“The buttered side of toast will always face down when dropped.”
"Cats always land on all fours when they fall through the air."
"One day in 1842, my grandfather conducted experiments based on this phenomenon, and unexpectedly discovered something that exceeded imagination."
"The spinning cat in the air produced a huge amount of energy. This discovery directly broke up the still-developing scientific community."
"Many scientists went crazy as soon as they learned about this incident, and some spent their entire lives studying the principles of butter cats, and finally died in depression."
"In order to maintain stability, various countries blocked this discovery and formed a federation with sufficient energy, which continues to this day."
After returning to Rorschach's laboratory from the Federal Energy Center, Li Lun listened to Rorschach's story.
Even Li Lun, who was now calm, still frowned.
The shock he received was too great. If he didn't have the memory of interstellar civilization, it would have taken a long time to recover.
"It turns out that this is why the world's technology is so backward..."
Li Lun suddenly understood what he had been confused about.
In the 18th century, when the steam engine had just appeared, countless people were not yet enlightened and wise, and there were many people who believed in gods.
When the theory of physics has not yet been fully established, suddenly discovering the existence of butter cats will indeed have a big impact.
"But since the fission effect data I gave can work, doesn't it mean there is no problem at the basic physical level?" Li Lun asked strangely.
Rorschach sighed, "I can only say that it is difficult to recover, coupled with human inertia, if there is no special factor driving it, they will not think too long-term."
"Not to mention there are many interests involved."
Li Lun was silent for a while. Although he didn't know much about sociological issues, he did know some theories.
There are basically two reasons that can drive the development of science and technology.
Either war or disaster.
Of course, this does not mean that this will definitely be the case, but according to statistics, technological progress has always been at a low level under normal circumstances.
"Another point is that from the current perspective, the energy generated by Butter Cat is endless, but from the perspective of the future, it is still not enough."
Luo Xia took out a stack of information from the cabinet and handed it to Li Lun.
It reads, "About Butter Cat's production time and energy cascade required for development."
Li Lun took it and saw the output value at first glance, and a magnitude unit instantly appeared.
1 energy coin.
The daily output of a federal energy center is equivalent to 1 energy coin, which is indeed sufficient based on the current level of technology.
But from the perspective of interstellar civilization, it is just the initial level.
Then looking down, I discovered another important problem.
The operating time of Butter Cat is not unlimited. How long it can last depends entirely on the breed of cat. The longer the bloodline is, the longer it will last.
Like Tianyuan Cat, the longest running record is two years, three months and seventeen days.
The more mixed blood, the shorter the time.
As cities develop, more and more energy centers are needed, and now things are getting difficult.
Cats are about to become extinct.
Although judging from the number of cats, there is no problem in maintaining it for another two to three hundred years, but what will be done then? Is it possible to let everyone return to the kerosene era?
The absurd thing is that many high-level federal officials had actually expected this, but they didn't care at all about what would happen a few hundred years later.
“So, I’ve also been researching new energy alternatives.”
“Fortunately, my grandfather was the one who invented Butter Cat, otherwise I wouldn’t be where I am today.”
Rorschach seemed to say something meaningful, and then said: "Thanks to your appearance, the data on the fission effect have been improved. Although the energy output is less than one-tenth of the butter cat, it is still a huge improvement. .”
Li Lun shook his head after hearing this, "No."
"Not a tenth, the energy produced by fission is no worse than the output of the butter cat after modification."
"Another point is that the energy output of Butter Cat should not be so small. Your energy transmission network is not good enough and has been attenuated too much."
Luo Xia's pupils dilated and she was shocked. Could it be that Li Lun had expected such a far-reaching situation?
Li Lun smiled as he put the stack of information back on the table.
"Although it can produce energy out of thin air, there is still a time limit. This butter cat has no bugs as I imagined."
Inexplicably, Li Lun thought of the supreme being in the Daxia Empire. He could really generate energy out of thin air, which was a real miracle.
