I manage female characters in all the heavens.

Not to mention, given her current level of contribution, her transfer will inevitably be accompanied by a promotion, which will undoubtedly benefit her.

But she shook her head almost without hesitation: "I'm not going."

Yao Weiwu was somewhat surprised: "Oh? Why? Is it because you can't bear to leave Jiangnan University, or do you feel that the National Defense Science and Technology Research Institute is not suitable for you?"

"neither."

Liu Ting shifted to a more comfortable position and said slowly, "I just don't want to leave my hometown."

"As you know, I've only just turned eighteen. I'm scared to go to Kyoto, a place so far away, where I don't know anyone."

"Besides, I'm doing quite well here in Jiangnan. I have plenty of food and drink, friends, and my family is here too. I don't want to make any trouble."

She knew perfectly well where her so-called research ability came from—it was all just copying homework.

She wasn't slowed down by incompetent team members; rather, she deliberately slowed down the pace to make her results appear as if they were newly developed.

It could be said that she was deliberately using the "incompetence" of her project team members to cover up her own true nature.

With this in mind, she would never go to the National Defense Science and Technology Research Institute, as that would only cause trouble for herself by improving the abilities of her project team members.

Besides, she really didn't want to leave Jiangnan Base City. It was the place she knew best, where her family and friends were all.

Most importantly, the most valuable character, Luo Feng, is also in Jiangnan Base City. She must be crazy to run to Kyoto Base City, a place where he has almost no role in the original story.

The land where dragons rise has its own destiny. Even if Lord Luo's destiny is just a fleeting moment, it is still an opportunity that ordinary people can only dream of.

Liu Ting's reasoning sounds a bit willful, but it's impossible to refute.

After all, she is only eighteen years old and is still a child. Isn't it normal for a child to not want to leave her hometown?

Yao Weiwu remained silent for a few seconds and did not try to persuade him further.

He had actually anticipated that Liu Ting might refuse. With this girl's talent and vision, even the National Defense Science and Technology Research Institute probably couldn't truly satisfy her.

Since she's going to be a burden anyway, it's better to let "Liu Ting" stay in the High Energy Research Institute, where she's already familiar with it, so she can live a comfortable and happy life.

In any case, at the current rate at which she is producing results, the country no longer has enough time to transform each of her achievements into actual productivity.

It's too fast, so fast that the conversion system simply can't keep up. No matter how fast it goes, it can only be stored away as a technological reserve and gradually digested later.

In this situation, transferring her to the National Defense Science and Technology Research Institute would be pointless and might even disrupt her own rhythm.

If Yao Weiwu hadn't felt it was better to ask "Liu Ting" about this decision, he wouldn't have made that call.

Whether Liu Ting goes or not is her own business, and whether Yao Weiwu gives her a chance is his business. He doesn't want to upset this genius because of his arrogance.

Yao Weiwu didn't insist any further, and said with a smile, "Okay, whatever makes you comfortable," and then naturally changed the subject.

"Xiao Liu, how much do you know about ultra-high frequency laser cannons?"

Upon hearing this, Liu Ting immediately perked up.

She sat up, turned off the game, and said seriously, "I know a little about it, but not very deeply. However, I am indeed quite interested in this stuff. Do you have any advice for me?"

Yao Weiwu smiled and said, "I dare not presume to offer guidance," and then began to chat with her about laser cannons.

The ultra-high frequency laser cannon is Yao Weiwu's masterpiece and the core technology that established his status as a world-class scientist.

From the time of Nirvana to the present, decades have passed, and Yao Weiwu has never stopped improving and researching this technology.

The damaged laser cannon found in the ancient ruins had long been dismantled into pieces during the reverse engineering of the laser cannon, rendering it completely worthless for research.

There was no other way. Back then, the situation for humanity was so dire that we had to quickly develop weapons to deter monsters in order to ensure the survival of humanity. The only option was to violently dismantle the laser cannon and reverse-engineer it, as many of the technologies were still unclear.

