After Zhao Yi had finished his presentation, the people in the eting room began to discuss, and the discussion seed to ’jump ahead.’
They all subconsciously avoided the decision on ’whether to conduct the experint’ and instead discussed ’where exactly the experint should take place’, ’how to maintain secrecy during the experint’, ’which military region would be responsible for protection’, ’how many departnts would need to be involved’, and so on, under the premise of ’if the experint were to be conducted’.
Therefore, the experint was definite.
It was a consensus among the senior leaders because it was Zhao Yi who had proposed it. Even if the application report was poorly done, Zhao Yi was a theoretical and technical expert, and his research had made significant contributions to the country. Anti-gravity was also his discovery.
Now, they were discussing observing nuclear testing in an anti-gravity environnt, which sounded very aningful. Perhaps there really would be so discoveries.
Thus, the topics of discussion quickly transitioned to ’whether to conduct the experint in the western desert’, ’how to conduct a secret experint’, ’the necessity of keeping anti-gravity confidential’, ’how to allocate funds’, ’how to coordinate between departnts’...
And so on.
The discussions among several leaders gave the impression that the experint was about to take place.
Zhao Yi, who had been listening for a while, felt that sothing was not quite right in the conversation and hastily raised his hand to speak.
"Academician Zhao?"
The small eting room instantly quieted down, and everyone’s eyes turned to Zhao Yi.
Zhao Yi cleared his throat and said sowhat awkwardly, "Actually, there’s no need for such trouble, I’m not planning to conduct an atomic bomb explosion experint... "
"Ah?"
Several people were puzzled.
In their understanding, major nuclear tests generally involved explosions, and all nuclear tests were considered large-scale.
Zhao Yi continued, "Nor is there a need for so much funding. My idea is simply to conduct a small-scale nuclear test on the anti-gravity device."
"Whether it’s nuclear fission or fusion. Although fusion would probably be difficult, if it’s just a small-scale fission experint, ensuring safety should be sufficient, it shouldn’t need to be that complicated, right?"
Zhao Yi concluded with a rhetorical question.
This matter generally required consultation with experts from the nuclear research institutes, but there were knowledgeable people present. A leader in charge of science and technology said, "If it’s just a small-scale fission experint, contacting the nuclear research institute and assigning a small team should be enough."
"The experint could be conducted north of the capital, but a lot of preparations are still necessary."
Zhao Yi said, "If the experint application is approved, I will communicate with the nuclear research institute."
"All right then!"
The leaders exchanged glances and realized there was no further need for the eting.
They had thought it would be a large-scale nuclear test, but it turned out to be just a small experint, which the nuclear institute could handle perfectly fine.
In that case...
"Let’s just approve it directly! Let the nuclear institute and the anti-gravity team cooperate with Academician Zhao’s experint!"
In the end, the leader set the tone.
...
Anti-gravity Aircraft Team.
After returning to the main experintal base, the experts on the team continued to deliberate on the energy power issue of the ’Sky Fortress’.
Energy power is the most critical aspect.
No matter how advanced anti-gravity technology is, it must have energy support. To make the Sky Fortress fly and serve normally in the future, a stable source of energy will be necessary.
The experience with the nuclear research institute was disappointing; they had not made any progress, and upon return, they could only consider, like the first aircraft carrier, the creation of heavy oil-driven generators to power the entire device.
Heavy oil power was quite frustrating.
Heavy oil is a chemical fuel with a very low conversion rate, offering limited power and requiring continuous refueling.
As a result, once the Sky Fortress was built, its flight speed would be a major issue, the equipnt on board would be limited, and it would not be able to stay aloft indefinitely. Perhaps after a short while, it would have to land to refuel, which sounded sowhat ineffective.
The experts on the anti-gravity team said, "When I was a child, I always dreamt of seeing a castle in the sky one day."
"Now it feels like we are very close to the goal, but this sky castle would indeed be ’fuel-driven’..."
"That really sounds quite amusing!"
Although it sounded funny, like installing an engine worth a few thousand dollars in a sports car worth millions, with lavish trimmings...
The key issue was, it wouldn’t run well!
This matter was incredibly frustrating when spoken of.
Dong Lihua also entered with a look of frustration, listening to what the experts were discussing, then said, "I have even more frustrating news for you. The superiors have asked us to cooperate with Academician Zhao’s experint."
Upon hearing the news, the experts reacted differently from Dong Lihua, "Academician Zhao is going to conduct another experint?"
"What kind of experint is it this ti?"
"Technology might get another upgrade, but the energy issue hasn’t been resolved..."
"This ti it might be related to energy!" Dong Lihua interjected, "The specifics of the experint are not yet clear, but personnel from the nuclear institute will be involved."
The last statent made the nature of the experint clear—it was a nuclear test.
The group was surprised, mouths agape.
In fact, they were sowhat expectant of Zhao Yi’s experints, but a ’nuclear test’ was quite astonishing.
Anti-gravity?
Nuclear testing?
What was the connection between the two?
The source of Dong Lihua’s frustration was, "The decision had already been made by the superiors before we were notified. It felt like we were just an appendage to Academician Zhao."
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