Chapter 580: "Second-Generation Founder" Xu Tianyun
Chapter 580 -355: “Second-Generation Founder” Xu Tianyun
No one knew what exactly Xu Tianyun and Lin Changshou had discussed in the cyber network’s Metaverse.
The members of the Xu Family’s entourage only saw that when Xu Tianyun awoke from his stasis pod, his expression was incredibly grave.
“Grandfather, did you just meet with Elder Lin?”
A young man rushed to support Xu Tianyun, but Xu Tianyun just waved him away and stood up on his own.
Although he was old, he was a Tier Four Extraordinary, after all. His powerful Will Power allowed him to precisely control every muscle in his body.
Until he was truly on his last breath, he didn’t need anyone attending to him personally.
Xu Tianyun’s appearance in reality was a stark contrast to his avatar in the Metaverse. He didn’t look like a young man; instead, he had the unmistakable face of a ninety-year-old, his hair completely white.
Xu Tianyun’s voice was low as he said, “The Lin Family is about to produce someone truly remarkable. A pioneer who will usher in a new era for the Pharmacy Domain is about to appear.”
With that, he suddenly let out a resigned laugh. “People like us, who are neither top-tier nor bottom-tier, are always destined to be forgotten by history. A second-generation founder of Nanyun Potion? The title sounds ridiculous now.”
Through this self-deprecating comment, Xu Tianyun confirmed for everyone present that the news from World City was true.
That theory, so shocking it was hard to believe, could actually be perfected!
Hearing this, the young man beside him quickly tried to console the elder. “Grandfather, while the Lin Family is certainly impressive, your contributions to the Pharmacy Domain are also indelible. You are more than worthy of the title ‘second-generation founder of Nanyun Potion’.”
Xu Tianyun just shook his head, muttering to himself, ‘Compared to my father’s generation, I am nothing. They influenced the entire global Pharmacy Domain. It’s a shame that Elder Lin is the only one from that Nanyun Potion generation who is still alive.’
Xu Tianyun was well aware of the true worth of his title.
He couldn’t compare to those above him: Xu Chun, Lin Changshou, Li Miaomiao, and Nan Tianming, the four global second-generation founders of Pharmacy.
And as for those below him… the next wave was already crashing onto the shore, poised to usher in the era of Pharmacy 3.0.
In the future, he would likely be too ashamed to even mention his title as a second-generation founder of Nanyun Potion.
Hearing his grandfather say this, the young man didn’t know how to respond.
Xu Tianyun walked to a window of the Floating Vehicle and asked, “How much longer until we reach World City?”
The young man quickly took a step forward and replied, “We will reach the Antarctic Circle in half an hour. We are scheduled to land at the Great Wall Large Floating Vehicle Docking Port in approximately one hour and twenty-two minutes.”
Xu Tianyun nodded. “Arrange for us to go to the S-Class Pharmaceutical Society immediately upon arrival. I want to witness the dawn of the Pharmacy 3.0 era with my own eyes.”
Then, Xu Tianyun added, “And after the experiment succeeds, remember to arrange for a commemorative photo. I want to be standing next to Elder Lin’s grandson.”
If all went according to plan, this would be a moment for the history books of Pharmacy.
‘As long as I stand close enough to the center of the frame,’ he thought, ‘then decades or even centuries from now, someone might call me ‘one of the third-generation founders of the Pharmacy Domain’.’ Xu Tianyun cared deeply about such titles.
This was a common fixation among the people of the Eastern Alliance. Once you had achieved success and fame and were growing old, the only desire left was to leave your mark on history.
The young man quickly said, “Of course. I’ll make the arrangements at once.”
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「S-Class Pharmaceutical Society, 66th Floor, Circular Experimental Field.」
Sixteen hours had passed since the experiment began.
Liu Xuan rubbed her temples and said to Lin Qi, “The machine design is basically complete. The next step is production and delivery. We can arrange for a corporation from the Eastern Alliance or the Liu Clan to handle the manufacturing.”
Lin Qi made a swift decision. “Let’s have a corporation from the Eastern Alliance handle the manufacturing. The impact of this experiment is too great; the Liu Clan can’t handle the fallout right now.”
Liu Xuan nodded, fully supporting Lin Qi’s decision.
Only the Liu Clan’s own members knew just how weak they currently were.
If you discounted Liu Xingyuan, the Tier Four Wizard, and Liu Xinglu, the S-Class Cyber Hacker, the power that Liu’s Heavy Industries currently commanded was likely less than even a bottom-tier major corporation.
Their mid-level management had been almost completely wiped out!
Their research and development talent had a massive generational gap.
It would take Liu’s Heavy Industries ten, maybe even twenty years to fully recover.
Rather than chase the hollow prestige of this revolution in Pharmacy, it was better to lie low and let United Pharmaceutical grow and, in turn, bolster Liu’s Heavy Industries.
Before going to speak with Xu Zhengming and the others, Lin Qi said gently to Liu Xuan, “Why don’t you go rest in my room for a bit? You can come back to run diagnostics once the machine is ready.”
Lin Qi was intentionally looking out for Liu Xuan. After all, she was just a normal person and didn’t even have a Prosthetic Body.
She might not be able to handle such an intense workload.
Hearing Lin Qi’s words, the blue light in Liu Xuan’s left eye instantly brightened.
𝓯𝙧𝓮𝓮𝒘𝓮𝙗𝙣𝒐𝒗𝒆𝓵.𝓬𝓸𝒎
Lin Qi quickly added, “I’m tied up for the moment, so the room just happens to be free…”
A smile bloomed on Liu Xuan’s face, and she nodded.
Lin Qi brought Liu Xuan over to Xu Zhengming. After Liu Xuan personally handed the design schematics to Xu Zhengming, Lin Qi had a quick word with him and then escorted Liu Xuan to the room to rest.
Xu Zhengming watched them leave, muttering to himself, ‘What a pair of geniuses. If only they were my son and daughter, how wonderful that would be…’
Nearby, Xu Qinghe, who was leading a ten-person project team through a difficult phase of their work, heard this. She looked up at Xu Zhengming, her face filled with question marks.