Money makes people work harder.
"Bionic bone? To make... a dress?" Lin Yehuan turned to look at his "great benefactor." "I only asked you a few technical terms, and you've already figured out my research direction?"
"I happen to know a little bit about it." Lu Xingzhi made a "just a tiny bit" gesture, his eyes smiling, looking completely harmless.
Gu Ye felt nauseous watching this, but no one cared.
Lin Yehuan quickly accepted the premise that the Scroll King was omniscient, which was another task where the growth paths of the two intertwined.
The system was definitely not a good thing; I should have guessed long ago that the convenience it provided concealed some kind of conspiracy.
Seeing her hesitate, Lu Xingzhi silently took a card from Gu Ye's hand: "By March, whether it works out or not, it's all yours."
"Deal." Lin Yehuan quickly accepted the money, afraid they might change their minds at any moment. "I hope there's some money left over."
“How could that be!” Gu Ye quickly interjected, “I guarantee it with my artistic taste.”
"That's quite unbelievable." Lin Yehuan and Lu Xingzhi said in unison, surprisingly in sync.
"Why don't you just go directly to Teacher Wang? Wouldn't it be more secure to cooperate with her?" Lin Yehuan pressed on, not giving Gu Ye time to freeze.
"I've tried, but Professor Wang is elusive, appearing and disappearing like a dragon." Gu Ye sighed, a rare occurrence for him, and complained indignantly, "It's been half a year, and I haven't been able to contact a single person related to this field. It's really strange, it's like the heavens are jealous of talent!"
Lin Yehuan glanced at the system page; it was her upgrade task. If she weren't around, they probably wouldn't need it anyway.
No, it should be said that if she weren't there, they wouldn't exist at all.
"However, we have now found the best partner."
Lu Xingzhi's words gently drifted into her ears. Lin Yehuan looked up and met his slightly drooping peach blossom eyes. She couldn't help but sigh, "The skill points I invested weren't wasted. This is the art of language. It's so inspiring." She couldn't wait to rush back and start working.
There aren't many professors at A University who work on these kinds of materials, and the university only has a few basic, small 3D printers. For the rest, we need to borrow them from university-industry joint laboratories.
It's winter break again, making it even more difficult to find a suitable instrument.
Moreover, Lin Yehuan only understands some basic theories and the basic operations he learned from his senior sister while chatting and gossiping. He doesn't even know how to use the equipment properly.
Lofty ambitions can't put food on the table.
After gathering all the information, Gu Ye bought all the necessary materials and even set aside a separate villa for her to conduct experiments.
She couldn't think of a second word besides "inhumanly extravagant".
The materials needed for formal dresses have become a hot research topic in recent years.
Lin Yehuan's task before the new year was to reproduce the thesis, and by the end of the year, before the school was urging people to leave, he had mastered most of the techniques.
Gu Ye chose a villa in a remote suburb, where he couldn't go home and had to rush to meet deadlines, so Lin Yehuan naturally moved in.
Of course, Gu Ye and Lu Xingzhi were also present as major investors and supervisors.
The first floor has been transformed into a huge laboratory, fully equipped with all kinds of instruments, and you can still vaguely see the luxurious look it used to have. The second floor is their bedroom.
Money makes people work harder, and Lin Yehuan basically started working non-stop.
It wasn't because she had a conscience; anyway, whether it succeeded or not, the money was already in her hands, so wouldn't it be more satisfying to just give up?
However, as a perfect woman, facing challenges head-on is the way she should be, and she is completely immersed in the leveling-up tasks of this virtual game.
Gu Ye described his design concept with great emotion: using bones as a carrier to express the soul, allowing the skeleton to grow with the wearer's breathing and movements. It sounds chaotic and complicated, but when combined, it inexplicably has a bit of... philosophical meaning?
Maybe, Lin Yehuan thought it was a bit far-fetched, but since they were the big spender, whatever they said was true.
Most brands offer one-on-one guidance from engineers for instruments costing millions, but with the year-end approaching, Gu Ye had to once again use his financial resources to book customized online training.
Lin Yehuan's first time operating the system, he felt that every transaction he made was a loss of money.
"Ten yuan," Lin Yehuan said intently.
“Twenty,” Lu Xingzhi sat beside her organizing data, watching her mutter to herself, not daring to disturb her.
"thirty……"
"They're both from wealthy families, but Lu Xingzhi looks completely different from Gu Ye."
