Chapter 89 Chapter 89 (Updated)
In the half month after the paper was published, the controversy on the holographic network never stopped, and more and more scholars joined the discussion. As the author, Ruan Shiqing naturally received a lot of attention.
It's just that Ruan Shiqing used anonymity, and he had never posted anything on the forum before, leaving no trace. Even though the "Blue Star" account was thoroughly uncovered, nothing was found.
But there is no impenetrable wall in the world. Anonymity can hide the truth from outsiders, but it cannot hide the Machinists Association, which is the administrator of the forum.
After the paper caused an earthquake in the academic community, the top management of the Mechanics Association also paid attention to it. They retrieved the information of the "Blue Star" account and found Ruan Shiqing's contact information.
However, when the senior executives looked at the information inside the system, they couldn't help but feel puzzled. How come they had no impression of such a young master of mechanics?
But no matter what, invite the people first.
——A month later, the Mechanics Association will hold an academic exchange meeting in Sikkim. The original theme is to discuss the research direction of new energy. It happens that the paper on antimatter energy has appeared, causing controversy, so they are going to invite the original author to attend the meeting.
So half a month after publishing the paper, Ruan Shiqing received another invitation email from the Machinists Association.
The email was earnest, inviting him to be one of the keynote speakers at the exchange meeting to answer questions and resolve doubts for everyone.
Ruan Shiqing chose to publish the paper anonymously because he wanted to keep a low profile. After thinking about it, he was about to refuse, but then he received a message from Dai Si.
This mechanic apprentice has now been promoted to a first-class mechanic.
But he still treated Ruan Shiqing with great respect, and asked Ruan Shiqing excitedly but carefully whether he was ready to participate in this academic exchange meeting.
Ruan Shiqing hesitated for a moment and did not immediately reject the invitation. Instead, he asked what the main purpose of the Days Exchange was.
He had participated in many academic exchanges before, but most of those exchanges were complicated and highly formulaic, so he was not very interested in them.
Dai Si didn't expect that Ruan Shiqing, as a master of mechanics, had never participated in the exchange meeting. His impression of him as a hermit master was immediately deepened, and he carefully explained to him the process and content of the exchange meeting.
Unlike the formal mechanics forum meetings, mechanics exchanges are held once or twice a year. The organizer is naturally the Mechanics Association, but the exchange meeting is not held in Metis Tower, but usually in the hotel auditorium.
This means that the threshold for the exchange meeting is not high. Whether it is a member of the mechanics organization or some freelance mechanics, anyone who is interested and can get an invitation letter can participate.
Of course, this does not mean that the level of the exchange meeting is not high. It is said that the exchange meeting was originally held for mechanics who like freedom and do not want to be bound by constraints. On the one hand, the Mechanics Association wants to take the opportunity to recruit some freelance mechanics who have not joined the association; on the other hand, it is to allow the orthodox mechanics of the association and the freelance mechanics to exchange ideas and spark inspiration.
As a mechanic, the thing I fear most is to be complacent and work in isolation.
Therefore, many talented mechanics participate in the annual exchange meeting, and many unknown freelance mechanics also come to the fore through the exchange meeting.
Dai Si complimented: "Of course, you definitely don't need an opportunity to stand out. But I got inside information. It is said that the association has also invited the mechanic who published the feasibility paper of antimatter energy to be one of the keynote speakers. Including my mentor, many mechanical masters who don't usually attend the conference are waiting for news. If those mechanics accept the invitation, the specifications of this exchange meeting may be higher than the mechanics forum meeting."
Hearing that many mechanical masters might also attend the conference, Ruan Shiqing, who had originally not planned to go, suddenly became interested.
He has been in this world for so long and has been staying on planet B3024 without moving.
Although he had learned a lot from Metis's database, he had hardly communicated with any mechanics other than Dess.
After working hard silently for so long, he doesn't even know what level he is at now.
He hesitated for a moment, then replied to Dess, saying that he would also attend the meeting, and then replied to the email from the Machinists Association, accepting the invitation.
Next, we need to prepare for the trip to Sikkim.
There is still a month left before the exchange meeting. It is not far from B3024 to Sikkim, but since it is his first time traveling far away, Ruan Shiqing wants to be more prepared so that he has more time.
Most importantly, he was going to take the cubs with him.
Like him, the kids have rarely traveled far, so this is a good opportunity to take them to the capital planet to see the world and broaden their horizons, just like a family outing.
Of course, you need to be adequately prepared for a family trip.
So Ruan Shiqing informed the kids of the news early on.
"Go to the capital planet?" The little fox jumped up first, wagging his big tail, and blurted out, "Does that mean we don't have to take the exam?"
Ruan Shiqing then remembered that a month later, it was almost time for the final exams at the Cub School.
He glanced at the little fox, his expression difficult to tell whether he was happy or angry.
The little fox regretted what she said the moment she blurted it out. She glanced at her father's expression, her big tail drooped, and she walked over to hug his legs and promised, "I'm not the last in the exam anymore!"
