Chapter 314: The Era of Infinite Energy
"How many more years do you think we can keep mining things like oil and coal?"
"Of course, it doesn't mean that they will be eliminated all at once, but they can only be gradually withdrawn from the market."
"To be honest, you actually have some credit here!" Old Zhong showed a playful smile.
"Is it related to me?" Chen Jue was a little confused.
"Actually, it's related to the Ten Body-Building Techniques..." Elder Zhong explained slowly.
Since the practice methods of "Ten Body-Building Exercises" and "Body-Building Exercises" were popularized, all aspects of society have been deeply affected.
In addition to a significant increase in labor and work efficiency, with the development of physical fitness, the development of the human brain has entered a new era.
A group of scientists within the Flower-Growing Family who were the first to come into contact with the "Ten Body-Building Exercises" have, because of the development of their brain power and the improvement of their physical fitness, successively overcome previously unsolved problems.
This involves a number of scientists engaged in nuclear physics and nuclear power engineering, especially several project teams studying controlled nuclear fusion, which have reported good news in the past six months.
The formal implementation of the controlled nuclear fusion power generation project has been put on the agenda, and the first set of equipment will be connected to the grid within two years at the earliest.
You should know that controlled nuclear fusion technology is the first obstacle for mankind to enter the era of "infinite energy".
Compared with the traditional nuclear fission method of generating electricity by boiling water, nuclear fusion power generation has a production capacity that is more than 20 times higher than the former, and there is not much risk of nuclear leakage.
The country has always been determined to eliminate the highly polluting fossil fuels, and the proportion of thermal power generation has been declining every year. Even the decree to completely ban the sale of fuel vehicles in 2030 has been issued long ago.
What Chen Jue didn’t expect was that this new energy era would come so quickly!
"I didn't expect that after only half a year on the moon, the changes would be so great."
"Wait...it seems that most of the fuel needed for controlled nuclear fusion is on the moon..." Chen Jue thought about it again and felt that the second home plan was not as simple as he initially understood.
Once controlled nuclear fusion technology is truly implemented, one kilogram of helium-3 can generate 10,000 kilowatts of electricity, and 10 tons can meet all the energy needs of a flower grower in a year.
You know, there are millions of tons of helium-3 stored on the moon!
If the moon can be truly developed, mankind will completely get rid of the energy crisis and realize the true "unlimited energy" era!
Energy is the first problem for humans to enter the sea of stars in the universe. Once energy becomes cheap, various high-power and even loss-free aerospace engines will emerge to increase flight speed and enable humans to achieve true space travel.
This actually has a historical basis!
The Eagle Country on the other side of the Pacific Ocean was known as the automobile country as early as the mid-20th century. At that time, the oil price remained at around US$3 per barrel. Against that background, a large number of large-displacement automobile fuel engines emerged.
The American muscle cars that people are familiar with, such as the big V8, 12 cylinders, etc., are mostly products that came into being in that era.
What does it mean when oil prices reach $3 a barrel?
Converted to the current oil price of flower growers, it is equivalent to filling up 1 liter of oil for only about 0.1 cents, and a full tank costs a few dollars!
At this price, buying a bottle of mineral water is more expensive than filling up a tank of gas!
If it really comes to this, which experienced driver would bother about whether the oil price goes up or down?
At present, large-displacement cars are gradually disappearing from the stage of history, which is also related to the rise in oil prices. It is too expensive to use, so experienced drivers will naturally choose cheaper electric cars.
Once controlled nuclear fusion technology becomes thoroughly popularized and electricity prices drop dozens of times from the current few cents to a few cents, the entire human society will naturally break free from the constraints of fossil fuels and move towards a new energy era.
Combining all of the above, and thinking about the wormhole tunnels on the moon that lead to alien planets, Chen Jue always feels that the moon, as a satellite, is like a springboard given to the earth's civilization by some ancient founding god.
No matter whether the descendants of apes or dinosaurs came out of the earth, or whether the intelligent civilizations evolved from other random creatures, they all cannot avoid the moon.
After figuring this out, looking at the earth model displayed in the virtual projection and the giant solar power generation system outside the earth, Chen Jue began to have some imagination and vision about the future.
"There is nuclear fusion power on the ground and solar power generation outside."
"With three orbital elevators, we can increase the transportation capacity between the Earth and the Moon, which can not only solve the energy crisis, but also increase the number of people sent and accelerate the development of the second home."
"The implementation of such a huge project can also alleviate a series of contradictions in employment, economy, social change, etc. caused by the announcement of the existence of the second home." Chen Jue took a deep breath, and after listening to Mr. Zhong's explanation of this grand plan, he fell into a brief contemplation.
Fortunately, his brain has now been developed to more than three times the normal human limit. With just a little thought, he can completely digest the impact of these high-level decision-making information on the future.
“It must be difficult to coordinate the implementation of such a large project, right?” Chen Jue touched his chin and pointed to the solar power generation system with three tracks for lifting and lowering.
The "Ten Exercises for Physical Fitness" he compiled can only be regarded as a small butterfly that flapped its wings and accidentally solved the problem of changing human physical fitness.
There are conflicts between countries, as well as conflicts in race, society, faith, etc. If we want human beings to put aside these disputes and move towards the universe hand in hand, there are still countless problems that need to be solved.
"Three tracks were designed because of the difficulty in coordination. The higher-ups planned to build each track separately, and then decide whether to connect them or not based on the situation," explained Mr. Zhong.
Chen Jue nodded after hearing this, and then said with a look of regret: "I didn't expect that a solar flash would bring so many variables. It's a pity that the solar wheel that can send signals to the outside world was left by me in Eagle Country."
Before the roulette wheel was brought back to Earth, it was transferred to the base's database by photographing it. Senior officials at the base, such as Mr. Zhong, had already seen the original image data.
But no one expected that a bronze artifact of unknown age would actually resonate with the sun and emit coordinate data to the outside world.
"Should I go to Eagle Country again and take back the Sun Wheel?" Chen Jue suggested with a raised eyebrow.
When Mr. Zhong, who was standing by, heard this, his eyelids jumped in fright!
But he knew that Chen Jue was not joking and that this guy really had the ability to take back the bronze artifact.
After all, 48 hours ago, Chen Jue had just paralyzed the entire Eagle Country's 1st aircraft carrier fleet. The Eagle Country's current high-tech weapons were like kindergarten toys in front of Chen Jue, a super-human, and were beaten to a pulp.
As long as he could locate the whereabouts of the sun disc and then sneak back to grab the bronze artifact, it would be an easy task for Chen Jue!
However, if Chen Jue relied on his incredible individual combat ability to break through the Eagle Country's three lines of defense, he was afraid that the eagle on the opposite side would go completely berserk and use the mushroom egg to defend itself and perish together with the rabbit. That would be too much of a loss!
Thinking of the serious consequences this incident would cause , Zhong Deyuan was so scared that his mouth trembled as he tried to dissuade him: "Little ancestor! You just came back and you want to start the Third World War?"
"Besides, we have the sun disc in our hands. Among the artifacts unearthed from Sanxingdui, there is a complete one that is very similar."
"Among the experts you asked me to organize, there is an expert who specializes in studying Sanxingdui culture. You can go meet him later and have a chat to see if there are any new discoveries."
"It's a peaceful time now, don't just act recklessly! We have a lot of good things in our base, let's solve your problems first."
