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Chapter 229 The Young Professor (Part 2)

"Professor, we just saw a really big firewood tree. I heard that firewood trees have a very long lifespan. Is such a big one several hundred years old?"

"Actually, it's not that exaggerated, but it is indeed very old. That tung tree was transplanted from the Balinle region, where the climate change is no longer suitable for its growth, so we take care of it protectively. Hmm, let me think, if we include its previous age, it should be over a hundred years old, right?"

"Professor, will the fruit we eat in the cafeteria be available in the market in the future? It's the best fruit I've ever eaten!"

"Of course, our grafting technology is still in the experimental stage. Once it is fully mature, we will try to plant it on a large scale. At that time, everyone will be able to eat sweet and cheap fruit."

"Professor, could we plant a lot of those insect-eating plants in our yards to help kill mosquitoes?"

"Well, there's nothing we can do about it. Each flytail can only eat a maximum of three small insects a day. If it eats too many, it will burst its stomach."

Everyone gathered around Muirna, letting their curiosity run wild, and Muirna answered them one by one.

Tess stood at the back of the crowd, looking anxious.

"Don't you admire her a lot? Aren't you going to take this great opportunity to interact with her?" Leon asked.

"I...I can't find a topic, and I don't know what to ask. What if I ask something stupid? Will the professor look down on me?" Tess said anxiously.

Leon looked speechless.

"Caesar, Caesar, quickly help me think of a question that will grab the professor's attention and is also very insightful," Tess said anxiously, tugging at Caesar.

"Calm down," Caesar said helplessly. "You can say whatever you want; they won't mind."

“Come on, I really want to make a better first impression,” Tess said.

"Then go ask the professor if the animal genes preserved in the Ark can also hatch like plants."

Tess immediately went over and asked, her eagerness completely unlike the sharp-tongued young lady she used to be.

Caesar then noticed Sia sitting by the flower bed nearby; she seemed uninterested in the commotion.

Taking advantage of the fact that everyone's attention was on Muirner, he stepped forward.

"Aren't you going to go?"

Sia, who was staring blankly at a flower, looked up, saw Caesar, and shook her head:
"They won't let me have any contact with Muirna."

Oh, by the way, the Marshall family and the Muirner family are rivals; they didn't invite Sia to her birthday party last time.

"However, today was still very interesting. It seems that coming here has allowed me to see many advanced things, and my horizons have been broadened." Xia said, looking at the dome bathed in warm sunlight.

"It's not that exaggerated. I remember reading in the newspaper that the Academy of Science and Technology has far more new things than here. I wonder if there will be a chance to organize a trip there next time," Caesar said.

Shea looked at Muirna, who was surrounded by students, and asked, "Are you very familiar with Muirna?"

“Remember that snowdrop egg we grew in our ecology class last time? Didn’t Professor Longbottom ask me to take it to the ecology department to ask about it? It’s Muirna, whom I met there. She told me that it was something called a flower cocoon, and that a very rare flower fairy had hatched inside. Later, for research purposes, I often came here to see her,” Caesar said.

“I see,” Sia said, slightly realizing. “But in our subsequent interactions, I did find that she is indeed a learned person with very unique thoughts, and we gradually became acquainted,” Caesar said.

Sia was silent for a moment, then said, "I've heard some rumors about her from the kingdom's higher-ups in the past."

"What's the rumor?"

"It's said that she once spearheaded a very dangerous project, which she worked on for many years, but ultimately failed. It caused great losses to the kingdom, so much so that no one dares to reveal it to this day. I heard that initially all the high-ranking officials advised her to give up, but she insisted on carrying it out, which led to the failure."

Sia tilted her head. "It's probably because of this story that I didn't have a good impression of Muirna from the beginning. I thought she must be the kind of person who is mean and arrogant. But when I first met her in person, I found out that she was this kind of person."

She then added, "As for that matter, I've only heard about it, and I can't guarantee it's true. You know, the people around me don't have a good impression of Muirner."

Caesar had not heard Muirna mention this matter, but if what Sia had heard was indeed true, then he certainly wouldn't have heard such a thing from Muirna.

Caesar remained skeptical of the rumor, because he had never seen it mentioned in the secrets about the kingdom that Clorin had given him. If it were true, the level of secrecy would be so high that even Surna's top agents could not obtain any information about it.

What kind of terrible accident must that be?
However, it's highly likely that this is just a fabrication by their group to smear their political enemies.

The Q&A session over there has ended, and Muirner's time is also limited, so his meeting with everyone must also come to an end.

"Alright, I'm very happy to have chatted with everyone for so long today. Lastly, I would like to ask you all for a favor: could you write down some thoughts about your future life on a piece of cardstock? If you don't have any, that's okay too; writing some words of encouragement for yourself is also fine," Muirna said, clapping his hands.

"Okay!" Everyone readily agreed.

"Then, I'll trouble my assistant to distribute the cards to everyone."

Another figure jogged into the central square. Caesar was stunned when he looked over. It was Yumilia running towards him.
"Hey Caesar, isn't that Yumilia? How did she become Professor Muirner's assistant?"

Someone asked in surprise.

"Perhaps he's just a temporary replacement," Caesar said with a forced smile.

With Yumilia working under the director of the Institute of Ecology, everyone became even more convinced that Caesar seemed to have some kind of special background.

"Here, one for each person, please take them."

Yumilia eagerly handed out the small cards in her hand to everyone. When she came to Caesar, she smiled and picked up a card, handing it to him.

"Here you are, Caesar."

"Thanks."

After thanking him, Caesar lowered his voice and asked, "Weren't you going for training? How come you're suddenly someone's assistant?"

“Because everyone is too busy to help, I said I could come and help. It feels pretty good, right?” Yumilia said happily.

(End of this chapter)