71: Chapter 71 Mobilization

Deng Renfang felt all the pressure dissipate like smoke at this moment.

enlightenment! It was here! At the moment he needed it most.

He stood up abruptly, the chair legs scraping harshly against the floor, instantly shattering the silence.

"Enough!" His voice wasn't loud, but it was like a cold blade, cutting through all hesitation.

His gaze swept across the stunned or angry faces, finally landing on Fatty Li's plump face, which was filled with fake concern.

"The application for enlightenment AI,"

Deng Renfang enunciated each word, striking everyone's heart with absolute clarity.

"Has passed. I am going to the factory right now, immediately."

He grabbed the old, scuffed briefcase from the desk, his movements carrying a decisive, bridge-burning efficiency.

"Discuss it however you want. Ceding the company? Selling the technology? Don't even think about it!"

He walked to the door, hand resting on the cold doorknob. Back turned to the room full of people with their various schemes, his voice was resolute, leaving no room for negotiation.

"Want to take the legal route? I'll see you to the end! Whatever tricks you have, bring them on!"

With that, he pulled the door open with a "clatter" and strode out without looking back, slamming the door on the shock, calculation, and lingering smoke in the room.

"Brother Renfang! Wait! Let's talk about the details! The terms are negotiable..."

Fatty Li's urgent shouts followed him out. He even jogged into the hallway, the forced friendliness on his face instantly replaced by anxiety, with fine sweat beads forming on his forehead.

But Deng Renfang's back didn't pause for a second. Instead, he walked faster, the sound of his leather shoes hitting the floor echoing in the empty corridor with a sense of unwavering determination.

He rushed out of the office building, met by the scorching sunlight and the city's characteristic bustle and exhaust fumes.

He hailed a taxi, ducked inside, and blurted out the factory address as fast as a firing bullet.

"Driver, please hurry!"

He urged, his phone already pressed to his ear, his voice hurried yet carrying an irrepressible excitement.

"Old Zhang, it's me. Everyone—yes, everyone! R&D Team, Testing Team, Software Team—everyone on duty within the hour! Drop everything you're doing! Yes, right now! Immediately! At once!"

On the other end of the line came the incredulous exclamation and subsequent agreement from the factory manager, Engineer Zhang.

Deng Renfang didn't have time to explain. He made one call after another, his voice echoing in the cramped taxi like a series of indisputable military orders.

He leaned back against the somewhat greasy taxi seat, his heart still thumping like a drum in his chest.

Even he hadn't expected that the application, piled with dry reports and business data that made even his own head spin, would pass so quickly!

Those operating figures, recording the company's ups and downs and looking real to the point of being pathetic, had now become the key to a new world!

This efficiency was like a dream!

The factory side had already exploded into a frenzy.

Although R&D had been paused due to funding issues, Deng Renfang had gritted his teeth and never stopped everyone's wages, only letting them arrange their own time to recharge.

Now, receiving this sudden emergency call, every Researcher and technical backbone felt as if they had been injected with a shot of adrenaline!

Some sprinted out of libraries, some abandoned the amusement parks where they were with their children, and some even rushed out of the dorms wearing slippers.

The factory area, silent for days, was instantly activated by the roar of engines and hurried footsteps. Figures merged into a flood, surging toward the Core R&D Area where everyone's hopes rested.

When Deng Renfang arrived at the factory looking travel-worn, this was the scene he saw.

The R&D Center was brightly lit, and all key personnel had arrived; not a single person was late.

On the familiar faces, there was no longer the previous confusion and anxiety, but a mix of tension, excitement, and a long-lost, eager glow.

Seeing him enter, everyone's gaze focused on him in unison, like soldiers waiting for inspection.

Deng Renfang took a deep breath. Without wasting words, he walked straight to the center, his gaze sweeping across every face.

"Brothers, I won't mince words! You've probably heard about the Qiming Intelligent Manufacturing Engine over the last few days. I applied for it that same day, and now, our application has been approved!"

There were no expected cheers, but rather a silence suppressed by excitement, though everyone's eyes grew brighter.

"That old antique, Rock."

Deng Renfang waved his hand, his tone carrying a near-contemptuous decisiveness.

"From now on, it's fired! Use the Qiming Intelligent Manufacturing Engine to replace it completely!"

He spoke rapidly, yet every word was powerful.

"Software Team, your task is the heaviest and most urgent. Use the fastest speed to open all data channels and bring enlightenment in!

R&D Department, take all the data you've tucked away—projects, failure records, successful experiences—everything, everything! Organize it all and feed it to enlightenment! I want its first bite to be our entire foundation.

From today on, the R&D direction will treat the solutions provided by the enlightenment engine as the highest priority! Understood?!"

"Understood!"

This time, the response was uniform and loud.

No questions, no hesitation.

These Researchers and technicians who spent their lives in the lab knew Rock's inadequacy better than anyone.

That old industrial AI was like a stumbling old man; deducing new materials was like a game of chance—low efficiency, high cost, a literal bottomless pit for capital.

To them, the arrival of enlightenment was not an order from the boss, but salvation like rain after a long drought!

It was the only hope to break through bottlenecks and touch truly cutting-edge technology!

Action! Immediate action!

The software engineers were like they'd been given a shot of adrenaline, pouncing on their computers. The sound of typing instantly became a rapid downpour, code flowing across screens like waterfalls. They had only one goal.

To build the bridge to the wise deity that was enlightenment at the fastest possible speed.

The Researchers were like treasure hunters, rushing to filing cabinets and databases, categorizing, organizing, and uploading those dusty, burning data blueprints, experimental reports, and parameter records marked with sweat and countless failures.

The entire R&D Center instantly became a high-speed, goal-oriented, and vibrant precision battle formation!

As for Deng Renfang's phone, which had been beeping incessantly with flashing calls from shareholders and Fatty Li, he didn't even look at it, simply long-pressing the power button.

The screen went completely dark.

The world became quiet.

Now, his battlefield was only here.

Belonging to him and his team, and that newly arrived future named enlightenment.