Chapter 328

Chapter 328

The Thrill of Success

A month passed before she finally managed to cut into a fragment for the first time.

Yin Xu was speechless for a long moment, unable to believe she’d actually succeeded.

“What’s wrong? Is there a problem?” Lin Nannan asked, puzzled by his stunned silence.

“This is downright humiliating!” Yin Xu muttered gloomily. “We’ve been at this for ages with nothing to show for it, and yet, as soon as you returned, not only did you find these unique fragments, but you also managed to cut them using their own properties. It makes us look like total idiots!”

The others nodded, equally crushed by the breakthrough.

Lin Nannan couldn’t exactly say she’d cheated, so she offered an excuse: “Maybe it’s related to what my master taught me. He drilled into me the ideas of balance and counterbalance… Now it seems my guess was correct—these fragments can only be cut using material of the same composition…”

“We tried everything but this!” Yin Xu murmured.

“Well, we didn’t have those stone-like fragments before,” Lin Nannan reassured him. “But now that we’ve succeeded, isn’t that a great thing? Once we study the properties of these fragments, we can put them to use—they could be a game-changer!”

“If we can truly develop them, their potential would be enormous. These things don’t burn or drown—whether used in combat or aerospace, they’d be game-changers. The only question is, who the hell made these? Such powerful technology hasn’t leaked at all… I wonder what kind of grand scheme they’re hiding,” Yin Xu muttered, his expression darkened.

Lin Nannan understood his concerns and comforted him, “Relax. We’re finally getting somewhere.”

The more they studied the fragments, the more the pressure weighed on them. The fear that these materials might one day be weaponized against their country drove Yin Xu and the team to work tirelessly, dragging Lin Nannan along with them…

Before they knew it, Lu Hang had been gone for two months. Spring came, flowers burst open, and the heat crept in—it was planting season again.

Unlike the previous year, Mr. Hu had taken Lu Yuan and the seeds from last year’s harvest away from the village to the capital.

The remaining seeds, which Lin Nannan had no time to tend to, were entrusted to the Lu family.

The villagers, who’d once written Lin Nannan off as an idiot, now saw her as untouchable and no longer dared to cause trouble.

Moreover, Lu Hang, who had once been paralyzed, was now highly regarded. Though he wasn’t home, he wasn’t someone to mess with. If the Lu family refrained from throwing their weight around in the village, it was truly a blessing—so the atmosphere in the village improved, and no one dared to underestimate anyone anymore.

They’d learned their lesson about underestimating people, lest they be the ones left humiliated.

Time flew by, and Lin Nannan and Lu Hang rarely had the chance to reunite. Both were excelling in their respective fields. Then, in the summer of that year, when the village was drowning in green, Lin Nannan—with the help of Yin Xu and others—finally deciphered the fragments, merging and replicating them into an even sturdier material that was impervious to fire and water.

Once proven effective, this material was immediately sent away.

After months of relentless tension, everyone finally relaxed, letting out a collective sigh of relief as they toasted their victory.

“We’ve finally done it!” The sleepless nights of research had aged Yin Xu noticeably, but now his eyes shone with triumph. His grit rubbed off on Lin Nannan too.

She realized that achieving success step by step truly brought an immense sense of accomplishment.