Chapter 44: Others Ride the Campus Bus, We Take the Subway

The live stream flickered on, and He Yu’s figure came into clear view of the camera.

He stood not before any podium or curtain, but directly in front of a vast, translucent glass window that spanned nearly the entire wall.

Outside the window lay the lush, verdant valleys of Longhai University.

As for He Yu himself, he was standing inside a silver-white, futuristic tram carriage.

The interior lighting was soft yet bright, and the floor was as smooth and flawless as a mirror, reflecting the streamlined LED strips lining the ceiling. There was no driver’s cabin, no steering wheel, and not even any traditional control console in sight. The entire space was spacious, minimalist, and imbued with the ultimate aesthetics of industrial design.

Without a word, He Yu simply turned to the camera and made a welcoming gesture.

The next second, a subtle, almost imperceptible thrust rippled through the carriage.

The tram had started.

There was no roar of an engine, no rhythmic clanking over track joints, not even the slightest vibration.

It glided forward silently, like a phantom.

Before the viewers in the livestream could react, the scenery outside the window began to rush backward in a blur. Emerald mountains, newly planted woods, and construction sites in the distance all melted into flowing streams of light and shadow.

The velocity continued to climb.

Digital figures ticked wildly on the display in the corner of the stream: 50 km/h, 80 km/h, 100 km/h...

Yet throughout it all, the carriage remained quiet enough to hear the sound of breathing.

Only the rushing scenery outside bore witness to its astonishing speed.

After a brief, breathless silence, the chat room exploded completely.

"Holy shit!"

"Holy shit, holy shit, holy shit!"

"Is this fucking a tram? This has got to be maglev!"

"Fully autonomous driving, incredibly fast yet smooth as glass—this tech is insanely awesome!"

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He Yu’s gaze swept across the rolling text on his phone screen, a faint, barely perceptible curve playing at the corner of his lips.

This was precisely the effect he wanted.

A reality-defying shockwave, akin to a dimensional strike.

The tram sped along the silver tracks suspended across the valley, piercing through tunnels and soaring over streams.

In less than five minutes, the distant destination came into view—a meticulously designed ecological park, at the heart of which stood the massive silver core of the Dragon Heart Supercomputing Center.

The tram began to decelerate smoothly, the speed numbers ticking down in a steady descent.

At last, accompanied by a crisp, gentle electronic chime, the tram came to a precise halt at the platform of the Dragon Heart Park Station.

"Ding—"

The doors slid open to both sides, revealing the brand-new platform outside and the fresh air.

The entire process was as fluid as flowing water, brimming with the order and beauty born of advanced technology.

At that moment, the livestream chat transformed into a churning ocean of excitement.

[“Holy crap! Is this really a university? Why do I feel like I’m watching a sci-fi blockbuster?!”]

[“Crossed half the campus in five minutes? It takes me twenty minutes just to ride my electric scooter!”]

[“I’m crying! Our campus shuttle is battered and packed like a sardine tin; no AC in the summer, no windbreaker in the winter, leaks when it rains, and Longhai University just goes ahead and builds a whole-ass metro system right inside the campus!”]

That comment acted like a fuse, instantly igniting the emotions of countless college students watching the stream.

At a certain "Project 985" prestigious university, a bumpy, dilapidated campus shuttle was crammed with sweating students. A male student held up his phone, watching the livestream. He glanced at Longhai University’s sci-fi autonomous tram on his screen, then looked at his classmates crushed together like canned sardines, and finally at the scenery crawling at a snail's pace outside the window.

A massive psychological gap completely shattered his composure.

Without a moment of hesitation, he flipped his phone camera around to capture his surroundings, recording a short video.

The video revealed young faces twisted by crowding and the deafening roar of the engine.

He spliced this video together with a screen recording from He Yu’s livestream, adding a single line of text.

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"Other people's university versus my university."

Then, he hit send.

At that very moment, the same scene was playing out simultaneously across dozens of universities nationwide.

Before long, the hashtag "#LonghaiUniversityCampusMetro#" surged to the number one trending spot on every social media platform with unstoppable momentum.

Everyone was utterly astounded by Longhai University’s audacious move to build an "autonomous rail transit system" directly inside its campus.

This was no longer just a matter of money.

This was a generational gap in vision and philosophy.

While other universities were still holding meetings to debate whether they should add two more shuttle buses, Longhai University had already brought future transportation models straight into reality.

If their previous "god-tier construction site" had merely provoked envy and jealousy, this "campus metro" gave everyone a brand-new, subversive realization of Longhai University's sheer power.

The comment sections across the internet had completely fallen.

"Is this building a university? This is clearly constructing a future tech city!"

"I would like to call this the ultimate form of the Infrastructure Madman!"

"Say no more, I’m going to check the withdrawal procedures right now. I’m definitely testing into Longhai next year!"

"I used to think getting into my university was a big deal, but now, looking at our shuttle bus that comes every twenty minutes and is impossible to squeeze onto, I am silent."

Following this livestream, Longhai University's image as an "Infrastructure Madman" and a "Future Campus" was once again deeply engraved in people's hearts.

It was no longer an ethereal blueprint, but a series of visible, tangible, futuristic entities.

In the hearts of countless young students, it had become that one-of-a-kind "dream school" that surpassed all traditional prestigious institutions.