like that."

"In fact, there are no technical difficulties, it is purely a model of the power of bricks."

"There have been 12 of these aircraft in production, and the operation is very stable, but the one allocated to you has a lot of personalized changes - for example, it has plasma stealth."

"Huh? Is it so sci-fi?"

Chen Nian asked subconsciously.

——

In fact, compared with nuclear fusion and metallic hydrogen, plasma stealth is not too "science fiction" technology, but the design of this thing is difficult, dangerous, and complex.

Because in movies, the two really often appear at the same time.

"It's kind of sci-fi."

Chen Guo nodded slightly and continued to explain:

"However, with the development of laser technology, the technology of plasma generators is also quite mature."

"This aircraft is not the first aircraft to use plasma stealth technology, the first is the Wuzhen-11."

"The effect is not bad, but the energy consumption is relatively serious, and it can't continue to be invisible for too long."

"It would be nice to change to a fusion engine in the future."

Chen Nian answered.

「. Besides, I don't dare to sit on the fusion pile for you right now."

The two chatted while walking, and Li Xiang behind him focused on his travel strategy, until he got into the special car, he said:

"Damn, I remember the last time I saw this island, it was only big enough for an airport."

"What's going on now? Even the bus lines on the island are so complicated??"

「. Don't you know that the island is growing in size all the time?"

Chen Nian asked speechlessly:

"I don't even know this, what the hell are you doing?"

「. I know, but I didn't expect it to be this big."

"It's only 120 square kilometers, which is not that big."

Chen Guo explained:

"The entire reef area here is about 110 square kilometers, and we have done a small number of floating island extensions on the periphery, expanding to 120 square kilometers."

"Basically, this is equivalent to the size of a third- and fourth-tier city."

"It's very functional – of course, if it weren't fully functional, it wouldn't be able to support the heavy hydrogen plant we're going to see."

"However, nearly two-thirds of the area here is still under military management, and the form is similar to that of the Production and Construction Corps. Anyway, you'll know when you see it."

Hearing this, Li Xiang nodded slowly.

"I've learned about this, but can we go to a commercial hotel and experience it?"

"It's okay, but we'll talk about it tomorrow."

The car drove all the way to the airport, leaving the airport and following the "South Sea Boulevard", which runs through the island, and their first destination was not the heavy hydrogen plant, but the central business district in the middle of the island.

And after the car really drove into the "downtown", Chen Nian finally felt the prosperity of this "famous" island.

Yes, it is the anchor of the South China Sea.

But it's also really not just a pinnacle.

High-rise buildings, shops, hotels, pedestrian streets

In the heart of the business district, it's hard to tell how different it is from any city on land.

Only the dark blue and light blue that are revealed from the gaps between the buildings inadvertently remind the people who come here of a most basic truth, that is:

It's just an island.

Chen Nian breathed a sigh of relief and asked:

"How to solve the problem of military training? Will there be a risk of leakage?"

Chen Guo smiled and replied:

"It's a different story."

"What we've deployed here is something that people can see."

"As for those who can't be seen, why should they exist on an island?"

(End of chapter)

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