The World Focuses on You!

Now, Yan Anqing's rise was a foregone conclusion; trying to suppress him was genuinely difficult.

Fortunately, the existence of the "Superpower Cavity" and "Fuxi Cell" gave Qu Li hope.

God knows how that mutated golden-eyed white mouse had such unscientific things inside its body!

But it gave Qu Li inspiration...

Could there be something similar to "Fuxi Cells" inside the bodies of Golden-Eyed Ones?

If he were the first discoverer...

Fame! Status! Power! Wealth!

Everything would be within easy reach.

A new era had fully begun!

Yan Anqing was just a lucky bastard who got the first sip of soup.

The "Crimson Moon Incident" and "Golden Pupil Syndrome" were endless treasures in the field of scientific research!

One day, he would prove that he, Qu Li, was the true heir of Mojuke, the sole successor of Academician Zhao Hongyun's legacy!

After saying this stiffly, Qu Li turned and left without looking back.

At that moment, a chubby little panda popped back into Yan Anqing's field of vision.

From its mouth came a string of blue-bottomed bubbles, the childish, rounded text looking quite playful.

"Congratulations, player, on earning the achievement—[Supernova]."

"The discovery of Fuxi Cells has made you famous in the scientific community, turning you into a dazzling supernova."

"Main Quest 2 current completion progress: 5/10."

Yan Anqing blinked, and the bubbles suddenly dissipated, the little panda acting as customer service also vanishing.

The second ring of the main quest was already half done!

Speaking of which, he was quite looking forward to the quest rewards.

"Unlock new function" went without saying; the previous [Cross-Sectional Mapping] function had already been a great help.

He could observe the internal body structure and health status of everyone.

In less than a month, Yan Anqing felt his understanding of human anatomy had improved by at least three levels!

This would be a huge help to his "vision" for remastering the world.

As for the second reward, "Introduction to the Basics of the Infinite Plane Power System," it would help Yan Anqing properly understand the position and extent of his own research and remastering, preventing blind arrogance and the folly of a leaf blocking the view of Mount Tai.

"What does Qu Li mean by that? A challenge?"

A pleasant female voice pulled Yan Anqing out of his whirlpool of thoughts.

Following the sound, Dongfang Zhi, wearing delicate white silk stockings, covered her lips with a light laugh.

Her two beautiful legs were pressed together, looking very ladylike.

Dongfang Zhi's gaze fell on Yan Anqing, her beautiful eyes shimmering with meaning as she said, "I've never believed in luck. Coincidences like this can't happen once, twice, and again."

"Is it related to the identity of a [Latent Qualified]?"

Some guesses, Dongfang Zhi couldn't have said outright before. After all, Yan Anqing was just an ordinary civilian back then. If she'd been too blunt, she worried he'd flip out or become paranoid, ruining things.

Now, Yan Anqing had submitted ten groundbreaking research reports. As the first signatory, he'd already been singled out for protection by several powerful big shots.

Putting aside his network of connections, as a proper Level 6 Researcher of Mojuke, unless he willingly agreed, who would dare use him as a test subject?

Xie Zhe, with his persecution complex, was an outlier and couldn't be used as a standard for judgment.

The identity of a [Latent Qualified] wasn't as sensitive as that of a [Golden-Eyed One]. From Dongfang Zhi's observations of Yan Anqing, he definitely wouldn't misunderstand her meaning.

Besides, Yan Anqing's file with the Special Operations Group hadn't been closed yet...

Thinking this, Dongfang Zhi thought she understood why Qu Li was so displeased with Yan Anqing.

Back then, Qu Li had vouched to handle Yan Anqing's personnel transfer procedures, but after helping apply for the specialized lab, he'd just let it go, not finishing the loose ends.

Who knew that this oddball Yan Anqing would produce such exaggerated research results in such a short time?

Now, the big shots above Yaoguang Section had also realized Yan Anqing was a talent.

Not only did they refuse to let him go, but they also bypassed procedures, directly setting up his position and parachuting him in as the leader of Yaoguang Section's Special Operations Group 13...

So theoretically, Yan Anqing now simultaneously enjoyed the double salary of a Level 6 Researcher at Mojuke and a Special Operations Group leader at Yaoguang Section, while also bearing dual responsibilities.

Mojuke couldn't monopolize this newly emerged genius, and Qu Li, who had taken on the responsibility of handling personnel relations, had probably caught flak from Academician Zhao Hongyun as well.

"I really have good eyes!"

After silently giving herself a mental thumbs-up, Dongfang Zhi clearly sensed Yan Anqing's lack of interest in this topic, his gaze falling on the white-haired youth not far away.

Shang Yin, the madman who had predicted the "Solar End."

He used to be a king, but now he was just a salted fish scientist living off his past glory.

Ever since she became aware of the existence of [Latent Qualifieds], Dongfang Zhi had been particularly attentive to this matter, repeatedly asking her best friend to help her find similar individuals.

Height changes are often the most obvious sign.

Especially for people who have an annual physical exam habit and whose medical records prove their epiphyseal plates have fully fused—anyone whose height suddenly increases by more than two centimeters, she classified into the [Blood Moon Latent Qualified] category.

Shang Yin, that utterly cracked salted fish scientist, was one of them.

A few days ago, Dongfang Zhi had noticed his height change.

Neither more nor less—exactly two centimeters!

"Yan Anqing! Yan Anqing! Yan Anqing!"

Shang Yin's way of speaking was very distinctive; opening his mouth drew attention.

He tilted his face, staring at Yan Anqing, eyes ignoring everyone else, his expression nearly blank.

"You know what? Originally, I was completely hopeless about this world! Anyway, in ten years, the Solar System will be destroyed. Given the current state of science, humanity has no chance of surviving!"

"Wealth, status, fame, even research achievements—none of it means anything! A place in history? Doesn't exist! In ten years, Earth will be gone, so what's the point of talking about a place in history?"

"But, but. Now, hehe... now there's you. You, you made me see hope."

Shang Yin's speaking style was truly bizarre.

It wasn't a stutter like Deng Ai of the Three Kingdoms.

He seemed to have an OCD condition similar to Yan Anqing's, but it had developed to the "terminal obsessive-compulsive cancer" stage.

Disease deep in the marrow, beyond cure.

This speech piqued the interest of Dongfang Zhi and Jiang Xinyue.

The two girls were curious about the "Solar End" prophecy, after all, Shang Yin was a man who had become a first-class researcher in China while still in his twenties.

A legendary freak of talent, the kind who could support tens of millions of people on his brilliance alone!

Once, several senior Special Grade Researchers had used the term "National Scholar" to describe him.

Unfortunately, Shang Yin, that straight arrow man, seemed completely unaware that two pretty girls were standing nearby.

"Superpower Cavity... Fuxi Cell... hehehe..."

Shang Yin stared at Yan Anqing with blazing eyes.

When he laughed, he still wore that expressionless face; only the crescent-moon curve of his gaze revealed the violent emotional turmoil inside: "Earth is a big stage, and the spotlight is shining right on you!"

"You, Yan Anqing! You are the lead actor on this stage."

"The world, focused on you!"

As he said this, a faint silver light flickered deep within Shang Yin's pupils...