Faced with the old man's teasing, Lü Yongchang could only exchange a helpless glance with Su Yutong beside him.
Although he had understood what Su Yutong, the Head Councillor, and the others had been thinking all this time, the crisis hanging over their heads left him no room to consider such personal matters.
"I hear Yutong has become quite a capable researcher?" The old man half-closed his eyes and asked casually.
Lü Yongchang paused, then hurriedly nodded. "She really has made tremendous progress over the past year or so."
"But she still has quite a way to go compared to the older generation of researchers."
The old man opened his eyes again, gave Su Yutong a pleased look, and nodded slowly. "Good, good..."
"We're already old."
"Once we leave the Solar System, you will be the future of the Human Federation."
"Keep working hard. See if you can surpass this brat Lü Yongchang."
At that, the old man couldn't help chuckling.
Clearly, he knew that was almost impossible.
Su Yutong, however, nodded earnestly, her slightly cool voice echoing through the office. "Rest assured, Head Councillor."
"I'll keep working until I catch up to him!"
As she spoke, Su Yutong instinctively glanced at Lü Yongchang beside her.
Lü Yongchang quietly looked away, turning his attention to the holographic projection nearby.
Seeing the countdown on the projection approaching zero, his gaze shifted, and he quickly spoke up. "Head Councillor, the Escape Plan is about to begin!"
The old man's expression immediately grew serious.
He quickly raised his head and looked toward the holographic projection.
Jianmu Spaceport, 91,000 kilometers above the surface.
Once the final Hibernation Chamber had been loaded aboard the Luan Bird Type I Starship, its hatch slowly closed under the control of the weak artificial intelligence.
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