Chapter 86 Chapter 86 The meaning of "secretly"
The much-anticipated second round of interviews finally ushered in the exciting moment of announcement.
Not only Ye Ning, but people from all over the federation are actively waiting to see who the top 50 bosses are who don't need three rounds of interviews.
Everyone can choose to reveal their identity or remain anonymous. But there's no doubt that this ranking is extremely valuable. Even if the top 50 on the list don't ultimately choose to join Ye Ning's research institute, they will definitely be sought after by other research institutes and companies.
"Holy crap! The guy who ranked 49th is actually our data science teacher?! I was wondering why I hadn't seen her these past three days. Turns out she's here for the competition!"
"Number 37 is my comrade. He's been interested in plants since he was little. During breaks, he'd look at all sorts of plant-related stuff. We always used to laugh at him, but we never expected him to be so talented!"
"Number 20 is the president of our Global Wildlife Association. I knew he'd make it to Lord Ye Ning's research institute! For so many years, whenever there's news about wild plants, he's the first to rush over to investigate. Over the past twenty years, hundreds of reports have been false, but the president never gave up. Luckily, Lord Ye Ning showed up."
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"Have you noticed that many of the people on this list aren't researchers or professors at the research institute. Some even work in professions that have nothing to do with plants."
"Because Master Ye Ning has no requirements, everyone, regardless of gender, age, or race, can come for the interview. Furthermore, the competition is anonymous, ensuring maximum fairness."
"Yes, in fact, many people simply can't get into this industry. After all, there are too few plants and the demand is saturated. Without connections and background, it's impossible to get in touch with plants. Fortunately, they didn't give up and persisted until now!"
"But why is the first place anonymous? Does anyone know who it is?"
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What Ye Ning had in her hand was a completely transparent list.
Everyone’s name, identity, background, and even all their complete learning and work experience from elementary school to the present.
The first place had a total score of 390, which was 10 points ahead of the second place. In a situation where everyone was only one or two points apart, this score gap was very scary.
And the other party was only fifteen years old.
Behind each person's name is a corresponding video link of the competition they participated in. If Ye Ning wants to watch it, just click on it and you can watch their competition process from their perspective.
The second place is also very powerful. She is a talented researcher from the capital area and is the No. 4 of the red team in the competition she entered.
Not bad, not bad. Everyone is excellent.
After Ye Ning read the information over and over again, the orc in charge of the interview brought her the prepared welcome gift box for review.
In addition to the custom-made uniforms and seed packets, there was also a badge representing her research institute. As long as she wore this badge and appeared in the Xisha area, everyone would know the identity of the researchers and give them full convenience.
They had previously considered that many interviewees had families, and in this case, it would cause emotional inconvenience for one person to come to the Xisha District alone.
Only if the whole family comes here can they stay in the Xisha area for a long time with peace of mind.
So they built houses for incoming employees in advance, and everyone at the Ye Ning Research Institute can live there for free. If they think the house is too small, they can rent a house in the main urban area at their own expense, and the Xisha District will give them a discount.
During Ye Ning's livestream, many people were drawn to the news and planned to come to the Xisha District for development and construction. After the livestream, the Xisha District immediately became the most promising and popular investment destination in the entire federation.
Therefore, the land that was originally extremely cheap, or even free for everyone to use in the Xisha District, now requires bidding before the right to use it is obtained.
The number of people coming to the Xisha District every day is increasing exponentially. Even with the Xisha District's full preparations, it is still unable to cope with such a large influx of people, so the Xisha District has recently been considering expanding its area.
Ye Ning looked at the gift box. The uniform inside was designed by her.
The uniforms are white, but they function like hazmat suits. The "Source of Life" icon is embroidered on the chest, and the buttons feature various achievement motifs. The seed packets contain random seeds, but they're all fruits and vegetables. If you grow them well, you'll have something to eat in a few months.
These gift boxes will be sent to everyone within the next two days.
During the initial discussion, we agreed to give everyone five days to start work. Furthermore, the person in charge had already confirmed the arrival time with the first 50 people, subtly expressing the hope that they would arrive in Xisha District as soon as possible.
But Ye Ning still wanted them to come quickly, as one day late would delay the mission time.
But since it has come to this, we can’t force them. Ye Ning thought about it and asked the chef to take a group photo of fruits and vegetables, and attached a list of the top 50.
Ye Ning: I have prepared delicious food for everyone and I can’t wait to see you all.
"Ah, Master Ye Ning is so generous. She actually prepared so many delicious foods!"
“Strawberries, bananas, cucumbers, bitter melon…what a feast!”
"Wow, wow, wow, it's been so many days since I last saw Master Ye Ning in person. When will Master Ye Ning show up again? Even taking a picture would be fine."
