While Chu Guang was thinking about how to open a breakthrough in Pai's body, Pai was also racking his brains to think about how to snatch the small fish away from Chu Guang.
Of course, the expression "snatch it from the hand" is obviously incorrect.
Xiaoyu is a free person and does not belong to anyone.
However, what makes Pai depressed is that her good friend is good at everything, but he has no opinion at all!
I don’t know what kind of ecstasy soup that guy named Chu Guang poured into her little fish, making her read "
Brother Chu said, "This sentence is on my lips.
But even so, Pai still wanted to take Xiaoyu to Camp 101.
There was a real school there, with a group of knowledgeable teachers who could help her develop her potential.
Pai can be sure that he will not make a mistake. Xiaoyu's talent is extremely rare among the survivors in the wasteland. It can even be described as one in a million.
This talent has been reflected in language and arithmetic. She is like a piece of uncut jade. It is no exaggeration to say that, except for the fact that there is no chip, her own talent is not inferior to her own.
However, the environment she lives in limits her upper limit, and there is no room for her to maximize her abilities.
Pai couldn't bear to see his good friend miss this precious opportunity in vain...
In a few years, she will miss the golden period of study. Although this does not mean that she will be ignored by everyone, but if she misses this opportunity, she will have to work twice as hard.
Thinking about it, Pai unconsciously got on the elevator to the B4 floor and walked towards the browsing room.
However, maybe it's because I didn't look at the road.
When she turned a corner, she bumped into Xia Yan who was coming out of the door.
"Hey."
Pai let out a short cry and covered his nose.
Looking at this little girl who was only as high as her chest with tears in her eyes, Xia Yan quickly expressed concern.
"Sorry, are you okay?"
Pai mumbled while rubbing his nose.
"Oh... I'm fine. It's me who should be sorry. I'm sorry that I was distracted and didn't look at the road."
Huh?
This kid is quite polite.
Xia Yan was just thinking this when she suddenly noticed that this guy was covering his nose with his right hand and rubbing it non-stop.
Her face turned red for a moment, and she couldn't help but murmured in a low voice.
"...Yes, is it that exaggerated?"
He's obviously grown a little recently.
"Huh?" Hearing what the sister in front of him seemed to say, Pai raised his head.
Looking at those big tearful eyes, Xia Yan coughed lightly and changed the topic.
"Your name is Pai, right? What's the matter with you here?"
"It's Pai! I want to meet your manager!" Pai was still hesitant at first, but after being asked this question, he finally made up his mind.
"That guy... I mean, the respected manager is busy right now. It's not something particularly important. It's okay to tell me."
Treating Pai as a playful child, Xia Yan spoke in a coaxing tone.
Although she actually doesn't know how to coax a child.
Seeing that this man was looking down on him, Pai raised his eyebrows and said seriously.
"It's a very important matter! It's related to the future of my good friend!"
Best friend's future?
Xia Yan was about to express her doubts, but before she could speak, a dexterous figure slipped past her and slipped into the browsing room.
When Pai walked into the browsing room, Chu Guang was on the phone with Luka.
Ask about the mission.
"...How is the situation over there? Are there any casualties? Do you need me to send more manpower?"
Although the New Alliance has sent personnel to Boulder City before, this is the first time for such a formal diplomatic visit.
"Our situation is very good. The casualties are all the attackers. Please don't worry about us, sir."
Hearing the manager's concerned tone, Luka's voice was a little moved.
After reporting the situation, he continued.
"I interrogated the attackers. They claimed to have received a commission from a man named Bit at the Pirate Bay Tavern and were employed by an unnamed employer."
"According to his description, that person was quite generous. He was completely different from those thrifty merchants. He paid them 1,000 chips for the deposit alone. Considering that the middlemen would make a fortune, the actual remuneration would probably be higher.
."
Chu Guang pondered for a moment and then slowly spoke.
"Well... I understand the situation. I will arrange for people to continue to trace the person behind the attack on you."
Although I had expected that such a situation would occur, I did not expect that the other party would take action so decisively.
