200: Let go and do it

You Suowei laid out his entire plan, which was to integrate all existing resources of the Shelter. Moreover, he acted with a certain drive.

The two talked for an hour during the meal, with You Suowei doing most of the talking and Tian Ming listening.

Overall, as a businessman, You Suowei spoke with full confidence. From his own perspective, he also understood that only by revealing everything could he gain the boss's support.

After the meal, there was still a lot of food left. Tian Ming put down his cup and said, "Let's stop here for today. I support you in principle; you handle the details yourself. Ji Ruping will report your movements to me. If I don't call a halt, it means I acquiesce. Go ahead and do it; if you succeed, you'll also be setting an example for others."

"Yes, Boss, I definitely won't let you down." You Suowei's face was flushed, mostly from excitement. Tian Ming didn't drink, and he hadn't drunk much either, so he certainly wasn't drunk.

Tian Ming stood up and said, "Well, we ordered too many dishes today..."

"Don't worry, Boss, I'll pack these dishes to take back! My brothers haven't eaten yet!"

You Suowei naturally knew that the Shelter could not afford waste.

Tian Ming said, "Alright then, I'm leaving first. In the future, if you need help, you can find Meng Xian or Ji Ruping."

"Okay, Boss, take care!"

Tian Ming left the private room, and You Suowei excitedly jumped up inside. What was most important in the entire Shelter? It wasn't how many resources you controlled or how much capital you possessed.

The most important thing in the Shelter was Tian Ming's attitude. In this place, the boss's personal will could drive or change the direction of the entire Shelter. The current momentum was all in the boss's hands, and going with the flow meant acting according to the boss's wishes.

The next morning, Tian Ming called Zheng Haoyu over and asked him to keep an eye on the fusion power station matters regarding the Shelter's energy.

Zheng Haoyu nodded in agreement. The boss might be going out alone. The Shallow Bay Commercial fusion power station was over three hundred kilometers away, such a long distance naturally required a more detailed plan before departure.

Tian Ming himself had no clue. This trip was to find information and transport relevant equipment. But he had no idea what kind of information would be useful or what kind of equipment would be needed.

As for the duration of the trip, there was no planned arrangement. As the boss of a large group similar to a company, the Shelter, Tian Ming had realized a problem: he needed an assistant who also served as a secretary to arrange his schedule.

As for the best candidate for an assistant, it was definitely Shen Yuan.

He touched his earphone and established single-channel communication. Soon, Little Shen arrived.

"Boss, I'm here!" Shen Yuan pushed the door open, seemingly in a good mood, with a smile on her face.

At this moment, Xin Xin's voice rang in Tian Ming's mind: "What's wrong? Can't hold it in?"

"Shut up, none of your business," Tian Ming said displeased.

Shen Yuan was startled, thinking Tian Ming was talking to her, and immediately became a little unhappy.

Seeing Shen Yuan's straight face, Tian Ming smiled wryly, "I wasn't talking to you, it was Xin Xin!"

"Who is Xin Xin? You found another woman, didn't you?"

Tian Ming shook his head: "Don't talk nonsense, what do you mean 'another'? Xin Xin is just that disembodied consciousness."

Tian Ming explained how he could see consciousness after absorbing the White Red Crystal Core. He didn't hide anything; he had nothing to hide from Shen Yuan.

Shen Yuan also asked curiously, "The Xin Xin you mentioned, is that the name you gave her? Why did she suddenly turn from an enemy into your shadow?"

Tian Ming rolled his eyes and said, "How would I know her thoughts? Oh, right. The Shelter is becoming more and more formalized now, and I need an assistant. How about you be my assistant? Help me arrange my schedule. In the entire Shelter, besides you, I don't trust anyone else."

"Hehe!" A sly smile appeared on Shen Yuan's face.

"What are you laughing at? If you don't agree, I'll find someone else."

Shen Yuan nodded repeatedly and said, "Agree, agree, Boss. I've never been an assistant before, so I don't know how to be one."

"It's not that simple? If I don't have time to read the documents Ji Ruping sends, you can read them for me. For things that require my approval, if I'm not around, you can tell me when I get back. Many things need to be done, and all schedule arrangements will be handled by you," Tian Ming said.

Shen Yuan smiled sweetly: "Then wouldn't I be the invisible boss? So, Boss, what schedule do you need me to arrange for you?"

Tian Ming pondered for a moment: "I need to go to the Shallow Bay Commercial fusion power station to find some information and equipment, but I have no idea what kind of information and equipment to look for. Also, there's no planned arrangement for how long this trip will take. So, I need you to help me plan it."

Shen Yuan was stunned and asked, "Boss, did I hear that right? You want to build a nuclear power plant?"

Tian Ming shook his head: "It's not a nuclear power plant, it's a fusion power station. Although both generate electricity using nuclear energy, the former uses nuclear fission, while the latter directly uses nuclear fusion. There's still a big difference between the two."

"Oh, I know that. I mean, are you sure you want to do this? This thing requires terrifying energy output, and the commercial fusion power station in Shallow Bay is too big; we wouldn't be able to use it if we brought it over."

Upon hearing that it couldn't be used, Tian Ming was immediately dumbfounded! He asked with some confusion, "Why can't it be used?"

"The output power is too high, and it requires too many Packages things. Do you know why these power stations must be near the ocean? It's because cooling requires a lot of water, and where would we get so much water?"

Tian Ming asked somewhat puzzled, "Can't the heat be utilized? Circulated to heat the Shelter's greenhouses or the Underground City?"

Shen Yuan said helplessly, "If it could be utilized, there wouldn't be a heat dissipation design. Perhaps the water here wouldn't even be cooled before new water was needed again. A cycle simply couldn't be maintained."

Tian Ming was stunned. He had never seen what a commercial nuclear fusion power station looked like, whether it was a tokamak or some other method. In any case, it was definitely magnetic confinement fusion. He had already told He Rendong, and He Rendong had already started planning; he couldn't just go and tell him to cancel now, could he?

Shen Yuan smiled: "Boss, why are you frowning? Although commercial fusion reactors can't be used directly, we can get technical data from the nuclear power company. As long as we have relevant data, it can be miniaturized. Actually, the principle of fusion isn't difficult; it's just material confinement. With good enough materials, miniaturizing a fusion reactor is no problem."

"Then my original plan wasn't quite suitable, was it?" Tian Ming asked cautiously.

"I'll make a plan for you. Wait two days. I'll ask my brother to look for a top expert in this field among the technical staff. Then we'll make a research list, and then we'll set off."

Tian Ming asked, "How long will that take?"

"Hmm... two days at most. I'll come find you when it's ready!"