Over the past few decades, humanity's progress in the field of laser cannons has been entirely due to the hard work and dedication of people like Yao Weiwu.

Even so, Yao Weiwu and his team made many improvements to the original ultra-high frequency laser cannon, greatly enhancing its power, range, anti-interference capabilities, and charging speed.

The current ultra-high frequency laser cannons are many times more powerful than the first-generation models used to end the Great Nirvana era.

Yao Weiwu has accumulated extremely profound knowledge and technical expertise in laser cannons. Even though Liu Ting has acquired a lot of technical knowledge about lasers from the Ling Cage world, it is difficult for her to inspire Yao Weiwu in the field of laser cannons in the same way she inspired Gao Jiyuan in the field of electromagnetic cannons.

When she was in the Ling Cage world, she had real contact with a lot of advanced technology from the old era, including laser weapon technology.

Although the Ling Cage world is far inferior to Earth in Swallowing the Stars in terms of combat power, before the disaster, it was a powerful technological civilization that could actually break out of the universe and almost achieved mechanical ascension. It had space teleportation technology and its laser technology was also very advanced.

Of course, the laser technology of Swallowed Star is more powerful by reverse engineering alien technology, and its ultra-high frequency laser cannon is extremely powerful, with more in-depth research in this area than that of Ling Cage World.

"Liu Ting" could only arm herself with the laser research ideas that were different from those in the Devouring World in the Ling Cage World, so as to gain room for discussion and exchange with Yao Weiwu in this regard.

While it may not be as technologically advanced as the technology here, it excels in its novelty, uniqueness, and unconventional approach.

Once the two started talking, they couldn't stop.

Liu Ting picked out some parts from the laser technology system of the Ling Cage world that could be corroborated with the existing technology of the Devouring World, and said them in a tone that said, "I'm just guessing, don't take it seriously."

Yao Weiwu initially approached the conversation with the intention of offering guidance, but as he listened, his expression grew increasingly serious.

What "Liu Ting" said, although it sounded a bit far-fetched, upon closer examination, actually pointed to a new direction that was different from the current mainstream laser technology.

Moreover, if this new direction can be successfully pursued, it may indeed break through the current technological bottlenecks in some aspects.

After discussing for more than half an hour, Yao Weiwu was truly convinced.

He is already one of the world's top scientists, yet he still gained insights from conversations with an eighteen-year-old who had been in the research field for less than two months. It's astonishing.

You should know that they weren't talking about anything else, but about his specialty, laser technology!

He finally understood Gao Jiyuan's feelings when he called him and said he believed Liu Ting had the ability to change the world.

This wasn't just Gao Jiyuan making things up to get me to help his international students; it really could change the world!

Yao Weiwu swore that he never dreamed that humanity could produce a monster with such strong scientific research talent!

"Xiaoliu, you are so talented. I have been working with laser cannons all my life and thought that my experience in this field was deep enough that I could hardly make any progress. I didn't expect that I would gain so much from just talking to you for half an hour."

His tone carried an indescribable complexity of emotions, a mixture of amazement,感慨, and a hint of inexplicable relief:

"Old Gao is right, you really might change the world!"

Liu Ting chuckled and said, "You flatter me, Elder Yao. I was just rambling on and on; it's nothing serious."

"If someone can come up with such insights through mere guesswork, then where do those old folks who can't figure anything out in their entire lives put their faces?" Yao Weiwu laughed heartily, his laughter full of satisfaction.

He was genuinely delighted that humanity had produced such a scientific genius; it was as if heaven had spared human civilization!

As long as she doesn't go astray, humanity's technological level will definitely experience a great leap forward in the next few decades!

What monsters could possibly stop human civilization from reclaiming its dominance over Earth and even venturing into space?

No, absolutely not!

