Recaps

Wu Bing toured Chen Mo’s biology laboratory and learned that his research was a casual hobby alongside work in many other fields. After Wu Bing and Li Chengzhi left, Chen Mo focused on his superconducting computer, which Mo Nv reported complete a week later.

• Chen Mo agreed to participate in the drug experiment and showed Wu Bing his biology laboratory.
• Wu Bing questioned why Chen Mo studied life sciences, and he said he had discovered the Silence Factor while researching medicine for fun.
• Wu Bing inspected Chen Mo’s advanced laboratory and learned he also had labs for several other disciplines.
• Chen Mo told Wu Bing he was already a Wild Academician but avoided Academy of Engineering projects because he disliked their restrictions.
• After Wu Bing and Li Chengzhi left, Chen Mo devoted himself to finishing the superconducting computer.
• A week later, Mo Nv told Chen Mo that the superconducting computer was complete.

Chen Mo tested the completed Superconducting Computer and found its performance far exceeded the world’s leading supercomputer, while keeping the breakthrough secret. After authorizing Mo Nv to use its computing power for company research and production, Chen Mo returned to the Sci-Tech Library to seek his next technology.

• Chen Mo visited the underground laboratory and saw the completed Superconducting Computer, whose existence he decided to keep secret.
• Mo Nv started a trial run and reported a peak speed of 7.324 billion billion operations per second and a sustained speed of 5.248 billion billion operations per second.
• Chen Mo agreed that Mo Nv could optimize the company’s robots and computing systems and design miniature robots for research and production.
• Chen Mo left Building No. 1, relieved that the Superconducting Computer was finished, and kept the achievement from public view.
• Chen Mo returned to his resting room and entered the Sci-Tech Library to look for the next technology.

Chen Mo chose Applied Physics in the Sci-Tech Library and acquired Holographic Technology, though he wondered whether the task required completing all three projector types. After waking beside Xiao Yu, he learned Li Chengzhi had been waiting to see him about Potential Potion Technology and went to meet him.

• Chen Mo selected Applied Physics and received a flood of technical knowledge about Holographic Technology.
• Chen Mo learned the technology covered miniature, medium, and large holographic projectors, but he was unsure whether all three were required to finish the task.
• Chen Mo woke to Xiao Yu wiping his forehead and reassured her that he was well.
• Xiao Yu told Chen Mo that Li Chengzhi had waited in the reception room for an hour.
• Chen Mo asked Mo Nv to bring Li Chengzhi to his office and went to meet him.

Chen Mo agreed to join the human clinical trials of his drug and travel to the capital with Li Chengzhi, bringing the formula and technical documents. Two days later, an escort team took Chen Mo and Wang Hai from his villa to a military base for a dedicated flight.

• Li Chengzhi told Chen Mo that the higher-ups had approved their cooperation and that the drug’s human clinical trials had been authorized.
• Li Chengzhi said the trials would begin after volunteers were recruited, and Chen Mo agreed to go to the capital and provide the drug formula and technical documents.
• Chen Mo and Li Chengzhi set their departure for two days later, and Chen Mo began organizing materials on Holographic Technology after Li Chengzhi left.
• Yang Jun and four other special personnel arrived at Chen Mo’s villa to escort him, while Chen Mo said goodbye to Xiao Yu and assigned White Pearl to drive her.
• Yang Jun’s team took Chen Mo and Wang Hai to a military base, where a dedicated military plane was waiting.

She Ge was offered a place in a dangerous, top-secret program and was given until the next day to decide. Chen Mo arrived at the capital research compound, settled into temporary housing beside Wu Bing, and gave Li Chengzhi an encrypted flash drive containing a drug formula and related technology; the chapter ended with Wu Bing knocking on Chen Mo’s door.

• Zou Kai told She Ge that a top-secret program was recruiting volunteers, warned him of the risks, and asked him to decide by the next day.
• Chen Mo arrived by military aircraft, and Li Chengzhi escorted him to a secured residential compound for researchers.
• Chen Mo moved into a temporary apartment beside Wu Bing, who greeted him and welcomed him as a neighbor.
• Li Chengzhi teased Chen Mo about Wu Bing, and Chen Mo explained that he had married Xiao Yu to give her security.
• Chen Mo handed Li Chengzhi an encrypted flash drive containing a drug formula and related technology.
• After Li Chengzhi left, Wu Bing knocked on Chen Mo’s door.

Wu Bing visited Chen Mo to ask whether the Potential Elixir had been tested on humans and whether it had helped make him unusually intelligent. Chen Mo avoided revealing his secret, and the next morning he went with Li Chengzhi to the Research Institute to begin the next stage of work on the elixir.

