Chapter 1138
The Russian Bear's Rampage: Long Xia is a Forgery!
The tokamak rings are still exploding like fireworks every day! How long has it been since that joke about India? And now Longxia has created an even bigger joke?!
His voice suddenly rose, carrying a sense of uncontrolled madness.
"Tell me! My generals! My academicians! Will you tell me in three months that they are already using Longxia's fusion reactor to boil water and provide free heating for the entire city?!"
A heavy, deathly silence filled the meeting room. The generals, dressed in crisp uniforms with gleaming epaulets, wore solemn expressions, and none dared to speak.
Several elderly academicians with white hair, representing the highest academic dignity of the Russian bear, also looked grim, their faces showing more humiliation and resentment.
One of them, Academician Ivan Petrovich, a senior member of the Academy of Sciences known for his fiery temper and bluntness, suddenly slammed a thick stack of technical documents on the table, breaking the silence with a loud "thud."
"This is impossible! Absolutely impossible, Your Excellency!"
Academician Ivan's voice was loud and clear, carrying an unquestionable arrogance of academic authority and anger at being challenged, his face flushed with excitement.
"Controllable fusion! Or a more complex approach like stellarators! Stable operation for 72 hours? This is utter false propaganda! A colossal lie to deceive the entire physical world!"
He suddenly stood up, forcefully pointing his finger at the two characters "Longxing" on the projection screen, spitting as he spoke.
"A stellarator! Hmph!"
Its twisted figure-eight magnetic field geometry is several times more complex than that of a tokamak! The precision required for physical modeling, the challenges in engineering manufacturing, and the demands for stable control of the magnetic confinement are hellish!
He looked around at the crowd, his eyes filled with reverence for the laws of physics and a disdain for "lies".
"Don't even mention 72 hours! I'd stake my entire academic reputation on it! With the current pinnacle of human engineering technology and theoretical understanding, being able to run stably for 7.2 minutes would already be a miracle kissed by God!"
He took a deep breath and delivered his closing statement with unwavering resolve.
"They must have tampered with the critical monitoring data! They used some highly deceptive magnetic confinement illusion signal!"
This is absolutely a meticulously planned scientific hoax designed to gain international prestige and strategic benefits! Its purpose is to undermine our Russian authority in cutting-edge physics research and weaken our international influence!
"That's right! Academician Ivan is right!"
Seventy-two hours? Ha!
This is even more absurd than saying the moon is made of honey!
"There must be some ulterior political motive behind this! We must not let them succeed!"
Several of the younger physicists present, though also intimidated by Ivan's imposing manner, vaguely felt that it was too arbitrary and full of prejudice. However, in the oppressive atmosphere at the moment, no one dared to refute this highly respected and experienced luminary.
A sharp, cold glint flashed in Vasily's gloomy eyes. Academician Ivan's blatant and vehement accusation, representing "scientific truth," perfectly aligned with the political considerations rising within Vasily, fueled by jealousy and the fear of being surpassed!
He didn't fully understand those physics theories, but he needed a reason, a reason that could break the upward momentum of Longxia, drag that dazzling "fusion sun" down from the clouds, or even smear and shatter it!
"Well said! Comrade Petrovich! We must never tolerate such a despicable act that desecrates the spirit of science!"
This is an insult to the entire scientific community!
Grand Duke Vasily's voice was like a cold winter wind, carrying an unwavering determination.
"The best neighbors are the ones who are half-dead or barely alive!"
His eyes, which held the cold, ruthless will of a polar bear, were fixed on a middle-aged man sitting in the corner, dressed in a high-ranking diplomatic uniform and with a shrewd expression.
“Grigory Sergeyevich!”
"Immediately convene a press conference of the highest global level! In the name of the chief authoritative academician team of the Royal Academy of Sciences of the Russian Bear."
"We publicly point out to the world that the Longxia tribe's claim of a breakthrough in controlled nuclear fusion on Dragon Star is an unprecedented scientific fraud that violates the laws of physics!"
“Tell them.”
Archduke Vasily took a robust Havana cigar from a specially made cigar box on the table, held it to his nose, and inhaled deeply, as if savoring the chilling smoke preceding a victory cigar. His eyes were like cold, icy lava, and he spoke, word by word.
"The Russian bear will not allow this ridiculous soap bubble to continue deceiving the world!"
