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

Three months flew by in intense focus and tireless research.

Deep within the Northwest Base, lights blazed through the night. Lin Feng led a team comprised of top experts in materials science, energy science, and nanotechnology from across the country, working in perfect harmony like the most sophisticated instruments. The Nezha defense system, on its theoretical blueprint, was steadily but surely moving from strings of data and molecular formulas towards reality.

The challenge lies in the preparation and stabilization of the Ling Shu matrix. These biomimetic nanounits, possessing energy-matter synergistic repair capabilities, have almost obsessively stringent requirements regarding the production environment, the timing of energy injection, and the precision of atomic arrangement. Failure, adjustment, more failure, more optimization… the experimental log records thousands upon thousands of attempts.

Finally, at the end of the third month, a silver-gray composite material plate, only ten centimeters thick and one meter on each side, successfully withstood continuous irradiation with a simulated ultra-compressed phase laser for thirty seconds in a specially designed test chamber. After the beam stopped, the shocking burn marks and craters on the plate surface visibly crept and healed, and within a minute, the surface returned to smoothness, leaving only a slightly lighter-colored mark.

"Success! The self-healing rate is 98.7%, and the defense effectiveness has reached more than 95% of the theoretical value!" An elderly academician's voice trembled with excitement as he took off his glasses and wiped his eyes.

Looking at the Nezha armor plate that seemed to possess a life of its own, Lin Feng finally revealed his first relaxed smile in three months. With it, the armor of the Fuxi fighter jet, the outer shell of the White Tiger armor, and even the protective layers of important ground facilities would all experience a qualitative leap!

"Immediately initiate the optimization of the Nezha series mass production plan, formulate an upgrade and transformation plan for existing equipment, prioritizing: front-line combat units, core command nodes, important energy and scientific research facilities," Lin Feng decisively ordered. "At the same time, share the basic theories of Nezha with the military industry to accelerate the research and development of derivative models."

The order was swiftly implemented, and China's military-industrial complex began operating at high speed to fully equip itself with the Indestructible Shield.

Almost at the same moment that the Nezha material was declared a success—

【Ding! 】

The crisp system notification sound, like a celebratory bell, rang out leisurely deep within Lin Feng's consciousness.

[The Nezha gradient energy dissipation-instantaneous regeneration composite armor material, developed under the host's leadership, has been successfully manufactured and verified in the real world.]

[Project rewards are now being distributed...]

[Reward 1: Core Theory of Ultra-Compressed Laser Weapons]

[Description: A complete theoretical system and technological blueprint. Based on the analysis of the enemy's ultra-compressed phase laser principle, a more efficient spatiotemporal resonant compression and energy phase purification technology is proposed. This can further improve the photon density and energy concentration of the laser beam, increasing its power by approximately 50% compared to similar weapons from the subterranean civilization, while optimizing energy consumption by 30%. It also provides a modular, multi-power-level design, adaptable to various platforms such as fighter jets, armored vehicles, ships, and fixed positions.]

"A pillow delivered just when you're sleepy!" Lin Feng's eyes flashed with a sharp light. He had just forged the strongest shield, and now the system had delivered an even sharper spear! Moreover, this spear was an enhanced version specifically designed to counter the enemy's spear! On both offense and defense, they were about to achieve a crucial reversal and even suppression of Earth Core Technology!

Without the slightest delay, after arranging the mass production of Nezha, he immediately immersed his consciousness into the system space. The time flow rate was 1:100, and every second in the real world was incredibly precious here.

He began to fully digest, deduce, and optimize this theory of ultra-compressed laser weapons. From controlling the resonant frequency of the energy lattice to the precise shaping of the spacetime curvature field, from the purification and screening of photon paths to the integration schemes under different platforms... within the system space, the virtual weapon prototype was built, tested, and improved time and time again.

Just as Lin Feng was busy forging a new generation of sharp blades in his consciousness space, the real world, after three months of relatively strange calm, was suddenly thrown into turmoil!

At first, there were sporadic and absurd reports.

In a town in the Western Federation that was being rebuilt, a patrol was attacked by a giant wolf that was over five meters tall at the shoulder, with hair as sharp as steel needles and fangs as long as a person. The wolf suffered heavy casualties and was eventually killed with the help of a rocket launcher.

In the Siberian wilderness of the Northern Federation, an exploration team discovered a giant beetle never before seen, with a carapace as thick as a tank and capable of spraying acid, which destroyed several vehicles.

On the edge of the rainforest of the Southern Federation, a village was attacked by a flock of strange birds with wingspans of over ten meters and talons capable of easily tearing apart tin roofs.

Initially, the three federations viewed these as ecological mutations or unknown species resulting from the zombie virus, troublesome but manageable. However, the situation rapidly deteriorated.

