All was quiet aboard the Earth.
Everyone stared intently at the giant Holographic Projection at the front of the Laboratory, which displayed Lü Yongchang's somewhat messy handwriting in real time.
At the start of his calculations, almost every Academician could follow Lü Yongchang's reasoning.
But as time passed, Lü Yongchang's handwriting grew increasingly messy, and the pace of his calculations accelerated dramatically.
He skipped many steps he considered unnecessary.
As a result, more and more people in the Laboratory were frowning, and the number of bewildered faces rose rapidly.
He Bilin knitted his brows, struggling to follow Lü Yongchang's reasoning.
He was one of the few Academicians who could keep up with Lü Yongchang's leaps of logic.
"Academician He, do you understand this?"
Beside him, an Academician asked the question in a low voice, looking rather sheepish.
He Bilin did not answer, merely gesturing for silence.
Far from being angry at receiving no response, the Academician looked deeply envious and frustrated.
Naturally, he envied He Bilin's ability to keep up with Professor Lü's reasoning.
His frustration, meanwhile, stemmed from his own lack of talent.
"So that's how it works..."
As he studied the latest line of equations on the Holographic Projection, the confusion that had gradually built on He Bilin's face vanished in an instant, like snow melting in the sun!
"Academician He, you understood it?!"
The Academician who had spoken earlier had been waiting quietly beside He Bilin. Seeing his expression of sudden understanding, he hurriedly asked again.
Absorbed in Lü Yongchang's calculations, He Bilin gave a slight shudder, clearly startled by the voice that suddenly rang out beside him.
"That's roughly how it works."
Before He Bilin could speak, Lü Yongchang's voice came from the front. "This is a preliminary spacetime model I've developed from the experimental data.