Chapter 308: Chapter 218: The Inescapable Name
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Famous people can have their moment of fame, but most are like meteors, their brilliance is short-lived, commonly known as being passe.
Truly great people can illuminate an era; their influence enduring, they will be remembered by the world even after their death, their influence transcending the ages, lasting for millennia.
Five years after Harrison Clark’s “death”, in 2128, another group of people from all over the world arrived in Oxfordshire and gathered at the now-abandoned old site of the Summit Research Institute, pooling their efforts to rebuild the Institute.
These people were anything but insignificant; most had made achievements in various fields.
Their purpose for coming here was to rebuild the Summit Research Institute.
At the time, these people merely wanted to inherit Harrison Clark’s will, learn from his courageous spirit of never-ending exploration, and emulate his seemingly wayward but in fact fearless and selfless character.
From then on, the first and possibly last non-profit research institute powered by love in human history was born.
It became a sacred place in the hearts of crazy scientists.
One after another, groundbreaking and creative achievements were born in the Summit Research Institute, which became a ladder for the advancement of technology and productivity.
As soon as these results were produced, they almost completely inherited Harrison Clark’s fine tradition of freely opening up nine major technologies, free for all of humanity to use.
The operational costs of the Institute were primarily funded by donations from people and governments around the world.
As time went on, people in the Summit Research Institute aged and passed away, or had to leave due to various reasons, but an endless stream of people with great ideals came here, carrying on the legacy of their predecessors.
What drove these people at their core was their belief in Master Harrison Clark’s words.
The Traveler’s fate was already sealed, and a crisis was looming like the Sword of Damocles above humanity’s head.
We must put aside our selfishness and do something.
Fortunately, not everyone understood this group, and most people even thought Harrison Clark was crying wolf.
It was too absurd; the universe was so vast, and we had only casually launched two small spacecrafts. How unlucky would it be for them to be picked up by a powerful and malicious Alien Civilization?
With such luck, one could win a hundred billion-dollar lottery in reverse, right?
But out of the entire 8 billion population, as long as even one-thousandth believed in Harrison Clark, there would be 8 million people. That would be enough.
No one would have thought that this nonprofit research institute would last for a thousand years and play a crucial role in several major events concerning the survival of the human species.
For the next 300 years, everything Harrison Clark left behind influenced human progress in countless ways.
Returning to another crucial historical theme, although the Whale Group was “heavily hit” by Harrison Clark in 2035, the outcome was gratifying.
After losing this strong support, Chris Owen not only managed to recover from this heavy blow, but also was invigorated, ushering in a second golden era. Under his helm, the original Summit Research Institute was seamlessly incorporated into the Bluewave Center.
Since then, Whale Group’s R&D capabilities had made rapid progress. Combined with the production line and global sales system inherited from Summit Ventures, Whale Group regained its historic glory and even shone more brightly.
In order to further expand the global market and consolidate corporate stability, Chris Owen made appropriate concessions and brought in global capital to attract potential rival forces to join his warship. After more than thirty years of development, two years after Harrison Clark’s first launch of Meteor spacecraft, Whale Group became a trillion-dollar enterprise.
Another factor played a significant role here.
Originally, Chris Owen would not have lived past 2060.
In several previous timelines, Chris Owen developed lung cancer or other aging-related diseases between the ages of 70 and 80, forcing him to abdicate and hand over power to Ward Owen, the prodigal son.
This time, Chris Owen also suffered from lung cancer, but the targeted lung cancer drug that Harrison Clark invested in in 2031 was successfully developed in 2037, and human lung cancer was conquered.
Once diagnosed, Chris Owen immediately became one of the first privileged users of the drug, was quickly cured, and left with virtually no side effects.
As a result, Chris Owen was able to live until 2068 and remain energetic and high-spirited until his death at the age of 98.
He even managed to survive half of his white-haired son’s life.
Ward Owen briefly lost some weight due to Harrison Clark’s high-intensity pressure, but later on, he couldn’t control his appetite and neglected exercise, becoming even more obese. As a result, he died earlier than his father, at the age of 71.
The fat man didn’t have a chance to ruin Whale Group.
A renowned music singer with three best-selling platinum records under his belt and the pioneer of post-modern folk music — Ward Owen had over a million fans praying for him online upon his death. No one would call him a useless burden on the Whale Group or accuse him of hindering the course of history.
Ward Owen passed away peacefully, even with a faint smile on his face.
Harrison Clark’s overarching strategy had been a resounding success!
The Whale Group continued to churn out new technologies, lasting until 2312 when it was dissolved due to changes in management strategy, fading into history but leaving an indelible mark in historical records.
In this timeline, the revolutionary technologies brought by the Whale Group were more numerous than those in previous timelines, contributing to society tenfold as much as before..