I ask you to design equipment, but you do science fiction for me?

Yuan Jingna and the experts initially had high hopes for Su Chen, hoping to gain his support through their storytelling.

However, Su Chen's answer greatly disappointed them.

Before Su Chen could finish speaking, the group made excuses that they had other things to do and left one after another.

Inside the office, only Su Chen, Tang Yumo, and Yuan Jingna remained. The three of them looked at each other in silence for a long time.

Yuan Jingna shook her head helplessly.

He stared at Su Chen with a scrutinizing gaze, and asked him very seriously what he was thinking and whether he had any doubts about his origin of all things.

Seeing his serious expression, Su Chen also put on a stern face and earnestly shared her thoughts.

His thoughts were no different from before.

He believed that what Yuan Jingna said was not without reason, but her theory about the origin of all things was still lacking in many fundamental aspects.

How can we prove that this plant is the origin of all things?
We can't just rely on what he says.

It is impossible to say that this is the origin of all things based on his few experiments.

This matter is so significant that even Su Chen doesn't dare to draw a conclusion.

This requires countless experiments to test.

If what Yuan Jingna said is true, then this plant should be able to reproduce all sorts of plants.

He hasn't met this requirement yet, so Yuan Jingna needs to continue experimenting and proving it.

One day he proved it, and naturally no one objected anymore.

Even if someone raises questions, Yuan Jingna can use her own experiments to convince them.

It's too early now.

Yuan Jingna sighed, then suddenly looked at Tang Yumo and asked him what he thought.

Tang Yumo wasn't particularly knowledgeable about these things to begin with, and now that Yuan Jingna was asking him, he could only give vague answers.

However, compared to Su Chen, her answer was not as good.

Su Chen's words were reasonable and well-founded, but Tang Yumo's were just rambling nonsense.

Yuan Jingna interrupted him halfway through his sentence.

"Okay, stop talking."

"I know you don't agree with my point of view either."

After saying that, he stood up, looked at the two men, and said confidently, "You just wait and see, I will use experiments to prove that everything I said is true."

He left after saying those words.

Watching his departing figure, Tang Yumo stuck out her tongue and then glanced at Su Chen.

Seeing Su Chen's smile, he asked curiously, "Do you think Yuan Jingna can succeed in the experiment?"

Su Chen shook his head slightly, giving a negative answer.

He believed that Yuan Jingna could analyze a lot from this plant, but based on Su Chen's understanding...

This plant can't be considered the origin of all things; it simply has a strange ability to reproduce.

The true origin of all things is not as simple as Yuan Jingna thinks.

Su Chen has conducted research on the origin of all things.

Of course, he wasn't studying a particular plant, but rather the very origin of all things in the world, which was far more advanced than what Yuan Jingna was researching.

Based on Su Chen's understanding of the origin of all things.

The origin of all things—that is something truly wondrous.

It doesn't just rely on one type of plant to evolve.

Even though it is the origin of all things in the plant kingdom, this plant is too ordinary.

Although it contains a great many elements, according to Su Chen's understanding, there are some elements that this plant does not contain.

However, other plants contain these elements, allowing it to definitively determine that this plant is not the origin of all things.

The reason I didn't tell Yuan Jingna was because Yuan Jingna wouldn't believe me.

In the field of botany, Yuan Jingna is a top expert.

Although she has a deep understanding of plants, Yuan Jingna may not believe in herself.

Moreover, the elements he was familiar with were different; Yuan Jingna had never heard of them before.

It's safe to say that very few people in the world know about these elements.

The plant that Su Chen discovered was extremely rare and scarce.

In his knowledge, apart from those he had seen, it seemed that no one else had studied it.

Seeing Su Chen remain silent, Tang Yumo waved to him and said with a grin, "What if Yuan Jingna really succeeds in her research? You'll be so embarrassed then! Will she steal your throne?"

Su Chen shrugged and said with a smile, "I actually hope someone can pull me down from my current position, so I won't have to work so hard."

