Surely it's not a knockoff, is it?

"Let's just call it compensation,"

Professor Ye said nonchalantly, holding her teacup, "Before this, Chen Xingzhou was willing to give me seven percent of the shares for cleaning up his mess, and after you blindly meddled, you even saved me some trouble.

Now, I should be the fourth largest shareholder of Coastal Automobile Factory."

"Oh wow, teacher, you rock!"

Ji Jue immediately rattled off a string of flattery without thinking but couldn't help wondering in his mind: considering Professor Ye's status, these little shares, she probably wouldn't even look at if they were given to her for free.

A total liability, right?

Professor Ye gave him a glance, couldn't be bothered to explain, and just pointed at the document, signaling Ji Jue to flip to the last page, and then, at the very bottom watermark, he saw an incredibly low-key watermark emblem.

A spread-winged falcon?

Holy shit?

For real?

Ji Jue's eyes bulged, he stared for a long time, subconsciously pulling out his phone to carefully search, flipping for ages, finally finding confirmation in an inconspicuous corner of the Coastal Automobile Factory's official rubbish homepage.

Couldn't help but take several sharp intakes of breath.

This can actually work?!

Indeed, Coastal Automobile Factory is trash, is trash now, and will likely struggle to soar in the future, but decades ago at the dawn of its foundation, nobody knew if the Governor of Cliff City was trying to rake in cash or create some political achievements, but he pushed it with all his might in all aspects, added to the differences of the times and changes in policy so that on its registration, it already had the rare... military qualifications!!!

Even now, it's still on the military's list of contractors. In theory, it possesses the eligibility to participate in military department bids, take on outsourcing, manufacture arms and maintenance equipment... and so on and so forth.

Although the company squandered the opportunities and this part of the business was gradually encroached upon and phased out by other companies, and it can't even get back in the race now, qualifications are qualifications!

"With this, you can legally carry weapon prototypes and tools, and at the same time, access the Federation Military Department's database, reviewing weapon design drawings below grade C..."

After Professor Ye finished her tea, she glanced at Ji Jue, who was as stiff as a wooden chicken, and told him:

"Everything."

Ji Jue's hands suddenly trembled.

What kind of ID photo is this?

This is a legal gun license, and more than that, if properly utilized... hell, I could directly become an arms dealer in the shady side of Cliff City!

Ji Jue could almost see the vision of his conscience slightly nudged aside, followed by his bank account balance skyrocketing like a rocket!

"This... this is for me?" he still couldn't believe it.

"What else? You think I'm giving it to you as a toy?"

Professor Ye didn't care about his little scheming, "Just one thing, I still need the company, don't create any major mess, for everything else, do whatever you want."

"Thank you, teacher!"

Ji Jue's eyes widened, and he uttered his thanks from the bottom of his heart to Professor Ye; if it hadn't been inappropriate, he would've wished to sing a hymn right then.

Professor Ye remained nonchalant.

"Don't be quick to thank me, the time for you to risk your life for me is still to come."

The last thing she pushed across the table was a notice.

A directive issued by Artisan Association·Taiyi Ring, responded to by Tide Sound Workshop.

Led by Federation Security Bureau headquarters, calling together many masters and craftsmen to repair and seal off work, and perhaps, finish off the job... completely isolate Evil Foolish, and cut off the calamity of Earth Cave!

An event the like of which Hai Province hadn't seen in decades!

"The list, I've already handed in your name; you'll act as my assistant, participating as my subordinate. If it's successful, you'll at least manage to scrape together quite a bit of achievement and honor from the fringes.

If we fail, it's possible both you and I will gain neither fame nor fortune."

Ye Xian finally asked, "We leave for Spring City in seven days, any problems?"

Ji Jue slapped his chest without a moment's hesitation:

"Through thick and thin, teacher!"

Being led by the boss through the instance, teaching, guidance plus hands-on practice, and there's even freaking loot drops, who knows how much material is waiting... hesitating at this point, would I even be human?

.

"Hey? Lu Feng, you free?"

Just stepping into the garage, Ji Jue couldn't wait to dial Lu Feng's number.

"What's up?"

The other end of the phone was lazy, rhythmic, like someone energetically picking at their feet.

Stealing a moment of relaxation.

