## Chapter 321 – 32. It’s Real, I Tell You (2)
It was an incomprehensible sight.
No, beyond incomprehensible, it felt like her entire sense of reality was vanishing.
She simply couldn’t accept the sight of RK-99 floating in mid-air before her eyes.
‘What am I even looking at right now? Is this real?’
She rubbed her eyes for no reason.
When she still saw the same thing, she pinched her cheek this time.
After all, what was a superconductor? It was an absurdly overpowered cheat code in the modern industrial world, with zero resistance. The concept itself was so shocking and useful that it was used in all sorts of industries despite the disadvantage of having to maintain extremely low temperatures and immense pressure. In the military alone, it was hard to find weapons that didn’t use superconductors, and they were essential for mechs.
But that, that insignificant-looking rock, was a superconductor?
Without lowering the temperature to below -100 degrees Celsius or applying tremendous pressure, a rock just left in an everyday environment was exhibiting superconductivity?
Was this phenomenon even possible?
“W-wait a minute…”
With trembling hands, she snatched RK-99 up again.
Then, she clenched her fist tightly and took a deep breath.
No matter how much she thought about it, she couldn’t understand it, it didn’t make sense.
It felt like all the knowledge she had learned in her life was being completely denied.
But regardless of that… the Meissner effect had been reproduced twice.
She might have been able to dismiss it as a misperception once, but twice?
“This can’t… this can’t be happening… this doesn’t make sense.”
She carefully placed it on the magnet again.
She held her breath as much as possible and reached out, afraid of making any mistakes.
The moment RK-99 was placed on the magnet, it floated into the air without fail.
“…!!”
Even when lightly tapped, it only vibrated and didn’t move from its spot.
It was undeniably the Meissner effect.
“Vice… Chairman…!”
The three researchers who had been silent, and Kang Hye-young, who had been watching with a stoic expression, all gasped.
The Meissner effect had been reproduced a whopping three times.
“…What the hell did that bastard make?”
“Excuse me?”
“…Magnets.”
“Excuse me?”
“Go get different magnets!”
“Y-yes, ma’am!”
One of the researchers scurried to bring other magnets.
‘Could it be… is this real…? Real? Is this really a superconductor? This??’
Questions and doubts constantly sprouted.
Even though she had seen the same scene three times with her own eyes, she still couldn’t believe it, because room-temperature, ambient-pressure superconductors were just that unbelievable.
“Bring everything that we can use to verify it.”
The lab became busy.
There were only five people, but those five people made the entire large lab chaotic.
They replaced the magnets to verify the Meissner effect once more, conducted a full-scale resistance measurement to confirm that the resistance was truly zero, and checked the magnetic field measurements and temperature conditions. They carried out most of the verification procedures that could be done in a short amount of time.
And the results were…
“Vice Chairman…! This… this is definitely a superconductor!!”
“…”
Everything passed.
RK-99, at least in the preliminary verification that had just been conducted, was confirmed to have superconductivity.
And in such a normal environment!
“A-additional procedures remain, but… those are related to accurate publication of papers, report writing, and limit measurements. In reality, superconductivity has essentially been confirmed!!”
All three researchers were jumping around with excited faces.
Normally, they would never be so reckless in the presence of the Vice Chairman, who was like the sky to them, but now was different.
That kind of rational restraint had long since evaporated.
After all, as scientists, they were witnessing the greatest historical discovery they could possibly witness…!
Just as BC and AD were divided by the birth of Jesus, a new calendar system might be created based on this day when room-temperature, ambient-pressure superconductors were discovered.
Just as the Nobel Prize is given to those who have achieved global feats, the most prestigious award might be given in the name of Goryeo, to those who discovered room-temperature, ambient-pressure superconductors.
All the scientific benefits that all sorts of people have enjoyed until now would be amplified beyond comparison, and Goryeo, at the center of that revolution, would have a near-monopoly on all resources and benefits.
Of course, they themselves, who were present at the scene, would have their names left on a page in the history books!
So, they couldn’t help but be excited.
“Yeah… no matter how I look at it, this is… a superconductor…!”
