CHAPTER 573: CHAPTER 471 VISION

With the benefit of being able to return home to visit relatives as an incentive and encouragement, everyone in the base quickly adjusted after experiencing a dip in morale and regained their motivation and spirit.

The various tasks continued to proceed methodically and in an orderly manner.

The situation in the third experiment was much better compared to the first two; at least this time, there were no issues with the equipment, and there weren’t any structural adjustments or repairs needed for the Weather Controller itself. What’s required is further technical optimization and improvement based on the existing test results to make this machine work even better.

Moreover, what Chen Xin has been planning is to reduce the size of the Weather Controller, move it onto the Mobile Base, and transform it into a mobile unit as a mid-term goal.

But realizing this goal is not something that can be easily accomplished in a short time, so relatively speaking, the atmosphere in the base wasn’t as urgent and tense as before. Although all the staff continued to work efficiently, there was a more composed and leisurely feeling.

Chen Xin was pleased with this development. Although upgrading the Weather Controller to a size that can be installed on the Mobile Base could be done instantly through a system upgrade, for the sake of caution, Chen Xin decided to join the staff in researching and analyzing the Weather Controller, formulating an upgrade plan before proceeding with the upgrade.

Moreover, doing so is beneficial for accumulating technical knowledge and training team experience, enhancing the level of the entire research team.

"Academician, according to our analysis, it is very difficult to install the Weather Controller onto the Mobile Base with the existing structure of the Mobile Base. Therefore, we must carry out a large-scale modification of the Mobile Base." In the conference room, a staff member spoke to Chen Xin while holding a sketch with their conclusion.

Regarding this conclusion, Chen Xin did not comment. Instead, he picked up the blueprint, carefully examined it, and then said, "Let’s hear your thoughts. How do you plan to modify it?"

The current Mobile Base mainly focuses on carrying personnel and providing regional support. Therefore, its structural design mainly accommodates personnel, making it indeed difficult to fit the Weather Controller on the entire Mobile Base.

Even just the core parts require dismantling the upper hangar, public space of the personnel compartment, and even the lower garage to make room.

Therefore, Chen Xin fully understood the staff’s suggestion to modify the structure of the Mobile Base, and he himself actually had a similar idea.

Now, by asking for the staff’s views, he mostly wanted to use them as a reference to see if there were any designs or ideas that could be enlightening.

"We plan to first replace the energy system of the Mobile Base." The staff indeed had their ideas, intending to change the Mobile Base’s power source right away.

"Replace it? What do you plan to replace it with?" Chen Xin did not ask why because the Weather Controller itself is an energy-consuming unit. To install it on the Mobile Base, the energy issue must be resolved.

The original energy supply of the Mobile Base itself does not pose any problems, but adding a Weather Controller exceeds the load that the Mobile Base’s own energy can bear.

It was naturally for this reason that the staff wanted to replace the Mobile Base’s energy system.

Therefore, he told Chen Xin, "The plan is to replace it with a small fusion reactor. There is currently mature technology in this field domestically, so we should be able to adopt this solution. If it doesn’t work, a radioisotope generator isn’t off the table, but its output power is relatively low. We might need to install two sets, which would require adjustments in structural layout."

"Hmm, a small fusion reactor... Not bad, that’s a good idea. I will apply for it from domestic authorities. You should refine the proposals in this regard." Chen Xin nodded to show his affirmation and support, then continued to ask, "Any other ideas?"

"And we hope to adjust the structure of the Mobile Base to make room for installing the Weather Controller on it." The staff said so, but their expression was somewhat embarrassed: "However, the current size of the Weather Controller is undoubtedly much larger than the Mobile Base. Until the modification of the Weather Controller is precisely completed, this idea is not very feasible. We can only first confirm how much space can be freed up on the Mobile Base."

This is a helpless situation for ordinary researchers. They don’t know the final shape of the Weather Controller, nor how much it can be reduced when moved onto the Mobile Base. Therefore, they can only aim for the space that can be freed up on the Mobile Base, trying to minimize the Weather Controller to fit within this space.

It’s not very feasible to adjust the size of the Mobile Base based on the size of the Weather Controller since that would require rebuilding the entire Mobile Base.

But for Chen Xin, this is much simpler because he can adjust the Mobile Base according to the Weather Controller and also adjust the Weather Controller according to the Mobile Base. There is no need for one to necessarily adapt to the other; they can fully adjust each other to achieve an optimal state.

Therefore, Chen Xin didn’t explain much about the issue raised by the staff; he simply said to him, "Don’t worry about this part. Try your best first. As for how to reduce the size of the Weather Controller and how to adjust the space of the Mobile Base, I’ll handle the coordination."

"Understood, Academician. I know what I need to do." The staff nodded, understanding his tasks.

Seeing this, Chen Xin, seeing that no further suggestions were proposed by the other party, signaled him to get busy: "Organize your ideas. Both of these suggestions are very good; begin drafting a plan. Details don’t have to be too comprehensive; just make the thought process clear."

After speaking, Chen Xin picked up the previous sketch and handed it to the staff.

"I understand, I’ll get to work now." The staff received the sketch from Chen Xin’s hand before turning to leave.

After the staff left, Chen Xin himself used the nano molecules in his wristwatch to simulate the structure of the Mobile Base in front of him, attempting to replace its energy system and hollow out its interior to try placing the Weather Controller inside.

However, the Weather Controller itself is currently much larger than the Mobile Base, and it’s still not possible to put it inside the Mobile Base.

Chen Xin did not get stuck due to the Weather Controller being too large. He attempted to disassemble the various components of the Weather Controller and place them separately on different floors of the Mobile Base according to their functions.

While trying, he thought to himself: "Should I take the Weather Controller apart..."