Chapter 571
Chapter 571 - 551: Classes Begin
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"....In conclusion, through a series of fortunate events, I obtained a rare magic plant that can actually fuse with the Sun God’s holy fire. Using this as the base, I carried out over three hundred iterations, grafting, and modifications, culminating in the production of the Lamplight Grass..."
In his alma mater ... Ancient City University’s main lecture hall, Lu Ping’an spoke eloquently to his audience, who were not his fellow students from the university.
A middle-aged man in last century’s gentleman’s hat was grinning gently, and strangely dressed old people resembled black wizards from fairy tales.... Discounting these particularly unusual types, the majority were impeccably dressed professionals, much like Liu Zibei, whom Lu Ping’an had seen before.
"Excuse me, how were you able to perform over 300 iterations? To my understanding, you have only been in that world for less than two months. Given the same time frame, I could at most perform around a dozen iterations."
Someone interrupted Lu Ping’an’s speech. As a rule-level gardener, his face expressed confusion. This revolutionary iteration speed was far too inconceivable.
Lu Ping’an glanced over the esteemed individuals in the lecture hall. Many of them seemed to think ’You can make up anything you want’, clearly not taking Lu Ping’an’s words seriously.
"Um, you all find it inconceivable? This is my talent: the accelerated maturation of magic plants..."
Lu Ping’an nonchalantly manipulated a vine to grow and cover the entire desk.
The ability to accelerate the growth of magic plants is much sought after by gardeners. High-level gardeners more or less possess a similar ability, but for a seed to transform into its mature form in a second, like what Lu Ping’an demonstrated, is too fantastic to believe.
"Nutrients? Energy? Environmental Pollution? Pheromones? None of these are required? There are no limitations?"
"How can that be possible? It’s only applicable to plants below the Decree level, and it consumes a lot of energy. The cost is borne by me, but with this ability, I was able to go from being an ordinary person to a third-tier Gardener in less than half a year .... You all should already know, I am a contractor, I couldn’t possibly lie..."
Lu Ping’an noticed that when he said "Contractors can’t lie," the expressions of the VIPs below subtly changed.
Some were disgruntled, others were covering their faces thinking "Here we go again"... Being politely smiling was already considered giving face, none really took it seriously.
"Sheesh, does the Contractor’s reputation that bad? Looks like, in a high-level professional environment, it’s best not to casually announce that I’m a Contractor...."
Lu Ping’an was dragged out from his home because of a thesis he wrote, which was published in an academic journal recommended by his mentor.
The academic journal, known as "Thorny Path," sounds like it has been on the brink of bankruptcy... cough cough. It indeed hovered on the verge of bankruptcy for a long time.
As a result, it accepted dissertations from newcomers who were completely unknown and unqualified...although the number of "plagiarized dissertations", "academic jokes", and "comic Nobel Prize" incidents caused every year were indeed quite numerous.
But it’s still a recognized academic journal. High-quality theses published in it would naturally spread to the academic world through various channels and methods, even if all the initial responses were scepticism... Lu Ping’an’s thesis wasn’t, his work was too good.
In the literal sense of being too good, his thesis was nominally supervised by Professor Wen, but the busy professor had no time to oversee his umpteenth off-campus student’s thesis. Most importantly, when the thesis was finally published, the old professor found that he couldn’t make any changes.
"...well-written," was the only comment he could give before making slight modifications to the grammar and application and then submitting it.
"You must have had a very good private tutor."
This left Lu Ping’an stunned, but then he laughed and shrugged his shoulders.
Without Big Cat’s guidance, he couldn’t have written a thesis of this calibre.
Even though they specialize in different fields, as researchers of the Life System, Big Cat’s abilities and insight surpassed ninety-nine percent of the people on Earth who were also in the Life System.
A wealth of detailed data and charts, special notes to prevent potential loopholes and errors, focusing only on application and practical cases without discussing theories and speculations. This was the most appropriate approach for a newcomer with almost no fame in the academic world.
The excessive amount of detailed evidence allowed the news of the successful cultivation of a "Magic Plant infused with the Sun’s Purifying Flame" to quickly spread across the academic world.
Just as anticipated, this helped Lu Ping’an establish his reputation in academia. Simultaneously, it promoted his reputation as an "academic explorer" professional.
The former would grant Lu Ping’an numerous connections and opportunities in the Magic Plants, Gardener, and Biological Industry. The latter could lay an excellent foundation for future explorations. Most of the time, academic talents are rare and significant, often receiving the highest rewards and posing the least risks.
Lu Ping’an originally planned to reveal a bit about the "Beast God Blood", but Big Cat immediately stopped him.
The experienced she-cat required him to show his modesty as a "talented newcomer researcher", focus more on gathering data and creating products without discussing theories and principles, and act like a "lucky fellow who was hit by a treasure" instead.
And the result? It outperformed the expectation slightly.
"Oh my, a bunch of big shots with unclear levels...."
Lu Ping’an being summoned here to give lectures is a result.
Big Cat and Lu Ping’an’s plan didn’t fail. Instead, it was overly successful, instantly attracting the attention of countless big shots.
In the current academic world... among all the professionals from various fields in the Eastern Country, the most attention is undoubtedly on the world that is being destroyed in the Silent Mountain Range. The most valuable bounty, naturally, would be the treasure of all the Main Gods.
However, due to the tight timeline, most of the big shots in our world are still locked in a battle, with no time to delve into the mysteries of the power system, let alone to carry out a complete analysis.
Now, a young man claimed that he had grown a "Magic plant fused with low-order holy fire".....simply combining the keywords "flame" and "magic plant", it feels like a scam.
Upon closer inspection, not only were the data in the paper detailed, with solid evidence, but it also made clear that the author had the finished product, in large amounts no less, even open for sales.
Instantly, many were interested and took action....with most of them being scholars, they naturally sourced and purchased the product through Ancient City University.
With the Number of people increasing, including numerous academic authorities and experienced old stagers, Ancient City University couldn’t afford to offend and hence the setup of this public course, which also served as an opportunity for Lu Ping’an’s first appearance in the Magic Plant academia.
"My disciple Lu Ping’an, had two complete patents for newborn magic plants before admission. His talent is very suited for cultivating new magic plants. That is why I accepted him as a disciple," Professor Wen explained why Lu Ping’an advanced so quickly, utilizing his own reputation to boost Lu Ping’an’s.
But since there were too many big shots, what started as a student lecture became more akin to a doctoral dissertation defense. With the numerous scrutinies and inquiries, Lu Ping’an found himself rather overwhelmed.
"The Lamplight Grass I have available for sale is at most third-tier and in extremely limited quantities. However, this doesn’t mean that they only have this much potential..."
As he spoke, Lu Ping’an spread his palm open.
An orange-colored Bloodvine slowly rose from his palm, and the intense Holy Flame ignited atop it.
"A Decree-level flame, with a hint of divinity in it...."
— End of Chapter 571 —