Journey of the Age of Rebirth

The sky was a little dark, but the scene was unfamiliar to Lin Yidong. He didn't even know why he was here. Everything felt like a dream. And why was he kneeling here? He was still not used to it.

Lin Yidong was definitely a proud son of the heavens. It could even be said that he had belonged to the category of other people's children since he was young. However, fate seemed to be unfair to him. While it gave him a strong physique and a smart brain, it also made him live in pain and confusion.

Lin Yidong was a Chinese man, and his parents were not by his side since he was young, but he could receive a considerable amount of living expenses every year. In other words, his parents 'financial situation was not bad. He didn't know exactly what he did until the end of his life. It could even be said that it was as if he had never had parents.

However, Lin Yidong's arrangement was very reasonable. At least the person he entrusted it to was quite reliable.

Lin Yidong had been living with a blacksmith called Old Tie since he was young, so apart from studying, he had been learning how to forge. Not only that, Old Tie seemed to be a martial artist who could even guide him when he was free. Of course, the so-called sparring between the two was more like being beaten up. Therefore, injuries were inevitable, but he had also trained a good body!

Of course, there were times when they didn't understand. After all, in modern society, there were fewer and fewer people who needed to forge iron. It could even be said that there were almost none. However, Old Man Tie still insisted. He didn't know what was going on.

Blacksmithing could be said to be the most primitive forging technique. Although it was primitive, it was very practical. It seemed simple, but it was not easy to learn.

Then again, there were three hardships in life: forging iron, rowing boats, and grinding tofu.

The first was to support the boat, which was in danger of capsizing and losing its life at any time. As for smithing, enduring the heat by the furnace day and night was like living in hell. When it came to selling tofu, he slept at midnight and got up at dawn to work as a donkey, earning a small amount of money to make a living.

It was because he had been dealing with metal since he was young that he was very sensitive to metal and other materials. Even Old Man Tie had said that Lin Yidong was born to be a blacksmith.

However, this kid had been doing well since he was young and had always been the first in his exams every year. Perhaps his parents were born smarter and had inherited good genes. Otherwise, the explanation was completely different.

Just as Lin Yidong was happily welcoming the college entrance examination, an admission notice was delivered directly to his hand.

The California Institute of Technology was founded in 1891. It was located in Pasadena, a suburb northeast of Los Angeles, California. It was a private research university and a member of the Association of American Universities.

Caltech was a small institution with only about 2000 students. It was a typical elite institution. It could be said that the California Institute of Technology was ranked in the top ten of the world's science and engineering universities.

Lin Yidong was just an ordinary Chinese student who hadn't applied to this school at all, so it was unimaginable that he could receive an admission notice. Moreover, it was the material science that he was most proficient in. It was as if it was tailor-made.

Seeing Old Man Tie remain silent, Lin Yidong really didn't know what to say. He didn't dare to say anything else, but in materials science, Caltech was definitely better than any other university in Asia.

It was obvious that his parents must have helped him, and Lin Yidong, who was already an adult, was not ignorant of the ways of the world. To be able to operate it to the top universities in the world without taking the exam or even registering, one could imagine how difficult it was. In other words, his parents were very powerful, at least more powerful than he had imagined.

However, why hadn't he seen her for so many years? He really couldn't figure it out. However, no matter how he asked Old Metal Head, his answer was always unclear. It had never changed. It felt strange, but he knew that Old Metal Head was like this, he was the type of person who couldn't be beaten up by three sticks, and as time passed, he chose to give up.

Moreover, he was about to go to the United States to study. Perhaps he would be able to meet his legendary parents at the California Institute of Technology. Thus, he quickly seemed to not probe further.

Lin Yidong clearly remembered that after sending him to the plane's security checkpoint, Old Tie had shed tears. A tough man with tender feelings might be referring to this kind of person. In fact, she was also very sad. After all, the two of them had lived together for more than ten years. She really couldn't bear to part with them. However, for a high school graduate, no one would refuse to study at Caltech.

Thinking that he could come back after graduation or settle down there, he could take Old Metal Head over. He quickly adjusted himself.

This was the first time he was going on a long journey, and it was on the other side of the ocean. Although Lin Yidong was curious, he had done a lot of homework before, so he wasn't used to it. At least he didn't embarrass himself on the plane.

After the plane landed in Los Angeles, he saw a sign welcoming him. Although she knew that her parents had arranged everything, she was still curious. Moreover, when he thought of finally being able to see his parents, he immediately became nervous.

