Chapter 573
Chapter 573 - 553: Verification
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Lu Ping’an’s resume as a scholar is quite innocent.
He entered Ancient City University as an excellent Gardener/Logistics student, became a disciple of the local authoritative Professor Wen, and embarked on the path of a gardener.
Then, with the identity of a high-quality reserve researcher, he became an explorer with an extremely low threshold.
And just in his first exploration, he established merit and actively shared and sold most of his research achievements... making it this far is already extremely valuable.
Later on, no matter who was able to get any treasure out of it, they owed Lu Ping’an a favor, and this is the least important part.
"In the future, when they write papers, will most of them quote my practice paper?"
"Definitely. This is not an independent species of Magic Plants, but a new academic field characterized by ’Fusion Sacred Fire Magic Plants’, and no one can guarantee if there are any new practical species in it..."
Professor Wen was also very pleased when he said this.
Even after just spending a large sum, he still felt that now is the peak of his life... just having Lu Ping’an as a disciple and today’s events alone, he felt that he could brag about it to his old buddies for thirty years.
"...No matter who gets the results, they will have to quote your literature as their basic material, and perhaps your paper will be adopted by many industry giants into their own latest achievements, published in various top journals, and you will gain a lot of fame and attention accordingly? Simply put, the very first paper alone has achieved something that most gardeners cannot do in a lifetime."
As he spoke, he touched his chin, hesitating a bit.
"...It’s a pity that it has already been published and it’s not good to change it. If there are any errors in it... Well, considering the standard of student papers, it would be overly exaggerated. Ha, as the named supervisor, it would be a great honor for me. Haha, Lu Ping’an, I’d say I’ve picked up quite a bargain..."
Old Wen was very open about all this... As purely academic professionals, academic achievements and fame in academia were probably their only pursuits in the first place.
Perhaps he was too happy, because he didn’t even write down a repayment time for the money he borrowed... As long as Lu Ping’an felt no shame, he probably wouldn’t even have to repay the loan.
As for Lu Ping’an himself, upon acquiring credit-coins, he also directly made a large purchase through his tutor’s channel.
Becoming a third-tier professional is just the beginning; the Abnormal Ability and professional skills carried by the third-tier Profession are the real foundation of strength. The practical experience and various tricks in real combat of predecessors in the Parasitic Tree Profession are all needed by Lu Ping’an.
"...Under normal circumstances, self-study is not very realistic. It would be best to join my graduate class and let me guide you slowly for half a year... but you are obviously not suitable for the normal teaching method. I will prepare an elite package and materials for you, but the price will be a bit high. Hehe, it’s not much to you now, I suppose."
Lu Ping’an nodded. The credit-coins in his hands were overflowing.
The market is in chaos now, and it’s not good to buy anything recklessly.
When he left, Lu Ping’an, who had just passed a test, was quite relieved. Being stared at by so many Rule-level people was a bit too stimulating.
"...I wonder, did I throw out the bait, and did they bite?"
"You’re Lagros, right?"
Lagros, in a sense, was a super lucky guy. After arriving in the new world, he naturally began to work and earn money.
Originally having decent strength, he did not choose to become a professional warrior after acquiring the "Nightmare Beast" body... Having experienced the nightmare, he just wanted to live a peaceful life with his family.
In fact, he’s quite rich now, but he can’t cash in the short term.
Lu Ping’an’s promise was fulfilled, and the six extra tickets were "sold cheap" by Lagros... as it turned out, it was a wise choice to get rid of the boat tickets as soon as possible, as the price was dropping daily.
After expressing his lack of interest in combat and adventure, he politely declined Lu Ping’an’s invitation and found a construction site job locally... after all, it was piece-rate work, and Lagros’ current physical abilities allowed him to do the work of ten people.
All he wanted now was to earn a little money to meet the needs of himself and his family, exchange the united credit coins for Eastern Country’s coins after the heat of the "Complete Prohibition of Exchange Order" subsides, and find a safe small town to live an ordinary life for the rest of his life.
But today, he was approached by some weird people.
"You’re a companion of Lu Ping’an? We heard you found some treasure for him, can you tell us about it?"
"Don’t worry, we’ll pay you. Eastern Country’s coins or credit coins, whichever works, as long as you don’t lie. Of course, I don’t think your lies can fool us."
"We don’t need you to betray Lu Ping’an, you can skip all illegal things, we’re only interested in that plant..."
When strange-looking big shots came to find him, Lagros was first startled, and then, facing their tempting offers, shook his head with a smile.
"No need, Mr. Lu called me earlier, saying I can tell you everything. You guys, are not going to hurt me, right..."
"Heh, shrewd lad. Of course, this is a society based on the rule of law. We will pay the reward."
This is Lagros, the lucky treasure-picker, the bait left by Lu Ping’an.
With their abilities, it was not difficult for these big shots to track down the list of Lu Ping’an’s companions, and in a sense, they were just restoring the trail of Lu Ping’an in a normal way.
But if they only looked at the briefings, Lu Ping’an’s exploration record was too "normal".
As a researcher, he had just arrived at the Silent Mountain Range World and went directly to the Black Forest, where Magic Plants were concentrated, and then conducted his research diligently there, until the arrival of the dead resurrection day.
In such a cruel external environment, he naturally couldn’t continue his research and could only be forced to take his things and leave... but the outstanding results he achieved within such a short period of time, on the contrary, demonstrated his strength and confidence.
"...I first saw Mr. Lu Ping’an’s commission in the Duke’s territory, and he said he needed ’a plant’..."
Soon, the big shots left satisfied, having gotten the information they wanted.
"A parasitic plant on the God Corpse? It should be the blood-sucking plant with the external feature. A hybrid product of the Divine-Blood Demon Plant?"
"The plant isn’t the key, it’s the God Corpse... Check it out. No, is there a flight to that world now? I’m prepared to go and take a look."
"No, the falling of stars has already begun there, are you going there to give away your head?"
"It’s a pity that he only had half of it, the Semi-Blood Vine that has absorbed too much inert divine-blood, wouldn’t be able to survive. So, they only gambled a few times and succeeded? Quite lucky."
With the whole story clear, even without an investigation, the big shots had no more doubts about it.
Some information, when spoken directly, would be questioned and doubted by the others endlessly.
But if they piece it together themselves, they will believe it without a doubt.
— End of Chapter 573 —