I accidentally joined a group of charlatans, so I immediately called the police and handed it over t

"madman."

Li Guobang stared at the newly printed design drawing, his lips trembling for a long time before he could only utter these two words.

But his hand was more resolute than ever when he signed.

"approve."

As these two words were uttered, the top-secret project codenamed "Nuwa" was launched with a roar deep within Base 001.

This was not a routine scientific research project.

This is a high-stakes gamble that will determine the fate of the nation, and also a crazy marriage of technology and metaphysics.

The entire base was completely sealed off.

The country's top optical experts, most authoritative neuroscience experts, most passionate materials science geniuses, and several old Taoist priests who were well-versed in formations were all locked in the same huge cleanroom.

Three days.

Seventy-two hours.

No one closed their eyes, no one complained.

The highly concentrated nutrient solution, with its acidic smell mixed with scorching ozone, filled every inch of the workshop.

Su Qingge moved like a tireless witch, her hair disheveled, among various instruments.

"The neural signal amplifier's gain is insufficient! Add another set!"

"The runes on the Focusing Spirit Array are 0.1 micrometers off! Start over! Do you want to blow Chen Xi's brain to pieces?!"

"Xuan Tie No. 2 lens assembly ready! Cooling system at full power!"

Amidst her roars, a bizarre and magnificent machine gradually revealed its hideous true form.

It is not as square and cold as a traditional lithography machine.

It resembles a metal throne imbued with a heavy sense of religious ritual.

Above the throne hung a massive dome composed of countless lenses crafted from Xuan Tie No. 2, with densely packed lines connecting to the core component like blood vessels.

A black helmet covered with ancient runes and modern sensors.

This is Nuwa.

The stone that mended the sky, the mother who created mankind.

Today, it aims to build the backbone of China's technology.

"Are you ready?"

Su Qingge stood in front of the control panel, her voice hoarse, her bloodshot eyes filled with deep worry.

Wearing a specially made tight-fitting combat suit, Chen Xi slowly sat on the metal throne.

The icy touch seeped into his bones through his clothes, instantly calming his restless heartbeat.

"bring it on."

Chen Xi took a deep breath and slowly put on the heavy black helmet.

Click.

The sound of the latch closing echoed in the deathly silent space like the cocking of a gun.

"Connection established."

"The Divine Sense Amplification Focusing Array has finished warming up."

"Target carrier: standard quartz crystal."

Su Qingge's finger hovered over the red start button, trembling slightly.

"Chen Xi, you must remember this."

Her voice came through the headset, the last syllable trembling with barely suppressed emotion.

"Your divine sense is now a laser beam that is billions of times sharper than a scalpel."

"You must be extremely precise and extremely consistent."

"Any distracting thought or any emotional fluctuation can lead to an out-of-control energy flow."

"At best, the crystal will shatter; at worst... your consciousness will be negatively affected, turning you into an idiot."

Chen Xi closed his eyes and smiled nonchalantly.

"Dr. Su, when did you become so fussy?"

"Let's begin."

Su Qingge gritted her teeth and pressed the button hard.

"start up!"

Om-!

A low buzzing sound instantly filled the entire workshop.

The runes on the helmet suddenly lit up, emitting a faint blue light.

Chen Xi felt a sudden jolt in his brain.

A tremendous suction force seemed to be forcibly pulling his soul from the top of his head.

pain!

That was the excruciating pain of the soul being torn apart and magnified.

But he didn't cry out; he just clenched his teeth tightly.

In that world that only he could perceive, his divine sense was no longer an ethereal mist, but was forcibly compressed, condensed, and accelerated by this machine.

In the end, it turned into a beam of light.

A beam of pure, golden, and indestructible light.

"Do you see it?" Chen Xi asked himself in his heart.

Below his field of vision, the originally unremarkable quartz crystal was now magnified billions of times.

Those neatly arranged silicon and oxygen atoms are like a vast chessboard.

"Write what?"

Su Qingge's voice came through.

"Write something simple." Chen Xi endured the excruciating pain that felt like his brain was about to split open, mobilizing that terrifying energy.

"Just write the character '一' (one)."

Avenue to Jane.

One life two, two beget three, three beget all things.

The origin of Chinese civilization begins with this simple horizontal line.

"Let's put pen to paper!"

Chen Xi roared inwardly.

That golden beam of divine thought, like a giant pen in the hand of a god, carried a world-destroying power, yet was extremely precise, piercing fiercely into that atomic chessboard.

There were no sparks, no sound.

But in the microscopic world, a tremendous reorganization is taking place.

Those tightly bound atomic bonds broke instantly under the impact of divine thought.

Atoms are pushed, squeezed, and rearranged.

Chen Xi felt as if he were pushing a mountain forward, and every micrometer of movement consumed all his strength.

Sweat instantly soaked through his combat uniform, dripping down his chin.

Li Guobang stood outside the observation window, his hands gripping the railing tightly, the veins on the back of his hands bulging.

"Hang in there... kid, hang in there!"

one second.

two seconds.

three seconds.

This horizontal line seems to span a thousand years.

at last.

"receive!"

Chen Xi groaned, and the golden light suddenly dissipated.

He slumped on the throne as if he had been pulled out of the water, panting heavily, too weak to even lift a finger.

"How is it?!"

Li Guobang yelled into the walkie-talkie.

Su Qingge did not answer.

She was staring intently at the images being transmitted back from the electron microscope.

On that gray atomic wasteland.

A neat, deep, and flawless ravine runs across it.

Those atoms weren't destroyed, but rather their direction was forcibly reversed by an extremely domineering force, and they were arranged neatly into that horizontal line.

Naturally.

It was like a miracle.

"Smack."

Su Qingge pushed up her gold-rimmed glasses, but her hands were trembling violently.

She turned around, looked at Li Guobang observing outside the window, and then at Chen Xi slumped in the chair.

For the first time ever, a radiant smile appeared on that usually icy face.

Two streams of tears welled up in her eyes.

"minister."

Su Qingge pointed to the huge character on the big screen, her voice choked with emotion, yet revealing an unprecedented arrogance, as if she were making a declaration to the new era.

"Let the whole world know."

"The era of silicon-based chips..."

"it's over."