In the world of martial arts, there is a vast fantasy world.

Chapter 207 Top Talents of the Research Institute

In other words, one's reputation in the martial arts field is entirely based on strength, without the need for excessive social interaction. Otherwise, Shen Xing would be attending various high-end parties and banquets, or meeting with people from all walks of life to deepen connections and expand his network through this reputation.

However, even without these things, Shen Xing could still feel the changes brought about by this reputation.

Putting everything else aside, when he returned to the research institute, he found it was already bustling with activity.

A large number of people gathered at the main gate, forming a long queue. At a glance, there were at least several thousand people, all of them students. Moreover, most of them exuded a powerful martial arts aura, and they were basically at least at the Marrow Refining stage, with quite a few even at the Innate stage.

Even the few students who didn't look like martial artists had an extraordinary air about them.

Clearly, all of these people came here wanting to join the research institute.

"Xiaoling, come to the villa."

After returning to the villa on the top floor, Shen Xing gave Xiao Ling an instruction.

It's time to learn about the current state of the research institute.

Once you reach a certain scale, you can no longer be as casual as before, but it can truly bring you considerable convenience.

Xiaoling reacted quickly, immediately putting aside everything else and going straight to the villa's hall.

"Boss, you wanted to see me?"

"Sit down." Shen Xing looked at the increasingly tall girl with considerable satisfaction and asked directly, "Give me a report on the current state of the research institute."

"yes!"

Xiaoling seemed to realize that her boss had finally started paying attention to the research institute, and she was quite excited.

However, it was well controlled.

Her growth over the past six months has been equally astonishing.

At this moment, the most intuitive number was read out directly.

"The research institute currently has a total of 724 official members, of whom 605 are in the research field, and the other 119 are pure martial artists responsible for security and combat."

"Seven hundred and twenty-four people?" Shen Xing was also startled by this number.

Although this building could accommodate several thousand people, such a large number is obviously not enough for a research institute that does not currently have any projects.

"This is the result of careful selection. They are all elites, especially the research staff, who are all students from the top 50 schools, whose overall grades are among the top 50 in their majors," Xiaoling quickly explained. "Elites of this level have always been sought after by major powers. They can even enter federal research institutions without taking the exam. They chose our institute because of your potential, so it would be a pity not to recruit you. Moreover, their loyalty is guaranteed to a certain extent, because if they join us now, they will have a greater chance of becoming core employees."

Shen Xing understood. Compared to those powerful forces, the biggest attraction of his place was its status as a startup.

For these geniuses, joining him offers the opportunity to take the lead in securing a high position and better realize their ambitions.

From his perspective, this is actually quite good, as he has gained a large number of equally talented students with great potential.

Loyalty is also somewhat guaranteed, and it can be gradually built up during the growth and development process.

So in the end, Shen Xing nodded, accepting the number of people, and even felt that it was still not enough.

"If we push harder, I should be able to break the record for the first freshman on the Academy's home planet to reach the third realm, a hundred days ahead of schedule," Shen Xing said. "Let's see if we can also recruit a few top geniuses from various research fields, I mean the top geniuses from the entire Academy's home planet."

"One hundred days in advance?"

Xiaoling's mouth dropped open, clearly understanding the significance of this number of days.

She could hardly control her emotions and stood up excitedly.

"Wouldn't that boss be the number one prodigy in the history of the academy's home planet? Just based on that title alone, I'm absolutely confident I can find him a few monsters!"

"You already have a target?" Shen Xing raised an eyebrow as he looked at her.

"That's right." Xiaoling clenched her fist. "Especially a prodigy in armor design! When he was just a freshman, he improved a top-tier armor design for the Innate Realm, directly boosting its overall performance by more than 10%, while still maintaining its accessibility. Now, although he's only a junior, even the 'Tianjia Group' has promised him a B-level project manager position, which is a project-level position that allows him to independently design armor for Fifth Realm experts!"

"That's impressive." Shen Xing narrowed his eyes slightly.

He didn't know much about general research fields, but the importance of armor was self-evident.

The armor of the Human Federation can be said to be the most suitable weapon for martial artists, enough to greatly enhance their strength!

If you add the inscription and weapon-forging techniques from another world, Shen Xing can hardly estimate how powerful the armor could be.

However, even the best prospects require sufficiently strong researchers to realize them.

Even if he could take weapon refiner as a side job, inscription can still enhance his strength. But armor technology is different. It's purely technical. It takes a lot of effort to learn, but it has no effect on martial arts.

Therefore, personnel specializing in armor are essential.

