Chapter 527 Ascension

Chapter 527 Ascension

Chapter 527 Ascension
The earthquake wave was relatively weak when it reached Hailing from the epicenter. It shook for two seconds and then died down. It did not cause any chaos at the Expo site. People continued to sing and dance, and various commercial contracts were still being signed intensively.

When information from around the world came together, scientists discovered that the Earth seemed to have just sneezed loudly.

It was daytime in Hailing, but night had already fallen in Europe. All major cities were experiencing large-scale power outages, radio broadcasts were suspended, the night sky turned a strange dark red, and people in many countries saw flashes of light in the night sky that looked like daylight.

The newly established Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory on the other side of the ocean monitored that the transparency of the Earth's atmosphere has decreased.

The epicenter was too remote to be discovered, and no one knew the cause, so newspaper and radio commentators could only make all kinds of fanciful guesses.

Shao Quanzhong knew the reason immediately. The "Layman Group" reported that the 300-meter-high iron tower on Sakhalin Island was completed yesterday, and today Tesla couldn't wait to conduct his 10,000-mile electricity transmission test.

Since the earth is not big enough for Tesla to test, the distance of this test is only 5,000 miles. If the distance is 10,000 miles, densely populated Europe will suffer a great disaster.

With the support of twenty thermal power plants built at "Daxia speed", Tesla used the conical coil he invented to create a high voltage of 100 million volts on a 300-meter-high tower, and conducted a high-density electromagnetic energy transmission experiment on the Siberian ice field 5,000 miles away at the same latitude.

Another group of doctors from the layman group were sent to Coulomb by Tesla in advance. They are now taking an airship to the transmission target point to observe the transmission effect.

Tesla's move was really a big deal. What could he do next? Should we stop such a dangerous person from continuing his experiments?
Well, let's wait and see the on-site investigation by the layman group to see how effective Tesla's long-awaited 10,000-mile power transmission has been.

While Shao Quanzhong was still hesitating, that night, a major power outage occurred in major cities around the world. The radio broadcasts stopped and all that could be heard on all the radios was a loud noise. There was no earthquake this time.

As soon as the power was restored, Shao Quanzhong received a call from Lieutenant Colonel Liao Zhuyu, who was assigned to Sakhalin Island. The caller's voice was tearful, "Uncle Shao, my 'Sea Rhino' is gone."

Shao Quanzhong quickly comforted him, "Xiao Liao, don't worry, how could such a large destroyer be lost? If it's lost, we can look for it."

Liao Zhuyu is the son of Liao Rong. He did not go to Britain. He is a new generation of captain trained by Mahan at the Zhanjiang Naval Academy. This time he was sent to Sakhalin Island to transport steel, coal, and construction workers to help build the iron towers and thermal power stations needed by Tesla.

"No, Uncle Shao, I saw with my own eyes that the Sea Rhino was destroyed. It was destroyed by Tesla."

"What kind of experiment was Tesla doing with the warship? It's not a big deal. Just ask your father to send you another one. Maybe the Sea Rhino can be repaired."

"That - Uncle Shao, it's not broken, it's gone."

"Tesla just gained a huge amount of energy. After testing the Thousand Mile Power Transmission, he set his sights on my destroyer and said he wanted to test the effect of the super-strong magnetic field on metal objects."

"Then, I saw my destroyer surrounded by green fog as the magnetic field strengthened to exceed the maximum value of Tesla's magnetic field measuring instrument. Suddenly, there was a flash of blue light, and my ship seemed to twist, and then it suddenly disappeared."

Shao Quanzhong touched the back of his head and asked, "Are there any casualties?"

"No, the warship is in the harbor, and Tesla ordered us to go ashore."

That's good, Tesla just lost hundreds of thousands of silver coins, which is nothing. However, Tesla's research on electromagnetism seems a bit mysterious.

Shao Quanzhong gnashed his teeth. No, he had to stop Tesla from messing around.

"Ring ring ring!"

Isabel picked up the phone, "Shao, this is Tesla calling."

Tesla's voice on the phone was full of excitement, "Shao, I just received a radio message from the layman group in Tunguska. My 10,000-mile transmission experiment was successful."