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The diplomat named Grigory suddenly stood up, his back ramrod straight, his eyes flashing with a fierce light, as if he were carrying out a brutal mission.
"Understood! Your Excellency! I will take care of it immediately! Let them, Longxia, know that on this icy plain of the North, it is not up to a nouveau riche to define the rules of physics!"
……
Grigory Sergeyevich's actions were swifter and more biting than the northern winds. The academic hall of the Russian Royal Academy of Sciences, built of granite and traditionally a symbol of the solemnity of physics, was transformed into a battlefield of denunciation in almost a single day.
Beneath the dome, spotlights cruelly illuminated Academician Ivan Petrovich's face, which was contorted and flushed red with "moral indignation," revealing his unshaven features.
Behind him, a huge screen played a loop of carefully selected 3D mathematical deduction error diagrams that "proved" the Longxing device's magnetic field model "violated fundamental laws." The cold blue light shone on his gray, bristling hair, making him look like an enraged polar bear with its back arched.
"...Ignoring the quantum tunneling probability limit of the Coulomb barrier! Ignoring the nonlinear collapse signs of Maxwell's equations under strong confinement fields! Even more serious is..."
The energy flow conservation chain shown in this so-called operational report has a black hole at its break point that's deeper than a Siberian glacial lake!
Academician Ivan's voice, delivered through high-fidelity surround sound, carried a fanatical, overwhelming force, as if judging heretics; each word pierced the globally broadcast signal stream like an icicle.
"Seventy-two hours? This is a colossal lie! It's an ugly graffiti painted on the sacred parchment of science with filthy political paint! Dragonxia Tribe! You must immediately stop this farce that deceives all of humanity! Revoke that shameless announcement!"
And publicly apologize to the global scientific community! Otherwise, you will be sinners against science! A stain on history!
The press conference's title was so blatant and graphic that it was reprinted on the front pages of major media outlets worldwide.
The Russian Academy of Sciences has jointly accused Longxia's "Dragon Star" nuclear fusion achievement of being the biggest scientific fraud of the century!
This depth charge instantly ignited a vast ocean of international public opinion.
Doubts, ridicule, and conspiracy theories are rampant.
The title of the magazine "Physics World".
"A shocking accusation! Is the dawn of controlled nuclear fusion merely a mirage projected by Longxia?"
Commentary column from Xifeng Press.
"From follower to counterfeiter? The bursting bubble of Longxia Technology's rise!"
Small community netizens mocked.
"No wonder they didn't dare to respond! They've been exposed!"
There are concerns within the allied tribes.
"Who is telling the truth? Whom should we believe?"
Even some internationally renowned physicists who were originally neutral have wavered in their stance in the face of Ivan's "lifelong academic reputation guarantee," and the voices demanding that Longxia release the original data for public verification are growing louder.
However, what surprised everyone even more, and even reinforced the chain of suspicion in public opinion, was that at the center of the storm, the Longxia tribe remained as solid as a giant, silent, and incomparably steadfast rock, unmoved by the raging storms, lightning, thunder, and flying spittle from the outside world. Officially, there was zero response.
The Science and Technology Committee – as silent as an abyss.
Even the official website of Longxin Laboratory only displays routine maintenance notices in an inconspicuous corner.
It was as if the globally shocking accusations and overwhelming condemnation were merely a breeze blowing against a giant rock, without even causing a ripple.
Only inside the Dragon Heart Laboratory did the air feel heavy and scorching.
boom--!
Grandpa Hong Changlong smashed a valuable white porcelain teacup with a blue rim onto the hard floor, splashing boiling tea and tea leaves everywhere.
"Bullshit! You old dog named Ivan!"
He knows nothing about stellarators! Back when I was deriving the tokamak toroidal constraint field model while I was still struggling with something like mud!
Old Hong was trembling with rage, pointing at the press conference footage that was repeatedly playing on the screen on the wall, his eyes wide with fury.
"A bunch of blind idiots! And those bandwagon flies outside! How much effort, sweat, and brain cells did we put in to ignite Dragon Star! And these dogs just dismiss it as fake based on the nonsense of some ignorant old stubborn?! I won't swallow this!"
The young researchers were particularly indignant, their young faces flushed red.
"Major General Su! We can no longer remain silent!"
"These northern barbarians are spreading rumors and slandering us!"
"Make the data public! Release the operation logs and monitoring footage! Let the facts slap them in the face!"
