Ruan Chen was wide awake.
She had heard Su Ze mention it once.
"Teacher, what are the Ten Famous Swords?"
Duan Jingfu just smiled mysteriously, "It is the crystallization of the hard work and wisdom of countless people in China—once you enter Beijing University of Technology, I will personally take you to see it. You will find your destined 'sword' there."
Is it a real sword?
“No, we call them ‘intelligent cores.’ When energy is plentiful, they can take any form and do anything for their owners.” Duan Jingfu’s eyes shone with fervor. “From a tiny, inconspicuous button to… the most advanced mechs or warships.”
Ruan Chen asked, "What is the composition of the intelligent core? Gb53 nanomaterials? Dirac semimetals? Or liquid cells?"
These are the most advanced materials in human technology to date.
“It’s mainly topological semi-metals, but not Dirac. It’s a completely new material that you can’t access right now,” Duan Jingfu thought for a moment and added, “The average price of the materials used in each smart core is about 7.3 million per cubic centimeter.”
Ruan Chen nearly choked to death on a mouthful of hot milk.
“But the AI cores aren’t perfect; their learning ability is too powerful. You might not believe it, but after the master of Seven Star Dragon Abyss defected, that mechanical life form actually tried to escape as well, and almost succeeded,” Duan Jingfu said with a wry smile. “It took five level-ten pilots to suppress that little guy. It independently destroyed our security and command systems, and even issued a release order to the on-duty personnel in a human-like manner, using our director’s tone.”
The car stopped at the entrance of Qinyuan. "Alright, you know enough. You don't need to participate in the next assessment."
Ruan Chen was taken aback.
"teacher?"
"Regarding your situation, our Martial Arts Research Institute had already finalized the arrangements before you came—just like the First Academy and the National Medical College, you can come to apply for enrollment at any time within three years."
Duan Jingfu got out of the car and personally opened the car door for Ruan Chen. "I have a small suggestion for your next three years, but of course you don't have to take it."
"Teacher, please speak."
"I suggest you complete your high school studies."
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Ruan Chen didn't fall asleep until dawn.
She tried various methods to search online for information about what Duan Jingfu said today, but she found that this content was blocked throughout the entire internet world.
She also called Su Ze to ask, but Su Ze just said it wasn't appropriate for him to talk about these things.
Su Ze gave the same advice regarding the next three years.
“Ruan Chen, I suggest you finish high school—you need to spend time with your peers.”
Just before hanging up the phone, Su Ze suddenly asked Ruan Chen a question, "If one day you master the power of the Intelligence Core, how would you deal with the Ruan family?"
Ruan Chen didn't even think about it.
"For worldly matters, we should use worldly methods."
Su Ze sighed deeply from the other side of the ocean, more than 10,000 kilometers away.
"Ruan Chen, remember what you said today."
As dawn broke, Ruan Chen was still drowsy and didn't hear her uncle's next words, which were filled with endless regret: "Don't repeat my mistakes."
For some unknown reason, Ruan Yunhan insisted on coming to the classroom every day, even though she no longer needed to attend classes, and flaunting herself in front of her classmates who only had three days left until the college entrance examination.
Even the teacher subtly hinted that she shouldn't come anymore, as it was affecting the other students' mindset.
Ruan Yunhan acted as if she couldn't understand.
"Yunhan, is that your sister living in Qinyuan?"
"Yeah, what trouble has she gotten into this time?"
“I think she’s in big trouble this time,” Ruan Yunhan’s die-hard sycophant showed her photos from the forum. “Police cars have been parked here since eight in the morning.”
Feeling bored, Ruan Yunhan took out a makeup mirror, tidied her hair, and headed towards Qinyuan Garden.
She had barely stepped out the door when whispers began to circulate in the classroom.
"Finally they're gone. They've been so annoying, messing with our mindset every single day."
"She even betrayed her own brother and acted like nothing happened. I really don't understand where she got the nerve."
"It's just a pity for her sister; she'll have to suffer at her hands again."
"I don't think Ruan Yunhan has ever gotten away with anything from her sister. I'm looking forward to seeing what happens next."
"Thanks, simp."
Ruan Yunhan was still a few hundred meters away from Qinyuan when she saw the gate of Qinyuan open.
Ruan Wenlou accompanied her sister, whom she considered a thorn in her side, with two policemen following behind, as they walked towards the police car.
Ruan Yunhan stopped at a distance, turned on her phone's camera, and only stopped recording after the police car had left.
After posting the video on the Huating Public School's internal forum, she also posted it in the Ruan family's internal group chat.
This group includes members of the board of directors, who will jointly evaluate the overall performance of the four candidates from the Ruan family and finalize the selection of the heir.
Finally, she showed the video to her friend who works as an editor at a website, saying, "Aren't you short on material lately? The second young lady of the Ruan family was taken away by the police, pretty sensational, right?"
No one at Huating Academy responded to her post, and it didn't cause any stir at all.
Ruan Zhengde is on an overseas inspection tour, and the board of directors should also be holding a meeting at this time. The internal group chat is also quiet.
Only Yu Wanqing couldn't sit still any longer.
"Yunhan, shall we go take a look? We can't let this brat ruin the reputation of the Ruan family!"
Yu Wanqing asked someone to investigate Ruan Chen's matter. The other party gave a vague answer, saying that there was indeed a young girl at the Criminal Investigation Detachment these past two days, and the mother and daughter went there in a hurry.
Ruan Chen was setting up her easel and sketching Dan Fan and the people near Xu Weiwei's private room from last night.
Her drawing was indeed very lifelike, but she hadn't undergone professional training; she only had the experience of self-studying design and participating in competitions at the time.
Xu Xiaolan occasionally gave her pointers on how to hold a pen, draw lines, and mix colors.
She quickly discovered Ruan Chen's talent.
As Ruan Chen drew, she casually said, "Isn't summer vacation coming up soon? How about I recommend you study under my art teacher? My teacher is quite famous; she's won two international awards. Her name is Yu Lei; you can look her up."
Ruan Chen paused for a moment, then asked seriously, "Is there a bonus?"
"What?" Xu Xiaolan thought she had misheard.
"If there's a prize in the competition, then learn it." Ruan Chen's tone was matter-of-fact. She lowered her eyes and put down her pen. Sunlight shone on her profile like gold, and unusually, there was no coldness in her expression.
"Yes, quite a lot." Xu Xiaolan didn't quite understand why children from such a prestigious family would still be so obsessed with money.
Ruan Chen nodded, her delicate features gentle and obedient, "Then I'll trouble you, sister. I'll learn."
Suddenly, a cacophony of footsteps echoed down the corridor.
Ruan Chen was overly sensitive to noise, and her brow furrowed—the footsteps sounded familiar.
"Chen'er, what have you been doing all this time, running amok outside without any discipline at home? No one in our Ruan family has ever been to the police station before! You've completely disgraced the Ruan family this time!!"
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