Chapter Summaries

The Academy of Sciences tested the Super Battery, while Zhao Xueqin and Li Rongfa admitted they had not worked on it and academicians discussed bringing Lin Fan closer to the institute. Lin Fan opened 553 red envelopes, gained a controlling stake in Lianjia Real Estate, and agreed to meet its chairman Zhang Weimin in Jiangbei.

• Academicians tested the Super Battery, and Zhao Xueqin and Li Rongfa said they did not understand it or participate in its research.
• Feng Zhixiang proposed establishing an Academy of Sciences research institute or branch in Jiangbei to work more closely with Lin Fan.
• Lin Fan opened 553 red envelopes and received, among other rewards, 51% of Lianjia Real Estate and a Rolls-Royce Phantom.
• Lin Xiaoyao called Lin Fan to ask whether he had invented the automobile battery and acquired 35% of YaDi Automobile.
• Zhang Weimin, chairman of Lianjia Real Estate, called Lin Fan and invited him to visit the Jiangbei headquarters and guide the company's future.
• Lin Fan agreed to Zhang Weimin's invitation.

Lin Fan met Lianjia Real Estate chairman Zhang Weimin at the Wanjia Huafu branch, where he was welcomed as the company’s largest shareholder. After a lavish dinner with the executives, Han Tian reflected on Lin Fan’s support and pressed herself close to him.

• Lin Fan agreed to meet Zhang Weimin at Lianjia Real Estate’s Wanjia Huafu branch the next afternoon.
• Lin Fan collected his daily red packet, then drove his Cullinan to the branch.
• Zhang Weimin and the executives welcomed Lin Fan, who embraced Han Tian before entering the renovated branch.
• Zhang Weimin introduced Lin Fan as Lianjia Real Estate’s largest shareholder and outlined the company’s plans.
• Lin Fan, Han Tian, Zhang Weimin, and the executives attended a lavish dinner that ended at nine in the evening.
• Lin Fan drove Han Tian home, and she recalled his many acts of support before pressing herself against him.

Lin Fan agreed to mentor students at Jiangbei University after Principal Shen Liang asked him to pass on his knowledge. A task appeared requiring him to mentor five students who would jointly win three international awards.

• Han Tian made breakfast for Lin Fan, and they ate together before she went to the Lian Family Branch Store and he went to Jiangbei University.
• At university, Lin Fan confirmed to his classmates that he had invented the Super Battery, then fell asleep during class while the professor mistook his snores for proof of hard work.
• Counselor Sun Yaodong told Lin Fan that Principal Shen Liang wanted to see him, and Shen welcomed him with tea and thanked him for his contributions.
• Shen Liang asked Lin Fan to mentor students, and Lin Fan accepted after receiving a task to guide five students to three international awards.
• Lin Fan said he wanted to teach students from a range of disciplines, and Shen Liang readily agreed.

After becoming a full professor at Jiangbei University, Lin Fan opened applications to students from universities across the country and abroad. He asked Xiao Bai to sort the thousands of emails and began reviewing the shortlisted applicants, recognizing Nie Zhenjiang and then finding an application from Xia Bing.

• Jiangbei University announced Lin Fan’s promotion to full professor, and Shen Liang agreed to accept student applications by email after pressure from other universities.
• Lin Fan celebrated his promotion with his classmates over barbecue and stayed overnight in his dorm.
• Xia Bing and Xia Xue carefully prepared and submitted an application to become Lin Fan’s students, with Zhao Ni checking their form.
• After spending several days at school, Lin Fan returned to Panlong Villa and found thousands of applications in his email.
• Lin Fan asked Xiao Bai to remove foreign applications and shortlist ten promising candidates in each of five fields, then began reading the selected emails.
• Lin Fan recognized Nie Zhenjiang from Huaqing University as an old acquaintance and then opened Xia Bing’s application.

Lin Fan selected six students, including Xia Bing, Xia Xue, and Hao Zhiwu, then received Master-level Chef Experience from the check-in system and cooked an elaborate meal. The chapter ended with Lin Fan enjoying the dishes he had prepared.

• Lin Fan chose Xia Bing and Xia Xue, then selected four other students from the applicants and went to sleep.
• Xia Bing and Xia Xue received Lin Fan's admission email and celebrated, while Hao Zhiwu learned he had also been admitted.
• Jiangbei University announced the six selected students online, prompting excited and argumentative comments.
• Lin Fan woke to a bank deposit notification and checked in, gaining Master-level Chef Experience.
• Lin Fan used his new cooking skills to prepare dozens of dishes, tasted them, and ate everything.