"Yes! Slap them in the face! Slap them hard! Let them know what real power is!"
The angry shouts nearly lifted the laboratory's dome. The pressure of being questioned, silenced, and belittled for so long was ignited at this moment, turning into a surging torrent of fury.
Sitting in front of the main computer, Su Dingping's fingers typed on the keyboard with the same steady and smooth speed as always, and the code flowing on the screen was completely unaffected by the turbulent outside world.
He slowly raised his head, his gaze sweeping over the furious faces before finally settling on the mess that Old Hong had smashed. His eyes were calm as still water, yet deep within them lay a sharp edge like a cold pool.
"Old Hong."
Su Dingping's voice broke the pervasive anger. It was neither too loud nor too soft, but it was like ice water poured on a hot iron, making a sizzling sound and suddenly silencing all the noise.
"It sounds nice to smash a teacup, but what happens after it's done?"
He stood up, walked to the shard, squatted down, and picked up a slightly larger piece of porcelain. The smooth white glaze reflected his expressionless face.
"Go and start a war of words with the Russians? Hold a physics debate on their turf?"
A barely perceptible curve appeared at the corner of his mouth, like a mockery, or perhaps a calm statement.
"So what if we win the argument? So what if we convince Ivan? So what if the whole world is watching us?"
He paused, his gaze sweeping over the crowd like that of a hawk.
"and then?"
"Then?"
An excited researcher blurted out.
"They had nothing to say! They admitted their mistake! They apologized..."
His voice grew softer and softer under Su Dingping's gaze, which was as if he were watching elementary school students arguing.
"mistake?"
Su Dingping gently weighed the broken porcelain shards in his hand.
Do you think the Russians really care about the physics error Ivan mentioned?
His gaze pierced through the crowd, as if he could see the cold, calculating eyes beneath the Kremlin dome.
"They would love for us to lay bare all our cards, all our operational details, all our monitoring parameters... and let the whole world see them and study them thoroughly."
Ideally, we should find a real weakness—perhaps the oxidation mechanism of the dragon scales? Or some hidden magnetic resonance problem that we haven't yet discovered? Then, they will pounce on us like wolves smelling blood and tear us apart.
If you can't find it...
He gently placed the porcelain shard down, his voice suddenly turning deep.
"Then let's use even dirtier methods to make it happen. A lab theft? An unknown network attack? The accidental death of a core engineer? Or even..."
He only hinted at it, but the underlying message was more powerful than any words.
In the vast laboratory, only the low hum of the equipment and the heavy breathing of the people remained. The raging magma that had just been burning seemed to have been pressed underground by a sudden layer of ice, and beneath that ice, something deeper and colder surged—the cruelty of reality.
Su Dingping walked to the huge floor-to-ceiling window, outside which was the slightly desolate science and technology new city under the winter sun.
This place gathers the most brilliant minds and the most valuable technologies in Longxia, but it is also exposed to the prying eyes of all those with ill intentions.
"The hardest thing in the world is not starting a sun at the core of fusion."
His back was to the crowd, yet his voice came through clearly.
"The hardest thing is... to prevent this rising sun from being torn apart in its cradle by wolves before it has fully grown and its wings are fully developed."
He turned around, and his eyes, which seemed to see through people's hearts and pierce through the fog, looked at his team once more. At this moment, they were filled with the resilience and wisdom of a commander.
"This is called showing weakness to the enemy, or hiding one's strength in clumsiness."
Su Dingping's tone was calm yet powerful.
"We don't care about momentary verbal sparring or the suppression of scientific dignity. What do the Russian smear campaigns matter? What do the international ridicule matter?"
"When they all thought that Ivan, who jumped the loudest at the press conference, was telling the truth, and that we, Longxia, were nothing but a paper tiger faking everything..."
His voice suddenly rose, taking on a sharp edge like a blade being drawn from its sheath.
"When we silently ignited the stellarator's furnace for a month, allowing the light and heat from Dragon Star to burn through the Earth's crust and transform into stable energy, and then amplified it millions of times, turning it into a true fusion sun, powerful enough to illuminate every household in the entire Dragon Xia!"
He pointed to the vast land outside the window.
"When such power plants rise not just one, but ten, thirty, forty on the land of Longxia! When our cities are as bright as day in the dead of night! When our factories never stop operating! When our warships traverse the vast oceans without needing to dock for refueling—" (End of Chapter)