The night before the college entrance exam results were released, I redeemed my Peking University ad

July 15th, sunny.

"Today marks the third year since I transmigrated here, and the twenty-first day since I obtained the system."

"As soon as the system notification sounded at the exact time in the morning, I started to feel itchy all over, and all I could think was: 'Just one click and it'll be great, it's just one time, it won't hurt.'"

"I really want to do it again, I really do."

"But reason tells me to hold back!"

"It took a lot of willpower to suppress that impulse. The method was to cover my face with a pillow and silently repeat 'I want to do ten pulls! I want to do ten pulls! I want to do ten pulls!' three times."

"I feel like I'm going through withdrawal, cough."

"After breakfast, I strolled over to the old factory next to the school. The construction team that I asked Lao Wang to contact yesterday has already started work."

"The main structure of the factory building is already in place. A few peeling paints on the walls and cracks in the floor are no big deal. We can just reinforce the whole thing and it will be ready to use."

"Speaking of which, room-temperature superconducting technology is truly amazing. It eliminates the need for thousand-class or ten-thousand-class cleanrooms, and the need for a complete constant temperature and humidity system. This alone saves tens of millions of dollars—a huge profit."

"Lunch was paid for by our homeroom teacher; it was at the school cafeteria."

"I haven't seen our teacher for two days, and she looks even more beautiful now. She's wearing dress pants and a white shirt, and even the cafeteria lady gave her an extra half spoonful of meat when she stood in front of the cafeteria window."

"I'm wondering if if I bombard her with 'You look so beautiful today' a few more times, will she become the talk of the school?"

"Damn it, the impulse I just suppressed is coming back."

……

"July 16th, cloudy."

"Oh no, cloudy days make me feel emo, and when I'm emo, my resistance drops, and then I'm even more susceptible to..."

"Aaaaaah! I really can't hold back anymore!"

"Could you please turn off this system notification sound in my head? I really want to!"

"The system didn't reply, but I felt like it gave a cold laugh in my head."

"Once again, I suppressed the urge to kill myself with my iron will. I declare that today I am also a man with extraordinary willpower."

"Upon arriving at the site, the cleanup work was already completed. The construction debris and plastic waste that were everywhere yesterday have been cleaned up, revealing the original cement base. Although there are some cracks and oil stains, at least you can tell it's a factory now."

"The construction team is reinforcing the factory structure, and the progress is faster than expected."

"The foreman, with a cigarette dangling from his lips, directed the crane to hoist new steel beams onto the roof. When he saw me coming, he gave me a thumbs-up from afar, probably to say that the progress was fine."

"I gave them a thumbs up too, thinking to myself that these workers are really efficient."

"I squatted at the door and watched the work for half an hour, and then spent another half an hour arguing with the foreman about the circuit modification. I finally managed to suppress my itch to work."

……

"On July 17th, a light rain drizzled all day, making the air feel damp."

"Old Wang called me today, saying that the experimental site needs a proper name, which will be needed for future procedures and signage. He asked if I wanted a name like 'XXX New Materials Research Institute,' something that sounds professional."

"I've been thinking about it, and I'm going to use my own name."

"Let's call it the Ji Bai Research Institute!"

"The more I read it, the smoother it sounds. It's domineering yet understated, and understated yet incredibly impressive. Who knows, it might even be included in textbooks someday. How prestigious would that be?"

"I'm a real naming genius."

"Old Wang was silent for a while on the other end of the phone, probably silently complaining in his heart but too embarrassed to say it out loud."

"Fine, whatever. It's your money, your land, your lab. Call it whatever you want."

……

July 18th, cloudy.

"I saw Weibo today, and I'm so angry."

"Those people are still babbling on and on, saying I'm cheating on funding, saying I'm having wild ideas, saying superconductivity is a bottomless pit, they just keep repeating the same few sentences, it's exhausting to listen to them."

"There was also someone who claimed to be a PhD in physics. He somehow obtained my procurement list and said that based on the types and ratios of target materials, I was working on copper oxide high-temperature superconductivity, a technology that has been partially abandoned by the mainstream superconducting community worldwide."

"Ah, one cannot discuss ice with a summer insect!"

"However, to be fair, the shock level has increased dramatically, even more so than during the previous copyright controversy."

"Being part of it is painful, yet joyful."

……

July 19th, sunny.

"The factory building has been reinforced, and the exterior walls have been repainted. The white paint has covered the mottled red bricks, and it's so white it's almost dazzling in the sunlight."

"After seeing the construction team off, I stood alone in the middle of the empty factory."

"The ground has been repaved with cement, it's smooth and clean, and you can hear the echo of your footsteps when you walk on it."

"All the wiring on the wall has been replaced with new ones. The power distribution box was installed yesterday by the power company. It's 380 volts industrial electricity, which is enough for all my equipment to run at full capacity."

"A new crane track has been installed on the roof of the factory building to prepare for the future hoisting of heavy objects."

"Although the factory is still quite empty, I have already clearly drawn the equipment layout in my mind:"

"The row of equipment against the wall on the left is the coating equipment area, with PLD, magnetron sputtering, and electron beam evaporation systems arranged in sequence."

"The right side is the labeling area, with XRD, AFM, and PPMS each occupying one workstation."

"Yes, absolutely perfect!"

"Oh, by the way, I also took some time today to go to Shenyang to apply for an American visa. Speaking of which, the ICM is starting soon, so I should be able to make it in time."

……

"July 20th, strong winds."

"The wind was howling outside, but the factory was bustling with activity."

"The equipment is finally arriving in batches!"

"From morning till night, heavy trucks came one after another, carrying tightly sealed cases of precision instruments inside. The construction team workers were all very cautious, and they even walked very quietly when they were moving them, for fear of damaging the treasures that they couldn't afford to pay for even if they sold their houses."

"Professor Wang borrowed two PhD students from the materials science department to help out. The two of them stared at the equipment nameplate for a long time, looked at each other, and said that they had never seen the model number before, let alone operated it."

"I didn't explain much, I just rolled up my sleeves and got to work: unpacking, positioning, leveling, connecting the dedicated wiring—the whole process was smooth and efficient, and I remembered the parameters even more accurately than the equipment manual."

"The two PhD students standing next to me were staring wide-eyed, calling me 'God Ji' over and over again. Later, they even took out their notebooks and squatted down to take notes, which made me feel a little embarrassed."

"I didn't get home until the early hours of the morning, and my eyelids were practically glued together from exhaustion."

"If I keep counting down the days, I can collect ten times in four more days."

……

"July 21st, the sky is clear and the breeze is gentle, it's a good day to do something big."

"When I woke up this morning, I specifically looked in the mirror and found that I had lost a little weight and felt a little more energetic, probably because of the withdrawal I've been doing these past few days... cough."

"Last night I dreamt that a system pop-up appeared, and then I woke up in fright."

I woke up in a cold sweat.

"It's sticky."

"Thank goodness it was just a dream."

"I took a cold shower this morning and changed my underwear. Today is a big day."

"The last batch of experimental equipment that Mr. Wang helped procure through the channels has finally been delivered."

"The finishing touches on the factory building, equipment installation, and circuit debugging have all been completed."

"The sign for the Ji Bai Research Institute has also been hung up. I specifically chose bold Song typeface for the lettering; it's square and upright, and looks reliable."

"Everything is ready!"

"Although the location is a bit remote and the decoration is a bit simple, it has all the necessary equipment, which is enough."

"I stood next to the sign and took a selfie with the front-facing camera on my phone."

"Um!"

"So handsome!"

"My name is Ji Bai."

"I'm about to start showing off!"