Rebirth: Controlled Nuclear Fusion

Part 59：Of Great Value

At Longke University in Longguo, Jiang Fan had just finished his breakfast and was about to head to the laboratory that Long Lao had mentioned.

The night before, he had stayed up late, briefly reviewing the blueprints for the battle mechas and fighter jets that the system had awarded him. He was astounded by how much more advanced they were compared to the current technology on Blue Star.

He had spent the whole night in excitement, but despite his enthusiasm, he realized that he was still unable to begin the development. This was because the mechas and fighter jets were powered by a controllable nuclear fusion micro-device, and currently, the Tokamak device for controlled nuclear fusion was missing a crucial component: the ITER magnet material.

Only once this issue was resolved could the research on controlled nuclear fusion progress.

The previous day, Zhou Huaide had informed him that the issue of the ITER magnet material had been reported to the government, and the country would negotiate with the Beautiful Nation to solve the problem.

"I wonder how it's going?" Jiang Fan muttered to himself.

At this moment, his primary concern was the ITER magnet material. Once he could successfully develop controlled nuclear fusion, he would be able to proceed with creating the mechas and fighter jets.

Before he realized it, Jiang Fan had arrived at Long Lao's laboratory. Since it was Jiang Fan's first day there, Long Lao had arrived early to greet him.

Seeing Jiang Fan enter, Long Lao beamed and quickly approached, clapping him on the shoulder.

"Good lad, you really bring me honor, haha..."

Jiang Fan was momentarily stunned by the sudden praise from Long Lao.

Then Long Lao continued, "You're the first freshman in the history of Longke University to win a Grand Slam in the Traditional Challenge! Haha..."

Jiang Fan finally understood and humbly replied, "It was just luck."

"Luck is also a part of strength," Long Lao responded, clearly in a good mood.

Afterward, Long Lao clapped his hands and called over three of his assistants.

"Everyone, come over here, I'd like to introduce you."

Two men and one woman walked over. As soon as the young woman saw Jiang Fan, she couldn't help but let out a soft "Eh!"

Everyone turned to look at her, and she quickly added, "It's nothing! Nothing at all!"

Long Lao didn't pay much attention to it. He simply introduced Jiang Fan to the three of them.

"This is Jiang Fan, my new student. From now on, he'll be working with you all in the lab, focusing on the energy systems for the mechas."

The three assistants exchanged confused glances. Long Lao had never taken on students before—why the change today?

"Hello, I'm Jiang Fan, a freshman this year. If I don't understand something, please feel free to offer your guidance," Jiang Fan said politely.

The young woman smiled warmly at him and said, "Hello, I'm Xia Xiaoyu, your senior. Hehe..."

She placed extra emphasis on the word "senior," making it clear. Xia Xiaoyu was a close friend of Qiao Yifei, and after hearing from her that Qiao Yifei liked Jiang Fan, she had taken it upon herself to gather information about him. To her surprise, she had run into him here in the lab. If Jiang Fan and Qiao Yifei were to become a couple, Xia Xiaoyu would also be addressed as "senior" by Qiao Yifei!