However, just as he was in a good mood and wanted to chat a little longer, a sudden, urgent, and piercing communication notification sounded from the other end of his desk.

The sound was sharp, short, and urgent, like a blade slicing through glass.

Chapter 255 Bad News, Suspicion

Yao Weiwu's expression changed instantly.

That communicator was a dedicated line he used specifically to receive the highest level of emergency messages, and it was only activated in the event of an extremely serious emergency.

The communicator almost never rings, but when it does, it means something big has happened.

He didn't even bother to hang up the phone with Liu Ting. He suddenly stood up from his chair, shifted his feet, and flashed to the desk as if he had teleported, grabbing the communicator.

"I am Yao Weiwu! Say it!"

The voice on the other end of the phone was trembling and choked with suppressed sobs.

"Professor Yao... something happened at the No. 26 ancient civilization site... Academician Gao Jiyuan... sacrificed his life."

Yao Weiwu's body jolted violently.

His fingers tightened involuntarily around the communicator, almost crushing it.

"What did you say? I don't think I heard you clearly. Say it again." His voice remained calm, carrying the unshakable composure of a planetary-level powerhouse.

But only he knew the turbulent emotions churning beneath that calm exterior.

"Academician Gao has sacrificed his life!" The voice on the other end of the communicator was choked with sobs.

"This afternoon, the prototype of the 7.0 version of the electromagnetic railgun was assembled and the testing process began."

"With so many trials in the early stages, everyone thought that at worst, version 7.0 would still have unsatisfactory data, and that we could just continue to improve it later. But we didn't expect..."

"Everything was normal at first, but after the power was fully charged and the launch button was pressed, the shell failed to be launched normally. The electrical energy was uncontrollably accumulating in the launcher and could not be cut off."

"The violent energy gradually melted the shell, the barrel, and the cannon body, and finally, with nowhere to vent, it caused an explosion."

"Academician Gao... ordered everyone to evacuate, while he stayed in the lab to try and stop the explosion, but he failed..."

The voice on the other end of the communicator grew softer and softer until it turned into a sob.

Yao Weiwu closed his eyes and fell silent.

Gao Jiyuan.

This name, the name that fought alongside him for decades, the name that emerged from the Great Rebirth era and dedicated his life to the cause of human science and technology, is gone just like that.

The failure of the experiment was nothing, nor was the economic loss caused by the explosion. But Gao Jiyuan's sacrifice shocked him.

Those are only 12 senior academicians in the entire country, each of whom is an indispensable treasure of human civilization, and they are Yao Weiwu's colleagues and friends for decades!

How could someone like that die in such a routine test? This is simply unacceptable!

Yao Weiwu opened his eyes, and deep within those eyes, which belonged to a powerful Xing Zhou cultivator, it seemed as if thunder was surging.

"Who told you to leave him alone inside?" His voice was low, filled with barely suppressed anger.

"I remember I told you that if an experiment went wrong, the first priority was to ensure Academician Gao's safety. He is more important than any equipment, any data, or any person! Why didn't you forcibly bring him out?!"

The voice on the other end of the communicator was even lower, filled with grievance and sorrow: "Old Yao...it's not that we don't want to take him, it's just that Academician Gao...he refuses to leave!"

He said that he had spent so much of the country's money and precious resources in his life, but had never produced results that were truly worthy of the country and the people, and often felt guilty about it.

"This was the closest he ever came to success. If this experimental electromagnetic railgun were to be destroyed and we had to rebuild it from scratch, it would be a huge waste of resources and a long time."

"Both resources and time are incredibly precious given the current human situation. He refuses to accept this, yet he is unwilling to drag others into the risk."

"So, in his capacity as the person in charge, he ordered us all to evacuate, leaving only himself behind. We couldn't persuade him... we really couldn't persuade him..."

The person reporting the news continued to talk, but Yao Weiwu could barely hear anything anymore.

His body trembled slightly, and his eyes involuntarily welled up with tears.