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Especially for Xu Dajiang, he gave up the opportunity for a promotion, devoted himself to the Xilin University of Technology School of Mathematics, all for the sake of pretending to be important. So it wouldn't do to have too many foxes.

It's fine to let Bai occasionally bask in some glory, but constantly hoping to bask in Qiao Ze's glory is downright selfish. After all, Qiao Ze is an Academician of Mathematics, not of Physics, winning a Nobel Prize was just a side achievement.

Regardless, the unveiling ceremony of the high-energy physics laboratory at Xilin University of Technology proceeded smoothly.

From the Spring Festival until now, the test operation has run continuously for more than ten days, and at a critical moment, no hiccups occurred.

After observing this ultra-small particle collider, which can almost be described as mini, through thick glass and looking at the deluge of data collected by the intelligent system, the scientists present probably had various reflections.

Especially upon learning that the production cycle of the equipment before them was just one year, the visiting scientists and administrative executives must have had vastly different feelings.

The former were mostly excited and joyful, while the latter likely sunk into confusion.

After all, the enormous investment in CERN's equipment goes without saying, and it lacks profitability, needing annual funding from member countries for upkeep. Moreover, maintenance costs are hefty.

Now, with Huaxia's technological iteration, not only does their equipment seem rather cumbersome, but most importantly, the financial accounting becomes unfavorable. According to the data reported by Dou Dou at the unveiling ceremony just now, their maintenance fees for one year are roughly enough to construct two similar devices.

Not only that, but their equipment only requires one or two days of maintenance each month, with very low costs. From a cost-effectiveness perspective, with Huaxia's equipment, it seems CERN is no longer necessary.

They even suspect that with the efficiency displayed by Huaxia in other areas, within ten years at most, Huaxia is likely to arrange similar models of colliders for every sufficiently efficient research institute, and even more advanced colliders in the future.

So on what grounds can they continue to request funding from CERN's member countries?

Even if they dared to ask, would those member countries, upon understanding the situation, really continue to invest real money? Previously, they were willing to invest large sums, supposedly for scientific progress or to stay ahead in research directions.

But now, with the technology iterated, continuing such massive investments tends to feel somewhat foolish.

Especially considering the lackluster economic prospects in the Western world over the coming years.

It's not just a matter of funding; when Huaxia's particle colliders are widespread, CERN's allure won't be that compelling. Not all scientists are willing to participate in publishing papers where the author list is longer than the article itself.

There was no choice before, but with plenty of options in the future, it's obvious how the six thousand scholars would choose. Yes, after the unveiling ceremony of a laboratory, most people saw hope, but some understood what despair felt like.

Yet everyone at the meeting knows that CERN will likely become a historical term shortly, and a tourist site worth remembering, no longer the sacred land of physics.

Perhaps future textbooks will record that it was once the birthplace of the internet and created peak achievements. But for generations to come, when someone mentions CERN, they might simply marvel: So the scientists of yesteryear had to use such bulky machines!