Chapter Summaries

Wei Kang introduced Sanqing Group’s Super Enzyme to plastics industry leaders, showing how it degraded waste plastic into high-quality plastic monomers. He won support for an industry alliance and price protection, and the demonstration bottle’s plastic had already begun to break apart by the meeting’s end.

• Wei Kang reviewed test results showing that the Super Enzyme could turn waste plastic into high-purity plastic raw materials and arranged contract production with enzyme manufacturers, including Yiduoli.
• Director Zhao and Wei Kang convened plastics industry representatives in Su City, where Wei Kang demonstrated the enzyme’s effects and answered questions about its performance and safety.
• The leaders of Yingke Recycling and Jinfat Technology endorsed adopting the Super Enzyme, and other manufacturers agreed to upgrade their production lines.
• Wei Kang proposed that upstream and downstream companies form an industry alliance and establish price protection to end damaging low-price competition.
• Zhang Fusheng voiced support, persuading the gathered manufacturers, including the leaders of Jinfat Technology and Yingke Recycling, to agree to the alliance.
• Wei Kang pointed out that the plastic in his demonstration bottle had already split apart before the meeting ended.

Wei Kang used the Recycled Plastics alliance to protect prices as manufacturers prepared to use Three Purities' Super Enzyme, while Europe and America scrambled to send plastic waste to newly permitted Chinese recyclers. The chapter left environmental organizations converging on the ships bound for Eastern ports.

• Wei Kang helped establish an industry alliance and planned to use Super Enzyme technology to make domestic recycled plastics cheaper and higher quality, warning that price-cutting manufacturers would lose access to it.
• Simon learned that Siam, Malaysia, and the Philippines had stopped accepting foreign plastic waste and ordered a meeting to find somewhere else to send Bull Country's garbage.
• Simon's secretary found that Yingke Recycling could receive plastic waste, and Simon agreed to pay three hundred dollars per container while requiring stricter sorting.
• The Eagle Country recycling association verified that Chinese recyclers were accepting plastic waste and began sending ships toward Eastern ports.
• Environmental organizations noticed the incoming garbage ships and converged on them.

Qu Biejin’s video accused companies of importing waste plastic and blamed environmental authorities, but netizens and influencers challenged its claims. Reporters investigated recycling plants and a landfill, yet found no evidence of imported plastic pollution, leaving them asking where the waste had gone.

• Qu Biejin released a video showing waste plastic arriving at Yangshan Port and alleging that companies were importing it for a small processing fee.
• Netizens initially condemned the companies and environmental authorities, but influencers argued that the video offered no current proof of pollution and pointed to improving environmental conditions.
• Reporters at a BBB office decided to investigate recycling plants, garbage centers, and polluted areas to find evidence against the companies and authorities.
• Reporter Xiao Li inspected a shabby plastic-processing workshop and found wastewater, piles of plastic, and water-filled pits, then asked the owner to take photographs.
• A tall, thin reporter searched a Sea City landfill and dug beneath its geotextile, but found household waste instead of plastic and wondered where the waste plastic had gone.

BBC reporters led by Qu Biejin tried to reignite outrage over plastic recycling, but the environmental departments and Sanqing Group revealed that Super Enzyme could safely break down waste plastic. The scandal collapsed, Qu Biejin was banned, and foreign recycling associations were left dependent on Sanqing Group while governments sought cooperation.

• Xiao Li showed Qu Biejin undercover footage of plastic waste soaking in pools, and he used it to accuse environmental departments of allowing fake recycling.
• Qu Biejin's new video went viral, prompting public fury and demands for answers from the environmental departments.
• The environmental departments released a documentary showing plastic bottles being processed with Sanqing Group's Super Enzyme into reusable plastic pellets.
• Sanqing Group announced its Super Enzyme and cooperation agreements with domestic recyclers, while Qu Biejin was banned for spreading false videos.
• Simon angrily demanded an end to waste-disposal fees, but his secretary explained that Europa had no alternative to sending plastic waste to China.
• Environmental departments around the world contacted Sanqing Group to request cooperation on using Super Enzyme to address plastic pollution.