• Wu Bing asked Chen Mo whether he had tested the Potential Elixir on humans and whether it could improve brain functions such as memory and learning.
• Chen Mo guessed that Wu Bing suspected the elixir had made him intelligent, but he did not confirm her theory.
• Wu Bing said she wanted the truth and promised to keep it secret, but Chen Mo challenged her reason to trust him.
• Chen Mo teased Wu Bing about offering to become his girlfriend, embarrassing her and diverting their conversation.
• Wu Bing apologized for asking, and Chen Mo explained that they would study the elixir through proper clinical trials rather than risk anyone's health.
• The next morning, Chen Mo followed Li Chengzhi to the Research Institute to work on the Potential Elixir's clinical trials.

Chen Mo visited the Life Science Research Institute, reviewed the successful Potential Elixir experiments, and left with Wu Bing for lunch under the protection of two bodyguards. A bespectacled young man watched them with jealousy and headed toward the dormitories after overhearing staff speculate about Chen Mo.

• Wu Bing showed Chen Mo the experimental monkeys and explained that the four test subjects had improved cellular activity and strength without any signs of illness.
• Chen Mo reviewed and memorized the research materials, then toured the institute and met its director and researchers.
• Wu Bing invited Chen Mo to lunch and offered to show him around the capital, while staff members watched them and speculated about their relationship.
• Two bodyguards sent by Li Chengzhi met Chen Mo at the institute entrance and accompanied him and Wu Bing in a car.
• A bespectacled young man watched Chen Mo and Wu Bing leave, overheard two female staff members discussing Chen Mo, and hurried toward the dormitories.

Chen Mo accompanied Wu Bing on a day of sightseeing, keeping his distance despite her hints because he was devoted to Xiao Yu. The first ten volunteers for the Potential Elixir project completed extensive baseline tests, and Chen Mo and Wu Bing prepared to begin the experiment.

• Chen Mo and Wu Bing visited Ji Gate Pass, where Wu Bing hinted at her feelings and Chen Mo silently reaffirmed that he would not pursue her because he had Xiao Yu.
• Chen Mo spent the day sightseeing and eating with Wu Bing, then traveled to the research institute the next morning with Li Chengzhi's security personnel.
• Wu Bing told Chen Mo that ten volunteers had arrived and were undergoing examinations before she led him into her lab.
• She Ge completed physical, intelligence, memory, and psychological tests after choosing to join the secret China Captain project despite the risks.
• A researcher delivered the volunteers' examination results, which showed they were generally in excellent physical condition, and Wu Bing led Chen Mo to begin the experiment.

At the Academy of Engineering, researchers administered the Potential Elixir to volunteer Luo Yong for its first human trial and monitored his reaction. Luo Yong fell asleep as the elixir began changing his body, while Wu Bing stayed behind to watch over him.

• Ding Jianwen instructed assistants Shen Chongxin and Li Wen to inject Luo Yong with the Potential Elixir as researchers and military security personnel observed.
• After the injection, Luo Yong's heartbeat quickened because he was nervous, but he reported no other immediate discomfort.
• Luo Yong grew profoundly exhausted and worried that something had gone wrong, so Chen Mo explained that fatigue was a normal effect and told him to sleep.
• Luo Yong fell into a deep sleep, and the monitors showed gradual increases in his body fat, bone density, and height while his vital signs remained normal.
• Chen Mo and the others left the room, while Wu Bing and an equipment staff member stayed to monitor Luo Yong until he woke.

Luo Yong woke from a nightmare during a clinical trial and appeared to have undergone visible physical changes after taking the drug. The researchers sent him for a full examination, leaving the trial’s safety and success unconfirmed until the results arrived the next day.

• Luo Yong woke from a nightmare about fighting endless zombies with plants and rocks, then told Wu Bing and the researchers what he had dreamed.
• Luo Yong said he felt hungry but had no other discomfort, while Chen Mo explained that the drug’s effects could consume energy.
• Ding Jianwen noticed Luo Yong looked different, and Chen Mo pointed out that Luo Yong’s body contours, skin tone, and height had changed.
• Wu Bing arranged a comprehensive physical examination, and Luo Yong was taken away while the researchers awaited results due the next day.
• Chen Mo and Wu Bing discussed dinner and the trial, while Shen Chongxin watched them jealously before Liu Liwen invited him to eat.

