Rejecting Tsinghua and Peking Universities: I Will Lead Harbin Institute of Technology to World Lead

The Little Day Kingdom was reduced to ashes in the final fury of human civilization. Before the smoke of that belated final judgment had completely dissipated, another three months quietly slipped by.

For the survivors outside of China, these three months were a period of even deeper torment and the spread of despair. Resistance strongholds fell silent one after another, cries for help on the radio grew increasingly rare, eventually fading into a perpetual static. The howls of zombies and the groans of mutants became the dominant melody across most of the planet.

But for China, especially for that laboratory deepest inside the Chinese Academy of Sciences, these three months were the darkest moment before dawn, yet also the closest to daybreak.

Lin Feng almost completely cut off all contact with the outside world. Food and water were delivered to him regularly by designated personnel, and his sleep was compressed to below his physiological limits. His entire mind was integrated with the billions of simulations in the system's simulation space and with the constantly optimized and iterated nanocarrier in front of the experimental table.

The number of failed data points is piling up.

In the 73rd in vivo experiment, the nanorobots successfully reached the target site, but the repair process triggered a violent cellular immune storm, causing the experimental subject to self-destruct in the chaos.

In the 81st experiment, the repair efficiency met the standard, but the repaired gene showed new, unstable spontaneous mutations.

89th experiment...

Every failure means that thousands more lives in the outside world are lost forever. This invisible pressure, like a huge boulder weighing on the heart, also forges the ultimate focus and resilience.

Finally, after the 107th complete live experiment, the tightly bound zombie test subject on the monitoring screen showed a completely different change.

The bloodshot eyes, their chaotic and frenzied light slowly receding like a tide, though still murky, began to focus. The guttural groans that once emanated from the throat were now weak, hoarse, yet humanly painful groans. The violently struggling limbs gradually went limp, and the physiological indicators—heart rate, blood pressure, brain waves—began to slowly but steadily decline from their chaotic peaks back to normal human ranges.

The most crucial gene sequence comparison showed that gene fragments forcibly covered and distorted by the virus were being precisely replaced and repaired by the correct templates carried by nanorobots. Repair rate: 92.7%. Rejection reaction: mild and controllable. Post-repair gene stability: passed a 72-hour accelerated simulation test.

"It's a success..."

In the lab, the researcher in charge of monitoring trembled, almost unable to believe his eyes. All the staff involved in the project, from young assistants to white-haired academicians, held their breath, staring intently at every data point on the screen.

Lin Feng slowly put down the electronic pen. His long-tense nerves relaxed slightly at this moment, bringing a wave of dizziness. He looked at the experimental subject on the screen, who was gradually calming down—a young man who might have had a family and dreams—and felt a mix of emotions.

But this is only the first step.

The following weeks will be dedicated to more rigorous validation and optimization. This includes testing zombie samples at different infection stages and with varying degrees of mutation; optimizing the mass production process and in vivo distribution efficiency of the nanorobots; and refining supporting sedation, life support, and post-rehabilitation protocols.

The final product was named the "Future-I" gene repair system. It consists of two parts: a repair agent containing hundreds of millions of multifunctional nanorobots and a sophisticated in vivo navigation and activation control system.

The principle is clear and powerful: nanorobots are injected into the body intravenously and, guided by external control signals, traverse numerous barriers such as the blood-brain barrier to precisely locate the gene sites tampered with by the virus. Then, like tiny engineering teams, they use their own correct blueprints and molecular tools to dismantle the incorrect structure and rebuild the correct one. After the repair is complete, the nanorobots degrade into harmless substances and are excreted from the body.

More importantly, the repaired genes not only regained their normal function, but also exhibited unprecedented stability and activity due to the tempering in extreme environments and nanoscale optimization during the repair process. This means that the individual not only became immune to the zombie virus, but also experienced a permanent and significant enhancement in overall cellular vitality, metabolic capacity, damage repair speed, and even the basic thresholds of nerve response and muscle strength.

To put it more bluntly: those who undergo future repair and successfully recover will break through the physiological limits of old humans and become a more advanced new kind of human. Strength, speed, endurance, reaction time, and even lifespan and disease resistance will leap to a completely new level.

This is no longer a simple cure; it is a passive racial evolution forced by disaster.

When Lin Feng presented the final report and all the technical data to Elder Chen and the top leadership, a long silence fell over the conference room. Immediately afterwards, an irrepressible excitement and exhilaration filled the room.

