Duan Hengye's appearance here was unexpected, but it was also expected.
Lan Jingchi's research results were closely related to the toxins in Duan Hengye's body, and it was common knowledge that he had a good relationship with Lan Jingchi. However, the situation in the Galaxy wasn't simple. As the spouse of the marshal, Duan Hengye's every move was scrutinized. Not to mention, the press conference a while ago was closely related to his personal experience.
During this period of time after the incident ended, all the famous media outlets in the galaxy sent interview invitations to Duan Hangye through the Research Institute and the military. Unfortunately, even though everyone was looking forward to this interview, Duan Hengye didn't accept any of them.
During this period of time, Duan Hangye had even used his busy work as an excuse to reject many jobs that required him to make a public appearance. However, the popularity of the incident didn't die down. Even though some time had passed, the discussion on the Internet still hadn't stopped. Because Duan Hengye didn't appear, people's curiosity was piqued.
It could be said that if today's award ceremony was held before the press conference, a lot of people would have bet that Duan Hengye would attend the event. However, it was held after the press conference. Seeing how Duan Hengye deliberately lowered his presence, the audience didn't guess his arrival in advance.
The applause was surprisingly long. After Duan Hengye stood on the stage for a long time, the applause gradually stopped. Seeing this, Duan Hengye, who hadn't appeared in public for a long time, stood there and gently bowed. He then stood up straight and said, "First of all, I would like to thank the organizing committee for the invitation. It is my honor to stand here and present such an important award."
After transmigrating to this world, Duan Hengye's eloquence had improved through the research institute meetings and Amro's lectures. If someone who knew him in his previous life saw this scene, they wouldn't have thought that this man in front of him was Duan Hengye, who was slightly socially phobic.
Then, Duan Hengye's gaze fell on Lan Jingchi, who was sitting in the first row. After seeing that Duan Hengye was looking at him, Lan Jingchi smiled back at him, then slowly moved his hands to his chin.
"… It can be said that all of my knowledge of pharmaceutics came from Lan Jingchi. And everyone knows that the reason I'm standing here today is because of Lan Jingchi's research. " Duan Hengye's expression was unusually serious when he spoke, especially toward the end, he slowed down the speed of his speech.
Today, there were many people in the audience who were involved in pharmaceutics research, and even if they weren't in the field of pharmaceutics, they had recently been taught a good lesson by the Star Network about the complexity of Duan Hengye's toxins. Now that they heard Duan Hengye mention this matter, in addition to admiration and worship for Lan Jingchi, the audience also sighed with emotion for Duan Hengye's experience.
After that live broadcast, Duan Hengye's image was no longer a simple "research institute director" or "prince charming" like before, but more like a real person.
As researchers, the people here knew how much trust it took to ask a student to be responsible for the detoxification work. Therefore, after seeing these two people appear at the event, everyone's hearts were filled with admiration for Lan Jingchi's results, and also appreciation for Duan Hengye's courage.
From the live broadcast, it could be seen that after hearing Duan Hengye's words, Lan Jingchi, who was sitting in the first row, had a faint trace of moisture in his eyes. Duan Hengye continued, "Lan Jingchi is a very outstanding young pharmaceutical researcher, from him, I can see the future and hope of this profession. And now, besides his identity as a researcher, Lan Jingchi is also a student at Amro University. "
Then, Duan Hengye looked into Lan Jingchi's eyes and said, "Amro will be proud of you, and so will I."
After speaking, Duan Hengye once again nodded in the direction of Lan Jingchi in the audience. After seeing the other party's action, Lan Jingchi finally stood up amidst the applause and quickly walked onto the stage.
Duan Hengye opened his arms towards Lan Jingchi and hugged the young man. It could be seen that Lan Jingchi was very excited today. When he hugged, Duan Hengye caught the slight tremor in his body. Thus, the audience saw Professor Duan on the stage reach out his hand and pat Lan Jingchi's back, then whispered a few words in his ear. After a while, Lan Jingchi sniffed and stood up straight again.
Unknowingly, Lan Jingchi's height had already surpassed Duan Hengye's by quite a bit. Duan Hengye handed the trophy to Lan Jingchi, but after receiving it, Lan Jingchi suddenly became silent. After noticing this, the crowd suddenly quieted down, everyone was waiting for his next words.