This is a sincere statement.

Standing atop the mountain, you'll naturally attract many challenges, and you'll also be able to see many, many things.

While these things may bring you convenience, they also have negative impacts.

If someone is in a higher position than you, you will be less affected.

Moreover, this also gave Su Chen some motivation.

Su Chen's only motivation now is to keep moving forward, regardless of whether there are people ahead of him.

He could only remind himself and warn himself that there are always people more capable than him, and there is always something beyond his understanding.

Sometimes, he would use aliens to motivate himself.

If he didn't do that, Su Chen might also stagnate.

Fortunately, the aliens' technology is more advanced than Su Chen currently understands, so he can continue to innovate.

When there is nothing in the world that can surpass the technology that Su Chen has researched, Su Chen sometimes feels lost.

He didn't even know what to study.

During this period, many, many things have been unearthed on the extremely cold planet.

Besides the ones Su Chen and his team were researching, there were some other organisms as well.

These creatures are rather ordinary and should be studied by other experts.

Of course, there are other things as well.

For example, some stones, which are also ancient stones, but not fossils, are stones that sank to the bottom of the sea.

Even after being frozen, it didn't have any particularly significant impact, and there are quite a few of these stones.

Professor Wang and his colleagues have studied it, but they haven't found anything special.

However, they found some special elements in some of the stones.

These stones may contain some ice elements due to being frozen for many years, which is quite rare.

Holding a stone in your hand will cause your hands to freeze in a short time.

Aside from being cold, this stone has no other distinguishing features.

With nothing much to do, Wang Jianfeng became interested in these stones. He planned to research a household appliance that could provide cooling.

People still use air conditioning, but modern air conditioners are very powerful. They not only save electricity, but can also lower or raise the temperature in a very short time.

Wang Jianfeng wanted to research a cooling household appliance, and this stone was the core of it. It didn't need electricity; you just had to place your tongue in a certain spot, and that spot would become extremely cold in a short time.

However, because it would be dangerous for people to touch it, they need to package the stone before selling it.

This is a rather difficult question.

Of course, for experts, this is a very easy thing.

All you need to do is make a box to enclose the stone and allow the cold air inside to escape.

Because these kinds of rocks are very common on extremely cold planets.

Therefore, Wang Jianfeng began to collect and process large quantities of materials.

The manufacturing process was very simple, and he produced tens of thousands of refrigerators in a short period of time.

He found Su Chen and told him about it, planning to transport these refrigeration machines to Earth for sale.

After hearing about this, Su Chen fell into deep thought. Selling this kind of machine was not a difficult thing.

The real challenge is whether ordinary people would do anything else with such a thing if they obtained it.
What if something goes wrong? This is what Su Chen is most worried about.

After thinking for a while, he said to Wang Jianfeng, "It's not a good idea for you to sell directly. I think we should hand this over to the higher-ups."

"You sell these things to the higher-ups at a low price, and then the higher-ups resell them."

"They will have some plans to ensure safety, and you will not be held responsible even if problems occur."

Wang Jianfeng smacked his lips, looking somewhat unwilling.

According to Su Chen, he would suffer a great loss.

Although he wasn't short of money, and neither was the base, he still felt uneasy about having to share his own interests with others.

Wang Jianfeng blinked. "Can't we cooperate with the higher-ups? We can split the profits."

Su Chen looked at him curiously and asked, "Are you short of money?"

Wang Jianfeng shook his head.

"I don't lack money, but the base still needs some funding."

"Although many building materials are supplied by the higher authorities, what if they stop supplying them one day? Wouldn't we need to buy them ourselves? Even if they are supplied by the higher authorities, we sometimes still need to buy things from other vendors."

"We have enough funds, but it seems like we could have a little more without any problem."

Su Chen waved his hand and said decisively, "You should listen to me on this matter. You sell it to the higher-ups at a low price, and they can handle the rest."

Wang Jianfeng had no choice but to contact Old Li and tell him about the matter.

