154: Chapter 154 A Changed Life Trajectory

Within moments,

The group stared numbly at the three Jaeger Mechs at the port exit. The suffocating pressure radiating from their massive metal frames was overwhelming.

Valerian felt his head throb as he muttered to himself,

"Is this a model? Don't tell me these are the mechs from the movies, or I'll go crazy."

"The company base is just ahead. Follow me," Zhou Hui said, walking forward.

The scientists snapped out of their daze, barely suppressing the waves of shock in their hearts. Like a group of bewildered students, they followed Zhou Hui with unsteady steps. Rounding a metal wall, they finally saw the appearance of the base.

The magnificent and strange sight before them struck like a heavy hammer, causing many to collapse on the spot.

Valerian's expression turned to complete blankness.

His worldview lay shattered on the ground.

What kind of place was this? Even if Ultraman Tiga were to descend from the sky with a shout, Valerian wouldn't think it was too ridiculous; he could even accept the presence of the Evil God Gatanothor.

It took the scientists a long time to recover and barely convince themselves to accept this reality.

After a while, they met the person behind it all.

"Let me introduce myself first."

In a laboratory within the base, Lin Fang wrote his name on the whiteboard and said with a gentle smile, "None of you likely know me."

"But as you can see, I am the owner of this company."

The young man before them was barely in his early twenties, but his eyes were so deep they seemed to have witnessed a thousand years of history. As his gaze swept across the room, an uneasy feeling surfaced in everyone's hearts.

This was the instinctive reaction to being observed by a higher-level life form.

An old professor couldn't help but speak up. "Mr. Lin, all of this is truly incredible. I heard others say this is technology from movies. How did you achieve this?"

"A coincidence,"

Lin Fang said calmly. "I discovered that due to unknown influences, these movie worlds are endangering reality. Like the monsters outside, this technology also originates from them. To solve these troubles, the company was established."

"You mean..." The old professor tried to grasp Lin Fang's incredible explanation. "The movies we are familiar with are, in some way we cannot comprehend, infiltrating and affecting our physical reality? And the company is handling these 'leakage' events?"

"You could understand it that way."

Lin Fang glanced at the old professor and said approvingly, "I've long heard that Mr. Finkelstein has conducted very deep research into spatial physics. It seems you live up to your reputation."

The old professor smiled and fell into thought.

On the other side, Yan Wei-geng couldn't help but ask, "Is that asteroid the same? The one we named 'Death God'?"

Lin Fang remained unfazed. "Exactly. That was the first disaster we discovered."

"Mr. Lin, I want to know..."

They had too many questions, and Lin Fang couldn't answer them all. So, after answering a few, Lin Fang chose to lay his cards on the table.

An agreement was handed to the scientists.

"Sign this agreement, and you can stay here and work for me. In return, besides a generous salary, you can enjoy various company benefits based on your clearance level."

The young man's tone remained peaceful, but his words left no room for negotiation.

Looking at this contract that stripped them of their freedom, the group looked at each other. A middle-aged man in a gray suit spoke up: "Mr. Lin, restricting personal freedom is a violation of labor laws."

"You can choose not to join. I will erase your memory and have someone send you back."

Lin Fang glanced at him. He didn't want to leave too brutal an impression on their first meeting, but he mentally marked this man as someone not to be given significant responsibility. Generally, people who constantly spoke of human rights and laws were often unreliable.

If he stayed, unless he made an outstanding contribution, he would remain a laborer forever.

"But this..."

The middle-aged man in the gray suit didn't know Lin Fang's thoughts and wanted to say more, but when he met Lin Fang's calm, bottomless eyes, the words caught in his throat.

He suddenly realized that current laws and moral standards might be nothing more than a scrap of paper to Lin Fang. The power this young man possessed had already exceeded the constraints of conventional society.

"Boss, I'm in!"

Valerian was the first to sign his name. He knew he couldn't leave; he was already impatient to visit the Schwarzschild Channel.

With the first came the second. The eldest, Professor Finkelstein, let out a long sigh and finally chose to join.

Yan Wei-geng did the same.

They had already seen what was here; erasing their memories would undoubtedly be more painful than death.

This was the future!

One by one, the scientists signed the fateful agreement. From this moment on, their life trajectories had completely changed.