Go Min-young had no choice but to admit it at this point.
And after admitting it, she became excited.
An irrepressible sense of elation enveloped her.
‘It really was a superconductor… then, the 9th generation mechs…!’
Was it just the 9th generation mechs?
A technological revolution would occur in every industry that Militaris was involved in, and furthermore, in every field that the Goryeo Group was pursuing.
Of course, it depended on how easily RK-99 could be made, but it was made by Go Mu-yeol, and no one else. Not to belittle him, but it was made by someone who didn’t have particularly complex equipment.
Then mass-producing it would be too easy.
‘With this… our Goryeo can truly dominate the world.’
The progress of the ‘grand plan’ that had been prepared for a long time was instantly accelerated.
With this one discovery…!!
“Where… where did you get this?!”
The excited researchers asked boldly.
It was the irresistible curiosity of a scientist.
“Ah… my nephew said he made it by chance? I haven’t heard the method yet. But it probably isn’t difficult. If that kid could make it.”
“Y-your nephew…”
Go Min-young readily answered their questions.
How and where she got RK-99, who made it, and so on.
She didn’t bother hiding anything and told them everything whenever a question came up.
As time passed, one of the three sensed something strange.
And his face stiffened, and he began to sweat.
‘She’s answering all the sensitive questions without holding back… that means…’
Either the information isn’t sensitive enough to hide,
Or it’s a situation where it doesn’t need to be hidden.
They seem similar, but they are clearly different situations.
And the information about room-temperature, ambient-pressure superconductors can’t be the former.
How could this great discovery, which could become the standard for world history, not be sensitive information?
It’s the opposite.
The fact that she’s so easily giving out information like this means…
“We’ve taken too long. The basic verification is done, so there’s no need to do more.”
Go Min-young put RK-99 in her pocket and turned around.
“Good work, everyone.”
Then she walked towards the door.
Her face, which had been so excited, had now cooled down and become the face of the Vice Chairman.
“Hye-young, clean up and come out.”
“Yes, Vice Chairman.”
“H-hurry, g-go ahead!!”
Kang Hye-young remained still and bowed until Go Min-young went outside.
“H-have you come out…!”
In the hallway outside, the researchers whom Go Min-young had chased out were lined up, looking anxious.
They were extremely curious as to why she had suddenly come and was conducting experiments with only the new recruits, but they couldn’t bring themselves to ask and kept their heads bowed.
– Bang!
“?!!”
– Bang! Bang!
Several gunshots rang out from inside the lab.
And even the sound of bullet casings falling.
Each time, the researchers flinched and were startled.
Go Min-young said to them dryly.
“They died in an accident.”
“…”
Click.
The door opened, and Kang Hye-young came out.
She wiped the blood that had splattered on her face with a white handkerchief and bowed to Go Min-young.
The secretaries in the hallway entered the lab to clean up.
Go Min-young glanced at them and then looked back at the lab director.
“This is… Lab 12?”
“Y-yes… it’s Lab 12…”
“It’s closed as of today.”
“…”
“The ones who died in the accident will be treated as martyrs, and their families will be able to move into The Prestige. They’ll become honorary Prestige members.”
“…!”
“The martyrs will be promoted by two ranks, and you all here will be promoted by one rank each. Congratulations.”
“T-that’s…”
Go Min-young left those words and took a step.
Kang Hye-young, on her behalf, said, “Make a list of today’s workers and submit it,” and quickly followed behind her.
“Scatter all of them and reassign them.”
“How much should we scatter them?”
“Branch office level.”
“Yes. Understood.”
She didn’t know how RK-99 would be operated in the future.
Because she didn’t know what Go Mu-yeol was thinking.
But at least, it was necessary to clean up not only those who had witnessed this event today, but also those around them.
For now, she had to block the information in that way, and then calmly discuss the method.
‘I have to handle it as carefully as possible. It’s a precious thing.’
“Prepare to go to Incheon.”
“When…”
“Now.”
“…Understood.”
Go Min-young took out her phone with a cold face.
Unlike her face, her hands were still trembling.
– I’ve departed now
