Super Rich: Starting the game by going back ten years to buy Bitcoin

The echo of the airtight door closing had not yet faded.

At the other end of the corridor, Liu Ruyan's high heels clattered on the epoxy resin floor, each step carrying a deliberately suppressed urgency.

She received the notification in just ten minutes. She didn't even have time to change out of her lab coat; she ran straight from the assembly line. A small piece of carbon fiber dust still clung to the hem of her lab coat.

In front of the airtight door.

Liu Ruyan stopped in her tracks.

She stared at the heavy metal door. The blue light of the fingerprint scanner flashed. She had been to this building countless times, but had never been summoned here alone before.

What is the new boss supposed to do?

Are they dissatisfied with the progress of the Aurora engine? Or have they discovered some other problem?

Liu Ruyan pressed her fingerprint on the fingerprint sensor. Verification successful. The door opened.

The laboratory was brightly lit. Incandescent bulbs illuminated every corner, leaving no room to hide.

Li Yichen was standing in front of the central control panel, reviewing a list of materials. He didn't even look up when he heard footsteps.

"close the door."

Liu Ruyan pushed the airtight door shut with her other hand. The latch engaged.

"Mr. Li, you wanted to see me?"

Li Yichen put down the list. He turned around and leaned against the edge of the control panel, his arms crossed over his chest.

"I'm going to be in seclusion for the next period of time to focus on research and development."

Liu Ruyan was stunned for a moment.

"Seclusion?"

"Yes. The timeframe is uncertain. It could be a few days, or it could take longer."

Li Yichen stared at her.

"During the period of seclusion, you will be responsible for all affairs of the Future Aerospace Group, including the subsequent assembly, testing, and integration of the Aurora Engine."

He paused.

"Full authority"

Liu Ruyan's breath hitched.

Full authority.

The fate of the entire group of over three thousand people, and the success or failure of the twelve Aurora engines, rested entirely on her shoulders.

Her mind raced. Zhang Feng was more senior than her. The people in the structural and power groups had been with him for over a decade. What made her, a newly appointed deputy minister, capable of maintaining order?

"President Li," Liu Ruyan began, her voice a little tight. "To be honest, I'm worried I won't be able to control those people below. And Zhang Feng's side..."

"Zhang Feng?"

Li Yichen scoffed. It was soft, but clear enough.

"Anyone who dares to disagree with my choices can get lost."

He straightened up.

"Just focus on your work. If the sky falls, I'll hold it up."

These words hit Liu Ruyan's ears hard.

She stood there, her chest heaving for several seconds. Then, all her hesitation, anxiety, and uncertainty were crushed by those words.

"clear."

Liu Ruyan took a step back. She bent over. Ninety degrees.

After she stood up, there was nothing else in her eyes. Only one word remained—"Dry."

I won't let you down.

She turned around, pushed open the airtight door, and walked out.

The sound of high heels faded into the distance. Crisp and clean.

Li Yichen looked at the door that had closed again. A slight twitch appeared at the corner of his mouth.

Trust those you employ.

He turned and walked toward the materials storage room at the deepest part of the laboratory.

The warehouse door had a double combination lock. He entered two sets of numbers, and the door opened.

The temperature and humidity control system inside was humming away, maintaining a constant temperature and humidity. Various sizes of material boxes were neatly stacked on the shelves, each with a label on its side.

Li Yichen walked past in a row, his finger tracing the labels.

Nanoscale microlens substrates – available.

Rare earth phosphors used in spatial light modulators – yes.

Optical prism assembly of the interference field generator - present.

The core materials for holographic projection—conventional optical components and rare earth elements—are basically all available. Although these items are sophisticated, they are not on the controlled list, and the space base already had reserves in its previous procurement inventory.

He continued walking inside.

Turn past the third row of shelves.

Carbon fiber-titanium alloy composite prefabricated parts – Inventory: Zero.

Miniature high-pressure hydraulic cylinders – Inventory: Zero.

Flexible electrode array for inductive feedback neural interfaces – Stock: Zero.

empty.

It's all empty.

None of the core materials used in the exoskeleton armor are available on the civilian market. They all fall under military control.

Li Yichen stood in front of the empty shelves. He took his phone out of his pocket.

dial.

Two sounds. He answered.

"Colonel Gu."

"Mr. Li?" The sound of documents being flipped through came from the other end of the phone. "What's up so early?"

"I need a batch of things. The list is quite long, so please take notes."

"explain."

Li Yichen began reporting.

"Fiberglass-titanium alloy composite prefabricated panels, 1200 x 800 x 15 mm, fifty pieces. Miniature high-pressure hydraulic cylinders, 40 mm stroke, 350 MPa working pressure, five hundred sets. Flexible neural electrode array substrate, six-inch wafer size, one hundred pieces..."

He rattled off nearly twenty different kinds in one go.

There was silence on the other end of the phone for several seconds.

Gu Shounian stopped writing.

"General Li," he put down his pen. "Half of the items on your list are not even enough for our own troops."

"I know."

"Then why don't you—"

"Because you promised me that you could give me certain conveniences."

There was silence on the other end of the phone.

About twenty seconds passed.

"Okay, I'll apply to the higher-ups. Wait for my reply."

hang up.

Li Yichen put his phone back in his pocket and walked around the warehouse. He then returned to the workbench and sat down.

Half an hour later, my phone vibrated.

Information about Gu Shounian.

"Approved. But the procurement cost of this batch of goods is extremely high. The higher-ups have calculated it, and the total price is 5.23 billion. It will be processed through a special account for special materials; you can make the payment directly."

Five billion.2 billion.

Li Yichen glanced at the number.

Exit the dialog box and switch to Ji Yanran.

"Yanran, transfer 5 billion to this account."

He forwarded the screenshot of the account information sent by Gu Shounian.

Three minutes later.

Ji Yanran replied with a message: "Transferred. Boss, could you please stop spending billions so easily? My heart isn't good."

Li Yichen didn't reply to her.

Switch back to the dialog box for the New Year's Eve celebration.

I typed a line of text and sent it.

"Talk to me if you need more money. I'm so poor right now that all I have left is money."

It took almost a minute for the other side to reply.

"...Payment received. Armed escort will depart within a few days, and at the latest, the goods will be delivered to your factory."

Li Yichen's lock screen.

I threw my phone on the control panel.

He stood up and walked to the security control panel in the laboratory.

Press your fingers on the touchscreen in sequence:

Level 1 alert.

Facial recognition whitelist - clear it, only keep the person's information.

External network connection – disconnected.

Internal monitoring – all connected to Ling'er terminal.

The indicator light on the panel changed from green to red.

The precision laboratory building has been completely sealed off.

Li Yichen walked back to the workbench. He opened the toolbox and took out a pair of anti-static gloves, a set of precision welding tools, and a portable spectrometer.

One by one, they were laid out on the table.

He put on gloves and picked up the first piece of nanolens substrate.

The wrist flips. The light shines on the translucent substrate surface, refracting a layer of pale blue iridescence.

In my mind, every step of the complete holographic projection process is clear down to the atomic level.

The first step – etching of the microlens array.

Li Yichen turned on the power to the spectrometer. The blue laser lit up.

The entire building fell into absolute silence.

Only the deep hum of the instrument when it starts up echoes long in the sealed laboratory.