41: Section 41

"It seems I really do need a better computer now!"

He habitually opened the E-commerce platform.

Lin Bai knew that buying computers was a murky business; many seemingly cost-effective and valuable ones were actually second-hand.

But he didn't understand much about it.

Thinking of his wallet, which was now a bit fuller than before, he unhesitatingly chose the most expensive one and placed the order.

Although there was a high probability that the high price was an overcharge, what did it matter?

Lin Bai didn't care anyway.

Soon, the news of his online purchase reached the Special Decision Group.

They finally breathed a sigh of relief when they saw that this time it was a normal order, not some figure, later revealed to be a stand-in.

Academician Wang once again handed the compiled initial draft of the photolithography machine to Chief Yun.

He recalled the previous loss of the initial draft, which had left him terrified.

He was afraid that their research progress would be leaked and discovered by enemy spies.

Undertaking the same action again, Academician Wang couldn't help but murmur:

"photolithography machine, this time, there shouldn't be any more accidents, right?!"

At his age, he couldn't handle two such scares!

...Chapter 52: Lin Bai's Ability Failed? The Nation Panicked!

Chapter 52: Lin Bai's Ability Failed? The Nation Panicked!

The E-commerce platform's delivery time was already fast enough.

However, the two days of waiting still felt like years to the members of the Special Decision Group!

And after the major blunder of the previous package vanishing into thin air.

The National Security Bureau directly dispatched personnel to monitor the package throughout its journey to ensure no other problems would arise.

Finally, after much anticipation.

The E-commerce platform's courier was specifically ordered to prioritize delivering the computer to Lin Bai.

Soon, Lin Bai opened the door.

"Huh? This delivery is so fast this time?"

Lin Bai muttered, then signed for the package.

This time, there were a total of three large boxes.

They contained a main unit, a monitor, and some accessories.

It took Lin Bai quite a bit of effort to move so many things inside by himself.

Seeing so many boxes, his mind immediately went to Li Yaoyao.

"Hmm, she'd probably be very happy if I gave her all these boxes, right?"

As he spoke, he began to unpack the boxes, preparing to assemble the computer.

On the other side.

Li Yaoyao, who had been monitoring, happened to hear this, which made her feel a bit exasperated.

She hadn't expected the casual excuse she'd made up to be remembered by him all this time.

And that he actually thought of her as being from a poor family, needing to collect cardboard boxes door-to-door to help support her household.

"But this is good too; it will be convenient for me to go over and retrieve that data later."

As she spoke, Li Yaoyao continued to watch Lin Bai on the screen.

She saw him open the three boxes separately and take out the contents one by one.

However, this time, after seeing the contents, both Lin Bai and Li Yaoyao felt a bit puzzled.

Lin Bai even specifically took out his phone to compare it with the pictures.

"Huh? It's exactly the same?"

Because of the previous few times, especially the most recent one where he bought a figure, later revealed to be a stand-in, which led to Boss Yang showing up in person, Lin Bai was particularly sensitive about goods. He wanted to see what kind of item the computer he bought this time would turn out to be upon arrival.

The result was that it was exactly the same as what he had bought.

"They didn't send the wrong item this time?" he murmured softly, and some of the doubts in Lin Bai's heart slightly lessened.

Indeed, the previous times were just mistakes by the merchants!

As for Boss Yang showing up in person, although the explanation was different, perhaps it was some kind of butterfly effect caused by him being a transmigrator?

Lin Bai always maintained a good attitude; he wouldn't dwell on things he couldn't figure out. Anyway, his current life was much better than before.

He wasn't willing to disrupt this incredibly comfortable life.

Not everyone liked to conquer the world and live a grand life; some preferred the relaxed life of a hermit in the countryside, and Lin Bai was the latter.

However, Lin Bai's muttered comment about the computer not changing instead caused panic in Li Yaoyao's heart.

"Did he already discover something?"

"Fortunately, he didn't continue to suspect."

"However, Chief Yun had previously wondered if this ability only triggered unintentionally, and if it would fail if the person themselves knew about it."

"And now Lin Bai has some doubts, and the computer he bought this time hasn't changed at all!"

"Could it be... that because he was suspicious, his ability failed this time?"

Thinking of this, Li Yaoyao immediately became extremely worried.

Whether it was the medicine, the steak and red wine, or even that small keyboard he bought before, the changes were always obvious at first glance upon unboxing.

This time, Li Yaoyao also simultaneously took out her phone and compared it to the computer Lin Bai was unboxing, and indeed found it to be exactly the same, with no changes whatsoever.

She immediately felt at a loss, and quickly took out her satellite phone and pressed the dial button.

Upon receiving this news.

The members of the Special Decision Group also panicked.

The only core of their temporarily assembled team was Lin Bai's ability!

If Lin Bai's ability disappeared, it would be a major blow to them!

"What? His ability might have disappeared?"

"Quick!"

"Immediately connect me to the monitoring feed!"

"Send someone to notify Old Wang to come over quickly and identify the situation!"

Chief Yun made a call, quickly summoning Academician Wang, who was busy.

Academician Wang was in charge of the photolithography machine project, and only he knew the contents of that initial draft best.

Whether it had changed or not could only be identified by Academician Wang.

Upon hearing this news, Academician Wang immediately asked someone to prepare quick-acting heart pills for him.

"Why are Old Zhao and Old Li's projects going so smoothly."

"But when it comes to my project, problems keep arising!?"

The first time, the important initial draft disappeared, and the second time, his ability was even suspected to have disappeared!

The consequences were more severe each time.

His old body truly couldn't withstand such blows!

Upon receiving the news, Academician Wang sprinted over, causing onlookers to wipe a sweat for his nearly seventy-year-old body.

"Chief!"

"What exactly is going on!?"

As soon as he arrived in the conference room, Academician Wang took swift strides to the monitoring screen.

On the screen, Lin Bai was still disassembling various computer parts.

Everyone couldn't rush him and could only wait patiently.

Fortunately.

Unlike previous products.

Lin Bai, someone not particularly familiar with computers and buying such an expensive one for the first time.

When assembling it, he still planned to take out the instruction manual and follow it step by step.

So this time, after laying out the items, he reached for that "instruction manual."

"Hmm? What is this?"

"Why is it all in English, and there are even... over eighty pages?"

"Is this really an assembly manual?"

Holding the thick stack of instructions, Lin Bai was dumbfounded.

The computer might be a bit expensive and high-end, but he shouldn't have to read over eighty pages of English content just to assemble it, right?

"Never mind, I'll just ask customer service for a video tutorial on assembly."

Lin Bai casually tossed the instruction manual aside.

Then he went to pick up his phone to contact E-commerce platform's after-sales customer service.

On the other side.

Academician Wang's eyes widened when he saw the scattered papers on the floor.

He wished he could just dive into the screen and carefully organize those incredibly precious research materials.