parentshiftbook Chapter 43 Why are all the Nobel Prize winners going to Tokyo University?
Chapter 43 Why are all the Nobel Prize winners going to Tokyo University?
Tom looked moved, seemingly somewhat persuaded.
But his family had served the Federation for generations, and now he was going to go to the Federation's biggest rival, which made Tom hesitate for a moment.
Lucas noticed his wavering but didn't urge him on. Instead, he leaned forward and lowered his voice even further:
"Tom, you are a talented person."
Therefore, you must see clearly that the University of Tokyo relies on its unshakeable size and organizational strength.
It will become the only superpower that can possibly continue to function and even develop amidst this global catastrophe.
In the future, that place will be the undisputed center of humanity!
"The Federal Weather Service has just released a news report that the world will experience another super cold snap in the next week to two weeks, during which the entire planet will be shrouded in blizzards."
"If you don't come with us on our private jet now, you'll never be able to go to the East again when the next cold wave and super blizzard sweep the globe."
Lucas patted Tom's stiff shoulder and said in a deep voice:
"Think of your son, brother."
"..."
Tom paused for a moment, then looked back at his son, who was lying in bed, seriously ill and groaning softly in a daze.
Finally, he looked at Lucas, like a drowning man grasping at the last piece of driftwood, and pleaded:
"Lucas, take me to the East!"
"With so many professors and scholars preparing to go as a group, you must have already figured out the arrangements, right?"
Lucas smiled slightly and replied in words he had only recently learned, still with a noticeably awkward accent, but with unusual firmness:
"certainly!"
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A day later, Professor Tom, disguised, boarded the private plane prepared by Lucas with his son, who was wrapped in a blanket and fast asleep.
The aircraft door closed behind us, shutting out the biting cold wind of the federal winter night.
Tom then raised his head and scanned the cabin.
His pupils then contracted; he was stunned.
Under the soft overhead lights, sitting by the window and talking in hushed tones, were three faces he had seen on the covers of top international academic journals and at the Federal National Academy of Sciences conference.
One of the elderly men, with silver hair, proposed the "Active Suppression Theory of Boundary Local Modes in Magnetic Confinement Plasma" fifteen years ago, which paved the way for steady-state operation experiments of controlled nuclear fusion reactors.
He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics that year for this.
There was also a bald man holding a coffee cup; he was a legendary figure in the field of materials science.
He once led the federal "Dawn Project" and developed a nanolayered composite material that can withstand extreme neutron radiation, earning him the title of "Guardian of the First Wall of the Tokamak".
There is also a young Asian scholar who is a rising star in the field of nuclear waste transmutation.
The "novel target window structure for the ADS subcritical transmutation reactor" that she led the design of can theoretically shorten the hazardous period of high-level radioactive waste from hundreds of thousands of years to hundreds of years.
Apart from them.
Tom discovered that most of the experts and scholars here were related to fields such as energy, materials science, nuclear energy, and high-energy physics.
Obviously, the people weren't just randomly chosen.
Many of them are national treasures or experts, or leaders of important academic programs.
In the past, the movement of any individual abroad would have alarmed the highest levels of the federal government and put the intelligence agencies on high alert.
But at this moment, they were sitting comfortably on the private plane that was about to fly to the University of Tokyo, with only simple carry-on luggage beside them.
And the Federation was completely unaware?
It could be said that amidst the increasingly severe glacial apocalypse and chaos, the Federation's surveillance network has completely collapsed.
Or……
The one who guided Lucas to gather so many important talents and go to the University of Tokyo together.
Has his influence reached the point where he can deceive the entire Federation?
Tom seemed to have no idea that the East's influence within the Federation was so profound.
His thoughts were churning in a chaotic mess.
But after glancing down at his seriously ill son, Tom sighed softly.
Forget it, why think so much?
He had already been kicked out of the White House.
The president himself abandoned him, so why should he care about the Federation?
Tom now only wants his only son to get back to health; he doesn't want to think about anything else.
Tom found a seat, carefully tucked the blanket around the child, and settled him in.
Half an hour later, after confirming that everyone had arrived.
The engines of the plane, carrying the Federation's top scholars, began to emit a low hum.
Then it slowly rose, head held high, soaring into the snow-covered, deep night sky, flying towards the east of the world.
……
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Due to strong winds and heavy snow, the plane experienced some turbulence along the way.
However, after more than ten hours, they arrived at Dongda University without any major incidents.
When the landing gear finally touched down heavily and the plane began to taxi and slow down on the runway, a collective sigh of relief rang out in the cabin.
Clearly, everyone was very nervous about crossing the ocean in a blizzard.
The hatch opened, and the biting cold air mixed with heavy snow rushed in.
Tom instinctively hugged his son, who was wrapped in a thick blanket, tighter, and then followed the others out of the cabin.
Amidst the swirling snow, two imposing teams of the Southeast University honor guard were already waiting at the edge of the tarmac.
The leader, dressed in a dark coat, walked calmly to Tom and the others without an umbrella, letting the snowflakes fall on his shoulders. His expression was serene and his gaze gentle.
"Welcome to the University of Tokyo, everyone. You must be tired from your journey."
Fang Huaiyuan shook hands with everyone.
He also noticed the pale face of the child in Tom's arms.
Fang Huaiyuan then instructed the waiting medical personnel to take the child to the Capital People's Hospital for examination and treatment.
Tom watched as his son was gently placed in the ambulance, and the anxiety that had gripped him for over ten hours finally eased.
"You must all be tired from your journey and in this freezing weather. Let's go to a nearby shelter first, have some hot food to warm up, and then we can make arrangements for what to do next."
Fang Huaiyuan finished speaking.
Tom and a group of scholars from across the ocean followed him into the car and arrived at Shelter No. 8 in the capital.
The shelter is spacious and bright, and the environment is clean and warm.
Tom, with his engineering background, watched this scene with awe.
There are hundreds, if not thousands, of such large-scale comprehensive shelters capable of accommodating hundreds of thousands of people within the territory of Tokyo University.
All of this was built by the University of Tokyo in the month before the end of the world, which is truly a miracle in the history of human architecture.
Fang Huaiyuan led the group into the canteen of Shelter No. 8. It was breakfast time, and many people had already come to the canteen to get their food.
Tom could see steaming white porridge, freshly steamed buns, boiled eggs, and a few refreshing side dishes.
Fang Huaiyuan gave a brief introduction, saying that the breakfasts in shelters across the country are basically the same, but some shelters in certain areas may make slight adjustments based on local recipes and cultural characteristics.
These foods weren't particularly exquisite, but they still amazed Tom and all the scholars around him.
It even makes your scalp tingle.
We are now in the Ice Age, and the world is experiencing the greatest famine in human history!
There are billions of people in the world who are not even able to eat their fill, and nowadays, very few can even afford to have a meal.
The University of Tokyo has enabled hundreds of millions of people in the country to not only eat every day, but also to eat healthy meals!
Those present were all federal scholars and experts, and they all understood how terrifying the national foundation represented behind this must be!