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

In the sixth-floor office, Jiang Lang looked at the project proposal given to him by Su Yunchang, his head spinning.

Good guy.

Are you planning to take on so many projects at the same time?

Are you out of your mind?

He was really curious about the background of the new undergraduate student, who could be so ruthless.

But he was even more anxious about himself, because the funding required for these projects would undoubtedly be enormous. Of this funding, money was only a small part; the core was the essential resources that could only be monopolized by universities or warlords, which were not at the supervisor's discretion.

Su Yunchang's needs have exceeded the theoretical limit of his network.

What kind of connections could he possibly have?

It's nothing more than Si Hong.

As a member of the board of directors, Si Hong has a portion of resources that she can freely allocate to any research group. However, these allocations are considered investments, and if the return on investment is below a certain threshold, the board will deduct a portion of her shares for internal sale.

To get Si Hong to invest, you not only need to improve your relationship with him, but you also need to prove the strength of your research group. Neither of these conditions is easy to meet.

Jiang Lang couldn't think of a solution for the time being. He even suspected that Su Yunchang was implying that he should stage a "stepmother literature" drama, otherwise why would Si Hong be willing to provide so many resources?

"Is this a problem?"

Su Yunchang looked at Jiang Lang with a half-smile.

Jiang Lang rubbed his stiff face: "You're making things difficult for me, but I'm not allowed to feel difficult myself?"

Su Yunchang smiled so much that his face was all wrinkled: "I know you're in a difficult position, but don't worry about it. Take a breath first, and we'll talk about recruiting the martial arts students later. The other groups have resident instructors, and they have very sharp eyes. It won't be easy to compete with them for people."

"Why!"

Jiang Lang nodded. Compared to exploding the red gold coins, this was much simpler.

He thought for a moment and prepared to ask a few more questions.

Just then, there was a knock on the door.

Is this the arrival of a genius freshman?

Su Yunchang casually smoothed the white hair at his temples and sat up straight: "Come in!"

"Squeak!"

The door opened, but instead of a freshman, an old man led by three young men entered.

"Old Su, long time no see!"

Hu Lintian laughed and placed the gift box on the desk: "I thought you were going to look like an old man from worry, but I didn't expect you to look so good."

Su Yunchang's face immediately darkened: "Hu Bingtian? What are you doing here?"

The young man behind Hu Lintian gave him a wink, and soon a chair appeared behind him.

He sat comfortably in his chair: "You still have the nerve to ask me? We've been friends for so many years, and you came back so quietly without even telling me. I came to find you, and you're still picking a fight with me."

Su Yunchang did not answer, but frowned deeply, making no attempt to hide his annoyance, as if seeing Hu Lintian was a very unlucky thing.

Hu Lintian pretended to look around, his gaze quickly settling on Jiang Lang: "Huh? This young man looks familiar. Oh! You're Jiang Lang, right? What are you doing here...?"

He thought for a moment, then feigned sudden realization: "Oh! You didn't get accepted by Professor Su, did you? Old Su, you really have an eye for talent. I read his paper, it's very creative. When I rejected him, my heart was bleeding."

Fortunately, you had the discerning eye to recognize talent, and didn't bury it. Your pairing of a renowned teacher and a gifted student is quite a story.

That's all.

He laughed heartily several times.

Jiang Lang finally understood that this old charlatan was here to cause trouble.

He gave Su Yunchang an inquiring look, as if asking whether he should let the student speak on behalf of the teacher.

Su Yunchang waved his hand at him, then looked at Hu Lintian impatiently: "If you have something important to say, say it. If you don't, just leave. I'm very busy and don't have time to chat with you."

Hu Bingtian wasn't angry: "Actually, it's nothing serious. I'm just taking a few of my beloved disciples to visit our senior master. You guys, quickly greet our senior master."

"Greetings, Senior Uncle!"

"Greetings, Senior Uncle!"

"Greetings, Senior Uncle!"

The three young people greeted him politely.

Hu Bingtian introduced with a smile: "These three are international students from the Marrow Tower Domain, the Azure Vein Domain, and the Spirit Ruins, respectively. They have achieved quite a bit here, so their talents have not been wasted."

Jiang Lang glanced at the three people thoughtfully. He had just noticed that while they were all human, not all of them were.

One of them has a mechanical interface embedded in the back of its head. Judging from the pattern, this is a chip implanted in a worker ant of the ant tribe. After being implanted, its mind is controlled by the ant nest. Although it still has the intelligence and memory of humans, its underlying logic is no different from that of worker ants. Its highest belief is to find food for the ant nest and even participate in war.

The other hair resembles strands of vines; this is the Spirit Vine of the Azure Vein Domain, which will deeply coexist with the host's body and mind.

As for the one from Lingxu, his entire body was covered in faint, indistinct patterns, making him very different from ordinary people.

In each realm, the human race is not the dominant race, but its status is not low, at least in terms of diplomatic influence.

"Tsk..."

Su Yunchang casually fiddled with his phone, not even looking up, and said, "It's good to be an international student. All that research you did, you probably sold the results to foreigners, didn't you?"

Hu Lintian smiled and waved his hand: "After all these years, you're still so narrow-minded. How can you sell like this? We've been allies for so many years, how can you still treat them like outsiders?"

Our company, Qida, is already a major shareholder. We take from our allies and use it for our allies. What's wrong with that?

I help them cultivate talent, and they allocate resources to me—it's a win-win situation, but you insist on making things difficult.

Your academic abilities are no less than mine, yet our current situations are worlds apart.

Old Su, you need to reflect on this!

