A Moment Worth Bragging About for a Lifetime

Carried along by the atmosphere, Academician Wang Zengguang applauded as he looked at Lu Zhou onstage and suddenly sighed softly.

"Old Li."

Academician Li Jiangang, who was also applauding, glanced sideways at him. "What is it?"

Wang Zengguang sighed. "This controlled fusion of ours is enough for us to brag about for the rest of our lives, isn't it?"

"Of course it is." Li Jiangang laughed. "Forget bragging about it for one lifetime. Even in the next life, watching others brag on our behalf would probably be enough."

"I used to think so too." Wang Zengguang sighed, paused for a moment, then spoke somewhat wistfully. "It's already no easy thing for someone to accomplish one earth-shaking feat in a lifetime."

"Isn't that a given? How many great things were you planning to accomplish, anyway?"

Wang Zengguang sighed. "Not until I saw this kid did I begin to doubt that saying. Maybe there really are people in this world who are born geniuses, destined for an extraordinary life and unwilling to settle for the ordinary. They can accomplish more than one great thing and achieve results in areas others would never even dare to imagine."

Academician Li Jiangang fell silent for a moment, then sighed.

"He's an exception... Let's not talk about him."

After the commendation ceremony ended, a grand celebratory banquet was held in the same hall. At first, it was a proper state banquet, but later, the mood grew increasingly lively. Everyone left their seats to toast one another or strike up conversations.

Lu Zhou had originally not planned to drink, but there were simply too many people offering him drinks, and they were far too enthusiastic... even fanatical. He could not refuse them no matter what, so in the end, he could only drink cup after cup.

Later