Lin Fan began his work as a professor at Jiangbei University and met the six students assigned to him. He set winning international awards as their short-term goal, tested students in their specialties, and left Xia Bing and Xia Xue a code to crack.

• Lin Fan arrived at Jiangbei University, where Vice-Principal Feng Weijian showed him his new office and discussed his teaching plans.
• Feng Weijian introduced Xia Bing, Xia Xue, Nie Zhenjiang, Hao Zhiwu, Jiang Chaoqun, and Liu Qianqian as Lin Fan’s students.
• The students introduced themselves, and Lin Fan told them their short-term goal was to win several international awards.
• Lin Fan gave Hao Zhiwu problems in biopharmaceutics and Jiang Chaoqun questions on polymer coatings, impressing both students.
• Lin Fan opened Xia Bing and Xia Xue’s computers, typed a complex program, and asked them to crack it.

Lin Fan gave the researchers problems to study, and after three days Hao Zhiwu asked to bring his cat Xiao Bai to the office. When Xiao Bai arrived, it abandoned Hao Zhiwu for Lin Fan and his premium cat food.

• Lin Fan assigned Xia Bing and Xia Xue programming work, gave Liu Qianqian electromagnetism problems, and wrote problems on the NS Equations for Nie Zhenjiang.
• Nie Zhenjiang recalled resenting Lin Fan for winning the Higher Education Cup and realized he had misjudged him.
• The researchers spent three days studying intensely while Lin Fan watched them from his office.
• Hao Zhiwu asked Lin Fan if he could bring his cat Xiao Bai to the office, and Lin Fan agreed.
• Xiao Bai jumped from Hao Zhiwu's shoulder to eat Lin Fan's premium beef cat kibble, then leapt into Lin Fan's arms and asked to be his new master.

Hao Zhiwu solved one of Lin Fan’s difficult problems after correcting his first flawed solution, while Xia Bing and Xia Xue passed the first stage of a programming challenge. The others continued working to keep up with their progress.

• Xiao Bai ignored Hao Zhiwu and stayed in Lin Fan’s arms, drawn by the expensive cat food from the Boutique Supermarket.
• Hao Zhiwu presented his solution to Lin Fan, who pointed out that it would cause the kidneys to become edematous and told him to rethink it.
• Hao Zhiwu revised his work and earned Lin Fan’s approval, becoming the first person to solve one of the problems.
• Nie Zhenjiang, Liu Qianqian, Jiang Chaoqun, Xia Bing, and Xia Xue worked through lunch to catch up, while Xia Bing and Xia Xue continued cracking the program.
• Xia Bing and Xia Xue passed the program’s first stage, and Lin Fan praised their progress.

Nie Zhenjiang stayed up all night trying to solve the first problem, then arrived at the office exhausted. Lin Fan’s spiritual tea restored his energy, and Nie Zhenjiang returned to his work.

• Jiang Chaoqun and Liu Qianqian solved the first problem, while Nie Zhenjiang remained behind and stayed up all night trying to catch up.
• Nie Zhenjiang took an early cold shower, and Hao Zhiwu mistook his damp appearance for a sign he needed to care for his kidneys.
• Lin Fan arrived at the office with a large box of premium beef cat food, delighting Xiao Bai and astonishing Hao Zhiwu.
• Lin Fan offered sleepy Nie Zhenjiang spiritual tea, which quickly banished his fatigue.
• Nie Zhenjiang returned to his desk and resumed pondering the problems.

Nie Zhenjiang solved the first NS Equations problem after drinking Lin Fan’s spiritual tea, and the others drank it to sharpen their minds as they worked on the second. Lin Fan received a quest to study biology and game development, then left the office while Hao Zhiwu took over his Honor of Kings match and discovered Lin Fan was playing with famous grandmasters.

• Nie Zhenjiang showed Professor Lin his solution to the first NS Equations problem, and Professor Lin confirmed it was correct.
• Nie Zhenjiang offered his spiritual tea to Hao Zhiwu, Jiang Chaoqun, Liu Qianqian, Xia Bing, and Xia Xue, who felt refreshed and returned to work on the second problem.
• When no one had solved the second problem by afternoon, Lin Fan started playing Honor of Kings and chatted with his online group.
• Hao Zhiwu told Lin Fan he wanted to create equipment that would let people enter games through their consciousness, triggering a quest for Lin Fan to study biology and computer science.
• Lin Fan handed his tablet to Hao Zhiwu and left to pursue the quest, telling the others to gather their questions for later.
• Hao Zhiwu took over Lin Fan’s match and recognized Meng Lei, A Tai, Lao Shuai, and Miao Shen as his teammates.

