In the time-traveler chat group, am I the only one on Earth?

"Wang Jian, wait for me in the lobby. Beautiful lady, let's get a room..."

.........

Before going to Shanghai for the wedding banquet, Lu Yun needed to settle all the affairs in Chengdu.

Now that everything else is mostly settled, there's still Yu Tao on Xia Shihhan's side.

However, Xia Shih-han is now her own private financial advisor, and all she needs to do is take good care of herself. She doesn't need to go to work at all.

Therefore, Yu Tao had no chance to make a move.

For safety's sake, Lu Yun gave Yu Tao's information to Wang Jian, instructing him to stay in Rongcheng and keep an eye on him.

He couldn't be bothered to ask about anything else.

This time, Lu Yun showed no mercy to Xia Shihhan; his powerful fighting ability made her legs go weak.

The day after Xia Shihhan was able to walk with the support of the wall, he returned to Shanghai alone, intending to first visit He Guoping, his friend who worked on lithography machines.

"Lu Yun, have you finished dealing with things at your company?"

"Yeah, almost."

"Our wedding is in three days. When are your parents coming?"

"I just asked, the flight is tomorrow night."

"Then remember to remind me when the time comes, I'll go with you to pick them up."

"understood."

Are you free right now? Could you come pick me up from get off work?

"No, I have an appointment with Grandpa He's friend to discuss lithography machines, and I won't be able to leave for a while."

"A...lithography machine???"

Hearing Lu Yun's words, Murong Die was speechless: "When you refuse, can you at least come up with a plausible reason??"

Chapter 311 You call this artificial intelligence?

Murong Die knew that Lu Yun had extraordinary abilities and accepted the claim that Lu Yun was a cultivator.

However, the cultivation civilization and the technological civilization are two completely different directions of civilization.

One strengthens the physical body, the other strengthens the equipment; one enhances oneself, the other strengthens the group.

They are, in a sense, completely opposite.

The only thing they have in common is that both require a lot of time to study and learn.

A person's energy is limited. Even if Lu Yun is a cultivator, what energy does he have to study lithography machines?

"What are you thinking? I really have studied lithography machines. If you don't believe me, just call Grandpa He later and you'll find out."

"Are you...serious?"

"Why would I lie to you? That's all for now. Grandpa He's friend will be here soon. I'll contact you again later."

After saying this, Lu Yun hung up the phone.

Beep!

The office building of the Mu Group, Murong Die's office.

Hearing the busy tone on the phone, Murong Die was still a little dazed.

The phone was on speakerphone, so everyone around could hear it, but she couldn't absorb the content of the call in a short time.

She knew He Guoping, of course.

Lu Yun's suggestion that he call He Guoping implies that this guy is currently with He Guoping.

So... does he really understand lithography machines?

How can it be?

"Xiaodie, has your fiancé always been like this?"

Sitting opposite Murong Die was a girl who, although not as beautiful as Murong Die, was still able to get along well with her, and her figure and appearance were undoubtedly goddess-level.

Hearing the two talking on the phone with her own ears, a playful smile appeared on her lips.

The girl's name was Xue Qing, and she had known Murong Die for many years.

His relationship with Murong Die is also very complicated; the two are both friends and enemies.

Saying they are friends means that they have a good relationship and occasionally send each other messages to say hello, or go shopping together.

They are called enemies only because they began to unconsciously compare themselves to each other shortly after they met.

When ordinary people compare themselves to others, they usually compare their figures, looks, bags, watches, or luxury cars and mansions.

But what the two women were comparing was their own abilities and their taste in choosing a partner.

She was very surprised when she received Murong Die's wedding invitation.

Because she knew that the marriage alliance between the Xu family and the Mu family had fallen through, and that Murong Die was going to marry a man she had never met.

Just now, she wanted to see him, which is why Murong Die made the unprecedented decision to call Lu Yun and ask him to pick her up from get off work.

I never expected things to turn out like this...

“Hmm.” Murong Die paused, then explained, “He is indeed quite busy usually.”

"No, I mean, has he always been just giving you the runaround like this? The wedding hasn't even happened yet, and he's already treating you like this?"

"Perfunctory? What do you mean?"

Hearing this, Xue Qing was speechless. "A doctor who treats leukemia goes and researches lithography machines? Just thinking about it makes it seem impossible, right? And you're asking me why?"

"So what? He still... never mind, at least he didn't just brush me off."

Murong Die hesitated for a moment, then said this.

Although marrying Lu Yun was the Mu family's decision, it was also with her consent.

For Lu Yun, the Mu family was merely an added bonus, not as important as he had imagined.

Therefore, Lu Yun had no reason to lie to her.

"My goodness, Xiaodie."

Xue Qing was unaware of the reason behind it and found it hard to believe.

As if he had discovered a new continent, he carefully examined Murong Die.

"Are you alright? You're still defending him even though it's such an obvious excuse? I never knew you were such a love-struck fool."

"What do you mean by being love-struck? I call this trust!!"

"You're hopeless!!"

Murong Die: "........."

.........

Lu Yun's abilities are extraordinary.

But unless Lu Yun speaks up, Murong Die cannot tell anyone else, neither publicly nor privately.

Therefore, it's normal for Xue Qing to misunderstand Lu Yun.

However, Lu Yun didn't care.

He doesn't care what others think of him; as long as the people around him believe in him, that's enough.

While Murong Die and Xue Qing were chatting, Lu Yun also met He Guoping's friend in a hotel room outside the Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics.

This man's name is Hao Yongnian. He is an old man in his sixties or seventies, and he wears a pair of black-rimmed glasses.

Although he is not a leading figure in the chip industry, he is still a professor at the research institute level.

High-precision chips can be used not only in mobile phones, computers, and artificial intelligence, but also in other high-tech military fields.

However, the technological barriers to this technology have always been hampered by foreign countries.

Therefore, Lu Yun's research into this has a great impact on both the military and the civilian population.

He didn't believe a young man could have this kind of ability, after all, Lu Yun wasn't a graduate of a prestigious university in electronics and technology, and he was still so young.

But He Guoping's words sounded so convincing that he had to think more about it, so he decided to come and see what was going on with this young man.

Soon, he followed He Guoping's assistant to the private room and saw the composed young man.

He has a handsome face and a well-proportioned figure, but he doesn't exude any scholarly air.

“Come, Yongnian, let’s sit down and talk.”

He Guoping greeted him.

Hao Yongnian was somewhat puzzled, but still sat down first: "You are the Lu Yun that Professor He mentioned?"

"It's me, Professor Hao."

"Hello, these days, there aren't many young people that Professor He admires so much."

"Hehehe, Grandpa He is just being too kind."

"I heard you can develop a high-precision lithography machine? Do you have any evidence?"

Hao Yongnian was straightforward and didn't want to waste too much time.

After all, time is a very precious thing for people at their level.

"evidence?"

Lu Yun raised an eyebrow slightly.

"Of course." Hao Yongnian explained a common-sense statement as a matter of course: "People who can enter the research institute must at least be graduate students. If you are an undergraduate, and you want the research institute to focus its time and energy on you, you have to demonstrate your abilities first, right?"

"That's...that makes sense."

Lu Yun hesitated for a moment, then took out a Transformer toy that was 20 centimeters tall from a handbag next to him.

The Transformers were small items sent over by Xia Xinghe, and were prepared in advance by Lu Yun to gain the trust of the higher-ups.

This thing looks very sophisticated, but it's actually just a 3D projector.