Chapter 200 There are 3000 more tonight

Xue Li said: "The purification mission of Xirang has not made any breakthroughs in several years. It's my fault."

"Scientific research always takes time." Ning Mingmei said, "Don't blame yourself."

Xue Li obviously didn't expect Ning Mingmei to have so much patience in basic research. The woman pursed her lips, feeling somewhat touched.

Ning Mingmei was only thinking about one thing.

To study Hunlun, one needs highly intelligent and talented researchers. However, at present, there are too few people working in this field.

Based on the consensus of the Five Constant Virtues, the research on Hunlun is a confidential project of each unit, and only absolutely trusted people can engage in this research - in other words, only direct disciples have the power to study Hunlun.

However, the disciples are very talented and naturally have a brighter future. Sword cultivators, talisman cultivators, alchemy cultivators, and weapon cultivators all have brighter financial prospects. If this is the case, why should they study something that, as far as we can see, will not see any progress or legal application in the next few years?

What's more, research on Hunlun requires the signing of a confidentiality agreement, and even the papers cannot be published publicly. There are great risks in studying chaos. As a result, even fewer people are willing to study Hunlun.

Regardless of the dangers, is there really anyone willing to study a basic discipline that is unlikely to make any progress or have any civilian application (which also means commercial money) for several years, and where the technology is not applicable to other industries and is not recognized by other industries?

Just like no one would wait in the hopeless Ice Age for a summer that might not come until the next century.

The prisoners without legal status in the back mountain of Ningmingmei could be used for this research. It’s a pity that there are very few people who have the research foundation, knowledge background and great talent in this area. Ning Mingmei had been accumulating energy for eight years, but there were only a dozen people working in the Hunlun Laboratory in the back mountain.

Ning Mingmei: "We have to find a way to trick some people in."

"Who are you trying to deceive?"

Ning Mingmei saw Gui Ruoxue as soon as he looked up. Gui Ruoxue folded her hands and looked at him with an unhappy face.

"If I don't come to see you, will you not come to see me?" Gui Ruoxue said.

Ning Mingmei: "Oh, a wig."

Gui Ruoxue: "I told you my hair is real!"

Gui Ruoxue was also accompanied by Bai Mian and Ren Miao. As usual, Baimian has a smile on his face. Ren Miao was diligently holding the account book of the back mountain.

In recent years, Ning Mingmei found a suitable successor for the research of dietary and health products, so he sent Gui Ruoxue to a new track - beauty products.

After Gui Ruoxue reported the recent progress, she was about to leave. Ning Mingmei stopped him and said, "Wig, I have something to talk to you about."

"Yi Rong is a visiting professor?"

Ning Mingmei said: "Yes, there is a course recently. After thinking about it, I still think that you are the most suitable."

The last half of Ning Mingmei's words seemed to have penetrated Gui Ruoxue's mind, making his face blush. Gui Ruoxue was happy in her heart, but said, "Then I'll think about it..."

"Bai Mian, you too." Ning Mingmei said.

Gui Ruoxue went back with an even uglier look on her face. Seeing that both of them had left, Ren Miao said, "Mr. Gui seems to have said less and less about wanting to return to Minghua Valley in recent years."

Ning Mingmei said: "I am happy here and don't miss Shu."

Isn’t it the freest place where Gui Ruoxue can freely conduct research and use mice? What's more, Gui Ruoxue also became the first tester of all new products of Ning Mingmei's cola factory.

Ren Miao then smiled. Ning Mingmei looked at her and suddenly said, "Ren Miao, your current cultivation level is..."

Ren Miao said: "The foundation is fully built."

The foundation is built to perfection. Ning Mingmei thought for a moment and said, "It's almost time for you to prepare for the Jindan breakthrough. Now go back and prepare for your Jindan defense."

Ren Miao: …

Ren Miao left with a look on his face as if his soul had been sucked out of him. Ning Mingmei patrolled the back mountain and was about to return to his office building when he met another uninvited guest.

The current leader of Qiansheng Peak is Wu Min.

