"63.6 seconds!!! It was over a full minute faster!"
"Hyperspace! Hyperspace! We opened the Hyperspace Channel!"
"Hahahaha! I knew it! How could Academician Lu's theory possibly be wrong?!"
"Professor Lu is awesome!!!"
Cheers, whistles, and applause drowned out Lu Zhou.
Still immersed in that dreamlike joy, he was grabbed in a bear hug by Senior Brother Luo, who clutched his shoulders tightly and shook him back and forth in excitement.
"Do you know what you've done?! You've written history for Physics! And for spaceflight! No, for civilization itself!"
"Mm."
"You did something this damn incredible, and all you can say is 'mm'?" Luo Wenxuan was so excited he was practically losing his mind. His face had twisted from sheer exhilaration, and he did not even know what he was saying anymore. "Why the hell aren't you a woman? I swear I want to kiss you!"
Lu Zhou: "...?"
"You're going to shake him dizzy."
Unable to watch any longer, Wang Peng, who was standing nearby, sighed and extended his right hand.
Luo Wenxuan did not even have time to react. He only watched as his two hands were effortlessly moved aside like a pair of chopsticks.
"No, I'm fine... I just haven't figured out what to say yet."
Signaling for Wang Peng not to worry, Lu Zhou sniffed softly, glanced at the enormous floor-to-ceiling screen in the distance, then at the cheering researchers and engineers filling the room before continuing.
"I might need some time to think. Give me a whole day... no, make it two days. Two days should be enough."
Upon hearing that, Luo Wenxuan's eyes immediately widened. "Two days?! You can't disappear for that long! You're the star of tonight's celebration banquet! We'll pop champagne and let the foam spray all the way to the ceiling. When