Chloe Sinclair’s pupils contracted, and her mouth fell slightly ajar. She thought she must have been hearing things.
"You... what did you just say?"
’Jasper Shaw hadn’t even asked any questions. How could he just agree like that?’
Chloe Sinclair looked as if she had seen a ghost. Her usually placid expression was suddenly a fascinating sight to behold.
Jasper Shaw found it amusing. "I said yes. As long as it’s a project you’re involved in, I’ll invest."
He paused for a moment before continuing, "No matter how much it costs, I will always believe in you."
He would support his girl unconditionally.
However, that was not what Chloe Sinclair was thinking.
She assumed Jasper Shaw didn’t understand the prospects of nuclear fusion, so she explained, "Nuclear fusion isn’t a well-regarded field right now. If you invest, it will be a huge risk."
It’s possible to spend all that money and have nothing to show for it.
"And what do you think of the prospects for nuclear fusion?"
Chloe Sinclair was taken aback for a moment, then said seriously, "They’re very good. After all, our current energy sources will run out one day. When that happens, photovoltaics and nuclear fusion will become the essential resources we need to survive."
Far fewer people were researching nuclear fusion now than in her past life. But Chloe Sinclair knew with certainty that in five years, Meridia’s developments in nuclear fusion would put them at the forefront of global technology, throwing open the doors to a new era of Science.
In that year, more than half of Zenthia’s scientists would sign contracts to move to Meridia.
In that year, nuclear Physics research would spring up everywhere. Ten years after that, an endless stream of new research topics would emerge, ushering in a golden age of discovery.
"My professor’s nuclear fusion project was approved by the higher-ups, but we’re in desperate need of funding right now. We have no idea how much capital it will take to succeed with the research, and I..."
"I’m just glad I was the first person you thought of."
Jasper Shaw’s thoughts suddenly turned to Chloe Sinclair’s most senior fellow student, and an incredible idea welled up inside him—one that even he found hard to believe.
’He, Jasper Shaw, was the man Chloe Sinclair cared about most right now!’
The two continued to chat for a while longer, and Chloe Sinclair was surprised to discover that Jasper Shaw’s knowledge of Physics was quite impressive.
’A Genius, through and through!’
As if reading her mind, Jasper Shaw’s dark eyes held a faint smile. "Didn’t your old professor ever tell you?"
Chloe Sinclair froze, a flicker of confusion in her eyes. "Tell me what?"
"That my first major, ten years ago, was Physics. You mean Professor Myers never mentioned me to you?"

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