The entire airport had been badly damaged, with few rooms left intact.
Fortunately, Lin Xiao had come out early, so airport personnel had suffered few casualties.
After running for a while, Lin Xiao realized he had no idea where Qi Lin was. He could only wait obediently for Lian Feng and follow behind her.
Before long, the two arrived at a room, where Lin Xiao saw Water Chicken and Myna standing guard outside the door.
"Boss! You're finally awake!"
"What do you mean, finally awake? Is Qi Lin inside?"
Lin Xiao shot the chatterbox Myna an annoyed glare. Calling him Myna really had been the right choice.
"Boss, Major Qi Lin is inside!"
The moment Water Chicken saw Lin Xiao glare, he hurriedly answered for Myna.
"Mm. Open the door!"
"Today's report: Giant Hero City has suffered an attack by an unidentified armed force. The city has sustained widespread damage, and some civilians have been injured or killed. Police forces in the urban area have suffered severe casualties. Next, let's take a look at footage captured by reporters at the scene."
Qi Lin was sitting on the sofa, her fists clenched tightly as the television in front of her broadcasted news of Giant Hero City being attacked.
The footage shifted to scenes of mechas devastating the city. Large numbers of police officers fired at the two mechas, but it was useless. Instead, they were slaughtered by the mechas' heavy weapons.
Qi Lin's heart tightened. Among them, she saw Old Li, the man who had gotten a nosebleed while looking at her. He was struck by a small missile and blown into pieces.
It was not just Old Li. There were also many colleagues who had said goodbye to her that morning. Many people she would never see again. Before she knew it, tears had slid down her cheeks.
"What's that? A golden-armored war god? Oh my God, he's fighting the invaders. He won! He won!"
This was footage captured by an on-site reporter. Sun Wukong, clad head to toe in golden armor, descended from the sky and instantly destroyed one of the mechas.
The other mech began fleeing frantically. Its flight speed was incredibly fast, but Sun Wukong gave chase. The footage on the television ended there.
"Oh, as expected of the Great Sage Equaling Heaven. He looked imposing wherever he went."
Qi Lin was so absorbed in watching that she did not even notice Lin Xiao and the others entering through the door.
"Ah!"
Qi Lin was startled by the sudden voice. She shot up from the sofa and turned toward Lin Xiao.
For a moment, their eyes met. Neither said anything, merely gazing quietly at each other.
Lin Xiao was observing this cool, beautiful woman he had liked even before crossing over. He was not particularly fond of delicate, cutesy girls.
He preferred Mulan-like women, ones who could mount a horse with a spear in hand outside and support their husbands and raise children at home. Those were the perfect women in his eyes.
Qi Lin was also looking at her future superior, but as she looked, a different feeling began to arise.
Lin Xiao's temperament was quite distinctive. Time could always cultivate a person's aura. After more than twenty thousand years, along with his devotion to research, he naturally possessed something attractive about him.
"Confirmed by our eyes, I met the right one. I turned and swung my sword... Boo-hoo-hoo."
Myna's background music started at just the right moment, but Water Chicken immediately covered his mouth and dragged him outside.
"Um... Boss, we'll go guard the door."
"Water Chicken, what are you doing? That background music fit perfectly!"
"Shut up. Can't you read the mood? Let's go."
After saying that to Lin Xiao, Water Chicken hurriedly dragged the brainless Myna away. Damn it, the atmosphere inside was way too fucking strange.
Lin Xiao and Qi Lin looked like they had fallen for each other at first sight, while Lian Feng's expression had darkened. This was clearly a love triangle in the making.
Yet that idiot Myna had chosen this moment to join in the fun. These people were all officers. Was he not afraid they would make things difficult for him later?
"Ahem."
Lian Feng truly could not bear to watch any longer. Even when Lin Xiao saw her body, he usually looked at it as though he were looking at chunks of meat. Yet now, looking at a girl, his eyes were practically popping out.
Lin Xiao was being far too embarrassing, and far too infuriating. She could only speak up to remind him.
"Reporting, sir. Adjutant Qi Lin is here to report for duty."
Qi Lin was the first to come back to her senses. She hurriedly gave Lin Xiao a military salute and reported to him. Water Chicken had already briefed her on the way over.
"Uh, just call me Lin Xiao. We'll be colleagues from now on, so there's no need to be so formal."
"This... all right! Lin Xiao... Major General, what exactly will I be responsible for?"
Lin Xiao scratched his head. He could not exactly say she would be his personal nanny. He needed a more tactful way to put it.
"Mm... probably something like a celebrity's personal assistant. Or you can think of it as being a secretary. Lian Feng will tell you the specifics!"
"Lian Feng, take care of her."
"...Fine."
Lian Feng answered with an extremely unwilling "fine." She had originally been quite happy to have someone new share her workload, so why did she feel so reluctant now?
Beep, beep, beep!
Suddenly, Lian Feng's communicator rang. It was an internal channel.
"Wukong, this is Lian Feng. What is it?"
"Tell Major General Lin that the green monster's companion has come to ransom him."
"Okay, we'll be there right away."
"Lin Xiao, Iron Man is here," Lian Feng said after hanging up.
"Haha, that's good news. Let's go collect the ransom!"
Lin Xiao was in high spirits as he turned and headed outside. Just thinking about those items made him impatient.
"Let's go too. We'll be colleagues from now on. I'm her assistant, Lian Feng."
