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In the factory, a new batch of Isotope Thermoelectric Batteries are being packaged and boxed.

Each battery is neatly packed into specially designed fixed boxes, labeled and marked as qualified by the staff, and then immediately taken away, without the procedure of entering inventory storage.

Currently, all national resources are planned and coordinated by the state, and the Isotope Thermoelectric Batteries produced here are in a state of short supply.

A batch of raw materials is transported by the state, and before production starts, the finished products are already reserved for delivery.

The entire factory is now operating in three shifts, with people resting but not the machines, producing at full capacity 24 hours a day, and can produce about a hundred Isotope Thermoelectric Batteries a day.

The train responsible for transporting materials and taking away finished products runs every three days, which is basically just enough to meet the needs of a small-to-medium-sized city.

As for large cities, it is a bit more troublesome, requiring the train to run two or three times.

However, even so, as batches of batteries are taken away, more and more cities are freed from their dependence on coal.

Due to geographical factors, the first batch of cities to use battery-powered electricity is mainly located in Gan Province.

Although this province is surrounded by economically developed provinces, Gan Province itself has always lagged economically, and with its mountainous terrain, the situation wasn’t favorable after disaster struck.

Thus, during the previous snowstorm, Gan Province’s disaster situation was especially severe compared to surrounding provinces and cities.

The first batch of Isotope Thermoelectric Batteries transported to Gan Province was truly a case of sending charcoal in snowy weather for them.

During the days the factory has been operational, Chen Xin has been basically living here, because everyone is "a maiden riding in a flower sedan — the first time", even though Chen Xin himself has absolute confidence in the production line provided by the system, he couldn’t help but keep a close watch to prevent issues from workers being unfamiliar with operations or other reasons.

It should be known that after the factory began full-load operations, a large amount of uranium isotopes are transported daily as raw materials, and this stuff has a name everyone is familiar with: uranium-235, the material for nuclear weapons.

Although the uranium isotopes were processed into fuel before being transported here, and the concentration didn’t reach weapon-grade levels, only general nuclear power plant fuel concentration, even so, if a safety accident occurred resulting in nuclear radiation leakage or other problems, it still wouldn’t be a small matter.

After all, it’s something related to nuclear, and even knowing it’s safe, the heart can’t help but feel uneasy when handling it, prompting extra caution.

In fact, during this period, there have been issues.

Although workers were trained strictly before starting their jobs, during actual production, some problems, whether large or small, still occurred.

Some issues weren’t severe, just workers not properly executing safety production regulations, and emphasizing this basically resolved them.

But some problems involved negligence, not only operating improperly but directly handling isotope fuel, nearly causing a safety incident, which angered both Chen Xin and the responsible scientific institutions, leading to the immediate dismissal of the worker responsible for the problem.

It’s not that they’re being unkind, rather strict management is essential.

Moreover, due to these issues occurring, both Chen Xin and other scientific personnel have been on high alert, fearing any recurrence of problems.

This has led to Chen Xin not sleeping well during this period, basically only sleeping a few hours each day before being woken up for various reasons, leaving him to squeeze in naps whenever he finished urgent tasks.

Due to irregular sleep patterns, visible dark circles appeared under Chen Xin’s eyes, and the overall impression was one of much weariness.

This undoubtedly brought some heartache to Qin Lan, who had been accompanying Chen Xin recently.

Having resigned, she is now unburdened, and since expressing certain sentiments that day, she and Chen Xin’s relationship has become closer, staying by his side these days, completely taking over Han Ping’s bodyguard duties.

Furthermore, due to her more intimate relationship with Chen Xin, and being a woman, Qin Lan not only fulfills the role of a bodyguard but also significantly cares for his daily life.

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Though Qin Lan isn’t very skilled at cooking, nor is she inherently gentle and caring, it still greatly improved Chen Xin’s quality of life.

Regarding their relationship change, Chen Xin himself actually quite enjoys it; having someone who knows your needs and can serve tea and water is a novel, yet enjoyable experience for Chen Xin.

Chen Xin could see that Qin Lan was learning many things for the first time, having previously held a gun more than anything, things she previously wouldn’t have done.

"Alright, I can do it myself, I haven’t gotten to the point where I need help washing my face." Taking the towel Qin Lan handed over, Chen Xin washed his face and wrung out the towel, wiping the water off his face.

Standing beside Chen Xin, Qin Lan watched him wash his face, feeling somewhat dazed.

Previously, while dating Chen Xin, she never served him like this, often getting called away during their dates and leaving Chen Xin’s romantic or mood-setting plans dashed.

During such times, Chen Xin always said it was fine and helped Qin Lan gather her things for an immediate departure, rather than relying on Qin Lan to do things for him.

In many ways, this was one major reason for their breakup, these repeated instances slowly accumulating tension. Even with Chen Xin’s good nature, he couldn’t help feeling frustrated.

So, during a discussion about marriage, Qin Lan again left in the middle, causing Chen Xin to finally explode.

After a big argument, their breakup became inevitable.

"If I hadn’t been so focused on work back then and cared more about you, wouldn’t we have been together long ago?" Qin Lan poured out the water from the basin, hung up the towel, and asked Chen Xin, who was shaving.

Hearing Qin Lan’s words, Chen Xin glanced at her in surprise but shook his head: "Hypothesizing about those things is meaningless, with your personality, even if you cared more for me, a phone call would still have made you go on a mission; it wouldn’t have been any different."

Chen Xin’s words made Qin Lan feel a bit embarrassed, but she understood it was indeed as Chen Xin described.

Thinking about it, she wanted to compensate Chen Xin somewhat, so she walked over to him, took the razor from his hand, pressed him onto the couch, and straddled him, saying, "Sit down, I’ll help you shave."