"What did I write? Why doesn't he ever come home?"
"And Gu Ye doesn't seem to care about his family business at all..."
Lin Yehuan had tried to find out about them through various channels more than once, but the two seemed to have appeared out of thin air, leaving no trace.
As expected, it was fabricated by the system out of thin air. The logic is completely flawed. According to the normal plot, someone from a family like theirs should be surrounded by all sorts of scandalous news, right?
Nighttime was indeed not a good time to work, especially the night of the 29th of the twelfth lunar month. The more tense Lin Yehuan's nerves were, the more chaotic his thoughts became, to the point that he was almost imagining a whole history of feuds and grudges among the wealthy.
“Little Ye Ye,” Gu Ye appeared behind her at some point, pointing at the crooked structure under Lin Ye Huan’s hand, “If you keep thinking like this, you’ll become a monster in no time.”
Lin Yehuan snapped back to reality instantly.
Hearing this, Lu Xingzhi turned his attention from her hands to the materials, helped her put them away, and turned off the equipment. "You're all too tired today, you should all rest."
"Tomorrow is New Year's Eve, let's go out to celebrate the New Year together."
The more readily Lin Yehuan agreed last night, the more helpless he felt today.
As the custom-made Rolls-Royce pulled up in front of the villa, and the butler unloaded three road bikes from the car, Lin Yehuan took several deep breaths to suppress his morning grumpiness.
"Ride a bike to the city center for New Year's Eve?" Lin Yehuan looked at him with a "you're kidding me" expression.
"It's about environmental protection," Gu Ye said, standing up straight. "We've always been green and low-carbon."
Lin Yehuan found it hard not to suspect the system.
[This setting is unrelated to this system and should not be blamed.]
Alright, let's ride then. Lin Yehuan checked his health. After being busy indoors for so many days, he really needed to get some sunshine and recover his strength.
Before the words were even spoken, snow began to fall. The five people stood at the door, and no one said a word.
Lin Yehuan was very unhappy, but the others looked on with curiosity.
"Is this your first time seeing snow?" Lin Yehuan tried to tease.
"Yes, this is the first time it has snowed in City A in decades."
What a joke, this is the North!
“Let’s play…” Gu Ye had just squatted down, and before his hand even touched the snow, the weather suddenly turned bad. The wind was mixed with snow, and if anyone stood there for even a second, they would turn into an ice sculpture.
"I have five controllers, wanna play games?" Gu Ye wisely changed the subject, pulling a few people inside to hide.
Lin Yehuan and Lu Xingzhi exchanged a glance, then turned and went upstairs.
Gu Ye called the driver and the housekeeper, and the five of them sat on the ground together.
Lin Yehuan couldn't help but laugh when he thought about how he was now in a game with a high degree of freedom.
The game in this world is slightly different from the real world. The two middle-aged men seem to often play games with Gu Ye, and they are very skilled at operating the game. Lin Yehuan also played a lot of games in his spare time during college, and he grasped the basic rules in just a few minutes.
Only poor Lu Xingzhi stood there blankly, holding the controller, exuding an air of an old man with electronic devices, operating it according to Lin Yehuan's instructions.
Tsk, it's still not perfect.
“A, A……X”
"Don't rush, wait for A to react before pressing."
"Rb Rb Rb!" Lin Yehuan got more and more excited as he played. "Hold on, hold on! I'm about to come back to life!"
"Hurry, hurry, I'm going to 'die,' please revive me, YYY!"
Lu Xingzhi was in a flurry of activity, pressing a handle and half his body moving along with it.
[Highlighting the male lead's unexpected charm, perfection +5]
Lin Yehuan hadn't expected such an unexpected surprise; even dying for him was worthwhile. He then helped Lin Yehuan adjust his field of vision, saying, "Don't panic, up is down, down is up, understand?"
Lu Xingzhi encountered a major setback in his understanding of life, and couldn't keep up with their techniques at all.
Gu Ye got impatient and cut ties with the two of them. Lin Yehuan finished fighting on his side and then taught Lu Xingzhi how to fight, keeping him extremely busy.
The warm indoor light made it hard to feel the passage of time. It wasn't until 8 p.m., when everyone was starving and staggering, that they realized the snow outside had piled up into a thick layer and showed no signs of stopping.
With food delivery unavailable, all we have at home are some instant food and fruit.
