Chapter 64 Research Meeting 17 Love with Nowhere to Bloom
After being rebuffed by the aristocratic families, Xie Jiaoyue returned to the clan school and, together with Xin Xiuying, studied the problem. In the end, the two agreed that they needed a pill-making furnace, otherwise they would probably not be able to produce a finished product.
Just when the two were at their wits' end, the preliminary evaluation of the research conference was imminent.
Xin Xiuying was in a hurry, but she was like a headless fly, anxious but unable to find a solution.
Xie Jiaoyue remained calm. The significance of the academic conference meant that the preliminary evaluation was just for teachers to give some suggestions and directions, and there was no elimination mechanism.
Since that's the case, they might as well go for it. Things will work themselves out; who knows, they might figure out a suitable method someday and be able to complete their work.
She remains confident in her project, as it will effectively address the weapon shortage once completed.
All her fear stemmed from a lack of weapons. As long as she had enough ammunition, what did it matter if Chu Xingjin was the protagonist? She wasn't afraid at all.
I've only ever seen emperors without armies destroyed; who has ever seen a general with hundreds of thousands of troops kneel and beg for mercy?
The entire academy was paying close attention to this academic conference, mainly because the daily coursework and cultivation were boring and tedious, and this kind of event had not been held for several years. As a result, not only Xie Jiaoyue's classmates, but also the disciples from previous years who were much older than her were all very concerned about this matter.
On the day of the preliminary evaluation of the academic conference, wow, the square outside the main hall, which was used for the preliminary evaluation, was packed with people.
However, the initial evaluation takes place inside the main hall. Those outside are just there for the fun of it and cannot actually go in to get firsthand information. At most, they can wait for their teachers or close junior brothers and sisters inside to give them the spiritual guide.
Xie Jiaoyue was assigned to the last round of preliminary evaluation, but she arrived early. At this time, the preliminary evaluation had not yet started. The disciples and teachers were all sitting inside the main hall, while those who were watching the excitement were outside the main hall.
There wasn't a trace of urgency on her face as she tossed the prepared preliminary review draft onto Xin Xiuying's lap: "Wait for me here, I'll be back in a bit."
Xin Xiuying hurriedly took all the things: "Hey, where are you going? Aren't you going to listen to other people's plans?"
Seriously, she was so nervous being left alone here, I don't know what she was in such a hurry to do.
What Xie Jiaoyue could do was naturally to increase her personal savings so that one day she could become the richest person in the true sense of the word, not just in name.
Relying on her status as a top "sponsor," she successfully left the disciple area, infiltrated the master area, and smoothly found Master Guo to begin her transaction.
"Commander Guo, you must be quite poor, right? No, I mean, the clan school must be quite poor, right?"
Commander Guo: ...
You're such a young and pretty girl, how can you talk like that?
Xie Jiaoyue took out a handkerchief and twirled it between her ten fingers, her face showing the shyness of a young girl in love: "Commander Guo, I saw that there are many people outside the main hall who want to come and watch the academic conference, but they can't. But if Brother Chu's heroic figure can't be seen by others, then it would be my fault as his fiancée."
Commander Guo felt the logic in this statement was very shallow, and she barely understood it: "What do you want to do?"
"How about I donate a jade disc to the clan school? Commander Guo, you should know that kind of magic, right? The kind that can broadcast what's happening inside the main hall to the outside in real time."
Commander Guo fell silent. This kind of thing wasn't difficult, but it was a bit labor-intensive. If you didn't want to waste manpower, you had to waste spirit stones.
In fact, expending manpower is equivalent to expending spirit stones. Who would be willing to work for free? It all requires spending spirit stones to make up for it.
“Jiaoyue, I understand your… love that has nowhere to bloom, but even if you leave the Jade Wall, the clan school doesn’t have that much budget to put into this.”
Given the current economic situation of the clan school, every spirit stone must be split in two and can only be spent on the most crucial areas.
Xie Jiaoyue tugged at Commander Guo's sleeve, pleading, "Commander Guo, please promise me! As for the spirit stones, we can just collect them from the disciples who want to watch the research conference in real time, right?"
Commander Guo: ? ? ?
"Since I provided the jade disc, I should definitely take the lion's share. But Commander Guo, you need to provide manpower, so I certainly can't let you suffer a loss. How about I give you 60% and you give me 40%?"
Commander Guo: ...
Commander Guo: …………
She felt that this person's "love that had nowhere to bloom" was just an excuse, and that the last sentence was the real intention of the other party.
"Commander Guo, this is something that benefits neither the clan school nor me. Please consider it."
They had already considered all aspects for him, so Commander Guo couldn't find a reason to refuse.
"Okay, we'll do it your way."
Xie Jiaoyue took out a storage ring and handed it directly to Commander Guo: "Commander Guo, the jade disc is inside. Consider this storage ring a gift to you. Please don't refuse. You might need to use this jade disc many times. I wouldn't feel comfortable taking up space in your storage ring."
