261: Chapter 261 Adding a lucky charm!

After Lin Yuan's words fell, the General Control Room remained silent for several seconds.

A few seconds later, Yang Tongan suddenly took a step forward, his back straight as a ramrod. His raspy voice boomed through the General Control Room, carrying an indisputable, iron-blooded dominance.

"Lin Yuan."

"Since you have made your decision, then let loose and do it with confidence and boldness!"

"Just focus on charging forward. As for what's behind you, we old fogies will naturally cover for you."

Saying this, Yang Tongan slowly raised his hand and pointed at the ceiling.

His finger seemed to pierce through the heavy dome, pointing toward that deep, boundless sky.

"If any blind fools or monsters dare to use this as an excuse to cause trouble..."

"That south heaven gate hanging in the sky isn't just sitting there to enjoy the scenery!"

This powerful declaration sent a surge of hot blood straight to the heads of everyone in the General Control Room.

The fatigue from fighting through consecutive late nights was swept away, replaced by endless excitement and pride.

This was the confidence brought by a Great Power's heavy equipment!

Lin Yuan looked at Yang Tongan, the corners of his lips curling up bit by bit.

He didn't offer any empty pleasantries; he simply met Yang Tongan's gaze, nodded slightly, and calmly accepted this unreserved trust.

"Elder Yang, rest assured."

"I will never let the country down."

Then, Lin Yuan turned his head naturally, his gaze falling on Shen Changhe, his tone returning to its usual relaxed state.

"Chief Engineer Shen."

"The overall situation for south heaven gate is settled. I'm handing over full authority for the mass production and subsequent testing of the Aerospace Fighters to you."

"Since I'm officially putting Life Sciences research on the agenda, I'll have to move to a specialized Biological laboratory. I won't be able to stay in the Preparation workshop to keep an eye on things anymore."

After hearing this, Shen Changhe didn't say a word, but slapped his rough hand hard against his chest with a loud 'thud'.

"Academician Lin, put your heart at ease!"

"As long as I, Shen Changhe, still have a breath in me, I will never let the south heaven gate project down!!"

But just after making this solemn pledge, the old Chief Engineer rubbed his hands together, and a somewhat embarrassed smile suddenly appeared on his broad face.

"However... Academician Lin, I'll say this upfront."

"I support you going off to do your Life Sciences with both hands, but if we suddenly encounter some insurmountable problem on our end..."

"You can't just be a hands-off manager and ignore us!"

Lin Yuan was amused by his appearance and waved his hand casually.

"If something happens, just find me. I'll be there whenever called."

"Then it's a deal!"

Shen Changhe's eyes lit up, and he extended his massive fist.

"A gentleman's word!"

Seeing this, Lin Yuan chuckled and raised his hand to bump fists with him.

"Is his bond."

As this harmonious scene fell into the eyes of the surrounding veteran experts, many couldn't help but show knowing smiles.

After handing over the affairs here, Lin Yuan checked his watch and then looked around the room.

"Alright, Elder Yang, seniors, I need to hurry and prepare for the subsequent matters."

"Counting the days, it's less than half a month until the New Year."

Lin Yuan rubbed his chin and said casually.

"I'll try my best..."

"To produce some 'small results' within these two weeks, just to add a bit of good luck for the people of the whole country for the New Year."

After speaking, Lin Yuan nodded to everyone and, without further delay, turned and strode away quickly.

Watching Lin Yuan's departing back, everyone in the General Control Room froze simultaneously.

Less than half a month?

Produce some small results in the field of Life Sciences?!

All the experts present looked at each other, their eyes flashing with deep bewilderment and a sense of absurdity.

But just two seconds later, that widely circulated nickname for Lin Yuan jumped into everyone's minds in unison—

"Lin Half-Year."

In front of this man, the objective laws of science seemed to exist only to be ground into the dirt.

Thinking of this, everyone present exchanged glances.

Then, they all felt a sense of relief, and some even shook their heads with bitter smiles.

Deep in their hearts, not only was there no doubt, but an expectation as turbulent as a tsunami surged within them.

And right then, Shen Changhe finally couldn't suppress the curiosity clawing at his heart.

He leaned forward half a step and shouted a question at Lin Yuan's back, half-joking and half-probing.

"Academician Lin..."

"You haven't given us the inside scoop yet."

"Your research direction... it wouldn't really be that Super Soldier Serum I just guessed randomly, would it?"

As soon as these words came out, everyone's breathing in the General Control Room hitched for a beat.

Countless burning gazes, almost tangible, pinned themselves to Lin Yuan's back. The atmosphere suddenly tightened to the extreme.

Hearing this, Lin Yuan also stopped in his tracks.

He turned his head slightly, revealing half of his well-defined profile.

The meaningful smile at the corner of his mouth was reflected clearly under the cold white lights of the General Control Room.

It also caused everyone's heart to skip a beat.

"Chief Engineer Shen, don't be in such a hurry."

His voice wasn't loud, and his tone was relaxed to the extreme.

"When the results of the Life Sciences research are out..."

"You will naturally see it."

After speaking, he waved his hand casually to the crowd and, without lingering any longer, strode out the door of the General Control Room.

Behind him, Shen Changhe and the group of veteran experts looked at each other, the itch in their hearts almost overflowing.

He didn't admit it.

But he didn't deny it either.

This ambiguous attitude was more agonizing than any categorical answer.

Shen Changhe swallowed hard and muttered to himself in a low voice.

"This kid... he's definitely doing this on purpose, right?!"

...

Half an hour later.

Inside Lin Yuan's quiet independent dormitory at Xishan Base.

Lin Yuan leaned back on the leather sofa with his legs crossed, playing with his specially-made encrypted phone in his hand.

Deep in his eyes, there was a mischievous and extremely satisfied smile.

He knew all too well what kind of wild imaginations the seed he had planted in the General Control Room would sprout into.

And this was exactly what he wanted.

However, this was still not enough!

Soon.

On the country's largest public opinion platform, that ID account with the highest-level official 'Golden V' certification—which tugged at the nerves of hundreds of millions of netizens worldwide—posted a new update without any warning.

The update was a picture accompanied by extremely brief text.

In the picture was a DNA double helix structure emitting a faint blue glow.

And the caption above the picture consisted of only a few short words:

"A new journey begins!"