65: Chapter 65 Before meeting Grandpa, I'll first unlock the Life Technology Tree!

The voice of Su Che was like a basin of cold water, poured over the excited heads of everyone in Pangu Quantum Computer Laboratory No. 3.

Academician Qian Zhenhua took a step forward, his wrinkled face full of urgency.

"Chief Engineer Su, since we have found the direction, why not strike while the iron is hot?"

"We can start designing the strong magnetic confinement field for the L2 point right now!"

Behind him, hundreds of top scientists, with burning eyes and itching to act, wished they could build the engine for the luan bird mothership right now.

Su Che shook his head.

He walked over to the Pangu Quantum Computer that had just created a miracle and gently stroked its cold casing.

"Academician Qian Zhenhua, seniors."

"To build an engine, we must first have the machine tools capable of building engines."

"Right now, even our most basic '3nm process quantum chip' is still in the theoretical stage. With what can we achieve 'quantum space-time modeling' and 'antimatter energy directional injection'?"

He pointed to the [Optimal Solution] on the screen.

"Every technology in this requires a more fundamental technology that we do not currently possess."

"You have to eat one bite at a time."

The words of Su Che instantly calmed the scientists who had just been hot-headed.

That's right.

They had been suppressed for fifteen years, and having finally seen the dawn, they had all become a bit obsessed.

"Then... Chief Engineer Su, what should we do next?"

The tone of Academician Qian Zhenhua was entirely that of a subordinate asking for instructions from a superior.

"It's simple."

Su Che unplugged the military hard drive and put it in his pocket.

"Your task is to fully master all the technology of this Pangu Quantum Computer and come up with a mass-producible plan as soon as possible."

"I want every future warship and aircraft of the Dragon Kingdom to be equipped with our own 'Pangu Quantum Computer' core."

"As for the engine of the 'Southern Gate'..."

Su Che turned around and looked at Lieutenant General Peng and President Liu Qianghua.

"I need to go to the 'Dragon Vein' base."

"I want to see my grandfather."

Lieutenant General Peng and President Liu Qianghua exchanged a glance, both seeing the gravity in each other's eyes.

"Engineer Su, we were just about to talk to you about this."

Lieutenant General Peng sighed.

"Your grandfather... his health condition is not very good."

President Liu Qianghua took over, his voice heavy.

"Fifteen years, a full fifteen years, staying in a base thousands of meters underground, in contact with that substance of unknown nature known as 'Kunlun'."

"Although there is a top-tier medical team providing support, his vital signs have been continuously declining over the last few years."

"Especially his nervous system; it has atrophied severely."

"The doctors say this is an irreversible loss, like a machine that has been running at overload for years; its parts have worn down to the limit."

"He... might not be able to hold on for much longer."

The heart of Su Che tightened sharply.

He remembered his grandfather's voice, exhausted to the extreme, on the phone that night.

So that was why...

He took a few deep breaths, forcibly suppressing the churning emotions in his heart.

Just at this moment, that familiar mechanical voice arrived in his mind as expected.

[Ding! Detected extreme concern from the host for a relative's health, main quest triggered!]

[Quest Name: Let the Legend Continue!]

[Quest Content: Fifteen years of underground perseverance has eroded the hero's body! Before entering the "Dragon Vein" base, please develop epoch-making technology capable of reversing life attrition, and let the legend never fade!]

[Quest Reward: 2500 Skill Points, unlock the complete technology for the [Brain-Computer Interface Bidirectional Interaction System], requiring 1800 redemption points.]

[Current host accumulated Skill Points: 1650 points, temporarily unable to redeem.]

Damn!

Is this technology so heaven-defying?

This was the first time he had seen the system give such high reward points and such high redemption points!

But seeing the end, unable to redeem?

Su Che was stunned.

He looked at the glaring "1650 points" on the panel and the "1800 points" redemption requirement below it.

Damn it!

Still 150 points short!

Is this damn system intentionally strangling me?

Su Che paced back and forth twice in annoyance.

Side quest!

Must trigger a side quest to make up these 150 points!

But at this critical moment, where can I find any public livelihood needs?

He suddenly remembered the "upgraded aircraft stabilizer" he had cobbled together on the plane when he first arrived in the capital.

That thing, it seems, hadn't been officially handed over to the military yet.

[Ding! Detected strong [Technology Monetization] intent from the host, side quest triggered!]

