559: Chapter 558 Loyalty S+, Resilience S+, Sacrifice S+!

Another ten-plus days passed.

The outside world remained in turmoil because of China's "Science Fiction Spring Festival Gala."

The second round of the lottery for the Kunlun Armor was about to begin.

Countless people were waiting in eager anticipation.

The popularity of the Nanke Dreamscape continued to ferment, and various discussions and guides regarding the virtual world dominated the headlines of all social media platforms.

Furthermore, the official commencement of the "Haori Heavenly Court" project captured the attention of the entire world, with countless satellites and media outlets focusing on the construction zone located above the Nanyang waters.

Yet, all this clamor seemed unrelated to the underground base of the Lin Mo Research Center.

It was as if this place were an isolated island where time had stood still.

The "Hundred Generations of Reincarnation" test for the fifty gifted youths had already reached its final stage.

Inside the central monitoring room, Lin Mo had been keeping watch for nearly twenty days in a row.

On the screens, the fifty data curves representing the mental states of the test subjects had gradually stabilized after undergoing countless violent fluctuations.

Most of the subjects' data stabilized within a relatively fixed range.

However, a few curves had plummeted to the bottom, marked by the system as "Mental breakdown, test failed."

Lin Mo looked at those red curves, shook his head slightly, and felt no surprise at all.

This trial of the soul was not something everyone could withstand.

His gaze was primarily focused on Chen Feng, Su Wan, and a few other test subjects who had performed the most exceptionally.

After more than ninety generations of reincarnation, the mental will of these children had been honed to be as indestructible as diamond.

At this moment, Chen Feng's test had reached the one-hundredth generation.

In this lifetime, he became a top Chinese scientist living at the beginning of the 21st century.

The team he led unexpectedly discovered a brand-new theory that could easily convert matter into energy; this technology was enough to change the global energy landscape, but it could also be used to create an ultimate weapon capable of destroying the world.

After the news leaked, hostile foreign forces immediately exhausted every means to try and obtain this technology.

They offered an astronomical price of ten billion US dollars, promising top-tier research conditions and supreme social status.

After being unhesitatingly rejected by Chen Feng, they resorted to threatening the lives of his family.

The system's cold prompt for a choice rang in his mind once again.

"Critical Choice Point" "Choice One: Hand over the technology in exchange for your family's safety and a lifetime of glory." "Choice Two: Refuse to cooperate; your family will be brutally murdered, and you will face endless pursuit."

Facing this almost unsolvable trolley problem, Chen Feng suffered for three whole days and nights in the virtual world.

He loved his family.

That kind of family affection, thicker than water, had long been deeply engraved in his heart through reincarnation after reincarnation.

However, he also knew clearly what kind of devastating disaster it would bring to his motherland, and even the entire world, if this technology fell into the hands of the enemy.

In the end, he made his choice.

He feigned agreement to cooperate, and on the day of the agreed transaction, he locked all the technical data, along with himself, inside an underground laboratory filled with high explosives.

At the moment the hostile forces broke down the door, he pressed the detonator.

"Dad... Mom... I'm sorry..."

In the final instant before his life turned to dust, two lines of tears streamed down his face.

"One Hundredth Generation, complete." "Comprehensive evaluation: Loyalty S+, Resilience S+, Sacrifice S+..."

Inside the monitoring room, watching Chen Feng's data curve soar to its peak again after that brief, violent fluctuation,

General Li Jingwu and the other high-ranking military officials fell silent.

They asked themselves: if they were placed in the same position, would they be able to make such a resolute choice?

The answer was uncertain.