Great Power Technology.

Chapter 450 Ignition Failure
There was silence in the spare parts warehouse, and Lin Wen, who was suspended in the air, could not make any sound, but Ye Zhou immediately understood the reason for the scene in front of him.

In this small area, the channels of adjacent dimensions are infinitely expanded, and the extremely violent jumps in entropy increase are taking place, almost all the energy in the space is drained, and even the gravitational force between particles no longer exists.

Obviously, it was impossible for Lin Wen to survive.

The moment he was enveloped by this space, the ATP energy in his body was drained. Even if this entropy jump disappeared immediately, he would suffocate to death because the metabolic energy could not support the muscle contraction.

But even if he died that way, at least his body would remain intact, and now.
Lin Wen's body was still decomposing, and the already emaciated body was undergoing a terrifying transformation.

The first thing to decompose was the clothes on his body, followed by the skin. The bright red muscles were exposed to the air, and after just a few seconds, they turned into a pile of red clouds suspended in the air like gas.

Immediately afterwards, the cloud continued to expand, the red color in it became deeper and deeper, and the white bones began to disintegrate. The indescribable cloud was suspended in the air quietly like a strange ghost.

Ye Zhou's heart was filled with fear. This series of changes happened in just a dozen seconds, and he couldn't do anything at all.
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No, what can be done now is not to find a way to save him. From the moment he stepped into the jumping area, he has no hope.

What should be done now is to immediately report the situation to the superior, block the entire area, and let professionals handle this jump channel.

Thinking of this, Ye Zhou took a painful look at "Lin Wen" for the last time, and then slammed the door of the spare parts warehouse.

The person who was standing in front of me alive an hour ago was gone.

If it is not to find a battery for yourself, or even if you say a few more words to him, such a result can be completely avoided, because the duration of entropy increase and jump in the same position is often only a few minutes, as long as you cross these few Minutes, such a result will not happen.

Ye Zhou took a deep breath, suppressed his emotions and ran to the room quickly, and reported his findings to his superiors through the communicator. After just 5 minutes, the entire accommodation area was cleared, and several staff members carried a The huge combustion device walked into the spare parts warehouse, and the entire spare parts warehouse was burned by flames, and the entropy jump channel that devoured everything also disappeared.

This is the most effective way for humans to deal with the jump of entropy increase at present. By injecting a huge amount of energy into the jump region, the path of the energy channel is broken, so that the adjacent dimensional channel enriched by the Szilard effect is temporarily closed. .

The design principle of Beacon One is exactly the same as this operation.

Ye Zhou stared blankly at the flames that briefly overflowed and disappeared from the window of the spare parts warehouse. Suddenly, a strong sense of desolation and powerlessness surged up.

He silently turned his head towards the direction of the research institute, but before taking a few steps, he felt someone patting his shoulder behind him.

He turned his head in doubt, and what caught his eyes was the face of a young woman who was also full of sadness.

"Are you okay? I heard Brother Wen was with you before?"

Ye Zhou nodded, he recognized the identity of the girl in front of him.

Su Shu, like himself, is a material science researcher responsible for the design of the first wall of Fenghuo No. [-].

"I'm fine, but for a short time, I can't accept it."

"Well, it's normal."

Su Su's eyes were gloomy, she took two steps and walked side by side with Ye Zhou, and then continued:
"This kind of thing, in fact, my master warned me on the first day I entered here. The probability of entropy increase and jump near the energy tuning device is greater than that of any place in the world. It is caused by the Szilard effect. Adjacent-dimensional channel enrichment is no joke."

"He kept reminding me to be careful, and also taught me how to distinguish the jump area that had appeared, but in the end he didn't hide himself."

"So, just get used to it. We are living in a minefield, and no one knows who will be the next one to step on a minefield."

"Actually, Brother Wen is considered lucky. At least the entropy increase rate in the transition area he encountered was very high, and he walked without pain, my master. He struggled for two full months, and finally passed away due to metabolic disorder."

Hearing her words, Ye Zhou sighed and replied:

"I know this too, but it's not so easy to accept watching things happen. Let's not talk about it. Don't you think the recent jumps are a bit too frequent?"

According to what Lin Wen said before, coupled with the information imported by the information flow, Ye Zhou noticed that within two months, such a similar but different intensities of entropy increase jumps have occurred within the range of the Fenghuo No. [-] device. More than three times, such frequency has far exceeded the general law.

"It's normal."

Su Shu on the side replied:
"What we are facing is not some disorderly natural disaster. The intelligent life forms created by an extremely advanced civilization are guarding the passage. They will naturally screen the range of energy extraction. Now, the energy gathered near the Fenghuo-[-] project Endowment is the highest, and frequent jumps are also normal."

