Oasis No. 8.
Li Ke, who was sleeping in the palace, suddenly received a communication request from the rear.
"What? The mother sample was found?!"
Hearing this, he woke up instantly from his daze a second ago.
Due to the distance and endurance factors, the communication drone can only stay in the air above Oasis No. 8 for ten to twenty minutes.
He had to be as brief as possible.
"Who has the sample?"
The man in the communication channel continued.
"In the hands of the Beacon Team. They sent a message to the nearest signal tower in the Wandering Swamp through emergency means, but because the mobile communication base station was lost during the operation, the Investigation Department could not contact them for the time being."
Researchers attach great importance to the ownership of intellectual property rights. This is not only an honor, but also related to their promotion.
When the team of the Investigation Department's Containment Planning Group is assigned to a specific operation, it needs to report the news to their direct superiors, and must not report it over the head, and must not leak the information to irrelevant people outside the project team on their own initiative.
This is a rule, but also a taboo.
However, there is one exception.
That is, when the exploration team accidentally loses the channel of direct communication with the superior, referring to the "priority preservation principle", important information can be reported to the upper-level department that can receive the information, and then the upper-level department will convey the information.
All the actions and measures taken by the Beacon Team are in full compliance with the rules and regulations of the college.
However, the trouble is that originally this message should have been reported to the chief technology officer by himself, and now any researcher with a little power may know the existence of the mutant mother.
This will be very troublesome for him who first discovered this credit.
Especially since the test tube is not in his hands, I am afraid that many researchers will be willing to exchange it from the Beacon Team.
It is too easy to bribe a few explorers.
Just let them put their names on a few papers, or simply let them publish a few research results in their own name. No explorer can resist the temptation of becoming a researcher.
As for the students who are already researchers, it is also easy to deal with. The promotion opportunities they desire in the major laboratories of the Research Department are as numerous as corporate banknotes.
With his index finger gently tapping on his knee, Li Ke frowned and cursed in a low voice.
"Action... I ordered them to follow those people. What action did they plan without authorization?"
The man on the other end of the communication channel said helplessly.
"According to them, they did follow the Alliance and kept a safe distance of five kilometers... but the Alliance and the Enterprise attacked them."
Li Ke said angrily.
"They have drones, how could they be attacked by the Alliance and the Enterprise?!"
A hesitant voice came from the communication channel.
"This... I don't know, but according to them, they repelled the Alliance and the Enterprise attackers during the action, and took the opportunity to snatch the previously captured team members, and successfully escaped with the trucks and maternal tissue fragments snatched from the Alliance."
Li Ke closed his eyes and thought for a long time, and said slowly.
"Okay, I got it."
"Then this matter..."
"Let's talk about it when they come back."
If they know what's good for them.
He doesn't mind using three papers worth 10,000 assessment points and a D-level achievement to buy the sample, which can also be regarded as compensation for their casualties.
If they don't know what's good for them.
Then give them an A-level or S-level relic to do...
...
In a college without currency, scores are everything.
Assessment scores (K points) determine the level assessment, and bonus points (G points) can be used to exchange for consumer goods to improve life or purchase research equipment, invest in exploration team equipment, etc.
Completing the assessment is a researcher's top priority in a year.
Whether it is A-level or C-level, only by completing this year's KPI indicators can you ensure that you can get sufficient or excess "funds" in the next year - that is, bonus points, and produce enough K points to ensure that you continue to stay in your current position.
And if you want to be promoted, assessment scores alone are not enough, you have to wait in line until the end of time.
To prove that they are eligible for more resources and intelligence, researchers must submit sufficient research results.
Take the D-level explorers, who are the largest in number, as an example.
According to the rules of the academy, if E and D-level explorers want to become regular, in addition to passing at least one professional skill assessment, they also need to be designated students by C-level or above researchers.
A C-level researcher can only take three students at most, and no new students can be recruited until the student reaches C-level researcher.
And if there are no resources, it will take at least ten to five years to advance from E or D level to C level.
Although the original intention of this rule is to allow mentors to devote their efforts to limited students, since mentors who have already recruited three students will hardly be willing to be lickers, most C-level researchers with ordinary backgrounds will carefully select students.
If they are not chosen by the mentor, explorers who have reached D level can only be transferred to D-level researchers through fully signed D-level results.
When this rule was first established, it was not difficult to meet this condition, as there were plenty of opportunities waiting for them to develop in the wasteland.
However, as more and more ruins were excavated, it was harder than climbing to the sky to find a D-level technology that was not included in the academy based on the remaining database and map information.
This is like the only achievement that has not been unlocked at the end of the game. It may not be very rare, but it cannot be unlocked in the first round.