There is a force that is trying to prevent the New Alliance from signing a friendly contract with Boulder City. This incident is a wake-up call for him.
"In addition, you must be careful on the road. Even when you arrive at Boulder City, don't let down your guard. Some people are trying to interfere with us and damage the relationship with our neighbors. I'm worried that their methods will not be limited to ambush halfway."
Luca said seriously.
"I feel the same way. I always have a bad feeling. The real trouble is still to come, and we will encounter it when we arrive at Boulder City."
Chu Guang nodded.
"It's right to be vigilant."
"After arriving at your destination, you first go to our office in Boulder City and find Shuyu to understand the current local situation, and then go to the city hall to discuss the agreement."
Luca replied respectfully.
"Okay, sir."
After explaining some things, Chu Guang hung up the phone, took off his headphones and put them on the table.
After a pause, he spoke in a gentle voice.
"I'm done. Is there anything you want to tell me?"
Hearing Chu Guang's voice, Pai, who was hiding behind the bookshelf at the door, realized that he had been discovered and walked out from behind the bookshelf with a red face.
There was an embarrassed expression on her face.
"I, I didn't mean to eavesdrop...ah, no, I actually didn't hear anything clearly, I'm sorry!"
Looking at Pai who lowered his head, Chu Guang smiled.
"I know, don't take it to heart."
Of course he knew that this little girl was here, even before she got on the elevator.
Every inch of the entire shelter is under his control, even the tiles on the floor obey his orders, not to mention the elevator.
If he wanted, he could even let the faucet in the public restroom do the talking.
But he won't do such boring things.
If there was really an unintelligible call, she wouldn't even be able to get off the elevator, let alone walk here.
Although Chu Guang said not to take it to heart, Pai still had a regretful expression on his face.
Even though she was used to being free and loose, she knew very well that eavesdropping on other people's conversations was a very bad behavior.
Although she knew she didn't mean it, she did something wrong by not knocking on the door.
At this time, Xia Yan walked in from the browsing room.
Glancing at Pai next to her and then at Chu Guang, she suddenly seemed to understand something.
There was a hint of subtle cunning in her eyes, and she said with a hint of apology.
"I'm sorry, I didn't stop her... It was my dereliction of duty."
good.
This guy understands me quite well.
Chu Guang gave Boss Xia an approving look, then shook his head gently and continued following her words.
"It's okay. Although I am discussing very important matters with my confidants, Ms. Pai from Camp 101 is our friend. I believe that even if she hears it, she will not leak what I just said to others. I
Can I trust you? Pai."
Although it is not a good idea to use this little cleverness to make the other party owe you a favor.
Especially if the other person is much younger than you.
However, now is obviously not the time to calculate means.
Standing at the door, Pai's cheeks were red and he wanted to find a crack in the ground to crawl in.
The last thing she wants to do is cause trouble to others, and she also hates being in debt to others.
However, listening to the first half of Chu Guang's words, she always felt as if she had heard some terrible secret, which caused a huge trouble for her friends.
Although she didn't understand what the phone call was saying at all, she just listened to it.
Thinking of this, Pai couldn't help but regret. It would have been better if he had exited in time or reminded Chu Guang that he was here instead of subconsciously hiding behind the bookshelf.
Now I can’t explain it clearly!
"I will delete that memory from my brain right now!"
"That's not necessary. I told you, I believe you."
Chu Guang coughed dryly and quickly stopped Pai who was in confusion.
Speaking of deleting memories from the brain, is this really possible?
But now is not the time to discuss this.
In order not to appear too deliberate, Chu Guang was not in a hurry to reveal his needs.
Looking at Pai who remained silent, he inadvertently changed the topic and dropped the topic naturally.
"You seem to have something to ask me about. Can you tell me what it is?"
Pai, who felt guilty, completely lost his previous momentum, secretly glanced at Chu Guang, and whispered.
"I want to take Xiaoyu back to Camp 101."
Take the little fish away?
