Reborn Before the Apocalypse: My Backing is the Nation

Chapter 34 Moriyama
Perhaps because she had stayed up all night and was mentally exhausted, Zhou Yu fell asleep after lying in bed for a while when such a big change suddenly happened.

Hearing her slightly rapid breathing, Jiang Yang stood up gently.

"Get some rest."

After saying something in a low voice, Jiang Yang turned and left.

……

The rolling mountains are covered with a variety of lush plants.

Even high in the air, you can't see the end of the trees.

This is a real forest.

Within this mountain range named "Forest," a cluster of buildings stands somewhat abruptly in a canyon, with large machinery at work.

On the top of the building, the words "Moriyama Neutrino Telescope Construction Base" gleamed in the sunlight.

The helicopter landed with a roar, and there, in front of them, was You Zhicheng, the chief scientist and engineer of the Senshan Base, and his team, all wearing safety helmets.

Gu Changshan and Lu Zhaoming, along with their secretary, advisor, and others, disembarked from the helicopter.

After a brief handshake and no pleasantries, the group headed straight for the conference room.

Looking at the tall and upright soldier in front of him, You Zhicheng had some doubts.

Professor Lu Zhaoming, as the chief academician, coming here for an inspection is of a high caliber, but it's understandable. It's a bit puzzling that this soldier came here.

Although our base is a key national scientific research project, it clearly belongs to the field of scientific research and I haven't heard of any connection with the military industry...

Upon arriving at the conference room, Gu Changshan got straight to the point: "The country has an urgent mission. The Moriyama Neutrino Telescope must be completed in eight days and put into operation after two days of debugging."

Professor You, could you briefly describe the current construction status of the Moriyama Telescope, and what challenges it faces if it is to be officially put into operation in ten days?

You Zhicheng swallowed back the pleasantries he had prepared, his eyes widening in shock as he stared at Gu Changshan, whose demeanor was as calm and imposing as a mountain.

Not only him, but the other managers at the Moriyama base did the same.

Are you kidding me?! You think this is like a child building blocks? Eight days? Not even eighty days!
Under normal construction conditions, the Moriyama Telescope will require at least 14 more months of construction time. If things go well, it can be put into operation after six months of debugging. If things go badly, it wouldn't be surprising if it takes one or two years of debugging.

That adds up to at least two years!
Even if the King of Heaven himself came, he couldn't have done it in eight days!

Wiping the cold sweat from his brow, You Zhicheng's shock slowly faded, and he chuckled awkwardly, "This comrade really loves to joke, haha. Our base has completed about 75% of its construction progress. The internal civil engineering work has been completed, and the main construction of the telescope is 90% complete."

We have organized a construction team of 460 people who are working day and night to complete the project. Progress is going smoothly, and it is expected to be operational in about two years, bringing benefits to our country…”

Gu Changshan raised his hand, interrupting him directly: "If it's officially put into operation in ten days, what are the difficulties?"

You Zhicheng looked at Lu Zhaoming with a pleading expression.

Engineering construction, especially the construction of large-scale scientific facilities, must also follow the laws of nature. This comrade doesn't understand this, and you, Lu Zhaoming, as a leading figure in the scientific community, don't you understand either?

Are you joining in this nonsense too?

I thought Lu Zhaoming would say something fair, but to my surprise, he just sighed and said, "Professor You, the Moriyama Telescope will be officially operational in ten days. This is an urgent national mission that must be completed. There is no room for maneuver."

You can raise any difficulties or obstacles you encounter, and the government will help you resolve them.

Hearing the gravity in Lu Zhaoming's words, You Zhicheng fell silent.

After a moment, he tentatively asked, "Can you tell me what happened?"

Gu Changshan only uttered two words in a deep voice: "War." "War?"

You Zhicheng took a deep breath.

Although he couldn't understand how his own telescope, which was merely used for scientific research, could be involved in war—and the comrade in front of him clearly didn't intend to reveal any details—he understood a very obvious truth.

Since it's now involved in war, there's truly no room for negotiation or maneuvering.

Building and putting the Moriyama Telescope into operation within ten days was a mandatory task that had to be completed.

"Please give me... no, half an hour. I need to discuss this with my colleagues."

"please."

In another conference room, all the people in charge of various aspects of the construction of the Moriyama base—power supply, logistics, equipment, data, circulation, civil engineering, etc.—were present.

Everyone had a furrowed brow, as if facing a formidable enemy.

Half an hour later, as if they were arguing, You Zhicheng and several senior executives returned to the conference room.

"This is the list we have compiled."

After handing several documents to Lu Zhaoming and Gu Changshan, You Zhicheng spoke with a heavy tone: "The first thing is the power supply."

Our laboratory did not include research on neutrino oscillations in its planning and design, so it was not equipped with a proton accelerator. The power consumption is lower than some similar telescopes, but the overall assessment is still in the range of about 5MW.

This requires a dedicated power line, as well as the installation of a large amount of power infrastructure and equipment.

In our original construction plan, we would have run a power line from nearby Mori City via a high-voltage power tower, which was expected to be completed in 10 months.

Gu Changshan opened his notebook and wrote down the words "5MW power supply line".

"Next item."

"Human resources."

Currently, the number of personnel involved in the telescope's construction, including logistics and clerical staff, totals approximately 600. This number is far from sufficient.

If we want it to be operational within ten days, our construction speed must be increased several dozen times, and the number of construction personnel needed must be at least..."

He pondered for a moment: "Thirty thousand people. And they can't be ordinary workers; they must be workers with experience in building large-scale scientific research facilities."

Furthermore, in addition to the workers, a large number of managers with scientific backgrounds, those with extensive experience in the overall construction of large-scale scientific research facilities, are needed—at least two thousand people.

Gu Changshan wrote the word "human resources" in his notebook and then marked the relevant requirements.

"Next item."

"logistics.

Our base's staff dormitories are not yet completed, and related logistical facilities are also in place. At present, it can only support a maximum of 800 people working.

If the number surges to 30,000, not to mention having enough tools, they won't even be able to support enough food and sleep.

Gu Changshan casually jotted down: "Next item."

"equipment."

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(End of this chapter)