And it is even more difficult for an explorer who has neither resources nor background to research a new technology alone and be judged as D-level.
Otherwise, the identity of the academy researcher would have been as inflated as the money of the company.
However, although it is difficult for researchers without a foundation to obtain assessment scores and research results, it is not a difficult task for academic masters who have their own laboratories and research teams.
After more than a hundred years of development, they have figured out a set of gameplay that can stably produce "K points" and results below D-level by "prescribing the right medicine for the right symptoms".
This includes but is not limited to splitting a technology into countless sub-technologies that meet the D-level evaluation, or innovating N useful but not very useful improved models for a recycled technology, etc.
Not to mention, the Department of External Affairs and the Department of Internal Affairs have also come up with a set of "evaluation standards" that have nothing to do with research.
For example, a B-level researcher is currently working on the "war mediation" project.
Even if it is not as expected, as long as the mediation result is within the bottom line, it is at least a C-level result.
D-level results can be produced, and E, F, and G can also be mass-produced, but a C-level result is still worth the efforts of B-level researchers.
After all, if he can achieve major results beyond the expectations of the chief technology officer, he may even get a B-level!
And if he has enough resume accumulation before, or has the support of his family background, or a little bit of both, he may be able to go further to A-level!
At A-level, he is basically the core management of the college, and the chief technology officer who directly serves the conclusion doctor is only S-level.
This is exactly why the B-level researcher who witnessed Xiaoyu was reluctant to part with the mutant mother and couldn't let go of his work.
Chu Guang didn't know the name of the B-level researcher who gave the task to the Beacon Team, nor did he know what that guy was plotting.
He just relied on his experience as a dog planner, the movement trajectory of the "Reindeer" tracked vehicle, the "confession" of a certain E-level female explorer, and the intelligence about the Golden Lizard Royal Family collected by the Battlefield Atmosphere Group during the journey. A series of clues, roughly restored the outline of the whole incident-
First, a middle and senior level of the academy went to Oasis No. 8, probably for the purpose of the senior level to mediate the war in Luoxia Province.
According to the description of Edgewater, he heard similar rumors when he was in the Great Rift Valley-the senior level of the academy expressed dissatisfaction with the inaction of the Great Rift Valley on the Lost Valley nuclear bomb, and the people of the Great Rift Valley said "It's none of my business."
Strictly speaking, according to the contract a hundred years ago, Luoxia Province, which once served the Post-War Reconstruction Committee, should belong to the sphere of influence of the Great Rift Valley.
However, after supporting the unreliable agent of Bugla Free State, the Great Rift Valley obviously no longer wanted to deal with the troublesome things in the wasteland, and quietly became a large shelter under the Holy Shield, and even passively ignored the "Bone Chewing Rebellion" that happened under its nose.
If the Great Rift Valley does not intend to intervene in the situation of Luoxia Province, and the Academy is unwilling to give up the Golden Lizard Kingdom, a vassal with abundant grain production, then it will inevitably send a middle- and high-level figure with a say to Luoxia Province to mediate.
C-level is too low, and A-level is too high to risk one's life, so the middle- and high-level figure who came can only be B-level.
Coincidence happened here.
Xiaoyu, who was driving the "Dragonfly" transport plane, and the little brother it collected in the air just happened to chase Luoyu and glide to the edge of the Wandering Swamp.
Such a big commotion would have been impossible for the survivors in the Wandering Swamp to not notice. If it was a survivor settlement under the Science and Technology Committee, it would have been reported to the academy deep in the Wandering Swamp.
Once the incident was attributed to the "aftermath of the war", it was reasonable to hand it over to the "suspected B-level researcher" who went to Luoxia Province to mediate the war.
Then Xiaoyu's fruiting body was seen by the B-level researcher, and the Beacon Team was sent to recover it.
Chu Guang could even boldly speculate that if the pilot of the "Saber" fighter was still alive, he might have been held in the hands of the academy as a bargaining chip.
After discovering that the mother body was in the hands of the enterprise, in order not to affect the primary task of "mediating the war", the B-level researcher chose to adopt a cautious strategy and did not mobilize the Golden Lizard Kingdom to intercept the enterprise and the alliance team at all costs.
Of course, it is also possible that the Golden Lizard Kingdom succumbed to the forces deployed by the Alliance in Luoxia Province and rejected the demands of the suzerain state under pressure.
Perhaps it was just such a coincidence.
Even Chu Guang, who had figured out the whole story, felt a little amused.
Of course, what surprised Chu Guang even more was Lao Bai.
"You brought their researcher back???"
