223: Chapter 223 The Familiar Recipe

Dozens of gazes locked onto Lin Yuan at the exact same moment.

After a brief silence in the hall, greetings filled with suppressed excitement and fanaticism rose one after another.

“Academician Lin!”

“Greetings, Academician Lin!”

Lin Yuan's expression was calm as his gaze swept across the room.

He curled his lips slightly, nodding to the crowd in greeting, before striding forward toward the large metal conference table in the center of the hall.

Lin Yuan’s pace wasn't fast; it even seemed a bit casual.

Yet every step he took felt as if it were treading on the heartstrings of the experts present, making their hearts pound rhythmically with his footsteps.

As Lin Yuan walked, the black canvas bag slung over his shoulder swayed slightly.

Swish!

Dozens of experts' eyes were glued to that canvas bag as it swayed with Lin Yuan’s stride.

Every single person there had personally witnessed the shocking scene the last time that bag was opened.

Five military-grade encrypted hard drives were laid on the table, forcefully smashing out the complete set of technologies for the Chengying heavy mecha, pushing Great Xia's military industry forward by half a century!

They still dreamed of that ultimate soul-stirring impact of the 'bag opening.'

Many veteran experts even woke up in the middle of the night with the sound of a zipper opening echoing in their heads.

And now, the same bag, looking just as heavy.

What this meant was self-evident!

Lin Yuan naturally noticed the gazes of everyone present.

Without stopping, he gave a low chuckle and shook his head almost imperceptibly.

Standing at the head of the long table, Lin Yuan turned around and glanced at the group of veteran experts whose eyes were burning and whose breathing had grown heavy.

Several academicians in the front row had even unconsciously leaned forward, their hands gripping the edge of the table tightly, their eyes fixed on the canvas bag.

Lin Yuan made a calming gesture with his hand, a smile appearing on his face.

“Seniors.”

Lin Yuan spoke unhurriedly, his tone carrying a touch of appropriate helplessness and teasing.

“The way you're looking at me is truly a bit exaggerated.”

“It’s making my skin crawl.”

“If I didn't know better, I’d think I’d accidentally wandered into some Spider Cave, and you all were planning to eat me alive.”

After he spoke, the hall fell silent for half a second.

Then, a burst of hearty laughter erupted.

No one felt offended, and no one felt embarrassed.

Everyone present was a veteran who had spent their life in military industry and cutting-edge research; things like dignity and face meant nothing in front of core technology capable of changing the course of civilization!

Before the laughter subsided, an elderly academician specializing in Special Materials spoke up first.

He pointed directly at the canvas bag on Lin Yuan's shoulder, his tone candid and righteous.

“We can't help it, Academician Lin.”

“Us old bones can't forget how you pulled the complete technical data for the Chengying Mecha out of that bag!”

He paused, looked around at his colleagues who shared the same fervent gaze, and laughed loudly.

“Everyone knows perfectly well that what's in that bag is a priceless treasure that can change the fate of our Great Xia!”

“Never mind making your skin crawl...”

“We’re even itching to just go up and snatch it right now!”

As soon as these words were spoken, the surroundings echoed with agreement.

“Exactly!”

“Old Zhang’s words are crude, but the logic is sound!”

The laughter lasted for a while. As it began to subside, a silver-haired titan of the aerospace field could no longer contain himself.

He took half a step forward, his soles making a short 'creak' on the metal floor.

The old man stared into Lin Yuan’s eyes, his tone tense as he asked word by word.

“Academician Lin, having summoned us all so urgently today, does it mean—”

His Adam's apple bobbed heavily as he swallowed hard.

“Is the south heaven gate project finally going to be fully launched?”

Before he finished, his gaze uncontrollably slid back to the canvas bag.

“What's in your backpack, is it...”

The second half of the sentence wasn't spoken, but everyone understood.

Dozens of bloodshot eyes locked onto Lin Yuan in unison.

Seeing this, the teasing look on Lin Yuan's face slowly faded.

He didn't keep them in suspense any longer, but met everyone's burning gazes and nodded decisively.

“That's right.”

“Thanks to everyone's previous efforts, the production and combat testing of the Chengying Mecha have been successfully completed.”

“This hasn't just given the world a shock from Great Xia! It has also proven that our industrial system and our execution are fully capable of hosting the arrival of higher-dimensional technology.”

Lin Yuan’s gaze swept the room, his tone steady, yet carrying an extreme edge and pride capable of overturning the old era.

“Therefore, it is naturally time to fully advance the subsequent parts of the south heaven gate project.”

This sentence completely detonated the atmosphere in the hall, which had been suppressed to the limit!

Although everyone had a premonition so strong it couldn't be any stronger before coming here...

A premonition was just a premonition after all. It wasn't until this second, when Lin Yuan personally confirmed it, that the giant stone hanging in their hearts finally hit the ground.

Replacing it was a wild joy that rushed from the soles of their feet straight to the top of their heads!

“Good!!!”

Shen Changhe raised his clenched fists high and then slammed them down, squeezing out a hoarse but piercing growl from between his teeth.

Several white-haired old academicians looked at each other, their eyes flushed and their lips trembling, yet they couldn't stop grinning.

Someone even grabbed the arm of the colleague next to them, gripping so hard the other person winced, but neither let go.

“I knew it...”

A national-treasure-level expert in the field of materials science muttered to himself, his voice trembling and his knuckles white from clenching his fists.

“I knew it! The great play belonging to our Great Xia is finally about to truly begin!”

The wave of wild joy surged freely in the hall.

But just a few seconds later, everyone's gazes, like precision-guided missiles, locked onto that black canvas bag with unerring accuracy.

Inside that backpack was the ultimate blueprint capable of overturning the progress of human civilization.

Lin Yuan took in everyone's fanatical reactions; he knew the emotional buildup had reached its peak.

He didn't waste another word.

Under the breathless gaze of dozens of top experts present...

Lin Yuan calmly reached out, removed the canvas bag from his shoulder, and placed it steadily on the metal conference table in front of him.

“Zip—”

The sound of the zipper opening was as crisp as a thunderclap in the silent hall.

Dozens of previously heavy breaths stopped simultaneously at this instant.

Everyone's pupils dilated to their limit at the same moment.

Lin Yuan's expression was calm to the extreme. Under the watchful eyes of the multitude, he slowly reached out and delved into the deep bag.