"After all, even bandits, when they want to rob, they will pick rich places to start, right?"

"It's also true."

Ye Zhou nodded slightly, then continued:
"However, we have to find a way to deal with this situation as soon as possible. This unpredictable jump has too much impact on us. If the jump occurs in the core area of ​​the Fenghuo No. [-] device, the entire project will be in danger."

"That's why we set up the 'lighthouse'. The lighthouse will be lit tonight, and most of the space passages will be attracted to it. The scene will be very spectacular."

Ye Zhou was taken aback for a moment. He retrieved the memory about the lighthouse in his mind, and he recalled it after a while. It was to ensure the smooth ignition of the beacon fire No. [-]. The small fusion reactor specially set up on the periphery, the purpose is to fill up all the surrounding areas. The energy escape channel, thus creating ignition conditions for Fenghuo No. [-].

Those "lighthouse" devices are like bait specially used to attract wild beasts. From the beginning of the design, they are doomed to a tragic ending of being sacrificed.

However, even so, the safety of the ignition of Fenghuo-[-] cannot be guaranteed. As Su Shu said before, the enrichment of space channels caused by the so-called Szilard effect is not a joke. , the faster the space channel can absorb energy.

If the enrichment of such channels reaches a critical value, the likely result is that the entropy jump region is completely out of control, covering the entire scope of the National Energy Tuning Device Research Institute. At that time, everyone who stays in this base will be Impossible to survive.

This is a gamble, and the bet is the lives of everyone including Ye Zhou.

After a few seconds of silence, Ye Zhou asked:
"You said, is the price we paid really too high?"

Lin Wen's accident had a huge impact on Ye Zhou, but the biggest impact was the calm and almost indifferent attitude of the personnel in this base when facing this incident.

They calmly face the death of their companions, just as they calmly face their own coming fate, whose ending no one can be sure of.

Of course, Ye Zhou will not shake his will to move forward because of this incident, but it is undeniable that he is indeed thinking about whether there is a better way to balance the boundary between "sacrifice" and "reward". .

Hearing Ye Zhou's question, Su Shu shook her head and replied:
"Between life and death, there is no price to speak of."

"In fact, our current situation is considered very good. At most, we just have to bear the risk of some sacrifices."

"In addition to us, there are many people who are also working hard and sacrificing."

After a moment's pause, she continued:
"Look, the rice field in our base is growing very well, right? But you have to know, this is the best growing rice field in the whole country and even in the world. It is the seedling with the highest yield, and the grain yield is only barely meeting the standard of per capita demand."

"Under such circumstances, a large amount of food has been sent to key projects. We can say that it is ordinary people who are hungry and are feeding us."

"You also know how much effort we put in when Fenghuo No. [-] was established. Tens of thousands of people rushed into this minefield one after another. Mountains are moved here, and seas are reclaimed here. When the power of large machinery is insufficient, many The giant steel structure was even carried up by people on their shoulders, and many ordinary migrant workers died of respiratory failure during the process.”

"Also, not only our project, those surveyors who tried to find a suitable entropy-increasing valley in the Great Gobi No Man's Land, those volunteers who received the first batch of genetic modification in order to resist the decline curve of function, those who went deep into the What is the price for the workers who go to the seabed thousands of meters to extract oil?"

"Ye Zhou, we really have no right to talk about the price. Life is the biggest and the smallest price we can pay. For our ultimate goal, this is nothing."

Having said that, Su Shu stretched out his hand to hold Ye Zhou's hand, and said softly:

"Tonight is the last night before we meet the ending. How is it? Do you have any arrangements?"

"Yes, I'm going to do a final check on the first wall. How about you?"

"I'll accompany you."

In the following 16 hours, Ye Zhou and Su Shu completed all inspections of the first wall of the Fenghuo No. All the characteristics were recorded in his mind, and all the prefabricated parameters related to the material were adjusted. After doing all this, he and Su Shu sat in the master control room, quietly watching the fusion core not far away.

All the staff were already in place. A few minutes later, as the commander-in-chief pressed the start button, as the sun rose, dozens of laser beams shot into the fusion core. Almost instantly, the fusion core exploded enough to cover the sun. of light.
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However, such light lasted only a few seconds.

The terrifying power of the Szilard effect was officially revealed, and the fusion energy produced by Fenghuo No. [-] was swallowed up just as soon as it appeared.

And the remaining energy is simply not enough to support the fusion to continue.

Before the beacon was lit, it was forcibly extinguished.

(End of this chapter)