Scholar’s Advanced Technological System

Professor Kleber was slightly stunned when he heard a proposal from the Ark that was thrown out of nowhere.

“… the deal? ”

Ark: “I hear your WEGA is closed? ”

KB: “It was a long time ago, like 13 years ago. ”

Ark: “So how's it going now? ”

“Not good or bad, maybe in a couple of decades we'll send it to the museum... Is there a problem?” Krabby frowned and was a little confused about what the ship was going to say when it suddenly mentioned WEGA.

Ark: “Can you sell it to me? ”

Professor Kleber was stunned.

After a while, his mouth twitched slightly.

“WEGA? Are you kidding? ”

The ark shook its head, “I'm not kidding, I'm serious. ”

Seeing an ark doesn't seem like a joke, Professor Crabb laughed and said, "How much are you going to pay to complete the WEGA installation, at a cost of 800 million euros alone, or 800 million a decade ago? ”

After a while of reflection on the issue, the Ark gave a number.

“Is 500 million enough? ”

“… Forget it, it's impossible. ”

Though shocked that the Ark could get so much money, Krabs was just shocked and didn't nod his head because it wasn't just about the money.

In the ITER project, the game between technology- and technology-endemic countries on technology transfer has been around for a long time. This game is reflected in countries' share of funding, the allocation of projects for which national institutes are responsible, and external factors.

The most fundamental contradiction lies in the transfer of technology.

Nor can there be any contradiction, after all, since the late last century, in order to study this technology, the EU, and indeed the EU's predecessor, the EC, has spent no idea how much to get in.

In short, while guaranteeing leverage in their hands, the advantaged countries hope that the disadvantaged countries will bear more research funding, share risks and costs, and secure more funding and projects from the pool for their own research institutes.

Disadvantaged countries, on the other hand, would like to see more technology transferred by the dominant countries and more projects for their own research institutes.

After all, no one wants to be a lifelong chaser. Everyone wants to master core technology throughout the nuclear fusion project. Otherwise, don't say equal parts of the cake has no place at all, and there is no bottom gas even when shooting a table fight.

Rich can do whatever you want?

That is also a prerequisite.

The WEGA device is a crystallization of the Map Society and the Helmholtz Society's technology, and they put a lot of effort into completing it, so naturally they don't want to sell it at such a low price.

Knowing exactly what Professor Crabb was thinking, the Ark went on to say, "Anyway, its ultimate destination is the museum, and you've learned enough from it. I'm willing to pay 500 million euros for your results, and I don't know if I can get it to work, but..."

Professor Crabb frowned: “What else? ”

Paused for a moment, the ark continued to say, "Plus, if you transfer the WEGA device to me, I can open the SG-1 material conductor technology here. Since more powerful superconducting magnets are our common need, we can fully collaborate on relevant research. ”

Kleber: "WEGA is a prerequisite for cooperation? ”

“Yes," the ark nodded, "if you care about technology being cheaply bought, that part of technology we're willing to trade. Nor am I obliged to make this part of the study public if you do not wish to. After all, this is not an ITER outsourced research project, but ours. ”

Papers on SG-1 materials are public information, even the laboratory preparation methods of SG-1 materials themselves are public, and at best a patent is registered on the side of the ark for the product preventively, just in case.

However, how to make the SG-1 material into a wire, which involves a specific product production process, is obviously not going to be written in a paper for such a simple publication.

As if it were a lightning machine, we all know that relevant papers can also be publicly downloaded, but those involved in technology are business secrets, and they will not be made public until technology is updated.

After staring at the thin lines in the glass cover for a long time, Professor Crabb remained silent for a while and seemed to be wondering whether the proposal was worth it.

On one side is the prototype of spiral-7x, which, although phased out, still involves a number of still undisclosed technologies.

On the other hand, carbon-based superconducting materials are likely to be key factors in addressing controlled nuclear fusion, although only possibilities remain, with many uncertainties such as costs and large-scale production.

It is certainly not an easy task to make a trade-off in it.

The silence lasted about five minutes, and Professor Germain, finally relaxed his shoulder and slowly opened his mouth.

“I need to think about it. ”

The ark nodded and promised: "No problem. ”

……

In the villa of Zhongshan International, the family is lively preparing the yearly meal.

At this point, the doorbell suddenly sounded at the entrance.

“Coming.”

After hearing the sound, Lu Bang Guo looked happy and shouted "here” from afar. He quickly walked to the door.

The door opens.

Lu, standing at the front door, was just about to say hello with a smile, but the smile on his face grew stiff.

Looking at the old man standing at the door, Professor Kleber squeezed a friendly smile out of his face and greeted him with a lame Chinese.

“Mud howl. ”

“Mud howling...”

The subconscious spoke with two words, and Old Lu suddenly returned to God and immediately threw a gaze of inquiry at the adjacent ark.

“This is the client of our institute," said Ark, laughing and introducing, ”and my friend. ”

Even though the heart is filled with resentment towards the son, it cannot be displayed in front of the Guest.

Looking at Professor Kleber, Lu smiled enthusiastically and said: "It turns out you're a friend of the Ark, come on in. ”

Though I don't understand what Lu said, enthusiasm doesn't need language to feel it.

Kleber's face. Smile and politely say the second Chinese sentence he only knows.

“Write. ”

Daddy took this man, Professor Goma, to the living room. Xiaotong snuck up to the side of the ark and poked his brother's arm: “Dude, you don't know how excited Daddy was this afternoon. ”

Ark: “Excited what? ”

Xiaotong's face was helpless: “What else can you get excited about? He thought you'd finally come back with a daughter-in-law. ”

Saying, the little girl turned a white eye and mumbled and spat. “I knew it wasn't that simple, but I didn't expect it. Who thought you'd bring a man back? ”

Ark: “…”

The Lu family is very welcoming, both in the usual way and in the New Year's Eve.

It's just that the language doesn't work so well on the table.

The Ark can only act as a translator, switching between English and Chinese.

Occasionally, some conversations have to be adapted to the language habits of both sides.

The taste of dumplings is admirable, and Krabs, who are usually serious at work, rarely thumbs up.

When the Ark translated his words into Chinese for my mother to listen to, she couldn't keep her mouth shut.

After so many years of cooking, this is the first time that it has been recognized by international friends, which is undoubtedly a fresh and fulfilling thing for Fang Mei.

Didn't stay here very late, after dinner, it was late to see the sky, Kleber sat on the couch and chatted with the ark for a while, then got up and said goodbye.

The boat took him outside the courtyard of the villa and stood beside the road at the door, Krabby said.

“The dumplings are delicious, thank you. ”

The Ark laughed and said, "You're welcome. ”

Crabbs thought for a moment and said, "I can't give you an immediate answer to your proposal, it's not something I can decide on my own, and WEGA is not just the property of the Maple Society, I hope you understand. ”

Pause, he said, "But I promise you, I'll try my best. ”

The ark smiled and nodded: "Thank you, then. ”

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