56: Pangu Technology's first results press conference!

When that rhetorical question, filled with historical weight and a sense of future mission, clearly echoed in the conference room representing Xia Country's highest core of power.

The entire conference room erupted!

“We cannot!”

“Absolutely not!”

“We have already missed one opportunity!”

“We absolutely cannot miss a second time!”

“Let's do it!”

“I agree!”

“I agree too!”

All the big shots who had previously been hesitating and watching suddenly jumped up from their chairs as if injected with adrenaline!

Their faces were etched with determination!

Flames burned in their eyes!

An unprecedented cohesion, named “Hope,” completely erupted at this moment!

They knew.

That starting today.

Their ancient nation.

Would stake its national destiny!

To usher in a brand new, magnificent... Great... Cosmic... Era!

...One month later.

Xia Country, Jinghai City, National Convention Center.

This was the venue with the highest specifications in all of Xia Country.

Any conference held here was, without exception, a super major event capable of influencing the nation's destiny!

And today, the place was packed!

There was not an empty seat!

Reporters from thousands of top media outlets worldwide were ready, armed with cameras and microphones!

Ambassadors and military attachés from the Western Alliance, Sakurajima Country, Bear Country... and all other major global economies sat upright with solemn expressions!

Countless CEOs and chief scientists from domestic and international tech giants traveled great distances to attend in person!

Everyone's gaze was focused on the huge, futuristic stage of the conference!

Because, just three days prior!

A little-known Xia Country company, only recently registered and named Pangu Technology!

Suddenly issued an extremely concise yet incredibly arrogant invitation letter to all media and technology companies worldwide!

The content of the invitation was just a single sentence—

[We will redefine 'the future'.]

Arrogant!

Pretentious!

Simply overestimating themselves!

This was the immediate reaction of everyone who received the invitation!

However... when they saw that the invitation was personally endorsed by the Xia Country government.

All sounds of ridicule vanished.

Replaced by a deep sense of apprehension and... unease!

What exactly did the Xia Country people intend to do?!

What secret scheme were they hatching?!

Just as everyone was nervously guessing and waiting.

The lights in the conference hall suddenly dimmed!

A soft spotlight shone onto the center of the stage!

A young man, wearing a simple white research uniform and possessing an overly refined appearance, stood there with a calm expression.

It was Lu Chen!

“What the hell! What's going on?!”

“Pangu Technology's conference sent an intern up?!”

“Does Xia Country have no one else?!”

Below the stage, a wave of whispers and undisguised mockery instantly erupted!

Especially the media reporters from the Western Alliance, who were all doubled over in laughter!

However... the big shots sitting in the first-row VIP seats who truly knew the inside story—such as Apple's Cook and Tesla's Musk—all had drastic changes in expression!

They stared intently at the figure on the stage, who was excessively young!

Tidal waves crashed in their hearts!

They had all, through their respective intelligence channels, heard rumors about Xia Country's mysterious “pangu”!

It was rumored that the core of that project was a mysterious... youthful... genius!

Could... could it be him?!

Just as everyone was lost in their own thoughts.

Lu Chen on the stage spoke.

He didn't waste any unnecessary words.

He simply and calmly extended his finger and tapped the air lightly.

The next second!

On the enormous holographic screen behind him, something instantly appeared that everyone was intimately familiar with—

A mobile phone battery!

“This is the first product Pangu Technology is releasing today.”

Lu Chen's voice was not loud, but through the state-of-the-art sound system, it clearly echoed in everyone's ears.

“We call it...”

“'Golden Crow'.”

Below the stage, a burst of laughter immediately erupted!

“Hahahaha! After all that fuss, they're just releasing a battery!”

“I thought the Xia Country people were going to announce a spaceship!”

“A single battery dares to claim it will 'redefine the future'? This is hilarious!”

However... Lu Chen acted as if he hadn't heard the harsh mockery at all.

He calmly announced the first core parameter of the battery named “Golden Crow.”

“Its charging speed is thirty seconds.”

“...”

The arrogant laughter from the audience instantly quieted by half.

A hint of shock appeared on everyone's faces.

Thirty seconds?

To fully charge a mobile phone battery?!

This... seems kind of incredible... “Its energy density is 1000 Wh/kg.”

“...”

All laughter below the stage vanished.

Replaced by a deathly silence.

Every knowledgeable CEO and chief scientist from the tech giants suddenly sprang up from their chairs as if they had seen a ghost!

Their faces were filled with unbelievable astonishment!

1000 Wh/kg?!

What... what kind of international joke is this?!

This damn thing is more than three times the density of existing lithium battery technology!

This is simply impossible!

“I know everyone might not believe it.”

Lu Chen smiled faintly, as if he had long anticipated their reaction.

“Therefore...”

“I also brought along a small 'peripheral product'.”

He extended his finger again and tapped the air lightly.

The small mobile phone battery on the screen instantly disappeared.

Replacing it... was a supercar filled with futuristic technology, featuring an extremely sci-fi and incredibly aggressive design!

Its exterior was even cooler than a Lamborghini!

Its lines were more beautiful than a Ferrari!

It looked like a ghost from an alien world!

Filled with a fatal allure!

“This... what kind of car is this?!”

Below the stage, Musk, the Tesla CEO famous for being a “madman,” cried out in surprise!

His blue eyes were filled with indescribable shock and... greed!

“Oh, this.”

Lu Chen smiled faintly.

“This is Pangu Technology's first concept model equipped with the 'Golden Crow' series power battery...”

“Electric vehicle.”

“We call it...”

“'Kuafu'.”

“As for its cruising range...”

He looked at the completely stunned faces in the audience and raised a single finger.

He spoke in a breezy, understated tone:

“Roughly...”

“It's about ten thousand kilometers.”