Silin didn't comment on Gen Xingchen's claim. He simply kept quiet, neither denying nor confirming it.
No one could be sure of this. If Gen Xingchen's claim was true, then this matter was related to the generation before him. The only way Gen Xingchen could get to the bottom of this was to ask his grandfather, the previous King Fuji. However, his grandfather hadn't been involved in politics for many years now. He only showed up once or twice a year to ask about the younger generation.
Even though Gen Xingchen was the next heir to King Fuji's throne and the one who spoke the most to him among the younger generation, this "most" was limited to ten sentences. Therefore, Gen Xingchen didn't know much about the matters of that generation.
This time, after Gen Xingyao and Gen Xingming told Gen Xingchen about Silin, Gen Xingchen showed up in person. He didn't alert his father or anyone else in the Gen Family.
Gen Xingchen didn't get much useful information from Silin since he walked through the door, but he was still very polite. However, if the Fuji tattoo on Silin's hand wasn't the same as his grandfather's, then Gen Xingchen's attitude toward Silin would've been different. If he was the same generation as Silin, he might've forced Silin to tell him more information even if Silin was Guan Feng's student.
At the same time, at Guan Feng's residence.
Inside the living room, Guan Feng was sitting on the sofa with a serious expression on his face. It was the complete opposite of his usual genteel and gentlemanly persona. In fact, he looked very similar to Pistura right now.
There were three people sitting on the guest seats opposite Guan Feng, and one of them had a bullet hole in his collar. The trio exchanged glances with each other to see who would speak first. After all, it wasn't a good idea to wake up Guan Feng from his afternoon nap.
"Ahem!" The leftmost person was probably the one with the highest position among the trio, so he was the one who spoke first.
"Guan Feng, we know your habits. We wouldn't have bothered you if we weren't pressed for time."
Guan Feng looked at him with the same cold expression. "Spit it out if you have something to say!"
If the students outside heard Guan Feng's words, their jaws would definitely drop to the ground. Who would've thought that Guan Feng would actually swear?
"You're done venting your anger. Look, you almost cut off my neck!" The man in the middle said.
Guan Feng raised an eyebrow. "I know it's you. Why else do you think your neck is still intact?"
Seeing that Guan Feng was clearly losing his patience, the leftmost man finally revealed the purpose of their visit after the other two signaled with their eyes.
"Do you know about sea blue gold?" the man asked.
Sea blue gold was a type of alloy. It was also the main building material for deep-sea probes and submarines so far. However, the proportions of various alloys and the types of some ultra-micro elements in sea blue gold were not fixed. The relevant researchers had been doing research to upgrade the alloy formula of sea blue gold.
"I don't want to waste my breath," Guan Feng said expressionlessly. Although he wasn't one of the researchers, he knew a lot of things about it.
"Alright." The man took out an electronic file and passed it to Guan Feng. He explained, "This is an image and analysis table we received a while ago. The sea blue gold mentioned in it is better than the sea blue gold we're using right now. This means that the sea blue gold formula used in this probe is more advanced than the one we're using right now."
Guan Feng looked at the explanation on the electronic file before turning to the trio and saying disdainfully, "Not even the academicians of the RAS could come up with a better formula than this?"
"No."
The trio felt ashamed when they heard this. Although there were very few people who specialized in sea blue gold, it was true that they couldn't come up with a better formula than this one. That being said, they were motivated when they thought of the formula.
"You know that the 'Abyss' project has reached a critical stage, but we ran into a bottleneck a few days ago. If we have this upgraded sea blue gold, we'll be able to overcome it very quickly."
Guan Feng tossed the electronic file back and smacked his forehead. He knew about the "Abyss" project. It was one of the top ten projects of the RAS right now. A few days ago, he heard that the "Abyss" project had run into a problem that they couldn't solve until now. Now that they had found a way to solve it, it was no wonder that they were in such a hurry and interrupted Guan Feng's lunch break to explain it to him. However …
"What does this have to do with me? I'm not a member of the 'Abyss' project. "Guan Feng said while crossing his legs on the sofa.
The man rubbed his hands together. "The person with the upgraded sea blue gold formula is in the nineteenth star region of the empire. We tried to contact him from afar, but the situation over there is pretty complicated. That's why we're going to send someone to talk to him face to face. We can let him enter the RAS, skip the honorary scholar title and become an academician straight away. We'll send someone to talk to him, but we'll need an escort … "
Guan Feng cut him off before he could finish, "Get lost! My student isn't a bodyguard, and he doesn't have the time or energy to be your bodyguard!"
"Sigh, they count as bodyguards. We have the military escorting them, but it's better to take some of the RAS 'own people with us. We've already transferred some students from AF1 and AF2, and you, Guan Feng, are our top priority. Everyone's hoping that you'll send a student to join us. "He was the vice dean of the RAS, so he couldn't fly into a rage even if he was told to" get lost ".
There was no helping it. He'd promised those people that he would get a student from Guan Feng. Guan Feng was very popular. After all, he was famous, and every single one of his students was being fought over by all parties. Pistura, Fu Qingqing, and Goryeo had all been booked by three parties before they even graduated. It was obvious how popular they were.
This meant that although the "Abyss" project team was the one who proposed this, the higher-ups of the RAS had taken the opportunity to recruit some of their students and warm up the project in advance. They had transferred some of their students from several famous teachers to cultivate their relationship with the RAS. This way, even if these students left the affiliated schools and joined other forces in the future, they would still be connected to the RAS to a certain extent. They wouldn't just be tied to their courses and education.
