Free Web NovelChapter 203: Chapter 203: The Argument
Chloe Sinclair was stunned into silence.
"Professor, why would you say that?"
Chloe Sinclair frowned. "Everyone has their own specialty. In fact, there are many things I need to learn from you."
The title of Four-star Academician wasn’t just for show. The knowledge stored in Joel Quincy’s mind was certainly far greater than her own.
Chloe Sinclair never assumed that having the God of Study System automatically made her smarter than everyone else.
Quite the contrary, it was the God of Study System that made her truly understand the principle that there’s always someone better out there.
"You certainly have a good perspective."
Joel Quincy gave a wry smile, his gaze then falling back to the proposal on Chloe Sinclair’s screen.
His expression grew serious as he spoke slowly, "Now, I’d like everyone to please cast your votes."
For Chloe Sinclair’s theory to be approved, it needed the support of over ninety percent of those present.
No sooner had Joel Quincy spoken than three people voted against it.
However, the other twenty-seven all voted in favor.
The three who voted no were all researchers from the lab. When they saw that everyone else had actually approved Chloe Sinclair’s proposal, they grew indignant.
They exploded in anger. "This is utterly baseless!"
"These experimental designations are completely unheard of! Do you have any idea how much risk we’d be taking on?"
"Our current budget can’t possibly cover the cost of a single extra device!"
A nuclear device would cost hundreds of millions, no matter how you look at it.
When Meridia was developing the original Mark Device, they spent hundreds of billions to successfully create the first generation.
Their experiment relied entirely on government funding, and they were already burning through cash every day. How could they possibly afford the cost of modifying the device?
"Why can’t we be successful like Meridia? Because we stick to what works! Right now, using the Mark Device, we still have a glimmer of hope. If we use that ridiculous flow fusion reactor, we’ll just be marching ourselves down a dead-end street."
As the researcher finished speaking, the entire room fell silent.
Everyone knew they weren’t personally targeting Chloe Sinclair, but were genuinely thinking about the long-term consequences.
Joel Quincy had started researching nuclear fusion just last year, and in that single year, it had already consumed tens of billions.
But tens of billions was just a drop in the bucket for a research project of this scale, especially one involving nuclear Physics.
Chloe Sinclair had naturally considered this as well.
She remained silent for a moment before saying, "I won’t use a single cent of the lab’s funding until the device is proven successful."
The moment she spoke, even Joel Quincy was stunned.
He frowned. "Don’t be ridiculous." fгeewёbnoѵel.cσm
Everyone assumed Chloe Sinclair had no idea how much such a device would cost.
But Chloe Sinclair knew better than anyone.
’But without a flow fusion reactor, developing a new type of nuclear fusion was simply impossible. Relying on the Mark Device would only lead them down a dead end from which they could never escape.’
Braving the pressure, Chloe Sinclair pressed on, "The new nuclear fusion device must be a flow fusion model. Otherwise, our experiment will ultimately end in failure."
Before anyone could object, Chloe Sinclair immediately provided several examples.
The crowd was stunned as they listened.
After all, Chloe Sinclair had only been at the lab for a short time. It should have been impossible for her to know the lab’s data without anyone telling her.
And most importantly, every detail she cited was exactly correct!
"The reason these situations occurred is simply because the specifications are too low."
"Let me give you all a simple example. With today’s technology, do you think a single cellphone can run three large-scale games at the same time?"
