Chapter 100: Take It As It Comes
Three months later, Ye Rongshan solemnly received and awarded a group of Great Xia high energy physicists in the Imperial Palace.
At the same time, the Great Xia Medal, representing the highest honor in Great Xia’s scientific community, was awarded.
Subsequently, the news of the successful development of controlled nuclear fusion spread like wildfire.
At this point, as long as they wanted to apply this technology to practical domains, Great Xia would not deliberately conceal it.
Over the next week, the global energy market suffered a major shock.
Subsequently, Great Xia officials released a public message stating that this technology was still a long way from large-scale application.
However, the reality was exceptionally shocking.
After several small nuclear fusion reactors were applied to the Immortal Palace, Moon Orbit Command Center, and Lunar Base.
Observant people discovered that the solar battery panels on Great Xia’s space station had been completely dismantled.
It was precisely because of this that the tri-titanium alloy super-strong metal gradually became known to various forces.
The ultimate purpose of Xinghai’s vigorous development of aerospace technology finally surfaced.
Lunar soil contains ordinary crystal stones, which can be refined into tri-titanium alloy.
At the same time, the Moon possesses abundant nuclear fusion reaction fuel helium-3.
At this time, under the deliberate guidance of observant people, a narrative began to appear online.
Controlled nuclear fusion technology, as a key technology concerning humanity’s future well-being, should serve all humanity rather than being controlled by a single force or enterprise.
This kind of disguised “monopoly” not only restricts the further development of nuclear fusion technology but also hinders the global optimization of energy structures and exacerbates energy allocation inequality.
More importantly, it will trigger a trust crisis in global cooperation, posing a serious threat to addressing climate change.
Calling on Xinghai to immediately disclose nuclear fusion technology and make a contribution to human development.
South Island Country, Jin Family.
Jin Ze sat in front of the computer, his fingers flying over the keyboard, his face, which usually maintained a gentle expression, now full of ferocity.
This wave of public opinion was gradually gaining momentum online under his guidance.
Nowadays, San Xin Group’s stock market value had fallen to near bankruptcy, and it was only stabilized on the brink of bankruptcy by the South Island Country officials’ massive funding regardless of cost.
There was no way around it; once San Xin Group went bankrupt, South Island Country would be the first to suffer.
As a giant enterprise monopolizing countless industries in South Island Country, San Xin’s survival was no longer just the Jin Family’s issue.
Although stabilized, the result was that the Jin Family relinquished 20% of its equity to South Island Country officials.
And due to the major changes in equity structure, Jin Zhiyong’s chairman position was removed in the new round of voting and replaced by a female official pushed by the authorities.
Every time he thought of this, Jin Ze’s expression became even more ferocious.
All of this was caused by Xinghai, by that woman.
He was indulging in fantasies of Xinghai falling into a crisis of being targeted globally, but suddenly, his hand movements came to an abrupt halt.
Great Xia officials and Xinghai jointly issued an announcement disclosing the technical data for controlled nuclear fusion and the refinement method for tri-titanium alloy.
Fan Ren sat in the newly established Space Elevator Project Command Headquarters, looked at various comments on his mobile phone, and a disdainful smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.
Lunar soil is right there for the taking.
But can you do it?
Mark sat opposite him, giving a wry smile.
Small nuclear fusion reactors are too important for aerospace; this was precisely his purpose in coming here.
The Mars Project needs this technology; with it, energy sources can be provided for the Mars Base and space stations and other space facilities.
Fan Ren shook his head helplessly and said, “President Mark, you know, this technological achievement is not exclusively Xinghai’s; Great Xia also has joint usage rights.
Presumably you know that on our Great Xia side, such high-end technologies must follow orders from above.”
Hearing the voice in his ear that seemed like sarcasm, Mark also showed a bitter expression.
In just a few short years, Great Xia had now completely surpassed the United States in multiple domains.
The words they once said are now returned verbatim by the other side.
Seeing Mark’s dejected expression, Fan Ren secretly rejoiced inside.
“How about this, I’ll make a demand; what do you think?”
Mark lifted his head, his face showing anticipation as he looked over.
“Share Mars’ orbital parameters, surface mapping data, and other technical data with our Xinghai afterward. If you agree, I’ll communicate with Great Xia officials to export controllable nuclear fusion reactors to you.”
“No, that’s impossible. This is what Spitz Company obtained at great expense; it’s impossible to give it to you. I can’t account to the investors.”
As soon as Fan Ren finished speaking, Mark stood up in shock, his expression already showing anger.
“Don’t rush, sit, sit down and talk slowly. Today here it’s just you and me, no investors.”
“Don’t fantasize; it’s simply impossible. You know the nature of our listed company; major decisions require public announcements.”
Fan Ren curled his lip, clearly holding a view on this statement.
“General Manager Fan, Xinghai is your wholly owned company; as long as it complies with Great Xia’s regulations, you can make any decisions at will. But our Spitz Company is different. Even you know that I launched the Mars Project largely to stabilize the company’s stock price.”
“Alright, I’m not here to listen to your complaints.”
Fan Ren waved his hand, stopping Mark’s words. He stood up and walked to the floor-to-ceiling window, pointing to the massive construction site in the distance.
Over there, hundreds of excavators were digging downward day and night, building the most solid foundation.
“By the way, General Manager Fan, this is?”
Mark also stopped. He knew negotiations weren’t achieved overnight, so he came to Fan Ren’s side and inexplicably gazed at the bustling construction site before them.
Fan Ren felt his pocket and took out a cigarette from the cigarette pack, handing it over.
“Smoke?”
Mark shrugged and took it.
Setting aside the clone, he particularly admired the young president in front of him.
Like him, from a technical background, he developed the company into a global top technology enterprise, disdaining capital and focusing energy only on technology research.
In their eyes, technical strength is the prerequisite for company development and growth.
It’s just a pity that was the him of the past.
‘Click’
The two lit their cigarettes one after the other, and immediately smoke swirled around.
“In aerospace development, due to Earth’s gravity, the cost of sending objects into space is too high. Even if you pioneered rocket recovery technology, the price is still too exorbitant.”
Mark exhaled a puff of smoke and nodded.
If not for this, he wouldn’t have postponed the original “Mars Project” multiple times, instead focusing his energy on rocket transport services.
At that time, Spitz Company had even conducted several space passenger-carrying navigation commercial activities.
A 10-day space trip culminating at the space station, with ticket prices up to 400 million!
This massive profit model once made him addicted and unable to extricate himself.
“I want to build a space elevator here. Phase One engineering is expected to complete construction up to 36,000 kilometers in height.”
Fan Ren’s calm voice sounded in front of the floor-to-ceiling window.
“Construction period of 6 months, investment of 500 billion. Using tri-titanium alloy as the base building material and carbon nanotubes for the orbit.”
