Just as the moon waxes and wanes, so too do people experience joy and sorrow, separation and reunion.

People's joys and sorrows are not shared.

While the entire nation of Xia celebrated, thousands of miles away, on the other side of the ocean, the United States was gripped by panic and regret!

Streets in Washington, D.C.

Countless citizens, holding banners and flags, marched in a grand procession toward the White House.

The chaotic scenes outside continue to attract Americans who are staying at home.

As more and more American citizens joined in, the march grew longer and longer!

Gradually, the area outside the White House in the United States became densely packed with people!

We need an explanation!

"Why was China expelled from the ITER project?!"

We need nuclear fusion!

Brightly colored banners were covered with large English letters.

The White House security personnel appeared extremely small in the face of the hundreds of thousands of people marching in.

Meanwhile, inside the White House at this very moment.

President Abbott, sporting his fluffy blond hair, looked through the window with a worried expression at everything happening outside the White House.

"Why……"

He sighed deeply and turned his gaze away from the window.

"Your Excellency Albert, there's no need to pay attention to these fools, they..."

"Shut up, Anthony!" Albert glared at Defense Secretary Anthony and shouted angrily, "If it weren't for you, Xia Country would be sharing its nuclear fusion technology with us for free right now!"

"Look what you've done!"

Hearing Albert's rebuke, Anthony said with a somewhat unpleasant expression, "Your Excellency, if I may be frank, even if Xia Country had not withdrawn from the ITER project, they would not have shared nuclear fusion technology with us!"

Albert scoffed, "How do you know Xia Kingdom wouldn't do that?"

"Let me tell you, Anthony, no one understands Xia Kingdom better than me!"

"I believe that Xia Hui will abide by this contract!"

As he spoke, Albert suddenly turned to Professor Collins beside him and asked, "Professor, how is our controlled nuclear fusion demonstration reactor project going?"

"Don't tell me that after all these days, it's still just a drawing board!"

Professor Collins, suddenly caught in the crossfire, froze, and said nervously, "Your Excellency, construction has already begun!"

Albert's expression relaxed.

Finally, some good news!

"Oh?" Albert's eyes lit up with a hint of delight. "How far have we progressed?"

Professor Collins's lips twitched slightly, and he lowered his head, saying softly, "The...foundation."

"...WTF?!"

"Professor, are you kidding me?!" Albert's face flushed red at a visible speed.

"Your Excellency, the construction team has been urging us many times," Professor Collins sighed deeply, "There's nothing I can do..."

Albert's eye twitched violently twice: "I don't care about any of that! Tell those damn construction crews that I want to see a demonstration pile within a month!"

"I don't care what methods you use, I'm only giving you one month!"

"Did you understand, Professor Collins?!"

...

The third day of successful operation of Pangu-1.

Although the controlled nuclear fusion project was successful, the research team was not disbanded.

At Lü Yongchang's request, all the researchers came to a secret nuclear laboratory in Xia State.

...

The entrance to the Daxia Bay Nuclear Physics Laboratory.

Hundreds of researchers looked at Lü Yongchang with puzzled expressions.

"Yongchang?"

Fang Xu hesitated for a moment, then decided to ask directly, "What are you planning to do?"

Lu Yongchang chuckled softly, his gaze slowly sweeping over the group of researchers in front of him.

"I'm sure everyone is wondering about this, right?"

Seeing the researchers nodding in agreement, his smile grew even wider.

"Ladies and gentlemen, we have completed the research and development of controlled nuclear fusion."

"But...don't you want to take it a step further?"

Fang Xu frowned.

As the person who had spent the most time with Lü Yongchang, a thought vaguely arose in Fang Xu's mind.

He roughly guessed what Lü Yongchang wanted to do!

"Ladies and gentlemen, I have submitted the project application to the Speaker!"

"As for what project it is..." Lu Yongchang chuckled and continued, "The miniaturization of fusion reactors. I wonder if any of you are interested?"

"Of course, if you don't want to participate in this research project, I won't force you to stay. After you sign the confidentiality agreement, someone will escort you away."

No sooner had he finished speaking than a chorus of exclamations erupted!

"What?!"

"Fusion reactor miniaturization technology? Isn't that a bit too advanced?!"

"Is this...is this really possible?!"

Unlike the others who looked surprised, Fang Xu calmly asked, "Yongchang, how confident are you about this technology?"

After a moment of contemplation, Lü Yongchang slowly said, "Compared to controlled nuclear fusion, I only have a clue about miniaturization technology at the moment, and it is definitely more difficult."

"I'm about 80% sure!"

Fang Xu's pupils suddenly contracted.

Even with his composure, he couldn't help but exclaim in surprise, "80%?!"

"Are you sure you didn't make a mistake?!"

You have to understand that in scientific research, let alone 80%, most research projects are considered to have a success rate of 20% or better!

Fang Xu even wondered if Lü Yongchang had reversed the success rate and the failure rate!

After all, in Fang Xu's mind, as long as the success rate of this project was 20%, it would be worth a try!

Seeing Fang Xu's astonishment, Lü Yongchang glanced at him speechlessly and muttered to himself, "Making a fuss over nothing..."

"An 80% success rate is already low enough... When I was working on Pangu One, I was 99% confident!"

Fang Xu: "...???"

He shook his head with a wry smile.

It's hard to tell whether Lü Yongchang was overconfident or if he didn't fully understand Lü Yongchang's capabilities...

"I...I'll participate!"

"I'll participate too!"

"How could I miss such a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity! I'll participate too!"

"Exactly! When word gets out, I'll be a researcher who participated in two world-class scientific research missions!"

Just as Fang Xu was still questioning his life, the researchers beside him began to express their opinions.

"Brother Xu, what do you say?" Lu Yongchang asked with a smile, looking at Fang Xu beside him. "Have you thought it through?"

Fang Xu's expression tightened slightly, and a glint of light flashed in his eyes.

"certainly!"

"How could I miss out on such a great opportunity!"

...

Just as Lü Yongchang was leading his team to prepare to move into the Daxia Bay Nuclear Physics Laboratory, a paper was quietly published in the latest issue of Nature.

On the Sun's Abnormal Behavior in the Last Month

With the publication of this paper, the Hubble Telescope in space slowly turned its direction, projecting its light towards the sun!