Su Yunchang looked at him with disdain: "You won again?"

Hu Lintian retorted, "Didn't you win? Are you planning to bring your protégé and crush our research group?"

Su Yunchang did not refute, but continued to fiddle with his phone.

It takes several minutes to pick at it.

Seeing his friend's nonchalant attitude, Hu Lintian felt a mix of satisfaction and frustration. He opened his mouth, ready to pull his old friend up to continue the online argument.

But just then, the door opened.

A frail-looking young man pushed the door open and entered.

The boy was stunned by the scene in the office; he clearly hadn't expected so many people.

"Why?"

Hu Lintian's eyes lit up when he saw the boy: "Yan Zhi! You finished so quickly?"

Xu Yanzhi nodded politely: "Hello, Professor Hu!"

Hu Lintian laughed and said, "You're a bit careless, kid. You've gone to the wrong floor. Our research group is on the fourth floor, not the sixth."

Xu Yanzhi scratched his head: "You didn't come to the wrong place! I was planning to visit you on the fourth floor after I finished reporting, but I didn't expect you to be on the sixth floor as well."

Hu Lintian: "?"

Report?

What are you reporting?

What does this child mean?

I haven't realized it yet.

Su Yunchang stood up and warmly put his arm around Xu Yanzhi's shoulder: "Little Xu, come and meet your Uncle Hu. It's not a big deal if you don't go to their research group. You'll have many more opportunities to interact with them in the future. Are you confident you can follow me and crush their research group?"

"have."

Xu Yanzhi crossed his arms, displaying full confidence.

Hu Lintian's expression became incredibly interesting. He stared at Xu Yanzhi for a long time, and his eyes twitched more than ten times in just two or three seconds.

After a long pause, he snorted coldly, picked up the gift box, and left. The three students quickly followed.

Su Yunchang was still feigning politeness, trying to persuade him to stay: "Don't go! Leave the Green Vine Tea for me!"

I watched the group leave.

He sat back down in his chair with a smug look on his face: "Xiao Jiang, close the door."

Jiang Lang: "..."

OK OK.

This old man is a show-off too.

So all that fiddling with my phone was to call for backup.

He's doing quite well so far, even though he's just started out.

This is just to my liking!

However, this genius boy seems a bit young, like a junior high school student.

Xu Yanzhi smiled and nodded at Jiang Lang, then took out an expression of interest form from his backpack: "Teacher Su, please sign it quickly, I still need to go to the administration building to file it."

"You don't need to trouble yourself with such a small matter!"

Su Yunchang laughed and immediately took out his phone: "Hey! Xiao Zhao, come and file a record for my student at the administration building!"

Jiang Lang: "?"

Not a buddy?

I save my game myself, but when he goes, someone else runs the errand. You're treating him differently!

The young teacher, known as Xiao Zhao, arrived quickly, grabbed Xu Yanzhi's materials, and headed out.

Su Yunchang beckoned to the two of them: "You two come here, I'll explain the topic to you."

"Why!"

The two stood behind Su Yunchang and briefly explained his research direction.

Xu Yanzhi's eyes lit up as she listened, clearly agreeing with what she was learning, yet she couldn't help but have some doubts: "Teacher, where are the other students in our group?"

Su Yunchang waved his hand: "That's all, just you and your Senior Brother Jiang."

"what?"

Xu Yanzhi paused for a moment, looked at the densely packed project plans on the screen, and suddenly felt immense pressure. However, he gritted his teeth and said, "It's okay. Quality over quantity. Jiang and I will work harder, and there won't be any problems."

"That's more like it! Young people should have some drive."

Su Yunchang looked at him with admiration. He put down his teacup and said, "You guys rest for a while. I'm going to the restroom."

After saying that, he patted the two young men on the shoulder and went out.

Xu Yanzhi smiled politely at Jiang Lang: "Senior Brother Jiang, please take care of me in the future."

"Of course!"

Jiang Lang smiled at him and then sat down on the sofa to rest.

Xu Yanzhi felt that his smile was strange, as if there was a hint of... sympathy?

I must have misread it. Why would he feel sorry for me?

Xu Yanzhi scratched his head and looked back at the screen.

On the academic affairs backend, my name appeared in the list of Su Yunchang's research group. It must have been completed by Teacher Zhao. That was fast.

He reached for the mouse and curiously clicked on Jiang Lang's profile page, wanting to learn more about his fellow student in the same group.

Clicking on it reveals only one paper.

Upon seeing the paper's title, he was slightly surprised: "Hmm? Senior, you also study silent officials?"

"Yeah! Mo Li is so handsome, of course we should study him!"

Jiang Lang honestly revealed his true thoughts.

Xu Yanzhi was in a pleasant mood and then clicked on the paper.

then.

The color drained from his face, fine beads of sweat appeared on his forehead, and a look of terror even appeared in his eyes.

How could a paper be so ugly?

In the coming years, will I be working with the author of this article to complete so many research projects?

He wiped the sweat from his forehead, forcing a smile. "Senior Brother Jiang, I suddenly remembered I have something to take care of. I'll go downstairs for a bit!"

With that, he quickly walked towards the door.

Jiang Lang stopped him: "It's too late! Your name has already been registered. Unless there is force majeure, you are not allowed to change your tutor within a year."

Xu Yanzhi turned around and saw Jiang Lang's sympathetic smile.

His smile froze. He quickly took out his phone and dialed a number, but the call never went through.

Hang up, then dial again.

Hang up, then dial again.

Gradually, his expression became somewhat ferocious.

"Bai Zhaoli! Answer the phone!"