314: Chapter 314 A Major Project!

Lin Yuan looked calm, his steps steady.

He walked through the crowd, straight up to Zhou Kai and several veteran experts. With a warm smile on his face, he was the first to break the slightly tense atmosphere.

"Dean Zhou, greetings to all my seniors."

Lin Yuan spoke first, his voice clear and carrying a hint of familiarity and ease, reaching the ears of everyone in the hall clearly.

"Academician Lin, we've finally been looking forward to your return!"

Zhou Kai took a large stride forward, tightly gripping Lin Yuan's hand with both of his and shaking it vigorously a couple of times.

A brilliant smile spread across his wrinkled face, which was even flushed with excitement.

As Zhou Kai moved, several white-haired veteran experts nearby also gathered around, their faces brimming with heartfelt joy and excitement.

"Academician Lin, your trip to Xishan Base has once again dropped the jaws of the entire world!"

"Exactly! Once that test video was officially released last night, we old fogies were so excited we couldn't sleep for most of the night, and our blood pressure was soaring!"

An expert wearing thick reading glasses said with a chuckle, his eyes full of pride that could not be hidden.

"A punch impact of 1,200 kilograms, a 100-meter sprint of 6.2 seconds, and a neural reaction speed of 0.08 seconds..."

Another expert could not help but shake his head, filled with deep emotion.

"This set of data is simply rubbing the underlying logic of modern biology and ergonomics into the ground without an ounce of dignity!"

"I still feel like I'm dreaming. I can't imagine at all that those serums actually came off the production lines of our Xia Academy of Sciences, and that we old bones personally participated in preparing them!"

"Indeed, Academician Lin."

Zhou Kai also took a deep breath, trying hard to calm the uncontrollable surge of emotion in his chest.

"The advent of this Super Soldier Serum is equivalent to us forcefully planting a battle flag belonging to our Xia Nation in the field of Life Sciences, and it's the kind that no one can ever pull out!"

"This is a supreme feat destined to be recorded in the annals of human civilization and fully capable of completely changing the global landscape!"

Listening to everyone's heartfelt reflections and unreserved praise, Lin Yuan merely smiled casually and waved his hand gently.

His tone was humble, yet it carried a calm confidence and certainty that made people believe him instinctively:

"The fact that the Super Soldier Serum could be implemented so perfectly and rapidly is inseparable from everyone present."

These words were impartial, claiming no personal credit and showing no arrogance, fully displaying the demeanor of a great general.

Falling upon the ears of every expert present, it made them feel immensely comforted and appreciated.

After a few simple pleasantries, the originally fanatical atmosphere in the hall gradually settled, turning into a deeper and irrepressible anticipation.

The smile on Zhou Kai's face faded slightly, and his expression turned serious.

His gaze, as if firmly drawn by some invisible magnet, fell uncontrollably onto the black canvas backpack that Lin Yuan carried with him.

He knew all too well just what kind of terrifying 'gold content' this backpack held!

"Academician Lin..."

Zhou Kai's Adam's apple bobbed as he swallowed hard, his voice unconsciously lowering a bit, revealing a hidden expectation.

"Before you went to Xishan Base, you personally told us..."

"...that once you returned after handling the follow-up matters of the serum, there would be other heavyweight projects that would require us old bones to continue working together in full cooperation."

"So, after receiving the news of your return, we old fogies didn't even bother to eat, and have been waiting here with bated breath."

"Every single one of us is eager to see what kind of worldview-shattering heavyweight project you are prepared to bring us this time."

Zhou Kai rubbed his hands together, looking just like a child full of anticipation, waiting for a teacher to hand out the ultimate prize.

Lin Yuan meeting everyone's burning gazes, nodded slightly.

"Dean Zhou has a good memory."

"Now, the Super Soldier Serum has been successfully developed and its injection activation has been completed, with perfect feedback."

"Since the 'small goal' of this stage has been achieved and brought to a temporary close..."

Lin Yuan paused slightly, his gaze sweeping over everyone present, and said word by word:

"Then, it is naturally time to advance to the next step."

Hearing the words 'next step', Zhou Kai's entire body shuddered, and an unprecedented feverish light burst from his eyes.

The other veteran experts around him also became flushed with excitement, their fists clenched tightly.

However, Lin Yuan did not announce the so-called 'next step' right away. Instead, he shifted the topic and suddenly asked:

"By the way, Dean Zhou, how is the progress on the Phase II clinical trials of those two previous drugs?"

Although Zhou Kai was extremely eager to see the new project, hearing Lin Yuan's question, he still answered seriously:

"Rest assured, Academician Lin!"

"The Phase II clinical trials have been rolled out simultaneously in major theater command hospitals and top-tier local Grade-A hospitals. The sample size is massive, covering all age groups and baseline physical constitutions."

"As of now, all data are extremely perfect, and there has been no adverse feedback whatsoever."

"According to this momentum, once we clear the green channel for special national approval, it won't be long before we can officially mass-produce and market them to benefit the public!"

Lin Yuan hearing this, nodded with satisfaction.

"Very good."

"Since these two drugs are already on track, proving our civilian conversion capability in the field of Life Sciences, it is time for us to expand our presence in the public healthcare sector even further."

Lin Yuan's gaze swept over everyone present. His tone was still gentle, yet it carried an unquestionable certainty and composure:

"In the daily lives of the common people, there are still many tormenting underlying diseases and chronic illnesses."

"Every year, these diseases not only devastate countless originally happy families, but also heavily consume the nation's medical insurance resources."

"Since we have already made a good start..."

Lin Yuan smiled slightly and casually dropped a bombshell that was enough to overturn the entire medical community.

"We might as well strike while the iron is hot and solve these difficult and complicated diseases that have long plagued all of humanity once and for all."

As his voice fell.

"Hiss—"

A collective gasp of cold air instantly resounded throughout the hall.

Zhou Kai and all the veteran experts present shook violently, and a few of the older experts' hands were even trembling slightly.

Solving difficult and complicated diseases that have long plagued all of humanity?

The weight of this single short sentence was enough to crush the spine of any authority in the medical community.

Under everyone's expectant gazes, Lin Yuan's movements remained calm to the extreme.

Ignoring everyone's wildly fluctuating emotions, he simply raised his hand very naturally and slowly took off the black canvas backpack from his left shoulder.

He laid the backpack flat on the metal laboratory bench in front of him.

At this moment, the vast hall of Research Building No. 7 was so silent that a falling pin could be heard.

Everyone's eyes were fixed intently on the backpack, not even daring to blink, for fear of missing any tiny moment.

Amidst a maddening silence, Lin Yuan's slender fingers gently pinched the metal pull tab of the zipper.

"Zzip—"

A clear, long, and highly textured sound of a sliding zipper echoed in the quiet hall.