Chapter 33 is amazing! Completely amazing!
The moment the copper core was inserted into the lead box.
The whole world seemed to freeze for half a second.
There was no explosion as expected, nor any sparks flying.
Only an invisible energy fluctuation traveled along the cable, rushing at the speed of light to every corner of the base.
"Sizzle—"
In the command center, the previously silent light bulbs suddenly emitted a buzzing sound as if electricity was passing through them.
Immediately afterwards.
"Bang!"
That was the sound of the filament momentarily overloaded and then quickly stabilizing.
Light!
The light was blinding!
The originally dimly lit hall instantly became as bright as day!
No, it's brighter than daytime!
Previously, the voltage at the base was unstable, and the light bulbs always turned yellow, making them look like they hadn't eaten enough.
But now?
The light was so bright it was dazzling, so bright you could even see a speck of dust on the ground!
"It's lit up?! It's lit up?!"
Commander Zhang was hunched over the map, looking worried, when the sudden burst of bright light blinded him.
He instinctively raised his hand to block, then suddenly realized what was happening.
"The phone's ringing?!"
"The generator is fixed?!"
The staff officers and soldiers around them were all dumbfounded, and then they burst into deafening cheers.
"Hooray! We have electricity!"
"The missile is saved!"
"We won't freeze to death!"
But before they could even finish celebrating, something even more amazing happened.
The radiator in the corner had long since gone cold, like a block of ice.
Suddenly, a "glug glug" sound of water was heard.
That was the sound of hot water gushing wildly through the pipes.
Less than a minute.
A wave of heat, like a spring breeze, swept through the entire hall.
Some people were even so hot that they started unbuttoning their clothes.
"How... how come the heating is so hot?"
"It's only been a few minutes? Did those guys in the boiler room throw an atomic bomb into the furnace?"
Commander Zhang sensed something was wrong.
Something's really wrong.
Even if the generator is repaired, it can't be this stable and this powerful!
The voltage is as stable as Mount Tai, without the slightest fluctuation.
"Correspondent! Quickly ask the power team if they've connected the backup generator to the grid as well?"
Commander Zhang grabbed the phone that had just been restored and roared.
On the other end of the phone, the squad leader of the power unit was crying, his voice filled with despair.
"Commander...it's not fixed..."
"The generator's main shaft is broken; it won't turn at all!"
"We're still clearing the rubble, we haven't even dared to turn the power back on!"
"This electricity...this electricity wasn't generated by us!"
Commander Zhang's hand trembled, and he almost dropped the microphone.
The electricity wasn't generated by a generator?
Where does this electricity come from?
Did it fall from the sky?
Investigate! Investigate for me!
"Follow the line! Let's see where this electricity is coming from!"
A group of engineers and electricians, armed with flashlights (though they don't use them anymore), ran wildly along the scorching main cable.
Finally, all the lines pointed to one place.
Geological laboratory.
When Commander Zhang led his men into the laboratory.
They witnessed a scene they would never forget for the rest of their lives.
The laboratory was brightly lit.
Lin Jianguo was squatting on the ground, staring blankly at a small box in front of him.
Chen Zhiyuan knelt on the ground, holding the box in both hands as if he were holding an ancestral tablet, muttering incantations as if he were possessed.
Our little darling Zhaodi was sitting on the chair next to us, swinging her two short legs.
Holding a lollipop that he had just taken out of his pocket, he unwrapped it and happily popped it into his mouth.
"So sweet."
The little girl squinted her eyes, looking completely relaxed.
And the lead box that Chen Zhiyuan was holding.
It is currently emitting a faint blue light.
The light shone through the gaps in the lead plate, illuminating Chen Zhiyuan's wrinkled face, making him appear both eerie and sacred.
"What...what is this thing?"
Commander Zhang pointed at the box, his voice trembling slightly.
This thing, about the size of a broken lunchbox, supplies electricity to the entire base?
And the heating was turned up to scorching hot?
This doesn't make sense!
Chen Zhiyuan slowly raised his head.
His eyes were bloodshot, and tears streamed down his face.
"commander……"
"This is the sun..."
"This is an artificial sun that Zhao Di built for us!"
Chen Zhiyuan's voice was hoarse, filled with a heart-wrenching ecstasy.
"I just measured the radiation level..."
"The energy density in this box is one hundred million times that of TNT!"
"This is controlled nuclear fusion! It's cold fusion!"
"This is the ultimate energy source that we never even dared to dream of!"
"Thump!"
An elderly nuclear physicist following behind fainted upon hearing the words "cold fusion."
That was so exciting!
My heart can't take it.
Although Commander Zhang didn't understand what cold fusion was, he did understand "one hundred million times".
He looked at the little girl who was eating candy.
I felt a chill run down my spine, and all the hairs on my body stood on end.
This is hardly a lucky charm.
This is clearly a living god!
“Zhao Di…”
Commander Zhang cautiously approached, afraid of disturbing this little darling.
"This...this box, did the fairy uncle teach you to make it too?"
Zhao Di took out the lollipop and licked her lips.
"Mmm!"
"My uncle said this is called a hand warmer."
"If you cook it properly, it won't be cold anymore."
"Grandpa, are you cold? Do you want a hug?"
Hand warmer?
Commander Zhang stared at the lead box that was emitting terrifying energy, his lips twitching wildly.
Whose hand warmer is made of uranium ore?!
Whose hand warmer can make the whole base feel like daytime?!
If you used this to warm your hands, wouldn't your hands get burned?!
"No...no need..."
Commander Zhang wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.
"Grandpa isn't cold, Grandpa is very warm right now, and his heart is even warmer!"
He whirled around and yelled at the group of scientists who were still staring in disbelief:
"What are you all standing there for?!"
"Seal this laboratory off!"
"Top Secret! Classified!"
"Anyone who dares to utter a single word outside of this place will be shot!"
"And another thing! Award Zhao Di a Special Merit!"
"No! Not even a Special Merit Citation is enough!"
"Give her...give her a lifetime achievement award!"
The laboratory was in complete chaos.
Everyone was busy sealing off the scene, testing data, and pinching the philtrum of the unconscious old expert.
Only Zhao Di.
She sat in the chair, watching the group of busy adults, and found it really interesting.
The system in her mind lazily yawned.
[Tch, making a fuss over nothing.]
It's just a rudimentary fusion battery, smaller than a fingernail.
If this system were to actually bring out a real reactor, wouldn't it scare these bumpkins to death?
However…
The system's data stream flickered.
Now that the power is back, it's time to deliver the reward this system promised you.
[Host, are you ready?]
[The Monkey King is coming out!]
Zhao Di's eyes lit up instantly.
It's even brighter than that Blu-ray box.
"Monkey King! I want to see Monkey King!"
She cheered inwardly.
Completely unaware that the "hand warmer" they had just casually made had pushed forward the energy progress of human civilization by a hundred years.
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