Ruan Shiqing finally couldn't keep a straight face anymore and rubbed her head with a smile.
"When are we going?" The little dragon was also curious about the trip. He tilted his head back, his golden eyes wide open.
"Once we have arranged things at home, we can set off. If we go there earlier, we can play for a while longer."
Ruan Shiqing looked at the other kids and said, "Don't bring too much luggage. You can buy more when you get to the capital planet."
Anyway, they are not short of money now.
The little mermaid and Ruan Jiao both nodded vigorously, their faces full of excitement.
Only the Crown Prince was a little confused, wondering why he suddenly missed Xi Jin.
Xijin is different from B3024, where Si Yan's spies are everywhere, and his identity might be exposed. It would be fine if Si Yan found out, but he didn't want to expose his identity in front of Ruan Shiqing without any preparation.
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is worried.
But the trip was not something he could change on his own. A week later, Ruan Shiqing had already arranged the repair shop and the work at hand, and bought the boat tickets, so they could set off at noon tomorrow.
Before leaving, Ruan Shiqing sent a text message to Mr. Rong to inform him that he was about to go to Sikkim.
But as expected, there was no reply. Ruan Shiqing glanced at Snowball, who was out of tune with the excited cubs, and a subtle smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
The next morning, Ruan Shiqing took the five cubs and the little robot to the inner city to take a passenger ship. The passenger ship business in the inner city was quiet, with only one trip a week.
Before boarding the ship, I unexpectedly met Lansing, who was busy with personal matters and rarely showed up.
——Lansing actually left B3024 with them on the same day, but he did not go to the capital planet, but got off the ship halfway.
After boarding the spaceship, the cubs ran ahead to find a seat. The usually calm little robot also followed behind them with cheerful steps.
Ruan Shiqing and Lan Xin fell behind and whispered, "Are you ready to go back?"
Although Lansing had been away from home every few days before, he would occasionally come back to show up, but this time it seemed that he was preparing to leave for a long time.
“Yeah.” He followed the little mermaid with his eyes and raised his eyebrows. “It’s about time to go back, so I might as well give you a ride.”
Now there have been frequent frictions between the Empire and the Star of Sijia Lan, and there have been several attempts at small-scale fighting, but they have been cautious about not officially going to war. It would be a good opportunity for him to go back and add fuel to the fire.
Ruan Shiqing didn't know what he was planning, so he didn't talk any more and just found his seat and sat down.
The kids were all curiously peeking out of the windows, even 09 was no exception. But the spaceship hadn't taken off yet, so there wasn't much to see outside except the landing pad.
But the cubs couldn't hide their excitement.
The Crown Prince, who was not very sociable, sneered and rubbed against Ruan Shiqing's leg as a matter of course.
He found a comfortable position and lay down, resting his chin on the back of Ruan Shiqing's hand, squinting his eyes happily, and his snow-white ears twitched from time to time.
Ruan Shiqing looked down at him, turned his palm over, hooked his chin with his fingers, and said with a smile: "Isn't Snowball curious?"
What's so curious about this? Sik Jin has long been bored.
Not even as good as Yanjis.
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince grumbled in his heart, but only let out a howl, and rubbed his head into his hand again, enjoying it very much.
"I remember your home is in Sikkim, right? After we get to Sikkim, do you want me to take you back to visit?" Ruan Shiqing asked casually.
But Rong Heng couldn't relax. His body stiffened slightly. He retracted his head hesitantly and looked at him with wide eyes.
I don’t understand why Ruan Shiqing suddenly mentioned his family?
He shook his head hesitantly, and said in a depressed manner: [I won’t go back.]
He couldn't go back. Not to mention that he had no home, even if he did, he couldn't take Ruan Shiqing back to Parka Palace.
Ruan Shiqing looked at his depressed look and seemed to realize something belatedly: "I almost forgot that your family has complicated relationships." He rubbed the kid's head and said gently: "If you don't want to go back, then don't go back."
Seeing that he did not insist, Rong Heng immediately breathed a sigh of relief and comfortably put his head back in his hands.
Then Ruan Shiqing muttered, "I don't know if Mr. Rong is in Sikkim. If he is, we can ask him to be our guide. He should be very familiar with Sikkim..."
His ears twitched twice, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was immediately caught in a dilemma.
If he didn't transform back into an adult, he would have missed an opportunity to serve as a guide to Ruan Shiqing and enhance their relationship; but if he transformed back into an adult, without anyone to cover for him, it would be too easy for his identity to be exposed.
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince had a serious expression and was having a hard time making a decision.
He hesitated for as long as the spaceship sailed.
There is no longer any decisiveness that His Royal Highness had when he was on the front line killing the insects.
But when the spaceship landed and he saw Luther driving a landspeeder at the port, and Ruan Shiqing striding towards Luther with his cub, he realized that Ruan Shiqing's mumbling might have been just a casual remark.
——He had already found a guide.