Chapter 11

After the report was submitted, time seemed to be stretched.

Feng Yan felt like a prisoner waiting for sentencing, sitting uneasily in the office every day.

On the surface, he still handled the routine work of the section step by step, running errands, writing materials, attending meetings.

But his soul had long drifted to the Provincial Academy of Sciences, tied to that thick report.

Section Chief Wang's attitude had already turned into spring breeze and rain.

From time to time, he called Feng Yan into the office, no longer criticism, but "care":

"Little Feng, the Provincial Academy of Sciences... any news?"

"Don't be anxious, leaders are busy with ten thousand things, report review needs a process."

"But we ourselves must be fully prepared to respond to possible inquiries at any time."

"You keep in touch with that Li Yang, ensure he can explain the technical details clearly at any time."

Occasionally, he would praise a few words without naming names at the section morning meeting:

"Some of our comrades have shown keen insight and the courage to be the first in their work."

"Able to discover real potential from seemingly inconspicuous places, this spirit is worth learning from everyone!"

His gaze swept over Feng Yan intentionally or unintentionally.

Even Sister Liu at the opposite desk looked at Feng Yan differently, carrying a bit of inquiry and envy.

The materials sent over were also significantly neater, and she never mentioned asking him to help pick up the children again.

Feng Yan understood clearly, this is all the power of Director Chen's business card and that instruction.

In the system, the attention of superior leaders, especially attention from key departments, is the hardest pass.

He sent a message to Li Yang: "How do you feel? Is there a sense of uneasiness about being 'recruited'?"

Li Yang replied very quickly, but the content was very "Li Yang":

"No time for uneasiness. Modifying the third version of the balance algorithm, using the idea you mentioned last time."

"The delay seems to be able to drop by another three percent. 【Code screenshot】"

Feng Yan looked at the dense code and laughed dumbly.

Okay, the emperor is not anxious, the eunuch is anxious.

The main person didn't care about these at all, only the next technical difficulty in his eyes.

This purity instead calmed his anxious heart.

Dealing with the workplace during the day, he still ran to the warehouse at night.

The atmosphere in the warehouse also changed, no longer the tragic heroism of fighting alone.

But full of a subtle confidence of "we are also a project that has been registered above."

Although resources were still lacking, Li Yang's hands in debugging code were clearly steadier.

Even the sound of cutting metal sounded with a bit of high-spirited rhythm.

That night, Feng Yan was helping Li Yang organize the cables all over the floor.

(This is one of the few jobs he can finish without making mistakes)

While brushing his phone to relax his tense nerves.

As soon as the Trembling Sound APP opened, big data still accurately pushed various cats, dogs, and young ladies.

Suddenly, a livestream title caught his attention:

【Dignity of Physics! Guarding sleep with science! Laser roll call, insect terminator!】

Feng Yan was amused, this clickbait, a bit interesting. He clicked in casually.

The background of the screen was a slightly messy university dormitory.

A boy wearing black-rimmed glasses, looking gentle and refined, was facing the camera with a serious expression.

On the desk in front of him, there was a device with a strange shape.

A disassembled webcam connected to a few small lenses.

Beside it was a laser emitter similar to a laser pointer, all fixed with brackets, and the lines were entangled together.

"Family, please look," the glasses man pushed his glasses, pointing to the real-time picture captured by the camera on the screen.

A mosquito was buzzing around the desk lamp, "Target locked."

"According to its flight trajectory and infrared characteristics, the system has predicted its next position..."

He clicked the mouse.

A tiny red laser flashed by!

In the picture, that arrogant mosquito instantly rose a wisp of almost invisible blue smoke, falling straight onto the desktop.

【Holy crap! Really shot it down?!】

【Laser mosquito killing? Is this thing real? It wouldn't be a dead mosquito thrown by yourself, right?】

【Is the blogger from the Physics Department of Yunchuan University? Alumni! Kneeling to the big boss!】

【Does this count as abusing professional knowledge? (Dog head)】

【Request mass production! The mosquitoes in the dormitory are about to suck me dry!】

【Is this energy control precise? It won't set the dormitory on fire, right? A bit worried about safety.】

The chat exploded instantly, with exclamation, questioning, requests for purchase, and worries about safety.

