Chapter 1145
Dragon Tendons Online! Nearly Zero Loss
[Magnetic field stability calculation...System overload...Rebooting...]
The real-time data stream display next to it was showing a series of alarm data that were rapidly turning red and jumping, reaching their limits! But that golden vertical line, like a sun spear reigning over darkness, pinned all the data and theories to an unprecedented height!
It proudly and arrogantly proclaims itself.
The birth of ultimate superconductivity at room temperature and pressure!
"..."
The entire control room fell into an absolutely eerie, frozen silence. It was as if time itself had been pierced and frozen by that golden line that pierced the sky!
Everyone seemed to have instantly turned into clay or wooden sculptures! Their eyes were fixed on the screen, their mouths unconsciously agape to their limit, yet they couldn't utter a single sound.
Only the instrument's internal overload alarm was blaring, indicating that it had detected a physical quantity far exceeding the design limit!
"It's done..."
Someone, seemingly dreaming and almost off-key, let out a faint groan, breaking the frozen space.
next second!
"It's done! The dragon tendon! It's done—!!!"
A completely distorted, hoarse roar, like that of a trapped beast on the verge of death, suddenly exploded out! It was Hua Ming!
He slammed his fist heavily against the cold observation window! The hard, reinforced glass emitted a dull hum!
His short, stiff, gray hair stood on end like steel needles, and in his bloodshot eyes, all the pressure, all the setbacks, and all the fervent expectations that had been building up for days and decades erupted completely like lava bursting from a dam!
Uncontrollably, turbid tears slid down from the corners of his bloodshot, chiseled eyes!
That wasn't sadness, it was extreme ecstasy! It was the most primal release of emotion, the feeling of having risked everything and finally seeing the gold mine suddenly open up!
He gripped Su Dingping's arm tightly, as if grasping at a lifeline or embracing a miracle! His strength was so great that Su Dingping frowned slightly.
Li Mingde and Hong Zhiqiang, two seasoned elders, stood frozen in place! Old Li leaned back slightly, as if trying to steady himself, his eyes fixed on the golden line that heralded the arrival of a new era. His aged hands gripped his cane tightly, his knuckles turning white from the effort, and his chest heaving violently!
Old Hong let out a short, almost choked gasp, rushed to the data monitoring console, and, disregarding his image, grabbed the equipment controller who was still displaying warning messages on the screen. His voice was trembling violently.
"How much? What about the estimated loss rate?! How much loss is there exactly?!"
Su Dingping did not answer anyone. He stood there, his figure slender yet as upright as a javelin.
Watching that golden line, proclaiming a physical state of zero resistance and zero loss, cut across the cold screen as if traversing the universe, watching the entire research institute go from solid to boiling.
A faint smile, yet powerful enough to melt even the hardest ice, slowly spread across his weary face.
Deep within that smile lay a sense of relief at the fulfillment of a long-cherished wish, and an awareness that a new journey had suddenly begun after the weight of even heavier pressure had been lifted.
"At room temperature and pressure...near-zero loss..."
Hong Zhiqiang snatched the thin, printed result sheet from the control room, which displayed a number in the simplest way that almost made his heart stop beating.
"Resistivity ρ < 4.3 × 10⁻⁹ Ω·cm," he muttered absentmindedly, then burst into deafening laughter.
"Hahaha! Hahaha! It's done! Dragon tendon! It really is a dragon tendon! The dragon tendon pulled out from under the bronze coffin lid!"
"Su Dingping!"
Hua Ming suddenly turned to him, his face contorted with excitement, radiating an undeniable power.
"I mean what I say!"
This research report! You! Su Dingping! First author! I, Hua Ming, am relegated to second! Anyone have an objection? I'll throw him into a liquid nitrogen tank to wake him up! And another thing!
Without waiting for Su Dingping's response, and ignoring the other's attempt to refuse, he slammed his hand on the control panel in front of him, making a loud noise.
"Just for that dragon tendon of yours! If you dare not resign as the honorary deputy director of Institute 303, I'll weld the institute's gate shut tomorrow! And you won't be leaving!"
Su Dingping was both amused and exasperated.
But everyone in the research institute looked at him with a fervent reverence.
The senior researcher who had once yelled at Hua Ming for "going in the wrong direction" was now blushing with embarrassment and ran over to excitedly shake his hand.
"Deputy Director Su! You're a true god! We've been stuck in this mess for years... and you just... you pierced through the sky with a single glance!"
