Chapter 655: Extra 6

Inside the lecture hall, Su Yun sat quietly in a spacious corner.
"Son, you are destined to become a scientist who saves the world!"
His father's words from ten years ago were etched into his soul like a brand.
Although his childhood dreams had evolved from e-sports player to astronaut to Ultraman, his father's words had truly taken root in his heart.
It wasn't just because of his father, who possessed "money power" and built an empire; more importantly, he and his father shared a secret unknown to the world—a kind of extraordinary "talent."
His father called this ability "intuition," and used it to build the vast Fanghuan Empire.
Su Yun called it "analysis."
It was a terrifying ability to see through the essence of all things and instantly understand all the laws of the world.
"...Through the geothermal offsetting device beneath the Arctic ice sheet, we can intercept the rising crustal heat flow and convert this heat energy into electrical energy using a carbon nanotube thermomagnetic transducer array.
It is estimated that reducing the supercooling of the ice-rock interface by only 0.3°C will lock in the ice layer and reduce the thawing rate by 28%.
Currently, our bottleneck is..."
On stage, the CSS project leader was speaking eloquently to the holographic projection.
A dense stream of data cascaded down the screen like a waterfall.
Su Yun glanced at the projection.
Buzz—!
A soft buzzing sound came from deep within his brain, as if some kind of restriction had been broken.
In an instant, those complex formulas and physical models, which seemed like incomprehensible to ordinary people, transformed into the most primal flow of information, flooding into his mind.
Analysis, recombination, deduction...
Everything was completed in the blink of an eye.
Analysis complete.
"..."
Su Yun closed his eyes and gently rubbed his temples.
Even with his exceptional talent, the sheer volume of high-dimensional knowledge he was instantly absorbing still made his brain throb.
In gaming terms, this was like the "cooldown time" after unleashing a powerful attack.
Then, the next project team took the stage.
"Next is the LUCID project report. I'm Tian Ming, the person in charge.
Currently, the aerosol plasma thin film forming experiment has been successful, but nonlinear charge turbulence has been observed at the stratosphere-mesosphere boundary..."
More new data, more massive amounts of information.
"Buzz—"
Su Yun was forced to activate his skill again, his brain temperature soaring. He had to close his eyes to rest and adjust his breathing, inwardly sighing:
'Damn, this amount of information is overwhelming today. I wonder if I can handle it...'
But this scene, seen by Zhou Yi on the stage, took on a completely different meaning.
Gaia Base, as Fang Huan's biggest money-devourer, always treated project reports as the highest-level technical debriefing within the group.
After all, the money burned here could buy several small countries; there was no room for carelessness.
The new researchers present sat upright, practically bulging their eyes out, afraid of missing even a single punctuation mark.
And Su Yun?
Good heavens, this wasn't a meeting!
This was practically a vacation!
They were all practically asleep!
Zhou Yi looked at Su Yun, who was "resting" in the corner, and his anger flared up.
This is what they call "man-made geniuses"?
They can even fall asleep during a report?
Is this the future of the Fanghuan Empire?
I think it's doomed!
"The report is over. Now, let's move on to the Q&A session..."
"Wait."
Zhou Yi's voice abruptly interrupted the flow.
"Director?"
"Today's Q&A session will be different. Let the newcomers ask questions."
Zhou Yi's lips curled into a cold smile, his gaze sweeping menacingly over the group of trembling newcomers.
"Huh?"
The entire room erupted in murmurs.
"Now that fresh blood has arrived, it's time for them to participate.
We're burning through our budget every second here; we don't have time for you to be hothouse flowers.
Come on, this is a good opportunity to integrate into the team, isn't it?"
The room fell silent instantly, the veteran employees revealing those "the more the merrier" auntie smiles.
This is a traditional art of the Gaia Base: public execution.
Just like a devilish professor harassing freshmen at university, at Gaia Base, a proper induction ceremony isn't complete without being thoroughly ridiculed by these monstrous experts.
“Come on, stand up one by one. Don't be nervous, no need for long speeches, even a little bit of your opinion is fine, it doesn't matter if it's off-topic.”
Zhou Yi smiled like a cunning old fox.
The newcomers' faces instantly turned green.
Opinion? What a joke!
That stuff was like gibberish; understanding even a little bit was a blessing, let alone any real insight.
“Um… I’m Wu Di, a newly hired researcher. First of all, thank you for the wonderful presentations, professors…”
A stammering, flattering voice began to rise.
“Enough nonsense, I want substance!” Zhou Yi interrupted mercilessly, a cold smile playing on his lips.
Sure enough, most of the newcomers could only spout nonsensical, "impressive" platitudes.
But one or two clever ones tried to seize the opportunity to show off.
"Regarding phase synchronization of multiple plasma chambers, I think..."
"Fourteen small reactors have already achieved electromagnetic phase synchronization. You want to add more? Do you think the reactors aren't explosive enough?"
Zhou Yi retorted mercilessly, instantly leaving the other person speechless and red-faced.
Too brutal.
This was practically a one-sided massacre.
In less than ten minutes, a dozen proud and arrogant newly hired PhDs were rendered utterly dejected by Zhou Yi, each one hanging their heads as if they had just experienced a mental bullying session.
Zhou Yi was very satisfied with the effect.
The show of force was over; now, it was finally the "Sleeping Beauty's" turn.
"Next."
Su Yun slowly stood up, rubbing her still throbbing temples.
"...New researcher, Su Yun."