The watchtower was very quiet, and neither Qin Ye nor Zhao Yun were saying anything. Around 40 minutes later, Zu Chongzhi and Lu Ban also made their way into the watchtower alongside Xu Chengyang and the others.

Qin Ye took a glance at them to find that Xu Chengyang, Pang Hai, and Deng Ruifeng's faces were all flushed with excitement. It had been far too long since they had been at the center of such a monumental occasion, and there were many people referring to them as senior and teacher during the press conference.

In contrast, Lu Ban and Zu Chongzhi weren't in the mood to celebrate. Instead, they were clearly quite concerned.

"Take a seat." Qin Ye gestured at the chairs around him as he spoke, and the door was quietly closed. Once everyone had sat down, he said, "Let's have a meeting. I won't waste any time, what do you all think about the press conference? Professor Xu, Professor Pang, Professor Deng, we'll begin with you three."

"Alright." Deng Ruifeng took a moment to compose himself, then replied, "I think the press conference went splendidly. In my opinion, it was a resounding success."

Lu Ban and Zu Chongzhi turned to him with a shocked expression upon hearing this, but didn't say anything and soon looked away again.

Pang Hai continued where Deng Ruifeng left off. "There were so many renowned scientists gathered here at this press conference, but not a single one of them was able to point out any holes in our project, this is already a resounding success! Yanluo Qin, I was fortunate enough to have participated in the Berlin...