Not long after, an official document bearing the seal of the Cabinet Office was transmitted to G Province.
The moment the notice arrived, the entire provincial leadership circle was shaken awake.
A Cabinet Leader was coming—personally—to conduct research and inspection.
Within a single day, multiple emergency meetings were convened. Routes were confirmed, schedules were reviewed line by line, contingency plans were revised again and again. Every unit involved in the itinerary was placed under high-level coordination.
Among them—
Tiangong Group.
The notification reached the group almost immediately.
Huang Yuanmei felt a genuine flicker of pressure.
It wasn't that she had never hosted inspections before—on the contrary, since the London Nickel War, leaders at all levels had visited frequently. But this time was different.
The rank was too high.
After issuing routine instructions—comprehensive cleaning, safety inspections, fire checks, access control rehearsals—she did not delegate further. Instead, she personally went to Bai Yue's private manor to report the matter.
"Boss," she said respectfully, "the Cabinet Leader will include Tiangong Group in his inspection itinerary. Will you be making an appearance?"
Bai Yue sat quietly in the courtyard, dressed in a simple white robe.
The moment Huang Yuanmei saw him, her heart skipped slightly.
It hadn't even been that long since she last came—but his presence felt… different.
Calmer. Deeper. As if the noise of the world could no longer cling to him.
"I won't go," Bai Yue replied casually. "You'll represent the group."
Huang Yuanmei was startled. "Boss… this level of leadership—shouldn't you at least—"
"There's no need," Bai Yue interrupted gently. "Aside from the core principles I personally set, there's nothing that can't be seen. Don't hide anything. Let them look as much as they want."
"…Understood."
She swallowed the rest of her objections.
At Tiangong Group, Huang Yuanmei was already a decisive figure—someone whose name now carried international weight. On domestic networks, she was hailed with every title imaginable: Queen of Futures, Most Beautiful President, Iron Lady of Capital.
Yet in front of Bai Yue, she instinctively restrained herself.
If the boss said no—
Then it was no.
After she left, Bai Yue remained seated, gaze drifting toward the distant wetlands, thoughts unreadable.
May 1st — International Labor Day
Early morning.
A convoy of seven or eight Coasters, escorted by police vehicles at the front and rear, rolled steadily to a halt in front of the Tiangong Group headquarters.
The road had already been cordoned off.
Bright red banners fluttered at the entrance:
"Warmly Welcome the Cabinet Leader for Inspection and Guidance"
Huang Yuanmei led the entire senior management team forward.
The moment the lead vehicle door opened, she stepped up without hesitation.
"Welcome, Leader Wen," she said warmly, extending her hand.
The Cabinet Leader smiled as he shook it. "President Huang, thank you for the trouble. We've come unannounced."
"Leader, you're too polite. Your visit is an honor for us. Please—do give us more guidance today."
Behind him came a formidable entourage: secretarial staff, security, advisors, doctors, journalists, and provincial officials. Nearly a hundred people in total.
After brief introductions, the group entered the building.
As per custom, the inspection split into two streams.
Huang Yuanmei personally accompanied the Cabinet Leader and core personnel, while other officials were guided by designated staff. Everyone understood the tacit rule—leaders saw the overview; specialists dug into the details.
Inside the Tiangong Building
The 72-story tower was a sea of laboratories.
Here were theoretical research floors, materials testing centers, prototype workshops—almost all preliminary R&D for Tiangong's subsidiaries was centralized here.
"President Huang," the Cabinet Leader said conversationally, "you commanded operations from afar during the Qingshan incident and turned the tide thousands of miles away. That was a resounding victory for our national enterprises."
Huang Yuanmei smiled. "It was a collective effort. And more importantly—it was because we stand on solid ground. Without the country behind us, such profits would never have been realized."
This was no empty courtesy.
If they had belonged to a smaller nation, foreign capital would have had countless ways to default, distort standards, or rewrite rules mid-game.
Contracts, morality—those were luxuries invoked only when convenient.
The group continued their tour through the morning, then boarded vehicles bound for the development-zone factories.
Weidu Precision — Production Workshop
After donning protective suits, the group entered a vast workshop.
On the production line stood a colossal machine—half-assembled, yet already radiating industrial authority.
Su Zhenhong stepped forward, voice brimming with confidence.
"This is our independently developed ultra-precision processing center. It abandons traditional multi-axis linkage and instead uses our proprietary phased-array light-cage technology."
He gestured toward the machine.
"Three hundred and sixty degrees. No dead angles. Nanometer-level precision—well beyond international standards."
The Cabinet Leader narrowed his eyes slightly.
What he saw was not merely machinery.
It was a manufacturing watershed.
Ultra-precision processing was the backbone of advanced industry—civilian and military alike. From aerospace to engines, from medical devices to weapons systems, it dictated the ceiling of national capability.
And now—
That ceiling had visibly shifted.
In another workshop, a completed processing center was already operating, fabricating massive mining equipment.
Under surveillance screens, invisible light blades sculpted solid metal from within, carving complex internal structures without harming the exterior.
Gasps rippled through the group.
"This isn't cutting," someone murmured. "It's… rewriting matter."
A technician explained, "The phased-array light cage allows internal processing without physical tools. No tool wear. No perspective limits. Parameter adjustments alone determine output."
A senior advisor muttered under his breath, "If this goes public… it's Nobel-level."
The Cabinet Leader turned serious.
"President Huang," he said frankly, "this technology is of national importance. For now, it must not be disclosed externally. Priority use should be military."
Huang Yuanmei nodded without hesitation. "Of course. Civilian versions will be detuned and released only under supervision."
Energy Division
At the final stop, Li Zhaobin presented a compact, unassuming battery module.
"This is our electron-flow physical battery," he announced. "Energy density exceeds current lithium batteries by over 50%."
"Safety?" someone asked immediately.
"No risk of thermal runaway. No spontaneous combustion. And—five-minute full charge."
The room fell silent.
Li Zhaobin continued calmly, "This is not an upgrade. It's a replacement. Chemical batteries will fade. The era of physical batteries has begun."
No one argued.
Because the data spoke louder than rhetoric.
A Request
As the inspection drew to a close, the Cabinet Leader paused.
"President Huang," he said, "I would like to meet your Chairman, Bai Yue."
Huang Yuanmei hesitated briefly, then stepped aside to make a call.
Moments later, she returned.
"Our Chairman has agreed."
The convoy turned once more—this time toward Bai Yue's private manor.
Inside one of the Coasters, a junior official muttered irritably, "This Chairman Bai really puts on airs…"
A sharp glance from his superior silenced him instantly.
No one else spoke.
The Cabinet Leader himself remained expressionless.
Some people—
Did not need to come out to be present.
And some meetings—
Were destined, no matter how long they were postponed.
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