Chapter 647

"I can be certain that this black crystal cannot reach the effect of nuclear fusion, but it has its own unique features that nuclear fusion cannot compare to!"

Xie Yanshan's tone deepened, and he said happily: "I used a whole candle to test it this afternoon, taking one hour and twenty minutes! But the weight of the black crystal did not change at the microgram level! Simply put, it's like purely enhancing and releasing energy without any loss to itself... This point is more powerful than nuclear fusion!"

Xie Yanshan almost didn't say it directly: this thing doesn't conform to the conservation of energy. Even nuclear fusion materials have losses, but this black crystal didn't detect any loss at the microgram level. It's a heaven-defying level of technology.

"Microgram. First, give me a popular science explanation of this unit."

Zhang Su was eager to learn. He had heard of micrograms, but he didn't know how to convert them at all.

Xie Yanshan said seriously: "One gram equals one million micrograms. Using the nuclear fusion example from just now, the energy released by one microgram of nuclear fusion fuel is approximately equal to ten grams of coal. But the heat I produced this afternoon would require burning at least... let me think, it would have to be three or four hundred kilograms of coal!"

"In some respects, this thing is even more powerful than nuclear fusion!"

Zhang Su looked at the black-as-ink crystal in his hand, his eyes shining. Once energy is satisfied, the speed of development can be greatly improved.

The energy of a candle magnified into three or four hundred kilograms of coal, and the body didn't detect any loss. Never destroyed?

It's too heaven-defying!

Xie Yanshan said with a strange expression: "I never said it was worse than a nuclear fusion reactor, hahaha!"

"How much does it weigh?" Zhang Su weighed the crystal in his hand and felt it was a bit heavy, estimating it to be a little over a catty. But for black technology at the milligram level, it's better to be precise.

"Rounding to the gram, six hundred and thirty-nine grams."

"Big treasure, with this thing, our camp can 'boil water' recklessly, right?"

Zhang Su held up the black crystal, liking it more the more he looked at it.

"Speaking of which, it's truly shameful. For so many years, human science and technology have remained at the stage of boiling water. I don't even have the qualifications to peek into the mysteries of this crystal. I guess the tip of the iceberg is enough to be shocking..."

Xie Yanshan indirectly answered Zhang Su's question, but he still had a knot in his heart. His former field of research wasn't basic physics, but the shock this black crystal brought him was no less than Newton discovering universal gravitation or Einstein discovering the constancy of the speed of light.

A scientist studying microorganisms discovered the constancy of energy...

"The mystery is energy magnification, it's that simple! Old Xie, do you have any ideas on how to use boiling water to drive the development of the camp?"

Zhang Su had no interest in the essence of science. What he urgently needed to change was the present, not to continue climbing on the shoulders of some unknown civilization. Because at the current level, let alone climbing onto the shoulders of unknown civilization technology, even climbing onto the instep is difficult! "Ah."

Xie Yanshan patted his forehead: "I'm not very good at this aspect. I can only provide some slightly immature suggestions. If we talk about boiling water for electricity, then we must have a thermal power unit. Judging from the current situation of the black crystal, it doesn't matter if the generator set is a bit larger; it can handle it no matter what!"

When the flame could expand over ten thousand times, people also expanded.

"It's very annoying to mention this matter..."

Zhang Su felt depressed when talking about the thermal power unit.

"A few days ago, when I went into the city, I originally planned to get a thermal power unit from the development zone on the way. I reached the entrance of the development zone, but then it started snowing evil snow, and the zombies were as strong as dogs, so I had to turn back immediately. Now it's even more bullshit; the whole city is full of zombies, and I don't know if the zombie horde is restless after the shockwave! We have to wait at least two or three days to send people to the city to see the situation. If the situation is stable, we can go to the development zone again. Before that, let Old Jia and the others modify a simple thermal power generator. Anyway, just use fire to boil water for electricity, right? Even if the efficiency is low, it's better than a zombie generator, right?" The situation in the urban area was unknown, and Zhang Su couldn't take people deep into danger.

