Anhui, University of Science and Technology of China.
A confidential convoy escorted by armored vehicles drove into an underground research institute on the outskirts of the city. This underground research institute was originally a former air-raid shelter, and it was cleaned and renovated specifically to prevent the leakage of important information.
When Zhou Qingfeng, who was wearing a black mask and followed the convoy into the research institute, was immediately shocked by the strict security measures and the scientific research environment that had been built at a high cost. Just to provide independent power supply here, he was
Equipped with a set of power generation and transformation equipment.
The roads in and out of the institute are guarded by the military, and there are GPS and radio interference equipment on the surface. It is basically difficult for people inside to get out, and their activities are greatly restricted.
Inside the institute, a group of researchers wearing white coats have been waiting for a long time. Among them are white-haired old men and young people with green faces, all of whom look ordinary.
When the convoy parked in the underground parking lot, the scene was heavily guarded. There were soldiers armed with guns inside and outside the parking lot. The order they received was to shoot and kill anyone who made any move, because the items brought by the convoy were too special.
, must be kept strictly confidential and any information leakage is prohibited.
In the quiet and tense environment, only Zhou Qingfeng muttered carelessly: "Why did Mao have to drag me here? I'm very busy."
Xiao Jinlang accompanied him, his face serious and silent. The reason why Zhou Qingfeng had to come was because the container contained a prototype of a quantum computer collected by the Aurora Legion in the wasteland. It was robbed by Tony Parker on the way.
That one once.
Because there were too many things being transported from the wasteland to North America, Zhou Qingfeng only realized the importance of this thing after the fact, and immediately transported all the collected devices back by air. The encryption lock on the container was set by him himself.
Humanity's pursuit of intelligent devices triggered the information revolution. After ordinary electronic computers, humans are already thinking about what the next computer will look like.
Humans have thought about "optical brains" and imagined biological computers, but finally felt that it is more practical to control quantum computers. However, the trouble with quantum computers is that the more quantum computers are controlled at the same time, the more complex they become, and the difficulty rises sharply.
According to a small amount of preserved information, the computing power of the prototype machine in front of us reaches millions of times that of all computing devices in the real world combined... This thing is really scary.
With a bang, Zhou Qingfeng used his own blood as the verification medium to pass the verification of the code lock, and the containers pulled by the convoy were opened one by one. If the verification was wrong, the containers would explode. Xiao Jinlang even felt that it was not safe to collect his blood.
, just drag him here alive or dead.
The container was opened, and a puff of dust actually rose up inside. An old academician from the institute walked forward slowly. He first glanced at Zhou Qingfeng, the only one in the crowd who was wearing a black mask, and then climbed into a container himself.
There are piles of garbage in the container, various devices are placed randomly on the ground, and occasionally a few cabinets are seriously damaged. The key is that there is dust everywhere and it is very dirty.
The old academician casually picked up a half-broken board, looked at it for a long time with his glasses on, and then asked Zhou Qingfeng quietly: "What is this? It looks like some kind of solid-state memory."
Zhou Qingfeng shrugged outside the container, "Don't ask me, I'm just a stick in my head right now. I don't understand this kind of high technology. The things have been shipped and the information has been given. The rest is up to you."
Due to repeated setbacks, the quantum prototype machine shipped by Zhou Qingfeng was completely broken. The scientific researchers on site were not depressed. They carefully cleaned out the contents of dozens of containers one by one and labeled them by category.
Since Zhou Qingfeng himself didn't understand, not all of the things he got were related to quantum computers, and many of them could even be called real garbage. But these things were all discarded before they were truly screened.
Treated like a treasure.
"The level of integration is much higher than ours."
"The materials are different. Has anyone solved the problem of room-temperature superconductivity?"
"This seems to be a complete optical quantum chip. Wow... this cabinet can actually be activated."
"What is this? Virtual projection? My God, this thing is so advanced."
The constant moving process was quite serious at first. However, as time went by, the accumulated curiosity caused the scientific researchers who saw the new toys to start private discussions. Until when moving several complete cabinets, someone accidentally touched the button and brought one to the machine.
Equipment with backup power was activated.
A gorgeous virtual projection appeared directly, and a NASA logo was clearly revealed. Everyone was stunned - this virtual projection alone was already advanced technology, and there is currently no equipment that can achieve such an effect.
"NASA?" someone exclaimed. The sudden change caused a little confusion. Xiao Jinlang hurried over but was dumbfounded. He pulled Zhou Qingfeng and asked: "What should I do?"
"Have you never seen a computer being turned on? It must require a power-on password, what's weird?" Zhou Qingfeng didn't know what to do, "Don't ask me how to turn it on, I don't know either. Just turn it off how you turned it on.
, study slowly.”
The commotion attracted the old academician of the secret research institute. He studied for a long time but didn't know what to do. What was in front of him was obviously beyond everyone's understanding, and there was even a generation difference. Everyone was a little timid and did not dare to mess around.
"There is a power interface here. Find a 110-volt power supply and connect it to it. Don't turn off this equipment once it is started. Keep the power supply." The old academician was more cautious, fearing that he would damage things by turning on and off at will.
Everyone has realized that the things in front of them are extremely special in terms of origin and performance, and are definitely not ordinary goods. It took three or four days to move dozens of containers. As more and more new discoveries were made, the screening process became more and more careful.
Because after a simple inspection, the people at the institute found that these things not only contained a prototype of a quantum computer, but also a fairly complete classical architecture supercomputer.
"This is used by the U.S. Department of Energy for nuclear weapon simulations, codenamed 'Spruce.'" The old academician from the secret research institute pointed to a nameplate and asked Zhou Qingfeng: "You didn't know when you got this thing?"
Zhou Qingfeng has no way to escape these days and can only accompany him as a commentator. But he can't actually explain anything. He only has one answer to any question he encounters, "It's what it says in the information. I don't know more."
, you can figure it out for yourself."
Normal supercomputers occupy a large area, consume high energy, are complex to operate, and require a large number of maintenance personnel. But the ‘Spruce’ in front of you is very special. It only has a dozen cabinets, but its performance is incredible.
"We have made preliminary calculations and found that the computing power of this thing is two orders of magnitude higher than our current best 'Shenwei'. And it is really small. There is a lot of supercomputing-specific software in its internal memory, and it is very special to use.
convenient.
And the extremely damaged quantum prototype machine also shocked us greatly. Its biggest feature is its practical quantum devices. If these devices can be copied, it will be of great help to the development of our own quantum computers."
In addition to engines, there is also a big gap between Rabbit's electronic industry and Eagle Sauce. Now that we can obtain physical objects, and they are advanced objects, it is quite helpful.
However, Zhou Qingfeng is not too concerned about specific technological progress. He is so active in getting a quantum computer because he actually hopes that another project can be accelerated.
"I hope my current efforts will be helpful to the verification work in the final stage of the NTZ project, because I am really a little irritable."