Spark

So you are really one of the earliest core members of Starfire?

Yes, this organization was actually an ordinary scientific research group similar to an independent research group at first—of course, we produced a lot of results later, and after gradually expanding in scale, we began to gradually transform into a comprehensive institution.

However, its core is still technology research and development.

To put it simply, you can understand it as a Chinese version of the Illuminati? Probably so.

Chen Nian's sentence Spark is mine was a bit exaggerated, and there is no doubt that he still has to go back and make up for it.

It's enough to pretend to be cowardly, to reveal one's identity unscrupulously, that's something a fool would do.

Who is in this organization?

Qiao Mai continued to ask, his eyes full of curiosity.

This is confidential information. Even if you join Xinghuo, there is a high probability that you will not meet people who have nothing to do with you.

Chen Nian replied.

I understand a block-based centralized structure.

This is indeed very similar to the organizational form of the Illuminati, but it is more like some coordinating departments in the early Soviet Union? It seems that the information on the Internet is correct. I thought it would be reserved when it was officially made public.

No, the existence of Xinghuo is not a big secret. As I said, its projects are basically semi-public.

The biggest confidential information is personnel information.

Ok so can I join now?

Qiao Mai's face showed a relieved expression. This problem has really troubled her for too long, and today it was finally solved, which can be regarded as letting go of a big stone in her heart.

After all, no one really likes the feeling of fate being manipulated.

But knowing that this is not the so-called manipulation, but actually rolling forward with a planned chariot, it feels completely different.

She was even a little impatient.

Someone will contact you. Just keep it secret.

Actually, even if you don't mention it today, there is a high probability that someone will contact you after a while.

After all, high-pressure technology will definitely become the mainstream in the future, and you can be regarded as a strongman in the new generation. It is inevitable to be included in unified management.

That's why you have a showdown with me today?

Chen Nian smiled awkwardly and replied:

That's not right, anyway, you guessed it, it's safer this way.

Actually, to be honest, you have always been an unstable factor

Chen Nian called it an unstable factor, but Qiao Mai did not show any displeasure, but said thoughtfully:

Indeed, our relationship is too close, we can either cut it off completely, or we can only be pulled into the same front - am I taking advantage of you?

In a sense.

Chen Nian answered frankly, but he didn't shy away from it.

This is actually a basic rule - not to mention his status, even if he is just an ordinary academician, in his last life, he could enjoy quite a lot of privileges.

He once saw a question, Is an academician capable of letting his children work in the system? The answers below were all kinds of strange, but in summary, the core is the same, that is:

Not to mention the children, even if the three aunts and the seven aunts want to solve the work problem, it is a matter of hand.

After all, the benefits that a scientific research scholar brings to the country far exceed the costs consumed by those vassals in their entire life cycle.

In a sense, this is a necessary means to maintain the stability of research scholars in the case of indelible human ties.

However, different from this example, Qiao Mai's own technical ability is not bad.

Qiao Mai on the opposite side thought for a moment, then continued to ask:

After joining Xinghuo, will there be any changes in the way of working in the future?

There won't be much change, but you can share more top-level scientific research resources and gain stronger scientific research contacts.

At the same time, the degree of freedom will decrease to a certain extent. When Xinghuo needs you, you cannot refuse.

I'm OK.

Qiu Mai said firmly.

Then, you are welcome to join. I hope you can adapt to our way of working and continue to make contributions to Huaxia.

These two sentences are extremely official, and Qiao Mai's attitude is also very solemn.

She still can't fully understand what Xinghuo is, but she can already vaguely realize that her career may change drastically.

After talking about sparks, Chen Nian explained the situation to Chen Guo on the phone. The latter was not surprised by his decision, and immediately activated the relevant plan and took over the follow-up disposal.

This process is actually very mature, and Chen Nian doesn't need to spend any more energy.

So, let's go back to our original topic - will you stay in AH forever?

uncertain.

Qiu Mai shook his head.

The staffing here is actually excessive. As you know, compared with the air platform project in the north, although the complex project is larger in size, it is also more mature.

Objectively speaking, it doesn't need so many high-level researchers, but it needs working children.

So, after solving the initial cold start problem, I guess I will be transferred.

But where to go, I don't know yet.

There are small projects that may be scattered to various places. They may go to the Nantianmen project, or they may go to Qatar.

Qatar? I went there, and I won't be able to come back for a while.

It doesn't matter, there are always people who want to open up wasteland.

Hearing her words, Chen Nian nodded slightly.

Speaking of which, Wang Jiancheng will also go to Qatar in the near future --- about Zhanlu.

This exercise will be the first actual military exercise of the Zhanlu system. As a core technician, he will accompany the team for support.

However, judging from the current situation, the location of the exercise is mainly in IRAN, and Qatar is just a military parade transfer station. The two of them probably have no chance to meet.

They are all land reclamation, but in completely different forms.

But the same thing is that they are very likely to become the protagonists of the big era in the future.

That's up to you—if the Qatar project can be done well, it's not as simple as a factory.

I know, this is the first step in technology export.

Or to put it more bluntly, this is the first step in the output of influence.

Having said that, Qiao Mai paused for a moment, then continued to ask:

Tell me, are we fighting for hegemony?