The smiling fox was dressed in white and sitting next to the flower bed in the square, teasing a pot of flowers with his fingers. Seeing Ning Mingmei coming, he smiled and said, "Master Ning Feng has gone to the back mountain again?"

Ning Mingmei said: "Yeah."

Wu Min said: "Master Ning Feng's back mountain really hides a lot of good things. Every time Master Ning Feng goes in and out, new things that make the entire cultivation world popular appear."

The disciples passing by were all looking over here. Ning Mingmei also has good self-cultivation. He smiled and said, "The tea restaurant at Piao Miao Peak has just launched a new dish. Master Wu Feng, do you want to come with me to try this macaroni?"

Wu Min stood up from the flower bed. He dusted himself off and didn't really care: "Okay."

The two walked one after the other towards the aerial glass tea restaurant on Piaomiao Peak - this tea restaurant that could rotate and overlook Piaomiao Peak was naturally Ning Mingmei's idea and... Adai's design. On the way, many disciples looked at them, but Wu Min smiled and waved to them.

When passing by a dojo, Wu Min said, "Oh!" "Xiao Mu!"

The young man coming out of the dojo looked over here. He has a slender figure, and his temperament has become gloomy and cold compared to his previous calmness. He was originally wiping his sweat with a towel. He was stunned for a moment, then said, "Master Wu Feng."

No matter how much time had passed, he still seemed not to be used to calling him the Sword-wielding Elder.

"Ah, you're still so polite." Wu Min smiled, "Did you just come out of training again?"

Mu Hanshan nodded. Ning Mingmei said to Wen Siheng who was beside Mu Hanshan: "Siheng, you and Hanshan should go have dinner."

"Why do we have to eat separately? Why don't we eat together?" Wu Min said, "Why don't we try the new dishes in the tea restaurant together?"

Wu Min is always so sharp in his words that people can't refuse him. But this time, before Ning Mingmei could lose face, Wen Siheng was stunned for a moment and said, "Master Wu Feng, I'm sorry, Junior Sister Duan Ying is still waiting for me outside..."

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Wu Min smiled again: "That's great, let's eat together."

...Because the word Duan Ying suddenly appeared in Wen Siheng's mouth. Ning Mingmei strangely chose to remain silent. While they were taking Duan Ying with them, they ran into He Yin, who had met Duan Ying by chance. Duan Ying and the weird guy from Yanyun Tower had never gotten along. The two were arguing, so Wu Min took one of them in his left hand and the other in his right hand and took them to the restaurant together.

On the way, only Wen Siheng said in a deep voice: "Master Wu Feng, men and women should not touch each other. Moreover, since you and Duan Ying are of different generations, you should be a role model and should not offend others like this!"

Wu Min: "Oh, you're right. Little Siheng is quite sensible."

Another punch on the cotton. Although Wu Min let go of his hand, Ning Mingmei noticed that Duan Ying was only looking at the side and not at Wen Siheng.

Tsk...that's weird.

The group of six people arrived at the tea restaurant on Piaomiao Peak in an extremely strange manner. When six people sit down, the most awkward time of waiting for the meal begins.

In the end, it was Wu Min who broke the atmosphere again. Wu Min said to He Yin: "He Yin, are you here to look for Pei Shiqi?"

The gloomy young man curled his lips: "He said recently that he was starting a business with that old eighteen. I'm speechless. I can't find him..."

"Starting a business?" Ning Mingmei asked, "What kind of business did they start?"

The Eighteenth is the shrewd illegitimate son of a human king of a different surname. He had always wanted to start a business in the fairy world and have his own resources, and Ning Mingmei knew about this.

He Yin said: "What kind of college entrance examination training class is this? They are so busy all day long."

"Oh." Ning Mingmei's voice was indistinguishable from his emotions. "I understand."

He Yin suddenly felt a chill on his back, but he didn't know why. Ning Mingmei said to Wen Siheng: "Siheng, you..."

Wen Siheng originally had a sullen face. He paused before answering, apparently distracted: "Master, before I went to the dojo to practice swordsmanship this morning, I read two core documents..."

