Stronger by Paying Salaries and I Have 1 Billion Employees

Sun Huamin of the Yanjing Institute of Physical Chemistry pushed up his glasses and stated with scholarly precision.

”I agree with Sun Gong’s suggestion!”

”Seconded!”

”We should leave at once!”

The rest of the group chimed in with their agreement.

A name carries weight.

Ever since Senlian Capital developed the Orange Z1 Instruction Set and the Aurora Future Operating System, they had been on the Huake Science Association’s radar.

For any other company, this group of industry titans would never have personally made a trip to Shencheng City.

But the applicant on the documents was Senlian Capital, so they had no choice but to take it seriously.

’What if... this technology is actually viable?’

That evening, Cao Dahua received a call from Yuan Ruli, who told him to prepare the necessary materials and equipment for an experiment.

In two hours, several chief scientists from the Huake Science Association and the Yanjing Institute of Physical Chemistry would be arriving.

’The Deep Blue Battery?’

Cao Dahua immediately understood and readily agreed.

He then relayed the news to Chen Yansen.

”You can cooperate with them, but guard the MOF separator and electrolyte formula,” Chen Yansen instructed.

”Boss, I understand,” Cao Dahua replied, his expression full of excitement.

He hadn’t expected that the seven or eight hundred million yuan invested in R&D last year would actually yield results.

Chen Yansen put down his phone and lay on the sofa at Ye Qiuping’s house, waiting contentedly for dinner.

「Meanwhile.」

After arriving in Shencheng City, Sun Huamin and the others headed straight for Orange Technology’s laboratory.

The group had a clear division of labor. Along with their assistants, they began a comprehensive inspection of the Deep Blue Battery, including tests for capacity, voltage, internal resistance, power, and high- and low-temperature performance.

The results were staggering!

Although the Deep Blue Battery’s practical efficiency was only 61% to 63% under normal temperatures and high-rate discharge conditions, with a noticeable decay rate, you couldn’t ignore its energy density of 600 watt-hours per kilogram.

It might not achieve triple the energy storage, but doubling it was a piece of cake.

Whether applied in civilian or military fields, a device’s battery life could be doubled.

”What are the Deep Blue Battery’s five-year and ten-year decay rates?” Sun Huamin asked curiously.

Generally, battery decay rates aren’t tested by waiting for the actual time to pass. Accelerated aging tests are almost always used.

By simulating extreme conditions—such as high temperatures, high-rate charging and discharging, and specific states of charge—and then combining that with mathematical models to extrapolate long-term decay trends, one can quickly assess the decay rate over five years, or even longer.

Sun Huamin knew in his heart that Orange Technology’s R&D personnel had definitely performed these tests.

”The five-year capacity decay rate is around 20%, which equates to a cycle life of 1,200 cycles. Over ten years of use, the capacity decay can be kept within 30%.”

A lead engineer answered.

He was the head of the laboratory, a senior R&D engineer poached by Chen Yansen from Sion Power, and a leading expert in the field of lithium-sulfur batteries: Zeng Jiweng.

”That decay rate is a bit high,” Sun Huamin said with a sigh.

”Lithium polysulfides are prone to side reactions on the anode surface, which consumes a large amount of active material and causes rapid capacity decay. Sion Power’s lithium-sulfur batteries drop to 50% capacity after just 100 cycles in practical applications. In terms of resisting decay, the Deep Blue Battery is a whole generation ahead of North America.”

Zeng Jiweng retorted bluntly.

”You’re a researcher from Sion Power?” Sun Huamin asked.

”A *former* Sion Power researcher. I am now the project lead for the Deep Blue Battery,” Zeng Jiweng replied with a nod.

Sion Power was a battery supplier in the Lighthouse Country with significant achievements in the field of lithium-sulfur batteries. In a laboratory environment, they had once raised the maximum energy density to 390 watt-hours per kilogram.

As an industry insider, Sun Huamin had of course heard of them.

”Its virtues more than make up for its flaws,” Sun Huamin commented. ”Compared to ordinary lithium-ion batteries, the advantages of the Deep Blue Battery completely outweigh its drawbacks.”