Forbidden Nightmare

Chapter 94 Core Team
Sitting at the long table at the front of the dinner were eight researchers from Frank’s core team.

The oldest of them, Russell, is nearly fifty years old. He does not have any extraordinary powers, but has come to where he is today entirely relying on his profound knowledge and rich experience. Traditional researchers like Russell are a group of their own in the team.

Extraordinary researchers like Jiang Lei and Mary belong to another faction. Although researchers from the two factions occasionally have disputes due to their different research philosophies, the team shares the same fate, and everyone still maintains a certain harmony in the laboratory.

"Russel, I remember you were quite critical of Xiao Li joining the core team before. How do you feel about it now?"

Li Nanke said he was going to the bathroom and was not sitting at his seat at that time.

As the only female researcher in the team, Mary likes Li Nanke very much.

Xiao Li is extremely talented and has a quick mind. He can learn any machine operation quickly and often comes to help me. He does not look down on others just because of his universal talent and does his job as an intern flawlessly.

Which researcher wouldn't like such an assistant?
Mary took this opportunity to pick up the red wine glass, raised it to Russell and took a sip of the wine.

Russell pushed up his glasses and said in a scholarly manner:
"Xiao Li's learning attitude is very much to my liking, but unfortunately he has not received any higher education, so it is basically impossible for him to make achievements in basic theory."

The traditional faction has always been prejudiced against the extraordinary faction's use of external forces in research, not to mention that the Universal System is the most BUG-like existence among the extraordinary faction. Russell is not targeting Li Nanke, but he just does not agree with Li Nanke.

Mary raised her eyebrows when she heard this:
"Don't try to fool me. Who asked you this? This time, Xiao Li was the first to crack the characteristics of the forbidden object, and our team can also benefit from it. I heard that you are about to accumulate enough merits and will be promoted to a research mentor."

Several senior researchers present were Frank's "true disciples" with a C+ level personnel status. As long as they accumulated enough merits, they would be promoted to B-level research mentors, taking the lead and leading a laboratory on their own.

Russell coughed twice and continued to speak in a pretentious manner:
"Rather than him using his Universal Talent to get the answer, I hope Xiao Li can continue to study and rely on his own knowledge to decipher the characteristics of the forbidden objects. Only in this way can he become a qualified researcher."

At this time, Director Frank on the stage, dressed in a suit and tie, was talking incessantly with the microphone in hand.

Suddenly Frank stopped his speech, took out his communicator and seemed to have received some message.

A smile appeared on his serious face, he tapped the microphone twice and announced:

"I have good news for you all. After our team's research... some members may not be aware of this. This is a secret research of our core team."

"We have thoroughly studied the forbidden item No. 5-792, 'Thorns of Pain', and discovered the hidden properties of the forbidden item. After review by the research department, we have confirmed that the hidden properties are accurate."

“This is another great achievement for us.”

The research team in the audience was immediately excited and turned their attention to the long dining table in the front.

Achieving new research results not only means generous bonuses for the entire team, but also accumulates the merits needed for promotion.

And they did nothing, not even knowing when the core team secretly studied another forbidden object and discovered its hidden properties.

What are hidden characteristics? They are the characteristics of taboo objects that have been thoroughly studied by teams led by other directors and have been concluded, but have been missed.

It is very difficult to discover hidden characteristics. After all, no research director is a vegetarian. The members of each research team are the elite among the elites, and a taboo object usually requires cross-competitive research by several teams.

Under such circumstances, it is conceivable how difficult it was for our core team to discover hidden features that had been missed.

For a moment, they all looked at the core team members.

There is indeed a reason why he was able to enter the core team. He made a big news without making any noise.

I don't know which director researched that forbidden item before. I guess I'm going to be in trouble this time...

Members of the non-core team did not know what this sudden good thing was, but members of the core team knew it very well. They all knew that the "Thorn of Pain" was a reward from Director Frank to Li Nanke.

