Ten children, all around the age of nine, stood in front of the alloy bed, gazing sorrowfully ahead.

Behind these ten children stood ten women, each from different scientific research departments.

Ten years ago, when Qian Wangshen decided to risk his life and burn out during the journey, the Military Industry Department formed by the merger of Source Star Military Industry and Starfire Military Industry initiated a plan. They screened hundreds of egg cells with ultra-high intelligence potential from the gene bank, and Sun Ai performed simulations to find the ten most suitable ones. Finally, using artificial synthesis and bionic storage, these ten children were raised.

Now, these ten children have been raised well. They know who their father is, and they know who their mother is. Their upbringing was not lacking in paternal and maternal love. Although Qian Wangshen was busy, he often devoted his energy and teachings to these ten children. They also showed top-level or outstanding talents in academics.

The master of ceremonies glanced at Ren Zhong with an inquiring look.

Ren Zhong nodded slightly.

Qian Wangshen was pushed into the atomic furnace.

The room was immediately filled with cries.

Ren Zhong slightly clenched his fist.

Although he knew this would be the norm in the era of cryonics, it conflicted violently with his life views established in the 21st century.

Ren Zhong was not experiencing for the first time that he crossed time, yet was forced to watch friends and comrades age and die beside him.

But he still never could adapt.

When he met Wang Zhaofu back then, he once boastfully declared, with resurrection reset, that "nothing but time can take your life from my protection."

That was Ren Zhong's confident declaration, with a hint of humor.

But it later turned into a self-fulfilling prophecy, and the same story happened again and again.

Ren Zhong leaned back slightly, preparing to turn around and leave early. He didn't want to watch the ceremony being completed.

In the process of leaning back, his back seemed to bump into something soft.

Ren Zhong turned around, unexpectedly discovering Hua Yuelan, who should have been frozen, somehow appeared behind him.

Hua Yuelan smiled a bit shyly, "Hello, Mr. Ren."

Ren Zhong: "Why did you wake up?"

"Before sleeping, I set up wake conditions in the system. Old Qian and I, after all, were cellmates in the Second Prison. Now that he's gone, I should come and see."

Ren Zhong nodded, "Mm, you go in. I'll leave now. My time is tight, need to continue to cryonic slumber."

Hua Yuelan: "Goodbye."

With that, Ren Zhong quickly left.

Hua Yuelan did not immediately enter the room but turned to look at Ren Zhong's departing figure.

They didn't exchange many words, but Hua Yuelan vaguely felt that Ren Zhong's walking posture was no longer as strong as before, seeming somewhat weak.

She shook her head slightly, and when she looked at Ren Zhong again, her perception changed.

His walking posture indeed had no change, but it carried a bit of determination.

Hua Yuelan looked at the atomic furnace, and the decomposition progress was about to reach 100%.

After a long time, Hua Yuelan sighed deeply and also turned to leave.

...

A month later, the staff responsible for monitoring Ren Zhong's single-person frozen chamber suddenly heard a piercing alarm.

A doctor, graduated from Sun Miao Medical College, quickly got up and immediately activated the emergency plan. 𝙧𝙚𝙚𝔀𝒆𝓫𝓷𝙤𝓿𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝙤𝓶

The extra life-support device installed in the frozen storage had already been activated ahead of time, steadily controlling the thawing process.

This was Ren Zhong's special treatment.

Due to his "physique" being different from ordinary people, there's always the possibility of unexpected consciousness awakening, and his cryonic slumber was constantly monitored by a professional team.

Ten minutes passed, and Ren Zhong sat up from the frozen storage, gasping for air.

After a simple chat with the staff and a comprehensive rapid health check, Ren Zhong returned to his office, took out a notebook, and wrote a new number, 7639.

He didn't know specifically what happened a month later, the only thing he could be sure of was that he died once again in cryonic slumber.

This, of course, was not normal.

After targeted modifications, Ren Zhong's single-person frozen chamber had an extremely strong defensive capability, seemingly as secure as an Iron Wall.

Under Sun Ai's monitoring, there was no possibility of being breached from the inside by an insider.

There was only one explanation: the security system of the Tracker Spaceship was completely breached in an instant by a rover.

The time of the breach should be two months after entering the Tenglong Nebula.

And the enemy's attack was extremely fierce and sudden. The disparity in combat strength between the sides was overwhelming, so much so that there was no time even to awaken him.