Upon hearing this, Chu Guang was slightly stunned and looked at her with a strange expression.
"You want to take Xiaoyu to Camp 101...shouldn't you ask her for her opinion?"
And her parents or her brother.
What's the use of asking me?
Pai whispered sadly.
"I asked...but she said that although she also wanted to go there and see, she wanted to stay and help you. I just thought,
If you can help me persuade her...is my request too much?"
Chu Guang thought for a while and asked.
"Can I ask why you want to take her to your place?"
Pai said seriously.
"I want to take her to school! We have a real school there that can teach her a lot of knowledge that is not available here!"
"Her mental talent is the most powerful among all the people I have ever met. Her talent will only be wasted here. She should receive a higher education!"
"The most powerful one...is he more powerful than your teacher?" Xia Yan had a surprised expression on his face.
Pai shook his head and continued with a serious expression.
"Talent and knowledge are two concepts... Moreover, even if they belong to the same mental category, they are completely different when broken down into different fields. At least counting this aspect, her talent is indeed the most outstanding among all the people I have seen.
.”
Suddenly thinking of something, Pai's eyes lit up and he continued.
"By the way, in your words, she has the quality of awakening!"
Awakening?!
...small fish?
Xia Yan was stunned, his eyes widened like a goldfish.
She couldn't connect the identities of Xiaoyu and the Awakened One.
Although Chu Guang, who was sitting on the sofa nearby, was also surprised, he did not show it on his face, but fell into deep thought.
He had felt before that Xiaoyu learned things very quickly.
Especially his spatial imagination and calculation ability, even he was surprised.
Because of this matter, Chu Guang specially asked Heya to do a physical examination for Xiaoyu.
However, what puzzled him was that although her intelligence attribute was slightly higher than that of ordinary people, it was not ridiculously high.
Seeing that Chu Guang didn't speak, Pai couldn't help but become a little anxious and spoke faster.
"I don't want to watch her waste her talent. She can obviously stand on a higher stage and achieve more beautiful achievements."
"What's more, she learned a lot of powerful knowledge, which is also helpful to you, right?"
Chu Guang looked at Pai.
"Calm down first. Of course I agree with your statement, but you need to ask for my consent first."
After a pause, Chu Guang continued.
"I will help you convince Xiaoyu and her parents. If she has this idea, I will fully support her."
Hearing this promise, Pai's face showed an expression of joy.
"Thanks!"
Seeing the girl's happy look, Chu Guang said with a smile.
"You're welcome, she is still young. If she can have a better development with you, I certainly hope she can learn more knowledge while she is young."
After a pause, he continued.
"Speaking of which, you will be going back in a few days."
Pai nodded excitedly.
"Well, I have to go back and report the visit to my teacher. Don't worry, I will say more nice things!"
Looking at Pai who misunderstood what he meant, Chu Guang shook his head gently.
"There's no need to deliberately say anything nice. Just tell him the truest situation here. However, I do have something I need to ask you to help me with."
Pai, who couldn't wait to return the favor, said with bright eyes.
"If you have anything to say, just say it. As long as I can help, I will do my best!"
"Are you familiar with the manager of Vault 101?" Chu Guang asked.
"Mr. Manager?" Pai's eyes lit up and he nodded, "Of course we are familiar. Our relationship is good. Is there anything wrong?"
"Great," Chu Guang breathed a sigh of relief, with a comfortable smile on his face, "I want to ask your manager to borrow something."
"Borrow something? Don't worry, just leave it to me! Mr. Manager is a very good person, and he will definitely lend it to you!" Pai patted his chest to confirm, and then continued to ask curiously, "By the way.
, what do you want to borrow?”
"V, the full name is Vital Signs Monitor," Chu Guang pointed to the wrist-mounted computer on his arm, "That's it."
"V? Let me try." Pai agreed, tilting his head unconsciously.
A screen worn on your arm?
If you just borrow it for a while, it shouldn't be difficult, right?
After all, he is a very easy-going person.
But then again, does Mr. Manager really have such a thing?