According to the flow of the award ceremony, once the trophy was in Lan Jingchi's hands, Duan Hengye should walk off the stage. However, Lan Jingchi's gaze was still on Duan Hengye. After noticing this, Duan Hengye did not immediately walk off the stage. Instead, he stood there and waited for Lan Jingchi's next words.
After the award ceremony, Duan Hengye took a step back. Thus, Duan Hengye was looking at Lan Jingchi with his back facing the camera. At this moment, only Duan Hengye could see his expression clearly.
Duan Hengye saw that although Lan Jingchi was smiling, his gaze was very complicated. Duan Hengye might not have been able to understand this gaze in the past, but now he could see it clearly. A long time ago, Lan Jingchi had developed some special feelings for him. However, perhaps after the long letter last time, Lan Jingchi, the twisted male supporting character in "Toppling Stars", finally walked out of this feeling.
After a moment of silence, Lan Jingchi pursed his lips, walked up to Duan Hengye and said softly, "Thank you, brother."
After saying this, Lan Jingchi finally turned to face the audience and began to give his award speech. Seeing the word "brother" in the letter and hearing it from Lan Jingchi's mouth were two completely different concepts. After hearing this word, Duan Hengye was first stunned, then he could not help but reveal a smile.
At this time, Lan Jingchi had already turned around and began to speak. Duan Hengye's expression was only seen by the audience below. Although a simple smile was not a big deal, one must know that this person was Duan Hengye! From the press conference, everyone already knew that the medicine used by the royal family to control Duan Hengye had some components that suppressed his emotions. This was an important reason why he looked "lifeless" in the past.
Although Duan Hengye had become "lively" recently, it seemed to be the first time he smiled at the camera like this.
Because Lan Jingchi was speaking, although the audience was very excited when they saw Duan Hengye's expression, they still swallowed back the screams that had already rushed to their mouths. However, Lan Jingchi's eyesight was not bad. He immediately saw that the audience's emotions were a bit off. Then, he habitually turned his body slightly and looked at where Duan Hengye was standing just now.
Unfortunately, the moment he showed that expression, Duan Hengye had already turned around and left the stage. When Lan Jingchi looked down, he only saw the person's back as he left.
Lan Jingchi retracted his gaze, and even the words that he was speaking didn't stop because of this. His performance was very natural. Only he himself knew how sour his heart was when he saw the person's back.
This emotion only lasted for a few seconds. Lan Jingchi continued his speech, and Duan Hengye took advantage of the fact that the media had yet to react. He quickly walked with his assistant Ye Pu to the nearby suspension device that was waiting nearby.
It was as if nothing had happened.
Those who had been paying attention to the production of the new mecha could see that compared to the design and production of the mecha not long ago, the introduction of the top-level mecha was much more low-key. As a weapon that could shock the entire galaxy, there were too many people paying attention to its production and experimental progress. In order to ensure that the later experiments would not be disturbed, Nan zhuxing specifically sent staff to control the relevant discussions.
This was not only to temporarily keep the results a secret, but also to reduce the pressure on Duan Hengye.
Now that the production of the mecha was about to end, the burden on Duan Hengye's heart did not lessen. Instead, it became heavier day by day.
As the production countdown approached, the frequency of Meng Jinhuai's visits to the research institute increased.
One afternoon, Meng Jinhuai, wearing a black military uniform, walked through the long silver enclosed corridor outside the manufacturing room and entered the room. After hearing the sound, Su Mingge, who was standing opposite the mecha and looking at the data screen next to it, greeted Meng Jinhuai, then very consciously left the room.
Meng Jinhuai saw that Duan Hengye was currently researching something in his optical computer. His eyebrows were tightly furrowed, and his whole person looked particularly heavy.
"What's wrong, A Heng? Is there a problem? "Seeing that Duan Hengye was ignoring him, Meng Jinhuai finally walked over and asked him. After hearing Meng Jinhuai's words, Duan Hengye seemed to wake up from a dream. He put down the things in his hands and looked at Meng Jinhuai.
Duan Hengye gently bit his lips, then shook his head and said, "Nothing, I'm just … looking at the progress of the mecha assembly."
Meng Jinhuai went over and pulled Duan Hengye into his arms, then the two walked over to the experiment table on the side. In fact, Meng Jinhuai noticed a while ago that as the end of the production of the mecha approached, Duan Hengye was visibly nervous day by day.
In the beginning, Meng Jinhuai didn't take the initiative to mention this matter, but now, he felt that it was time for him to talk to Duan Hengye.
