After strolling around for a whole morning, Yang Jing only found a fragment of a nautical chart and didn't find anything. This made him a little disappointed.
But thinking back, in just a few days, he had already obtained three Picasso sketches and a top-quality antique watch worth several million dollars, which added up to 10 million US dollars. This kind of luck is incredible enough.
Although I have the holy ring, this good luck can't always be with me, right?
If he thought this way, Yang Jing's mentality immediately became much more balanced.
My grandfather’s teachings came to my mind again - be content with what you have!
After Yang Jing calmed down, he easily found that his mentality in recent days seemed to be a little off. It was true that the Holy Ring was magical, but he couldn't become eager for quick success just because of the Holy Ring.
Although the Holy Ring is extremely powerful, it also needs energy to support it, and now the Holy Ring has only two skills activated, which is far from enough for me to have the capital to do nothing.
That "restricted time-space travel" skill is absolutely an amazing skill, but now that skill is purely useless. Without sufficient energy supply, rashly using that skill is a pure waste, and in worse cases, it is courting death.
The "Identification" skill is also very powerful, but there is no large-scale search skill to match it, so this skill can only rely on luck to find leaks.
"So, I don't have the capital to be so arrogant now, and I can't do whatever I want! Therefore, I must adjust my mentality!" Yang Jing murmured to himself in a low voice.
"It's-a-new-world, it's-a-new-start, It's-alive-with-the-beating-of–young-hearts..."
A telephone suddenly rang with a strong rhythm. Yang Jing liked the song "HERE-I-AM" by Bryan Adams, a Canadian pop singer from the 1980s and 1990s, so he downloaded the song and used it as his cell phone ringtone.
When he picked up the phone, he saw that it was Fatty calling, so Yang Jing pressed the answer button.
"Jing Gege, where are you?" The fat man seemed to be eating and his speech was a little unclear.
"I'm still in Paris. I just went to the Vanfers flea market and I'm looking for a place to feed my brain. Have you eaten yet?"
"Yeah, I'm eating a burger! You're so comfortable, running out to hang out by yourself, but I'm feeling uncomfortable, eating burgers three times a day..."
Hearing the fat man's resentful voice, Yang Jing felt inexplicably more comfortable.
"Haha, I asked you to go out with me, but you refused. Who do you blame?"
"Okay! Don't talk about this, brother, I regret it, okay?"
"Okay, stop talking nonsense. What do you want from me?"
"What's the matter? I let you have so much fun out there, now it's your retribution, right? Come back quickly, stop hanging around out there, and prepare for your thesis defense, which will be held next Friday."
Upon hearing this, Yang Jing was a little confused, "Fatty, don't fool me, isn't my thesis defense scheduled for early November? Why do you want me to defend it next Friday?"
"What? You don't want to defend your thesis next Friday? Well, I'll tell Wilson that I won't let you defend your thesis in advance."
"Hey, don't worry! Fatty, what's going on?"
"What else could have happened? You sold three paintings, had money in your pocket, and went out to spend money, leaving me alone at home with no one to take care of me. Even Professor Wilson couldn't stand it. So Professor Wilson said, is this kid Albert tired of staying in school? If so, then don't waste his time, and give him a graduation thesis defense in advance. So Professor Wilson found Professor Fishbird of your School of Economics and Management and told him about your current situation. Professor Fishbird decided to arrange a graduation thesis defense for you in advance."
As soon as Yang Jing heard this, he understood what was going on. It seemed that Professor Wilson played a key role.
In fact, thesis defense for British master's students is a rather difficult matter. In the UK, thesis defense for international students is usually held five to six months after the thesis is submitted, and this is only the preliminary defense. After the preliminary defense, it takes about a month to wait for the final formal defense.
It’s like Yang Jing’s graduation thesis was submitted in early June, and the first defense was scheduled for early November, a full five months in between.
Yang Jing really couldn't understand why it took so long. Wasn't it just a check for plagiarism? Was it worth five months?
Thesis defense for graduate students in China only takes three months at most to complete, and that is the final formal defense.
If it wasn't for the fact that he had to wait another month before the first debate, Yang Jing wouldn't have come out to Europe. He was really tired of waiting.
This news from the fat man was absolutely the best news for Yang Jing. Even if it was only twenty days earlier, it was better than wasting time in the UK.
"Fatty, did Professor Fishbold really say that he would give me a defense in advance?" Professor Fishbold is a senior professor and doctoral supervisor in the Department of Economics and Management at Royal Holloway College. He usually supervises doctoral students. If he is in a good mood every two or three years, he will also choose to supervise a few masters. Yang Jing was very lucky. The year he came to study in the UK, he happened to catch up with Professor Fishbold supervising master's students, so Yang Jing was very lucky to become the student of this doctoral supervisor.
"Damn, is this true? Professor Wilson and Professor Fishbird have a good relationship. Your advisor won't say anything if Professor Wilson asks Professor Fishbird to do this. Besides, your paper has already passed the plagiarism check, and it's quite brilliant. Plus, with Professor Wilson's request, it's not impossible for Professor Fishbird to hold your first defense in advance."
After a pause, the fat man seemed to swallow what was in his mouth, and then he said, "So you'd better come back tomorrow and prepare for the first debate in advance. Anyway, your first debate has been scheduled for 9 a.m. next Friday. Whether it succeeds or not is up to you."
Yang Jing said, "Okay, I'll go to the station after I finish my meal, and I'll probably be home in the evening. I'll send you the information about the train I'm taking after I get on the train, and you can come pick me up then."
"Shit! I don't have time to pick you up!"
"Well, forget it if you don't want to pick me up. I was planning to treat you to a nice dinner when I get back. If you don't come to pick me up, I can save some money."
"Hey, don't worry, brother. You're my real brother, okay? I can guarantee that when you get off the train and walk out of the exit, you will see your special car waiting for you at the exit of the station..."
The fat guy really kept his promise. When Yang Jing walked out of St. Pancras Station with his backpack, he really saw the fat guy waving at the roadside.
Yang Jing smiled slightly. This fat guy, as long as there is a big meal, he will do anything you ask him to do!
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