"You mean this is the real thing?"
Song Han turned his head and looked around the not - so - large room. Below was a deep water pool, connected to an external reservoir by pipes, and kept circulating. Above the water pool, a small sealed metal tank over two meters high was suspended. Several black metal pipes extending from all around the tank passed through the room and were connected to a huge steam turbine generator in the adjacent equipment room.
Everything was quiet. Only the display screen beside them was looping through sectional views and demonstration images, constantly changing colors.
"The scale of the current human industrial division has exceeded the understanding of many people. As long as we send the requirements for different components of the project to the leading manufacturers in non - related industries, set the specific parameters you need, and reserve a reasonable profit, they will exceed your expectations in completing the task."
Song Han still couldn't believe it. "How is it done?"
The System said, "For the most critical outer shell of the reactor core, there are dozens of domestic manufacturers of special steel. We can specify the required zirconium alloy plates and transfer them to a high - pressure vessel manufacturer for customized production. As for the other components, it's even simpler."
Song Han exclaimed in surprise, "So you can assemble a small nuclear fission reactor like this? It sounds like I can buy an atomic bomb at any time."
The System said calmly, "Yes, its manufacturing and production are not difficult. As long as there is a basic knowledge reserve of nuclear industry, a few inexpensive research workers can design it. The troublesome part is the reserve of relevant fuel. In this regard, humans have not opened external channels. We have only applied for a sample of ten grams in the name of the science and technology museum."
"Then what am I here for? I haven't finished designing my Transformer yet!"
The System said, "Currently, the base's demand for energy will become larger and larger as the base develops. Starting with a small fission reactor is the most reasonable path for energy improvement calculated. You need to solve the problem of fuel."
"Me? How do I solve it?"
In the raw material storage warehouse, the piles of crushed stones were like a real mountain in Song Han's eyes.
"These are the raw stones purchased from the zinc mine attached to the uranium mine in the southern province. The uranium content in them is lower than the current 0.05% dividing line that humans can extract. In the raw material processing workshop, there is a physical decomposition and extraction device customized by me based on existing technical means, an ultrasonic oscillation decomposition furnace. Currently, the base doesn't have completely reliable transportation capabilities, and we need your help with this."
"How many raw stones are there?"
"300 tons."
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"Children, the place we are in now is the raw material production workshop. Currently, the staff is demonstrating an efficient ore smelting technology of the future for us."
With the opening of the science and technology museum, although there was no external publicity, the surrounding towns, especially the county and town governments where the science and technology museum was located, in return for the huge profits brought by the investment in the science and technology museum, specially organized several campus visit activities.
Among a group of primary school students watching through the glass wall, Song Han, wearing a thick protective suit like an astronaut, pushed an electric cart that was out of proportion to his body, and dumped the ores pulled from the raw material warehouse into the raw material production cabin.
After the power was connected and the protective cover was closed, the huge gears began to bite and crush. Soon, a pile of fine powder was spat out. After repeating this several times until the diameter of the powder particles was less than the micron level.
He poured the ore powder into the oscillation furnace beside it. Under the action of the continuously variable ultrasonic waves, they were obviously separated into layers.
This step didn't require Song Han's intervention. The thin layer of dust at the bottom of the oscillation furnace was automatically conveyed into the furnace beside it. Under the heating of the electromagnetic high temperature, a stream of hot lava was poured out.
As the lava cooled, a small silver - gray metal rod appeared in Song Han's hand. One ton of ore could only obtain this one metal rod weighing 200 grams, and the uranium content in this raw material rod was only 3%.
Calculated, the uranium fuel that could be extracted from one ton of ore was only 60 grams. And he had to repeat this work 300 times. Just thinking about it, Song Han couldn't help but curse.
He put the fuel rod into the lead box beside him and put it away. Song Han turned around, showed his big white teeth to the primary school students outside the glass wall through the protective suit, and pushed the cart out again.
After two days of busy work, all 300 tons of ore were extracted. Song Han looked at the reactor core gradually sinking into the water, his eyes shining with excitement.