Maybe. New technology has turned the mature land around the world into white land. How to fill these white lands is up to you.

the other side of the sea.

White House.

After the EAST project was successfully ignited, the frequency of routine meetings originally planned to be once a month was accelerated to once a week, but even at such an intensity, the white-haired old man still felt that there were countless problems that had not been resolved.

The impact is too great

Less than a week has passed, and the power of this technology has been fully demonstrated.

The changes in the situation in Qatar and the Middle East are only a very small part of it. On a larger scale, the strategies of almost all countries in the world are adjusting in a seemingly chaotic but unified direction. .

None of the countries in Europe have obtained the first batch of technical authorizations for metal hydrogen and nuclear fusion devices, but thanks to the accumulation in the EAST project, as long as the countries have enough financial resources, they have already started new projects. .

Moreover, Britain, France and Germany, as established powers, have confirmed the establishment of joint projects, and the European Union, which was on the verge of bankruptcy, united once again.

It's just that this time the alliance is a bit weird in form.

Under the premise of using fusion technology as a link, the interests of multiple countries are firmly bound together, but at the same time, due to the different technical focuses of the three parties, each country has the right of one-vote veto.

Fusion and differentiation coexist and maintain a delicate balance.

It is conceivable that with such a starting point, if there is a certain dominant force to fuel the flames, the composition of the entire Europe will undergo earth-shaking changes.

The interest alliance no longer exists, and will be replaced by a chain industrial alliance. As long as one link is destroyed, the entire chain will collapse.

At the same time, the results of the Russian side, which should have obtained the most benefits, are not satisfactory. Judging from the current situation, their future development direction has almost been locked, that is, as China's raw material supply source and secondary technology transfer destination .

The gas pipeline project started quickly, and with the launch of this project, there was even a jaw-dropping ultra-long-distance power transmission project.

A fusion power station that spans more than half of Siberia and simultaneously supplies the electricity needs of northeast China and Russia and Eastern Europe.

In the face of this project, the strategy of transferring power from Asia to Europe to achieve the purpose of power peak regulation that was regarded as a joke has become a reality.

But more importantly, is its far-reaching political significance.

Similarly, within Asia, China's influence is also expanding rapidly.

The Asia-Pacific strategy has completely come to naught. After all, compared to taking a huge risk to grab a sip of soup, who would not want to gnaw on the meat and bones that have not been eaten at all?

Seeing this series of undisguised movements, the white-haired old man behind the desk let out a long sigh.

Then, he raised his head to look at the people in the room, and asked the question he was most concerned about:

Is there any change in their attitude at present?

The voice fell, and there was silence in the office.

And the silence of the crowd was actually the answer itself.

The old man shook his head slightly, and was about to continue talking, but at this moment, Bob who was sitting in the corner suddenly spoke.

I think no new news is the best news for us.

They did not show a change in attitude, but at least it shows that they have no intention of completely restricting us in this technology.

Otherwise, they can completely restrict their technology transfer conditions while cooperating with Europe and Russia. Once that happens, the entire American continent will become a completely 'abandoned land'.

You know, I'm a soldier, so it's easier for me to judge some things from a conflict perspective.

In my opinion, this is actually a positive signal.

Positive sign?

The old man had a puzzled expression on his face, and then asked:

Be more clear.

Bob took a deep breath and continued:

I think that the other party is not waiting for us to bid, on the contrary, they already know the price we can offer.

What they really want to do is to test our bottom line.

We always thought that they wanted to know 'we'll give them what they're going to lose', but in reality, their real strategy should be more aggressive.

It's, 'At what point do we go to war with all our losses?'

Only by working backwards from this point can they get the results they really want.

“So, for us, the strategy is actually clear.”

Having said that, Bob paused for a moment.

He looked at the people in the meeting room and carefully read their expressions.

Obviously, this point of view does not seem to have much market.

In the eyes of these people, the era of conflict has passed, and the era of gaining benefits by force and deterrence has also passed, and the exchange of interests is now the mainstream.

But how is this possible?

Human beings are aggressive creatures. As long as the concept of individual exists in this world, conflicts will never stop

Thinking of this, he seemed to have made up his mind, so he continued to speak:

We have to make them realize that war is not the only way to disrupt the entire world order.

Or more specifically, we have to make them see how important we are in the future.

A very good idea.

The old man nodded encouragingly, and said approvingly:

It's good that you can think from this angle. So, what is the specific strategy?

Helium 3.

Bob said it bluntly.

We're going to get helium-3 from the moon.

Aerospace technology is currently the only technology that has an overwhelming advantage at our disposal, and it is also the only technology that may break the global distribution pattern of nuclear fusion technology.

If we can achieve cheap access to helium-3 material, they have to put us in the fusion technology cycle.

Because, compared with the heavy water they use now, helium 3 has great advantages in terms of energy density and cleanliness.

So, I think it's time for us to make a decision.

After fifty years, we should... go to the moon again.

Why not use aerospace technology to exchange with them directly?

Someone asked.

A mocking smile appeared on Bob's face.

The Huaxia people think the same way - why don't we just hand over all the aerospace technology in exchange for the development opportunity of nuclear fusion?

But I would say it's the dumbest thing to do.

When you have a shotgun in your hand, you'd better not give it directly to your companions, but use it to shoot the game and put it in front of them