Luo Yong’s tests showed dramatic improvements in strength and speed after taking the Potential Elixir, leading the research team to declare the trial preliminarily successful. After three days without side effects, Wu Bing began the next trial with three more volunteers.

• Luo Yong recorded a 237-kilogram punch, an 832-kilogram side kick, and a 9.21-second hundred-meter time.
• Ding Jianwen and Wu Bing acknowledged Chen Mo’s role in the elixir’s success, while Chen Mo joked about being handsome.
• Wu Bing ordered daily monitoring of Luo Yong and scheduled further volunteer trials after three days.
• Luo Yong showed no side effects, and his growing strength and agility let him take on four special forces soldiers.
• Wu Bing began the next trial with two men and one woman secured to beds, and Shen Chongxin approached them nervously.

During the second drug trial, Shen Chongxin secretly switched She Ge’s syringe and later injected the stolen medicine into a pen refill. The examinations found improved physical measurements in two volunteers but no obvious changes in She Ge, leaving the trial’s cause for concern unresolved.

• Shen Chongxin switched She Ge’s syringe for one filled with orange liquid while injecting the three volunteers.
• She Ge felt no fatigue or other effects, unlike the other two volunteers, who fell asleep after receiving the drug.
• Wu Bing ordered the volunteers monitored and examined after She Ge’s data showed little change while the others’ data shifted considerably.
• Shen Chongxin slipped away, transferred medicine from the syringe into a pen refill, and disposed of the syringe before returning unnoticed.
• The examination reports showed increased cell activity, bone density, strength, and speed in Volunteers No. 3 and No. 4, while Volunteer No. 2 showed no obvious physical changes.

Chen Mo realized that the failed Potential Elixir experiment might have involved a mix-up or substitution, after Xiao Yu pointed out the possibility. As Chen Mo asked Mo Nv to monitor the researchers, Shen Chongxin revealed that he had secretly taken an elixir and injected it into himself.

• Chen Mo reviewed the failed experiment and remained convinced that the Potential Elixir’s technology was sound.
• Xiao Yu suggested that the volunteer might have been injected with the wrong medicine, prompting Chen Mo to consider that the elixir had been mixed up or swapped.
• Chen Mo asked Mo Nv to watch the researchers for suspicious activity but chose not to alert Li Chengzhi yet.
• Shen Chongxin returned home with the stolen elixir, confident that the researchers blamed the failure on immature technology.
• Shen Chongxin injected the elixir into himself, hid the remaining amount, and fell into a deep sleep.

Chen Mo discovered that Volunteer No. 2 had been injected with fake Potential Elixir after testing the syringe residue, exposing a possible mole inside the research team. Ding Jianwen ordered the team assembled and Instructor Li notified.

• Ding Jianwen ended the discussion and postponed the third-phase experiment while the researchers investigated the volunteers' results and possible elixir problems.
• Chen Mo retrieved the previous day's supplies and syringes with Wu Bing, then explained that the failed trial might have involved a switch rather than a flaw in the elixir.
• Chen Mo tested the residue from Volunteer No. 2's syringe and found that it was colored saline solution, not Potential Elixir.
• Shen Chongxin saw the test results, realized his worst fear had come true, and ran toward the Research Institute's exit.
• Wu Bing and Chen Mo showed Ding Jianwen the report, and he ordered them to gather the team and notify Instructor Li.

After discovering that Shen Chongxin had switched the Potential Elixir, Chen Mo learned that jealousy and plans to sell the stolen elixir had motivated the theft. With Shen Chongxin arrested, Chen Mo prepared to return to Bin Hai City and arranged to use the elixir on his bodyguards once testing was complete.

• Li Chengzhi learned Shen Chongxin had fled, and he told the team to conceal the elixir swap while the investigation continued.
• The security department found the remaining Potential Elixir in Shen Chongxin's room and arrested him on the highway to Jin City that afternoon.
• Li Chengzhi told Chen Mo that Shen Chongxin had stolen the elixir out of jealousy over Wu Bing and intended to sell what remained to foreign pharmaceutical companies.
• Chen Mo said he would return to Bin Hai City the next day and asked to use the elixir on Wang Hai, Black Hawk, White Pearl, and A Nan after testing was complete.
• Li Chengzhi agreed to arrange the bodyguards' treatment once the tests confirmed the elixir was safe, and Chen Mo invited him to buy local specialties.

Chen Mo returned home early and surprised Xiao Yu, then gave her an emerald bracelet. Xiao Yu changed into a daring nightdress and told him she wanted to be his queen.

