Starting by picking up a female fan, he swept through the martial arts world.

"what?"

Bai Zhaoli also leaned closer: "Is it really that ugly?"

Yang Yu shook her head: "Actually, she's not that badly ugly, about average for the average girl in the Water Zone, but..."

She couldn't help but look at Bai Zhaoli, her eyes filled with doubt: "Are you sure he's a talented person?"

"Of course!"

Bai Zhaoli raised her chin: "The person who could save me from that situation must be a master. It's normal that those strong in practical combat don't usually have a high level of theoretical knowledge, isn't it?"

She had never witnessed firsthand just how strong Jiang Lang was.

But the fact that he snatched his own spray bottle and used his own face as a towel to wipe his chest today is enough to show that this person is a master.

That's outrageous.

It was mainly my own carelessness!

"That's true..."

Yang Yu nodded. The human cultivation system has developed for two hundred years and has formed two different paths.

One path involves relying on the support of countless races, enhancing physical and mental abilities through biological agents, and granting special powers through heterologous transplantation. The defining characteristic of this path is that whatever level of expert one desires, one can simply invest the corresponding level of resources.

Then, by using better combinations of potions and stronger combat skills, the upper limit can be increased. As long as resources are available, the lower limit can be maintained. However, no matter how high this is done, it is impossible to exceed the theoretical limit.

Even the most skilled practitioners on this path couldn't rescue Bai Zhaoli from that situation.

The other path is the Twenty-Eight Star Cluster Cultivation System, developed based on ancient texts and dark matter decay wavebands. This path is in its early stages, and the functions of many star cluster wavebands have not yet been deduced, let alone the cultivation of supernatural abilities.

Even so, it has shown potential far exceeding theoretical limits.

However, cultivation is very energy-consuming, and theory is even more so. Normally, those with high cultivation levels are often completely clueless about theory.

"but……"

Yang Yu changed the subject: "Judging from his expression, he probably doesn't want to make a move again. We've already obtained the information, and we've basically figured out his value to us, so I don't think it's necessary to get too involved."

Bai Zhaoli said with some annoyance, "Let me think about it some more!"

……

It was afternoon.

Jiang Tai stepped out of the radiation chamber, finally feeling a little more at ease.

Logically speaking, a civilian official of his rank should no longer need to personally go to the battlefield. In recent years, he has only maintained combat effectiveness through basic preparations and training.

But these past few days, the sudden emergence of copycat criminals has made him feel very threatened.

Compared to other high-ranking officials, he was far from being corrupt, but some things are unavoidable. Now that he has become the director of a department, he has become a target, and he might be targeted by imitators one day.

He comes from a military background, so his strength is definitely much greater than Song Han's, but we absolutely cannot let our guard down.

So he added an extra training exercise: he transferred a radiation chamber from the military, which emitted the wavelength of the Bixiu constellation, so that he could condense a super-strong psionic barrier at any time in the event of an assassination attempt.

After taking a shower, he returned to the master bedroom and saw Si Hong practicing Old Era yoga on the balcony as soon as he opened the door.

This kind of physical exercise is not very helpful for cultivation, but it is very effective in maintaining body shape and the quality of married life. Si Hong does this exercise whenever she has free time.

only……

Jiang Tai glanced at the time and casually asked, "Is Hu Lintian not free today? What time is it? Aren't you taking A Lang out yet?"

Si Hong didn't even turn her head: "Oh! Ah Lang went to visit Hu Bingtian himself."

Jiang Tai frowned immediately: "Aren't you being ridiculous? You know Ah Lang's identity. If we don't show that we value him, how can he possibly accept him?"

"That's not necessarily true!"

Si Hong smiled sarcastically: "You illegitimate son are quite worldly-wise now. Azhu was having a great time chatting with Yang Yu, and he was jumping around on the side, wishing he could crawl into Yang Yu's body and cling to this wife right now."

"With his abilities, how could he not take down a mere Hu Bingtian?"

"Oh, this..."

Jiang Tai's expression froze; he finally understood why Si Hong was angry.

If that's the case, he really does feel somewhat guilty, after all, he came from a humble background and was able to get in touch with Hu Lintian only through Si Hong's connections.

He could only manage an awkward laugh, trying to smooth things over by saying, "That's still not possible..."

"Can't what?"

Si Hong shifted her stance: "Old Jiang! For the sake of the Jiang family's future generations, I can tolerate you bringing your illegitimate child into our home, and I'll give you face in front of outsiders, but everything has its limits. A-Lang has a twisted personality and mediocre talent, and now he wants to ride roughshod over me. Do you really think I, Si Hong, have a good temper?"

"How could that be!"

Jiang Tai, realizing he was in the wrong, smiled apologetically and said, "A son is a son, and a wife is a wife. As for Qipu University, A Lang isn't fortunate enough to get a job there. I'll find another way to help him, and I'll try my best not to affect your mood in the future."

