294: Chapter 294 Not too early, not too late!

Lin Yuan stood quietly in front of the master control console, his head slightly lowered, his gaze fixed on his mobile phone screen.

Even before that encrypted document had been opened, a faint smile had already slowly spread across his face.

"The timing is just right."

He praised inwardly.

Earlier this year, just after he had proposed the Super Soldier Serum preparation plan and coordinated with Old Yang at Xishan Base, Old Yang's team had already initiated secret selection efforts across the entire military with terrifying efficiency.

The most elite special forces in all of Xia, the top-tier astronaut brigades, and even some special combat sequences hidden in the shadows were all included in that hellish screening process.

And now.

In this Research Building No. 7, after days and nights of frantic effort, the dark green liquid inside the special, giant reaction vessel in the center of the hall was undergoing its final precipitation.

The preparation of the Super Soldier Serum had reached the final static fusion stage and was about to be officially unveiled.

It was at this crucial juncture that the selection list, having undergone rigorous screening and personal review by the superiors, had also arrived right on schedule.

This meant that as soon as the serum was produced, it could seamlessly transition to the next phase and immediately exert a world-shaking impact!

Just as Lin Yuan was feeling satisfied with this perfect timing and the corners of his mouth lifted unconsciously, Zhou Kai, who had been standing on the other side of the master control console with his eyes fixed on the data jumping across the large screen, keenly caught this subtle movement of Lin Yuan out of the corner of his eye.

Zhou Kai was taken aback.

One had to know that since entering this final static fusion stage, the atmosphere in the entire hall had been so heavy it could almost drip water.

Everyone was holding their breath, not even daring to exhale loudly.

Yet at such a heart-stopping moment of tension, Academician Lin, the soul of the entire project... actually smiled?

Zhou Kai's heart skipped a beat, and his brain began to race.

What else could possibly make Academician Lin smile at a time like this?!

Could it be...

A guess that made his scalp tingle surged into his mind. Unable to suppress his inner excitement any longer, Zhou Kai closed the distance to Lin Yuan's side in a few hurried steps.

"Academician Lin..."

Zhou Kai deliberately lowered his voice, but the anticipation and fanaticism in his tone were impossible to hide, and his palms were even sweating.

He pointed to the real-time data curve on the master control console that was beginning to level off, and asked tentatively, his voice trembling slightly.

"Judging by your expression..."

"Did you foresee the trend of this final static fusion curve?"

"Does this mean... we are about to achieve the perfect final result?"

Zhou Kai stared fixedly at Lin Yuan's profile, his Adam's apple bobbing with difficulty. Even his breathing became cautious, for fear that a louder sound might blow away the success that was within reach.

"Are we... about to succeed?!"

Hearing Zhou Kai's question, which was suppressed with extreme agitation, Lin Yuan slowly moved his gaze away from his phone screen.

He turned his head to look at Zhou Kai's aged face, which was flushed with tension and anticipation, and a helpless smile flashed in his eyes.

He shook his head gently, his tone as calm and composed as ever, possessing a magic that put people at ease.

"Dean Zhou, you've misunderstood."

"I wasn't smiling just now because of the static fusion data."

This light denial caused the expression on Zhou Kai's face to freeze.

Several core experts in the hall who had been listening with pricked ears also felt their hearts sink, fearing that some unexpected mishap had occurred.

However, Academician Lin's unhurried next sentence followed quickly.

"However, your guess just now wasn't wrong."

Lin Yuan's gaze swept over the smooth-as-glass curve on the master control console screen once more, and he nodded slightly, giving his full affirmation.

"The trend of this curve is perfect. The osmotic pressure and pH values are all stable within the theoretically optimal interval, and the reverse transcription fusion of the gene chain has completely stabilized."

"Barring any accidents, the final preparation of this serum will be successful."

"Everyone's hard work during this time hasn't been in vain."

"The Super Soldier Serum is about to be completed!"

Hearing this firm confirmation, Zhou Kai's heart, which had been on a rollercoaster, finally settled back into his chest!

An indescribable ecstasy rushed to his head, causing his aged face to bloom with a brilliant smile, the wrinkles at the corners of his eyes bunching together.

Not only him, but the few old experts nearby who heard this also let out long sighs of relief, their eyes erupting with a fiery light.

Just as Zhou Kai was so excited he wanted to pump his fist in celebration, Lin Yuan's voice rang out again.

"As for why I was smiling just now, it's because..."

Lin Yuan gave the special encrypted mobile phone in his hand a slight shake, a meaningful glint in his eyes.

"I just received an extremely important list from the superiors."

"A... a list?"

The smile on Zhou Kai's face froze, and he was visibly stunned for a moment.

At a moment when the entire facility was on edge for the upcoming "Super Soldier Serum," Academician Lin was laughing because of a list?

After a brief moment of mental downtime, Zhou Kai's brain began to race.

Suddenly!

He seemed to have realized something. Swallowing hard, he asked tentatively in a dry, uncertain voice:

"Academician Lin, this list you mentioned..."

"Could it be..."

Seeing Zhou Kai's expression, the smile on Lin Yuan's face fully blossomed.

He didn't keep him in suspense; he looked at Zhou Kai and nodded heavily.

"That's right."

"The personnel who meet the injection standards for the Super Soldier Serum."

"The superiors... have already selected them all."

Lin Yuan's words stunned everyone present.

The medicine—they were about to finish preparing it.

This serum, capable of subverting the entire field of human Life Sciences, was about to become reality in their hands.

And now, even the people capable of withstanding this superhuman power and meeting the injection standards were all in place!

What did this mean?

It meant they were about to witness, and even personally create, a living, breathing "Captain Xia" who had transcended human physiological limits!

The sheer impact of seeing something from a sci-fi movie become reality made Zhou Kai feel as if his blood was boiling at that very moment!

"Really... really all selected?!"

Zhou Kai took a deep breath, trying his best to suppress the shock in his heart.

Lin Yuan nodded slightly.

"Yes!"

Then, he cast his gaze toward the reaction vessel in the center of the hall, which was undergoing its final fusion, his tone filled with control and composure.

"It arrived just in time."

"Neither early, nor late!"