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However, the interviews are not over yet, there are still another fifty candidates to be selected through interviews.
Ye Ning asked the professor in charge of the interview, and the professor said that this round was actually mainly to assess their psychological qualities and to examine their overall qualities and potential more comprehensively.
Ye Ning looked at the questions prepared by the professors, which were all relatively professional.
But she always felt that something was missing.
In fact, candidates who made it to the third round of interviews were already very good. Ye Ning discussed it with the professors and added a few more questions.
for example:
"In the area of the ecological restoration plan, there is a group of orcs who have lived there for generations. In order to restore the ecology of this area, they must relocate elsewhere, but this will cause them great inconvenience and trouble. Faced with this situation, how do you think we should deal with it?"
"In an ecological reserve home to many rare plants and wild animals, there are some plants with extremely high medicinal value. A certain company has seen the potential of these plants and promised to invest a large amount of money to help with ecological restoration if they are allowed to harvest them regularly. Do you think you should agree?"
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These are ethical dilemmas with no fixed answers, and they make sense no matter how you approach them. However, these questions can help them better understand the interviewee's values and moral bottom line.
Capital District.
In the dean's office, the director of the institute looked at the information in his hand and said, "Shi Cong, you are the second place in this interview."
Shi Cong nodded.
He showed no emotion on his face, but in fact he still felt a slight sense of disappointment. He had always won first place in any competition he participated in since he was a child.
He had given his all in this competition, but he only came in second place, and his opponent was 10 points higher than him, while he was only 5 points higher than the third place.
The dean was actually quite surprised that someone could surpass Shi Cong with such an absolute advantage. However, many of the people selected in this competition exceeded their expectations. Even some seemingly unrelated people made it into the top 50.
This undoubtedly slapped the faces of researchers in various districts.
"Although you are an orphan, the Capital District has always treated you as one of their own. We have always believed that you must be the next director of the institute."
"Going to Lord Ye Ning's research institute will be of great help to your development, but you must remember that you will always be a person from the Capital District."
"The district chief went to the Xisha District Chief in a humble manner to ask for help, but the people in Xisha District were extremely arrogant and directly put us in the lowest cooperation level. Regarding Lady Ye Ning and her research institute..."
"You need to investigate all of this, understand?"
The dean's gaze fell on his eyes, and Shi Cong nodded obediently.
The dean was satisfied, his face becoming kind. "Go ahead, prepare well, and don't bring shame to our Capital Region Research Institute."
"When you come back, it will be your turn to sit in my seat."
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After the 100 researchers arrive, they still need to settle down and familiarize themselves with the conditions in the planting area. Ye Ning feels that they should not be too hasty.
She looked at the latest data and videos sent from the Ocean Planting Area and Gaojiang District. Perhaps because the marine plants grew faster, the ocean plantings were significantly better. But Gaojiang District had a wealth of experience, so she wasn't worried at all.
The location she chose for the marine planting area was an area with wetlands near the coastline.
Because wetlands are one of the most biodiverse ecosystems, many organisms like to live and reproduce in wetlands. It is also easy to cultivate fish, shellfish, algae and other things there, which can become food for other organisms.
Most importantly, as a buffer zone between the ocean and land, wetlands can not only regulate the climate and purify water quality, but also maintain the stability of seawater temperature to a certain extent, which can better reduce pollution and interference in marine planting areas.
Ye Ning also planned to have them plant something on the shore after they finished planting the plants in the sea. That wetland was a good place to plant plants, such as mangroves and tamarisks.
There hadn't been any major issues there. The data and videos looked okay, so Ye Ning wanted to go over there in person.
She also plans to overlap her private waters with that place. The marine plants grown in her private waters are directly fed to the surrounding marine life, and more and more animals are gathering around.
This has been going on for a long time, and the eyes of the nearby marine animals have obviously become clearer.
So she went to see for herself, and if the situation was ok, she could move on to the next step.
Ye Ning asked for everyone's opinions.
Hou Lin thought for a moment and said, "If you want to go, you can. Anyway, we're waiting for the results of the researcher's interview these days. Everyone's attention should be on them. We can go there secretly without telling anyone else."
"That sea area is about half a day's journey from here, so it's actually not too far."
Ye Ning nodded. "If it's fast, we can go back and forth in one day. I won't stay in the Xisha area all the time. I have to go to other places to check the situation."
Once the "Wanping Ecological Restoration" plan in the Xisha District enters a stable stage, she can go and have a look at other places.
Hou Lin: "Wait, I'll make arrangements now. You can get up early tomorrow and go early and come back early."
In the evening, Ye Ning told Xilos about this matter again.
Silos showed great anticipation and enthusiasm, and immediately said that he would rush over tomorrow.