Out of respect for elders and guests, Gu Ye personally cooked a pot of frozen dumplings and wontons. The group sat around the large golden nanmu dining table, each with a bowl of noodle soup in front of them, but no one had any appetite.
"Why aren't you moving?" Gu Ye finished his bowl in the blink of an eye, and Old Liu and Uncle Wang started eating as well.
Seeing everyone else eating, Lin Yehuan felt embarrassed to refuse. He closed his eyes and stuffed something into his mouth, but something was wrong; the taste was off. "When did you buy this? I didn't realize you were such a hoarder."
Wait, is there going to be another big trap here? Lin Yehuan silently put down his chopsticks and pressed down on Lu Xingzhi's hand, which he had just raised to eat.
"Last year...the production date was...two years ago?!" Gu Ye dug the packaging out of the trash can one by one. "Shut up! Stop eating!"
Gu Ye ate too much of it and became immune to it.
Lin Yehuan and Lu Xingzhi barely ate anything, but were fine. They even had the energy to complain about someone's hoarding habit and iron digestive system.
Only the two old men lay in their hospital beds suffering from food poisoning, watching the doctor accuse Gu Ye of abusing the elderly.
The New Year passed in a flurry of activity. After resting for three or four days, the group continued working on their formal attire.
Lin Yehuan didn't ask what he wanted the clothes for, but he figured it was for some kind of fashion show or event, and it couldn't be something he was just wearing for fun.
After successfully making several parts, Lin Yehuan's speed improved by leaps and bounds, and he completed the key parts in a short period of time.
The experimental table was right next to the floor-to-ceiling window. Lin Yehuan laid the various parts flat on the table and tried to assemble them. The desolate moonlight shone on the white bones, making one's back go cold.
Lin Yehuan kept looking back as he went up the stairs. Halfway up, he remembered the story of Frankenstein, so he rushed back down, mixed them up, and put them in the box.
"No one will see us here." Lu Xingzhi heard the voice and followed behind her, helping her tidy up.
Lin Yehuan didn't look up, but checked the table again and again to make sure nothing was missed. "I'm afraid it will come back to life too."
The next morning, Gu Ye brought over the custom-made mannequin, and the three of them carefully installed the structure onto the lining.
The static foam couldn't reveal the full picture of the dress, so Gu Ye shifted his gaze to Lin Yehuan.
Lu Xingzhi suddenly intervened, saying, "I'll give it a try."
"Stop, stop, stop! Don't stretch me too much!" Gu Ye wanted to pull himself off Lu Xingzhi, but was afraid of hurting him, so he stomped his feet anxiously.
“I made it very sturdy,” Lin Yehuan called out from behind the door.
Although Lu Xingzhi was a bit muscular, he could still manage to fit into the clothes. His muscular upper body was almost bursting out, and he wore nipple covers in a very masculine manner. He also wore suit pants to maintain his last bit of dignity.
As they expected, with the rise and fall of their breath, the bones in their shoulders stretched and contracted like vines.
Lin Yehuan's eyes were full of admiration for his skills, and he circled around him several times.
Lu Xingzhi's forehead was covered in sweat, and his skull turned so red it looked like it was about to bleed as the temperature changed.
"You have a fever?" Lin Yehuan reached out to touch it. "About the same as me."
"Change it for me quickly," Gu Ye pushed the wooden Lu Xingzhi, who was standing at the door, into the house. "Don't contaminate my precious baby."
"Don't you think something's missing?" Lin Yehuan looked at the clothes again and again, feeling that something was still missing.
“I plan to cover it with another layer of silk.” Gu Ye suddenly said seriously, “A person’s life is a process of breaking out of the cocoon. The physical body gradually dissipates, but the spirit is eternal.”
How did it suddenly become so valuable?!
[Task Completed: First Steps in the Workplace 1.0]
[Triggering a hidden side quest: The Art of Living Towards Death]
Lin Yehuan looked at the screen full of system rewards and thought, "If I had told you you liked this kind of empty and grandiose stuff, I could have written for three days and three nights without repeating myself."
[This side quest only allows non-player characters to utter thought-provoking philosophical remarks under your guidance.]
"Can I write it and he read it?"
[No.]
"You're so domineering," Lin Yehuan said casually.
Gu Ye, feeling subtly insulted, stood frozen to the side, yelling, "Little Ye Ye, you're bullying me! I'm going to dock your pay!!"
Lin Yehuan mimicked the system's tone, "No."
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