[Quest Name: Flying Magic from the East!]

[Quest Content: The black technology you casually cobbled together at ten thousand meters in the air has already alarmed the entire Dragon Kingdom Air Force! Please officially deliver the [Adaptive Attitude Control Technology] to the military and assist them in completing the technical verification, so that every Dragon Kingdom war eagle possesses the "magic" to ignore all harsh air currents!]

[Quest Reward: 350 Skill Points, unlock primary redemption permission for [High-Precision Gyroscope Calibration Algorithm], requiring 200 redemption points.]

Here it comes!

And it's exactly enough after getting the reward points; System, I love you!

Su Che perked up.

He spoke directly to Lieutenant General Peng.

"Lieutenant General Peng, I would like to officially hand over that stabilizer I made on the plane to the military."

"What?"

Lieutenant General Peng had not yet recovered from the heavy atmosphere just now.

"That thing... wasn't it just something you casually glued together with hot glue?"

"The core technology is real."

Su Che took out the ugly black box, still stained with glue, from his backpack.

"Give me an avionics laboratory, and in one hour, I will give you a surprise."

...

One hour later.

Air Force Equipment Research Institute, Flight Control Simulation Center.

Dozens of the Air Force's top flight control experts and test pilots were all looking at the simulation data on the big screen as if they were looking at a monster.

"Report! Simulated gust intensity level 12! Flight attitude... no jitter at all!"

"Report! Simulated encounter with strong vertical wind shear! Flight control closed-loop latency 10ms!"

"My God! Is... is this an airplane flying? This must be a UFO!"

An ace test pilot, looking at the simulator he was piloting, which was as stable as driving a bumper car on the ground, couldn't help but curse.

Su Che stood behind him, looking at the quest completion notification popping up on his phone, and nodded with satisfaction.

[Ding! Side quest: Flying Magic from the East, completed!]

[Quest Reward: 350 Skill Points, received.]

[Current host accumulated Skill Points: 1800 points.]

Enough!

Su Che ignored the group of Air Force experts who had begun to doubt life, turned around directly, and said to the accompanying Wang Hai.

"Send me back to 'Pangu Quantum Computer'."

He didn't want to wait even a second longer.

...

Pangu Quantum Computer Laboratory No. 3.

Su Che clicked the long-desired redemption button directly on the system panel.

[Ding! Consumed 1800 Skill Points, redeemed the complete technology for the [Brain-Computer Interface Bidirectional Interaction System].]

[Current host accumulated Skill Points: 0 points.]

It was back to a pitiful 0 points, but Su Che was already used to it!

In an instant, a vast amount of technical information regarding neural signal decoding, consciousness command encoding, and brain-wave to digital bidirectional conversion flooded into his mind like a tide.

Su Che walked to the Pangu Quantum Computer and imported all the redeemed technical data.

Soon, a detailed list containing hundreds of cutting-edge materials and equipment appeared on the screen.

Looking at the few lines at the very top of the list.

[Flexible bio-electrodes (must use 'graphene-nerve cell affinity' composite material)...]

[Nanoscale bio-conductive gel...]

[High-precision single-cell neural signal acquisition array...]

Su Che's brows furrowed.

These things were already beyond the scope of conventional industrial products.

They involved the most cutting-edge biotechnology and materials science.

Even with the power of the Military Science Commission and the Chinese Academy of Sciences, it would probably be very difficult to gather them in a short time.

He thought of one person.

Jiang Yingxue.

Su Che took out his encrypted phone, found the number, and dialed it directly.

The phone rang for a long time before it was answered.

"Mr. Su?"

On the other end of the line, Jiang Yingxue's voice came through, sounding a bit tired and hoarse, with what sounded like the roar of aircraft engines in the background.

"It seems you were quite satisfied with my 'pledge of allegiance'."

"It's alright."

Su Che got straight to the point.

"I need a new batch of things."

"Please, tell me."

Jiang Yingxue's voice instantly became focused.

Su Che listed the few items at the very top of the list.

The other end of the line fell into a long silence.

So long that Su Che thought the signal had cut off.

"Mr. Su..."

Jiang Yingxue's voice rang out again, but this time, it no longer held the shrewdness of a businesswoman, but a tremor mixed with shock, awe, and even a hint of fear.

"These things you are asking for..."

"They are no longer meant for saving lives."

"These are... materials used to create a god."