"What are you nervous about, A Heng?" Meng Jinhuai didn't ask whether Duan Hengye was nervous or not. Instead, he directly asked why the other party was nervous. After hearing Meng Jinhuai's question, Duan Hengye went silent for a while. After they sat down on the chairs next to the experiment table, Duan Hengye hesitantly said, "… I don't know, maybe I'm worried that the results won't be satisfactory."
Duan Hengye had long realized that after the recent events, many people in the Galaxy had put him on the altar. Not just distant netizens, but even the staff from the research institute around him. They couldn't seem to imagine the word "failure" appearing on Duan Hengye's face.
However, Duan Hengye himself wasn't that confident.
Even though the virtual model of the top-level mecha had successfully passed a series of simulation experiments, as a designer, he knew that there were many more variables in a top-level mecha than a mass-produced mecha. Just because it could pass the simulation experiments didn't mean that it could pass the subsequent tests so easily.
Right now, Duan Hengye was shouldering too many people's expectations. Not only from his own students, but also from his colleagues at the research institute … It was no exaggeration to say that there were also the expectations of the entire Empire.
They were all looking forward to the emergence of this new mecha to lead the Yetian Empire out of the long period of war.
Duan Hengye only said that he was "worried that the results won't be satisfactory", but Meng Jinhuai, who spent a lot of time with him, could read the deep concern on his face.
Even though he didn't usually show it, Meng Jinhuai knew that Duan Hengye was someone who cared about the opinions of others and didn't want to betray the trust of others. Now that everyone in the Empire was looking forward to the new mecha, not only did it give Duan Hengye trust, but it also indirectly increased the pressure on him.
Meng Jinhuai gently held Duan Hengye's hand. After being in a high position for so long, the Marshal wasn't very good at comforting people. After thinking for a while, Meng Jinhuai finally said, "… You're standing at the top of the pyramid at your age, and you've achieved so much. It's already unimaginable for the average person. Don't be so tired, just live for yourself. "
After hearing Meng Jinhuai's words, Duan Hengye didn't seem as nervous as before. Of course, Duan Hengye understood what Meng Jinhuai meant. He knew that he was much luckier than his predecessors who had done years of research, only to have their results all go to waste in the simulation experiments. Even Duan Hengye knew that even if the simulation experiments failed, no one would come out to criticize him.
However, this still couldn't offset the nervousness in Duan Hengye's heart. It was more appropriate to call it fear.
After a moment of silence, Duan Hengye turned to Meng Jinhuai and said, "No … Actually, that's not what I'm most worried about."
After seeing Duan Hengye's suddenly serious expression, Meng Jinhuai couldn't help but be curious. "Then what is it?" He asked.
After saying that, Duan Hengye's gaze fell on the mecha not far away. Unlike last time, when there was only a rough metal frame, the general outline of the mecha was infinitely close to the virtual model.
"I'm worried about the test flight." After a while, Duan Hengye said this.
Duan Hengye's answer was a little too sudden for Meng Jinhuai to react. However, before the marshal could say anything, Duan Hengye turned to Meng Jinhuai again and said, "In the entire Galaxy, the only person who can pilot this mecha is you, right?"
After listening to Duan Hengye's words, Meng Jinhuai couldn't help but nod.
Seeing this, Duan Hengye continued in a confident tone, "Then the test flight will be carried out by you."
A while ago, Duan Hengye was really busy, and he really didn't think in this direction. But recently, as the mecha gradually moved closer to the design on the blueprint, Duan Hengye's mind suddenly flooded with questions about the test flight.
Unlike the mass-produced mecha that most people can pilot, this top-level mecha in front of him was originally designed for Meng Jinhuai. In the entire Galaxy, only the marshal, whose Spiritual Power has increased again, can pilot this mecha. Other than him, there is absolutely no one else who can pilot this mecha in front of him.
Because of this, the dangerous task of testing the mecha naturally fell to Meng Jinhuai.
The mecha that the marshal is currently piloting is directly upgraded from the previous generation. Compared to that, the test flight of this completely new mecha in front of him is much more dangerous.
Meng Jinhuai didn't expect Duan Hengye's nervousness to come from this matter. After hearing his words, Meng Jinhuai opened his mouth, but he didn't know what to say. After a while, Meng Jinhuai suddenly gave Duan Hengye a hug, then softly whispered in Duan Hengye's ear, "You have to trust me."