The glasses man, Chen Guang, looked at the chat and explained patiently:

"Everyone rest assured, the energy has been strictly calibrated, just enough to gasify mosquito-level creatures, absolutely safe for the human body and other items."

"The core lies in the precise synchronization of image recognition algorithms and beam control..."

"Sigh, it's just that this recognition algorithm still has misjudgments, sometimes it hits small flying insects, or mosquitoes fly too fast and can't hit"

"And the dormitory voltage is not very stable, tripped the breaker a few times..."

His tone carried the unique obsession of a tech otaku for imperfection and a little bit of trouble from being complained about by roommates for tripping the breaker.

Feng Yan watched the livestream, his eyes slowly lighting up.

Laser mosquito killing? This idea... is strange and hardcore!

He keenly sensed that this physics student named Chen Guang.

Showed not only the novelty of "using lasers to hit mosquitoes."

The rapid target recognition and tracking, low-power laser precise energy control, and software-hardware collaborative ability involved behind it absolutely cannot be underestimated.

This and Li Yang's mechanical design and system integration ability.

Seems to be completely different but possibly complementary technical routes!

And, looking at the popularity of this livestream room and his logic when explaining technology.

This person has clear logic and good expression ability, not as socially anxious as Li Yang in the early stage.

Feng Yan's little abacus in his heart started to click again.

He habitually clicked into "Mosquito Terminator Chen Guang's" homepage and flipped through the previous videos.

Most of them were recording the process of how he improved the recognition algorithm, adjusted the laser power, and solved the heat dissipation problem step by step.

There was even an "accident report" of burning through a roommate's sock due to misoperation.

(The comment section laughed into a piece), real and carrying the unique humor of students.

He didn't approach from a professional question cautiously like he did when contacting Li Yang initially.

For this kind of genius who is still on campus and carries a bit of student spirit and technical display desire, maybe he can change the way.

He typed in the comment section of the livestream room, using a tone that was half-joking and half-admiring:

"Big boss awesome! This is transforming the dormitory into a close-in weapon system test field!"

"Next time, can you develop a system that automatically identifies and intercepts roommates' smelly socks? (Manual dog head)"

This comment mixed in a pile of "666," because it carried a bit of technical memes and life humor, it stood out particularly sharply.

Chen Guang really saw it, and could see the corners of his mouth bend through the glasses, responding to the microphone:

"Intercepting smelly socks is too difficult, the target feature extraction is several orders of magnitude more complex than mosquitoes."

"Currently... not yet included in the R&D plan."

The livestream room was full of "hahaha."

【Blogger: Are you polite?】

【This comment has a level!】

【Roommate: You better be telling the truth!】

Feng Yan laughed, very good, the atmosphere is harmonious, feeling that pulling Chen Guang over is very promising.

He struck while the iron was hot and posted another line: "Is the recognition algorithm and beam control of the blogger written by yourself?"

"Have you considered applying it to other fields that require rapid and precise reaction?"

"For example... uh, non-contact detection of high-speed moving small targets?"

He deliberately asked relatively broadly, both showing a certain technical understanding and throwing out an open topic that makes people think.

Chen Guang's hand adjusting the equipment paused, as if thinking seriously about this question.

Then he said: "Theoretically feasible, but requires stronger computing power and a more stable hardware platform."

"Currently, this of mine... is mainly for eliminating pests (referring to mosquitoes)."

Feng Yan didn't pursue it further, stopping at the right point.

He clicked follow and became one of the fans of "Mosquito Terminator Chen Guang."

Exiting the livestream room, Feng Yan's mood inexplicably improved.

The stone sinking into the sea of the Provincial Academy of Sciences report didn't seem so anxious anymore.

He looked at Li Yang who was struggling with a line of code.

The warehouse was brightly lit, with only the keyboard tapping sound and the buzzing of the computer case fan.

One path seems to have reached a key node, waiting temporarily;

On the other path, new, shimmering possibilities have quietly appeared.

Feng Yan stretched, walked to the window, looking at the pitch-black night sky outside and the sporadic lights in the distance.

"Looks like, this 'picking up' genius team," he muttered to himself.

A smile hooked at the corners of his mouth, "It's time to consider expanding."