More than just stupid?
This is just like being kicked in the head by a donkey, right?
We've already got controlled nuclear fusion on the tech tree, and we can still create the end of the world?!
Who is so smart to do this?
Logically speaking, the reason why the thousands of years of human civilization development history is a complete history of war is mainly due to the demand and competition for resources.
In modern society, the focus of this demand and competition is energy.
Because energy is the basis of all development!
And controlled nuclear fusion technology can theoretically provide almost endless clean energy!
Since energy is infinite, there is no need for conflicts and wars over energy.
The right thing to do is for everyone to join hands and shoulder to shoulder and work together to achieve a moderately prosperous society. What's the point of causing a catastrophe that would destroy all of human civilization?
Chen Yan couldn't figure it out!
After reading the information shared by Xu Qinghe about the power station in front of him through his contact lenses, Chen Yan was sure that the fusion nuclear power plant in front of him was not a pseudo-concept, but a concrete manifestation of the controlled nuclear fusion technology that has begun to be officially commercialized!
It's really amazing...
In fact, in the time and space he was in, humans were also able to create nuclear fusion reactions.
As we all know, atomic bombs are made through nuclear fission reactions.
The so-called second-generation nuclear bomb, that is, the hydrogen bomb, needs to be detonated by an atomic bomb, which is a nuclear fusion reaction.
Simply put, a nuclear fission reaction is when a large mass atom splits into two smaller atoms, while a nuclear fusion reaction is when two smaller atoms combine to form a large mass atom.
Nuclear fusion reactions require extremely high temperature and pressure to occur, and the explosion of an atomic bomb can provide such conditions.
The sun, which brings light to all things, has been constantly undergoing fusion reactions in its core and releasing energy outward. This process has lasted for five billion years.
However, the fusion reaction of a hydrogen bomb is an uncontrolled nuclear fusion reaction. Apart from being used as a weapon, there is no way to use the terrifying energy that explodes in other more meaningful places.
Therefore, in the time and space where he was, scientists had been committed to the research of controlled nuclear fusion technology and had made some gratifying progress and breakthroughs.
However, we are still a long way from overcoming technical difficulties and achieving true controlled nuclear fusion.
As a result, scientists in the future finally overcame the technical difficulties and built a fusion nuclear power plant. In time, or in fact, it didn't take too long at all, human society would have undergone a comprehensive transformation as a result. However, due to a catastrophe, everything came to an abrupt halt...
Why is this happening?
"Be careful! They're mutant blister beetles! They must have spawned from that giant tree! There are so many of them! Form a circular formation and kill them all!"
Xu Qinghe's reminder interrupted Chen Yan's thoughts.
The body reacted faster than the brain. Chen Yan, holding the high-frequency sword, turned around with the others, and instantly hid his back under the protection of his teammates!
Although the five people did not lean against each other shoulder to facilitate fighting, the distance between them was kept perfect, looking like a pentagon. Everyone only needed to deal with the danger in front of them!
This type of combat requires absolute trust in each other, and the five people must also be equally strong without any weaknesses.
Otherwise, once someone's strength is obviously weaker, they will definitely be subjected to the most ferocious attacks, and then casualties will occur rapidly, causing the situation to begin to collapse.
Fortunately, this situation is unlikely to happen in the team Chen Yan is in.
'Level: Corpse Level (Level 1)'
Type: Mutated creature (blister beetle)
Features: Hard shell, swift movement, possesses certain defensive capabilities, lives in groups, and has a tail venom sac that can spray venom. If touched by ordinary survivors, it will kill them. However, it poses less of a threat to awakened ones. Awakened ones above level 2 can ignore the venom damage.
Looking at the text information displayed on the contact lens, Chen Yan casually cut a mutant blister beetle in half with a knife.
This mutated blister beetle looks to be about half a meter in size, with obvious signs of mutation on its shell. Due to its huge size, its protruding head looks quite hideous and terrifying.
The combination of the two antennae on the top of the head and the sharp mouthparts is enough to make the scalp tingle for those who are naturally uncomfortable with insects!
But Chen Yan felt okay.
These days of living in the wasteland world have greatly improved his adaptability.
Facing the black mass of mutated blister beetles in front of him, Chen Yan did not feel any other negative emotions except that there were too many of them.
There must be at least hundreds of them!
They rushed in at the same time, and at least the momentum was quite huge.
However, the so-called hard shell of the mutant blister beetle is no different from paper under the blade of the high-frequency sword.
The five people in the entire team rely on each other. Each of them only needs to face the mutated blister beetles in the direction in front of them and does not have to worry about being besieged. Therefore, the threat posed by hundreds of mutated blister beetles is really limited.
The high-frequency sword is a specially developed melee weapon that uses extremely advanced oscillation technology.
When using a high-frequency sword in combat, the blade can generate thousands or even tens of thousands of high-frequency vibrations in a very short period of time. This vibration makes the blade like an invisible blade, and its cutting ability far exceeds that of traditional cold weapons. It can even easily cut hard metals or granite and other materials.
The handle is equipped with a stabilizing device and an energy controller to ensure that the user will not be affected by the recoil force when swinging the blade. It can also adjust the vibration frequency and strength of the blade according to combat needs.
Not to mention the mutated blister beetle, even if it is a level three zombie or a mutated creature, the high-frequency sword is also capable of inflicting enough damage.
The premise is that the person using the high-frequency sword can use it to chop down a level 3 zombie or mutant creature...
It’s really a little friend for every knife!
In the current situation, high-frequency swords are far more useful than energy guns.
There are simply too many mutant blister beetles. If you use energy guns, you won't have enough time to kill many of them, and you'll have to replace the energy box immediately.
At the same time, these mutated blister beetles are only first-level mutant creatures and can only produce first-level crystals. If the energy box is used too much, the output cannot keep up with the consumption. Wouldn't it be a losing business?
High-frequency swords are still better! A solid-state hydrogen battery can last for a long time!
While Chen Yan was performing the mechanical chopping movements, he kept sighing in his heart.
From this point of view, the wasteland world is really full of a cyberpunk sense of absurdity.
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