Dr. Pan continued to smile. "Of course, if we can beat Team A, it'll be even more worth it. At the very least, we'll be able to poach a portion of Deep Blue's funds. You'll have to help me with this."
"I believe the Interstellar Joint Committee will make the correct judgment."
"Haha, that would require them to really use their brains. Alright, let's not talk about these boring things. I'm going to Xia City to see my sister and a few old friends while I'm at it. Why don't we hang out sometime? "
"Alright."
He Yueyin didn't want to chat any longer. After exchanging a few polite words, she hung up and closed the invisible interface. Luo Nan didn't ask any more questions, and no one else spoke either. The atmosphere was probably quite awkward.
For the time being, she had no intention of replying. Looking at the list of matters that flowed in like a stream, He Yueyin felt a rare gloominess. For the time being, she didn't want to pay any more attention.
She stood up and walked to the window. The curtains sensed her presence and opened automatically. She touched the glass lightly and the sash moved to the side. This was a high-rise office area that was over a hundred and twenty floors high. From here, one could see the bustling night scene of the metropolis of Xia City. There were splendid and magnificent lights, but there was also a boundless darkness.
Just like the autumn wind blowing in the face, it swept up the hair on the temples and rolled up the curtains, it was both refreshing and cold.
He Yueyin stood there, quietly watching the night. Luo Nan gazed into the distance from the window. The Nade District was to the southeast.
As their contact deepened, He Yueyin's understanding of Luo Nan was constantly renewed. His impression of an ability user rookie with special talent gradually changed to a unique character with limitless potential who was constantly walking on the edge of danger.
Whether it was Luo Nan's personal goals, the fields he touched upon, or the connections left behind by his grandfather and father, all of them doomed him to bear enormous pressure at all times. A single misstep and he would be mercilessly crushed.
Right now, Luo Nan was more or less a bit muddle-headed. He Yueyin would rather have him stay muddle-headed for a longer period of time. At the very least, the mood of gazing at the night sky would be slightly better.
Several dozen kilometers away, Luo Nan's side of the night was tranquil. The community culture of the Nade District was relatively conservative. After ten o 'clock at night, there were very few noises in the surroundings. Most people had already fallen asleep or were preparing to sleep.
As for Luo Nan, it would be very difficult for him to rest normally tonight. He Yueyin still hadn't replied by the mission window. Luo Nan didn't press her any further. He just waited quietly.
He leaned against the headboard and flipped the pages of his notebook. His thoughts were similar to the contents of these pages. They seemed to be constantly appearing, but there was no real meaningful information.
He didn't even have the mood to pay attention to the fierce battle in the underground parking lot of Aurora Cloud City, even though it was the source of his emotions.
In fact, the dim and unclear shallow consciousness had already revealed a different meaning. It was just like the mission window that had not responded. Even though he did not get a clear answer, he already had a trend.
The research of the Archetype Format must have made great progress.
This was obviously not good news for Luo Nan. As for how bad it was … … Luo Nan did not know.
Luo Nan closed his notebook and raised his head. What the naked eye could see was the ceiling, but his field of vision was much vaster. The battles of Aurora Cloud City had been reflected from the regions where the believers were located. The breadth of his field of vision exceeded that of practically everyone in Xia City. But at this time, it was unable to help him penetrate the barriers of space and time and clearly see the changes in the future.
Closing his eyes, the darkness might be more suitable for his current mood.
This kind of reaction was a little too much … Why?
Luo Nan was a bit unsure of his own thoughts, so he said that he shouldn't deceive himself in the future. His self-analysis was quite ruthless. He thought that it was because the new results of the Archetype Format had raised the threshold of challenge, causing him to feel fearful and uneasy.
No, it shouldn't be like this.
In the past, Luo Nan would have probably pondered over this by himself. But today he encountered this kind of subtle problem, and his method of handling it was more frank.
He didn't open his eyes again. He pressed down on his ears and sent a message to He Yueyin through the HexaEar. This time it was a private message. He did his best to discard the emotional overtones of the message:
"Do you have any concrete information on the breakthrough of the Archetype Format?"
He Yueyin finally responded several seconds later: "I do. It's still in a confidential state right now. I'll tell you in detail once the level drops, okay? "
It was a marvelous turn. He Yueyin's response was a bit more emotional than usual.
Luo Nan continued to ask: "I just want to know the general direction and degree."
"It's always progressing. It's extremely fast."
"Really? Extremely fast?"
After a period of blank time, the other side suddenly asked in reply: "Mr. Luo, do you have an idea of the global level research system?"
He Yueyin continued to speak without waiting for Luo Nan to respond: "A few dozen Nobel Prize-level academic authorities are leading the way. Dozens of large and medium-sized laboratories have been established in various parts of the world. They have absorbed hundreds of thousands of first-rate scientists. They have spurred hundreds of thousands of researchers. They have leveraged trillions of funds. All for the sake of a single topic, a single goal! As long as it possesses a high degree of research value, it is related to the overall situation of global development. "
"Under this kind of model, a mistake in a certain aspect is often no longer a mistake. It is merely the result of an insignificant experiment. Similarly, being correct is only correct. It is a good beginning, but it is far from the end … …"
The somewhat lengthy explanation was like a flowing stream of water. It washed away the bewilderment in Luo Nan's mind. Luo Nan suddenly understood a bit. He was probing and asking:
"Then, what kind of treatment should a founder receive?"
"......"
"A basic reputation. The right to be remembered fairly by others. Don't they belong to a part of the system? Or could it be that we have been excluded from this system from the very beginning? "
It seemed like he was no longer ignorant.
He Yueyin looked calmly at the night scene outside the window, but she was unable to see the youth's face several dozen kilometers away. As for the answer, whether she said it or not, it was meaningless.
Luo Nan really did understand. At the very least, he understood a considerable part of it.
Capital, power, and honor were never two ends of a seesaw. They were one. It was just like the structure revealed by Formatting Theory. There was certainly an axis. Then everything revolved around it. That was why it was called a system.
He understood the weight and exclusivity of a system very well.
Luo Nan was not afraid of these things. He had confidence and he had ambition. He just needed time to expand the construction of Formatting Theory layer by layer. He would become an Extraordinary, a system with him as the axis. And he would emerge victorious in battle. He would stand at the apex of the stars as a matter of course.
However, everything needed time.
Time!
Luo Nan's mind was finally clear, but it was pierced by the blade of reason. Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will lose all self-righteous imaginations.
He could persevere. He could work hard. But could the old man, who gradually embraced death amidst his madness and loneliness, wait that long?
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