Old Li was very happy and immediately helped Wang Jianfeng with the matter.

This matter was handled very quickly; so quickly that news arrived less than a day after Wang Jianfeng finished talking with Old Li.

Mr. Li told him that they could transport all the refrigerators to Earth, and they also gave Wang Jianfeng a reasonable price.

Of course, if they were to sell them, the price would be even higher.

Seeing how quickly they acted, Wang Jianfeng knew they must be able to make a lot of money, which was why they agreed so readily.

He specifically went to Su Chen to tell her about this, but Su Chen angrily kicked him out of the office.

Why bother telling yourself about such trivial matters?

It makes him seem like a petty, narrow-minded person.

Wang Jianfeng gained some benefits from this research, which sparked his business acumen.

He began to wonder if he could develop some daily necessities at other bases.

This needs to be discussed with Su Chen.

During dinner that evening, he briefly explained the matter to Su Chen.

After hearing this, Su Chen said unhappily, "The base wasn't built to make money; its main purpose is research and protection of the Earth."

Seeing that Su Chen's expression wasn't particularly good, Wang Jianfeng muttered, "This is also a project. We need money for everything we do, wouldn't it be better to earn more?"

After he finished speaking, he looked at Tang Yumo and Yuan Jingna, hoping that the two of them would support him.

To his surprise, the two people rolled their eyes and ignored him.

The two men scoffed at Wang Jianfeng's behavior. In their eyes, money was like dirt, especially in this environment where he was actually thinking about making money. They felt that Wang Jianfeng was not one of them and that his awareness was too low.

The atmosphere instantly plummeted to freezing point, and no one supported him.

Wang Jianfeng was a little annoyed. He ate a few bites and then went to find Professor Wang.

He felt that Professor Wang should be able to understand him.

After he told Professor Wang about the situation, Professor Wang looked at him helplessly and remained silent for a long time.

He knew that Wang Jianfeng had come to him seeking comfort, but his attitude was no different from that of Su Chen and the others.

He expressed his dissatisfaction with this behavior, but said nothing.

Wang Jianfeng talked on and on for a long time, and seeing that Professor Wang didn't have any major reaction, he knew what Professor Wang was thinking.

He sat down opposite him, looking somewhat annoyed, and kept staring at him.

Professor Wang felt a little embarrassed by his gaze, put down his work, and sighed.

"Why are you looking at me like that? Since Su Chen and the others disagree, there must be something wrong with your ideas and actions. You should think about whether what you're doing is right or wrong."

After he finished speaking, he made Wang Jianfeng a cup of tea.

“Your idea is good, but we don’t lack those things.”

Upon hearing this, Wang Jianfeng immediately became unwilling. He braced his hands on the table and asked with some dissatisfaction, "If we don't have a single penny, do you think the base can still be established?"

After Wang Jianfeng finished speaking, he looked at Professor Wang with a slightly smug expression.

Professor Wang shook his head and said very seriously, "With our current scale, countless people are willing to sponsor us."

"Making money is other people's business. Our goal is to conduct research, explore planets, and protect the Earth."

"As long as we don't forget our original intention, we will have a steady stream of people supporting us. Your worries are unnecessary."

"Besides, if we're short of money, we can easily make money by starting any project."

"Don't forget how much Su Chen has researched about human lifespan; any one of his studies would be enough to support all our current work."

"Why bother with these petty business dealings? It doesn't align with the purpose of our base, nor with the mindset of any of us."

After he finished speaking, he fell silent.

Wang Jianfeng smacked his lips, remaining silent for a while.

In the end, the matter was dropped, and Wang Jianfeng went on to do other things.

Su Chen specifically sought out Wang Jianfeng to ask him what he had been busy with lately.

Wang Jianfeng grinned and said he was doing research.

Su Chen didn't trust his words, so she went to check out Wang Jianfeng's research and found that he was indeed doing research.

However, the project was rather pointless; he was researching a new type of intelligent computer. (End of Chapter)