Ning Mingmei: "I didn't ask you to report the progress. Eat and relax."

Wen Siheng: …

The field fell into an eerie silence again. The meal arrived and Mu Hanshan distributed chopsticks to everyone. From beginning to end, his expression was always indifferent.

It was as if the person who was practicing sword-fighting so fiercely in the dojo just now was not him.

Duan Ying said: "Thank you, Senior Brother."

Wu Min took the chopsticks and said, "Peak Master Ning, the disciples in your peak are really well taught...ah."

I almost forgot that Mu Hanshan is a disciple of Qiansheng Peak.

And his real master...

Everyone present obviously thought of this question again. Now even He Yin, who had never known how to read the air, began to bury his face in his macaroni. Among all the people, only Mu Hanshan didn't even raise his eyelids, as if this was not a painful problem for him.

He said: "Thank you for your care over the years, Peak Master Ning, and Peak Master Wu's tolerance."

"Let's talk about something else." Ning Mingmei picked up a piece of macaroni with chopsticks and said, "Elder Wu came to see me today. Do you want to ask me something?"

Wu Min was still smiling: "I heard that Elder Ning is setting up a Mingdao Academy these days. I am very curious about this. What is the difference between this Mingdao Academy and other peak gates?"

This old fox's purpose is indeed here. In front of all the disciples, Ning Mingmei said: "It is an experimental training program. The purpose is to achieve general education, dilute the influence of majors, realize the distinctive interdisciplinary training of disciples, and give them the right to freely choose majors and courses."

"Nowadays, everyone knows that the most famous people in Qingji Sect are sword cultivators and magic cultivators. However, in this rapidly changing new era, compound talents with broad basic knowledge and the ability to integrate knowledge are more needed by society."

"Therefore, Mingdao Academy is a large-scale platform. After the disciples come in, they can learn the basic knowledge of each peak and each subject, including not only sword cultivation and magic cultivation, but also talisman cultivation, alchemy cultivation, medicine cultivation, and even non-immortal knowledge. For Mingdao Academy, we implement a flexible curriculum. The disciples study in the academy for a minimum of two hundred years. If they want to extend the study time, they can apply until they are ready and find their true interests, and then they can be diverted." Ning Mingmei said.

Wu Min suddenly realized, "So that's how it is. After Elder Ning said that, I feel that Elder Ning's policy is really far-sighted and very good. Elder Ning, I wonder if they were in the academy..."

Ning Mingmei said: "There is no master in the academy, only the dean who is in charge of administration."

Wu Min smiled: "Oh, that's how it is."

It seems that Wu Min did have some purposes for coming here to test the waters this time. One of them was that he was worried that Ning Mingmei would use the name of the academy to make them his disciples. Perhaps in the eyes of the older generation of supreme elders, this method only allows the disciples in the academy to gain knowledge for free, and they cannot order them to do things for them on the grounds that they are their disciples. This is really a disadvantageous job.

The two chatted for a while. Wu Min added: "I wonder what Elder Ning thinks of the first batch of managers of the academy? The dean of Mingdao Academy is Elder Ning. What about the academy's first counselor?"

Ning Mingmei said: "I already have candidates in mind."

The candidate Ning Mingmei was considering was actually Wen Siheng.

Now, twenty years have passed, and several of the first batch of disciples have reached the late Jindan stage, and it is almost time for them to graduate. Ning Mingmei is short of manpower for many projects, so he is sending them into society. This is what Ning Mingmei thinks about their career planning.

Lin Heting would naturally go to manage finance for him. Gui Taoran had no plans to return to Minghua Valley, and from then on he started a plantation in Qingji Sect. Bai Bugui had no chance to graduate. Cool guy Lao Wu is in charge of the security and special forces of Piaomiao Peak. Lao Liu is responsible for real estate apartments and other projects. Lao Qi likes the system and continues to climb up the administrative level of Piaomiao Peak. Lao Ba is responsible for the management of major scenic spots and resorts in Piaomiao Peak. Laojiu is in charge of factory management…and so on.

