What is controllable nuclear fusion?
It is the ultimate energy source that human civilization has always pursued, offering a nearly limitless supply.
Once commercialized, the energy crisis would no longer be an issue.
In recent years, wars had broken out in many parts of the Earth, often bringing about a series of energy problems and causing significant impacts on society.
This was a breakthrough of monumental proportions.
It could elevate the entire human civilization by at least a whole level.
Planet Wei was a prime example.
"Whenever you have time, come over and have a drink with this old man." After chatting for quite a while and sharing the joy in his heart, Elder Zeng extended an invitation.
Qin Ning smiled. "I can head over right now. It's been a while since we drank together. Let's invite Elder Liu as well."
"Good, good, good. I'll make the arrangements now. It should be ready in about half an hour. Just come directly to my place then," Elder Zeng said with a laugh.
Soon after hanging up the phone, Qin Ning went upstairs to take a shower and changed into a clean set of clothes. By the time he came back downstairs, exactly half an hour had passed.
After informing Qin Fei and the others that he was taking a trip to the capital, Qin Ning set off.
A few seconds later, inside a traditional courtyard house, the space rippled slightly, and Qin Ning's figure appeared out of thin air.
"Young Master Qin."
Seeing him appear, two middle-aged men immediately stepped forward to greet him.
They were Elder Liu's son, Liu Jianfei, and Elder Zeng's son, Zeng Zhiyong.
During Qin Ning's previous visits, they had naturally interacted with him.
This time, upon learning that Qin Ning was coming, the two of them had immediately dropped their work, rushed over, and waited there for his arrival.
"Uncle Liu, what happened to your arm?"
Qin Ning was slightly taken aback. He glanced at Liu Jianfei and noticed that one of his arms was wrapped in bandages and resting in a sling around his neck, clearly injured.
"Ah, I went to the military base with the old man a few days ago and accidentally injured it during training. It's nothing serious. It should heal in a couple of weeks," Liu Jianfei said with a smile.
"How could you be so careless? Weren't you carrying the protective talisman I gave you?"
Qin Ning remembered giving them protective talismans. If they had the talismans on them, under normal circumstances, they wouldn't get hurt even during training.
"I happened to change my clothes that day and forgot to put the talisman in my pocket."
"I see."
Qin Ning nodded, then reached out and gently touched the injured arm.
Then he smiled and said, "Alright, try moving it and see if there are any problems."
"It's actually completely healed!" Liu Jianfei exclaimed in surprise. He tried swinging his arm and found that there was absolutely no discomfort or pain.
Although he knew of Qin Ning's abilities, most of the time when Qin Ning treated others before, he seemed to use a kind of miracle medicine. This time, he simply raised his hand and gently touched it, and the injured arm was completely healed!
"Haha, you're here, my boy. Right on time."
At this moment, Elder Zeng and Elder Liu walked out of the house.
Qin Ning smiled and walked up to greet them. Chatting as they walked, they headed inside.
Wine and dishes were already set out on the table.
The three of them took their seats, while the two juniors, Zeng Zhiyong and Liu Jianfei, stood to the side to help pour the wine.
"Elder Liu, why the long face? Am I not welcome?"
After a few drinks, Qin Ning looked at Elder Liu.
"What are you saying? How could you not be welcome?"
Elder Liu was slightly taken aback, then let out a sigh. "It's nothing, really. It's just that I recently had someone compile a statistic of all the disabled soldiers in the country, and I realized the number is far beyond my imagination."
Most of these soldiers had sustained their injuries from participating in various disaster relief efforts.
"You're hinting at something."
Qin Ning smiled. "It's a minor issue. Find a time to gather them all together, and I will take care of it."
"Haha, that would truly be wonderful! You have no idea, when I went to visit some of them a few days ago, my heart ached terribly. Qin Ning, I thank you on behalf of everyone."
Saying this, Elder Liu raised his glass in a toast, then tilted his head back and downed the drink in one gulp.
"Have you heard the news about Country Y these past few days?" Elder Zeng suddenly asked.
"What news?"
Qin Ning was slightly taken aback.
"Makes sense. Very few people know about this right now, and we only received the intel this morning."
Elder Zeng continued, "Hasn't Richard been quite close with us recently? It seems the higher-ups in Country Y have started making moves against their York family. After you guys returned from Planet Wei a couple of days ago, didn't Richard take a trip back to Country T? Have you been in contact with him these past two days?"
Hearing this, Qin Ning frowned slightly. "I actually haven't contacted him. Let me ask Xia Fei and the others."
With that, he took out his phone and called Xia Fei.
"Young Master Qin, do you have any orders for me?" When Xia Fei received the call, he immediately stopped his cultivation.
Qin Ning asked directly, "Richard has been back in Country Y for a few days now. Has he contacted you guys?"
Hearing this, Xia Fei paused for a moment, then spoke, "Now that you mention it, he really hasn't. It does seem a bit strange. He had gone back a few times before and would call every day, but it's been unusually quiet these past two days."