Anyway, since Ji Jue didn't get straight to the point and still had time for greetings, it meant the matter wasn't serious.

"Got a job, need you and Sister Laila to lend a hand."

Ji Jue said, "Wait a few more days, and I'll try to get a weapon certification for you guys. With a bit of luck, we can swap our shotguns for cannons and upgrade our equipment in one go."

"Fuck! That's so awesome!"

On the other end of the phone, Lu Feng sat up straight, rubbing his hands with excitement: "Who are we taking down? The Governor?!"

"The Governor can wait, let's start with picking up the old trade..."

Ji Jue rubbed his nose bridge: "You haven't fallen behind on your metalwork and welding jobs, have you?"

"Are you kidding? I've seen more chassis and engines than you've seen chicks!" Lu Feng slapped his chest, full of enthusiasm: "Is it about that thing we were planning, to make a couple of self-propelled cannons, that's finally taking shape?"

"I do have some leads, but it's not that."

Ji Jue turned his head, looking at the little electric bull behind him that was squirming around for attention, and patted its bodywork.

As the saying goes, the troops won't move until the food and fodder are ready...

A good horse deserves a good saddle.

Having starved for so long without even a meal, it's about time for a luxurious maintenance!

He picked up his phone, showed an armored vehicle picture to the headlights, and smiled slightly.

"Do you fancy an external composite armor, dual-wishbone coil spring independent suspension, agile primary and secondary gearboxes, and a rhino-style vehicle-mounted heavy machine gun?"

...

...

Outside the window, the speeding electric bull left the gates of the factory, blazing off into the distance.

And Ye Xian's gaze finally rested on the old-fashioned desk phone in the corner, ringing incessantly with a direct line call.

"Director Yan?" Ye Xian picked up the phone, curiously asking: "I think, I've made my point very clear. Or is it that you can't accept a momentary loss and are looking for an opportunity to save face?"

"A few cloned megaphones are nothing, tearing them up for fun is no big deal, I'll assume we still have some rapport."

On the other end of the phone, a gentle voice spoke: "Moreover, regarding further studies, it's all about willingness. Forced fruit is never sweet, if he's not happy, we don't care either.

This is just a gesture, the hospital recognizes this relationship."

"Is that so?"

Ye Xian's brows slowly furrowed, "Then it seems there's no good news?"

"It depends on who you ask..."

Yan Xueqian sighed reflectively: "The lab has just given a report, I've compared it with the past treatment records, and I can deduce: The efficiency of the Vortex Planting Method has decreased again, the mutation rate measurements of the related flesh training techniques have also reduced, while the Ascension Series' spirit frequency constant has actually increased."

Even if the change was just in the decimal places, even if it seemed minuscule.

But change is change.

It doesn't come from nowhere, without cause.

According to the measurements, all the crafts, Secret Rituals, and related technologies involved in the core of the Time Ruins have all moved a notch closer to the Superior!

In other words, after that night, the Superior increased by just a smidgen, while the Evil Foolish weakened by a tiny bit.

One declines as the other rises.

"So, what you're saying is..."

"Exactly, this is the fourth observable transformation of good and evil this year!"

Yan Xueqian started laughing: "Don't you want to explain to your student about his great achievement? Undoubtedly, he possesses the qualifications to rectify the world."

"It's too early, wait until I as a teacher am satisfied with him."

Ye Xian replied indifferently: "Before that..."

"I understand, I understand," Yan Xueqian responded knowingly, "Confidentiality with patients is a doctor's duty, after all."

"Is that so? And what about dragging patients onto the operating table for research?"

"Curing diseases and saving lives is always challenging, so sometimes, it's necessary to have some minor, let's say, cooperation from patients."

Yan Xueqian's tone became more profound: "After all, materials never walk into the furnace by themselves, right?"

"Perhaps?"

Ye Xian finally told him: "Materials may walk into the furnace on their own, but if someone sticks their hand in my furnace, I don't mind adding some other materials."

The call ended.

In the silence, Ye Xian stared at the sunlight outside the workshop.

Through the partly opened window, the endless sound of the tide came through.

Suddenly, there was an urge to call Ji Jue back and give him a beating...

Was being a teacher always this draining?

It was never this annoying back in my day!

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