A fat man who was reborn from the dead? He transforms into a perfect male god in a week.

Mr. Ye arrived one afternoon.

No prior notice was given.

The security guard called when his car arrived at the entrance of the research institute.

"Mr. Zhao, Mr. Ye has arrived."

Old Zhao almost spilled his coffee.

"Which Elder Ye?"

"...That Old Ye."

Old Zhao put the coffee on the table, ran a few steps outside, then came back to get the documents.

He rushed to the elevator with a stack of documents in his arms, then remembered that he hadn't tied his tie. He looked down and saw that it was tied.

I breathed a sigh of relief.

Mr. Ye's car was already parked downstairs.

He wore a gray Zhongshan suit, had white hair, and stood straighter than many young people.

Old Zhao jogged over.

"Mr. Ye, why didn't you tell me beforehand?"

"If I tell you in advance, you need to prepare for three days."

Old Ye smiled.

"I'm just browsing."

Old Zhao thought to himself that the words "just browsing" carried more weight than any official document, but he dared not say them aloud.

He followed Old Ye inside.

"Jiang Chen is in Workshop No. 3."

"Um."

"Should I go and call him out?"

"No need," Old Ye waved his hand. "I'll go see him."

Old Zhao paused for a moment.

"Mr. Ye, Workshop No. 3 is currently under a security classification..."

"I know," said Old Ye.

"I can't even see Jiang Chen's hologram?"

Old Zhao hesitated for a moment.

"You can see it."

"Let's go then."

……

Workshop No. 3

Jiang Chen was standing in front of a huge holographic projection.

The projection shows a complete picture.

It is not a particular building, not a particular spaceship, not a particular mecha.

That's all.

Lingxiao Palace, Guanghan Palace, Doushuai Palace, Demon-Slaying Platform, God-Investiture Platform.

Of the four Heavenly Gates, the South Heavenly Gate is the most important.

Twelve space elevators, like twelve ladders to the sky.

The Xiaoyao and Fuyao motherships, the Wukong series battle armor, and the Douzhan nano battle armor.

The six mechs are: Yinglong, Gonggong, Zhurong, Houyi, Kuafu, and Xingtian.

Spaceship formations, laser weapons, and star-destroying cannons.

All the points, all the lines, all the surfaces, are connected to form a complete network.

When Elder Ye walked in, Jiang Chen was marking a spot on the map.

He didn't turn around.

"Elder Ye."

Old Ye was taken aback.

How did you know it was me?

"pace."

"..." Old Ye chuckled.

He walked over to Jiang Chen and looked up at the hologram.

Looked for a long time.

He didn't say anything.

Old Zhao stood at the back, not daring to say a word.

The workshop was so quiet that you could hear the hum of the equipment running.

Old Ye watched it for a full three minutes.

Then he spoke, his voice a little hoarse.

"Is this... everything?"

"all."

"Is it all here?"

"It's all here."

Old Ye watched for a while longer.

His gaze traveled from the lowest level of the space elevator all the way up.

Passing through the four Heavenly Gates.

Passing through the various halls.

Passing through the South Heavenly Gate, where mechs are arrayed.

Keep looking until you reach the top, where the lunar area is labeled "Guanghan Palace".

Then I saw even further into the distance, in deep space marked "unexplored".

"Jiang Chen."

"Um."

"What are you doing...?"

Old Ye didn't finish speaking.

He raised his hand and pointed to the picture.

My hands are shaking a little.

"You've built a heavenly palace!"

Jiang Chen didn't say anything.

He glanced at the picture.

"It's not finished yet."

Old Ye turned to look at him.

"It's not finished yet?"

"This is the first phase."

Old Ye looked back at the picture.

"Is this... all there is to the first phase?"

"Um."

Old Ye paused for a moment.

He suddenly felt that his Chinese was not enough.

He's been around for over seventy years; he's seen it all.

Having served in the military, in politics, and in charge of this country for so many years, he had never seen anyone turn everything on a map into reality in three years.

Moreover, that picture was so big it could capture the entire sky.

"The Heavenly Court," Elder Ye repeated.

"You call this the Heavenly Court Plan."

"Um."

"The Tushita Palace, the Demon-Slaying Platform, the God-Investiture Platform, and the Southern Heavenly Gate."

"Um."

"Are you really planning to bring the Heavenly Court down from the heavens?"

Jiang Chen finally turned around and looked at him.

"It's not about moving it down."

"It's built there."

Old Ye looked into those eyes.

Very peaceful.

He was as calm as when we first met three years ago.

Three years ago, when Elder Ye first met Jiang Chen at this research institute, the young man had the same look in his eyes.

Everything is taken for granted.

Old Ye walked up to the hologram and pointed to one of the modules.

"Are these twelve space elevators?"

"Yes."

What is the transport capacity?

"A single seat handles an average of 3,000 tons per day."