Lin Fan visited a somatosensory equipment experiment after Professor Qiu Junxiong invited him, curious whether the research could relate to Hao Zhiwu’s head-mounted game. Professors Qiu Junxiong and Liu Wei began a trial run for him, and the experiment was underway when the chapter ended.

• Hao Zhiwu excitedly played a game with Meng Lei, A Tai, Lao Shuai, and Miao Shen, recording videos as souvenirs.
• Qiu Junxiong invited Lin Fan to visit his somatosensory equipment experiment, and Lin Fan agreed.
• Qiu Junxiong introduced Lin Fan to Liu Wei and the graduate students in Laboratory 203.
• Liu Wei thanked Lin Fan for inventing the carbon-based lithography machine and explained that its chips had eased their concerns about running somatosensory equipment.
• Qiu Junxiong operated the equipment while Liu Wei handled the data, and complex patterns and codes appeared on the computer screen.

Lin Fan guided Wu Tian and Zheng Qian through a biological experiment, completing one of his system tasks. He then headed to the library to read more books for the remaining task and learned Lu Ling had applied to study under him but had not been selected.

• Lin Fan left Qiu Junxiong and Liu Wei after their somatosensory experiment and went to a biology laboratory in Training Building No. 2.
• Wu Tian asked Lin Fan to help with the insulin rehabilitation agent experiments, and Lin Fan agreed to guide one experiment.
• Lin Fan guided Wu Tian, Zheng Qian, and the graduate students through a successful biological experiment, completing the biological-experiment requirement in his system task.
• Lin Fan went to the library to read books for his system task and encountered Lu Ling there.
• Lu Ling told Lin Fan she had applied to become his student but was not selected, so she continued studying for the graduate entrance exams.

Lin Fan completed his research task, gained an advanced game helmet, and entered the immersive adventure game World. After dying to a snake, he returned better prepared, gained speed and strength from monster drops and fruit, and fought off an ape.

• Lin Fan read seven books on neuroscience, animation, and game programming, completing his task and gaining academician-level biology and computer science experience along with a game helmet.
• Lin Fan extracted the helmet, had Xiao Bai register its patent and submit a paper to Nature, then asked Xiao Bai to create an adventure game called World.
• Lin Fan connected the helmet and entered World, where a snake killed him during his first exploration.
• Lin Fan re-entered the game, killed the snake with a stick and stones, and ate its Spirit Wind Pill to increase his speed.
• Lin Fan ate Energy Fruits in a forest to increase his strength, then dodged and struck an ape that attacked him over the fruit.

Esmond Bevan received a new paper from Lin Fan about game helmets and brought it to experts at MIT, who debated its claims and began considering experiments. Meanwhile, Jack informed the Foreign Chip Alliance that Lin Fan had submitted another paper to Nature.

• Esmond Bevan woke repeatedly while waiting for Lin Fan’s email, then eagerly read Lin Fan’s paper, “The Principle and Prospect of Game Helmet.”
• Esmond Bevan alerted the editor-in-chief, and computer experts gathered at MIT to examine the paper’s proposal for connecting human nerves to a game world.
• Charles said the paper’s nervous-system research required biologists, who arrived and discussed Lin Fan’s findings about nerve signals and sensory experiences.
• The experts spent two days discussing the paper and conducting experiments, while members of the Foreign Chip Alliance dismissed concerns about Huaxia’s carbon-based chips.
• Jack arrived at the Foreign Chip Alliance meeting and announced that Professor Lin from Huaxia had submitted another paper to Nature.

The Foreign Chip Alliance feared that Lin Fan’s game-helmet research would make people abandon silicon-based chips for carbon-based ones. While Lin Fan remained immersed in World, Feng Zhixiang called him.

• Jack told the Foreign Chip Alliance leaders that Lin Fan had submitted a paper to Nature about a game helmet that could let people enter a game world and might require carbon-based chips.
• The Alliance leaders realized the helmet could undermine their efforts to keep people using silicon-based chips and feared their organization was finished.
• Liu Qianqian warned Xia Bing and Xia Xue that Lin Fan might have a girlfriend, and they told her they were also Lin Fan’s girlfriends.
• Lin Fan played World, ordered real food, and observed that it differed from the food inside the game.
• Lin Fan checked in and received 10 million yuan, then answered a hurried call from Feng Zhixiang.

