112: Chapter 112 Holy crap, he's been stripped of his citizenship just like that?!

After this question was asked, everyone's breathing stopped involuntarily, and they stared fixedly at the rostrum, eagerly awaiting Lin Yuan's response.

Inside the massive press conference hall, even the sound of shutters clicking thinned out significantly.

All that remained were countless cameras with flashing red lights, aimed straight at the young figure on the rostrum.

"What I am best at?"

Lin Yuan leaned back against the wide back of his chair, his slender fingers lightly tapping on the black metal base of the microphone.

"Tap, tap..."

This highly rhythmic tapping seemed to beat against everyone's hearts.

He tilted his head slightly, his gaze pausing on the reporter who had asked the question for two seconds, before letting out a soft chuckle.

"To be honest, your question doesn't have much to do with the theme of today's major announcement conference."

Hearing this, the hand the reporter used to hold the microphone froze in mid-air, and his Adam's apple bobbed up and down, but he didn't dare to voice a rebuttal.

Lin Yuan leaned forward slightly, his knuckles rapping once on the tabletop.

"But it's fine. Since you asked, I can give you an answer."

Swish—!

Over a hundred reporters in the audience straightened their backs, and dozens of recording pens were thrust forward half a meter in unison, for fear of missing even a single word.

"Actually, I personally don't feel that there is any specific field I am best at."

Lin Yuan spoke at a steady pace, enunciating every word with a distinct rhythm.

"I guess many people probably see that I led a team to create a Photolithography Machine, produced ten-nanometer chips, and am now here promoting Fifth-generation Communication and Brain-like Machine Intelligence..."

At this point, he spread his hands in an extremely casual gesture.

"So, everyone naturally assumes that Microelectronics, communications, or Computer Algorithms are my comfort zone and what I am good at."

In the audience, countless people nodded subconsciously.

Wasn't that the truth?

Breaking through the semiconductor blockade in two months, and now claiming to settle communication and intelligence in half a year—if that isn't called being 'good at' it, then what is?

Lin Yuan took in the expressions of the crowd, which were filled with a sense of 'of course,' and shook his head.

"But that's actually not the case."

"These things are just areas that I happened to develop a bit of interest in at this stage, so I went and did some deep research on them."

The words landed lightly, yet they were like a heavy blow.

In the front row, several veteran foreign media reporters' wrists trembled, nearly banging their expensive recording equipment against the tables.

Just happened to develop a bit of interest?

Did some deep research?

You freaking pierced through the technical barriers built up by generations in the West like they were thin paper, and then you nonchalantly say you were just interested?!

Lin Yuan ignored the chests heaving violently in the audience and continued to drop bombshells.

"Since it's just a matter of interest, my research direction naturally won't be confined to these few boxes."

His gaze slowly swept across the room with a composure that suggested he was in total control.

"After the two projects of communication and intelligence are implemented."

"In the future, I might also venture into other fields..."

"For example, the energy sector. To see if those energy bottlenecks, which are considered physical limits by modern theory, can actually be broken."

"Or perhaps, take a stroll into the field of biological sciences to study the underlying logic of life and the secrets of genes."

"Specifically, it will still depend on my personal interest and the needs of the country at that time."

Upon hearing this, the massive press conference hall fell into a deathly silence for a moment.

Energy?

Biological sciences?!

Either of these two terms, if picked out at random, represented ultimate topics that could affect the entire world and the future fate of all humanity!

In the front row, several news agency reporters hung their mouths open, unable to make a sound for a long time.

In the official live stream, the bullet comments experienced a brief pause before erupting into an unprecedented surge.

"Holy crap, holy crap, holy crap! Did I hear that right? He just said making Photolithography Machines and communication was just because he was interested?!"

"Is this the logic of a top-tier genius? Being interested is enough to make a Photolithography Machine in two months? If he gets interested in a Manned Mars Landing, will we be able to go to space tomorrow?"

"Hahaha, after hearing Lin Yuan's words, The Other Side of the Ocean is probably frantically popping heart-saver pills right now!"

At the press conference, Lin Yuan looked at the faces in the audience that were so shocked they had lost control, and he couldn't help but chuckle.

"Of course, that was just talking about future plans."

"Back to your original question."

"If I absolutely had to give myself a label for what I'm best at..."

Lin Yuan tilted his head slightly, seemingly in serious thought.

"I remember hearing a saying before."

"That saying went like this: Mathematics is what Xia people are best at."

He leaned forward slightly, the smile in his eyes sunny and pure.

"So, as a Xia person, what I'm best at should probably be mathematics."

As these words, which carried an obvious tone of banter, landed.

A burst of uncontrollable laughter suddenly erupted throughout the press conference hall.

The atmosphere, which had been tense to the extreme because of his mention of 'casual research,' was completely dissipated by this half-joking remark.

In the front row, several domestic reporters laughed along while quickly scribbling in their notebooks.

This answer was absolutely brilliant!

In the online live stream, the bullet comments were completely flooded with joy.

"Hahaha, Lin Yuan's sense of humor is just amazing!"

"Mathematics is what Xia people are best at? It's over, it's over. Was I just kicked out of my nationality?"

"Fortunately, math is my best subject. I finally have something that can be recognized by Lin Yuan (doge face)!"

"Wake up, upstairs. Lin Yuan's math is used to calculate the underlying logic of Brain-like Intelligence, while your math is used to calculate supermarket discounts. Are they the same?"

"Wait, is everyone's focus only on math? Did no one notice what Lin Yuan said just now—that he's going to do energy and biological sciences in the future?!"

"Holy crap, I didn't even realize it until you said it! Energy? Controlled Nuclear Fusion? Biological sciences? Gene Potions?!"

"Stop guessing blindly. Lin Yuan was just giving examples. He still has the two mountains of Fifth-generation Communication and Brain-like Intelligence on his hands right now. How could he have time for anything else!"

In the relaxed and pleasant atmosphere, the ordinary onlookers only took it as a genius's joke.

But in the eyes of those who were truly attentive—such as foreign strategic agencies and conglomerate think tanks—they immediately captured these two keywords.

"Quick! Record it immediately! Bold and highlight the terms 'Energy' and 'Biological Sciences' in red! Generate an SSS-level urgent strategic analysis report!"

An intelligence supervisor slammed the table frantically, shouting at the top of his lungs.

"This damn young man! His mention of these two terms today is definitely not aimless! Notify all energy giants and pharmaceutical oligarchs to get ready!"