Ye Ning thought that since they were going to meet, it would be a good opportunity to ask him about his mental power.
Silos agreed immediately.
At 3:40 in the morning of the next day, there was a knock on Ye Ning's door.
Although she went to bed early, this time was really the time for dreaming.
Ye Ning calmed down, then quickly got up from the bed and put on her clothes.
Hou Lin whispered, "Let's go. We're ready. If we leave now, we'll arrive around eight o'clock."
Ye Ning nodded and quickly followed him out.
The orcs at the door were on duty. When they saw them, their eyes lit up and then they pretended not to see them.
When Ye Ning got into the car, he found that this car was different from the previous ones and it was airtight.
She knocked tentatively on the car door, and Le Song quickly said, "This is also bulletproof, fireproof, and pollutant-proof."
Although they had to go secretly, they didn't dare to be careless at all.
Ye Ning was about to get on the bus when she discovered there were seven people in it: Gu Yu, Le Song, and Shao Yu, along with two guards she remembered, Long Qi, and Hou Lin.
Hou Lin: "In addition to them, two more cars were arranged, and they have already set off in advance."
Turn back and let the people in front take a look at the situation first. If something goes wrong, they will have enough time to react.
Ye Ning nodded and sat in her seat.
It turns out that the meaning of "secretly" is that it has changed from about thirty people to about twenty people.
Her position is different from others, a bit like a safety seat.
It can be used as a massage chair at ordinary times, which is soft, comfortable and can also massage. If it encounters danger, such as collision, it will automatically form a protective airbag cabin, which is also fireproof and waterproof.
But this chair was really comfortable. She was already sleepy, and after getting on the bus and lying on the chair, she became even more drowsy.
Ye Ning lay on her side, curled up with her pillow. Soon her breathing became shallow.
In her row, there were only her and Long Qi.
Seeing Ye Ning closed her eyes, Gu Yu took out the blanket and wanted to cover her.
But he was in the back seat, so he needed to stand up and move his arms around Ye Ning's seat to cover her.
But as soon as he stood up, Long Qi reached out and grabbed the blanket.
Gu Yu paused but didn't let go.
When their eyes met, the atmosphere in the air became noticeably stagnant.
Le Song whispered, "Ye Ning is going to catch a cold. Let Long Qi come, he's more convenient."
Gu Yu no longer held on and let go.
Long Qi spread out the blanket and covered Ye Ning with it.
Le Song pointed at Ye Ning's shoulders and said, "Pinch here a little tighter. Ye Ning likes to be covered up completely, leaving only her head exposed."
Le Song was talking in a low voice when he saw Ye Ning groping for the blanket in a daze, trying to curl up in it.
Long Qi helped her lift the blanket up again and covered her shoulders.
Le Song nodded quickly, yes, that's right, Ye Ning likes to cover herself with the quilt like this the most.
"But you have to get the hair off, otherwise your face will be itchy." Le Song leaned over and carefully helped Ye Ning move the hair on her face to the side.
Ye Ning was sleeping sideways with her face toward the car window, leaving only her back to them. The surrounding glass had turned black, and the light inside the car was somewhat dim.
Everyone in the car fell silent. Le Song sat in the back seat, staring at her with a happy face.
As long as he looked at Ye Ning like this, he felt so happy.
The last time he went somewhere else was because Ye Ning had disappeared. He was in the car, feeling very upset and blaming himself. He kept thinking about what would happen if he never saw Ye Ning again, or what would happen if she was hurt.
Fortunately, she is okay, fortunately, he can still see her like this.
Compared to Le Song, Gu Yu's mood was obviously very complicated.
He even found it difficult to describe his current mood.
That inexplicable sour feeling emerged the moment Long Qi covered Ye Ning with a blanket.
Ye Ning slept until dawn, and when she woke up, two hours had passed.
Ye Ning moved her limbs and found that her body was a little numb from sleeping.
The car windows were still pitch black, and no light could be seen from outside. Ye Ning sat up and asked, "Are we almost there?"
Hou Lin turned around and looked at her, "Are you awake? We'll be there in an hour."
"Ye Ning, drink some water." Le Song handed over the brewed mint water.
Ye Ning looked back at him, his eyes were shining, round and cute.
Every time she woke up and saw Le Song, she would think he was very cute.
Ye Ning reached out and rubbed his head before taking the water.
Le Song was overjoyed and opened the box next to him. "The chef knew you were going out, so he prepared all three meals for you today. Breakfast includes a beef sandwich and soy milk. Lunch includes mapo tofu, fried eggplant, and braised pork, as well as an egg and meat pie soup. Dinner will be beef and corn. He also washed a lot of fresh fruit. Do you want some? They were all prepared by the chef this morning."