Lin Fan let Feng Zhixiang test the game helmet, then agreed to lend it to a Jiangbei research institute. After Ran Fei learned Lin Fan had invented it, he rushed to Panlong Villa to discuss manufacturing the helmet with Dahua Group, where Lin Fan showed it to him and Liu Dazhi.

• Feng Zhixiang visited Lin Fan and experienced the game helmet, confirming that its virtual world felt real and even caused physical pain.
• Feng Zhixiang asked to take the helmet for research, and Lin Fan agreed; Feng explained that a research institute was being established in Jiangbei.
• Ran Fei learned from Liu Dazhi that the game helmet required ultra-high-performance chips and realized it could create demand for Dahua Group’s carbon-based chips.
• Lin Fan called Ran Fei to propose manufacturing the game helmet together, and Ran Fei immediately booked a flight to Jiangbei.
• Ran Fei and Liu Dazhi arrived at Panlong Villa, drank Lin Fan’s spiritual tea, and followed him toward the bedroom to see the game helmet.

Ran Fei and Lin Fan finalized Dahua Group’s game-helmet partnership, and Lin Fan returned to Jiangbei University, where his Nature paper astonished his colleagues. After learning Hu Tian’s second brother, Hu Shaodong, had been injured, Lin Fan left to help him.

• Ran Fei agreed to give Lin Fan a 15% share in Dahua Group in exchange for the game helmet’s general agency rights, along with 50% of helmet profits, and they signed the contract.
• Liu Dazhi asked Lin Fan for an autograph on a copy of Nature, and Lin Fan signed it.
• At Jiangbei University, Lin Fan solved Hao Zhiwu’s problem and revealed that he had written a game-helmet paper published in Nature, prompting excitement from the staff and students.
• Zheng Qian told Lin Fan that Hu Tian had rushed home, and Hu Tian later explained that her second brother, Hu Shaodong, had been injured.
• Lin Fan told Hu Tian he would come to help, then left the office; Hao Zhiwu tried to discuss the paper with Qiu Junxiong and Liu Wei, while Wang Jun regretted not becoming a coauthor.

Hu Shaodong returned to the Hu family severely wounded and without his legs, leaving his family devastated. Lin Fan gave him a bottle of system-bought medical water, and his wounds began healing rapidly as everyone watched.

• Hu Nanshan told the Hu family to be proud of Hu Shaodong’s sacrifice instead of crying as soldiers brought him home gravely injured and legless.
• Hu Shaodong woke briefly, learned he was home, and cried as his family cared for him.
• Hu Tian met Lin Fan at the courtyard gate and brought him to see Hu Shaodong.
• Lin Fan offered Hu Shaodong special medicine, and Hu Nanshan agreed after recalling the effects of Lin Fan’s spiritual tea.
• Hu Shaodong drank the medical water, and his wounds began healing visibly while the Hu family watched in shock.

Lin Fan used three bottles of Medical Water to heal Hu Shaodong’s wounds, though his legs remained unrecovered. After a system mission revealed a way to obtain a perfect prosthetic limb, Lin Fan went to buy a toy factory to fulfill the mission.

• Lin Fan gave Hu Shaodong three bottles of Medical Water, healing his wounds but not restoring his legs.
• Hu Shaodong thanked Lin Fan, and Lin Fan received a mission to buy one million toys and make 100 different toys for a perfect prosthetic limb and its manufacturing equipment.
• Lin Fan asked Hu Tian about toy factories in Changsha and drove to Qinqin Toys in the northern part of the city.
• Lin Fan offered Factory Director Yao 500 million, then one billion, then two billion yuan for Qinqin Toys.
• Factory Director Yao agreed to sell the factory and its materials, workers, equipment, and sales channels, and Lin Fan ordered him to prepare the contract.

Lin Fan bought Kiss Kiss Toy Factory, triggering two system upgrades and a hidden-task reward. He asked former factory director Yao Hanqing to teach him to make toys and announced plans to double the pay of employees who stayed as the factory shifted production.

• Lin Fan completed the purchase of Kiss Kiss Toy Factory from Yao Hanqing and the other owners for 2 billion yuan.
• The system upgraded Lin Fan to LV8 and LV9, raising his daily rewards and giving him five platinum red envelopes for completing a hidden spending task.
• Yao Hanqing asked to remain at the factory as a manager, and Lin Fan asked him to teach him how to make 100 different toys.
• Yao Hanqing introduced Lin Fan as the factory's new boss, and Lin Fan announced that the factory would soon produce other goods.
• Lin Fan offered employees who stayed double pay and those who resigned N+2 compensation, then gave everyone a paid day off to decide.