The "dragon tendon" was quickly produced and tested in small batches at Institute 303 before being taken away immediately.
A calm, windless afternoon.
Several ordinary-looking, medium-sized enclosed trucks bearing the logo of a typical engineering and maintenance company quietly drove into the Longxin base and directly to the entrance of the massive main building of the "Longxing" experimental reactor.
The person who got out of the car was quick and extremely cautious.
Inside the "Dragon Heart" base, especially the engineers and technical backbone present at this moment, were filled with an incredible curiosity and excitement as they surrounded the several huge rolls of black metal cables that had just been unloaded from the truck.
The cable appeared to be exceptionally dense, with an outer layer that shimmered with a dark silver-gray metallic luster. It felt cold and unusually heavy to the touch.
But what's truly incredible is the exposed internal material of these cable connectors—a peculiar complex of dark gold color, faintly reflecting countless fine and regular crystal ridges!
"This...this is the dragon tendon?"
Master Yang, who was in charge of the power grid renovation, was the same master craftsman who had taught Su Dingping at the military factory that "copper wire is the optimal solution." At this moment, his lips were trembling with excitement.
His rough, large hands stroked the smooth, dark gold surface with extreme care, as if touching a priceless treasure!
He was a core member of the Longxin base and was specially allowed to be present and participate.
"My God... this thing really doesn't lose almost any power?"
"Change!"
Su Dingping did not hesitate, his voice concise and powerful.
At a single command, the technicians, who had been fully prepared, immediately sprang into action. The old, thick copper cables were dismantled methodically. In their place came the newly arrived "dragon tendons," gleaming with a cold, austere texture.
The replacement of the main power transmission line at the military factory was carried out very quickly.
The moment the line switching command was issued, all the values on the display screen of the high-precision digital multi-functional power analyzer installed at the key node of the transmission trunk line jumped up suddenly!
The value, which originally represented stable transmission power, dropped slightly at the beginning of the switch, but just a few seconds later, the value seemed to be suddenly boosted by an invisible force!
More importantly, the number representing line power loss is visibly approaching zero... infinitely close!
The numbers on the display finally stabilized after a few units of measurement that sent shockwaves through all the technicians on site—the power loss rate was far less than one part per million, practically zero!
"My God..."
Master Yang's eyes almost popped out of their sockets.
Although Su Dingping had said he would solve this problem before going to Institute 303, the impact was still too great when he actually saw the data that had almost "annihilated" the losses!
This is no longer a matter of saving money; it's practically opening up a whole new path!
"Chief Engineer Su...you...you're..."
Master Yang subconsciously added a respectful title to his address, and his gaze toward Su Dingping was filled with shock and belated admiration.
"In just one month... you turned copper wire into a magical tendon!"
The other engineers around him looked at the loss data on the screen, which was almost zero, and then at Su Dingping, their expressions completely changed.
It was a kind of divine reverence, like that of someone who has seen through the fog, who has rewritten the rules of physics, and who has turned the impossible into reality! In just one month! He merely withdrew for a month! And he solved a problem that even top tribes like the Eagles and Bears considered insurmountable!
Such efficiency, such transformative innovative power... what more can they say? Completely awestruck!
“Losses are just a basic application.”
Su Dingping showed little expression, his tone calm as if stating a preordained outcome. Only Guo Xueyun, standing half a step behind him, noticed a barely perceptible glint of relief flash across his face as his gaze swept over the thick, old copper cables being towed away like scrap. "Pass the order down: all core engineering trunk lines at all Zhulong branch sites must submit cable replacement application reports as soon as possible, according to the plan, using standard template type one lossless lattice composite transmission conductors."
"Yes, Chief Engineer Su!"
The responses were uniform and resounding, filled with unprecedented enthusiasm and reverence!
The atmosphere at the Longxin base seemed to have been injected with a "dragon tendon." While their enthusiasm for work reached its peak, a hidden excitement and thirst for knowledge also surged like a tide in the hearts of the core personnel.
Chief Engineer Su has solved the transmission loss problem! What's next? What groundbreaking direction will he be pursuing? Magnetic levitation? Electromagnetic railgun? Or that long-awaited miniaturized "Dragon Star" engine adapted for shipboard systems?
Finally, just as Su Dingping finished processing a batch of material upgrade coordination documents and stepped out of his office to get some fresh air, a usually active core project leader arrived with a group of key researchers.
They were "stuck" at the corner of the corridor in the rest area.
