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

That giant planet stopped at the edge of the solar system, like a mountain weighing on everyone's heart.

It remained silent and motionless. Its dark gray rock surface appeared exceptionally cold in the starlight, and the crimson veins flowed slowly, like the blood of some ancient behemoth. It hovered there, neither advancing nor retreating, as if waiting for something.

The entire solar system fell into an eerie silence because of this uninvited guest.

On the Martian defense line, countless eyes were fixed on that planet. Photon weapon arrays remained ready to fire at any moment, Home Guardian generators operated continuously, and the cannons of the orbital combat platforms were always aimed in that direction. Every soldier's hand was on the fire button, awaiting only the order.

Lin Feng did not directly issue an order to attack this giant planet.

This is an unfamiliar enemy; they know nothing of its origins, its intentions, or its retaliatory methods. A rash attack could lead to unpredictable consequences. Until the situation is clear, restraint is the most sensible choice.

But he won't just passively take a beating.

"Everyone, prepare for battle." Lin Feng decisively issued the order, his voice transmitted to every combat unit through the communication system, "If this planet launches an attack on us, then give it a good beating."

Maintaining the status quo.

"receive!"

The Martian warriors and war machines responded in unison. Everyone was on high alert, their fingers never leaving their weapon systems. Any disturbance on that planet would be met with humanity's fiercest fury.

Time keeps passing.

One day, two days, three days...

The giant planet remained motionless. It hovered silently at the edge of the solar system, like a silent statue, like an invisible mountain weighing on everyone's heart.

The atmosphere in the command center was oppressive, almost suffocating. No one spoke, no one relaxed; everyone stared at the planet on the screen, awaiting the first shot, which could come at any moment.

Lin Feng, however, was not idle.

In half a month, he re-entered the system space and tackled the final few percentage points of the six theoretical research projects one by one. Photon Shockwave 100% completion, Planetary Home Guardian 100%, Golden Dragon Potion 100%, Xingtian Armor 100%, Golden Crow Battleship 100%, Planetary Propulsion System 100%.

All six theoretical studies were successfully completed.

When he exited the system space, only half a month had passed in the outside world. And that giant planet remained motionless.

Lin Feng immediately transmitted the complete technical blueprints to the Global Research Alliance. A new wave of research enthusiasm was ignited, with people all over the world throwing themselves into real-world research. The photon shockwave began trial production, the planetary version of the Home Guardian entered the feasibility verification stage, clinical trials of the Golden Dragon Elixir were launched, and the material synthesis for the Xingtian Armor and the Golden Crow Warship was fully underway.

Time is passing by, second by second.

But that planet remained silent.

"Send our White Tiger II armored vehicles to that planet to investigate." Half a month later, Lin Feng issued a new order: "If anything is found, return immediately."

The planet's inaction is abnormal in itself. Rather than waiting passively, it's better to probe proactively. The White Tiger II armor, with its powerful defenses made from Wukong II materials and equipped with small photon weapons, is the best choice for carrying out this dangerous mission.

"receive!"

On the Martian base, a silver-white White Tiger armored vehicle took off. A ghostly blue tail flame shot from its rear as it rapidly accelerated towards the massive planet at the edge of the solar system.

Meanwhile, all weapon systems on Mars and Earth went on high alert. Photon weapon arrays locked onto the planet, Homeguard shields operated at full power, and orbital combat platforms adjusted their cannons. If the White Tiger armored vehicles were attacked, they would not hesitate to launch a devastating counterattack.

The White Tiger II armored vehicle flew at high speed in the vacuum, gradually approaching the giant planet.

The footage was transmitted back to the command center via real-time communication. Everyone stared at the screen, their heartbeats quickening as the distance between them decreased.

Nearly.

closer.

The White Tiger Armor finally landed on the planet's surface.

The camera pans across the planet, revealing its entirety to the viewer.

This is a desolate planet.

The entire surface was covered with dark gray rocks, pitted and riddled with traces of meteorite impacts. There were no plants, no water sources, and no man-made structures. The dark red streaks seen from afar were actually some kind of energy substance flowing through the cracks in the earth's surface, emitting a faint glow in the vacuum.

There was no sign of life.

There wasn't even any life.

The White Tiger Armor's detectors scanned the surrounding environment, transmitting data continuously—zero atmospheric pressure, normal radiation levels, no signs of life, no energy response, nothing at all…

and many more.

"President Lin," the pilot of the White Tiger armored vehicle suddenly said, "I've discovered something."

The camera zooms in, focusing on the edge of a crack on the planet's surface.

There was a huge entrance there.

The entrance was pitch black, bottomless, and clearly man-made.

Lin Feng frowned deeply.

The surface of this planet is indeed desolate. But what about its interior?

Where do those dark red energy patterns lead? Where does that enormous entrance lead? Where is the real enemy hiding?

"Don't go in," Lin Feng immediately ordered. "Record all data, capture all footage, and then return immediately."

"clear."

The White Tiger armored vehicle quickly completed scanning and photographing the area around the entrance, and then returned to base without hesitation.

Inside the command center, everyone stared at the dark entrance on the screen.

The silent planet has finally revealed a glimpse of its secret.

But that secret only made people more uneasy.