Chapter 748: Qiankun No. 1 Controlled Nuclear Fusion Device

The command hall became busy. Everyone performed their duties, organizing the data from the first ignition and checking the condition of every part of the device.

"I'll go back and nap for a while. Call me if anything happens," Xu Qingzhou said to Ren Nan.

Ren Nan nodded with a smile, "Good, you go rest first, leave the rest to us."

He knew that in order to test the equipment, Xu Qingzhou had only slept after 3 AM last night.

The next steps were just simple finishing work. If they couldn't even do that well, they might as well just find a piece of tofu and die.

Xu Qingzhou nodded and dragged his exhausted body back to his office.

Administration Building.

When Xu Qingzhou pushed the door open, he saw Song Yao reading a book with her head down. Seeing him enter, her crystal-clear eyes brightened, and she came up to him, "Did it work?"

"Yeah, it's done," Xu Qingzhou pulled the girl into his arms.

"Professor Xu is amazing," Song Yao first gave him a big hug, then held Xu Qingzhou's face and gave him a hard peck.

Control rooms are usually divided into three levels of areas: core area, monitoring area, and visitor area.

The institute must strictly enforce the nuclear industry safety iron rule of "no unauthorized personnel in high-risk experiments."

Since it was the first ignition test, the visitor area was not even opened.

Although Song Yao held a position at the institute, she was not a researcher and couldn't go to the site in person, so she simply waited for Xu Qingzhou in the office.

"That goes without saying. When I personally take charge, what has ever failed?"

Xu Qingzhou sat in the chair, feeling smug.

"Yes, you are the best," Song Yao cooperated perfunctorily, walked behind Xu Qingzhou, and placed her hands on his shoulders, massaging them gently.

Xu Qingzhou closed his eyes, enjoying Song Yao's massage service. Back in the office, the tension from just now vanished, and fatigue began to surge.

At the tip of his nose, he smelled the faint, unique fragrance of the girl.

After a while, he wrapped his arms around the girl's waist and let her sit on his lap, "I made you worry, didn't I?"

"Who would worry about you?"

Song Yao swatted away a restless hand; this guy loved to go against the clock.

Although she said that, hearing Xu Qingzhou confirm it in person, her hanging heart finally dropped.

Controlled nuclear fusion is a clean energy source that requires extreme high temperature and high pressure to maintain. Even if the device fails or conditions are missing, the reaction will automatically stop, and there is no risk of runaway explosion.

Compared to nuclear fission, it is undoubtedly safe, but... it was a large-scale experiment after all.

"Women, always saying one thing while meaning another. Saying you don't want to, but—woo~"

Xu Qingzhou's words were cut off by Song Yao covering his mouth.

Before the experiment started, they had made over a dozen emergency plans.

The institute also had a full-time fire brigade, and everyone was on duty, ready to deal with emergencies at any time.

Controlled nuclear fusion is not like ordinary experiments; short circuits in high-power electromagnetic equipment, coolant leaks, etc., can all be considered major accidents.

Song Yao rested her chin on Xu Qingzhou's shoulder, hugging him quietly, enjoying this quiet moment.

The two of them hugged like this for a while.

She asked, "Going home for dinner tonight?"

"Good, I can get off work early today."

During these days, in order to test the equipment, Xu Qingzhou had been eating and living at the institute, leaving the remaining work to others.

"Hmm, I'll go back to the company first. You can sleep for a while."

Song Yao pecked Xu Qingzhou on the face and walked out with her bag.

Only Xu Qingzhou was left in the office.

After the first ignition ends, the cleanup process for the nuclear fusion device takes at least 10 hours. ===== CHAPTER 749 =====