914: Chapter 99 Kintsugi

For the next half a month, Shen Yan truly gave himself a vacation.

He turned off his work phone and temporarily handed over the company's decision-making power to Chen Guangke and the professional management team.

He took Shen An to Disneyland, accompanied Youyou to an art exhibition, and also returned to her parents' home with Liu Hui.

The days passed slowly, as if he had finally let go of that tightly wound string.

This continued until a late night half a month later.

In the study, Shen Yan sat in that large leather chair.

Outside the window was the late autumn night, with a few withered leaves being swept up by the wind and slapping against the glass.

His family was already asleep.

Shen Yan lit a cigarette, took a deep drag, and then awakened the long-dormant voice in his mind.

"System."

A faint blue light screen, visible only to him, unfolded before his eyes.

Because of the recent 'neglect,' quite a few unread messages had accumulated on the system interface.

The evaluation for the previous 'National Museum' mission had already come out.

[Mission Completion: Perfect]

[Reward Obtained: Advanced Intelligence Extraction Privilege × 1]

Shen Yan felt no particular emotion about the two hundred million yuan.

At his current level, cash flow was just a number.

He was far more interested in that 'Advanced Intelligence Extraction Privilege.'

The core logic of the tycoon system was very simple: information asymmetry equals wealth.

The previous intelligence had helped him secure the core computing power of titan one, and it had also allowed him to exchange tens of thousands of yuan for a nine-hundred-million-yuan national treasure project.

What would it be this time?

"Use Advanced Intelligence Extraction Privilege."

Shen Yan recited silently in his heart.

The data stream on the light screen began to fluctuate wildly, like a silent storm.

A few seconds later, the image froze.

A line of golden text appeared.

[advanced wealth intelligence Generated]

[Codename: The Lost 'Kintsugi']

[Target Item: Formula for Guge Kingdom Bio-based Adhesive Repair Fluid (Incomplete Manuscript)]

[Coordinates: Deep within the Zanda Danxia landforms in Ngari Prefecture, in a secret underground chamber of an abandoned Bön monastery]

[Intelligence Rating: S-Class]

[Intelligence Analysis: This formula is not a traditional glue, but a bioactive substance extracted from unique plateau microbial communities. It can not only seamlessly repair inorganic materials like ceramics and metals but also induce self-healing at the molecular level. If it can be analyzed and mass-produced using modern technology, it will revolutionize existing material repair science and provide the key biological enzyme catalyst for true liquid metal memory materials.]

Shen Yan looked at this text, and the fingers holding the cigarette paused slightly.

Ashes fell onto the desktop, but he didn't notice at all.

Bio-based adhesion?

Molecular level healing?

This wasn't some artifact restoration technique; this was hard science fiction in materials science!

If he could really obtain this formula and combine it with the computing power of titan for reverse engineering...

The flexible robotics and medical AI currently being developed by Shenyan Group would experience a qualitative leap.

Especially for the National Museum side; although they now had the computing power of titan, many physical damages to artifacts were irreversible.

Existing chemical adhesives would age, yellow over time, or even cause secondary damage to the artifacts.

If he had this thing...

Shen Yan stood up and walked to the huge world map.

His gaze swept past the bustling eastern coast, heading west until it finally settled on the Roof of the World, where the average altitude exceeded four thousand meters.

Ngari.

The place called 'the roof of the roof of the world.'

Desolate, mysterious, and also a forbidden zone for life.

"Interesting."

Shen Yan stubbed out the cigarette butt.

He had enjoyed the comfortable life for too long, and the adventurous blood in his bones was starting to stir again.

He picked up the red secure phone on the desk and dialed Chen Guangke's number.

The phone rang twice before being picked up.

"Brother Yan? What time is it? Did something happen?"

Chen Guangke's voice sounded groggy; he had probably just fallen asleep.

"Wake up and get ready to work."

Shen Yan's voice was calm, but those who knew him well could hear the excitement hidden within.

"Help me prepare a few vehicles. I need rugged off-roaders capable of entering no-man's-land, preferably modified ones."

"Also, notify Liu Xing and have him pack up the portable molecular scanner from the lab."

Chen Guangke on the other end instantly sobered up, and Shen Yan could even hear the sound of him jumping out of bed.

"Brother Yan, where are you going? Based on this setup, are you going to war?"

"To the Tibetan region."

Shen Yan looked at the brown area on the map.

"To Ngari, to find something good."

"No, Brother Yan, you just rested for half a month, why are you causing trouble again?"

Although Chen Guangke complained verbally, the sound of him putting on clothes could already be heard from his end.

"Besides, can our bodies handle that kind of place? Altitude sickness can kill people."

"Scared?"

"A joke! Who is Chen Guangke afraid of in this life?"

Chen Guangke shouted.

"As long as you, Brother Yan, dare to go, I'll follow even if I have to carry an oxygen tank!"

"Fine. Come to the company first thing tomorrow morning, and call An Ran; she has connections in the Tibetan region."

After hanging up, Shen Yan sat back down in his chair.

He looked at the flashing coordinate point on the system interface.

The Guge Kingdom.

The civilization that mysteriously vanished overnight.

He never expected that it would hide such a piece of millennium-spanning 'technology.'

Shen Yan looked out the window again.

The night was still deep, but in his eyes, this was not just the night, but a treasure waiting to be excavated.

The missions given by the system were never just about handing out money.

It was forcing him to constantly expand his boundaries.

From software to hardware, from Jinghai to the North Pole, and now to the Roof of the World.

This game was getting bigger and bigger.

The next morning.

When Liu Hui woke up, Shen Yan was already fully dressed, sitting by the bed.

He was wearing a dark-colored functional jacket, and a packed travel bag rested by his feet.

Seeing Liu Hui open her eyes, Shen Yan reached out and smoothed her messy hair.

"Business trip?"

Liu Hui's voice was hoarse from just waking up, showing no surprise, only a trace of reluctance.

She knew this man too well.

That neat attire, and the sharpness hidden in his eyes, indicated that 'Rest Mode' was over and 'Combat Mode' had restarted.

"Mm, I'm going to Tibet for a bit to handle something."

Shen Yan did not hide it from her.

"It'll probably take ten days to half a month. The signal might be poor, so don't worry if you can't reach me."

Liu Hui sat up, leaning against the headboard, watching him quietly.

She didn't ask what he was going to do, nor did she ask if it was dangerous.

Because she knew that even if she asked, Shen Yan wouldn't tell the truth, which would only increase her worry.

She just reached out and tightly held Shen Yan's hand.

That hand was large and warm, with the thin calluses left from years of typing on a keyboard in the palm.

"Be safe."

A thousand words condensed into this single sentence.

"Don't worry."

Shen Yan held her hand back, his grip very firm.

"I promised Shen An that I would bring back the research on true Tibetan Mastiff genes."

"I'm leaving the family in your care."