• Chen Mo returned to the villa and surprised Xiao Yu while she was reading.
• Xiao Yu welcomed Chen Mo home, cooked him dinner, and teased him about the flight attendants who had asked for his contact information.
• Xiao Yu explained that she was studying economics to improve herself as President Zhao's assistant.
• Chen Mo gave Xiao Yu an emerald bracelet, and she kissed him to thank him.
• Xiao Yu changed into a semi-transparent nightdress, straddled Chen Mo's lap, and said she wanted to be his queen before kissing him.

After a tender morning with Xiao Yu, Chen Mo discussed Apple’s upgraded Siri with Zhao Min and agreed to license the Multilingual Intelligent Assistant to other phone makers. He then turned his attention to organizing materials on Holographic Technology.

• Chen Mo teased Xiao Yu about her boldness the previous night, and she said she was only his.
• Chen Mo learned that Apple had launched the Apple S3 and Apple S3plus with an upgraded Siri that supported full voice control.
• Zhao Min warned Chen Mo that Apple’s upgrade threatened the Intelligent Assistant’s international market and proposed licensing its multilingual version to phone manufacturers.
• Chen Mo approved Zhao Min’s plan despite the risk of intensifying competition for Butterfly Eye Phones.
• After Zhao Min left, Chen Mo told Mo Nv to organize the materials on Holographic Technology.

Apple Inc.’s upgraded Siri drove a surge in Apple S3 preorders and revived the company’s domestic prospects, prompting debate over its rivalry with Ant Army Company. Chen Mo and Zhao Min met at Blue Sea Pavilion to discuss licensing Ant Army Company’s Multilingual Intelligent Assistant, where they were greeted by Xu Yanxin before their first guest arrived.

• Apple Inc.’s upgraded Siri helped push its market value above 900 billion US dollars and fueled debate about its competition with Ant Army Company.
• Zhao Min arranged a meeting at Blue Sea Pavilion with phone-company representatives interested in licensing the Multilingual Intelligent Assistant, and Xiao Yu brought Chen Mo along.
• Chen Mo joked with Zhao Min about holding the business meeting at a roadside food stall, but they stayed at the club.
• Xu Yanxin recognized Chen Mo and Zhao Min at Blue Sea Pavilion, then led them to private room number nine.
• Chen Mo, Zhao Min, Xiao Yu, and Xu Yanxin settled into the private room, and the first guest arrived.

Chen Mo and Zhao Min met with leaders from the major phone companies to discuss licensing Ant Army Company's Multilingual Intelligent Assistant. Zhao Min held firm to a 5.2% fee per phone, leaving the companies to review the contract as they considered competing with Apple’s S3.

• Yu Chengnan arrived and greeted Chen Mo, Zhao Min, and Xu Yanxin before Lei Jun, Chen Mingyong, and Fan Wei joined the meeting.
• Zhao Min distributed the proposed licensing contracts and explained that the fee would be 5.2% of each phone’s retail price, settled quarterly.
• Yu Chengnan, Chen Mingyong, and Fan Wei argued that the fee was high, while Zhao Min defended it by pointing to the assistant’s value and potential to raise phone prices and expand into overseas markets.
• Lei Jun proposed a fixed fee of 150 yuan per phone, and Fan Wei suggested 160 yuan, but Zhao Min refused to bargain and invited the companies to review the contracts.
• Chen Mo ended the business discussion, and the group ate together before leaving to study the contract and consider acting before Apple’s S3 launched.

Chen Mo gently rejected Xu Yanxin’s invitation and reaffirmed his relationship with Xiao Yu. The next morning, representatives of four phone companies arrived to sign licensing agreements with Ant Army Company, and they all requested a signing ceremony.

• Xu Yanxin invited Chen Mo to dinner, but he told her he was engaged to Xiao Yu and tactfully rejected her advances.
• Chen Mo reunited with Xiao Yu and Zhao Min, and Xiao Yu asked him to see a movie with her that night.
• Zhao Min teased Chen Mo about his history of saving women and joked that he had a “Criminal Record.”
• The representatives of several phone companies arrived at Ant Army Company after reviewing Zhao Min’s licensing agreement and agreeing to its terms.
• Yu Chengnan, Lei Jun, Fan Wei, and Chen Mingyong each said they had a request, and Yu Chengnan asked for a signing ceremony.

Army Ant held a public signing ceremony licensing its Multilingual Intelligent Assistant to five major phone companies, turning the deal into a major news event. As Huawei Micro, Millet, Vivo, and Oppo announced upcoming phone launches, Cook ordered Apple Inc. to accelerate S3 shipments before the new competitors arrived.