Russell understood that it must be Li Nanke who used his universal talent to discover the hidden characteristics of the forbidden object.

Facing the many grateful looks and Mary's teasing look, even Russell felt a little embarrassed because this achievement had nothing to do with him.

Listening to Director Frank's announcement, he put down his knife and fork, picked up his wine glass and took a sip helplessly: "Xiao Li is indeed a good candidate to be a researcher, but I still maintain my original opinion and think that Xiao Li should work hard to learn the basics."

"But then again..."

"Xiao Li has such an excellent talent, so we don't need to be too harsh on him. Some people are good at theory, some are good at practice, and it is already a great thing to be the best in one aspect."

Mary, who was outspoken and rather aggressive, was about to raise her brows when she heard the first half of the sentence and was about to speak harshly, but when she heard Russell say "that's the point", her brows relaxed and she picked up the wine glass and drank it all.

Russell couldn't help but sigh secretly. The talent of the Universal System was really a fatal blow to traditional researchers, but there was nothing he could do. Who could blame God for giving him such a gift?
Faced with one achievement after another that came for nothing, what else could Russell, who lacked the merits to be promoted, say?

Even a traditional old researcher like him could only go against his original intention and praise Li Nanke while exclaiming "It's so delicious."

Otherwise, one cannot eat the food given by others and smash other people's bowls. Russell considers himself an intellectual, not a rogue.

Seeing Russell, the traditional leader of the team, give in, Mary was in a good mood. She patted Jiang Lei, who was eating, and said softly:

"Hey, you have the best relationship with Xiao Li, do you know if Xiao Li has a girlfriend?"

Jiang Lei put down his chopsticks, looked at Mary with doubt, and said jokingly:
"Why, do you want to eat young girls? Xiao Li likes girls with big breasts, thin waists, long legs and good figures. You haven't attended yoga class for a long time..."

Mary almost spit out a mouthful of red wine, and she slapped Jiang Lei on the back of the head.

"Jiang Lei, you want to die."

Mary is 35 years old this year and has been married for a long time. Her feelings towards Xiao Li are purely admiration and care from an older sister towards her younger brother and she never thinks about it in that way at all.

She knew Jiang Lei was joking. They had a very good relationship and often bickered and joked with each other in the laboratory.

"I think Xiao Li is good-looking and ambitious. I happen to have a cousin who is about the same age as Xiao Li, so I was thinking about letting the two of them get to know each other."

"Otherwise, what if Xiao Li, such a good boy, gets distracted by you all day and learns bad things?"

Jiang Lei rubbed the back of his head and retorted: "What do you mean by playing with me and losing your ambition? You don't understand the happiness of men... Hey, hey, hey, don't do it. I'll tell you what to say."

"As far as I know, Xiao Li is still single."

Mary put down her hand and said with satisfaction, "It's a happy decision then. Wait and talk to Xiao Li to see what he means. If there is no problem, let the two of them meet another day..."

Halfway through her words, she saw Jiang Lei staring blankly at the corner of the hall in disbelief, with a very interesting expression on his face.

Jiang Lei twitched his lips and couldn't help but say, "Mary, your cousin should be out of luck."

"I was just joking, but I didn't expect Xiao Li to be serious about it... What a huge fortune."

Mary followed his gaze and saw Li Nanke and Minianne, the eldest daughter of the Wistaria family, returning to the hall from the deserted corridor.

The two walked side by side, talking happily, and Minnie Ann's bright smile could not be hidden.

The fitted black evening gown complemented her charming curves. The tight hem of her skirt rose and fell as she walked, revealing her fair and slender thighs. As she talked and laughed, Minnian gently stroked her chest, and the crystal pendant of her necklace almost sank into the deep ravine.

Mary had only one thought in her mind: Jiang Lei was right. Xiao Li really liked girls with big breasts, thin waists, long legs and good figures...

Fuck, all men are the same, so superficial!

(End of this chapter)