Chapter 666: No Way Ahead
Mars, the Utopian city.
The 4088 Nuclear Plant is a factory that specializes in the production of controlled nuclear fusion equipment and also undertakes part of the research and development and testing work.
Under the leadership of Dr. Yuri, Li Qingye came to the R&D base of this factory.
He suddenly saw a familiar face.
The man also saw Li Qingye's face, and a smile suddenly appeared on his face: "Mr. Chairman, long time no see."
"Dr. Lewis! Are you coming to Mars to investigate the application of di-neutron materials?"
That person was none other than Dr. Lewis, the nuclear industry founder of Sapiens. He smiled and nodded, "Of course I can't miss out on the double-neutron material. It's the cornerstone of the next industrial revolution!"
In fact, for Dr. Lewis, his position is already very high, so there is no need for him to come and do it himself, but he has gotten used to it over the years. It is this persistent attitude that has allowed Dr. Lewis to keep up with the trend of the times.
Li Qingye suggested: "Since the doctor is also here to investigate, let's investigate together!"
"Okay! Let me also learn from the chairman's wisdom." Dr. Lewis joked.
"Haha..." Dr. Yuri couldn't help laughing.
The three of them entered the scientific research base together.
In the open space, there a huge device similar to the "Old Pumpkin". This thing is one of the targets that Li Qingye wants to inspect this time, the Type 5 controlled nuclear fusion device.
In just over a decade, Sapiens' controlled nuclear fusion has developed five generations.
The first generation of technology is the ground-furnace controlled nuclear fusion technology.
The second generation technology is Levis-type controlled nuclear fusion technology.
The third and fourth generation technologies borrow some materials and technologies from intelligent mechanical civilizations, which is equivalent to an upgraded version of Levis-style controlled nuclear fusion technology.
The controlled nuclear fusion device in front of us is the fifth-generation technology, also known as "magnetic cage controlled nuclear fusion technology."
Dr. Yuri introduced the differences between several generations of controlled nuclear fusion technology: "Chairman, the first generation of controlled nuclear fusion can only use hydrogen bomb explosions to generate crude electricity. Dr. Lewis knows the second generation technology better than I do..."
Dr. Lewis is naturally very clear about the specific distinctions of controlled nuclear fusion technology.
The generational boundaries of Sapiens' controlled nuclear fusion technology are determined by the depth of nuclear fusion.
The so-called "depth of nuclear fusion" refers to the node in the nuclear fusion chain from hydrogen fusion to iron fusion.
The first generation of controlled nuclear fusion technology can only fuse hydrogen into helium, and can only fuse once during the process.
In terms of energy output cost-effectiveness, the second-generation technology can achieve nuclear fusion to carbon, which is equivalent to six nuclear fusions.
The third generation technology of nuclear fusion to neon is equivalent to ten nuclear fusions.
The fourth-generation technology of nuclear fusion to aluminum is equivalent to fourteen nuclear fusions.
By the fifth generation of technology, the limit was reached in one step, and nuclear fusion from hydrogen to iron was possible , with a total of twenty-six nuclear fusions.
The nuclear fusion potential of hydrogen has been squeezed to the extreme. The elements after iron are considered heavy elements and cannot undergo nuclear fusion.
Levis sighed softly: "Double neutron materials are really amazing. If we had this material at the beginning, there would be no need to spend so much effort to design those complicated controlled nuclear fusion configurations."
Li Qingye did not deny the historical achievements of the previous generation of controlled nuclear fusion technology: "Doctor, there is no need to belittle yourself. After all, a tall building starts from the ground. Without the original foundation, there would be no double neutron materials today."
This is like eating. You have to eat five steamed buns to feel full, instead of skipping the first four and eating the fifth one directly. You will not feel full.
Even though Sapiens has taken some detours in the development of controlled nuclear fusion technology, there are some mistakes that a pioneer must make.
After all, there are no stones ahead to touch, so I can only cross the river by myself.
The current Homo Sapiens company is in a stage where the road ahead is long. Faced with the foggy secondary civilization, the Homo Sapiens company does not know how to develop, so it can only keep trying and making mistakes.
Li Qingye was very familiar with the double neutron material of the Zhiren Company. It was a new technology that was obtained by accident.
Many times, every first-level civilization has its own special encounters, and they are difficult to replicate.
Li Qingye deeply realized this after browsing the database of the intelligent mechanical civilization.
Sapiens Company was very lucky. Without being promoted to the first-level civilization, it obtained the special material of magnetic monopole crystal and realized the long-distance delay-free communication technology.
It is still advancing in parallel in biotechnology and machine technology, and has not developed into a technological reminder that it walks on one foot.
You know, in the records of intelligent civilizations, many first-level civilizations’ technological systems have a biased nature.
The six-clawed civilization is a typical example of this.
Later, the Homo Sapiens Corporation obtained technological information from the six-clawed civilization and the intelligent mechanical civilization, which quickly completed the technological system of the Homo Sapiens Corporation.
The current Homo sapiens company has a very comprehensive technological system and is a relatively powerful presence among first-level civilizations.
Because of this, another problem arises, which is that there is no object to refer to ahead.
As for the quasi-second-level civilization that defeated the intelligent civilization, the intelligent civilization did not have much information about the other party. Those intelligent people who had come into contact with the quasi-second-level civilization had all died, and not even much intelligence was fed back.
Li Qingye and other top scientists at Sapiens have been thinking about the future development direction in recent times.
How can one advance from level one civilization to level two civilization? What kind of technology is needed for level two civilization? This made Li Qingye and others rack their brains. If it weren't for the body's special hair maintenance mechanism, they might really be "extremely smart".
The possible directions currently included in the second-level civilization technology are: "Light-year level delay-free communication technology", "neutron degenerate material", "gravitational field thruster", "antimatter manufacturing technology", "vacuum zero-point energy extraction technology", "wormhole manufacturing technology", "soul technology", and "four-force unification technology".
These technologies are the second-level civilization technologies that Li Qingye and a group of top scientists have currently thought of.
As for whether the true second-level civilization has these technologies, they have no way of knowing and can only rely on their own thinking.
After all, the second-level civilization will definitely not reveal the direction of technological development to the first-level civilization.
In fact, Li Qingye did not have the extravagant hope of obtaining the technology of the second-level civilization because it was too dangerous.
In a sense, if there really is a second-level civilization in the universe, they are most likely observers who only observe the first-level civilization and will not actively contact it.
Of course, these are just Li Qingye’s own thoughts, which is like seeing a leopard through a tube or seeing flowers in the fog.