Lian Feng was no little girl. She could distinguish work from personal matters. After greeting Qi Lin, she followed Lin Xiao out.
Qi Lin was left behind at the end. She glanced at the footage on the television, gave it a military salute, and quickly followed after them.
The handover process was simple. Iron Man did not try any tricks. He was no fool, and with Lin Xiao's professional knowledge, there was no way he could be deceived.
After two sets of technical documents and a piece of Adamantium were handed to Lin Xiao, he readily released Hulk.
Before Iron Man left, Lin Xiao spoke with him alone for a long time. Not only did they have an in-depth technical exchange, but Lin Xiao also revealed some things to him in the end.
Lin Xiao thought highly of Iron Man and hoped to give him a warning, hoping he would not do anything foolish.
A scientist's life was far more valuable than that of an ordinary soldier. Even a powerful warrior could only win a single war.
But an outstanding scientist could drive the progress of an entire civilization. Those who fell behind would be beaten—an insight paid for dearly by their ancestors.
How tragic were victories built upon countless lives? Were there not enough examples in China's history? Even if they won once, what about the next time? And the time after that?
In his personal capacity, Lin Xiao formed a small technological alliance with Iron Man. It did not involve any factions or nations. It was simply making a friend.
After their long talk, Iron Man did not leave feeling depressed. He even felt somewhat fortunate. Earth's backwardness had been laid bare through Lin Xiao's words.
After obtaining the technology, Lin Xiao did not linger any longer and directly brought the others back to the Giant Xia.
This incident had been caused entirely by Lin Xiao. Although he had been badly injured and nearly died, he had gained an incredibly generous return.
Lin Xiao humbly accepted Du Kao's criticism, and he had also demonstrated his strength.
The goal of intimidating the enemy had been accomplished nicely. He believed that the hidden force would never dare reach its claws toward him again the next time he went out.
After that, Lin Xiao threw himself wholeheartedly into the laboratory. After calculating the timeline, he determined that the Taotie invasion was not far off.
He had at most one year left, so he began several research projects at the same time.
Micro Nuclear Reactor Technology was already in hand, so the energy problem had been solved.
He focused on alloys. For the melting-point problem of Adamantium, Du Kao stepped in and requested help from the Fierce Sun Civilization.
Lin Xiao quickly figured out the composition ratios, and the first project was completed smoothly.
Next came fusing Dark Iron, Vibranium, and Adamantium, three powerful metals, to create an even stronger alloy.
Lin Xiao quickly developed a stronger alloy, which he called Blue Gold.
When this material was created, Du Kao was shocked. Aside from being impossible to mass-produce, its defensive and offensive capabilities had already surpassed Dark Alloy.
As Lin Xiao's brain development reached 30%, the Eye of Perception was upgraded.
Not only could it see the flow of energy within living beings, but now the energy flow within objects was also exceptionally clear.
The Eye of Perception could also read some basic information about objects, control radio waves within a certain range, and perform a series of other minor abilities.
As long as he wanted to, he no longer even needed to dial a number to make a call. He could directly control the transmission of radio waves or electromagnetic signals.
Aside from that, his ability to perfectly control his body also evolved.
Before, it could be considered control over himself. Now, it was mastery over himself. As long as he wished, he could grow sharp nails, make his hair grow freely, alter his appearance, and even change the length of his bones.
The enhancement of his brain also greatly accelerated the research speed of all his technologies.
His biggest problem at present was still how to incorporate nanometer liquid metal technology into his new alloy.
The origin of Blue Gold was actually quite simple. After his brain was enhanced, he discovered more strange substances within the deposits of Blue Stone.
One was a miraculous bonding substance. As long as it was added to the three metals, the new alloy would be created. It was astonishing.
There was another activating substance. With only a small amount of conventional energy, it could be activated. In its activated state, it could in turn stimulate Dark Iron's god-slaying power, though the effect was not particularly strong.
Blue Gold could never be liquefied. Relying on his own abilities, Lin Xiao synthesized another alloy called Black Gold.
It could be considered an upgraded version of the original Dark Alloy. Its hardness and strength had increased greatly, and because of the high proportion of Vibranium—
Black Gold gained powerful energy-absorption properties, and its shock absorption increased drastically. It broke through many of Lin Xiao's bottlenecks in one stroke. Most importantly, nanometer liquid metal succeeded with Black Gold.
Lin Xiao's next focus was genetic technology. Back then, he had secretly collected a great deal of Hulk's blood.
He was not trying to create super soldiers. He merely wanted to improve the physical strength of his subordinates.
With Lian Feng's help, the project was completed easily. Lin Xiao called it the Gene Enhancement Potion.
Of course, these completed technologies were only in their preliminary stages of use and still had room for improvement.
The special forces team under Lin Xiao had only been injected with C-grade Gene Enhancement Potion, yet their bodies had already become difficult to harm with blades.
If they reached the planned S-grade, then in terms of physical defense and toughness alone, Hulk might not even compare.
Over the course of an entire year, Lin Xiao's technological achievements were astonishing, and his personal life was fruitful as well.
Ever since Qi Lin had been assigned to Lian Feng's dormitory, she had experienced the same treatment as Lian Feng.
Faced with Lin Xiao, that relentless pest, Qi Lin eventually gave in after being taken advantage of repeatedly. After all, she was only a young girl and did not possess the resolve Lian Feng had cultivated over ten thousand years.
If Lian Feng had not interfered, Lin Xiao might have already experienced what it truly meant to be a man.
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