Chapter 113 The Strange Curator
This is a classical Chinese-style house.
All furniture and facilities are designed with mahogany, and you can smell a faint scent of sandalwood when you walk in.
They look like a very traditional family.
Ji Zi thought silently.
The butler had already prepared dinner. A large table full of dishes was placed on the mahogany round table, and red wine and champagne were also prepared.
"Go and invite your mother down for dinner." Victor's father patted him on the shoulder and his tone showed that he had great respect for his wife.
Yes, respect.
Ji Li originally thought that what he said that night was just an excuse, but he didn't expect that he would really wait for Victor's mother to make the decision.
You know, among the aristocratic families born and raised in the Federation, there are not many officials who truly respect guides.
Even though they knew that the number of federal guides was dwindling, they still held on to patriarchal values inherited from the past few centuries, which was difficult to correct.
Ji Zi took a seat, with Ji Ji on her left and an empty seat on her right, not sure whether it was reserved for Victor or Victor's mother.
Soon, Victor helped a middle-aged woman down the stairs.
She was wearing a Chinese cheongsam embroidered with elegant flowers and birds.
"Similar, so similar." The woman kept repeating while staring at her face, then sat down in the empty seat next to her.
Before Ji Zi could introduce herself, she heard her ask, "Which planet were you born on?"
Ji Zi: "I don't remember."
"There is still something covering her brain, which causes her memory to be incomplete. This is one of the reasons why we came to bother her." Ji Li took the initiative to explain.
The woman's gaze then shifted to his face.
He stood up with great trepidation and saluted him.
"I heard about your recovery not long ago, and I was wondering if it was just a rumor. Now I see that you are in good health and doing well. It's really great."
Discipline's reaction was calm, as if it was commonplace. "No need to be polite, it's just a simple meal."
"Oh, by the way, forgive me for being so excited that I forgot to introduce myself to you. My name is Bai Yu."
Hearing this name, Ji Zi shuddered and said excitedly, "I've read your book. So you are Mr. Bai Yu, the director of the National Central Library!"
He is her favorite author in the huge book collection. He always uses a clear-headed third-person perspective to interpret every guide who has made contributions to the Federation.
In all historical materials, it seems that she is the only one who has written a complete introduction to the offensive guide.
"Have you read my book?" Bai Yu was unfamiliar with Ji Zi's face and intuitively thought that she should be a guide who had just been transferred to the White Tower.
Ji Zi nodded, "Yes, I have read all the books you have written."
Bai Yu was a little surprised. The girl looked young, but her tone was a little too arrogant.
Seeing her doubt, Ji Zi quickly explained, "I'm a fast reader. It's a natural talent of mine, I guess. I was really interested in learning more about guides, so I borrowed a book from the Central Library from a friend. I finished reading it before I knew it. I especially like the history of guides you compiled. It's very interesting!"
Bai Yu is considered a conservative among federal scholars. He writes rigorous articles and likes to use data to speak, so he is not very popular.
This was also the first time she faced her readers directly.
Oftentimes, the guides of the Federation are ashamed to communicate with each other. Although internal management requires them to be united, they are still self-centered in their hearts and lack natural trust in their companions.
"Thank you for your love, but I still want to ask, do you know Su Ye?"
Ji Zi was stunned for a moment and shook her head, "I haven't heard of it."
Seeing that her expression didn't seem fake, Bai Yu's face flashed with disappointment.
"You look so much like a friend of mine who I've lost contact with for a long time. Look at me, I'm just busy talking. Let's eat first." Bai Yu received her husband's gaze and picked up the chopsticks.
No one talks while eating. After dinner, Ji Zi was invited by Bai Yu to talk alone in the study upstairs.
The three men stayed in the living room drinking tea and waiting.
Ji Li was worried and used his mental power to send her a message, "Call me if you need anything."
She gave him a reassuring look and followed him upstairs.
Open the heavy door.
What catches your eye is the towering bookshelves. The room is specially designed with a high ceiling, and the bookshelves are perfectly embedded in the four walls. The spiral staircase is suspended in the air, ensuring that you can get to any book.
And under the stairs, there is an exquisitely carved pearwood desk.
Bai Yu pressed the button on the side of the desk, and a "clicking" sound of expansion and contraction was heard in the room.
"Sorry, I left in a hurry and didn't have time to pack."
As soon as he finished speaking, the bookshelf was retracted into the wall, and in its place were rows of two or three meter high shelves, returning the room to its normal appearance.
What an awesome design.
She cried out in her heart.
Bai Yu took a silver-white device from the shelf, which looked like a blood pressure measuring device in the 21st century.
Then he invited her to take a seat.
"How many water energy crystals do you want?" Bai Yu asked straight to the point.
"I want three."
Before coming, Ji Zi had already communicated with Ji Lu and was told that at least three more pills would be needed to completely repair her brain.
Bai Yu's expression was slightly heavy. "I can give it to you, but there is a condition."
"What?"
"Let me extract a drop of your essence." Bai Yu's eyes were like torches, his mind was blank. "One drop of essence in exchange for three water energy crystals, you won't lose out."
The essence again?
Shen Ruofei wanted the essence of discipline, but Teacher Bai Yu in front of him actually wanted hers?
What effects does this essence have that she doesn't know about?
Judging from Shen Ruofei's attitude these days, she only knew that this thing was very important, similar to a person's genes, which could be used for research and experiments, and could not be given away lightly.
This was one of the reasons why she rejected him.
She didn't want to give them the gene of discipline to do some messy research.
What about Professor Bai Yu? Does she also want to study her own genes?
She was silent for a moment, and finally chose to ask directly, "May I ask what you want to do with my essence?"
Bai Yu looked into her eyes and seemed to be lost in thought for a moment.
After a long while, he finally replied in a hoarse voice, "I just told you that you look a lot like an old friend of mine. She gave me a second life, so I want to use your genes to replicate a living being."
"I'm sorry, I can't agree to it." Ji Zi probably understood her purpose. It was like creating a beautiful woman to make up for the regret?
I don’t know if I understood it wrong.
The teacher looked at him with a look of deep sadness.
"Five." Bai Yu gritted his teeth and said.
Ji Zi said firmly, "Although I don't know what kind of regrets you have with your friend, psychological comfort is not a long-term solution. You can deceive others, but can you keep deceiving yourself?"
"It would be better to try to contact your old friend and face your regrets."
After a long time, a sad sigh came from the room.
Bai Yu said: "She has been dead for a long time."
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