"Alright, alright, whatever you say."
Xin Xiuying was sitting quietly and solemnly, silently reciting the manuscript she had written in advance. But as she recited, a commotion suddenly broke out outside the main hall.
What happened?
Even someone as calm and composed as Xin Xiuying couldn't help but turn her head towards the door, only to turn back regretfully after seeing the door completely closed.
I don't know what happened.
Just as her attention was drawn to the scene, Xie Jiaoyue returned.
For some reason, Xin Xiuying felt that this matter was related to Xie Jiaoyue.
She read the manuscript in her hand again, and still couldn't help but ask, "Jiaoyue, what were you doing just now? Was the commotion outside related to you?"
Xie Jiaoyue has always been very careful to maintain her reputation as a love-obsessed person, so as not to face the problem of her image being ruined. Upon hearing this, she naturally brought out the same explanation she had given to Commander Guo.
"In short, that's how it is. In order to let everyone appreciate and evaluate Brother Chu's plan, I specially contacted Commander Guo so that everyone outside could see it in real time."
Like Commander Guo, Xin Xiuying couldn't help but wonder whether this person was after her own love and career, or after those spirit stones.
If it's for the sake of spirit stones, why would the daughter of the Xie family's eldest branch, who is so wealthy, care so much about spirit stones?
That's not right either. If you say Xie Jiaoyue cares about spirit stones, she'll spend a lot of spirit stones to help the clan school organize research conferences. If you say she doesn't care, she'll come up with this idea to earn spirit stones.
Is this the reason why the Xie family's eldest branch was able to amass such a fortune?
On stage, it was finally the turn of Chu Xingjin's team, which Xie Jiaoyue had been longing to talk about.
Xin Xiuying also put down her manuscript. This team was very strong on paper and deserved her attention, so she wanted to listen carefully.
She watched as Chu Xingjin and Wang Min walked onto the stage one after the other, her brows furrowing slightly. It was supposed to be a team of three, so why were only two people on stage?
She looked at Xie Jiaoyue, only to see Xie Jiaoyue shake her head, clearly indicating that Xie Jiaoyue didn't know the answer to the question either.
Before the team began explaining their strategy, a teacher asked, "Where is your other teammate?"
In terms of personal qualities alone, Chu Xingjin is outstanding. His words are like a gentle breeze, and any sentence he utters carries more weight than those of others.
"Commander, Qianqian has also contributed a lot to our team, but we think that with limited time, it is more appropriate for the person who proposed the plan to present it. This time, the preliminary evaluation does not leave much time for each team, so Wang Min and I will present it to everyone, while Qianqian will use this time to continue her research."
After he finished speaking, the division commanders below the stage nodded in agreement.
Xin Xiuying couldn't see anything wrong with what she was saying, and the division of labor seemed normal, but then she heard Xie Jiaoyue's voice in her ear.
"How interesting. It's clearly a team of three, but they insist on hiding the third person. On the surface, they say it's a division of labor, but in reality, they're subtly implying that the plan and ideas were provided by the two of them and have nothing to do with Feng Qianqian."
Tsk tsk tsk, being teammates with these two is really bad luck. I did a lot of work, but my credit was deducted.
Xin Xiuying was taken aback; why did his tone sound so sarcastic?
"Isn't Chu Xingjin your brother Chu?"
"Well, I was praising him for being very good at inflating his own value."
Xin Xiuying felt that she couldn't understand this meaning at all.
On stage, Chu Xingjin was already speaking eloquently, his face radiating confidence. Although it was only the preliminary evaluation of the research conference, he acted as if everything was under his control.
Xin Xiuying held a pen, listening and taking notes. This team had indeed read a lot of classic texts and had made many summaries and discussions on how to integrate the Five Elements Dao into swordsmanship. At the same time, they chose the relatively rare combination of ice and swordsmanship as their future research direction. It sounded like a solid, stable and slightly innovative plan.
However, it sounds like it's just a study of classical texts or an exploration of ideas, and it won't ultimately create any sword techniques or Taoist methods.
It's not that the products made this way will be bad, but they are the first group that was given high hopes, and it's not very meaningful that they chose such a conservative path.
He seemed rather timid.
She finally wrote this comment, and when she looked up, the person she had described as lacking courage was already standing in front of her and Xie Jiaoyue.
Chu Xingjin still had a confident smile on his face. He naturally tried to take the manuscript from Xie Jiaoyue's hand to read it, but Xie Jiaoyue nimbly dodged him.
Then the manuscript in Xin Xiuying's hand was snatched away. She wasn't as agile as Xie Jiaoyue; she dodged but couldn't completely avoid it, only managing to keep a glimpse of her notes.
She was terrified and quickly crumpled up her notebook and put it away.
It would be too embarrassing for the person involved to see a comment like "lacks courage."
How can this person have such a lack of boundaries!
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