Chapter 1252: Chapter 61: Your Stars and Sea (Extra Update for Monthly Tickets!)_4

Lin Xian put down a note with a secret address on it:

“I’ll tell you more when the time comes.”

…

After that, Lin Xian went to find Chu Shanhe and explained the impending outbreak of the Hibernation Suppression Virus and his plan with Zhao Yingjun.

Chu Shanhe was deeply shocked by the determination of Lin Xian and Zhao Yingjun, and likewise, he admired these two young people even more:

“I understand, Xiuying and I will go to Dragon Science Academy as soon as possible and complete the hibernation before April 17th.”

…

Finally.

Lin Xian arrived at the automotive city, finding Gao Yang in the office of the car dealership manager.

“What?”

Gao Yang widened his eyes:

“No way… is this for real? What are you two thinking?”

Gao Yang stood up excitedly and walked over to Lin Xian:

“No, just consider me narrow-minded, unable to see the broader picture, but what’s the future apocalypse hundreds of years from now got to do with us! Are you going to live that long?”

“Back when we were having barbecue by the river, didn’t you say you’d definitely never use the Hibernation Pod? If the virus infects, then let it infect! Anyway, it has no harm to health… Do you really want to live as long as Heaven itself! Can’t you just live a good seventy or eighty years honestly?”

“Besides, you’re not like me. You have a family; your daughter is about to be born. You two are really crazy! What’s the point?”

“Ah, delegate the apocalypse hundreds of years from now to people hundreds of years later! How do you know someone more capable won’t emerge? How can you be sure you’re the only one with superpower?”

“Have faith in future generations’ abilities, brother! The waves of the Yangtze will push forward one after another, each generation stronger than the last! Look at you, worrying so much about their life and death when none will even recognize you as a striped green onion in the future…”

Lin Xian chuckled calmly:

“What would you do if you were in my shoes?”

“So much money! More than I can ever spend! I’d surely live a carefree and enjoyable life!”

Gao Yang pounded his chest:

“Haven’t you read those Dragon King novels on the internet? There’s not a single one of them as dense as you. If you’d told me earlier that your dream was real… I’d have dragged you into betting on the World Cup, then continued on the European Cup, and bet my way to becoming the world’s wealthiest man.”

“Then what?” Lin Xian asked.

“Then I’d buy yachts, buy islands, invite all Victoria supermodels for a party on the island! After getting bored, I’d wave my hand to enter the entertainment industry for another round, walking with pride and becoming an esteemed figure everywhere I go. That’s truly living a fantastic life!”

“And finally, I’d connect with the nation’s top lines, become unmatched, win fame before and after death, glorify my ancestors, and enjoy all worldly prosperity–even if people are still singing praises of your name hundreds of years later!”

“Look at you, living such suffocating days, being toyed with all the time, can’t sleep properly, and always hiding! Do you know what it’s like when people leave and their tea cools? You, Lin Xian–you’re still someone in 2025, but when you hibernate and wake up after 200 years, you’ll be nothing. With outdated knowledge, you’ll only be fit to roast gluten on the street!”

Lin Xian maintained his smile.

Indeed, he’d read similar novels about godly wealth and black tech, and they were exactly as Gao Yang described.

“Alright.”

Lin Xian waved his hand, not intending to say much to Gao Yang:

“I came today just to bid farewell. Over twenty years of brotherhood, we’re the ones who’ve known each other longest in this world. This farewell feels like a matter of life and death, and I can’t bear to part with you.”

“Hey!”

Gao Yang exclaimed:

“Why are you so stubborn! Do you have a vendetta against money? If you do, let me spend it for you!”

“Fine.”

Lin Xian chuckled:

“Since I’m hibernating, handing the company to someone else doesn’t give me peace of mind, but I’d be more at ease handing it to you. So go ahead and become the boss of Rhein Company; feel free to play around. I’ve already spun off Tem Bank, you collapsing Rhein Company won’t have much impact.”

“Are you serious?”

Gao Yang grew anxious:

“Really, what are you doing! Don’t be so irrational!”

“Alright, don’t try to persuade me.”

Lin Xian stood up, ready to say goodbye:

“I, together with Yingjun, have already made up our minds, and nothing will change. Plus, it’s not just about saving the world and humanity’s future… Chu Anqing jumped from a plane thirty thousand meters high for me to capture the Space-Time Particles; can I bear abandoning her?”

“What?”

Gao Yang was stunned:

“It’s related to Chu Anqing? Have you found a way to save her?”

Lin Xian shook his head:

“Not yet, but… Only by hibernating to the future can I understand the truth behind the Millennium Stakes and find hope to rescue Chu Anqing.”

“This is a promise I must keep, and coincidence or not, Chu Anqing, Millennium Stakes, World-Ending White Light, humanity’s extinction conspiracy–these four things… are likely to be [the same thing], [the same root].”

“So, saving the world means saving Chu Anqing; saving Chu Anqing means saving the world.”

“I’m leaving now, keep yourself busy.”

And with that.

Lin Xian turned and walked toward the office door.

Suddenly!

A dull thud, Gao Yang’s big hand grabbed Lin Xian’s arm and pulled him back.

“Hm?”

Lin Xian turned his head back.

But what he saw…

Was Gao Yang, face serious, struggling and hesitant.

“What’s wrong?” Lin Xian asked.

Gao Yang’s face turned bright red.

Eventually.

He said through gritted teeth:

“You, bastard… damn it, should’ve told me about Chu Anqing earlier.”

His voice subdued.

Recalling the days spent together at the astronaut training center,

Remembering the girl, face covered in blood,

Yet still bravely exiting the pod,

Recalling the helpless turn on the aircraft wing,

Recalling that leap between life and death, unwavering and resolute…

Gao Yang grit his teeth:

“You damn, Chu Anqing jumped the plane right in front of me, we were partners executing that mission, and I even joined you to dig her grave…”

“If you said this was all just for rescuing the world and saving humanity’s future, that’s too grandiose and I would have no interest.”

“But if you say it’s to save Chu Anqing…”

He swallowed.

Lifted his head, squinting his eyes:

“I might, consider it.”