However, he was destined to be disappointed. Throughout the entire process, he had never seen her at all, and the person who had received him had never mentioned his parents. Lin Yidong couldn't understand why she was so mysterious even though she was already in America.

Everyone had lived with their parents since they were young, and only he and the blacksmith depended on each other. Even if they did not lack food or drink, outsiders really could not understand the feeling of no one loving them. She had already arrived in the United States, but she still chose not to see him. Lin Yidong didn't know what his parents meant, but he was a little angry.

However, the receptionist did not care about that at all. He sent her to the California Institute of Technology and left after he finished the procedures. Fortunately, he left a bank card before he left. He said that there was 50,000 dollars in it, which was his living expenses for a year in the United States. He also told her that he would receive 50,000 dollars every year until he graduated.

The tuition fees had been paid, and the 50,000 USD was just for daily living expenses. Lin Yidong felt that this was not bad. Before coming here, he had checked the living standards of international students in the United States on the Internet.

Although 50,000 USD was not considered rich, it was definitely enough to live on. Of course, the premise was that he couldn't be extravagant. Otherwise, even adding two zeros at the end wouldn't be enough.

Lin Yidong had never had the habit of spending money extravagantly since he was young, so Old Man Tie was very strict about this. And even if they didn't have enough money, they could still forge cold weapons and sell them.

Perhaps it was because he was born with a great sense of perception, or perhaps he had some outstanding talent in forging. In Old Man Tie's words, Lin Yidong's blacksmithing skills were not inferior to his, and it could even be said that the student had surpassed the master. Before coming here, he had done some research and knew what kind of things Americans liked. Moreover, even if he could not forge cold weapons, he could probably make a profit by forging some mechanical parts.

Lin Yidong was never worried about how to live in America. However, his parents were still missing, which made him feel very sad and even painful. However, if she didn't want to see him, perhaps she had her own difficulties, so she could only comfort herself like this.

Just like that, Lin Yidong began his study abroad life at Caltech. At first, he was not used to it because of his poor English. However, smart people would have no problem going anywhere. In less than a month, he was able to communicate with his teacher normally. Half a year later, it was impossible to tell that English was not his mother tongue.

He was supposed to take four years to complete his studies, but he managed to earn enough credits a year and a half ahead of schedule and became the youngest undergraduate graduate in the history of Caltech. Not only that, but he had also chosen other majors, and his grades were all A+. At the same time, he also learned several foreign languages. At least, there were many foreign students from different countries in the same school. It was basically no problem for them to communicate in each other's mother tongue.

After graduating from his bachelor's degree, he was strongly requested by the school to study for a PhD. In two years, he obtained a Ph.D. in materials science and became the youngest Ph.D. in the history of the school.

It could be said that this kid came to school to break the record.

The person who had just received him in the United States after graduation appeared again. The letter of appointment from Bell Lab was directly handed to Lin Yidong. He didn't even give him a chance to refuse, and even the principal who wanted him to stay in school to teach had no choice but to let him go.

Although he wanted to resist, he didn't reject the idea of meeting his parents, but he was destined to disappoint them again. There was still no news about his parents at Bell Laboratory, and everything was too mysterious, even a little strange!

With the idea of taking things as they came, and also thinking that the time might not be right yet, Lin Yidong began his career at Bell Laboratory, the world's most authoritative scientific research institution. For the past six years, other than work, he had been working every day. He had basically never rested. He had applied for more than 300 patents at Bell Lab, which meant that Lin Yidong could apply for a patent every week.

Bell Laboratory, which was not particularly outstanding in the field of basic materials technology, became the world's number one. During this period, Lin Yidong had never contacted anyone other than Old Man Tie. Not to mention having a girlfriend, he didn't even have a woman by his side.

Perhaps it was because the heavens were jealous of talents, or perhaps it was because of other reasons, but in one of the experiments, there was a problem with the ratio of materials, which led to the explosion of the laboratory, and Lin Yidong was blown to pieces.

For some unknown reason, his soul did not seem to have disappeared and transmigrated into the body of the youth with the same name. As for why he could transmigrate into his body, it could be that he had the same name, the same birthday, and the fact that this kid had also been admitted to the California Institute of Technology, just that he was 20 years older than him. Other than that, he really didn't know how to comfort himself! After all, he did not see his parents until his death. Perhaps this was also a kind of regret!