Chapter 95: Chapter 83: A Master Who Tricks Their Disciple
"The secret that the Blood Gu Butterfly can manipulate Gu poison absolutely cannot be leaked out."
Su Qingxian said firmly.
"However, I can apply for an internal reward for you for this evolutionary path."
"With the new evolutionary path you’ve discovered, returning to teach at the Imperial Capital shouldn’t be an obstacle."
"Those old folks shouldn’t be able to block you anymore."
"By the way, I have a question: why are all four research routes co-authored by Ye Bai?"
"We don’t practice nepotism."
Su Qingxian said seriously, and Zhang Dashan’s face on the side also turned quite grim.
People of their generation highly value character, and when accepting apprentices, they must choose those with good temperament.
"Actually, the evolutionary paths of the Blood Poison Moth and Blood Gu Butterfly weren’t my research."
"They were discovered by Ye Bai by accident, a high school student finding the evolutionary path of the Hundred-Change Silkworm is too conspicuous."
"I did this to protect my student, so I listed myself as the first author and Ye Bai as the second. These were agreed upon with Ye Bai."
At this point, Su Qingxian’s gaze fell on Ye Bai: "Ye Bai, is what Xiao Xue said true?"
"She didn’t force you, right? Are you willing?"
"You can speak freely. If your teacher has appropriated your research results, as long as it’s verified true, I will stand up for you."
Su Qingxian’s gaze constantly focused on Ye Bai’s eyes, for if a person lies, their gaze will somewhat flicker.
But Ye Bai’s eyes were clear and bright, without a trace of evasiveness. He was extremely candid: "Yes, mentor, everything is my choice."
"I have my reasons for doing this."
"My deskmate awakened the talent of the Eye of Insight, and on the day of the awakening, faced an assassination attempt by killers, fortunately, she survived."
"Since that day, I have always maintained a humble and low-profile way of life."
"Being first in school doesn’t matter, but if people knew that I, a high school student, had researched two evolutionary paths for the Hundred-Change Silkworm."
"Their first reaction would be that I possess an extremely high research talent and might become the next teacher. To prevent my growth and assassination attempts from killers, I discussed this with the teacher."
"Being listed as second author would only make others think it’s all teacher’s research, and I am just nepotistic."
Ye Bai revealed his reasons, and as for Li Weiyang being ambushed, Su Qingxian had heard a little, while Zhang Dashan was an informed person.
The Eye of Insight is an A-level talent; people with this talent, once they grow and deeply develop the Eye of Insight, have unlimited potential.
"Since you are willing, let this matter rest."
"Serve as Xiao Xue’s research assistant first, and after the college entrance examination, go to Imperial University with Xiao Xue."
"I presume your grades shouldn’t be too bad, Imperial University should be within reach."
At this moment, Zhang Lingxue added: "Teacher, during the experiment, we made a significant discovery."
"After injecting the Blood Gu, the Hundred-Change Silkworm turned into a Blood Poison Moth after an unsuccessful evolution."
Su Qingxian’s face quickly showed joy: "This is indeed a major discovery, breaking the current established impressions, unfortunately, it cannot be disclosed right now."
"You pass this time."
"I give you a year, after you finish this term as class teacher, return to the Imperial Capital to teach."
"You’re somewhat underappreciated here."
"Remember not to neglect research, I have a project here, interested?"
Su Qingxian took out a piece of paper from the Pet Beast Space and slowly opened it.
The paper bore the words "Negative Electric Rabbit Evolution Experiment."
"Negative Electric Rabbit Evolution Experiment?"
"Isn’t it the one led by the Western Region Research Institute?"
Zhang Lingxue said excitedly.
It’s a research project benefiting the country and people.
"Yes, but this experiment is very challenging, as the Western Region Research Institute conducted research for five years without results. So the project was canceled and handed over to the Imperial Capital Research Institute."
"The project ended up in my hands, but I am currently tackling a major project at a critical stage and can’t leave."
"And your senior brothers and sisters are following me on this project, so I thought of you."
"You have researched the Hundred-Change Silkworm for quite a long time now, perhaps try a different angle with the Negative Electric Rabbit Evolution Experiment."
"If successful, electricity generation in the Western Region will no longer be an issue."
Zhang Lingxue hesitated for a moment, but ultimately agreed.
Honestly, she had already hit a bottleneck in her research on the Hundred-Change Silkworm.
There wouldn’t be any major breakthroughs in the short term, so even if the teacher didn’t suggest it, Zhang Lingxue would have sought another project anyway.
Moreover, the Negative Electric Rabbit project is beneficial for the country and its people, otherwise, the Flame Country Alliance wouldn’t have allocated a significant budget for five consecutive years.
"Teacher, where’s the West Research Institute’s research data?"
Zhang Lingxue wanted to see the data first.
Su Qingxian’s gaze fell on the piece of white paper in her hand.
"This is the data."
Zhang Lingxue????
"The Western Region Research Institute’s sealed data was destroyed in a fire during the transfer to the Imperial Capital Research Institute."
"You know, many experiments currently have hand-written research data, hence no backups."
"Before transferring the data, it was scanned and saved onto a laptop."
"Just that the laptop with the data was also on the truck, and though the cause of the fire is utterly bizarre, it hasn’t been investigated yet."
"By the way, the lead researcher was assigned to a closed experiment for a year."
"So I’m helpless here."
Zhang Lingxue’s expression froze, her face bitter like a boiled bitter melon.
Without data, Zhang Lingxue essentially has to start from scratch.
This workload isn’t as simple as 1+1=2.
"I have good news and bad news, which would you like to hear?"
"Good news."
Zhang Lingxue chose reluctantly.
"The good news is, funding is abundant, you can get as many Negative Electric Rabbits as you want."
"Anything you need is available."
"And the bad news?"
"The bad news is, you must have preliminary results within three months."
Upon hearing Su Qingxian’s words, Zhang Lingxue became even more downcast.
Her master really knows how to set up her disciples.
"For the Negative Electric Rabbit project, the Western Region Research Institute fire incident will be investigated by the major crime squad."
"We’ll get an explanation."
"As for other matters, just don’t think too much."
"Rest well these days, the Negative Electric Rabbit research is crucial, I hope you can dedicate more time to it."
At this moment, a strange fragrance wafted from afar as Big Gray wheeled a dining cart over.