Chapter Eighty: "Solar Fire" No. 2, Officially Fully Activated!

After three days and nights of tireless effort, these elite minds had finally succeeded in their creation!

"Though we have finished constructing it, further experimentation is needed to see how effective it truly is!"

The rest was actually quite simple, for the core of the “Sunfire” had already been modified; all that remained was to embed the Photoreceptor, and everything would be complete.

Everyone held their breath in nervous anticipation. This was a moment of utmost tension—there could be no room for even the slightest error.

If anything went wrong, all their efforts would be wasted, and everything would have to begin anew.

A minute passed.

Ten minutes passed.

Half an hour passed.

An hour went by.

At last, it was complete.

Ren Boyuan donned his lab coat, preparing to conduct the experiment alone.

The others watched Ren Boyuan’s movements, smooth and unhurried.

He covered the sunlight with a semi-transparent cloth and began the test.

Ren Boyuan pressed the loading button, and the speed of condensation clearly increased.

Then, once the orb of light was about the size of a fist, he aimed and fired.

After calculating the speed of the orb’s condensation, he added another piece of semi-transparent cloth to reduce the light around the weapon, and began the second experiment.

He repeated the process once more.

The speed at which the orb condensed did not change.

It did not change!

Suppressing his excitement, Ren Boyuan performed a third experiment.

The same process was repeated, and again, it succeeded!

“It’s done!” His hoarse voice echoed in everyone’s ears.

Though not loud, it was particularly clear at this moment.

No one could hide their excitement.

“The photoreceptor has been successfully developed!”

"Ren Boyuan, you’re amazing!"

"Indeed, heroes emerge from Jiuzhou!"

"Now there is hope of defeating the Dark King!"

Ren Boyuan was deeply moved, but did not let the excitement cloud his judgment.

This was only a small step; the most difficult problem with “Sunfire” had yet to be solved—the issue of explosive force.

To defeat a machine like the Dark King, the weapon’s explosive power must be greatly increased to deliver a devastating blow.

Of course, the first prototype of “Sunfire” could already be used as a sniper weapon, and its effects were impressive.

But what humanity needed most now was a weapon of overwhelming explosive force.

Only then could they inflict severe wounds on the Dark King.

This was the problem they had not yet solved: how to trigger molecular collisions within the condensed light orb, thereby causing an explosion.

This problem was far more challenging than they had imagined.

When “Sunfire” was first constructed, this issue remained unresolved. Even now, it had not been overcome.

Ren Boyuan knew this would be an even tougher challenge.

Amid the collective excitement, Ren Boyuan took off his protective suit and returned to the laboratory.

He was about to embark on a new series of experiments.

At eight o’clock that evening, all the researchers gathered around the table.

“Now we must solve the most difficult problem. I believe everyone knows what that is, so there’s no need for me to explain,” Ren Boyuan said, his gaze sharp, his fingers tapping lightly on the table.

“Understood!” the group replied in unison.

“Hmm. In truth, solving the problem of molecular collision isn’t difficult. The real challenge is how to make the light, upon striking the machine, instantly explode—blasting it to pieces!” Ren Boyuan had spent the entire afternoon contemplating this, but he still had no solution.

It was a stubborn problem.

“I have a suggestion, though I’m not sure if it’s feasible,” Chu Xiao suddenly spoke up.

When the others heard Chu Xiao’s voice, hope immediately flickered in their eyes, for his ideas invariably brought fresh inspiration.

“Please share it!” Ren Boyuan’s eyes also lit up with hope.

Chu Xiao took a moment to organize his thoughts. Even he wasn’t sure if his plan would work, but it was certainly more straightforward than researching molecular collision.

“This is just my theory: What if we add radium to the light orb and fire them together? When the radium explodes, it could trigger the light orb to detonate as well! Would that be possible?”

Everyone fell into deep thought.

“In principle, it should work, but we don’t know whether there would be any adverse reactions or dosage issues. These would need to be tested. Your idea is quite good!” Ren Boyuan was the first to share his opinion.

However, aside from Ren Boyuan, no one else seemed to take Chu Xiao’s opinion seriously. To them, his suggestion was pure fantasy.

“Putting radium inside the light orb—are you joking?”

“I don’t think this could ever work!”

“It’s far too dangerous. If there’s even a slight adverse reaction, it could ignite the entire area in an instant, causing a massive explosion!”

The opinions were varied and plentiful, but none offered a better solution.

Most were convinced that Chu Xiao’s plan was unworkable. Some remained silent, preferring to observe, while a small minority were willing to support his idea.

“Silence! I am the chief scientist—you will listen to me!” Ren Boyuan suddenly shouted, pulling everyone’s attention back to him.

“I don’t care what you think. I am telling you now that I have taken General Chu’s suggestion into consideration and plan to implement it!

“If the experiment fails, I will bear the consequences. But if it succeeds, I ask you to stop questioning General Chu. Trust him! His experience in fighting the Dark King is of tremendous value to our weapons research!”

“Does anyone have anything else to say?” Ren Boyuan scanned the faces around him.

Honestly, he hoped that no one would object further. This was not the time for debate—when a good idea surfaced, it was time to experiment and see if it would work.

No one spoke.

Seeing this, Hua Bo hurriedly declared, “No further comments! As a geologist, I believe I have the right to speak!”

“Go ahead,” Ren Boyuan said, massaging his temples as he waited for Hua Bo’s input. In truth, he did trust Hua Bo to some extent.

“General Chu’s proposal is achievable to a certain extent, but it will require rigorous calculations. Of course, for the elite minds of our nations, that’s a trivial matter!” Hua Bo took the opportunity to offer some flattery.

Hearing such high praise from someone so esteemed, the others felt somewhat reassured.

“I think it’s a good idea.”

“I feel the same way.”

“We should give it a try—there’s nothing to lose.”

Ren Boyuan surveyed the scene with satisfaction and declared in a clear voice, “I hereby announce the official commencement of the explosive power research for Sunfire Mark II!”