94: From Technological Warfare to Space Empire

After the meal, Lin Yu stopped the group of drunk young men and Xu Haoxiang from wrestling in the snowy night before bidding farewell to everyone.

The car sent by the Jinghai Hotel to pick him up was a Xiali. Apart from yellow vans, Xiali was the most common car in that era.

Branded cars were ridiculously expensive, costing two cents more than in later times, making them unaffordable for ordinary families.

Lin Yu felt utterly disconnected from this era. His basic living standards were stuck in 1994, while the prices of high-end products were even higher than in later generations.

After getting into the car sent by Jinghai, Lin Yu sped straight back to the Jinghai Hotel, a place frequented by researchers.

In 94, Beijing time, I don't know which university was the first to choose the Jinghai Hotel to hold a research conference.

Perhaps it was the delicious food, or perhaps it was the excellent service.

In the end, the Jinghai Hotel almost became the designated venue for scientific research conferences.

Lin Yu's mentor has a fixed room here.

Although he was physically strong, Lin Yu was quite tired after drinking all night. On the way back, he forced himself to stay alert and pay attention to the surrounding lanes. He only relaxed after he finally arrived at his mentor's room in the Jinghai Hotel.

After a quick wash, Lin Yu went to bed.

Returning to the moment Lin Yu had just gotten into the car, Yang Jia pushed away Xu Haoxiang, who wanted to go back with her.

Seeing that Lin Yu was unwilling to ride in her car and did not take a taxi, Yang Jia's previous arrangements all fell through. Enraged, she took off her high heels and threw them at Xu Haoxiang.

"You bastard!"

"Baka! Baka!"

On a snowy winter night, there were few people on the road. Xu Haoxiang was dead drunk, so Yang Jia stopped pretending and vented her anger on Xu Haoxiang.

Xu Haoxiang was thrown to the ground, and Yang Jia, disregarding the cold, stomped hard on his face with her bare feet.

After a while, he called his subordinates over to brush the snow off Xu Haoxiang and help him into the car to take him back to Beihang University.

In terms of communications, there was no civilian internet or international roaming for mobile devices in 94.

Regular international connections still rely on traditional communication methods like post and telecommunications.

By 1994, landline telephones were widespread in Beijing, but ordinary households did not have direct dialing privileges for international long distances and had to go to a business hall to activate them.

Foreign trade enterprises and companies generally choose international fax, but they still need to go to the business hall to activate it.

Moreover, the price is very expensive, so ordinary people usually choose to mail their letters.

Yang Jia's information went through several transfers before finally reaching the University of Tokyo, which specializes in scientific research.

The moment the message was deciphered, the professors at the University of Tokyo were urgently alerted.

In the 72nd minute, the first professor pointed out that the terahertz unit was simply impossible to achieve.

In the 144th minute, almost all the professors reached a consensus that this unheard-of claim was pure nonsense and that the intelligence was false.

However, remaining cautious, they sent a request for help to the German research team, a former ally of the Axis powers.

In the 216th minute, German intelligence was relayed back: they referred to the undetectable band between microwaves and infrared light as the terahertz blank.

In the 237th minute, following the clues provided by the German side, the professors searched for answers in the direction of microwaves and infrared light, and finally determined that this was the object of the molecular interaction theory in the Schrödinger equation.

In the 258th minute, it was determined that terahertz is a necessary intersection point from macroscopic theory to quantum mechanics, verifying the theory mentioned by Lin Yu.

At the 280th minute, the experts changed their tune and unanimously agreed that it was necessary and essential to obtain information on the progress of research in the terahertz field.

In the 305th minute, the spy superior, who had been patiently waiting at the shortwave radio station, finally received a reply. After decryption, he immediately called Yang Jia:

"We must obtain more information about terahertz technology at all costs."

"Regardless of the cost, you must bring Lin Yu to us!"

"He wants a CPU, right? Get up and buy up all the Intel Pentium 75 CPUs you can find on the market, so he can't find a way to buy them. At the very least, raise the price so he has no choice but to turn to you."

Hearing this order that disregarded her life or death, Yang Jia, still half-asleep, contorted her beautiful face.

Are you sick?

Shopping with tickets? Shopping with tickets? Where did she get so many shopping tickets for specific electronic products?

"Sir, we do have the money, but the receipts..."

A cold and sinister voice came from the other end of the phone:

"Baka! Do you think I'm negotiating with you? Yang Jia! Remember this! Without us, your family is nothing!"

"I'll contact the other teams to each buy some as well. Lin Yu wants this stuff, so we can profit from its scarcity!"

After saying that, the leader hung up the phone.

The 360th minute, 4:55 AM.

In Tokyo, Japan, officials are bringing together an increasing number of experts to discuss the possibilities of terahertz technology.

In Beijing, many electronics vendors were woken up by phone calls as the limited supply of Pentium 75 phones was snapped up.

Meanwhile, Lin Yu was fast asleep on the soft velvet bed in the luxury suite of the Jinghai Hotel, completely unaware of the huge changes in the world line caused by him.

Or rather, even if he noticed, he wouldn't care, since the root of it all was just a lie that was half true and half false.

The real part is that the technology is real; the fake part is that it's simply impossible to develop terahertz technology in this era.

After he returned from his travels, he diligently focused on scientific research, determined to change the era with his own hands. Why did he have to be targeted by such a wicked woman?

This pirate mentality reminded him of the common textbook saying that technology is a double-edged sword.

Since his return in 2026, the giant wave stirred up by the butterfly's wings should have been receding into the distance.

At the 420th minute, Lin Yu, having slept for about 6 hours, finally woke up.

When Lin Yu woke up, he saw that the few pine needles that had been deliberately placed on his carelessly discarded clothes were still lying quietly in their original positions. Only then did he feel completely relieved and acknowledge the security of the Jinghai Hotel.

After a quick wash, Lin Yu went downstairs for breakfast. The fried dough sticks from the Jinghai Hotel were crispy, the soy milk was warm, and the tofu pudding was savory and delicious. Lin Yu always loved to eat these.

After eating and drinking his fill, Lin Yu went back to bed and lingered for a while. Around 8 o'clock, he borrowed the store's phone to call his tutor.

"Teacher, do you have time today? I'd like to meet with you and talk to you about something important. Would you be willing to see me?"

Lin Yu is usually very carefree and doesn't pay any attention to etiquette when communicating with his mentor.

I only maintained the most basic respect and courtesy towards him as a person. When I went to see him or entered his laboratory, I would kick the door open. I was never that polite.

Having ruled out the possibility that Lin Yu was possessed by an evil spirit, Professor Song immediately understood the implied meaning in Lin Yu's words:

"Okay, just the two of us? Or should we find a few more mentors to discuss it together?"

"Let's invite some more mentors," Lin Yu replied.

After hanging up the phone, Professor Song dialed the security area.