Wei Kang agreed to sell Three Purities' Super Enzyme to companies that salvaged plastic from the ocean, after Gore showed the scale of marine pollution. As the Pacific cleanup effort began, Ocean Cleanup founder Lester received unexpected investment offers from BASF and Dow Chemical.

• Wei Kang refused to license the Super Enzyme for processing land-based waste during a global environmental conference.
• Gore showed the conference images and footage of marine animals harmed by plastic and described the vast Pacific garbage patch.
• Wei Kang agreed to sell the Super Enzyme for recycling salvaged marine plastic, with Three Purities overseeing its use.
• Countries began organizing ocean plastic cleanup efforts, while Ocean Cleanup's equipment collected waste from the Pacific Garbage Patch.
• Lester worried that Ocean Cleanup's limited funds would prevent it from expanding its cleanup work.
• Jenny told Lester that BASF wanted to invest fifty million dollars and that Dow Chemical had also arrived.

Yang Dachuan learned that marine plastic he salvaged could sell for a high price, while Wei Kang returned to Yushan County with Jian Lianyun, received a warm welcome, and toured Sanqing Mountain with her. The chapter ended with the couple embracing on the mountain walkway and the driver waiting nearby.

• Yang Dachuan received a Sea Cleaner banner from the Marine Fisheries Bureau and learned that buyers would pay at least one thousand yuan per ton for his salvaged plastic.
• Yang Dachuan agreed to have the marine plastic inspected for sale after hearing that Super Enzyme had increased demand for recycled plastic.
• Wei Kang traveled to Yushan County with Jian Lianyun after completing their engagement and marriage arrangements.
• Wei Kang met his relatives and county officials, accepted the welcome, and promised to attend a county dinner.
• Wei Kang and Jian Lianyun visited Sanqing Mountain, recited a poem on the suspended walkway, and talked about returning there together.

Wei Kang approved Three Purities’ Portable Color Ultrasound Machine prototype after Lu Tingfeng demonstrated its advanced imaging and compact design. Lu then brought Zhou Juan, a pregnant colleague, to test it, where she saw her baby move and learned she was expecting a boy.

• Lu Tingfeng showed Wei Kang the finished portable color Doppler ultrasound machine, and Wei approved its performance and plans for hospital trials.
• Lu Tingfeng met Zhou Juan in the elevator and agreed to let her try the prototype for a prenatal scan.
• At the testing room, Wang Dali used the machine to scan Zhou Juan’s fetus and display clear, moving images.
• Zhou Juan watched the baby reach toward the probe and learned that she was expecting a boy, giving her both a son and a daughter.

Sanqing Group’s Portable Color Ultrasound Machine impressed doctors at Kun City First People's Hospital after it helped identify a suspected heart tumor in a child. Competition over the scarce machines escalated when Dr. Zhao took one from the Inpatient Department, prompting a group to march toward the Ultrasound Department.

• Pregnant Sanqing employees and Medical Equipment Department staff eagerly tested the Portable Color Ultrasound Machine, while Lu Tingfeng limited pregnant users to those over seven months and required trial-use agreements.
• Doctors at Kun City First People's Hospital admired the prototype, but the Ultrasound Department doctor resented that three of the eight test units had gone to the Inpatient Department.
• Dr. Zhao and two female doctors used the machine to examine Xie Weiwei and found a suspected early-stage left ventricular fibroma.
• The two female doctors monopolized the machine, so Dr. Zhao went to the Inpatient Department, where he learned that doctors, pregnant patients, and nurses were already competing to use the other units.
• Dr. Zhao snatched the machine the nurses had set aside and ran back to the Ultrasound Department, angering the Inpatient Department staff.
• The Inpatient Department doctors and nurses gathered to reclaim the machine and marched toward the Ultrasound Department as someone warned the hospital director that the departments were fighting.