Although Meng Jinhuai is not a person who is good at comforting others, Duan Hengye's heart was unexpectedly relieved. Right now, Duan Hengye is already very nervous, if Duan Hengye says "trust you" at this time, Duan Hengye won't say anything on the surface, but the pressure in his heart will definitely be greater.
Meng Jinhuai didn't say that he trusts Duan Hengye, but he asked the other party to trust him.
This wasn't something Meng Jinhuai carefully thought out, it was his instinctive reaction.
Hearing this, Duan Hengye was slightly stunned at first, then he buried his face in Meng Jinhuai's shoulder and softly said "Mhmm".
Last time when the first mass-produced Mech was born, not only were the main people in charge of the research institute present, but there were also a lot of people from the military. It was very lively. But this time was different. On the day when the production was expected to be completed, Duan Hengye didn't invite anyone over. Instead, he locked himself in the Mech production room alone.
At this time, several small manufacturing robots were flying around the Mech, preparing for the final assembly work. Duan Hengye, who was wearing a white research suit, put his hands in his pockets and looked at the Mech in front of him expressionlessly.
The size of a top-level Mech was far beyond that of a normal mass-produced Mech. If someone who hadn't seen it before suddenly walked in, they would definitely be shocked by the huge aura. In terms of height alone, the Mech in front of him was no different from a small mountain. If he looked up, he would even feel a little dizzy.
He didn't know if it was because he was facing Mechs every day, or because Duan Hengye was a Mech designer himself, but when he looked at the Mech at this time, he was surprisingly calm. The Yeti Empire Mecha Research Institute's lab clothes were very similar to the white lab coats of the Earth era. Now, Duan Hengye's expression was very similar to that of a surgeon.
He saw from the corner of his eye that at this time, the assembly progress bar on the side of the Mech was already at 99%. Seeing this, Duan Hengye walked over and lightly tapped on the screen. After that, a more detailed progress number appeared in front of Duan Hengye's eyes.
99.97%. It was infinitely close to completion.
Because the Mech was too tall, Duan Hengye couldn't see it clearly. So from a moment ago, Duan Hengye's eyes were fixed on the real-time monitoring screen. Although it looked like the progress was only a little bit away, this little bit of loading still required a lot of time and patience.
Duan Hengye stood there without moving. He didn't know how much time had passed, but the progress was finally at 0.01%.
"Please enter the name of the Mech."
The last step of the Mech manufacturing process was to engrave the name of the Mech. The last time he chatted with Meng Jinhuai, although to a certain extent, Duan Hengye's anxiety eased to a certain extent, he was still nervous about the real-time monitoring of the assembly data. Until now, when he saw the prompt on the screen, Duan Hengye remembered that he hadn't named this new top-level Mech.
Duan Hengye adjusted the screen to handwriting mode, then thought for a while before picking up the matching pen.
"Nan Wei" Duan Hengye wrote these two words.
The last mass-produced Mech produced by Duan Hengye was called "Nan Zhuxing". This time, he gave the name "Nan Zhuxing" to Meng Jinhuai's Mech. This name suddenly appeared in Duan Hengye's mind. For a moment, he didn't know why he gave this name to the Mech in front of him, but he instinctively asked Duan Hengye to write it.
Just as Duan Hengye put down the pen, the robot flying in the air also received the signal. It followed his instructions and engraved the two words on the Mech.
After hearing the sound from above, Duan Hengye took a few steps back, then looked up at the highest point of the Mech. On this huge mech that had already been painted black, the two words "Nanwei" slowly appeared.
Although the manufacturing progress of the Mech Nan Wei was semi-confidential, some people on the Internet could roughly guess the time of its birth based on previous examples. Since Nan Zhuxing controlled the discussion, there weren't many related reports on the Star Web. However, the discussion on the forums didn't decrease at all.
Now that the estimated time of the Mech's birth had passed, the people who had been paying attention to this matter couldn't help but feel anxious when the Research Institute didn't announce it.
This was when the surprise came. The birth of the new Mech wasn't announced by the Research Institute or Nan Zhuxing. Instead, it was Marshal Meng Jinhuai who personally posted it on his social media account.
Meng Jinhuai posted a picture of the Mech with its name.
"From Duan Hengye, 'Nan Wei'." If one didn't look at the picture and just listened to the words, it would sound like Duan Hengye really gave a bouquet of roses to Meng Jinhuai.
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