Chapter 1425: Discussion
Chapter 1425: Discussion
A silent night.
The next morning, after dawn, Mo Jiaolan got up early, put on an apron, and tidied up the dining table.
Ling Feng watched from the bed, and the more he looked, the more she seemed like a young wife, filling his heart with deep affection for her.
After watching for a while, Ling Feng got up, dressed, and then hugged Mo Jiaolan tightly: "You’re really great!"
"Alright, stop being so cheesy, we might have guests coming later!" Mo Jiaolan said helplessly.
Ling Feng chuckled and let go: "I have quite a few things to do today too, so I won’t mess around."
After tidying up the house, Mo Jiaolan went to Nine Heavens, while Ling Feng took a couple of rounds between Shiliu Village and the Chu Family Manor.
The arrangements for New Year’s on both sides were almost ready, which put his mind at ease.
He then went to the First Layer of Heaven and saw several girls playing with three brown bears, among them was Mu Yuhan. Ling Feng thought for a moment, then stepped over.
Seeing him, Mu Yuhan laughed: "Mr. Ling, you’re impressive, to have caught three such adorable bear cubs!"
"Just call me Brother Ling from now on, no need to be so formal!"
Ling Feng smiled, sitting on the grass, looking at the three little bears. These little guys had developed Spiritual Wisdom and were very clever, which was why they could entertain everyone so much.
However, he wasn’t there to watch the bears. After sitting down, Ling Feng looked at Mu Yuhan: "By the way, does your work involve any confidential information?"
"Which part is Brother Ling referring to?" Mu Yuhan asked.
"Right, you have two identities."
Ling Feng smiled and then said, "I meant the one regarding nuclear physics!"
"Oh, there’s nothing confidential about that. My research isn’t on weapons, so it’s fine. What does Brother Ling want to know?" Mu Yuhan asked.
Ling Feng nodded: "That’s good. I wanted to ask about nuclear fusion, don’t know if you’ve studied it!"
He wasn’t sure how to directly express his thoughts, so he could only ask gradually like this.
In response, Mu Yuhan nodded: "Of course, my research focus is precisely this. We’re designing a brand-new nuclear fusion reactor!"
"That’s great, matches well!"
Ling Feng laughed, quickly asking: "I heard it requires Helium-3?"
"Brother Ling knows quite a bit!"
Mu Yuhan smiled, thinking he was just trying to get close to her, given that her uncle was the director-general.
So she continued: "That’s right, this is the mainstream research direction worldwide, but because there is no natural Helium-3 on Earth, it can only be synthesized artificially, which is a complicated process, not easy to achieve."
"Hmm, I heard there’s a lot of it in Moon soil." Ling Feng nodded.
"That’s what the data currently shows. In fact, it’s also found on some asteroids in the Solar System, but because they are too far away, unlike the Moon which is closer to us, the best choice is undoubtedly the Moon. Various popular science articles also use lunar mining as a reference!" Mu Yuhan said.
"If that’s the case, then I’m even more confident!"
Ling Feng nodded, seeing Mu Yuhan’s puzzled expression, hurriedly asked: "One more question, I want to know if there’s a way to extract Helium-3 from where you are, like if I have some soil, how to test if it contains this stuff!"
"Uh..."
Mu Yuhan was directly taken aback.
After a moment’s pause, she chuckled helplessly: "Brother Ling’s question is really odd, but I can tell you, extracting Helium-3 is easy, we have complete equipment for it, but surely you won’t tell me you have Moon soil on hand?"
"Of course not!"
Ling Feng laughed, thinking that there couldn’t be Explosive Stone and such crude oil on the Moon, so the Eighth Layer is very likely just an asteroid.
He pondered for a while, then said to Mu Yuhan: "You can think of it this way, I have some soil on hand, and don’t know if it contains Helium-3, but I want to test it, otherwise it feels unsettling!"
"Some soil?"
Mu Yuhan, being smart, knew that what Ling Feng referred to wasn’t Earth soil, so she immediately frowned: "Can I ask where it came from?"
"I honestly don’t know either, have you been to the Eighth Layer of Heaven? That’s where it came from!" Ling Feng said with a wry smile.
"I haven’t been there, I heard you can’t breathe there, and it’s used for mining, so I didn’t go to check it out."
Mu Yuhan said, suddenly deeply interested: "Can you take me to see it now?"
"Sure, let’s go!"
Ling Feng thought to himself, being idle is still being idle, taking her to have a look is fine, after all, she’s not an outsider!
So the two left the First Layer and went straight to the entrance of the Eighth Layer.
Putting on breathing masks, Ling Feng and Mu Yuhan entered the Eighth Layer.
Once inside, the gravity changed, and the surroundings were pitch black, leaving Mu Yuhan stunned.
Curiously looking around, her eyes were filled with amazement.
After a while, coming out of her shock, Mu Yuhan jumped on the ground and immediately floated up, luckily Ling Feng grabbed her, otherwise, who knows how far she would have floated away.
Though startled, Mu Yuhan was still very excited, not caring about the dirt, squatting down to start collecting soil after landing!
Ling Feng was taken aback, then realized what she meant, so he went up and patted her shoulder, signaling to talk outside.
The two returned outside, removed the breathing masks, and Mu Yuhan immediately said: "Brother Ling, this Eighth Layer is really amazing!"
"Isn’t it? Do you think it’s a small star?" Ling Feng asked.
"Uh, probably not, no, I’m not sure."
Mu Yuhan hesitated a bit, then with a puzzled face said: "Judging by the gravity and vacuum environment, it indeed seems like an extraterrestrial body, but it’s strange, why is the temperature normal, and you can move around in our clothes? You know, going into outer space requires a space suit, otherwise, in a vacuum without atmospheric pressure, a person would explode!"
"Huh?"
Ling Feng was stunned, then scratched his head: "I really hadn’t considered this problem before!"
With Mu Yuhan’s reminder, he only now realized that this was indeed a very peculiar issue!
People can live well on Earth because the internal pressure is balanced with atmospheric pressure, a detail he hadn’t paid attention to before!
"Anyway, I’ll take some soil back for testing first!" Mu Yuhan said.
"No rush, I’ve already collected it, you can take it back to your unit for testing later." Ling Feng smiled.
"Already done? That’s great!"
Mu Yuhan nodded, then said: "Brother Ling, let’s go now!"
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