Everyone waited with bated breath for Hulda to answer the impossible question.
Standing tall on the stage, she looked down at Sylvie with absolute calm. There wasn't a single trace of panic in her eyes. "Although parts of it are classified, I can answer your question."
With that, she reconnected her laptop to the main control system and clicked the remote.
Instantly, detailed graphs and complex experimental data sets flooded the massive screens behind her.
"The traditional method attempts to process the temperature field and the stress field separately. However, this approach is fundamentally flawed. The two are dynamically coupled within the core, and you simply cannot use a separated model to solve a linear problem..."
Hulda held the laser pointer, highlighting specific data points on the screen as she provided a masterclass breakdown of her process.
In an instant, the atmosphere shifted. It no longer felt like a press conference, but an exclusive, high-level scientific lecture hosted solely by Director Atherton.
And every single industry titan sitting below her had suddenly become her student.
For twenty solid minutes, Hulda patiently and meticulously explained exactly how she shattered the industry's most notorious bottleneck.
"In short, we don't need to fix the drift, because my Resonator Core fundamentally prevents drift from occurring in the first place." After delivering the final blow, she looked directly at Sylvie. "That concludes my answer. Naturally, the exact specifics are highly classified, so I cannot divulge further details."
As her voice faded, the entire hall was engulfed in total silence. Everyone stared blankly at the staggering data on the screen.
Suddenly, an ecstatic shout broke the quiet.
"Brilliant! Absolutely brilliant!" It was the bespectacled man.
He sprang from his seat, almost delirious with excitement, and began applauding wildly at the woman on stage.
Triggered by his clapping, the rest of the audience snapped out of their trance.
In an instant, a deafening roar of cheers and applause exploded, nearly blowing the roof off the venue.
They felt as though they had just attended the most breathtaking physics lecture of their lives. The profound enlightenment washing over them fueled a deep, genuine reverence for the young woman standing before them.
Why was this happening?
How could Hulda possibly be...
Right then, Herbert, who had been glued to his seat, suddenly shot to his feet. He stared at the stage, his eyes burning with an intense, blazing fervor.
Sylvie's grip on the microphone tightened painfully. In Herbert's eyes, she saw raw, unfiltered admiration for Hulda.
Herbert's heart hammered frantically against his ribs, beating so fast he could barely breathe.
Hulda...
That was actually Hulda.
The impossible, life-or-death problem that was slowly suffocating his company had been casually dismantled by his own wife...

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