At Kun City First People's Hospital, a dispute over Three Purities' Portable Color Ultrasound revealed how much doctors valued the machine, and Director Fang decided the hospital should buy some when it launched. Wei Kang then set its price at 280,000 yuan, aiming to win over grassroots hospitals and build a market for portable ultrasound devices.

• Dr. Zhao admitted that he had taken a Three Purities Portable Color Ultrasound from the Inpatient Department, and Director Tang rebuked him for causing trouble.
• The Inpatient Department doctors insisted they wanted Three Purities' machine, and Director Huang explained that its portability and advanced functions made bedside examinations much easier.
• Director Fang tried the machine, praised its performance, and said the hospital would consider purchasing some after it launched, before punishing the doctors involved in the dispute.
• Lu Tingfeng urged Wei Kang to price the machine near the high-end market rate, but Wei Kang argued for a lower price to help patients and capture the portable ultrasound market.
• Wei Kang settled on a price of 280,000 yuan and outlined a low-profit, high-volume strategy focused on grassroots hospitals, while Lu Tingfeng reported that several hospitals wanted quotes.

Wei Kang reviewed Sanqing Group’s record financial report and looked ahead to its next phase of growth. Sanqing’s Portable Color Ultrasound launched to strong sales, and Lu Tingfeng prepared to compete for a major Su Province procurement order.

• Wei Kang saw that Sanqing’s revenue had reached $68.7 billion and planned to expand its drug and medical-device businesses.
• Sanqing launched its Portable Color Ultrasound, and industry peers were stunned by its high-end performance and 280,000-yuan price.
• The Portable Color Ultrasound sold more than 200 units in its first week, while competing device manufacturers cut prices and launched promotions.
• Lu Tingfeng spotted Su Province’s order for 260 domestic medical devices, including 120 portable color Doppler ultrasounds, and prepared Sanqing’s bid.
• Lu Tingfeng decided to personally lead Sanqing’s effort to win as much of the Su Province order as possible.

Lu Tingfeng presented Three Purities’ high-end portable color ultrasound at Su Province’s medical equipment tender, where its performance and low price secured both ultrasound contracts. After the results were announced, Director Guo contacted Lu Tingfeng to discuss a possible military order and further customization.

• Lu Tingfeng attended the tender with Three Purities’ team and explained why its high-end portable ultrasound exceeded the stated requirements.
• The bidding experts examined and tested Three Purities’ sample machine, and Director Guo asked about durability, features, and customization.
• The Health Commission discovered Three Purities had bid 200,000 yuan per unit, making it the clear favorite for the portable ultrasound contract.
• Three days later, Three Purities won both the Portable Color Ultrasound and Desktop Color Ultrasound contracts, while Mindray won the DR contract.
• After other manufacturers complained, the Health Commission defended its decision, citing Three Purities’ price, functions, and suitability for grassroots institutions.
• Director Guo called Lu Tingfeng to discuss the military’s interest in the portable ultrasound and further customization, prompting Lu Tingfeng to rush out.

Guo Shimin showed Dean Yin Sanqing Group’s Portable Color Ultrasound, and they used it to locate and temporarily stop a soldier’s abdominal bleeding before taking him to surgery. Impressed by the device’s performance, Dean Yin planned a bulk military purchase and considered approaching Sanqing about a Military Medical All-in-One Machine.

• Guo Shimin brought Dean Yin a Sanqing Portable Color Ultrasound and praised its low price and capabilities.
• Dean Yin tested the device on an unconscious soldier with severe abdominal bleeding and used the scan to locate shrapnel and the bleeding point.
• Dean Yin guided an emergency doctor in pressing hemostatic gauze against the bleeding site with forceps, stopping the blood flow long enough to move the soldier to surgery.
• Dean Yin and Guo Shimin confirmed the device remained only slightly warm after intensive use, and Dean Yin decided to pursue a centralized military procurement.
• Dean Yin asked about Sanqing’s medical equipment capabilities and revealed his idea for a Military Medical All-in-One Machine, which he hoped the company could help build.