"Prepare for mass production immediately! Develop a global deployment plan!" Elder Li's order was resolute. Although the outside world was ravaged, as long as there were survivors, as long as the flame of human civilization had not been completely extinguished, this future had to be sent. This was not only humanitarianism, but also an investment in the future—those new humans who had undergone future restoration would be the most valuable backbone for rebuilding civilization.

Just as the highest levels of the Chinese government were busily preparing for future global initiatives—

【Ding! 】

A crisp and familiar notification sound rang out gently in the depths of Lin Feng's consciousness, like the tolling of an ancient temple bell, washing away his fatigue.

[The host-led gene repair nanotechnology has been successfully manufactured and validated in the real world.]

[Project rewards are now being distributed...]

Within the pure white system space, two orbs of light, more dazzling than ever before, slowly emerged. The data streams flowing within the orbs were complex and profound, seemingly containing the power of the birth and death of stars.

Lin Feng's consciousness touched the first sphere of light.

[Reward 1: Core Theory of Wukong Space-Based Nuclear Fusion Rechargeable Weapon]

[Description: A complete theoretical and engineering blueprint. Designed for deployment in low Earth orbit or geostationary orbit as a large space-based platform, with a miniaturized, ultra-high-power fusion reactor at its core. This reactor can provide a near-unlimited energy supply for various directed-energy weapons. The weapon system possesses planetary-level range, sub-light-speed strike capability, and modular deployment capability. A single full-force strike can easily vaporize a surface target the size of a small to medium-sized nation, or destroy large meteorites, clusters of space debris, or even hostile spacecraft threatening low Earth orbit security. It is the ultimate strategic weapon for constructing a planetary defense umbrella and achieving absolute control over near Earth space.]

The blueprints unfolding within the sphere of light were magnificent: a massive ring-shaped or cross-shaped space station structure, with a reactor at its center as hot as a miniature star, and extending energy conduits connecting multiple giant, freely steerable turrets. Data streams displayed terrifying power parameters and range calculations.

Lin Feng took a deep breath, suppressing the shock in his heart. This was no longer just a weapon; it was the Sword of Damocles hanging from the heavens, the divine staff protecting their homeland as civilization ventured into the stars.

Consciousness shifted to the second sphere of light.

[Reward Two: Core Theory of the First Generation White Tiger Exoskeleton Powered Armor]

[Description: The ultimate theoretical form of individual soldier exoskeleton powered armor. It encompasses ultra-lightweight, high-strength composite materials, a neural interface control system, a micro-fusion energy core, an all-environment life support system, multi-mode thrusters, and integrated intelligent combat units. The armor and wearer achieve seamless integration through a deep neural connection, with near-zero reaction time. It can amplify the wearer's physical abilities tenfold to a hundredfold, granting them all-around battlefield awareness and survivability. It is the ultimate individual soldier equipment for future interstellar marines, special operations, engineering rescue, and even deep space exploration.]

The armor depicted on the drawings features smooth, powerful lines, with a silver-white body that gleams with a cold light and shimmering blue energy veins at the joints. From the complex inner lining life support system to the external weapon interfaces, from the vector nozzles on the back to the holographic battlefield interface inside the helmet, every detail exudes a sense of technology that is ahead of its time.

Lin Feng looked at the two heavy rewards, his heart filled with mixed emotions.

The zombie virus disaster was like a brutal inferno. Future repair technology, however, offered the hope of saving civilization from the ashes. The reward bestowed by the system clearly pointed the way to post-disaster reconstruction and even a brighter future.

The Wukong space-based weapon is a celestial shield that supports the new era, ensuring the absolute safety of our homeland and providing orbital support and strategic deterrence for our journey into deep space.

The White Tiger Power Armor is the spear of the earth that ushers in a new era, arming more powerful individuals. Whether it is clearing away the remaining planetary threats or setting foot on alien lands in the future, it has the most reliable support.

From healing the future of the race, to Wukong protecting the planet, and then to Baihu arming individuals... a complete technological tree, from post-disaster recovery to interstellar expeditions, has been clearly presented.

Humanity's darkest hour may be about to pass.

After the dawn breaks, what awaits this civilization is an unprecedented and magnificent journey, with stars as its steps and technology as its blade.

Lin Feng snapped out of his daze and looked out the laboratory window. A faint glimmer of dawn was already appearing on the horizon.

The future has arrived, and the stars are beginning to sing.

PS: There will be no high-level martial arts plot. It's just that humans are more powerful after being modified by gene-editing drugs, that's all. The most important thing in this book is the power of technology!