"Twelve?"

"Thirty-six thousand tons."

Old Ye nodded.

He recalled that three years ago, the total amount of space launches by Southeast University in a single year was less than 500 tons.

Now it's 36,000 a day.

He then pointed to the four Heavenly Gates.

"Defense level?"

"Nuclear-resistant."

"A direct hit?"

"A direct hit is fine too."

Old Ye didn't say anything.

He then pointed to the six mechs.

"These...are hundreds of feet tall?"

"The Yinglong is the tallest, at 123 meters."

"Can it fly?"

"It can fly, it can dive, and it can fight on land."

"arms?"

"A miniaturized version of the Star Destroyer cannon."

Old Ye paused for a moment.

"A star-destroying cannon?"

"A simplified version," Jiang Chen added. "Its power is about 30% of the full version."

What can the official version do?

"Asteroid."

Old Ye stared at Jiang Chen for two seconds.

"You simplified a cannon capable of firing asteroids and mounted it on a mecha?"

"Enough."

Old Ye opened his mouth.

He couldn't utter a word.

He turned to look at the hologram.

I watched for quite a while.

"Whatever you want, the country will give you," said Old Ye.

He has said this many times.

But saying it out today feels different.

It used to be a promise.

Now, let's make a statement.

Because the country has already given Jiang Chen everything he wanted.

Jiang Chen gave the country far more than the country gave him.

"Elder Ye," Jiang Chen suddenly spoke.

"Um?"

"It integrates defense and offense; the framework is now in place."

"Um."

"But the Heavenly Court is more than just a skeleton."

Old Ye looked at him.

"What else?"

Jiang Chen pointed to the "unexplored" deep space at the very top of the hologram.

"And the stars."

Old Ye looked in the direction he was pointing.

Looked for a long time.

He suddenly laughed.

It was a very complex laugh.

There was relief, emotion, pride, and a little something else I couldn't quite put my finger on.

"Jiang Chen."

"Um."

"Do you know what you've done in the past three years?"

Jiang Chen did not answer.

Old Master Ye didn't wait for his reply.

"In these three years, you've moved Tokyo University from the ground to the heavens."

"Then they turned the things in the sky into things from Tokyo University."

"And then you said, this is only the first stage."

Jiang Chen thought for a moment.

"right."

Old Ye smiled again.

This time the smile was even deeper.

"OK."

"You continue building."

"The government will cover your losses."

Jiang Chen nodded.

"good."

……

When Old Ye left, Old Zhao saw him to the door.

Old Ye got into the car and rolled down the window.

"Xiao Zhao."

"exist."

"Make several copies of that hologram."

"I've already backed it up, three copies."

Prepare another copy and send it to me.

"Yes."

Old Ye paused for a moment.

What Jiang Chen just said…

Which sentence?

"The line 'And the stars.'"

Old Zhao is waiting.

Old Ye looked out the window.

"He really can do it."

"He will do everything he says."

Old Zhao nodded.

Old Master Ye withdrew his gaze.

"Let's go."

The car drove away.

Old Zhao stood there, watching the taillights disappear around the corner.

He recalled the words Old Ye had said when he first came here three years ago.

"Whatever you want, the country will give it to you."

That was a promise.

That is now a fact.

In the past three years, Jiang Chen has not asked for much.

A workshop, a group of engineers, a printer, and a table.

But Jiang Chen provided so much that Old Zhao had to take a deep breath every time he took stock of his assets.

Trillions.

That's just money.

Old Zhao has countless things besides money.

heaven.

That was the real Heavenly Court.

He turned and walked back, passing by Liu Jianguo's workshop, and heard clanging sounds coming from inside.

Liu Jianguo was in the workshop overseeing a newly arrived precision machine tool, his reading glasses hanging around his neck and his vernier calipers clipped to his waist.

"Master Liu, what are you busy with?"

"New equipment debugging." Liu Jianguo didn't even look up. "Academician Jiang said they'll start working on the stargate components next week."

"Stargate?"

"Okay, let's make the model parts first."

Old Zhao stood at the door for two seconds, stunned.

Star Gate.

It's a stargate again.

He recalled what Old Ye had just said: "There are still stars."

It seems Jiang Chen had already started heading in that direction a while ago.

"Master Liu, do you know what a Star Gate is?"

Liu Jianguo raised his head and thought for a moment.

"It's probably just a very big door."

"Where does the door lead?"

"I don't know." Liu Jianguo lowered his head again.

"But if Academician Jiang tells me to do it, I will."

"You can't go wrong if you do it."

Looking at Liu Jianguo's resolute face, Lao Zhao suddenly felt that the conviction of these technicians was even stronger than any official document.

They believed whatever Jiang Chen said.

It's not blind.

It has been three years, and Jiang Chen has kept every word he said.

They didn't miss a single one, and the process was extremely time-consuming—it's simply unbelievable.

