The spokeswoman told everyone at the scene: "This is a short free time for questions. I will try my best to satisfy your curiosity and answer your questions based on the content of the question and the authority I have."
As soon as the words fell, a large number of reporters raised their hands.
Seeing this, the female spokesperson glanced around and her eyes fell on a middle-aged male reporter in the fourth row. She extended her left hand and waved it forward slightly.
"Ahem." After receiving the signal, the middle-aged reporter stood up, coughed slightly and raised his voice and asked:
"Ms. Johnson, I wonder if your company's nuclear fusion power plant poses a safety hazard that could endanger the world? Will a tragedy like Chernobyl happen?"
Even if everyone present is not a physics expert, they all know the nuclear fusion reaction used in hydrogen bombs.
Even after more than 40 years, the Soviet Union detonated the Tsar in the last century, and it is still deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.
The Chernobyl incident in the late 1980s cast a shadow on all mankind.
"I can assure you that the company has completely mastered controllable nuclear fusion technology and eliminated all safety hazards.
You know, what I said is closely related to the company's stock price, so please don't worry about safety issues."
At the end of her speech, the female spokesperson used a slightly joking tone to ease the somewhat solemn atmosphere at the scene.
"I understand, thank you Miss Johnson for clarifying my doubts." The middle-aged reporter sat down again.
Immediately afterwards, many reporters raised their hands.
This time, the spokeswoman motioned to a young female reporter sitting in the last row to ask a question.
"Miss Johnson!" The female reporter stood up quickly and asked quickly:
"As far as is known, the helium isotope that is most susceptible to nuclear fusion and the most stable is helium-3. However, the reserves of helium-3 on the earth are very small, followed by deuterium and tritium...
Is your company's stable nuclear fusion power station an improved version of a deuterium-tritium reactor?"
"A very good question." The spokeswoman made a gesture of applause and shook her head slightly: "But it is not deuterium and tritium, but deuterium and helium-3."
"But the reserves of helium-3 on the earth are extremely low. There is only a large amount of helium-3 on the moon. Wait...on the moon?!" the female reporter exclaimed.
Not only the female reporter, but also everyone at the scene, even the audience and netizens watching the live broadcast, could not remain calm.
The chat channel of the live web page was once again flooded with comments like "Ohhhhh!" and "WTF!".
"That's right, everyone, actually... we at Umbrella still have many products that we haven't been able to share with you for a long time." The spokeswoman continued with a professional smile:
"Based on a controllable nuclear fusion reactor, the company has developed a nuclear fusion engine. Yes, as everyone imagines, it is the engine that makes navigation within the solar system possible."
The reporters at the scene were completely stunned.
I thought that controllable nuclear fusion would be blockbuster enough, but boy, it turns out the real blockbuster is waiting here!
It is a "spaceship" that is unimaginable.
On the live webpage and major forums, netizens are even more crazy @the "prophets" who previously said that Umbrella may announce products related to the universe.
Universe!
The space race of the last century set off a global wave of space exploration that lasted for decades. Humans even set foot on the moon on July 20, 1969.
Even if the influence of appearance factors is ignored, human beings' yearning and exploration of the starry sky and the universe are more like an instinctive act.
At this time.
The female spokesperson did not whet the appetites of reporters, viewers and netizens, but directly satisfied everyone's curiosity and introduced:
"Now, everyone is about to witness this press conference. The most important thing we at Umbrella want to announce! Please take the lead!"
Following the spokesperson's words, the lights quickly dimmed and the large holographic screen lit up again.
On the screen, a three-dimensional model of a "spaceship" was presented to everyone, as well as the relevant data of the "spaceship".
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Umbrella space engineering ship, Pioneer type.
Length:312m.
Width:102m.
Height:52m.
Equipped with two nuclear fusion engines (small), it can accommodate up to 2,000 people, and the fastest cosmic speed is estimated to be 20.6 kilometers per second.
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Seeing Umbrella actually releasing the product schematic model of the engineering ship, the scene was completely silent.
There is a heated discussion on the Internet about the data and appearance of the engineering ship. Some great netizens even calculated the efficiency of a single nuclear fusion engine based on this data.
"Currently, the company is building the first pioneer engineering ship, which is expected to be completed in March this year. This is also mankind's first true... spacecraft.
By then, Umbrella will start building a mining base on the moon, taking the first step to solve the problem of the source of helium-3.
After that, the company will explore the moon in an orderly and comprehensive manner and continue to build pioneering engineering ships."
The female spokesperson talked about future plans.
"Ms. Johnson..." The female reporter who was still standing asked with a trembling tone with a look of disbelief on her face, but she had to believe it.
"If your company's engineering ship successfully passes a series of tests, then...does this mean that your company, or we humans, have the ability to colonize the moon and Mars?"
"Theoretically, yes." The spokeswoman did not deny it.
Then he added: "But building a city in a space other than the earth cannot be completed overnight. It requires a gradual transition.
However, as Umbrella deepens its cooperation with governments of various countries, I believe that there will definitely be a wave of colonization within the solar system in the near future."
"Okay...Thank you for your answer, Miss Johnson." The female reporter sat back in her seat.
"Now." The spokeswoman symbolically glanced at the watch on her left wrist, and then said to the crowd:
"It's getting late, so the press conference will take an intermission for the time being. But don't worry, the company still has many products that haven't been announced yet. I will continue to answer your questions one by one in the afternoon."
After finishing speaking, the lights in the conference room were turned on, soothing music gradually sounded, and everyone in the room began to exit in an orderly manner.
The video screen of the live webpage is switched, various Umbrella products are played, and advertisements for recruiting talents in various fields are played.
Although the press conference is at intermission, the chat channel on the right side of the live webpage is still in full swing.
Obviously, even if the press conference is over, its popularity and aftermath will not dissipate in a short time.
At this time.
The top floor office of Umbrella's new headquarters building.
Sui Bian, dressed in a light gray suit, sat behind his desk, leaning on the back of the chair, placing his hands on the armrests, looking at the holographic screen displayed in the center of the office.
The content played on the screen is the live webpage of the press conference.
Among the netizens who watched the live broadcast, there was also him, the actual person in charge of Umbrella, but he did not participate in the heated discussion online.