Chapter 324: Chapter 202: Become the Beacon of This World—Even Gods Stand Aside for You!
Ning An was really feeling frustrated this time.
He thought the government had made a big breakthrough and was mass-producing cultivators.
But who would have thought, this old man was quite deceptive, and just left him hanging.
So I’m supposed to fight an army single-handedly!
And about it being done soon, that’s pure nonsense!
It’s like many kids, confidently saying they’d get into Qingbei when they were young, to bring glory to the nation.
But in the end, how many can actually make it into Qingbei?
So, regarding Elder Shi’s "soon", Ning An just chuckled and said nothing.
"Let’s not even talk about the enormous workload, whether I alone can manage it. Even if I can, why should I do it?"
Ning An shook his head and continued, "To people like us, your so-called classifications are useless. All we need is the Spiritual Qi inside, everything else is just irrelevant."
As he spoke, he casually picked up a piece from the box on the ground and said, "Like this, if it contains 100 units of Spiritual Qi, split it in two, each part has 50 units. The distribution of Spiritual Qi in the stone is uniform."
"And if we discover a Spirit Stone Mine in the future, it’ll be the same. Using this as a basis, we can perform addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division, significantly reducing the workload."
"Ah this..."
Elder Shi gasped for breath, opened his mouth, yet couldn’t say a word.
It’s like a teacher giving a proof problem that includes multiple knowledge points, intending the students to verify and learn more.
But there’s one rebellious student who doesn’t do that. He uses a higher-dimensional method to solve it in just three minutes. Simple and straightforward!
And the method Ning An described belonged to this kind of straightforward approach.
But this approach was quite useful given the current circumstances.
After all, this is not like other minerals. Even if you can’t see it clearly, you can cut it open and scan it with a spectrometer to get everything crystal clear.
The fundamental problem is, they can’t detect this stuff at all!
Unless coordinated with a cultivator, this mysterious Spiritual Qi couldn’t be measured at all.
Elder Shi intended to rely on Ning An and Quan Xiaobai, but Quan Xiaobai was busy repairing the Silver Corpse, and Ning An outright refused to cooperate, making the work impossible to carry on.
Unless, as Ning An said, the government trains its own batch of cultivators, or instruments could detect Spiritual Qi, they can define standards however they want.
Elder Shi sighed internally but didn’t say much, directly changing the topic: "You just mentioned that the Spiritual Qi content in the Spirit Stone is uniform? Isn’t that a bit absolute, what if some stones mutate?"
"Mutations are rare, can be mostly ignored. Anyway, none in this mine... hmm?"
Ning An suddenly realized, and with a sly grin said, "You’re worried about using high-quality Spirit Stones and selling them for a low price, aren’t you? You better make them hurry, otherwise, they’d be crying over lost money."
"..."
Elder Shi didn’t bother to argue with him. Ever since the official probe last time, although Ning An mostly acted normal, he would occasionally be sarcastic, something Elder Shi had become accustomed to.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
Just as the two continued their discussion, there came a knocking sound.
"Report!"
"Enter."
A soldier in a military uniform entered, saluted first, then said, "Elder Shi, Professor Wang from headquarters, requests you to attend a meeting in Hall Three, there’s a call from headquarters."
"Us?"
"Yes, that’s Professor Wang’s message!"
"Alright, we’ll head there right away."
Elder Shi stood up, followed by the other researchers, bustling with gathering their materials.
Among them, however, was an outlier, who sat still observing coldly as everyone else moved.
Elder Shi tapped Ning An on the shoulder: "What are you daydreaming about, let’s go."
Ning An curiously glanced at him: "Why are you tapping me, I’m not part of your team, the meeting is all yours, I don’t need to attend."
"You... sigh."
There was a bit of frustration and helplessness on Elder Shi’s face, but he ultimately just sighed and did not insist further.
This past month of interaction, the old man genuinely liked Ning An’s personality, straightforward and natural, with a bit of temper but understanding the bigger picture, quite rare!
Except his attitude towards the officials, which was a bit indescribable.
He wanted to say a few words to Ning An, but no matter how high his position, he remained a scientist, not in politics, leaving him helplessly sigh.
...
"Alright, everyone’s here, let’s officially start the meeting."
In Hall Three, the lighting was soft, smoothing even the wrinkles on Professor Wang’s face upfront.
Seeing everyone was present, except for Ning An, he smiled faintly, without minding, and began the meeting directly:
"The document from above, at first, I looked at it with the same expression as you, thinking it was some directive, but unexpectedly, it’s a letter of commendation from a top official, praising our work specifically."
"Clap! Clap! Clap!"
Hearing this, everyone showed excitement on their faces, with applause echoing in the room.
Elder Shi joined the applause with a smile, but internally he was well aware of the reality.
"Since everyone is so enthusiastic, I won’t drag on, let’s read it directly then."
Professor Wang cleared his throat, then solemnly began reading:
"Comrades, time flies quickly. In the blink of an eye, a month has passed, yet I seem to still be in the spirit of a month ago, with your ambitious determination vividly in memory.
