135: Chapter 135 Xu Tian's Attack

"Hahahaha — —"

Inside the room, the laughter of an old man and a young one rang out, carrying a sense of freedom that disregarded all rules.

However, another slightly awkward and obsequious dry laugh attempted to join in, instantly shattering the harmonious atmosphere.

Andreas and Lin Fang's laughter ceased abruptly, and two cold, highly oppressive gazes swept simultaneously toward the vocal Pellegrini, as if they were looking at someone who did not understand the rules.

The latter's unfinished laugh became instantly stuck in his throat.

Pellegrini: ...

Perhaps it was an illusion, but he felt like a Joker.

It was at this moment that the press conference located at the Basel Exhibition Center officially began, and the attention of the group was diverted to the screen as the exhibition stand lights in the center of the venue were awakened, and four 8K screens lit up with the Planet-shaped logo of Third-Party Biotechnology.

Dazzling and eye-catching, the venue fell completely silent!

Andreas exclaimed: "To be able to overcome such a medical terminal illness and save countless lives... Mr. Chairman, you are rewriting the fate of humanity."

Lin Fang: "You flatter me, you flatter me; it is only what should be done."

At the venue, a senior executive of Third-Party Technology, who was also the person in charge of the event, was giving the opening remarks: "Respected guests and media friends, thank you all for taking time out of your busy schedules to attend the global press conference of Third-Party Biotechnology. First of all..."

After a simple introduction, the person in charge gestured with one hand to the passage behind him: "The following part of the press conference will be handed over to our company's researcher."

"Let us welcome Expert Xu Tian!"

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At the end of the passage, Xu Tian was wearing a well-fitting, slim-cut suit. He didn't know how many times he had adjusted his collar, and he nervously took a sip of Water to moisten his throat.

"Am I going to make something of myself today?"

With this question in mind, Xu Tian walked slowly toward the passage leading to the exhibition stand and stepped onto the diamond-shaped stage.

In an instant, applause and countless scorching gazes surged forth like a physical force, almost drowning Xu Tian. The dazzling lights of the venue hit him, causing Xu Tian to subconsciously squint. Above, four huge 8K screens were synchronously reflecting his face, with every detail magnified and crystal clear.

Xu Tian could see the dense crowd at the press conference, could see the countless cameras with blinking red lights, and could see the industry giants in the front row—names and faces that he usually could only see in academic journals and industry news were now sitting right there in the audience, their gazes focused on him.

The figures whom even his school mentors or even the principal could not see even if they prayed to the gods were now as common as cabbages in the field.

At this moment, Xu Tian felt as if he were standing at the center of this World.

How did he get to this point? Xu Tian pondered to himself; it started from joining this company and becoming its true member.

Behind him was the company! In the face of the company, even the most powerful things were too insignificant.

"Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to our Third-Party Biotechnology 'New Chapter of Life' press conference. My name is Xu Tian."

Xu Tian's voice was steadier than he had imagined; under the immense pressure, he instead revealed a confident and composed smile.

At this moment, through the live broadcast signal, Xu Tian's image appeared clearly on screens all over the World, naturally also transmitting back to the Central Continent and back to the county town.

In a rice noodle shop in the county town, a young man who was slurping his noodles happened to glance at the TV screen on the wall and suddenly choked, the chili oil almost spraying out of his nose. He widened his eyes, staring fixedly at the screen.

"What the hell?! Xu Tian?! Isn't this our high school classmate?" The young man suddenly shoved his companion next to him, his voice cracking from shock. "Look! Look at the TV, damn it! Xu Tian! Is that Xu Tian?!"

The companion was full of surprise: "What is this? He actually went abroad?"

After finishing dinner, Xu Tian's father was smoking a Water pipe at the entrance of the village, chatting with others, when everyone suddenly heard the owner of the small grocery store shouting that Xu Liuqiang's son was on TV.

The entrance to the grocery store instantly erupted into chaos; those playing chess and chatting all gathered around, staring dumbfounded at the kid they had watched grow up, who was now standing on an incredibly glamorous stage, speaking about things they couldn't understand at all to those seemingly important people in the audience.

"It really is Xiao Tian!"

"Incredible! Incredible! The Liuqiang family's ancestral grave must be smoking with good fortune!"

"This kid... this kid used to look so quiet and reserved, how did he become so successful?!"

"Look at those foreigners in the audience, they are listening so intently!"

The same shock was playing out in other places as well; former college classmates, teachers, colleagues... everyone who knew that ordinary and even somewhat unremarkable Xu Tian was now seeing, through the screen, a completely different Xu Tian standing in the spotlight of the World.

The impact brought by this huge contrast of the ugly duckling turning into a white swan exploded like thunder in everyone's hearts, shaking them so much that they couldn't recover for a long while.

Someone said sourly: "Just posturing; he didn't even invent the medicine. What's there to brag about just because he's on some crappy news program."

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Basel press conference venue.

"I wonder if everyone here has heard of Paracelsus?"

"He was born on this very land beneath our feet. He dared to challenge the dogmas of classical medicine and used chemistry and observation to ignite the initial Fire for modern pharmacy."

Xu Tian smiled at the crowd on the stage and raised his right hand, as if opening a cluster of invisible Fire. "Fire! The symbol of the birth of human civilization."

"This is something many people know."

Xu Tian spread his hands: "Then how did Fire come to be? Does anyone know?"

"In Western mythology, it was Prometheus who stole the heavenly Fire and bestowed it upon the human World, but in the Central Continent civilization I come from, there is another answer to the origin of Fire."

"The Suiren clan drilled wood to make Fire."

There was whispering and discussion in the audience.

"Yes, the Suiren clan. Those of you present may feel unfamiliar with this name, but in the Central Continent, this is a legend that every child knows."

Xu Tian rubbed his hands on the stage, making a slightly funny gesture: "The source of Fire is just wood rubbing against wood."

"It is not waiting for a divine gift, but humans using wisdom and perseverance to actively extract miracles from ordinary wood."

"This is science!"

Some people were amused by Xu Tian's words, while others showed a thoughtful expression.

Xu Tian paced on the stage while looking around: "What does this cluster of Fire mean? It means light dispelling darkness, warmth resisting the bitter cold, and cooked food bidding farewell to ignorance. This was the first time humanity, not through slow physiological evolution to adapt to the environment, but through a technology, a revolution, actively and thoroughly reshaped its own survival environment and future destiny!"

"From the moment the Suiren clan lit the first bonfire, this path of using science to intervene in and accelerate our civilization's progress began. In 1543, 'De humani corporis fabrica' was published, marking the beginning of modern anatomy; in 1670, the microscope was used to observe microorganisms for the first time; in 1850, sterilization was born; in 1928, penicillin was discovered; in 1953, the DNA double helix structure was discovered, laying the foundation for molecular biology; in 1990, the Genome Project was launched; in 2010, the emergence of CRISPR/Cas9 technology allowed humans to precisely edit genes."

Xu Tian's voice paused, and he looked around at the audience: "The 'Fire' in our hands is constantly burning, from mastering the Fire of physics to mastering the scientific Fire of life! And this year is already the 25th year of the 21st century!"

"Third-Party Biotechnology has appeared!"