Ye Ning thought that she had gotten up at 3:40. To prepare so much in advance, the chef must have gotten up very early.
Ye Ning asked: "What time did he get up today?"
Hou Lin: "He didn't sleep. He went to bed after he finished with you."
Being a chef is not an easy job. She couldn't stand it. "Then I'll give him a raise when I get back."
Hou Lin: "No need, he became a star by cooking for you, he has hundreds of thousands of fans, and he even accepted an advertisement for Empire a few days ago. You can even ask him to cook for you for free."
Ye Ning nodded, "That's good too."
The chef was very sensible. He would only repost a photo of her lunch if she posted one, and then explain how it was made.
He never showed his face throughout the whole process and did not reveal any kitchen information.
Perhaps because Hou Sen had repeatedly taught them a lesson, the chef didn't even let anyone into the kitchen and took care of everything himself.
The car didn't feel bumpy at all. After Ye Ning drank some water, she started eating the sandwich.
It was indeed delicious and even had mayonnaise in it.
Ye Ning was eating breakfast while looking out the window.
"It's all yellow sand here too, but it's closer to the sea, so the climate is much better. Why didn't the Xisha District move closer to this side?"
Logically speaking, it would be much more comfortable if you moved closer to this side.
Hou Lin really didn’t know this.
Gu Yu explained: "This used to be an urban area, but over the past few hundred years, the population has rapidly decreased, so the Xisha District has continued to shrink to where we live now."
Le Song: "Because it's closer to pollutants and there are mining sites there."
The only two sources of income for the Xisha area before were garbage collection and mining. If they did not live there, they might not even be able to keep the mining.
Ye Ning nodded. "Chief Heyang District was just saying a few days ago that the number of people is increasing and they are planning to expand the district. It would be great if they could expand here."
Le Song nodded vigorously. "I heard that everyone used to live here. The place we live now is where the military headquarters is."
In the past, the Federation cared a lot about the Xisha region because it was the most important border line of the southern continent.
But in the past few decades, everyone has been busy taking care of themselves. Fortunately, they had He Yang District Chief before, and now they have Ye Ning.
As he was speaking, Hou Lin received a call from the people in the car in front.
He turned on the projection directly, and the other party's image was immediately transmitted.
"It's very quiet here, there's a lot of blood on the sea, and it seems like no one is here right now."
The rising sun casts a faint golden hue on the shimmering sea surface. Waves crash against the wetlands, splashing water everywhere, and instantly countless water droplets dance and sparkle in the air.
But on the coast farther away, there were large patches of blood floating, which looked very scary.
Hou Lin immediately slowed down. "I contacted them yesterday. They said they would wait for you on the shore. There's so much blood. Did something happen to them?"
Hou Lin slowed down his car even more. "Go and take a closer look at the situation."
He turned back to look at Ye Ning and said, "Let's go home."
The people in the back row also saw the mottled bloodstains all over the sea. The waves were constantly washing them away, but they still couldn't wash them away. This showed how horribly the bloodstains had spread.
Ye Ning: "Xiluosi said he will be here in the morning, let's ask him first."
Hou Lin nodded and said, "Ask."
But as soon as Ye Ning finished speaking, she received a call from Xilos.
As soon as Ye Ning answered the call, she saw Xiluos' serious expression, "Have you arrived?"
Ye Ning shook her head.
Siros: "Something happened. You don't need to come over for the time being."
Hou Lin: "What happened? We will be there in half an hour."
"One-third of the planting area has been destroyed, and many soldiers have been injured. I am investigating the situation."
Hou Lin stopped the car immediately and asked, "Who did it? The rebels?"
A sneer appeared on Xilos's face, "Not necessarily."
The rebels don't have that many people who are familiar with water and can defeat his soldiers in the water.
When he said he wasn't sure, Ye Ning suddenly understood why he was so busy.
The ocean is so vast and there are so many people, so there is indeed a lot to manage.
Ye Ning looked at him, "How did it get destroyed? Is the situation serious now?"
"If it were safe now, I'd still like to come and see it."
Xilos should have re-arranged people. They also brought Long Qi here, and since the other party had just caused damage, it would be safer now.
Now that she was here, she still wanted to take a look at the situation.
Hou Lin still disagreed. "There's so much blood in the sea. It would be so bloody if you went down there now. What if you get a nightmare after seeing it?"
This level of death wasn't enough to give her nightmares, and it was much better than the zombies with huge holes in their stomachs, intestines hanging out, mouths full of blood and eating offal. At least their bodies didn't move.
Siros: "That's the blood of marine animals. The seriously injured orcs have been sent for treatment."
Ye Ning: "Then we'll come over now."
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