Genius of the Rules-Style System

Chapter 1075: Chapter 533 I’m Suddenly Even More Excited!_1

Three days later, on Thursday.

The anti-gravity nuclear fission experiment officially began.

That morning, just after seven, the senior leadership responsible for high-tech research and development arrived, accompanied by a relatively low-key escort of three military vehicles.

Upon arriving at the base, the senior leadership proceeded directly to the command center to inquire about the experiment’s preparations.

Dong Lihua reported, "There’s no issue with the anti-gravity device; we’ve conducted several experiments already, and performed two startup tests in the past two days, yesterday and the day before."

The senior leadership nodded at Chen Zeshu.

Chen Zeshu, the head of the nuclear team, said, "The preparations for the small-scale nuclear experiment are very thorough. We received the second batch of materials the day before yesterday to meet any potential needs. For safety, the experiment’s protective measures have been doubled, and both the command center and exterior have been outfitted with thickened radiation shielding."

"In the event of an emergency, we’ve arranged for rapid evacuation routes."

The senior leadership nodded, "I’ve also prepared a helicopter; safety is the utmost priority." He turned to Zhao Yi and instructed, "Should any accidents occur, ensure that Academician Zhao is evacuated first and foremost."

The military officer beside him saluted Zhao Yi.

Zhao Yi nodded politely, feeling deeply honored by the level of importance placed on him.

Then the leadership looked at the others and added, "Academician Chen, Academician Zhou... the same applies to them; their safety is paramount, and they must also be evacuated first."

"Yes, sir!"

While the directive was to evacuate everyone first, the sequence made it clear that there were differences in priority.

Chen Zeshu and Zhou Guifang both felt somewhat disheartened, realizing that in the eyes of the leadership, their importance was obviously not the same as that of the Science Academy’s academicians.

Of course, there was no helping it.

Even they understood that they simply couldn’t compare with Zhao Yi. Regardless of the aspect considered, Zhao Yi’s safety was the most crucial, even more so than that of the senior leadership.

This was an undeniable fact.

Anyone could be replaced, but not Zhao Yi. Even a hundred academicians from the Science Academy couldn’t develop anti-gravity or solve the myriad of mathematical and physical problems, while Zhao Yi had done it alone. Merely in terms of scientific contributions, he was more important than a hundred academicians.

By half-past nine, the experiment officially commenced.

The anti-gravity device was initiated first. freeωebnovēl.c૦m

The experimental device was surrounded by thick protective gear and isolating walls, making it impossible to see anything from the outside, and the command center could only monitor the interior conditions of the experimental device through screens.

Due to the nuclear reaction device installed above, the facilities used for anti-gravity testing were removed, resulting in no activity visible on the command center’s screens.

"Has the anti-gravity device started?" the senior leadership asked with confusion.

"It has started!"

Dong Lihua nodded affirmatively.

"It’s started? But we can’t see anything," Chen Zeshu asked, puzzled.

Dong Lihua chuckled, "Academician Chen, we’ve prepared for this scenario. Although the gravity is reduced above and, combined with the outer protection, there’s almost no change inside, we’ve removed the testing equipment. Still, we’ve installed something new."

He pointed at a screen.

It was a screen in the corner, directly displaying a pressure gauge. The gauge showed that the value had decreased by about one-fourth compared with the marked value above.

After hearing Dong Lihua’s explanation, including the senior leadership, Chen Zeshu, and Zhao Yi, several people looked over.

Dong Lihua explained with some pride, "This was my suggestion. We installed a long metal rod that penetrates the anti-gravity device, with the lower end on a pressure gauge. If there’s an anti-gravity effect, the gauge’s value will surely decrease."

"By the percentage of reduction, we can gauge the anti-gravity effect to some extent."

"Like now..."

"It has decreased by about a quarter, as the metal rod’s upper half is affected by the anti-gravity, indicating that the anti-gravity effect should be around fifty percent."

"Of course, the anti-gravity effect within the region is not completely uniform, and we still need to conduct detailed calculations. A single pressure gauge only gives us a rough idea."

Although Dong Lihua’s tone indicated that ’the gauge only gives us a rough idea’ in a seemingly modest manner, the smug expression on his face was almost shouting out loud, "This was my suggestion!"

"This was my suggestion! This was my suggestion! This was my suggestion..."

As the person responsible for the team, it could be considered a leadership role, and it was indeed something to boast about to contribute to the detection technology, especially since his job wasn’t technical.

Clearly, those present were not impressed.

The senior leadership, Chen Zeshu, and Zhao Yi, among others, simply nodded without dwelling on the issue; for them, knowing that the anti-gravity was effective was sufficient.

The nuclear team felt somewhat let down as they had been eagerly anticipating the anti-gravity experiment, but aside from the pressure gauge readings, they didn’t see anything else.

Once it was confirmed that the anti-gravity device was operational and had an effect, the small-scale nuclear fission experiment also began. The preparations were already in place, so it was a matter of just igniting the startup.

Although the experiment was conducted directly, the nuclear test was very complex. Even for a small fission experiment, just the ignition required half an hour.