A is in StarCraft, just disembarked from the Zerg Prince spaceship.

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Lu Jianan's teacher, Director Li, is a big name in the industry and a pillar of the military research institute, with ridiculously high authority.

Gao Tian's current rank of Major General is not high enough to qualify him to go directly to see him.

Fortunately, the military region arranged a special pass for him, granting him access to all research institutions.

Having access doesn't mean you can just barge in. It would be incredibly impolite to intrude and disturb the professors' research.

Gao Tian asked the receptionist to transfer him to Director Li and explained the purpose of his visit.

Director Li was one of the first people to learn the knowledge chip that Gao Tian brought back. He knew what a great thing this was, so when he heard that Gao Tian had come to visit, he immediately asked his students to invite him in.

The research institute doesn't look particularly impressive from the outside, but it's quite different inside.

In the core experimental area underground of the research institute, the snow-white walls are spotless, and the shadowless lamps cast a cold and bright light, illuminating every corner with exquisite detail.

The space was enormous, with neatly arranged experimental tables and precision instruments flashing indicator lights and emitting a soft hum.

Researchers in white lab coats moved quickly yet steadily, focusing intently as they went back and forth between instruments and experimental samples.

When Gao Tian walked in, Director Li was still sitting at his desk, wearing holographic glasses, studying hard and making the most of every minute.

While glancing at the scrolling text on his glasses screen, he said to Gao Tian, ​​who was multitasking, "Major General Gao Tian, ​​I apologize for not greeting you sooner."

Gao Tian didn't think that this was being disrespectful or impolite.

Since he brought back the knowledge chip, countless scientists and researchers have been studying it day and night.

How much knowledge is needed for a Level 1 civilization to advance to Level 2?

To put it another way, under normal circumstances, this process might require a Level 1 civilization to study the knowledge accumulated over tens of thousands of years.

There are so many, like the sea.

Bringing back the knowledge chip is an important step in shortening the development process, but it is not the only important one.

Without the knowledge chip, this process would take five thousand years. But if he brings back the knowledge chip and gives it to AI for analysis and learning, the process can be shortened to fifteen hundred years.

Human scientists are conducting research and learning, and this process can be narrowed down to five hundred years.

If human scientists worked tirelessly, day and night, this process could perhaps be shortened to a hundred years.

Thanks to the tireless efforts of countless scientists, coupled with the resources and assistance provided by the Zerg, this process may now only take ten years.

He brought back only knowledge and resources; their rapid implementation will require the concerted efforts of a large number of researchers.

Gao Tian knew he didn't have time for pleasantries, so he stated the purpose of his visit clearly and directly: "Director Li, I'm here to deliver a message from Lu Jianan."

The data stream scrolling on Director Li's holographic glasses suddenly stopped.

He opened his mouth.

"Lu, Lu Jianan..."

Although Director Li is not young, he was not considered old before. At least his hair was black, and he was still full of energy and had a strong voice when doing research or scolding students.

But in the short few weeks since Lu Jianan disappeared, his hair has turned completely white.

"Lu Jianan was kidnapped by space pirates when she went missing, but was rescued by the Zerg army. She is currently on her way to the interstellar court to testify against those criminals involved in human trafficking," Gao Tian said quickly. "He asked me to let you know she is safe."

Lu Jianan couldn't come back, but she specifically told him this when she called him.

He said his teacher treated him like a close confidant, and his sudden disappearance was something his teacher definitely couldn't accept.

Director Li took off his glasses, the temples brushing against his graying temples: "Excuse me, Major General Gao Tian, ​​may I ask what...when did this happen?"

"Just two weeks ago," Gao Tian said. "Please don't worry, he was rescued after being arrested for two days."

On the second shelf of the desk was this year's graduate student roster. When Director Li pulled it out, several sticky notes fell out with it, and Lu Jianan's ID photo looked exceptionally new in the light of the operating lamp.

Director Li looked on blankly, and seemingly unconsciously asked, "Is he injured?"

"He didn't suffer much at the hands of the space pirates, but during his rescue, there was a firefight between the army and the space pirates, and he suffered some abrasions and burns. They were superficial injuries and not very serious."

"The procedures that need to be completed..." Director Li murmured, then stopped halfway through his sentence.

He closed the register.

Lu Jianan was kidnapped by alien pirates, a situation that is unprecedented and will never happen again. How can we complete the necessary procedures?

He looked up at the sky again, wanting to ask something but unable to speak.

"Lu Jianan, Lu Jianan..."

At this moment, he no longer resembled a top-notch scientific researcher in the industry; he was simply a parent who was completely distraught upon hearing that their child had gone missing.

"Oh, no need for that," Gao Tian reassured him. "Don't worry. Lu Jianan is fine now, really completely fine. I just came back to let him know he's safe, so you don't need to worry too much."

"Then when you came back, why didn't he... come back with you?"

Gao Tian explained, "He's currently with the Zerg's regular army. The reason he can't come back yet is because he has to testify at the Interstellar Court. The Interstellar Court is too far away; it takes more than a month to travel there. He just set off two weeks ago and probably hasn't arrived yet; he's still on his way. He'll come back once the court hearing is complete. He said that based on the timeline, he asked me to help him request two months of leave from you first, and he'll come back to complete the leave application after the process is finished."

Lu Jianan really knows how to comfort her teacher.

Upon hearing that he would return to submit a leave slip, Director Li felt much more at ease.

Since they know to submit a leave slip, there shouldn't be any major problems.

I just don't know how much suffering Xiao Lu has endured.

Director Li looked at his graduate student roster, and Lu Jianan was the one who had been on it the longest.

Their little Lu is spoiled, silly, and emotionally fragile.

When I came to submit my thesis proposal last winter, I was bundled up like a polar bear, and standing in this spot, I was shivering like a white-haired Yeti.

When I left Earth for Planet 65, I had just come out of the medical room.

"Do you want to...?" Gao Tian took out the terminal and then put it back in.

A miscalculation. The signal from the human side is still quite weak, and we may not be able to contact the distant Bishengor starship.

He should be able to contact you next week.

Once Brother Bishen and his group arrive at the Interstellar Court, the human side will also set up new signal base stations, at which point they should be able to communicate without any obstacles.

"Thank you, Major General Gao Tian." Director Li wiped his face.

He doesn't have much time to worry; humanity still needs his brain.

He needs to clear his mind of these thoughts and get back to studying as soon as possible.

Gao Tian stood up sensibly: "The message has been delivered. Now that you're busy, I'll take my leave."

Director Li got up and saw him out of the office.

Gao Tian bowed to him and took his leave.

Director Li returned to his desk, where Lu Jianan's academic records were still laid out.

In the interstellar era, only important documents are still in paper form.

This file contains information about students' admissions, academic achievements, and departures.

Director Li took out a pen, intending to write something on it.

He felt it was time for Lu Jianan to graduate.

If you don't graduate, you'll be stuck in this tug-of-war, and that tug-of-war will create lingering attachments.

This feeling of worry and anxiety will consume his thoughts and affect his research time.

His brain now belongs to all of humanity; there is no room for him to waste.

However, after hovering the pen tip above the paper for a long time, it only produced a round dot.