In this way, they can continue to contribute to Ning Mingmei after graduation.

As for Wen Siheng, Ning Mingmei also has a training plan for him. He decided to let Wen Siheng become the first counselor of Mingdao Academy.

The position of counselor can help you build your network. Afterwards, it was even more natural for Wen Siheng to be promoted from counselor to president of Mingdao Academy.

But Wen Siheng showed hesitation when faced with this proposal.

Wu Min got the information he wanted and left after lunch. He Yin ran away at a speed of smoke.

Mu Hanshan and Duan Ying did not leave, but were still waiting for Wen Siheng outside. Ning Mingmei called Wen Siheng and talked to him alone.

He said, "You look like you have something to say."

Wen Siheng lowered his head and said nothing. Ning Mingmei asked, "What's the matter? Did you have a conflict with Duan Ying? Don't ask me to do this kind of counselor's work. I will only wait for you for three seconds."

Wen Siheng said: "...Not really, Master. I...I'm afraid I can't serve as a counselor."

Ning Mingmei asked: "Why?"

Ning Mingmei is so smart that he immediately realized that Wen Siheng was not doing that for reasons like "lack of confidence". Wen Siheng said at this moment: "Master."

"The disciple wants to go to the front line."

The atmosphere in the restaurant froze for a second. Ning Mingmei folded the handkerchief slowly and said, "Why did you suddenly think of this?"

"Master, I can't help but think of this." Wen Siheng said, "I heard the news sent back by Master Xiang Feng. Those demons are killing our monks and our people. They also have families and friends..."

"The Immortal Realm and the Demon Realm have been grudges for a long time. This is not a problem that any of you little cultivators can solve." Ning Mingmei's voice was very cold, "Besides, you are just a Jindan cultivator. How many Yuanying demons and Shenhua demons are there on the battlefield? If you go there, you will evaporate like a drop of water."

“…”

"The demons in the demon world can cultivate by relying on blood and energy. The more people they kill, the stronger they will become. However, if a cultivator kills too many people, he will become possessed." Ning Mingmei said, "With your cultivation level, if you go there... you will only die in vain."

"...I know everything, I know." Wen Siheng bit his lip and said, "But I can't do anything...Master! Although I am only a Jindan cultivator."

"But if I were to face a Jindan demon cultivator, I could save one person with one strike of my sword."

"If I were to face a foundation-building demon cultivator, I could save an entire village with one strike of my sword."

"If they come to harass us today, I will repel them today. If they come to harass us tomorrow, I will repel them tomorrow. Master, you are right. Maybe they will invade the village every day, and there will always be a time when I can't take care of it, but I can't..."

"Wen Siheng." Ning Mingmei suddenly asked, "Are you sure you can kill the demon cultivator?"

Wen Siheng suddenly got stuck.

Ning Mingmei continued, "If they burst into tears in front of you, if they were covered in blood and kneeled down to beg for mercy. If they told you that they also have mothers and daughters, and that they have other reasons for being possessed... can you bear to harm them?"

"..." Wen Siheng opened his mouth, and finally, he said, "I will convince them to mend their ways..."

Ning Mingmei said, "If you let him go, they will be free to continue to do evil. Are you sure this is not possible?"

Wen Siheng said, "But... peace will eventually come. If I can understand their difficulties, they will also understand us. The Immortal Realm, the Demon Realm, and even the Six Realms will understand each other one day. Master."

“Perhaps I can’t see it now. Perhaps all I can see now is blood and tears. I would also like to shed less blood and tears. Master, I know this will be difficult, more difficult than any project I have ever done.” The young man said in a low voice, “But Master, I want to give it a try.”

Ning Mingmei looked at him silently. At that moment, the disciples deep behind the counter were also looking at them. She seemed to see long-lasting sadness in Ning Mingmei's eyes.

Finally, Ning Mingmei asked, "Duan Ying doesn't want you to go? She thinks it's not worth it?"

This time Wen Siheng smiled. His smile was warm and a little proud. "No. She thought it was enough for her to go alone. She said I have a family and should stay to take care of my mother and sister."