Wei Kang agreed to work with the military to develop a rugged, portable medical all-in-one machine, then a township health center received a Portable Color Ultrasound Machine that inspired its staff to bring care to villagers. The chapter left Xue Chao and the director setting out to provide examinations in the countryside.

• Dean Yin and Guo Shimin visited Three Purities to request a customized medical device for battlefield care.
• Wei Kang proposed combining monitoring, color ultrasound, defibrillation, ventilation, and an injection pump, and agreed to prioritize development with Lu Tingfeng overseeing the project.
• Wei Kang instructed Lu Tingfeng to simplify the device, test it thoroughly, and maintain strict confidentiality.
• At Caiqiao Town Health Center, the director showed Xue Chao a new Portable Color Ultrasound Machine from Three Purities.
• Xue Chao tested the ultrasound and was moved to see blood flow images again after five years without access to color ultrasound.
• The director proposed visiting villagers for health screenings, and Xue Chao packed the device so they could leave immediately.

Wei Kang and Jian Lianyun obtained their marriage certificates and began planning an extravagant traditional Chinese wedding. As they discussed their honeymoon, Wei Kang proposed spending it aboard China's Space Station, leaving Jian Lianyun thrilled while he planned to ask the Aerospace Center if it was possible.

• Jian Lianyun woke early, and she and Wei Kang got ready, ate breakfast, and drove to the Civil Affairs Bureau.
• Wei Kang and Jian Lianyun completed their registration and received their marriage certificates, then agreed to celebrate the New Year with Jian Lianyun's family in Sea City.
• While driving, they decided to plan a grand traditional Chinese wedding featuring a custom Phoenix Crown and Brocade Robe.
• Wei Kang and Jian Lianyun discussed honeymoon destinations, and Wei Kang suggested going to China's Space Station.
• Jian Lianyun enthusiastically embraced the idea, and Wei Kang said he would ask the Aerospace Center about arranging the trip.

Wei Kang and Jian Lianyun celebrated getting married, and Wei asked Sheng Changya to organize their grand traditional Chinese wedding. After Wei announced their marriage online, fans and acquaintances reacted, while Yan An'an lamented her lost chance and Corinna and Schumacher prepared a sports car as a wedding gift.

• Jian Lianyun and Wei Kang returned to her parents’ home with their marriage certificate, where the family celebrated over lunch and Jian Guohua drank himself to sleep.
• Wei Kang told Sheng Changya they planned a grand traditional Chinese wedding, and she proposed hiring a film crew to arrange and document the ceremony.
• Wei Kang posted their marriage announcement on Moments and Langbo, sending the news trending as netizens congratulated and debated the couple.
• Yan An'an learned Wei had married, skipped a gathering, and recalled how he had tested her knowledge of DNA bases when she tried to talk with him.
• Corinna told Schumacher that Wei had married, and Schumacher said the Ferrari sports car he designed for Wei as a wedding gift would be ready soon.

After marrying, Wei Kang asked Academician Xie about taking a honeymoon trip into space, then returned from the Spring Festival to find 9,999 wedding gifts sent by people across the country. He shared the gifts online and promised to livestream his future wedding, while a closing note described a joint lunar project between Rabbit and Rich Camel.

• Wei Kang asked Academician Xie whether the Aerospace Center would accept a commercial order for a two- or three-day honeymoon trip into space, and Xie agreed to report the proposal to higher-ups.
• Wei Kang spent the remaining holiday with Jian Guohua and his wife before returning to his company after the Spring Festival.
• A security guard showed Wei Kang 9,999 wedding gifts mailed by people whose lives had been helped by Three Purities' medicines.
• Wei Kang and company employees opened the gifts, and he distributed the food to staff while sending the other items to his home.
• Wei Kang posted photos and a thank-you message on Langbo, promising to livestream his wedding; netizens reacted to the gifts and joked about what they had sent.
• Rabbit and Rich Camel agreed on a joint lunar landing project, with Camel paying 5 billion US dollars to send its lunar rover.