Giant predators, insects, and even some amphibians and reptiles have begun to appear on a large scale almost simultaneously around the world! They have not only increased in size several times or even dozens of times, but also generally exhibit strong aggression, a certain degree of organization, and obvious resistance to modern weapons.

News of attacks and heavy losses came from city suburbs, major transportation routes, and remote outposts. The already fragile order of the three federations was severely impacted, forcing them to divert precious troops to eradicate these behemoths, which intensified internal conflicts and resource competition.

Similar situations have occurred within China. Abnormal large-scale biological activity has been reported in the southwestern mountainous areas, northeastern forest farms, and northwestern Gobi deserts.

But China's reaction was completely different.

"Pangu has detected seventeen abnormal bioenergy bursts across the country!"

"The target has been confirmed as a product of forced genetic modification, gigantification, and berserk behavior in native organisms! Signs of genetic alteration are evident, and the technological characteristics... are highly consistent with the energy imprint of a subterranean civilization!"

"It's a gift left behind by the inner Earth! Before they left, they secretly planted gene catalysts or released modified organisms!"

The analysis report was quickly submitted to the highest level. Old Li's face was icy: "As expected, they haven't given up their evil intentions! They want to use these monsters to hold us back, disrupt the world, and create chaos for their large-scale invasion!"

"Order all garrison troops, Fuxi patrol units, and White Tiger rapid response teams to immediately deploy and eliminate all mutated giant beasts within the territory as quickly as possible! Heavy firepower is permitted, with complete annihilation as the primary objective! The civil affairs department shall cooperate in evacuating potentially affected residents and strengthening border patrols to prevent the influx of giant beasts from abroad!"

China's war machine was operating efficiently. Troops that received orders swiftly launched their attack.

When a ferocious rhinoceros, standing fifteen meters tall and resembling a moving mountain, appeared outside a county town in southwest China and crashed into a wall, two Fuxi fighter jets roared in, briefly suppressing it with machine gun fire before a precision-guided missile ended its rampage.

When a group of giant venomous spiders the size of houses were weaving webs to hunt prey in the forests of Northeast China, a White Tiger squad parachuted in, using high-energy pulse guns and micro missiles to char them along with their nests at close range.

When a mutated octopus, comparable in size to a small submarine, attempted to land along the coast, the main guns of a nearby patrolling destroyer roared to life...

Faced with the well-organized, well-equipped, and swift-responding military forces of China, these seemingly terrifying behemoths failed to cause much of a stir and were quickly eliminated one by one. Researchers swiftly analyzed the remains, further confirming the involvement of the subterranean civilization, and began studying its genetic modification principles to search for possible countermeasures or early warning methods.

However, China's relaxed response, through certain clandestine channels, became a beacon revealing its true strength.

The inner world, New Poseidia, the Central Royal Court.

Beneath the massive crystal dome, Atlas watched the images pieced together from the last evacuation reconnaissance units and the monitors inside the behemoth. The images showed the Chinese army eliminating the behemoth with astonishing efficiency; the firepower and mobility displayed by their aircraft and powered armor far surpassed that of any other surface-based force.

"As expected... the one that is most deeply hidden is also the strongest." Atlas watched as the Fuxi fighter easily destroyed the giant rhinoceros. The loss of contact with Shadow Shuttle-7 and the previous interference and surveillance all became clear.

Far from showing fear, his eyes burned with an even more intense fighting spirit and desire for conquest.

"Such opponents are worthy of Atlantis's all-out battle! Destroying them will demonstrate the supreme glory of my race!" Atlas's voice resounded throughout the royal court. "Order! The final phase of Project Poseidon's Wrath is initiated!"

"All Poseidon-class capital warships, take to the air and stand by!"

"All Shadowshuttle-class assault ships, enter sortie formation!"

"Warriors of Atlantis, take up your weapons! Target—the surface of Gaia, the core of East Asia! We will use the flames of destruction to teach those insects who have managed to gain a little power a lesson..."

"Who is the true master of this planet!"

In the Earth's core, this civilization, dormant for millennia, has fully unleashed its war machine. Within the massive subterranean shipyard, lights blaze and energy surges. Hundreds of Shadow Shuttle assault ships, like a swarm of bees leaving their hive, begin to pour into the enormous passage leading to the surface.

Even more chilling was the sight of dozens of Poseidon-class battleships, hundreds of meters long, with grotesque designs resembling deep-sea behemoths, slowly detaching from their berths, their massive energy gatherers at the bows emitting a destructive glow. Inside, they were filled with even more genetically modified, ferocious war beasts, and tens of thousands of heavily armed Atlantean warriors, their eyes burning with fanaticism and hatred.

The gates of the abyss have been wide open.

The destructive torrent, following the earth's veins, surged toward that one land that was the only one to shine with resistance.

The brief chaos on the surface world and the localized purges by China were merely a chaotic prelude to the final movement.

The real catastrophe has just begun.