Qin Lin was genuinely a little stunned.
Professor Wang's nerves seemed a bit shaky. It had only taken a couple of sentences for him to drag Qin Lin into this.
Under the gaze of Minister Lu and Academician Fang, Qin Lin could only say awkwardly, "Well, I just happened to get some inspiration once in a while and sketched out the designs."
Seeing Qin Lin admit it, Minister Lu was even more amazed. "Boss Qin, you really are astonishing. You came into this field halfway through and achieved so much in plant gene research. You've even dabbled in animal genes. I never expected you to achieve so much in mechanical research in such a short time, too."
Qin Lin immediately made something up. "Minister Lu, actually, I'd had ideas for Optimus Prime and Megatron a long time ago. I really like those two characters, and I spent a lot of time on them."
Academician Fang quickly added, "Boss Qin, no matter how much time you spent, it still shows how impressive you are. Every country in the world is working toward this, and when there's hardly been any progress, you've already managed to create something this remarkable on your own. You truly live up to your reputation as a genius. No wonder so many academicians at the academy admire you."
Minister Lu chimed in, "Academician Fang, isn't that right? Boss Qin's talent is something anyone would have to admire."
Academician Fang nodded. "Absolutely. He's incredible—a once-in-a-century talent."
Qin Lin sensed things were going in the wrong direction. Why were they using the same praise they'd just heaped on Professor Wang on him now? He quickly said, "Minister Lu, Academician Fang, it's true that I drew the designs, but Professor Wang handled all the actual implementation. I don't even know the