Infinite Life: Trapped in a lifetime

"Want to go for a walk?"

When Mo Dao came out of the study in the evening,

Qin Huaishi did not ask what Mo Dao and his student, the current person in charge of Changyedui, had talked about today.

Even though Mo Dao didn't show it, the look on the face of the person in charge of Changyedui when he left already showed that this visit to Mo Dao probably didn't bring any good news.

Qin Huaishi was just like Mo Dao when he finished his research,

Talk about some light things with Mo Dao,

The two of them were talking about some unrelated research, which might be trivial or not of much practical significance. In simple words,

Eating dinner that night together.

Just like if Mo Dao was willing to share the results obtained during his research,

Miss Qin Huaishi is willing to accompany him to rejoice,

But if Mo Dao is unwilling to mention the troubles of that day, Miss Qin Huaishi will not let Mo Dao's emotions be immersed in the previous troubles.

Most of the time the two of them spend together is peaceful, just like a trickle of water.

Maybe not as spectacular, but never boring.

after dinner,

The two of them were sitting on the sofa in the living room, leaning against each other and putting their hands on each other.

There is no rush to turn on the TV or make sure there is some sound,

They just stayed calm and enjoyed the peace of the moment.

Finally, after a while, Miss Qin Huaishi looked at Mo Dao and suggested going out for a walk.

"Yeah. Okay."

…

Even when he was out for a walk, Qin Huaishi didn't ask much about Mo Dao's day, and asked if Mo Dao had any worries.

The two of them were just simply walking forward slowly under the darkening sky in the evening,

The wind that was still somewhat cool in the early summer evening caused the various neon lights on the roadside to cast dark or light shadows on the ground from time to time.

Naturally, there were some pedestrians coming and going along the road, but it did not affect the two people's peace of mind at the moment.

Just walking slowly, the two of them strolled to one of the gates of Capital University.

The two of them didn't go in, so they found a bench under a tree.

I was blowing the evening wind, listening to the rustling of leaves, and looking at the vague appearance of street lights through the gaps between branches and leaves.

I looked across the road for a while and saw the Capital University campus where some young people passed by from time to time.

Looking at this scene, Mo Dao was rarely in a trance.

This scene was very familiar to Mo Dao. In several lifetimes, he and Miss Qin Huaishi had walked to similar places and had similar evenings.

He seemed to sense the change in Mo Dao's mood.

Qin Huaishi put his hand on the back of Mo Dao's hand,

Mo Dao turned back and smiled at Qin Huaishi.

He didn't say anything more, he just sat on the bench here, thinking about some things.

In his lifetime, he has been stuck on theoretical issues involved in the commercialization of controllable nuclear fusion for decades.

Basically spent a lifetime on the same problem.

The current progress is actually not far away from truly solving this problem.

Mo Dao could clearly feel that the final result might be just a step away.

But, just like what he said to his students,

Even though his thinking was still clear at this moment, his body could no longer support his long-term high-intensity thinking.

Although he is not afraid of death, the objective impact of aging on his body cannot be discarded.

Most great achievements are basically made by researchers when they are young.

This is not without reason.

If he was young at this moment, it might not be long before he could take this last step.

Now, Mo Dao himself is actually not sure whether he can find the final answer to this question before the end of this life.

Mo Dao raised his head and looked into the distance again.

…

The next day, when the sun rises as usual.

Mo Dao just spent some money as usual and continued to study the problem that he had thought about all his life.

Miss Qin Huaishi, as usual, never cared about the practical significance of Mo Dao still thinking about a possibly unsolvable problem at this age.

Just like in previous lives, Miss Qin Huaishi never denied Mo Dao's choice, but only respected Mo Dao's goal.

With the aging of the body and the decline of thinking ability,

Mo Dao's research on this same problem has made no progress most of the time.

This feeling is like being trapped in a closed and dark room, even if you know that if you open another door, you can completely walk out.

But it still hits a wall everywhere, with months as the time unit and years as the time unit.

For most people, this must be extremely painful.

For Mo Dao, it was not bad.

Basically, it is continuous and relatively calm. Every day, I do research and thinking that may make no progress and see no practical significance.

It is common to spend several months to find a new direction, and then spend several times more time to prove that this road does not work.

…

The following year.

Although the outside world did not report much on this matter,

But many people in the field of scientific research still know about this - the special research funds allocated to Chang Yedui, which have lasted for decades, have been partially cut.

Although the person in charge of Changyedui and Mo Dao’s students mentioned this matter to Mo Dao in advance,

But before this matter was actually implemented, the higher-ups specifically talked to Mo Dao, the former person in charge of Changyedui.

To a certain extent, he obviously trusts Mo Dao more.

In the end, it was decided after Mo Dao agreed, or had no objections.

In the short term, this part of the funding reduction will not actually have any impact on the routine experiments of Changyedui.

It’s just that some larger-scale renovations and upgrades may be limited.

It's not as convenient as before, just use the special funds for the project.

However, to some extent, this also represents a signal to all those who know about it.

This is also a change for all researchers in the field of controlled nuclear fusion.

This means that the commercialization expectations for controllable nuclear fusion have completely changed from short-term to long-term.

This means that the high investment in controllable nuclear fusion research that has lasted for decades has begun to weaken.

Of course, China will not give up the advantages it has created in the Changyedui project.

Nor will we give up research on controllable nuclear fusion.

But indeed,

The research on controllable nuclear fusion in the Changye Reactor project has once again shifted from concentrated research to long-term accumulation.

This time,

When the news got out,

The person in charge of the controlled nuclear fusion project in Europe and the person in charge of the controlled nuclear fusion project in America were a little silent at first.

Because this is not a good thing for them.

Even if they are unwilling to admit it, Changyedui is the leader in research on controllable nuclear fusion.

For them to be in a fault-leading position.

But now, Changyedui has undergone this transformation.

This may have a greater impact on them than problems with their own projects.

Because this now makes it even more difficult for their already endangered funds.

"Objectively speaking, I feel hopeless now."

The person in charge of the European Controlled Nuclear Fusion Project said in an interview.

Another person in charge of the California nuclear fusion project also said about this matter,

"Compared to the matter itself, what makes me more desperate is that before this matter was implemented, they must have consulted Mo Dao. Mo Dao is still alive."

"This means that Mo Dao agrees with this matter."

Again, even if they don’t want to admit it,

But in fact, Mo Dao is also the most authoritative person in the field of controllable nuclear fusion research at the moment.

This incident had no impact on Mo Dao.

Just continue to do my own research day after day.