He felt a little regretful. Although Hu Lintian had problems with his conduct and stance, he was still very capable. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to become one of the pillars of Qipu University.

If Jiang Lang can be promoted to a regular position under Hu Lintian, even if he's incompetent, he'll still have a promising future.

Pity.

Even with Si Hong's involvement, success isn't guaranteed. Now that Si Hong is unwilling to intervene, then...

He could help Jiang Lang find other ways out, and they might not be any worse than universities, but they are all cruel meat grinders, far less stable and comfortable than universities, and not suitable for the underdog to climb the ladder.

Seeing that he had given in, Si Hong softened her tone slightly: "But my mood has already been affected."

"What should we do then?"

"We'll see how you perform! You just finished your training, your physical condition should be great, right?"

"..."

Jiang Tai gritted his teeth, took a few steps forward, and grabbed her leg, which was dangling in mid-air and covered by yoga pants, from behind.

The spousal relationship is the most reliable partnership, whether in family or career.

Since we are partners, we should always maintain a sincere attitude towards cooperation.

……

The architectural complex in Yunjin has always been a spectacle.

Few cities have imitated the architectural style of the concessions so thoroughly.

Moreover, Yunjin's unique geographical location not only allowed for a balance of power among various warlord factions, but also resulted in the most diverse ethnic groups residing in the public concession, leading to the most diverse architectural styles.

So even though Jiang Lang had been in Yunjin for several years, he still couldn't help but take a few more glances when he was walking on the street.

However, most of these buildings have a relatively high population density.

Therefore, important locations will still adopt the architectural style of the human race from the old era.

The same applies to Kipu University.

In this era, going to university was a luxury, and the number of university students was destined to be small. In addition, it was not yet dinner time, so the campus was very deserted.

With the letter of introduction in hand, Jiang Lang passed through the access control smoothly, walked north along the lake bridge, passed through a cherry blossom grove, and finally arrived at an experimental building. He took the elevator directly to the fourth floor.

Si Hong made a sarcastic remark at noon and then went back to her room, but she still sent over Hu Lintian's contact information.

He contacted Hu Lintian, who told him to come to the 403 teaching and research office at 5 o'clock, and to come find him after the group meeting. He was told not to call him in the meantime.

So he bought some gifts and brought over two papers.

If you have good connections, you can just use inferior papers; if you don't, you have to bring out the real stuff.

Although the content of the new paper was peripheral information to him, he was confident that Hu Lintian would not dare to ignore it.

Once Jiang Tai joins Hu Lintian's ranks, he'll know to invest resources in him, provided Jiang Tai isn't stupid.

I took the elevator upstairs and soon arrived at the 403 teaching and research office.

With the shrinking of student enrollment in universities, the training model is now closer to that of graduate students in the old era, where, apart from general education courses, the rest are conducted in research groups.

Each mentor guides several students from the same university, primarily responsible for theoretical exploration and the development of cultivation methods.

Another group of self-funded martial arts students will be assigned to be responsible for theoretical practice and the application of cultivation methods.

By holding frequent martial arts competitions, the achievements of the research group can be quantified, thereby determining the allocation of resources and whether the results should be promoted.

And outstanding martial arts students can eventually obtain a degree from Qida University, thus achieving great success.

Very scientific.

Jiang Langlai, who applied for the assistant researcher position, was probably at the level of a half-master's degree holder, or at the peak of his undergraduate studies.

It is said that Hu Lintian's research group is very large, with a total of forty or fifty people, and the entire fourth floor is theirs.

Jiang Lang walked to the door of classroom 403 and knocked: "Hello! Is anyone home?"

"Here I am!"

A woman's voice came from inside, and soon the door opened, revealing a sexy woman in her thirties.

She looked Jiang Lang up and down curiously: "You must be Jiang Lang, here to apply for the assistant researcher position! Hello, I'm Xu Lu, the finance manager of Professor Hu's research group. You can call me Sister Lu."

"Hello, Sister Lu!"

"Professor Hu should be finishing up soon. Please make yourself at home. What would you like to drink?"

"Plain water is fine, thank you."

Jiang Lang found a sofa, sat down, and thanked them after taking the water.

Xu Lu smiled and said, "Don't be so polite! I haven't finished my expense report from last month, so I won't entertain you."

"Sister Lu, you're busy!"

Jiang Lang behaved very obediently, something he forced himself to learn after the crazy woman's incident.

Xu Lu didn't say anything more and sat down at the computer to start typing.

"Professor, he has arrived."

Did you come alone?

[I came alone.]

"Okay, then keep him occupied. If he's smart enough, he shouldn't last long."

【it is good! 】

……

office.

Hu Lintian snorted coldly: "This Si Hong, her husband just got promoted and she's already getting cocky. She's such trash, and she thinks I'll come knocking on her door to get rid of her?"