LRAB Chapter 1710: It has warmth; it's a real person, not an ice cube!
Chapter 1710: It has warmth; it's a real person, not an ice cube!
"Hey! Old Qian, has my lab's funding come through yet? I've seen a lot of my busts on the street. With that money, you should get me a few more approvals. I've got a new idea lately!"
Qian Duoduo was also holding a calculator in his hand, thinking about the funding for the various laboratories of the Soul Guidance Department this year as he walked.
Just as he was racking his brains trying to figure out how to get those crazy experimenters below to behave, he suddenly heard a familiar voice.
He subconsciously looked up, and before his eyes could even register the person, he had already recognized the owner of the voice in his mind.
"Ye Nanxiao?"
When he saw the familiar figure wearing casual shorts and a simple moon-white short-sleeved shirt, he immediately stopped what he was doing.
Qian Duoduo blinked, trying to make sure that the person in front of her wasn't a hallucination.
Ye Nanxiao had no idea what Qian Duoduo was thinking. He walked up to Qian Duoduo as usual and waved his hand in front of her eyes.
"Hey! Snap out of it! Even if you're pretending to be out of your mind, you still have to approve my lab's budget first!"
Upon hearing the budget, Qian Duoduo's eyes sharpened instinctively.
As her consciousness returned to reality, Qian Duoduo immediately took three small steps back, looking at Ye Nanxiao with a wary expression.
"You're really back?"
"Otherwise what? Do you think I'm some kind of ghost?"
That slightly roguish, yet undeniably irritating tone of his voice convinced Qian Duoduo that the person in front of her was indeed Ye Nanxiao.
"So you can come back after all."
Seeing Qian Duoduo standing there muttering to himself, Ye Nanxiao couldn't help but wonder what he was doing.
In the past, when the two of them met, they would talk about money and goods every three sentences, and they would definitely start arguing within five sentences.
"What are you babbling about? Not happy to see me? Let's start tonight at the food stall at the alley entrance, fifteen cases of beer to practice!"
Qian Duoduo finally made a move.
He reached into his robes, pulled out his communication device, and quickly dialed a number.
Ye Nanxiao raised an eyebrow, somewhat puzzled.
Qian Duoduo's communication was established.
"Hey, Lao Qian, I think I saw Ye Nanxiao. I can't explain it right now, come and see for yourself."
After Qian Duoduo finished speaking, he put away his communication soul tool and then appeared in front of Ye Nanxiao as if he were a ghost.
"Damn it! We all thought you were gone! Damn it! Damn it!"
Qian Duoduo patted Ye Nanxiao's shoulder hard with her big hand, and as if she could feel his physical presence, she squeezed it hard again.
"It has warmth; it's a real person, not an ice cube!"
After saying this, Qian Duoduo's eyes reddened slightly, and she stared intently at Ye Nanxiao, her smile widening.
"You're back! It's good that you're back!"
Ye Nanxiao clicked his tongue and slapped Qian Duoduo on the shoulder, causing the latter to stumble.
"Didn't I say before? I'm the plane master of the Douluo World, I hold a position there! Someone as dedicated to my job as me has to come back to work!"
Qian Duoduo gasped for breath, rubbed her left shoulder, and stomped her feet repeatedly.
"Damn it! Hey kid, take it easy! Who do you think you are, and who do I think I am?!"
Heaven have mercy, Qian Duoduo is just an ordinary Super Douluo who has only recently broken through.
Ye Nanxiao, that beast, has already ascended to godhood. This slap almost triggered his martial spirit.
The next moment, a golden light descended from the sky, the dust dissipated, and Yan Shaozhe's figure was revealed.
"Oh, I didn't expect it to really be you, kid. I thought you had taken my precious disciple up to enjoy yourself and had forgotten about this old man."
Upon hearing this, Ye Nanxiao immediately chuckled. When did this old man Yan Shaozhe start carrying such resentment?
"Hey! You can't say that! Sister Tao's just staying home. How about we go to my place tonight and have a few drinks?"
"That won't do!"
Yan Shaozhe resolutely refused, shaking his head as fast as a gale.
He harbored a great deal of resentment and had to force Ye Nanxiao to drink several large boxes of it.
If he were to go to Ye Nanxiao's house and be kept in check by Ma Xiaotao, he probably wouldn't even have a chance to drink a second cup.
Tsk, this traitor will definitely kick me out!
Thinking of this, Yan Shaozhe was both angry and amused. Xiao Tao hadn't been so violent before; at most, she would just stare at his beard and tug at it.
Qian Duoduo rubbed his shoulders and said, "You haven't shown your face for half a year, and the first thing you do when you come back is ask me for money. Only you, Ye Nanxiao, would dare to do something like this in the entire Shrek Academy!"
Ye Nanxiao flashed to Qian Duoduo's side, casually putting his arm around his shoulder. "You can't say that, Lao Qian! I don't do research for my own enjoyment, right? My Soul Guidance Lab, Soul Spirit Adaptation Lab, Battle Armor Improvement Workshop—aren't they all helping the academy build its foundation and paving the way for its students?"
"You can throw money at my statues, but they're useless; you can throw money at my labs, and they'll produce batch after batch of top talents, right? Isn't that a good deal?"
Qian Duoduo immediately waved his hand helplessly, "Alright, alright, I know you're right! The funds have already been allocated to your lab. Since your new reform policy was implemented, the college's finances have been greatly improved, student enrollment has surged, resources have flowed back, and the college's assets are more than ten times stronger than in previous years."
Speaking of this, Qian Duoduo's eyes were filled with genuine emotion.
Although Shrek Academy is very wealthy, with Shrek City earning over 100 million gold soul coins annually, even 100 million gold soul coins wouldn't be enough to cover the expenses of opening up the Soul Guidance Department.
Moreover, it's not just the Soul Guidance Department that needs funding; the Martial Soul Department, the Inner Academy, and Seagod Island—which one doesn't need a lot of funding?
Even though Elder Xuan had previously strongly supported Ye Nanxiao, allowing the Soul Guidance Department to receive two more percentages of the funds, it still drew criticism from the other elders.
Fortunately, Ye Nanxiao succeeded in the end, and it was an unprecedented victory.
The profits from the battle armor alone are equivalent to the annual income of three Shrek Cities.
Not to mention Shrek Academy's self-developed Soul Guidance Mechs, its real-time Soul Guidance specialization system, and so on, which attracted poor students and eccentric geniuses from all over the world to join them.
With ample student enrollment and funding, research projects yielded fruitful results.
Shrek City has surpassed the heart cities of the other four great empires, becoming the core of the continent.
After chatting briefly, Ye Nanxiao and the other two decided to head straight to the food stall at the entrance of the alley.
Although Ye Nanxiao's impression of the two was still based on their time together, Qian Duoduo and Yan Shaozhe hadn't seen Ye Nanxiao for more than half a year.
They actually missed this guy, who was both their student and their friend, very much.
On the way to the outer courtyard, Yan Shaozhe and Qian Duoduo, as if vying to show off their own achievements, led Ye Nanxiao around, inspecting the various territories of the Martial Soul Department and the Soul Guidance Department.
It should have only taken ten minutes to walk to the alley entrance, but it took more than half an hour and I still hadn't left the college gate.
But Ye Nanxiao did not come away empty-handed.
He saw many aspects of the future.
Students who have trained their bodies physically and honed their physiques have booming bodies and abundant qi and blood.
Some students also use various charging soul tools to practice moves and refine the details of their soul skills.
Some students cultivate alongside spirits, achieving a unity of human and spirit, with their auras merging.
Multiple futures, built together. (End of Chapter)