"This transmission test caused a huge explosion because there was no receiving device at the target point. According to the report of the inspection team at the scene, the explosion occurred precisely at the longitude and latitude I set, and no casualties were caused."

"The explosion range is controlled within 30 kilometers in diameter, which is exactly the same as the range I calculated in advance."

"If necessary, we only need to build a receiving antenna with a diameter of 30 kilometers and carry enough load to continuously transmit power from Sakhalin Island to Tunguska. The transmission loss is much less than that of wire transmission because of the use of the earth's magnetic field..."

After Tesla finished his long speech, Shao Quanzhong asked carefully, "Why should I travel thousands of miles to Sakhalin Island to generate electricity and then transmit the electricity to Tunguska? Is it useful?"

Tesla paused for a moment. He didn't think about whether it was useful or not.

"Also, what happened to the Sea Rhino? Where did you take it?"

"this--"

Tesla was a little bit lacking in confidence, "I just tried it, but I didn't expect it to fail."

"According to my judgment, it was the high electromagnetic field that quantized the warship and sent it to a parallel dimension. By the way, a parallel dimension is a mirror world that is the same as this world - it's a little difficult for you to understand this."

Even though most people don't understand what parallel spaces are, Shao Quanzhong understands it immediately. That's how he got it. He may be the only person in the world who understands parallel spaces.

Shao Quanzhong suddenly felt his back go numb. "Xiao Te, tell me, can you get the warship back?"

If this works, I will lead my army back to Huanggutun and kill all the Japanese pirates...

"I'm sorry, the experiment is still out of control and we can't get them back. You have to send another warship to bring these people back. Otherwise, they won't be able to go back in November because of the ice."

"I don't really understand quantum theory either. There's a guy called Planck in Germany who just proposed a theory on this. Find a way to get him here. I want to study with him."

It seems that Tesla still doesn’t understand quantum ascension. I can’t try it recklessly, or I might accidentally ascend to the underworld.

"Xiao Te, I will send another destroyer to pick them up. Your experiment was successful, so come back. Don't do such dangerous experiments in the future."

How could Tesla not cause trouble? Tesla rolled his eyes on the other end of the phone and said, "Shao, after the success of the power transmission test, I am no longer interested, but it would be a pity to abandon the laboratory that we have built with great difficulty."

"I have decided to develop an unprecedented death ray weapon for you here. It is a cannon that uses electromagnetic fields to drive high-speed particle streams. It is estimated that it can destroy all targets at a distance of dozens or hundreds of miles."

Tesla had hit the nail on the head. When Shao Quanzhong heard about the powerful cannon, he immediately became excited and forgot about stopping Tesla from causing trouble. After hanging up the phone, Shao Quanzhong ordered, "Isabelle, have Liao Rong send another warship to bring back his son and his men, and at the same time deliver coal and supplies to the layman team and power plant workers on Sakhalin Island, enough to last through the winter."

"Call Waldersee and ask him to help find a scientist named Planck. Tell him that the Xiaoxiangya Academy of Sciences invites him to come and give lectures. At the same time, there is an important experiment on quantum mechanics that needs his help."

Twenty days later, the Zeppelin airship arrived in Hailing again.

Max Karl Ernst Ludwig Planck, PhD from the University of Berlin and professor of physics at the University of Kiel, arrived on board the ship.

After hearing Shao Quanzhong's description of the Tesla destroyer test process, the 26-year-old professor's eyes lit up immediately. Without even mentioning science, he immediately applied to Shao Quanzhong for an airship that flew directly to Tesla's laboratory at the northern end of Sakhalin Island.

The airship has a carrying capacity of 15 tons. Transporting coal requires a warship or a transport ship, but the airship is enough to carry people. It does not mean that Tesla will be trapped on Sakhalin Island as soon as winter comes.

Planck actually had not yet formally proposed quantum theory, but had only discussed his preliminary ideas in this regard with some scholars.

