Tech Dominator Starts with Raising Kids

Chapter 409: Don’t Be Afraid to Break It

(After six months, I’ve finally gotten my driver’s license. It was so hard for me.)

Yeah, looking at this precious first-generation ternary computer, who dares to guarantee it will boot up normally after being turned off?

Not even the head of the computer lab can say for sure.

At this moment, someone quietly suggested, "Well...should we report to the boss now and have the boss take a look?"

"That’s for sure! Once the boss inspects and approves our research progress, we can tinker with it at our leisure."

"Then, we won’t have any worries and can confidently test the first-generation ternary computer in every way."

Clearing his throat lightly, Yang Bingsheng said:

"Watch over things; I’ll contact the boss."

Because the phone signal can interfere with various precision instruments in the lab, no one carries their phone inside the lab. Everyone usually leaves their phones in the office.

Some even regard phones as mere communication tools and leave them in their dorms, not bothering to bring them along.

To them, as long as they’re in the lab building, they spend most of their time in the lab, so having a phone becomes irrelevant.

Walking out of the lab, Yang Bingsheng returned to the office, retrieved his phone from the drawer, opened the OA software, took a deep breath, and dialed the boss’s reserved number.

Beep–beep–beep–

There was no personalized ringtone, just the carrier’s preset ringback tone.

Just as the tone rang three times, the call connected.

Before Yang Bingsheng could speak, a girl’s voice came from the other end of the line.

This did not surprise Yang Bingsheng at all.

The contact information on the OA is visible to everyone; no way would the boss leave their private number on it.

"Hello, I am Chairman Mo’s secretary, Xia Xiaomin."

Sitting in his chair, Yang Bingsheng touched his Adam’s apple, organized his thoughts nervously, then said:

"Hello, Secretary Xia, I am Yang Bingsheng, head of the computer research lab. I’d like to speak to the boss."

Lab? Xia Xiaomin raised an eyebrow but didn’t ask what he needed the boss for.

The matters of the lab are the boss’s bottom line; the less she knows, the better.

"Alright, please hold on a moment."

"Oh, sure."

Watching Xia Xiaomin walk over with the work phone in hand, Mo Jingchun put down his copy of "Plasma Physics and Fusion Energy," closed the cover, and asked Xia Xiaomin, who was now beside him:

"Who’s looking for me?"

As he spoke, Mo Jingchun had already taken the phone from Xia Xiaomin.

"Boss, it’s a researcher from the lab."

Mo Jingchun nodded and put the phone to his ear.

"This is Mo Jingchun."

Very tactfully, Xia Xiaomin stepped back to her workstation.

The computer lab, is the company planning to sell computers?

Shaking her head, she brushed aside the thought in her mind.

It’s just a computer; there’s nothing to speculate about.

But the boss, on the other hand, is becoming more and more incomprehensible.

The book the boss was reading just now, "Plasma Physics and Fusion Energy," roughly translates to "Plasma Physics and Fusion Energy."

What defines a genius? This is probably it.

Anyway, Xia Xiaomin felt that those who study physics and math are the geniuses among geniuses.

Ordinary people can’t keep up with their thinking.

On the other end, hearing the boss’s voice, Yang Bingsheng’s heart couldn’t help but race.

"Boss, the first-generation ternary computer has been developed. Do you have time to come by the lab and take a look?"

"Ahem, basically, we’re afraid of messing it up after some tinkering."

Focused on research, Yang Bingsheng spoke rather directly.

He thought about putting it more diplomatically, but the truth just slipped out.

He wanted to explain, but the boss spoke first.

"Okay, I’ll head over now."

Staring at the now-ended call, Yang Bingsheng looked bewildered.

That’s it?

"Xia, I’m heading to the lab."

In the elevator hall, seeing the bodyguards rushing out, Mo Jingchun smiled and said:

"I’m just going to the lab; two people are enough."

Eyeing each other for a moment, Wild Wolf spoke up:

"Lone Wolf, Xiaofeixia."

Returning to the lab, Yang Bingsheng was instantly surrounded by everyone else.

"How did it go? What did the boss say?"

"Yeah, yeah, what did the boss say?"

Adjusting his glasses, Yang Bingsheng said somewhat melancholically:

"The boss said he’s coming over."

"Should be... here soon, I suppose."

"Then why do you look like that? We thought the boss wasn’t coming."

"Exactly!"

Faced with their questions, Yang Bingsheng couldn’t very well tell them he had bluntly told the boss they were afraid of breaking this thing.

The researchers in the computer lab anxiously waited for about ten minutes, and the boss finally walked in, having procured a lab coat from somewhere.

As soon as he entered, Mo Jingchun laid eyes on the first-generation ternary computer.

He couldn’t help it; the thing was simply too conspicuous, too flashy, with many lines directly exposed outside.

With a broad smile, Mo Jingchun pointed at the hefty piece of equipment and said, "This is it, right?"

Feeling the push, Yang Bingsheng summoned his courage and stood out.

"That’s right, this is the first ternary computer."

"Strictly speaking, it’s the first ternary computer in our country."

As researchers of the ternary computer, they naturally had researched the materials, learning that the industry leader had already developed a ternary computer.

But due to historical reasons, all technical documents were lost to history.

It’s a bit of a pity.

With normal progress, maybe a ternary computer would have surpassed binary computers by now.

Of course, that’s just speculation.

Which between ternary and binary computers can go further is something only the future will tell.

Watching the boss walk to the monitor and start entering commands using the keyboard, everyone’s heart leapt into their throats.

Silently, they prayed for the first-gen machine to hold up.

For a while, the only sounds in the entire lab were the hum of the first-gen machine and Mo Jingchun hitting the keys.

After a long while, the boss stood up.

"Not bad."

Those two short words lifted a weight off everyone’s shoulders.

"The next step is to see how you can miniaturize the computer. I imagine that should be much easier for you now."

Just as everyone nodded in agreement, Mo Jingchun changed his tone with a smile and said:

"It’s an experimental machine, so build it hard and don’t worry about breaking it."

"If it breaks, that means there’s a problem. Just find the issue in time and fix it."

"If it really doesn’t work, you can always build another one."

Patting Yang Bingsheng on the shoulder, Mo Jingchun smiled and said:

"Keep up the good work, everyone."

"As per usual, everyone can go out for a good meal, on the company’s tab, or choose to receive a subsidy."

"The bonuses will be awarded with the year-end bonus."