"Young Master Qin, could something have happened to that guy?"
"Give him a call in a bit and see if you can get through. If you can't, let me know, and I'll personally go over and take a look," Qin Ning said.
"Understood, Young Master Qin."
Xia Fei nodded, and then the call ended.
About ten minutes later, Xia Fei called back.
"Young Master Qin, it seems something really did happen. I couldn't get through to Richard's phone at all. Moreover, Wang Er just went to his room to check and found that he seemed to have forgotten to take his protective talisman with him. I also had someone try to contact the York family, but we couldn't get through to them either," Xia Fei reported.
Qin Ning nodded slightly. "Alright, I understand."
After hanging up, he looked at Elder Zeng and Elder Liu. "It looks like the people in Country Y really have made a move against the York family. It is highly likely that they have detained everyone in their family, and Richard has probably been detained as well."
"That kid has been cultivating with you for a while now, right? With his cultivation base, could he still be captured so easily?" Elder Zeng asked curiously.
"With his meager bit of strength, he hasn't reached the level of true invulnerability yet. A single gunshot might not kill him, but if a machine gun empties its magazine on him, even if he doesn't die, the pain would have him crying for his parents."
Qin Ning said with a smile, then raised his glass again. "Come, let's just enjoy our drinks. I will personally take a trip over there later. While I'm at it, I can serve as a deterrent to Country Y. Now that controllable nuclear fusion and other fields have achieved unprecedented breakthroughs, it's about time to let these foreigners know who the true overlord of the Blue Planet is."
ions, keeping it grounded and realistic】 After quitting his job, office worker Su Yang accidentally binds with the "Enjoy Life System." As the name suggests, simply by indulging in life's pleasures, he can earn random rewards from the system—no need to spend money on beautiful women or grovel before anyone. Just enjoy, and the money follows, making it all about effortless fun. The system comes with a scanning feature, allowing him to establish a favorability bond with women rated 85 points or above. Every 20-point increase in favorability unlocks additional rewards. After suffering through over twenty years of hardship, Su Yang trembles with excitement, his dull eyes suddenly gleaming with newfound hope. "Enjoy life? How hard could that be?"
his freshman year, Su Bai accidentally bound the "Indulgence Tycoon System." 【Sleeping in? Reward: +$1,000】 【Spent $288 at a street barbecue stall? Cashback: +$2,880】 【Dropped $14,396 on in-game skins? Special reward unlocked: A brand-new Porsche Panamera!】 Luxury cars, penthouses, corporate shares, financial empires… College life was all about living freely and doing whatever he pleased! … When the adorably naive academic genius faced family medical bills and financial struggles, Su Bai waved his hand dismissively: "Your future is on me." "Wuwu~ Big Brother is so good to me! I’ll become a scientist to repay you!" When the genius girl got bullied by a shady professor? Su Bai casually dropped a billion-dollar investment, forcing the university to grovel and beg for her return. A company’s funding chain collapsing? Su Bai smirked—cash was the one thing he’d never run out of. Years later, when people traced the rise of the AI prodigy beauty, who was the man behind her success? Not just that—Su Bai also became the tsundere campus belle’s unattainable dream, the contrast senior’s daily necessity, and the beautiful counselor’s emotional anchor…
to panic—he has a system. As long as an investment target dies, he can claim a reward. And since he is immortal, the one thing he has plenty of is time. ... Countless years later. “Immortal Emperor of Longevity? I invested in him.” “Supreme Celestial Venerable? I invested in him.” “Undying Empress? I invested in her.” “...” “Heh. Once they’ve all died, even the Heavenly Dao will have to kneel and call me Dad.”
nd fell into a coma while saving his younger sister from an out-of-control car. He became a vegetable. No one knew that his consciousness had crossed into a world of cultivation. Over the course of sixty years, he began as the lowest kind of mine slave, struggling to survive amid mountains of corpses and seas of blood. By sheer chance, he eventually obtained the complete memories of a fallen Immortal King. Alchemy, medicine, formations, feng shui, physiognomy, artifact forging… Every great inheritance of the cultivation world was now his. But when he opened his eyes again, he discovered that ten full years had passed in the modern world. To pay for his treatment, his father had sold the family’s shop and house, leaving himself covered in lasting injuries and illness. His mother had cared for him day and night, and more than half of her hair had already turned white. His younger sister, who had been only fifteen back then, was now twenty-five. To help repay the family’s debts, she had been forced to lower her head and put on a smiling face in places of glittering lights and endless revelry. Only then did Chen Xuan understand that what he had lost was not merely ten years. He had lost the life his entire family was meant to have. The good news was that he had brought back the memories of an Immortal King’s entire lifetime. The bad news was that his soul had returned alone—his cultivation had not come with him. Spiritual energy was scarce, resources were depleted, and the modern world still had firearms, surveillance, capital, and laws. If he wanted to protect his family, break free from everyone’s control, and become truly invincible beneath the heavens, he would have to start all over again.