Old Zhao patted the door frame, turned around and left.

He passed by the next workshop and heard Engineer Chen talking to someone inside.

Mr. Chen was holding a thermos when the lid fell off again. He bent down to pick it up, not noticing that Mr. Zhao was at the door.

"Let me tell you, I glanced at Academician Jiang's hologram today."

"What did you see?"

"I've seen the design plans for the Tushita Palace."

What is the purpose of the Tushita Palace?

"I don't know. But that structure... I've been in this industry for twenty years, and I've never seen a design like that before."

"Is that impressive?"

"It's not that it's impressive. It's that it's completely incomprehensible."

"...Did Academician Jiang draw this?"

"Yes. I was next to him when he was drawing."

How long did he spend drawing it?

"Half an hour."

Engineer Chen took a sip of tea from his thermos.

"What I drew in half an hour, I might need half a year to understand."

"That's the difference."

Old Zhao overheard the conversation at the door but didn't go in.

He continued walking, his mind preoccupied with something else.

Old Master Ye said, "You've built a heavenly palace."

But the Heavenly Court wasn't built by Jiang Chen alone.

Jiang Chen drew the diagram, and then this group of people turned the diagram into reality brick by brick.

Liu Jianguo's vernier calipers, Chen Gong's thermos cup, and Liu Gong's hex wrench.

Every part, every weld, is made by these people.

Jiang Chen gave us direction.

They gave their sweat.

Old Zhao walked to the elevator and pressed the up button.

He suddenly realized that he, as the logistics manager, wasn't so insignificant after all.

At least he bought a lot of good coffee.

……

The voice of the Great Tang Dynasty rang out once after Elder Ye left.

[Boss, Elder Ye's evaluation of the Heavenly Court plan has been recorded.]

Jiang Chen ignored it.

He continued looking at the hologram.

[Boss, the first phase of the Heavenly Court Project is 97% complete.]

"Um."

[It is expected to be 100% complete within two weeks.]

"Um."

[A new phase evaluation will be triggered upon completion.]

Jiang Chen then stopped.

What kind of assessment?

[Civilization Level Assessment.]

Jiang Chen didn't say anything.

He looked at the hologram.

Looked for a long time.

Then I turned off the projector.

"Let's wrap up the first phase first."

"We'll talk about it after we've finished collecting them."

Da Tang remained silent.

It knows that when the boss says "we'll talk about it later," it often means that he already has a next step in mind.

Moreover, that step was farther than anyone imagined.

……

……

Chen Xiaopang heard the news in the Lingxiao Palace cafeteria.

The source of the information is Li Mo.

Li Mo posted: "Professor Ye has come to the research institute."

"What are you looking at?"

"View the complete map of the Heavenly Court's plan."

"Full map?"

"Full map."

Chen Xiaopang was stunned for a moment.

Although he worked at the Lingxiao Palace, he had only seen fragmented pieces of the Heavenly Court's plan in internal documents.

Have you seen the full picture?

"Yes, I have."

"How does it feel?"

Li Mo remained silent for a few seconds.

"It's like looking at a star map."

"However, every single point on that star map is real."

Chen Xiaopang looked at the message and put down the apple in his hand.

He recalled the moment when he first entered the Lingxiao Palace and saw the blue star through the porthole.

At that time, he felt very insignificant.

Now he feels that even Earth is insignificant.

Because what Jiang Chen built in the sky was bigger than the Earth.

"Li Mo."

"Um."

"Do you think Jiang Shen had this planned all along?"

"What have you decided?"

"All of it. The Heavenly Court, the mechs, the warships, the stars."

"I had everything planned out from the beginning."

Li Mo fell silent for a moment.

Do you know what Jiang Shen once said to me?

"What?"

He said, "History is not meant to be made, but to be surpassed."

Chen Xiaopang looked at that sentence.

Looked for a long time.

"So what is he surpassing now?"

"Beyond the heavens."

Chen Xiaopang put down his phone.

I looked up at the ceiling of the cafeteria.

The ceiling is the outer shell of the Lingxiao Palace.

The outer shell is above space.

In space lies Jiang Chenjian's celestial palace.

"Versailles this season."

He muttered something to himself again.

But this time when he spoke, his voice was a little soft.

It was so soft, like talking to oneself, or like praying.

The video of the standard mecha demonstration was uploaded overseas the following day.

This information was not released by the University of Tokyo.

It was taken by those foreign military observers themselves.

They secretly recorded it with their phones from the viewing platform.

The image quality is very poor, and it's very shaky.

But it's clear enough.

Hundreds of jet-black mechs were clearly visible, arranged in a square formation.

You can clearly see that dark golden dragon pattern.

You can clearly see the process of that mountain disappearing after hundreds of white lights.

After the video was released, it first caused a stir among military enthusiasts.

Then it's the entire internet.

Then it's global.

……