He won't be able to do everything himself if there's any damage or upgrades needed in the future.

It's not just about armor, but also about weapon categories.

"I'll give you ample authority to recruit," Shen Xing said after a moment's thought, "especially in the field of armor technology."

"Understood!" Xiaoling nodded emphatically, mentally reviewing the armor.

She did some research before recruiting employees.

If we define the research institute as Shen Xing's personal logistics research institute, then the focus is on four areas: "armor," "cultivation," "resources," and "weapons." She basically recruits people around these four areas.

Of course, other fields also needed to recruit a lot of people.

For example, spacecraft, construction, communications, and medical categories.

It is entirely about developing the research institute into an all-rounder, which is also a characteristic of many otherworldly exploration groups that maintain relative independence.

There are some areas that you may not need to be an expert in, but you can't be without them.

You never know when you might need it, especially when you're venturing into another world.

Now that Shen Xing has spoken, the armor must become the top priority.

Perhaps, those prodigies with slightly less stellar reputations could also give it a try.

There's an old saying: "In literature, there is no first place; in martial arts, there is no second."

Unlike martial arts, where there can only be one number one in the entire academy's home planet, there can be many number one in research.

Different fields, different focuses, different performances. It's impossible to say which is stronger or weaker.

The top geniuses are actually quite similar.

Therefore, even if the prodigy she mentioned cannot be recruited, with Shen Xing's words, other geniuses in the field of armor can still be recruited with all their might, and a few will eventually succeed.

Shen Xing was aware of these matters, so after thinking for a moment, he said again, "Focus on recruiting for the application of extraordinary resources, and don't be stingy with the purchase of related equipment. If you need money, just tell me. Also, the confidentiality system must be well maintained. Once I have saved enough money to buy a medium-sized spaceship, I will move the research institute to the spaceship. At that time, it will contain the top secret technology of the forces behind me, so confidentiality is of paramount importance."

The arts of alchemy and the arts of weaponry will be revealed sooner or later.

In terms of secrecy, things are much simpler on a spaceship.

Because in the vast universe, micro-devices are simply not enough to complete communication, and can only rely on quantum signal relay stations on spacecraft. As long as this part is controlled, the privacy management of the federal AI can be bypassed and complete information monitoring can be achieved.

This is one of the reasons why many research institutes are built on spaceships.

Once Shen Xing's strength is sufficient, he only needs to reach the fourth or fifth realm to appropriately release some of his achievements in alchemy and weapon crafting. At that time, he can fully withstand the attention and safeguard the interests in his hands.

At his cultivation speed, it won't be long before that day comes.

However, it is still important to lay a solid foundation. Confidentiality is of paramount importance for every research institute and needs to be taken seriously from the very beginning.

"clear!"

Xiaoling's expression was also very serious, clearly indicating that she knew the gravity of the situation.

Just hearing about "the top secret technology of the forces behind the scenes" is enough to make you feel the pressure coming at you like a tidal wave.

But mostly I felt excited.

There are too many implications to this statement. The most likely one is that the forces behind Shen Xing have decided to gradually transfer their entire power to Shen Xing's name, moving from secrecy to the public eye in a completely new guise!

This alone makes the research institute's potential immeasurable!

"I hope that next time you can bring some truly top-notch talent to me," Shen Xing said with a smile. "Also, send me two research institute summary reports every week, one brief and one detailed."

"Yes." Xiaoling nodded.

Sure enough, the boss is starting to take the research institute seriously!

This is probably the best news Xiaoling has heard in a while.

And she was right; Shen Xing did indeed begin to take it seriously.

However, for him, his own cultivation was still the top priority, and the development of the research institute was also for his own cultivation. As for the rest, he only needed to manage his subordinates well and keep them informed.

As long as his abilities continue to improve, the research institute's development and potential will be greatly enhanced.

With this understanding, Shen Xing returned to Dragon Valley to continue his cultivation.

After bringing the energy gathering device to Dragon Valley, his cultivation speed increased again, almost reaching saturation. In addition, Yan Kingdom somehow found another Earth-grade Dragon-type martial arts concept for him, which means that he has now learned a total of six Earth-grade Dragon-type martial arts concepts, almost covering all the Dragon-type martial arts concepts in the entire Holy Lake Region.

Most importantly, all of these martial arts concepts have three-realm versions, and the four gates have four-realm versions.

In reality, once you reach the Earthly Grade level, it's unlikely that there are only lower realms, because the creators of martial arts intent at this level are all strong individuals, and many lower realm versions are even derived through reverse deduction.

(End of this chapter)