“…”

Ning Mingmei was silent for a long time. Suddenly, he drank all the water in the cup. He said coldly: "Go back and write your paper."

“…”

"Don't think about anything else before you graduate." Ning Mingmei said, "Other things can be discussed after you graduate."

Wen Siheng was stunned. Somehow, he faintly smelled some scent from it. Finally, he bowed his head deeply and said, "Thank you, Master."

After Wen Siheng left, Ning Mingmei sat alone in the restaurant for a long time. After a while, Mu Hanshan also walked in: "Elder Ning."

Ning Mingmei: "Do you have something to say too?"

Mu Hanshan stared at the table for a long time, then he smiled bitterly and said, "Logically, I shouldn't tell Elder Ning about this, but my own master. But now... Elder Ning, I am truly grateful to you for all these years. So..."

Ning Mingmei asked, "You also want to go to the battlefield after graduation, just like Wen Siheng?"

Mu Hanshan nodded. He whispered, "In addition to fighting the demon world, I also want to find someone."

Ning Mingmei knew who that person was without asking. He said, "Are you sure you can get the answer you want from that person?"

"I don't know." Mu Hanshan said, "I have a lot of questions to ask him. Elder Ning, I really... hate him."

"I miss him too."

"Every sword I swing in the dojo reminds me of him. The trajectory of every sword was taught to me by him. Only by destroying my cultivation and stripping my sword bones can I stop thinking of him. For me at this moment, the answer is very important. Or maybe after a hundred years of experience, the answer will not matter." Mu Hanshan said, "But I know that this is my inner demon. If I don't solve it, I can't move forward."

Ning Mingmei: "It's up to you. No one will entrust you to me."

Mu Hanshan said: "Elder Ning, I can only promise one thing. If Wen Siheng goes there in the future, I will go with him. I owe Elder Ning this favor, so I will risk my life to bring Wen Siheng back safely."

Mu Hanshan had never felt at ease since Chang Feichang left, and now he had another promise weighing on his face.

Mu Hanshan went down. Ning Mingmei looked at their backs and took another sip of water.

The system suddenly said: "You were very excited just now."

Ning Mingmei: "It doesn't matter. I have no control over Mu Hanshan. As for my own disciples, I can't let them go. How much energy did I spend to train them? How much net value have they returned to me now? Want to run away now? Dream on."

The system said: "Very good, I see you again."

After the system finished saying this, Ning Mingmei was seen staring at his water cup. It stalks stealthily, like a vulture about to prey.

"Will what I teach him become a tool for him to kill people?" Ning Mingmei suddenly asked, "Will he become obsessed with killing evil people?"

The sharpness of the sword's edge, the location of the greatest pressure, the most perfect trajectory, all the most precise numbers and research, do they all exist for the sake of war?

The system said: "Perhaps you can..."

Before it finished speaking, it saw Ning Mingmei put down the cup and walked out. The system quickly asked: "What are you going to do?"

Ning Mingmei said without even turning his head: "Arrest Old Seventeen."

system:……?

Ning Mingmei: "I set the questions for the college entrance examination papers every year. Old Seventeen used my college entrance examination papers to open a cram school without permission, which infringed my intellectual property rights. I must arrest him."

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Ning Mingmei: "Then, I will bring the cram school under my command and make it my own business. As everyone knows, education and training can make a lot of money. It's better for me to make money myself than to let my disciples make money. My disciples now refuse to be assigned after graduation, so I have to do it myself."

The system was speechless for a moment. It asked, "What about Wen Siheng...?"

Ning Mingmei pushed his glasses and said, "Didn't I tell you? Let them graduate first, and we'll talk about it later."

system:……

Ning Mingmei's emotions went away quickly. Now it's a dead heartbeat line.

Ning Mingmei found it quite new that the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Brothers started their own business behind his back. This is the first of his disciples to start his own business. So, out of respect, Ning Mingmei decided to go and see in person how they were doing.

To this end, after some investigation, Ning Mingmei decided to disguise himself and attend a trial class at the cram school before deciding how to take over this business.