54: Chapter 54 The Rich Man Spends Money

"I am... your grandfather."

When Academician Chen Jingsong's voice, familiar yet filled with explosive power, rang through the entire corridor.

Time seemed to stand still at that moment.

Everyone stood frozen in place as if struck by a paralysis spell, their minds completely blank.

Especially Dean Wang Jianguo; his gold-rimmed glasses fell to the ground with a "snap" and shattered into pieces.

His mouth was agape, wide enough to fit an egg, and his eyes stared blankly at the spirited Academician Chen Jingsong standing at the entrance of the Maintenance Chamber, his mouth repeatedly murmuring the same word.

"No... impossible... this is absolutely impossible..."

As a top expert in Western medicine and a staunch materialist.

The scene of "rejuvenation" before his eyes had completely shattered the scientific worldview he had spent his entire life building!

How could this be medicine?

This was clearly theology!

"Grandfather!"

Chen Yao froze for a full ten seconds before finally confirming the identity of the person before her from that familiar voice.

She could no longer hold back, let out a "waah" of tears, and lunged into Academician Chen Jingsong's arms.

"Grandfather! It really is you! You... you didn't die! You're better!"

"Silly child, what are you crying for?"

Academician Chen Jingsong stroked his granddaughter's hair lovingly, feeling his long-lost, vibrant body, his heart filled with mixed emotions.

He raised his head, his gaze passing over the crowd and landing on the young man who was yawning out of sheer boredom.

He stepped forward, walked up to Lin Mo, straightened his hospital gown, and then bowed deeply to Lin Mo.

"Mr. Lin."

"The grace of saving my life, the virtue of a second birth, Academician Chen Jingsong will never forget it as long as I live!"

This bow came from the bottom of his heart!

Only he knew best what he had just experienced.

That was not treatment; that was rebirth!

It was a complete leap in the level of life!

Lin Mo accepted his bow calmly, then waved his hand lazily.

"Alright, stop with these empty gestures."

"Just remember what I told Zhao Zhenhua."

"The far side of the moon has unique scenery; I want to go fishing there, so help me build the ship sturdy."

Upon hearing this, a flash of light shone in Academician Chen Jingsong's eyes!

He immediately understood the subtext of Lin Mo's words!

"Rest assured, Mr. Lin!"

He straightened his back, his voice booming like a bell!

"Give me three months! No! One month!"

"I guarantee! I will let you board our own Dragon Country's most advanced 'fishing boat' to go to the moon... and cast your net!"

...

The news of Academician Chen Jingsong "returning from the dead" and "rejuvenating" was like a magnitude 12 super earthquake, detonating globally in a very short time!

At first, when this news spread through some unofficial channels, no one believed it at all.

Everyone thought this was mass hysteria caused by the Dragon Country people's excessive grief.

After all, how could a 92-year-old man with multi-organ failure come back to life? And become thirty years younger?

Do you think this is a Hollywood sci-fi blockbuster?

However, when the Dragon Country officials released a high-definition video at a press conference.

The whole world went quiet.

In the video, the frail old man who once needed a wheelchair to get around was now wearing a brand-new Zhongshan suit, walking with vigor and directing the grand affairs in the space base's command center!

That rosy complexion! That booming voice! That clear train of thought! That energy even more vigorous than a young man's!

This... this is really the same person?!

In an instant, all the world's top biotechnology companies and medical groups went crazy!

They used every means possible to figure out what kind of heaven-defying technology the Dragon Country had mastered!

And when they finally pointed all clues through various intelligence channels to that inconspicuous little shop in the suburbs of the capital named "Universal Hardware Store".

The entire top billionaire circle of Blue Star completely exploded!

Immortality! Rejuvenation! This was the ultimate dream that all emperors, generals, heroes, and outstanding figures had dreamed of since ancient times!

Now, this dream had actually become reality in a small Hardware Store!

For a time, the world's top billionaires, like sharks smelling blood, swarmed in from all over the world!

The Middle Eastern oil prince flew his gold-plated plane and landed directly at the capital airport.

The Wall Street financial magnates dropped their multi-billion dollar mergers and chartered planes to fly over overnight.

Ancient European aristocrats with centuries of heritage sent their most capable butlers, bringing chests of rare treasures.

They had only one goal! That was, at any cost, to obtain a slot to be "repaired"!

The entrance to the Hardware Store was suddenly bustling with traffic and overcrowded.

Various global limited-edition luxury cars blocked this originally quiet little street completely.

Top tycoons who were ranked on the Forbes billionaire list were now, like the most devout believers, crowding at the shop entrance, hoping to catch a glimpse of the legendary "God Lin".

Zhao Zhenhua had to urgently deploy a full special operations regiment to set up three blockade lines around the Hardware Store to barely maintain order.

Facing this exaggerated scene that could be called a "World Wealth Exhibition", Lin Mo just yawned and turned on the shop's livestream.

Watching the old faces on the screen, filled with greed and desire, a mocking curve appeared at the corner of his mouth.

"Good morning, everyone."

"I heard you want to find me to 'repair your cars'?"

The livestream chat was instantly flooded with "Yes, yes, yes" in various languages and a series of astronomical-value gifts!

"One hundred billion US dollars! God Lin! I am willing to pay one hundred billion US dollars! Just ask that you let me be twenty years younger!"

"Mr. Lin! Our Saudi royal family is willing to trade our largest oil field for ten slots!"

"I will offer technology! I will give you all the patents of my company!"

Looking at these crazy comments, the smile on Lin Mo's face gradually turned cold.

He slowly shook his head.

"Sorry."

"My 'Maintenance Chamber' only serves heroes who have made outstanding contributions to this country and this nation."

"As for you..."

Lin Mo's eyes suddenly became sharp as knives, sweeping over those ugly faces on the screen.

"Your money is too dirty."

"I'm afraid it will dirty my wrench."

After speaking, Lin Mo, in the midst of the world's billionaires' incredulous and dazed gazes, directly closed the livestream!

However, the moment he turned off the livestream, a cold yet slightly excited system prompt exploded in his mind!

[Ding!]

[Detected massive "craving for life" and "greed for immortality" from around the world!]

[Special emotional energy has reached the threshold!]

[Congratulations, Host! Successfully unlocked a brand new category in the System Mall — [Biological and Mythological Engineering]!]

[New item [Dragon Bloodline · Gene Optimization Sequence (Primary)] is now listed!]

[Do you wish to spend '100 trillion US dollars equivalent' and 'a trace of Dragon Country national destiny' to redeem it?]