Tesla conducted scientific research behind closed doors, but in fact he was not lacking in communication with the outside world. He kept an eye on the forefront of scientific development through academic journals from all over the world, and kept in touch with many high-end physicists by phone, which is why he was known.

Planck was also tricked into going into seclusion on Sakhalin Island, and it was unknown what he and Tesla could research. However, the layman group finally returned from Tunguska.

When Shao Quanzhong got the photos of the scene, he was immediately stunned.

He only felt a couple of shakes in Hailing, but the explosion scene was horrific.

The explosion destroyed objects within a diameter of 30 kilometers. The resulting strong winds destroyed coniferous forests over an area of ​​10 square kilometers and knocked down about million trees. According to preliminary estimates by doctors, the explosion was equivalent to megatons of TNT.

Shao Quanzhong looked at the photo in silence for a long time. The unit after 10 is "megatons". How powerful is this? No wonder the whole earth was shaken by the explosion.

Suddenly, Shao Quanzhong slapped his forehead and said, "Isabelle, get me the Tesla."

"Hey, Xiao Te, you said you can accurately control the target point of the Wanli Teleport?"

"That's right. As long as I know the exact coordinates, I can send a telegram to any location on the earth at the same latitude."

"Can you control the power of the explosion?"

"Yes, just lower or raise the voltage. It's easy for me."

"Just test it a few more times for me, on a small scale."

"Sorry, I'm not interested anymore."

"Xiao Te, don't you think you have invented a super bomb? The powerful countries are all in the northern hemisphere, and my territory extends from the equator to the Arctic Ocean."

"That is to say, if I just build a steel tower in my own country and surround it with enough power stations, I can destroy any important city on Earth that I want."

"Hey, Shao, I'm a peace-loving person. I can't help you make such a large-scale weapon of destruction."

"What's up with the death ray weapons?"

"You can only attack one warship at a time. You want to destroy a whole city. That would be too much of a sin. I won't do it."

Shao Quanzhong couldn't convince Tesla no matter what he did, so he hung up the phone unhappily. Isabel next to him comforted him.

"Shao, you're not a murderous devil. What's the point of destroying a city? But if you want to destroy a fortress or something, if it's just and can save more lives, Tesla should help."

Shao Quanzhong nodded and said, I have a stronger card in my hand.

"Come here, send a battalion of soldiers to Sakhalin Island to protect Tesla. Nothing can happen to him. Have Liao Rong send more supplies. Tesla's laboratory on Sakhalin Island will be upgraded to a first-class military base."

On November 1884, 11, the Hailing World Expo closed successfully.

Alfonso I, who attended the World Expo, announced that Paris would host the 1888 World Expo. In order to showcase Paris's advancement, a 312-meter iron tower would be built in Paris, which would become the tallest building in the world after completion.

The tower project was put out to bid all over the world, and the person in charge of the bidding was Gustave Eiffel.

If Shao Quanzhong didn't know about the Eiffel Tower, he would have suspected that the French also had mastered the technology of long-distance electric blasting.

Construction companies from various countries submitted bids, and half a month later, Wen's Steel Company easily won the bid.

Because no one could fulfill Wen's company's promise to build the tower within half a year.

All countries have promised to build their projects in three to four years. How can your Great Xia build them so quickly? Can they be strong enough?
Little did they know that Wen Steel had just built a 300-meter-high iron tower on Sakhalin Island, which took more than half a year to prepare and three and a half months to build.

Because we didn't know Tesla's needs, we prepared too much steel for building the tower, and half of it was left, and we were worried about where to use it.

To build another one, there is no need for preliminary design or material preparation. All you need to do is add a small amount of steel, ship it to Paris, and install it directly. Tesla's tower is very strong, as proven in practice.

Time passed in a flash, and New Year's Day of 1885 passed in a blink of an eye. It was already January 1th, and the Spring Festival was approaching.

During this period, Shao Quanzhong sent a congratulatory message, congratulating Garfield on his unsurprising re-election, and then prepared for the New Year.

"Reporting to the Marshal, Gordon was killed in Khartoum, Britain lost its colony in Sudan, and British Prime Minister Gladstone submitted his resignation."

(End of this chapter)