• Zhao Min appeared onstage with the heads of Huawei Micro, Honor, Millet, Vivo, and Oppo, revealing that Army Ant would license its Intelligent Assistant to all five companies.
• Zhao Min gave a brief speech, and representatives of the six companies signed and exchanged the licensing contracts.
• News of the deal sparked heated debate online, while media outlets and industry experts discussed its impact on competition.
• Huawei Micro announced a flagship phone launch in ten days, and Millet, Vivo, and Oppo soon announced their own upcoming launches.
• Cook judged the licensing deal a serious threat to Apple Inc. and ordered the production department to increase output and ship S3 pre-orders the day after tomorrow.

Samsung executives faced the threat of competing intelligent assistants, and Gao Zhendong ordered Samsung to seek a license from Ant Army Company. Zhao Min prepared to handle Samsung’s request while Chen Mo returned to designing a medium holographic projector.

• Gao Zhendong asked Li Renzhong whether Bixby could be upgraded, and Li Renzhong warned that a breakthrough within two months was unlikely.
• Samsung executives agreed that licensing an intelligent assistant from Ant Army Company might be their only option, so Gao Zhendong ordered them to seek authorization.
• Zhao Min told Chen Mo that Samsung had requested a meeting to discuss licensing the multilingual intelligent assistant.
• Chen Mo left Samsung’s negotiations to Zhao Min and said he would support her decisions.
• Chen Mo entered the laboratory and continued designing the medium holographic projector with Mo Nv.

Samsung Company struggled with falling phone shipments as competitors gained ground with Ant Army Company's Multilingual Intelligent Assistant. After an executive proposed apologizing to Ant Army Company over the OLED Incident to secure cooperation, Gao Zhendong decided to travel to Huaxia.

• Mei Lan, ZTE, and One Plus obtained or pursued Intelligent Assistant licensing, while Huawei Micro and Big Rice released new phones featuring the technology.
• Cook reviewed Apple's slowing phone sales after Huawei Micro and Big Rice launched competing phones.
• Gao Zhendong learned Zhao Min had postponed meeting Samsung Company and called an executive meeting to address declining sales.
• A marketing manager reported Samsung's shipments had fallen 5.3% year over year as rivals' multilingual assistants hurt its markets.
• Li Renzhong reported no technical breakthrough, and an aloof executive suggested Gao Zhendong apologize for the OLED Incident and offer concessions to Ant Army Company.
• Gao Zhendong told the executive to accompany him to Huaxia the next day.

Chen Mo and Zhao Min discussed Samsung’s visit and the company’s response to its earlier supply restrictions, while Chen Mo continued designing the Holographic Projector. Gao Zhendong’s delegation arrived at Ant Army Company’s headquarters to negotiate, with Jin Zhizhang’s arrogance already worrying Gao.

• Zhao Min told Chen Mo that Samsung mobile division president Gao Zhendong would visit that afternoon, and Chen Mo left the response to her judgment.
• Zhao Min said Samsung’s OLED supply cutoff had caused losses and that she would not easily grant the company benefits; Chen Mo agreed with her last remark.
• Chen Mo returned to work on the Holographic Projector design with Mo Nv’s assistance.
• Gao Zhendong arrived in Bin Hai City with his assistant, Jin Zhizhang, and five bodyguards.
• Jin Zhizhang disparaged Huaxia people and predicted Ant Army Company would yield, while Gao Zhendong warned him not to speak recklessly.
• Gao Zhendong’s vehicle reached Ant Army Company’s headquarters campus.

Gao Zhendong visited Ant Army Company to mend relations with Zhao Min and seek authorization for its Intelligent Assistant. After making him wait, Zhao Min heard his explanation and let him raise the real purpose of his visit.

• Gao Zhendong and his Samsung delegation arrived at Ant Army Company and were received by the robot Xiao Yao.
• Xiao Yao told the delegation that Zhao Min was in a meeting and that Chen Mo did not receive visitors, leaving Gao Zhendong and Jin Zhizhang waiting for about an hour and a half.
• Zhao Min and Xiao Yu entered the reception room, and Zhao Min explained the delay while Xiao Yu silently recognized that Zhao Min had not actually been in a meeting.
• Gao Zhendong described Samsung's delayed OLED screen delivery as a misunderstanding and apologized, while Zhao Min indicated she understood the supposed force majeure.
• Gao Zhendong invited Zhao Min to dinner, then revealed that he had also come to request authorization for the Intelligent Assistant.
• Zhao Min said authorizing the Intelligent Assistant was open for discussion.