During Binhai County’s Spring Plowing medical outreach, Xue Chao used a Three Purities Portable Color Ultrasound to detect early alcoholic hepatitis in Old Man Yang and helped villagers receive checkups, medicine, and disability-certificate assistance. Data from the province’s campaign showed the device had uncovered many hidden illnesses, prompting Su Province Health Commission leaders to plan wider distribution and improve rural staffing.

• Old Man Yang and other villagers visited the Spring Plowing outreach, where Xue Chao and county and town medical staff provided free consultations, examinations, and medicine.
• Old Man Yang asked Xue Chao about a disability certificate for his son, and Xue Chao explained that the missing thumb qualified and outlined available benefits.
• Xue Chao examined Old Man Yang with a Portable Color Ultrasound and suspected early alcoholic hepatitis, advising him to stop drinking and seek treatment.
• Doctors completed the village campaign, distributing about ten thousand yuan in medicine and helping one person process a disability certificate.
• Binhai County hospital data showed the Portable Color Ultrasound had helped uncover hidden illnesses, and its official reported the results to the Provincial Health Commission.
• Su Province Health Commission leaders decided to pursue wider ultrasound procurement for town and village facilities and encourage medical students to work in rural areas.

After Three Purities' Portable Color Ultrasound gained national attention, Lu Tingfeng and Wang Dali studied battlefield medicine during a live-fire rescue exercise to guide the development of Military Medical All-in-One Machines. At Sanqing Headquarters, Wei Kang received news that AIDS had been eradicated in China and his Intermediate Medical System had upgraded.

• The Ministry of Health endorsed Portable Color Ultrasound, prompting other provinces to add Three Purities' device to their procurement lists.
• Three Purities' Portable Color Ultrasound orders surged as the company began expanding its impact on primary healthcare.
• Lu Tingfeng and Wang Dali joined military doctors in a live-fire exercise, observing battlefield rescue, triage, emergency treatment, and surgery.
• Lu Tingfeng concluded that battlefield medicine could guide the development of useful Military Medical All-in-One Machines.
• Wei Kang heard the system announce that AIDS had been eradicated in China and that his Intermediate Medical System had upgraded.

After China’s AIDS elimination plan succeeded, Wei Kang explored the upgraded System Mall and spent nearly all his points on new medical devices. He learned what would be required to upgrade again and began considering a goal that could fulfill the system’s demand for a great medical miracle.

• Wei Kang learned that the AIDS elimination plan was complete and the system had upgraded to the Intermediate Medical System.
• Wei Kang inspected the System Mall and exchanged points for four portable devices, a Magnetic Control Capsule Gastroscope, Artificial Blood, and a Nano Pill.
• Wei Kang discovered that Side Effect Extraction now cost 100,000 points and that the lottery function had been canceled.
• The system explained that upgrading to the Advanced Medical System required Wei Kang to become a research leader, reveal the mysteries of human life, and create a great medical miracle.
• Wei Kang reasoned that the system wanted him to save people who would otherwise die and thought of a direction to pursue.

Wei Kang committed Three Purities to developing organ-transplant technology and expanding its medical equipment research, including a new laboratory for iPS stem cells. Tang Que recommended his talented junior fellow student Ding Mian for the new lab, and Wei Kang agreed to recruit him.

• Wei Kang decided Three Purities should pursue organ replacement and transplantation research to extend human lifespans.
• Wei Kang opened the system's golden USB drive and found technical information for seven medical devices.
• Wei Kang planned to recruit high-end researchers and establish a stem cell laboratory led by Tang Que.
• Tang Que explained iPS stem cell research and recommended his junior fellow student, a biology doctorate from the University of Pennsylvania.
• Wei Kang approved Tang Que's recruitment plan and learned that the candidate was named Ding Mian.