Although the people of the RAS tended to be arrogant most of the time, they couldn't pretend to be aloof and virtuous. It was something that even the higher-ups understood. Guan Feng was without a doubt a delicious cake in everyone's eyes.
He was an imperial tutor and the leader of the firearms engineering project. Every one of his students was a famous figure. Even Pistura, Fu Qingqing, and Goryeo, who were still young and inexperienced, would be known by everyone in the empire in a few years' time.
Guan Feng waved a hand, "They're all busy with something!"
"That's because I heard that you accepted a new student! The new student doesn't have any other missions, and the new course hasn't started yet. "
A lot of people knew about Guan Feng's new student, and they'd been eyeing him ever since.
"No way! I haven't even warmed my hands yet, and you're already dragging me away? How can there be such a good deal in the world?! "
The trio's eyes lit up when they heard Guan Feng's words. It wasn't a forceful rejection, which meant that there was still room for negotiation.
Silin didn't know what his new teacher had discussed with the others, and he hadn't made much progress in his conversation with Gen Xingchen either. Both sides were holding back and not revealing too much.
Gen Xingchen moved his fingers and looked at Silin, "When will the Fuji tattoo on your finger give you a notification?"
"I'm not sure myself. I thought it would when I saw you guys, but unfortunately, it didn't." It was why Silin had shown up in front of them.
"Since that's the case, I can only go and ask Grandpa first. However, "Gen Xingchen stared straight at Silin and said solemnly," I hope you can keep this a secret before I figure out what's going on! "
"Of course, I understand."
Gen Xingchen looked at the time, stood up and said to Silin, "Since we've finally met, let's have a meal together."
Silin couldn't refuse the future King Fuji's request, so he was about to agree when his communicator rang. After looking at the display, Silin apologized to Gen Xingchen and went to his study to answer the call.
"What's wrong? Weren't you taking an afternoon nap?" Silin asked while looking at Guan Feng's image.
"I was woken up by someone." Guan Feng's expression had returned to his usual one. "Pack your things, I have a mission for you. I'll tell the school about your curriculum, so come to my place after you're done. I'll give you two hours. "
"Alright."
After the call was over, Silin walked out of his study and said to Gen Xingchen, "I'm sorry, but there's been a change of plans. I've been summoned by Teacher Guan for a mission."
"I won't force you to do it since it's a mission Teacher Guan gave you. Do your best." Gen Xingchen didn't mind at all. It was a good opportunity to ask his grandfather if he had any brothers or sisters back in the day while Silin was away on a mission.
Gen Xingming and Gen Xingyao didn't manage to pry any useful information out of Wheeze's mouth no matter how hard they tried. When Gen Xingchen called them out of the room, both of them were filled with questions, and they were hoping that Gen Xingchen would answer them. However, Gen Xingchen dragged them away without saying a word.
"He's going to Fox Guan's place again?" Huimao wagged his tail. "Are you sure he's not trying to avenge his fish?"
"You're overthinking things."
Silin dragged Huimao out of the house. He didn't have a flying car yet, so he could only take AF1's Loop Line train.
When Silin arrived at Guan Feng's house, the man was bending over and pruning his flowering tree in the yard. He looked to be in a good mood.
"You're here?" Guan Feng said while cutting a branch with a pair of shears, "There's a document on the living room table. Take a look first."
Silin came to the living room and read through the document. He had a general idea of the mission this time.
"Are you done?" Guan Feng walked into the room and tossed another electronic file to Cillin. "This is the highest grade sea blue gold formula the RAS is currently using. Memorize it, and once you're there, confirm the authenticity of the formula the old geezers told you. If it's really sea blue gold, get them a new formula."
Silin nodded and asked, "What do we get out of this mission?"
Guan Feng could've turned down the offer if he wanted to, but he accepted it anyway.
Guan Feng held up two fingers. "Sea blue gold. I'll be able to develop PURGATORY Thunder Snake S with these two items. "
"PURGATORY Thunder Snake S?!"
"Yeah, I was just imagining it before, but now it's time to give it a try." Guan Feng tossed an imperial debit card to Silin. "I've paid you half of your salary in advance. The other half will be given to you along with the mission rewards."
Cillin swiped the debit card on a special card slot next to the communicator and stared at the amount displayed on it. Wheeze's eyes almost popped out of their sockets.
Goryeo was right. Guan Feng wasn't stingy with his students.
Silin put away the card, and Guan Feng tossed a box to Silin. Inside were some emergency medicine and compressed food that couldn't be bought outside. Some of them were distributed internally, and some were made by Guan Feng himself. If he really sold them, they'd be worth a lot of money.
After explaining the medicine and food to Silin, Guan Feng added, "The RAS has a special signal network. You can contact me through the communicator as long as you're not in a severely disrupted area or isolated area."
"Understood."
"Mn. If there's nothing else, you can wait in the yard. A flying car will come to pick you up in a bit. Oh right, I don't really care about my students, but there's one thing I must emphasize."
"I'm all ears."
"Students of different instructors participate in every mission, so it's inevitable that there will be some friction between students. But don't embarrass me!"
"Understood."
Guan Feng's meaning was clear to Silin. To put it simply, he could fight, but he couldn't lose.
After that, Guan Feng closed the door and left Silin in the yard to wait for a car.
As expected, a flying car came to pick up Silin before long. It was an autopilot car, and it took Silin to a port.
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