"That's for sure. Even the worst thermal power generator is far superior to that 'rumble, rumble' generator. Now it can only guarantee basic lighting and charging for electric vehicles. If we use thermal power generation, it can definitely meet the normal electricity consumption of the camp, and even supplying the satellite villages wouldn't be a problem. It's just that in terms of infrastructure... the shockwave tonight probably destroyed the few remaining wires."

Although Xie Yanshan didn't participate in circuit maintenance, he knew the situation.

Zhang Su shrugged helplessly. He hadn't thought about transmitting electricity to the satellite villages for the time being. Energy is a very precious thing. To enjoy it for free without paying any price, how could there be such a good thing?

Now the village is using fuel generators for aftermath repairs. Later on, it will still have to return to the normal state of only guaranteeing lighting.

It is easy to go from frugality to luxury, but difficult to go from luxury to frugality.

Furthermore, energy must be controlled by the core. This is a means of control! Xie Yanshan had no idea what Zhang Su was considering and was still immersed in helping the camp develop ideas, saying: "In addition, some initial construction, such as camp heating, can also use the black crystal. If it used to consume ten zombie corpses a night for heating, now it only needs one zombie arm to satisfy it. But the premise is to control the size of the flame, delay combustion, yes, and the reconstruction of the pipelines.

We can try to build a comprehensive furnace, so that the black crystal can satisfy thermal power generation, boil hot water for heating, and provide a steady stream of flames for the blacksmith's furnace. It's quite wonderful."

As he spoke, Xie Yanshan smiled and nodded, seemingly confirming his own plan.

Speaking of the blacksmith shop, Zhang Su suddenly thought of one thing and said with a strange expression: "Old Xie, do you remember we have a fire-breathing zombie?"

?! Xie Yanshan's pupils shrank, his lips trembled, and he looked at Zhang Su with a slightly horrified gaze: "Mr. Zhang, I can't guarantee whether the black crystal can magnify the flames sprayed by the fire-breathing zombie. If it can... I can't imagine that scene!"

"If the fire-breathing zombie goes full power, it can spray a tongue of fire over forty meters long. If it's magnified ten thousand times, hiss..."

Zhang Su gasped, and a scene like a mountain of fire appeared before his eyes, with the raging flames surging into monstrous waves of fire.

The two chatted happily at the mountain stream entrance for a quarter of an hour and played with the black crystal. Flames of various colors danced in the dark night, like beauties in different costumes dancing, making people feel happy. Finally, the two returned to the camp contentedly.

"Hey, looking so intently, is it a black hole? Has it sucked your thoughts in? Why are you still wearing sunglasses in the middle of the night? It's like they're welded to your face..."

On the bed, Zheng Xinyu saw Zhang Su pillowing his head on one arm, while the other hand was pinching the black crystal, gazing at it happily, as if there were a beautiful paradise inside. She reached out to take off the sunglasses on Zhang Su's face and put them on the bedside table, discovering that his eyes were extremely intoxicated, an unprecedented state of intoxication.

Zhong Xiaoshan hadn't returned yet. Originally, she should have been on duty in the monitoring room at this time, but because the monitoring equipment was destroyed, there was no need to stare at the monitors, but it was even more tiring, requiring human eyes to stand guard. Zheng Xinyu would take over in the second half of the night.

Program No. 1 was particularly comfortable, enjoying a bedroom alone. However, she didn't seem to need sleep, lying straight on the bed without needing a quilt, eyes open looking at the ceiling. In the darkness, her blue-gray eyes emitted a faint fluorescence...

"Xinyu, let me tell you, this is the future of our camp, a future full of light!"

Zhang Su had a smile on the corner of his mouth.

Because he wasn't wearing sunglasses, Zheng Xinyu was instantly infected by Zhang Su's emotions, and her heart fluttered.

"Oh, can such a small square really bring us a bright future? That's great..."

Zheng Xinyu looked at the black crystal with a face full of longing and intoxication. Although she didn't quite understand why there would be a bright future, she felt that this black crystal was indeed very charming.

(End of chapter)