Rebirth: Controlled Nuclear Fusion

Part 71：Everyone's Guess

Long Lao quickly arrived in the city of Kyoto. As the car made its way towards the military hospital, his phone suddenly rang. It was a call from his student, Jiang Fan. Without hesitation, he answered the call.

"Teacher, we have developed a new type of mecha battery!"

"Really?"

Upon hearing Jiang Fan's words, Long Lao's heart skipped a beat.

"Yes, we've conducted four tests, and the data is incredibly stable!"

"Where are you right now?" Long Lao asked eagerly.

"In the laboratory!"

"Alright, I'll be there in twenty minutes!"

Long Lao ended the call and turned to the driver.

"Take me to Longke University!"

The captain, who had accompanied Long Lao, hesitated.

"Long Lao, the commander specifically instructed me to take you to the military hospital."

"I'll go to the hospital tomorrow; my health is fine!" Long Lao replied, his tone sharp.

But the captain was about to protest when Long Lao snapped.

"The laboratory at Longke University has achieved a major breakthrough. If this is delayed, can you bear the responsibility?"

The captain, knowing Long Lao was the head of several critical projects, dared not delay and instructed the driver to head toward Longke University.

...

At the Long Lao laboratory, Jiang Fan and his team were still basking in the joy of their success.

"I can't believe we've really developed a new battery!"

"Yes! This battery is three times more powerful than the original lead-acid battery. It's a major leap in the field of batteries! Ha-ha!"

"This is all thanks to Chief Engineer Jiang Fan! Hehehe..."

...

Xu Guangyuan and the others were full of excitement as they praised Jiang Fan. At first, Xu Guangyuan hadn't believed in Jiang Fan's new battery proposal, thinking that as a freshman from Longke University, he didn't know much about battery research. But now, after just thirteen days of research, Jiang Fan had achieved the impossible.

Such research speed and results were unparalleled.

Just as they were celebrating, the door to the laboratory opened.

Long Lao entered, and Xia Xiaoyu, full of excitement, rushed over.

"Academician Long, you're back! We've developed a new type of battery!"

"Academician Long, look at our experimental results!"

Long Lao took the research report, glancing over it. The more he looked, the brighter his smile became.

When he saw the performance data for the new battery, his face turned astonished.

"Is this... real? Jiang Fan!"

Long Lao asked incredulously.

"It's real, teacher!" Jiang Fan replied with confidence.

On the way back, Long Lao had been thinking that if Jiang Fan could improve the battery's performance by 60%, he would be more than satisfied. But Jiang Fan had directly enhanced it by 300%, a truly terrifying achievement! This new type of battery, using advanced materials, was no longer comparable to the original. It could even be called a groundbreaking invention in the battery industry.

Long Lao had previously been somewhat upset over the failure of the rocket propulsion system's fuel, but now, his mood was as joyful as a child's.

He exchanged some technical knowledge with Jiang Fan regarding lithium iron phosphate batteries, still shocked by the progress. At the same time, he was curious as to how Jiang Fan had acquired such profound knowledge of batteries. His ideas and theories were ahead of their time.

An hour later, Long Lao remembered that this matter needed to be reported to the head of the mecha research department immediately.

Since mecha research was conducted across several subfields—such as the control system, material studies, and battery research—the energy source for the mecha was directly connected to every subsystem. Jiang Fan's improvement of the battery performance by three times meant that all the subsystems would need to be reworked.

Long Lao contacted the head of the mecha research department, who initially thought Long Lao was joking. But upon hearing his serious tone, the leader quickly realized that this was no laughing matter.

Immediately, he understood the significance of the breakthrough.

He called an emergency meeting with all the mecha subsystem teams.

Long Lao, Jiang Fan, and the lithium iron phosphate battery samples headed to the National Mecha Research Institute.

...

At the National Mecha Research Institute, the head, Tang Gan, paced excitedly outside the meeting room. He couldn't stop thinking about what Long Lao had told him—that the mecha battery system had improved by three times.

Though it sounded unbelievable, Tang Gan knew better than to take Long Lao's words lightly when it came to scientific research. If it were true, it would be a massive breakthrough in mecha performance.

The more he thought about it, the more exhilarated he became, even starting to dance with excitement.

The first to arrive for the meeting was the head of the skeletal system research team, followed by the head of the control system team.

Tang Gan called everyone to the meeting. In no time, over a hundred researchers in the mecha field had gathered.

Once the room was full, Tang Gan took the stage.

"I've called everyone here because we've made a breakthrough in the mecha battery energy system!"

At this moment, a professor familiar with Tang Gan remarked, "Old Tang, no need to be so urgent about the mecha energy breakthrough. You've got us all rushing here for this!"

Upon hearing this, some of the researchers began discussing among themselves.

"Yeah! A 5% or 10% increase in mecha energy won't affect the other subsystems much!"

"Unless it's a 20% or 30% increase, that's when the subsystems will be impacted!"

"Did you guys see the news the other day? The American company Tesla boosted the battery in their new electric vehicles by 30%!"

"Could it be that Tang Gan's talking about a 30% increase in our battery?"

As soon as one of the researchers asked, the room turned to look at Tang Gan with eager eyes.

A 30% improvement in mecha battery energy would be a monumental leap, allowing the subsystems to be enhanced accordingly.

"Director Tang, are we talking about a 30% increase in our energy?"

Tang Gan smiled and, building suspense, responded, "Wait until Long Lao arrives. Let him tell you personally."

"Long Lao?"

At the mention of his name, the researchers' eyes filled with anticipation. Long Lao's reputation in the scientific community was legendary.

"If it's Long Lao, I'm sure a 30% increase in battery energy is definitely achievable!"

"Yes, I agree!"

"Do you guys really understand what a 30% increase in battery performance means? I specialize in battery research, and such an increase is incredibly difficult. I'd believe it if Long Lao had improved it by 20%, but 30%..."

"A 20% improvement would still be quite impressive!"

...

While everyone was still talking, Long Lao walked into the room.

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