145: Chapter 145 is perfect, I'll join in too!

As Chen Jingshan's voice fell.

All eyes in the Golden Hall immediately turned toward the young figure in the front row.

The live stream camera also immediately gave Lin Yuan a high-impact close-up.

Under the gaze of countless eyes, Lin Yuan slowly stood up.

He stepped out from his seat, his pace neither fast nor slow, treading on the red carpet, each step making a muffled, heavy sound that was exceptionally clear in the silent hall.

Hundreds of top scholars, high-level executives from various departments, and hundreds of millions of viewers watching the live stream all had their sights firmly fixed on this young man.

Lin Yuan walked onto the podium.

Two ushers walked up carrying trays covered with red silk.

Lin Yuan first picked up the oath book from one of the trays, faced the entire audience, and read out, word for word, the solemn commitments regarding academic integrity, scientific research responsibility, and national mission.

His voice was neither too high nor too low, his articulation clear and steady; every word was precisely delivered by the microphone to every corner of the Golden Hall, and into the ears of hundreds of millions of viewers in front of their screens.

After finishing the reading, Lin Yuan picked up a pen and signed his name on the signature line of the commitment letter.

Lin Yuan!

Two characters, written with sharp, decisive strokes without the slightest hesitation.

After this process ended, Chen Jingshan also walked over with long strides from the side of the podium.

He held the red, gold-embossed academician certificate from the other tray in both hands and slowly walked to Lin Yuan.

Looking at this young man, who was only a few years older than his own grandson, Chen Jingshan steadily handed the certificate to Lin Yuan, his eyes filled with undisguised gratification.

"Comrade Lin Yuan."

"I now, on behalf of the Xia Academy of Sciences, formally confer upon you the title of Academician of the Xia Academy of Sciences."

Lin Yuan nodded slightly, extended both hands, and took the red book that represented the highest honor in the scientific community of the Xia Kingdom.

"Thank you."

"Clap, clap, clap—"

Applause erupted at this moment!

Hundreds of academicians and guests present clapped in unison, the sound waves echoing layer upon layer under the dome of the Golden Hall, lingering for a long time.

Meanwhile, the bullet comments in the live stream were completely swamped into a white waterfall.

"Congratulations to God Lin, the youngest Academician of the Xia Academy of Sciences!"

"I actually witnessed this moment with my own eyes; my hands are shaking with excitement!"

"A twenty-year-old academician, a twenty-year-old unparalleled talent of the nation! Unprecedented and unrepeatable!"

The applause at the scene lasted for a full half-minute before gradually subsiding under Chen Jingshan's hand gesture.

Subsequently, Chen Jingshan retreated to the side, leaving the center of the podium to Lin Yuan.

According to the procedure, the newly promoted academician still needed to make a short acceptance speech.

Lin Yuan turned around to face the audience.

Hundreds of faces—some old, some reserved, some excited—were all looking up at him.

He rested one hand on the microphone stand while his other hand hung naturally at his side, his posture relaxed.

After scanning the room, Lin Yuan began to speak.

"Distinguished leaders, distinguished seniors."

"It is a great honor to be standing here today."

"First of all, I want to thank the country and the leaders for their trust in me."

"At the same time, I thank the Xia Academy of Sciences and all those who have believed in me and supported me on this path."

"To be honest, if it weren't for the platform provided by the country, the full support of all the seniors, and the colleagues in the laboratory who stayed up countless nights with me..."

"I would definitely not be standing here today."

Lin Yuan's voice was steady, without any deliberate emotional fluctuations, but every word landed solidly in the ears of the listeners.

The white-haired old academicians in the front row listened to these modest and calm words, all nodding repeatedly with admiration in their eyes.

"Of course, as Dean Chen just said, being an academician is not the end; it is the beginning."

"I completely agree with this point."

"Since I am standing in this position today, I would like to take this opportunity to share a few heartfelt words with everyone."

His speaking speed was not fast, but every word was enunciated with great firmness, and the voice coming through the microphone was clean and determined.

"Over the past few months, we have accomplished a few things."

"We have the Photolithography Machine, we have chips, the Fifth-generation Communication has been rolled out, and domestically produced smart terminal devices have begun to enter thousands of households."

"I also took the time to read quite a bit of feedback on the internet regarding these achievements over the past two days."

Lin Yuan tilted his head slightly, a gentle smile playing on his lips.

"To be honest, the reviews are quite good."

A burst of good-natured laughter rippled through the audience.

The overwhelming, almost fanatical worship across the entire internet, and he actually called it "quite good."

After the laughter faded, Lin Yuan put away his smile, his gaze narrowed slightly, and his tone shifted abruptly.

"But good is good; in my view, the current situation is actually just having pushed open a crack in the door to the future intelligent era."

"The internet speed is faster, terminal devices are smarter, and data rates have come down."

"But whether it is the underlying supercomputing power or the extremely low network rates popularized to the whole population, there is actually still a lot of room for improvement."

Lin Yuan paused for a moment, his gaze slowly sweeping across the entire hall from left to right.

"And to further improve these things and lead everyone to truly enter the intelligent era I envision, what is the more critical link?"

He held up one finger.

"Energy."

As these two words fell, the originally quiet atmosphere in the hall was quickly broken, and a subtle commotion arose.

Several old academicians in the front row who had long been engaged in energy and nuclear physics research stiffened abruptly, their spines tightening instantly.

In the live stream, the refresh rate of the bullet comments also accelerated sharply.

"Energy? Why did God Lin suddenly mention energy?"

"Wait, I think I smell something incredible..."

"No way, no way, if I'm thinking correctly, is he going to..."

In the Golden Hall, Lin Yuan took in the reactions of everyone, the subtle curve at the corner of his mouth barely perceptible.

Then, he steadied the microphone, facing the audience, facing the cameras, and facing the hundreds of millions of viewers on the other side of the screen.

"Therefore, in order not to let down the expectations of the country and the seniors present..."

"And to ensure that the technological train we have already set in motion will not be forced to slow down due to a lack of fuel."

"I have personally submitted a plan for the next step to the country, preparing to test the bottom line in the field of energy!"

Hearing this, low discussions broke out one after another in the hall.

Several academicians sitting in the front row even leaned forward subconsciously, their eyes behind their reading glasses staring fixedly at the young man on the stage.

And Lin Yuan, right in the center of this commotion that was about to become uncontrollable, spoke in a tone that did not stir the slightest ripple.

"Just right—"

He tilted his head.

"As far as I know, the current international research on Controlled Nuclear Fusion is very heated."

"Major powers have already poured in a lot of money and invested a lot of manpower."

"This shows that the direction should be correct, and there is also a consensus."

After speaking, he paused for a few seconds.

In those few seconds of silence, the atmosphere of the entire Golden Hall was compressed to the extreme.

The bullet comments that were originally flooding the live stream actually experienced a bizarre few seconds of stagnation!

Then, Lin Yuan lifted his chin, meeting the gaze of the entire room, meeting the hundreds of millions of burning gazes behind the countless camera lenses.

His articulation was clear, unhurried, and steady.

"Then, I will participate in this as well."

"I will strive to have Controlled Nuclear Fusion ignited and implemented on the land of our Xia Kingdom in the shortest possible time!"