"I have something to do and I have to go out. I have read the project document and there is nothing wrong with it. You can go to the project center to apply for project approval!"
After saying that, Xia Duo left the laboratory ahead of Huck.
…
Elise mentioned in her summons that she had brought news from the outside, which was undoubtedly what Xia Duo was more concerned about.
Now that the laboratory is on track and various projects are proceeding in an orderly manner, he does not want to be interrupted by a sudden attack.
When passing the negative fourth floor, Xia Duo slowed down slightly. McCard once worked hard to save points just to be able to return here one day and see his past friends, classmates, and two children who have not yet grown up.
But for Sha Duo, all this is just a virtual melodrama.
When sorting out his memories, he could deeply understand McCard's mood, but now, having long eliminated the contamination of McCard's memory, he could completely turn a blind eye.
He slowed down just to get a few more glimpses of the scene on the negative fourth floor. McCard's memory was full of his subjective judgments, which Shado had to remove when sorting out his memories. Therefore, the McCard he recalled now
The scene on the negative fourth floor in my memory is extremely incomplete.
It's like looking at photos of the entire landscape without any color, empty and boring.
If it weren't for the fact that he couldn't get out of the laboratory some time ago, Xia Duo would have wanted to wander around the Judgment Department base.
On a journey to the projection plane, acquiring knowledge is the primary purpose, but other experiences are also important. When you have the opportunity to choose, it is not a mistake to take a few more looks.
…
Minus five floors.
This was a level that had never appeared in McCard's memory. Shado still caught a child running around before asking for the location of the Academy Square.
Not far from the entrance connecting this floor to the fourth floor, you can see a square covering an area of nearly 10,000 square meters after turning almost two passages.
The dome above looks very high, with a layer of white light curtain that makes it difficult to see clearly.
Surrounding the square were mostly residential buildings. Through those buildings, Xia Duo realized that the dome of the square was actually only four or five stories high.
In addition to residential buildings, College Square, as its name suggests, is located next to a college, or at the entrance of the college.
As soon as Xia Duo walked to the square, he saw the figure of Elise talking to a group of children on the edge of the square. He hurriedly walked forward and said hello:
"Elise, long time no see!"
Hearing the voice, Elise turned back and looked at Xia Duo in surprise, with an incredible look in her eyes, "McCarder? I haven't seen you for more than ten days, and I don't even feel like I recognize you!"
Of course Chateau is well aware of this. When he enters the institute, there are strangers everywhere. He can also gradually show more of the "Shadow" side instead of imitating "McArdle" all the time.
In the past ten days, people around Sha Duo may have noticed that "Mecard" has become more like a real level 1 researcher, but they will not explore it too much. After all, this transformation happens little by little.
But for Elise, this was a bit sudden.
Sha Duo did not explain anything, but asked: "Elise, what do you want from me? And you said you brought news from the outside, what was it?"
"cough--"
Elise realized that her reaction was a bit exaggerated. Anyone will change after a major change in life, but McCard has changed even more.
Even as a senior arcanist, it was impossible for Elise to imagine that there was a different person inside of McCarde. She waved the group of children surrounding her away to hide her embarrassment.
After the children had gone away, Elise adjusted her attitude and looked directly at Sha Duo, her expression gradually becoming serious:
"McCard, do you know? I have heard about what you have done recently outside?"
"What happened? Did I recruit a few more people in my laboratory? Or did I complete several projects at once?" Xia Duo said half-jokingly.
"How many more people are you recruiting? Other first-level researchers usually only recruit three assistant researchers. You just joined the institute and you hired more than ten at once. What do you want to do?"
As if realizing that her tone was wrong, Elise quickly slowed down her tone and explained:
"I have received news that many first-level researchers in the institute are preparing to jointly apply to the higher authorities to review your rank authority. Vice President Samuel asked me to remind you that there are some things you can do, but not too much."
After hearing this, Xia Duo was silent for a moment, and then said in a deep voice: "I understand. I will ask Ross to break the news when I get back. McCarde Laboratory will not be recruiting any more assistant researchers in the short term."
In fact, Xia Duo has not released any news to the outside world before. He is just waiting for the demon-slaying amulet project to be completed, and then recruits a few more groups of people to complete some of his personal projects.
He has already obtained the resurrection spell. Although the soul summoning and soul pulling parts are still missing, he already knows how to repair the most critical link between the body and the soul.
As long as the demon-slaying amulet project is completed, his journey to the projection plane will be basically complete.
Apart from these two, everything he gets in this projection plane is considered an extra gain. Since he doesn't plan to stay here for a long time, he naturally wants to maximize the benefits in a short period of time.
But now, the higher-ups have warned him through Elise, which means that it is almost impossible to recruit more people.
If he insists on going his own way, he may really have to face a review of his rank and authority. You must know that his current level 1 researcher authority is actually a reward for the previous underground channel intelligence, coupled with Samuel's betrayal.
If we really want to be serious, this permission will probably be revoked. Being just an assistant researcher is not what Xia Duo wants.
But, the big shot above was compromised by the joint efforts of those Level 1 researchers below, so he compromised? Is it true that he doesn’t have any temper at all?
Thinking of this, Sha Duo asked again: "Elise, besides what you just said, does Vice President Samuel have anything else for you to tell me?"
"Um?"
Elise showed a surprised expression again, "Indeed, Vice President Samuel said that if you don't ask, you don't need to tell me, but if you ask now, then naturally I won't hide anything.
"Deputy Dean Samuel asked me to tell you to advance to Arcanist as soon as possible. When you have the real authority of a level 1 researcher, you can do whatever you want!"
"real?"
Xia Duo doubted the reliability of this promise. If it was McCard, the higher-ups might not mind, but if it was him, Xia Duo, and he was really allowed to do whatever he wanted to do, what would happen to a mere deputy dean?
It may be bearable.
If it weren't for the fact that he couldn't advance to the arcanist level in the projection plane, Shado would really want to advance immediately and cause a big event. Look at Samuel's expression!
