Chapter 127: New Reactor
"The cube is holding, Sir," Ego reported. "But energy output is approaching critical levels."
"Activate superconductors!" Zack ordered over the rising noise.
The particle beam's energy surged into the superconducting field coils, which used quantum flux stabilization to maintain the precise electromagnetic field necessary to stabilize the nascent Singulium. The prism began to glow faintly, then more brightly, as the new element crystallized within its core. The glow soon became blinding, forcing Zack to shield his eyes. "Shut it down!" Zack yelled, slamming the stop button.
The accelerator powered down with a loud hiss, releasing clouds of white vapor as its cryogenic systems worked to cool the overheated components. Zack removed his goggles and exhaled, a satisfied grin spreading across his face. "Now that's power," he muttered.
Carefully, Zack approached the containment chamber and used a pair of robotic tweezers to retrieve the glowing prism. Inside it, the newly synthesized Singulium shimmered faintly, its structure radiating with barely-contained energy. "Sir, congratulations. You've successfully synthesized Singulium," Ego said, her tone carrying a rare hint of pride.
"Let's test it," Zack replied, placing the Singulium core into the Singulium Reactor prototype he had prepared earlier. As soon as the core was secured, the reactor came to life, emitting a steady, brilliant light. Its systems began converting the Singulium's latent energy into usable power, with Ego monitoring the results. "Status report," Zack ordered, crossing his arms.
"Sir, the reactor is fully operational. Calculating energy output..." Ego replied. "12 billion joules per second... 25 billion... 48 billion... 60 billion... 72 billion..." "Sir, the new element has stabilized at a maximum output of 76 billion joules per second, exceeding all theoretical projections," Ego concluded.
Zack blinked in astonishment, the grin on his face widening. "Ten times stronger than the cold fusion Reactor..." he muttered, barely believing the numbers. He had expected improvements, but this was beyond his wildest expectations. "This changes everything," Zack said, his voice filled with excitement. "Time to redesign all my blueprints."As the reactor glowed steadily, filling the basement with its light, Zack felt a wave of exhilaration. He was just getting started.
The Titan Armor was originally designed to be powered by eleven Cold fusion reactors. With the Singulium's incredible energy output, only one reactor was now needed to achieve the same performance. Take another example: Aegis, the air-command platform currently under construction, was supposed to run on twelve Cold fusion reactors. Now? Just one Singulium Reactor would suffice. "Sir, it's great that Aegis hasn't fully started construction yet," Ego said, her tone steady as always, "but you've already built many parts for the Titan Armor. If you cut down the number of reactors, those parts will go to waste."