novelraw Chapter 69 If Heaven had not given birth to Li Fulan, the path of immortality would have been shroud
Chapter 69 If Heaven had not given birth to Li Fulan, the path of immortality would have been shroud
Li Fulan looked at the small white mouse on the screen, whose only remaining outline was a thermal image, and did not make a fuss like the people around her.
He gently stroked the storage ring, his tone carrying an air of calm control. His composed demeanor contrasted sharply with the jubilation of the surrounding researchers, as if everything had been within his expectations.
"Invisibility? The strategic significance of this thing is more than an order of magnitude greater than that wind blade thing from before."
He walked to the lab bench and pointed to the data panel next to him. The screen was displaying the mouse's various physiological indicators in real time. The invisible little guy was leisurely licking its paws in the corner of the isolation enclosure, completely unaware that it had become a "transparent mouse".
"With current technology, creating a single-soldier weapon with greater destructive power than the Wind Blade is incredibly easy. A large-caliber sniper rifle can teach someone a lesson, and a single armor-piercing round can turn a Soul Master into a sieve. But—"
He changed the subject, his gaze sweeping over everyone present.
"What does this kind of completely biological 'stealth,' which requires no external equipment and can currently only be barely detected by infrared light, mean in special operations? I don't need to explain, do I?"
He walked up to the isolation enclosure and carefully observed the condition of the white mouse.
Under visible light, the enclosure is completely empty; not a single hair can be seen. But if you touch it, you can still feel the warm, furry little body. Its camouflage is so thorough that not only is its fur transparent, but even its eyes, claws, and blood are invisible.
"Even if it only targets the visible light spectrum, it's enough to rewrite existing individual soldier tactics manuals," Li Fulan said softly. "Imagine a completely invisible special forces unit, able to move freely right under the enemy's nose..."
After saying that, he raised his hand again, and the storage ring shimmered faintly.
On the other side of that dark red heart, another translucent blue mushroom sprouted from the soil. It unfurled its crystal-clear cap, emitting an alluring fragrance, sweet and mysterious, so enticing that just one whiff made one want to swallow it whole.
"Lin An." Li Fulan tilted her head.
"exist!"
Lin An, who had been watching the commotion from the sidelines, instantly stood up straight. The amusement in his eyes had vanished, replaced by a thirst for power and absolute trust in Li Fulan.
"I'll try."
Before Li Fulan could give the order, Lin An strode forward. Without the slightest hesitation, and without even glancing at the still-mad Yuan Lao beside him, he reached out, plucked the mushroom, and stuffed it into his mouth.
"Glug."
Adam's apple bobbed as the mushroom entered his stomach.
After a few seconds of deathly silence, Lin An's body began to change.
First, the outline of his clothes became blurred, as if eroded by some invisible force, and the color began to fade little by little. Next, his exposed skin, that light brown complexion, became lighter and lighter, more and more transparent, like ink diluted with water.
His features began to disappear. First his eyebrows, then his eyes, nose, and lips, one by one erasing from his sight, as if an invisible eraser was smearing across his face.
Finally, his torso and limbs, those once solid muscle lines, those clearly visible blood vessels, all became ethereal in just a few breaths.
Three seconds.
In just three seconds, a living person vanished from everyone's sight.
"Holy crap..."
Lin An's surprised voice echoed through the air, the voice drifting as if it came from another dimension.
"I can see my own hands, but in the mirror... I'm gone? This feels so strange. I can feel my body, but I just can't see it..."
His voice came from another direction; he was clearly moving around in the lab. A researcher took a step back in fright as she suddenly felt something brush past her—Lin An's invisible arm.
"Try infrared monitoring," Li Fulan said calmly.
The researchers quickly pulled up the infrared imaging footage. On the screen, a human-shaped heat source silhouette was standing in the center of the laboratory, and every movement of his was clearly visible—raising his hand, lowering his head, turning around, and even the slight rise and fall of his breath.
"Perfect! Absolutely perfect!"
Mr. Yuan was so excited he almost spat out his dentures. He rushed to the monitoring equipment and stared intently at the fluctuating data.
"Vital signs are stable! Heart rate is normal! Blood pressure is normal! Assimilation rate is 100%! There is no rejection reaction!"
He turned around and looked at Li Fulan with tears streaming down his face.
"This is the path of evolution we've been searching for! This is the future of humanity!"
Zhou Zhibai, who had been in a state of "mistakenly believing" for a billion, finally calmed down from his frantic state.
She stood in the corner, watching everything unfold before her, her mind racing. Invisibility, symbiotic organs, perfect bio-fusion… any one of these discoveries was a Nobel Prize-worthy achievement, and she had missed them all because of a packet of instant coffee.
She took a deep breath, trying to calm her constantly overloaded brain.
A moment later, she walked stiffly to Li Fulan.
"that……"
Her voice was soft, completely devoid of its previous sharp and sarcastic tone. For the first time, the haughty disdain in her dark eyes, hidden behind thick glasses, faded, replaced by a complex emotion.
She bent over deeply, to an astonishing degree. The collar of her white coat opened with her movement, revealing a T-shirt printed with anime characters, and beneath the T-shirt, a far fuller figure than her slender frame suggested.
"I apologize for my previous rudeness."
Her voice was sincere and earnest, completely devoid of the sarcastic tone she had used before.
"I was too arrogant and presumptuous before. I only saw your superficial... seemingly unreliable behavior, but I didn't seriously evaluate the true value of the samples and data you brought back."
She maintained her bowed posture, her head bowed low, revealing the delicate skin of her neck and a few stray strands of hair.
"I take back what I said before. You made an irreplaceable contribution to this project. Without the samples you brought back, our research could not have achieved such a breakthrough."
She paused, bit her lip, seemingly undergoing intense mental preparation.
Finally, she straightened up, looked directly into Li Fulan's eyes, and said, word by word:
"I was wrong. I apologize. I hope you can forgive my previous rudeness."
The surrounding researchers were stunned and looked at each other in disbelief.
Is this still the same Zhou Zhibai who was so sharp-tongued that she could make people cry? She actually apologized? And she actually apologized with such sincerity?
Li Fulan looked at the awkward female PhD student in front of her and a wicked smile appeared on her lips.
To be honest, seeing this usually aloof and unapproachable academic genius bow his head and apologize made him feel a little bit satisfied. But he didn't take the opportunity to mock him, nor did he get carried away; he just casually waved his hand.
Then he turned his back to the crowd, leaving them with an enigmatic silhouette.
The black tactical jacket clung to his broad shoulders and back, making his figure appear exceptionally tall and imposing. Cold lights shone down from above, casting a soft halo over his short, golden hair, as if bestowing some kind of sacred coronation.
He tilted his head slightly, looking at the pristine white ceiling of the laboratory, and slowly recited that incredibly pretentious line in a tone that suggested he would go even if faced with a million opponents:
"It's alright."
"after all--"
He tilted his head slightly, revealing half of his handsome profile, the curve of his lips perfectly captured at the most stylish angle.
"If Heaven had not given birth to me, Li Fulan, the path of immortality would have remained shrouded in eternal darkness!"
After he finished speaking, the entire laboratory fell silent.
Lin An's transparent figure rolled her eyes silently in a corner, though no one could see it.