Chapter 589: Chaos

Mystro froze for a moment.

Suddenly, his nose burned, and his eyes stung.

"I've never really seen Dane speak with my own eyes before. And now… I'm so happy I could cry."

He quickly turned away, tilting his head back and taking a deep breath so the tears wouldn’t fall.

Today was a day of celebration. Crying would just look ugly.

Mystro walked over to Liam, threw an arm around his shoulders, and laughed. “Liam, this is all thanks to you. Whatever you want, just say it. I’ll do my best to make it happen.”

“Come on, Mystro. I’m your junior. I’ve helped so many people, so of course I’d help Dane too. Look at you–if I hadn’t been able to treat him, you probably wouldn’t have let me live it down.”

He grinned and added, “Besides, you should thank Tilda, too. Without the experience she shared from her earlier treatments, I wouldn’t have figured out a new method so quickly.”

Tilda held onto Dane’s arm and raised her brow. “Liam, you really don’t like taking credit. You’re the one who deserves the most thanks. I wouldn’t dare steal that from you.”

Mystro looked at them both and shook his head. “Forget it. I’m thanking both of you. Whatever you need in the future, just ask. I’ll make sure it happens.”

“Fine, we’ll remember that promise,” Tilda teased.

After the group left laughing, only Dane and Tilda were left in the room.

“Tilda… are you nervous?” Dane asked suddenly.

Tilda turned and saw the worry in his eyes.

After all, this was a live broadcast to the entire world, with a huge audience in front of them.

Of course, there was pressure.

Anyone would be lying if they said they weren’t afraid. A normal person would probably freeze on stage, unable to speak.

“It’s fine. As long as you’re with me, I’m not afraid of anything. And besides, I’ve been through tougher things before. Back when I trained with our mentor, I faced challenges way harder than this. Didn’t we survive those, too?”

She leaned her head gently against his shoulder as she spoke.

Dane reached out and patted her head affectionately. “Thank you… Tilda…”

“Don’t thank me. I’m your junior. It’s only right that I support you. You spoil me so much–I should give back. Everything happens for a reason. I believe real effort and true feelings always go both ways.”

She smiled, then tugged his arm. “Alright, it’s about time. We should get going.”

“Okay.”

The guests took their seats one by one inside the grand and solemn hall.

The ceremony officially began.

As the livestream started, the broadcast was mirrored across platforms worldwide.

In seconds, countless viewers flooded into the chat.

[Press 1 to gather!]

[My keyboard’s not keeping up!]

[I wanna see the legends who built the lithography machine!]

[Damn! Every guest in the audience is a big shot. I just spotted the CEO of Yarborough’s leading corporation!]

The national anthem played.

The research team for the lithography machine took the stage.

The broadcast introduced each member in both English and Yvorian, giving their names and areas of expertise.

But the moment the host officially announced Dane as the lead creator of the 4nm chip lithography machine, the world was shocked.

Nobody expected such a young, handsome man to be the head of the project.

[WIT? This young? Are they joking? Or is he some rich kid who got handed the title?]

[Are you crazy? Who would dare fake something this big? The whole world is watching. This is definitely real!]

[He looks like he’s in his 20s. And damn, he’s good–looking! My idols don’t even compare to him.]

[Does Professor Kerrigan have a girlfriend? If not, I’d like to apply! If he does, forget I said anything!]

[Hope he’s open to guys too!]

[Are you out of your mind? Don’t compare pop idols to a national hero. That’s insulting.]

[Hey guys, I’m Justin, been training for two and a half years. I like singing, dancing, rapping, and… basketball, baby!]

[Baby, baby, baby, ooooh-]

[Beliebers in the chat, can’t hide it now!]

[Okay, this chat’s going off track.]

Governments around the world scrambled to respond.

They launched backup plans and began urgent investigations to find out who Dane really was.

But their databases turned up nothing.

Even the most powerful systems in Motrar had no record of him.

“Shit! Who the hell is Dane?"

“Why is there no trace of him anywhere? Has Cetherland’s info protection really reached this level?”

Intelligence agencies everywhere were thrown into chaos.

Meanwhile, in Slosa, the Bell family was also watching the livestream closely.