She had no impression of this at all after Pai left.
Chu Guang and Xia Yan were the only two people left in the browsing room.
Watching the brisk and cheerful figure disappear from the door, Xia Yan had a slightly complicated expression on his face.
She didn't know whether she was envious of Xiaoyu's youth, luck, or talent, or whether she was simply regretful of her past fate.
When she was this old, she had already tried her best just to stay alive.
The greatest favor that the goddess of luck bestowed upon her was probably that she saved her life from the creeper. However, as the price of survival, she also lost a leg.
Xia Yan knew that he was actually a little envious of Xiaoyu.
She can do exactly what she is interested in, and she also happens to be talented in this area.
When she needs help the most, someone will always stand up to help her or tell her the most suitable option.
"When we play poker, everyone gets different cards, but it doesn't mean that you will lose if you get bad cards."
Hearing the voice coming from behind, Xia Yan turned around and rolled his eyes at Chu Guang.
"Don't always talk to me like an old man...you are not my father."
"I was just saying casually." Chu Guang smiled, paused for a while, and continued, "Can I ask you a favor?"
"It's really strange to hear the word "please" from you," Xia Yanye teased, "Tell me, what do you want me to do?"
Chu Guang continued.
"Go study abroad with Xiaoyu."
Xia Yan was stunned, as if he didn't expect Chu Guang to say this suddenly.
"Study abroad? What is that?"
Chu Guangyan said concisely and concisely.
"It means learning, to learn things that we don't have here, or that are not good enough."
"But…"
Seeing the concern in her eyes, Chu Guang continued.
"I have taught you addition, subtraction, multiplication and division, geometry and algebra, as well as reading and writing, but there is nothing I can do about more difficult knowledge. After all, I am not the material for this. If you want to make greater progress, you have to
Get it on your own.”
"It's never too late to learn. What's more, you're not too old. In my hometown, you're still just entering college."
Xia Yan whispered.
"But...what can I learn?"
Chu Guang said with a smile.
"You can learn whatever you want, it depends on what you like. I remember you like playing with machines, don't you? There are quite a few experts in this field over there."
"Remember to learn more skills and come back."
A long time ago, Vault 404 obtained a magnetic confinement plasma cutting machine that can perform atomic-scale processing.
However, so far, this machine tool has only been used to process some very basic parts.
No one has yet been able to bring out the "real strength" of that high-precision industrial machine.
"...Of course, this kind of thing still depends on your own wishes. If you don't want to, I won't force it."
Xia Yan looked at Chu Guang blankly.
After a while, her eyes stopped being hesitant and gradually became firm.
"I do."
Although she doesn't quite understand what she can do without talent, deep down in her heart, she still has a slight desire to become stronger.
This may be an opportunity.
She felt she should grab it.
Looking at Boss Xia who finally made up his mind to take this step, Chu Guang nodded approvingly.
"I will arrange for others to do it at the weapons store, and I will settle this month's salary to you in advance."
"Although there will be no salary in the future, I will still give you a sum of money regularly as living expenses."
"Can you make money even if you don't work?" Xia Yan looked a little embarrassed.
Although she usually fishes a lot, she still does things after all.
It always made her feel weird to get paid without working.
"If I don't give you money, am I going to watch you starve to death, or do you have a habit of saving money?"
After making a joke, Chu Guang changed his tone seriously and continued, "This funding will be spent by the newly established Ministry of Education. You can understand it as studying abroad at public expense."
Introducing unavailable technologies from other developed survivor settlements is part of Chu Guang's layout in the field of education, which is as important as archeology.
Methods are not limited to inviting teachers to run schools, or taking the initiative to send people there to study.
There is no such condition now.
When conditions permit in the future, he will send people to work or study in ideal cities or even colleges.
Looking at Xia Yan, whose expression was slightly touched, Chu Guang continued.
"You should prepare well in the past few days."
(The trouble with too many characters is that sometimes the protagonist's role is squeezed out. Only half of the plot in Boulder City is written.