Chapter 375: Free Shuttle

Upon arriving at the company, Li Mingyuan was shocked to discover that Longteng Technology was a tech giant with a headquarters covering over a hundred acres, its security level comparable to a military base. His employee card passed all security checks smoothly, and his colleagues showed obvious respect when greeting him.

In the conference room, several high-ranking officers in military uniforms were waiting. The meeting content involved a super AI project codenamed "Wind Eye," which clearly possessed extremely high military value.

Throughout the entire meeting, Li Mingyuan remained in a dazed state. The system provided necessary information at critical moments, allowing him to handle this important meeting. But his brain kept trying to digest that astonishing fact—he was no longer a simple transmigrator, but a key figure who had truly changed history.

After the meeting ended, Li Mingyuan made an excuse of feeling unwell to leave early, driving back to his apartment. He immediately opened his computer, frantically searching for more information about the current world landscape.

The discovery that shocked him most was that the Star-Spangled Country of this world was completely different from the superpower in his memories. On this timeline, the Star-Spangled Country had collapsed after losing the war, and coupled with the rapid technological progress of Long Country, the landscape had been thoroughly changed.

Not only did the Star-Spangled Country fail to become a unique superpower, but it was also comprehensively surpassed by Long Country in every field.

In the last twenty years, domestic conflicts in the Star-Spangled Country had intensified, extreme nationalism had risen, political division was severe, the economy remained sluggish, and international influence had declined significantly.

"Tsk tsk, this contrast is just too huge." Li Mingyuan couldn't help but exclaim, "Can you believe it? Just because I, this little butterfly, flapped my wings a few times, the entire world landscape has fucking changed."

The system responded calmly: "The Master's influence is far beyond that of a butterfly. You are equivalent to having changed the main road, rather than a small tributary."

Li Mingyuan lay on the sofa, feeling exhausted: "So what now? Am I to accept this identity, continue being my high-paid worker, or..."

"System detects new function has been activated." The system suddenly interrupted him, "Time-space travel function is now available. You may choose to switch between the 50s and 2024 once daily, with a cooldown time of 24 hours."

"What?" Li Mingyuan sat up abruptly, "I can still go back to that era?"

"Certainly. But please note, this is not a simple return to the past, but a switch between two time-space nodes that have formed a fixed connection. Your actions in any one time-space will directly affect the other."

Li Mingyuan stood up and paced back and forth in the living room: "This means I can continue to lead Long Country's technological development in that era, while enjoying the fruits brought by these changes in 2024?"

"Theoretically, yes. But the system reminds you that time-space travel has instability; please use it with caution."

Li Mingyuan stopped in his tracks, excitement flashing in his eyes: "System, I want to try this function immediately. Send me back to the 50s!"

"Warning: Time-space travel will initiate in 5 seconds. Please ensure you are mentally prepared. 5, 4, 3, 2, 1..."

Li Mingyuan's vision went black, followed by a sensation of the world spinning. When he opened his eyes again, he found himself sitting at a crude desk, with a pile of Mushroom egg blueprints spread out in front of him.

The familiar military industrial base environment, the familiar fluorescent lighting, the air filled with the smell of tobacco and machine oil.

"Chief Engineer Li, are you alright?" A familiar voice came; it was Dean He, "You look a bit dazed."

Li Mingyuan turned his head abruptly and saw that familiar old face from his memories. Dean He, his capable assistant, the old scientist who had fought side-by-side with him during the Mushroom egg research and development process.

"I... I'm fine." Li Mingyuan tried hard to control his emotions, "Maybe I'm just too tired."

"That is Nature, working for 72 consecutive hours, no one could handle that." Dean He said with concern, "After the test explosion succeeded, you should get some good rest."

The test explosion succeeded. These four words struck Li Mingyuan like Lightning.

According to his vague memories, he should be shortly after just completing the Mushroom egg test explosion, the critical moment when Long Country was about to become a Mushroom power.

"System, what time is it now?" He asked silently in his heart.

"Three days after the Mushroom egg test explosion." The system answered immediately.

Li Mingyuan took a deep breath, calming his excited mood.

He stretched, feeling sore all over. Not moving for three days, his muscles were almost stiff.

"Has anyone come to see me?"

"Dean He, Lao Liu, and the Military Department Director have all come to visit. The base is currently in a celebratory atmosphere, while also nervously preparing to deal with possible international reactions."

Li Mingyuan nodded, and just as he was about to get up, the dormitory door was suddenly pushed open. Dean He rushed in energetically, and seeing that Li Mingyuan had already woken up, a joyful smile immediately bloomed on his face.

"Chief Engineer Li! You're finally awake! We were all worried sick!"

Li Mingyuan smiled slightly, "Dean He, am I not perfectly fine? I was just too tired and took a nap."

Dean He excitedly held his hand, "Chief Engineer Li, you don't know how many big things have happened in these three days! The news of the successful Mushroom egg test explosion has spread across the globe, the Di Guo is so angry they are jumping, Beijixiong Guo has expressed 'understanding', and both Sakura and Taiji Tiger have sent Special Envoys, wanting to negotiate peace with us!"

Li Mingyuan's heart stirred; these reactions matched the history in his memory. But he was more concerned about the movements of the Di Guo.

"What specific reaction does the Di Guo have? What about those two Mushroom eggs they had prepared?"

Dean He mysteriously lowered his voice, "Latest intelligence! The Di Guo leader has ordered a pause on the Mushroom egg delivery plan, turning instead to strengthening conventional armaments. They intend to fight a war of attrition with us, believing our Mushroom egg quantity is limited and insufficient to change the war situation."

Li Mingyuan sneered, "That certainly fits the consistent arrogance of the Di Guo."

"Also," Dean He continued, "Minister Zhang ordered me to notify him as soon as you woke up; he wants to discuss the next step of the plan with you."

Li Mingyuan nodded, quickly finished washing up, changed into a military uniform, and followed Dean He toward the command center. Along the way, everyone he encountered saluted or bowed to him, their eyes filled with admiration and gratitude.

"Hello, Chief Engineer Li!"

"Thank you for your hard work, Chief Engineer Li!"

"Long live Chief Engineer Li!"

Li Mingyuan was somewhat unaccustomed to this heroic treatment, but he knew that in this era, he had indeed accomplished a feat that ordinary people could not imagine.

Inside the command center, Minister Zhang, the Military Department Director, and several high-ranking generals were holding a meeting. Seeing Li Mingyuan enter, everyone stood up and responded with warm applause.

"Chief Engineer Li! A hero of Long Country!" The Military Department Director hugged Li Mingyuan warmly, "Without you, we could not have developed the Mushroom egg in such a short time and thoroughly changed the war situation!"

Minister Zhang also gripped Li Mingyuan's hand, "Chief Engineer Li, you have performed a great service this time! The people of Long Country will forever remember your contribution!"

Li Mingyuan smiled modestly, "This is a collective Victory, inseparable from everyone's support and the efforts of all scientific research personnel."