"Then what do you think now?" Luo Xia stared at Li Lun, hoping that he could give him the answer he wanted.
Li Lun looked up and looked out the window behind Luo Xia. He saw a plane flying across the sky in the sunset and smiled confidently.
"We are about to create a new era."
As Li Lun said, a new era has arrived.
Since the establishment of the Federation, the most talented and youngest scientist has officially made his debut.
In one year, he published thousands of papers, shocked the entire scientific community, and completed his university studies.
Then he joined the scientific research project established by Rorschach and quickly completed his master's and doctorate degrees.
The first thing Li Lun did was to lead the rapid development of materials science.
Material science is the foundation of all science and technology. Without innovation in materials technology, there will be no implementation of science and technology applications.
The current era can be considered the end of the modern era, just one step away from the atomic age.
Four years later.
After Li Lun perfected various applications of superconductors and magnetic metals, the semiconductor industry began to develop.
The entire world officially entered the atomic age.
Fission energy was finally established after materials science caught up. Although it is temporarily inferior to the output of Butter Cat, it also means the arrival of a new era.
The Most Outstanding Person of the 20th Era Award was awarded to Li Lun this year.
But the atomic age alone is naturally not enough to stop Li Lun, and the next information age will not be too far away.
The scientific community is shocked again!
The legendary figure who led an era actually designed the future.
Everyone lamented how huge the gap between people was, and some even compared Li Lun to Grandpa Rorschach.
What followed was twenty years that were long but felt very fast.
It was also lamented by everyone as the "golden twenty years".
Li Lun once again led the development of the times, not only optimizing the output value of Butter Cat, but also making the output of fission energy approach that of Butter Cat.
In the era of information technology, cutting-edge technologies such as personal communications, transportation industry, and nanotechnology have all been implemented.
It’s a human feat.
And today is the five-yearly federal commendation conference.
Li Lun was once again invited to speak on stage.
His status today is different from that of the past, and he is almost regarded as a god by scientists.
Rorschach's hair has almost turned white after so many years.
In the lounge, Rorschach asked with some disbelief: "Are you planning to announce the discovery of fusion energy technology?"
"According to what you said, this will completely replace Butter Cat. Isn't it too radical?"
Li Lun was adjusting his tie in front of the mirror. The passage of time made him look calmer.
In these years of verification and imagination, he had an idea about his dream back then, but it still required further development of technology.
"Mr. Luo, do you know what is the most interesting thing about science?"
“That’s when the only law that ever existed continues to be overturned.”
"Existence is reasonable. The butter cat may be a little joke played by the universe on us, but it does not represent the eternal truth."
"It's time to withdraw the version."
In Rorschach's worried eyes.
Li Lun pushed open the door of the lounge and walked towards the venue where everyone was cheering.
After an ordinary speech, Li Lun announced the research and development and direction of fusion technology, and declared that he would lead the people into space and make the Federation an interstellar civilization!
One stone stirs up a thousand waves.
Li Lun's words undoubtedly aroused everyone's starry ambitions, and the crazy cheers continued until he left the stage.
But it's a pity.
Li Lun still underestimated ambitious people.
Just a few days after setting up the fusion project, an urgent call came from Rorschach.
He hurriedly asked Li Lun to leave the federation on a private plane, otherwise he would probably be killed by the stubborn forces.
Li Lun was helpless. The development of science and technology would definitely affect some people's cake. There was no way around it.
But the situation was urgent, and it was impossible for Li Lun to leave his wife at home and leave alone.
Rush home as quickly as possible.
The first thing he saw when he opened the door was the dark muzzle of the gun. The news about Rorschach was still a step too late. Federal agents had already ambushed him here.
Hateful.
Inside the house was his wife lying in a pool of blood. The grieving and angry Li Lun was shot several times when he resisted.
The great man who led the world's progress fell...
