Calling a faculty-wide meeting

After Lü Yongchang left, the classroom fell silent again.

The professors gazed gravely at the blackboard before them.

After a long while, Tian Zhixuan slowly exhaled.

"That kid... is something else!"

Jiang Yongxing, standing beside him, nodded in agreement.

"Indeed. At the very least, I can't find any flaws in his logic."

Guan Hualiang's pupils contracted slightly as he turned to Jiang Yongxing in astonishment.

"Dean Jiang, do you mean... this proposal is actually feasible?!"

Jiang Yongxing hesitated for a moment. "Perhaps... I simply don't know enough."

"After all, controlled nuclear fusion isn't my specialty."

As he spoke, Jiang Yongxing turned to Tian Zhixuan. "Dean Tian, what do you think... of the new material's molecular formula?"

A trace of bitterness appeared in Tian Zhixuan's eyes. He slowly shook his head. "I... I'm not sure."

"What?!"

"How is that possible..."

The professors cried out in surprise.

Even Jiang Yongxing was stunned. "Tian, don't joke around! When it comes to materials science, you're one of the foremost experts at Sandao Kou University!"

"Even you can't figure this material out?!"

The bitterness in Tian Zhixuan's eyes deepened. With a heavy sigh, he stood and walked toward the blackboard.

Standing before the projection screen, he slowly brushed his hand across its slightly rough surface and murmured, "Materials... the more you learn about them, the more you realize how little you know."

"This new material's molecular formula... I can say with certainty that it has never appeared anywhere before!"

"Though I'm not sure just how well this material will perform... it definitely has extraordinary resistance to high temperatures and pressures!"

"I have a feeling that this board of calculations, the derivation of this new material, is the most valuable part!"

Everyone was visibly moved by his words!

Everyone present worked in scientific research, so they were naturally familiar with the idea of scientific intuition.

Scientific intuition often played an enormous role in research.

Though the notion sounded rather mystical... that was simply how things were!

The more accomplished the scientist, the more accurate their scientific intuition tended to be!

Kekulé's discovery of the benzene ring structure, Mendeleev's discovery of the patterns in the periodic table...

These remarkable scientific achievements had all been aided, to varying degrees, by scientific intuition!

Often, a top scientist's intuition could lead them straight to a shortcut amid countless tangled paths!

Jiang Yongxing solemnly surveyed the professors around him and said in a deep voice, "Since you put it that way, Tian... I suggest we convene a faculty-wide meeting immediately!"

"All professors from the School of Materials Science and the School of Nuclear Physics must attend!"

After a moment's thought, Jiang Yongxing added, "Also, get those professors out of the nuclear physics laboratory so we can give this proposal a thorough discussion!"

"If it really is feasible... perhaps Xia Country's renaissance begins today!"

Sandao Kou University.

The weather in early September was at its hottest.

The blazing sun shone through the dense foliage, scattering countless spots of light across the asphalt road.

No one could have imagined that one day, this very sun would drag human civilization into the abyss!

Lü Yongchang walked quietly along the asphalt road, countless conflicting emotions flickering through his eyes.

The scenes of the helium flash from his previous life kept replaying in his mind.

"Do you know why I'm doing this..."

"...I like you."

Memories of Su Yutong's time as his assistant in his previous life kept flashing through his mind.

Lü Yongchang clenched his fists slightly.

In his previous life, he had set aside all romantic feelings for the sake of his research.

In the end, not only had he failed to return the feelings of the person beside him, but human civilization had also been indirectly destroyed by his own hands!

In this life, he had to make amends for every regret!

"The brightest star in the night sky..."

Lü Yongchang froze, nostalgia surfacing in his eyes.

It was the ringtone he had used for many years.

He pulled his phone from his pocket. Looking at the familiar yet outdated device, the nostalgia in his eyes deepened.

The phone's screen lit up.

When he saw the caller information on the screen, excitement flashed in Lü Yongchang's eyes!

With a trembling hand, he swiped across the screen and answered the call.

"Mom?"

Lü Yongchang's voice was slightly choked.

A gentle female voice came through the phone a moment later.

"Yongchang? What's wrong?"

"Why does your voice sound strange?"

Lü Yongchang hurriedly composed himself and forced a laugh. "It's nothing. I choked on some water just now."

"Mom, did you need something?"

"Nothing much. I just wanted to ask what your plans are. After all... you're already in your second year of university."

Lü Yongchang was silent for a moment before answering firmly, "Mom, I'm planning to go into research."

"What?! Research?!"

A male voice came from the other end of the line. "What's so good about research? This was exactly what I was afraid of when I told him not to study physics. And now look..."

A hint of a smile appeared in Lü Yongchang's eyes.

That was the voice of his father, Lü Guoqing.

His mother, Zhou Qingru, impatiently cut off his father's complaints. "All right, enough! It's our son's life. Let him make his own choices!"

"Yongchang, if you've decided to go into research, you have my support!"

"Don't worry about your dad. I'll have a proper talk with him."

"That's all, then. If you run into any trouble, call home!"

Before Lü Yongchang could say anything, the call ended.

Listening to the busy tone, Lü Yongchang shook his head with a wry smile.

His father, Lü Guoqing, was a businessman, and thanks to that, he had grown up accustomed to a comfortable life.

For that very reason, Lü Guoqing had always planned for him to take over the family business and enjoy a leisurely life as a wealthy man.

But...

Neither in his previous life nor in this one had Lü Yongchang followed his father's plans.

The capital.

Inside a small villa.

"Ah! Qingru, just keep spoiling him!"

"He had a perfectly good life ahead of him. Why get involved in all this ridiculous research?"

A middle-aged man in casual home clothes sat on the sofa and grumbled, "That stuff is exhausting, and he might not even achieve anything!"

Beside him sat a gentle-looking woman with waist-length hair.

Hearing her husband's complaints, she chuckled. "Honestly! Why are you getting so worked up?"

"Don't you know what Yongchang is like?"

"The more you tell him not to do it, the more determined he'll be to wade into that mess!"

"Just let him do it. Once he hits a wall, he'll come around on his own."

His wife's words made Lü Guoqing's eyes light up. "That makes sense!"

Naturally, Lü Yongchang knew nothing of what had happened at home.

At that moment, all his thoughts were focused on controlled nuclear fusion.

I wonder what those professors think of that proposal...