Their faces were filled with anticipation, and their eyes were filled with eagerness as they looked at Su Dingping.
"Chief Engineer Su!"
The group leader, unable to contain his excitement, spoke up, his voice a little loud.
"Next step! Please point us in the right direction! Our Dragon Scale Alloy production line is as stable as a mountain, and the major teams are handling the Tenglong construction node tasks! The brothers are all full of energy and waiting for you to give the call!"
He waved his hand forcefully, with a bold air that seemed to say, "We'll go wherever you point, even to the ends of the earth."
"Develop a new fusion structure? Or go for an electromagnetic railgun?"
"Yes! Chief Engineer Su! At your command, we dare to charge forward no matter how difficult or dangerous it may be!"
Immediately, someone echoed this sentiment, their eyes burning with enthusiasm.
Looking at the faces of those whose blood was boiling with excitement from the "Dragon Tendons," Su Dingping smiled slightly, a smile that was both helpless and warm.
He waved his hand.
"Don't speculate. The new direction... is still unclear."
He admitted that there was a hint of caution deep in his eyes that was hard for others to detect.
"Technology is like a mighty river, and direction is more important than effort. Let's focus on the present and build a solid foundation so that we can go further in the future!"
A clear look of disappointment flashed across everyone's faces, but even more so, there was understanding and respect.
Chief Engineer Su said that the direction is unclear, which must mean that he is contemplating and looking to the future from a higher perspective!
Just then, a clear and crisp voice, tinged with a gentle softness, broke the brief silence, like a clear spring flowing into a slightly hot mountain stream.
"Sorry to bother Chief Engineer Su and everyone else!"
At the corner of the corridor, Qin Mingzhu stood there gracefully, dressed in a light blue, elegant dress, like a refreshing bellflower in summer.
With a perfectly gentle smile on her face, her gaze swept over the eager and curious faces behind Su Dingping with an open and generous manner, finally landing precisely on Su Dingping.
"Brother Dingping."
She softened her voice, making it sound naturally friendly.
“My dad has mentioned you several times these past few days. He said the new boxes of Yunwujian tea he got are quite good, and his dragon star is also moving steadily. He would like to invite you over for tea and a chat to relax.”
Her eyes were clear and innocent, as if they contained no complicated thoughts.
"I wonder if you're available tonight? Dinner is almost ready at home."
Su Dingping pondered for a moment.
The Qin family has always been a strong supporter, and the coordination of many key supplies for the Longxin Base relies on the connections of Qin Baichuan, a retired general, at the highest levels. Relaxing over tea... is not a bad idea.
"it is good."
He nodded in agreement, and seeing the light up in Qin Mingzhu's eyes, he added a sentence.
"Xueyun, come along too. Mingzhu, please thank Uncle Qin for me."
Qin Mingzhu readily agreed.
"Of course, Sister Xueyun is welcome! My dad keeps mentioning how good Sister Xueyun is at making tea!"
As night fell, the air carried the dry, cool feeling characteristic of early autumn.
A sleek black passenger car, escorted by base guards, silently drove into a quiet villa area in Northridge City, surrounded by tall green plants.
This is the living area for some retired senior officials and their families. It is heavily guarded and quiet amidst the hustle and bustle.
The Qin family's courtyard had a rustic military feel to it, without too many fancy decorations, and a few neatly trimmed Podocarpus macrophyllus trees exuded a ruggedness.
Qin Baichuan had already changed out of his formal military uniform and was wearing comfortable cotton and linen home clothes. He stood under the old-fashioned brass porch lamp at the entrance of the villa, waiting. The warm yellow light shone on his still upright figure.
"dad!"
Qin Mingzhu called out from afar, her voice cheerful and clear.
"Uncle Qin."
Su Dingping and Guo Xueyun got out of the car and went up to greet them.
"Dingping! Xiao Guo! We've been waiting for you for so long!"
Qin Baichuan laughed loudly, his voice booming. He strode forward, extended his strong hand and shook Su Dingping's hand firmly, then patted Guo Xueyun's shoulder affectionately.
"Come in quickly! Come in quickly! It's cool inside! Mingzhu's mom is busy cooking in the kitchen. Try her best dish of stewed wild chicken with bamboo shoots in a bit!"
The living room is decorated in an elegant and sophisticated style, with a powerful calligraphy painting on the wall that is particularly eye-catching.
[Green mountains hide dragons and tigers, iron and blood forge peace.]
A dark brown, warmly polished old cypress root tea tray sat by the window. (End of Chapter)