Free Web NovelChapter 526: Chapter 359: 20 Billion Calories of Uranium
Wang Ye indeed has always wanted to witness the strongest combat power of humanity today.
Although the fifth-generation fighter jet may no longer be the strongest combat power.
It’s possible the sixth and seventh generations, still unreleased, are already in test flights and development processes.
But Wang Ye remains very curious about the practical combat capabilities of this aircraft, known as the pinnacle of Air Force design.
However, he imagined comparing the Homelander with the fifth-generation fighter jet,
while his current capabilities are actually inferior to the Homelander depicted in films.
Though the Homelander lacks precise control over power and speed, their combat skills rely on instinctual responses.
The Homelander’s advantage lies in their high stats, which are currently about double Wang Ye’s.
So in his imagination, the Homelander slightly outperforms, rather than himself standing out.
He fears that against ten fifth-generation fighter jets, he would still be evenly matched.
However, it’s merely an exercise after all.
It’s worthwhile just to experience the combat capabilities of the J-20, the current pinnacle of air force production.
"You agreed?" Old Yi was still somewhat incredulous hearing this, but quickly adjusted his mood, and said seriously, "Alright then, seven days from now, I will arrange an air force live-fire exercise here. Many important figures will likely be present at the time, allowing you to prepare well and rest up over these seven days."
"Thank you for the trouble." Wang Ye nodded, continuing to lower his head and finish the meal on his plate.
A plate enough to satisfy an adult man’s daily food intake was finished clean by Wang Ye in just five minutes, and during the process, he didn’t show any sign of wolfing down the food, giving the impression that he barely moved his chopsticks before the meal vanished.
Meanwhile, Old Yi, seated directly opposite him, had only barely managed to finish half of his meal.
Looking at the empty plate before Wang Ye, he was stunned:
"Do you need a refill?"
Wang Ye waved his hand, "No need. You might have already guessed, my current method of energy replenishment isn’t through eating but by absorbing sunlight."
Old Yi asked curiously, "Oh? Just by absorbing sunlight you can run at supersonic speeds for three minutes and lift a thirty-ton tank? Have you really mastered some technology that humans are yet to grasp?"
Although humans have already invented solar technology, the absorption rate is quite low.
Solar energy is produced when hydrogen in the Sun undergoes nuclear fusion, with only approximately one in 2.2 billion parts of the energy reaching Earth’s atmosphere. Upon reaching the upper bounds of Earth’s atmosphere, it is about 1367W per square meter, transforming into direct current at photovoltaic modules with the efficiency of current monocrystalline 300W modules at 18.3%, equating roughly to 183W. At least 1184W of energy is lost along the way.
Firstly, it is absorbed and reflected by the atmosphere, with Earth’s upper atmosphere spanning several thousand kilometers comprising the troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, and exosphere. About 30% of the Sun’s energy is reflected into space, around 19% absorbed by clouds and the atmosphere, turning into wind, thunder, rain, and lightning, with approximately 51% reaching Earth’s surface. Given that a significant portion of Earth’s surface is covered by oceans, the energy effectively reaching land accounts for around 10% of the radiation reaching Earth’s domain.
The second factor is the current technological level, as current battery modules can only absorb the energy of visible light. Due to insufficient human knowledge, significant time will be required to improve this aspect, so even state-of-the-art solar panels might struggle to provide enough energy for a family of four to have a hot pot meal from morning till night.
But Wang Ye has accomplished supersonic running and super strength by absorbing solar energy, a rate likely surpassing solar panel efficiency by over tenfold.
This absorption efficiency draws great interest from Old Yi, because if they could learn Wang Ye’s technology, China’s various technologies would likely experience qualitative leaps as many current limitations on technological progress relate to energy scarcity.
Countless countries and scientists globally have been researching controlled nuclear fusion for so many years without making any progress to date. The distance to infinite energy seems still quite far, but if humans can indeed master controlled nuclear fusion or completely absorb the energy emitted by the Sun, humanity would usher in rapid technological explosions, ascending into the realm of Type I civilization. From a definitional standpoint, this means utilizing the full solar energy reaching a planet. Currently, Earth is at most at around 0.7 to 0.75 type of civilization level.
Wang Ye shook his head and replied, "Not fully mastered, it just so happens that my body has naturally evolved this capability." He wants to understand the principles behind his abilities but really doesn’t have much time for scientific research to comprehend why these abilities evolved to this extent. freeweɓnøvel.com
If possible, he would like to study controlled nuclear fusion technology, as the solar energy reaching Earth always has its limits,
Even if Wang Ye increased the absorption rate to 100%, the energy absorbed each second would just barely sustain him for supersonic running.
Thus Wang Ye was content to eat the food before him today in the canteen, and though the consumed meal could only grant tens of thousands of calories after perfect digestion and absorption, even tiny gains are worthwhile.
As his digestive abilities become increasingly robust, he now barely needs to excrete after eating.
Nearly anything ingested is transformed into nutrition at nearly 100% conversion rate in his stomach.
He can even expel anything about one-thousandth of an indigestible substance during exercise through sweating.