It's finally about to start!
Silently, the reactor started. Standing on the water pool beside the reactor core, Song Han could even feel the surging heat of the reactor core gushing out through the connecting pipes.
"The reactor is operating normally, with an operating power of 80% and a current conversion power of 4000 kilowatt - hours."
The display screen that was originally hanging on the curtain wall, playing sectional views and demonstration images, seamlessly turned into an information screen at this moment.
"Wow! So great!!"
Outside the glass wall, the primary school students watching were so excited that they clapped their hands when they saw the pale blue light shining in the water pool in the room and the result screen announced by the computer prompt sound.
Even the parents and teachers who came along felt that the trip was worthwhile.
"I didn't expect the things in this science and technology museum to be real."
No one expected that the reactor core sinking into the water in the room was a real thing operating all the time.
"A power of 4000 kilowatt - hours can replace 80% of the external energy input. The 18 kilograms of uranium fuel contained in 300 fuel rods can basically support the energy required for the base's early technical improvement."
With the activation of the small nuclear power plant, Song Han became even busier. But he didn't expect that the manufacturing of the Transformer was much more difficult than he thought.
"Big brother, the Transformer you made is so ugly!"
Song Han turned his head. He didn't know when a little girl had been constantly sketching in front of a computer beside him. In the simple modular assembly interface of the System, a cool Bumblebee was still rotating.
Song Han looked at the thing on his own computer that looked like a pile of mosaics, and then at the Bumblebee on the little girl's screen, his face full of disbelief.
"How did you get in?"
The little girl raised her head and said matter - of - factly, "Of course I bought a ticket to get in!"
Song Han stared with wide eyes and said, "Your family was willing to buy you a 500 - yuan ticket?"
With the activation of the small nuclear power plant, the base's demand for external energy decreased, and Song Han increased the ticket price of the base several times. After all, little kids were the most annoying. He felt as if he was a monkey being watched when he was working.
"As long as I cry, what can't I get!"
Saying this, the little girl bounced out.
"Mathematical model verification failed. The material rigidity at the connection points of the multi - modal transformation of the model is insufficient to support the shape change of the body under a self - weight of 100 tons. The energy drive device has insufficient power and cannot achieve the originally set moving speed. The flight module is missing, and it cannot fly."
The series of error reports from the computer made Song Han's confidence collapse.
Song Han looked at the excited back of the little girl and said viciously, "System, raise the price for me! Raise it to 1000 yuan! Primary school students are the most annoying! How dare she compare a 20 - centimeter model with my 20 - meter entity. Where does she get the confidence?"
Finally, with the help of the System, Song Han made what he wanted. After all, as long as you are willing to give up and transfer your goal, there is nothing that cannot be done.
But something seems wrong with this thing?
"Trunk - wrapped exoskeleton armor, additional functional modules need to be loaded."
He hung the graphene solid - state lithium - ion battery beside it on the back of the exoskeleton armor, installed a huge helmet - like head - mounted computing module on his head, and hung his tool for making a living on his waist.
The whole shape of the armor was as funny as a big - headed son carrying a huge backpack.
Song Han looked at the result of his two months of hard work, his eyes suddenly filled with tears. "This is not the Iron Man I want!"
The System said calmly, "With the current chip manufacturing process, only the method of multi - core parallel connection can carry the basic AI system, track and calculate the feedback signals of the human body's motor nerves in a timely manner, and perform coordinated movements. Without the help of the AI motion system, the exoskeleton device can only perform simple mechanical fixed movements and provide basic safety protection functions, and cannot present high mobility and flexible posture at multiple angles of the human body. In terms of energy output, multiple battery cores also need to be connected in parallel to provide sufficient operating time. If you want to change the target shape, you need to further improve in terms of energy and information processing!"
The message prompted by the System made Song Han determined. "It's just reading materials. I'll learn!"
Well, indeed, on the basis of having a common goal, the host's subjective initiative has once again achieved a leapfrog improvement.