174: Chapter 174 Departure 500 Light Years Away

Upon hearing the pleasant female voice, Chen Yu looked up to see Cao Yixin, General Cao's daughter, with whom he had some past connection.

At that time, General Cao had even wanted Chen Yu and his daughter to have a relationship, so he had Cao Yixin show Chen Yu around Yanjing.

However, the two seemed to have missed their chance for various reasons.

If Cao Yixin had stayed in Jiangcheng back then, there might have been a certain probability of a positive outcome with Chen Yu.

But things never go smoothly, and the two simply missed each other.

Now, several years later, Cao Yixin is almost 30, and while time hasn't left many traces on her face, she can't compare to Chen Yu.

"Haha, so it's Sister Yixin. How have you been these past few years?"

"I'm good, of course! You've made my Yanxia the global hegemon, so my work has become much easier. But I've also gotten older. Look at you, you're still the same as when I first met you, even younger. Do you have some secret to preserving youth?"

"Hahahaha, of course, I do! I'm currently putting a universal Medical Pod project into production. Once it's released, all illnesses of my Yanxia people can be treated. It also has another function: it slows down the aging of the human body. In the future, my Yanxia people will be free from illness and disaster, and their average lifespan can exceed 120 years!"

The leaders and other bigwigs present were all eagerly anticipating Chen Yu's medical pod project.

They were all elders in their sixties and seventies, with more or less some ailments.

Now, hearing Chen Yu say that this medical pod could greatly increase human lifespan, it was exactly what these bigwigs most urgently needed.

After all, they held high positions and power, so why wouldn't they be happy to live for several more decades?

Chen Yu had no intention of offering Cao Yixin the primary gene modification fluid.

After all, she was just a friend, not his wife or a blood relative.

The two had shared a difficult experience when American spies tried to kidnap her, but ultimately, their relationship wasn't of that kind.

Chen Yu's modification fluid was limited; it wasn't given to just anyone he found agreeable.

After finishing the toasts at the main table, Chen Yu took his four wives to the next table.

Cao Yixin looked at Chen Yu's retreating figure, an indescribable flutter in her heart.

Why hadn't she been more proactive back then? If she had been, she might have had a place among those toasting with him now.

Seemingly discerning his daughter's thoughts, Cao Guangde patted her shoulder, telling her to let it go.

As Chen Yu headed to the next table, his four wives surrounded him again.

"Oh, did you just meet an old flame?"

"Yeah, that Cao Yixin, she's a general's daughter. You two seemed very familiar before!"

"I saw the way she looked at you; something's off. Do you two have some unspeakable secret from the past?"

"Husband, Xiao Jiazi always supports you. If you want to marry another, I don't mind!"

Solara, Su Rou, and Xia Yueshu glared at Xiao Jiazi, who immediately shrank her neck.

Chen Yu waved his hand to explain:

"What are you thinking? I just saved her back then. Foreign spies tried to kidnap her, and I just rescued her on the way!"

"Oh, so that's your Earth's 'hero saves the beauty' trope. She definitely has feelings for you!"

Chen Yu was speechless; it seemed his wives were masters of jealousy.

"Of course, what is your husband's status now? The key is that he's the most handsome man on Earth. Which woman wouldn't have feelings for me?"

The four wives surprisingly nodded in unison.

"Alright then, from now on, we must keep a close eye on our husband. He tricked me into polygamy, and only later did I realize that polygamy is not allowed in your Yanxia at all!"

Solara accused Chen Yu.

Chen Yu simply shrank his neck and began toasting the second table.

Anyway, getting them was enough; the facts couldn't be changed.

His marriage certificate was the only one in all of Yanxia that had four wives listed on it.

...

Another year passed after Chen Yu's grand wedding.

His 'No Illness for Yanxia People on Earth' plan had been fully implemented.

Now, all hospitals nationwide had undergone reform, with each hospital only equipped with dozens of universal Medical Pods.

Moreover, the treatment prices were very affordable, which completely solved Yanxia's problem of expensive and difficult medical care.

The people nationwide sang praises for Huanyu Technology and Chen Yu.

Of course, while former doctors and nurses faced unemployment, Chen Yu found them new jobs.

That was to treat foreigners; Yanxia specifically established hospitals for foreigners.

This allowed people from other countries to come in for high-priced treatment, and the income of doctors and nurses actually increased.

Previously, Yanxia restricted medical fees, but now they set their own prices, with no psychological burden about earning money from foreigners.

However, Yanxia's medical pods could only be provided to Yanxia people.

No matter the cancer, difficult illness, or even burns and severed limbs, they could all be cured.

Those foreigners were truly envious; this was the invincible advantage that the power of technology brought to a nation.

Meanwhile, Chen Yu, in order to better venture into space, found it very necessary to strengthen himself. He utilized the technologies from the newly unlocked Level 3 Mid-Stage Civilization Technology Library on the No. 1 Mothership.

He upgraded all of his newly built frigates and Attack Ships.

Moreover, Chen Yu's fleet now numbered an astonishing 40,000-plus warships.

This space fleet could almost flatten a Level 3.5 Civilization planet.

It could even contend with a Level 3 Mid-to-Late Stage Civilization.

Chen Yu was making all these preparations for the upcoming journey to the Level 3.5 Civilization planet 500 light-years away.

There, he might find one of the raw materials needed to repair the No. 1 Mothership's Warp Engine.

After some adjustments, Chen Yu prepared to depart with the two homeworld-class motherships left behind by Cecilia Star.

He would bring 30,000 new Attack Ships, about half of which were the heavily armored Kunster Attack Ships.

The remaining 20,000 frigates would be left behind to protect Earth.

These 20,000 frigates were all equipped with Level 3.5 Civilization matrix ion cannons, which were powerful not only for individual attacks.

They could also combine to launch matrix attacks, capable of repelling even a Level 3.5 Civilization fleet.

With everything ready, Chen Yu prepared to set off for 500 light-years away.

Of course, this time Chen Yu brought his four wives.

How could a long journey be without women? Nights of revelry were no problem at all for Chen Yu's current physique!

Chen Yu's second departure to explore the stars was again globally broadcast live.

And just as Chen Yu, with his wives, boarded the renamed Level 3 Early-Stage Civilization homeworld-class mothership, the New universal spaceship, in a dense forest on the other side of Earth, in South America, a secret underground experimental base was vigorously carrying out an astonishing plan.

Trump sat in front of an old television set.

Watching the live broadcast on the screen, the orange flames in his hand flickered continuously.

"Chen Yu, are you leaving again? I wonder what Earth will be like when you return next time!"