"Well, it was the explorer... and we didn't bring her back. We had left her next to the truck. She took the initiative to follow us."
Looking at the stunned manager on the holographic screen, Lao Bai explained awkwardly, even using the word "we" to share the output with his good brothers.
According to Fang Chang, this matter is actually very simple. It is purely because the favorability has reached the judgment standard, triggering the hidden branch line outside the main line-"College explorer defection.EVENT"
But it is probably useless to tell this to the NPC.
He remembered that he had seen Ya Ya's complaints on the forum a long time ago. If he asked the administrator directly, "Hey, how much is my favorability?", the answer he got was only a poker-faced sentence, "There is no such setting" or "I am not that kind of person."
However, according to the hints of the dog planner on the forum, the hidden setting of favorability obviously exists, but the NPC itself does not know it.
Worried that the administrator would doubt her motives for defecting to the alliance because he did not know the inside story, and even arrested her as a prisoner or sent her to a prisoner-of-war camp.
Looking at the administrator behind the holographic screen, Lao Bai said cautiously.
"Dear administrator... I don't think you need to worry too much about an abandoned E-level explorer. The academy does not know that she is still alive, and she has no reason to continue to be loyal to the academy. And her knowledge and experience are exactly what the alliance needs."
When he said this, he admitted that he had a little selfishness.
But this is not what Ye Shi teased about being attracted by beauty. He is not the kind of person who follows his appearance, and he has no thoughts in that regard at all.
If Zhao Xiao stayed, he would still plead for the young man.
The reason was simple.
She chose to give up her original identity and stay because of her trust in him and her yearning for the alliance he mentioned.
He simply didn't want to disappoint this trust, and didn't want to disappoint a person who yearned for the alliance.
Whether he was simple-minded or his brain cells in the game were led astray by his muscles, he didn't have such a meticulous mind as Fang Chang, and many times he just wanted to get his thoughts straight.
If Ms. Chen really did something that was detrimental to the alliance, or was a spy sent by the academy, he would bring her to justice without hesitation.
But if she did nothing and was arbitrarily dealt with just because of suspicion...
He couldn't accept it.
Looking at Lao Bai on the holographic screen, Chu Guang couldn't help but feel a little amused.
This was the first time he saw such a "cautious" expression on this guy's face.
Although he had never seen a photo of Lao Bai in real life, this real man who would choose the top laner in seconds when playing with friends, would jump to P city when winning a game, and would smile no matter how many consecutive defeats he faced, has always been the image of "Three Seconds Real Man" Tryndamere in his mind.
This statement may be too abstract, and it would be more vivid if it was replaced with the winter swimming weird pigeon Oli Gei.
In short, this hesitant expression should not appear on this face.
Chu Guang raised a barely perceptible smile at the corner of his mouth.
Just...
Accompany him for a while.
"You think too much, a mere E-level explorer is not worth my suspicion." Chu Guang raised his chin slightly and looked down at the player in front of him, "Hold your head and chest up, I won't blame you for your selfishness, but the hesitation on your face makes me doubt whether your loyalty is reliable."
Lao Bai hurriedly explained, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.
"I didn't mean that--"
"Whether it's true or not," Chu Guang interrupted him and continued in an unyielding tone, "You are not in a good condition to stay on the front line. I order you to leave the war zone and take Luo Yu's flight back to the Dawn City Army Command to report and rest for three days. This is your punishment."
After a pause, Chu Guang slowed down his speech and looked at this good brother who treated him as an NPC, and continued earnestly.
"Regardless of bloodline and origin, whether they are Weilant people, researchers in the swamp, or wandering scavengers, even if they were once our enemies, as long as they are willing to unite under the banner of the alliance from the bottom of their hearts, we will treat them equally... You are the head of the alliance, others can have concerns and prejudices, but you should not doubt our route."
Lao Bai couldn't look him in the eye for a moment, and said ashamedly.
"Yes."
Strange.
It was obviously a game, and he didn't know why he was so immersed in the game. Was it because of the sequence "talent"?
Seeing that Lao Bai had admitted his mistake, Chu Guang couldn't tease him anymore. He coughed and continued.
"Don't feel too much psychological burden. Just think of it as a holiday. It's a good opportunity to let the explorer go back with you. This is a war zone, and it's not where she should be. If you have time, take her around and learn about our alliance... There's no rush for work."
Good guy.
It turned out that the hidden task was triggered.
Lao Bai, who thought he had fallen out of favor, breathed a sigh of relief and nodded.
"Yes, sir!"
Three days is not very long, just think of it as a rotation.
Although he didn't want to leave his brothers and go back to the rear alone, he believed that with their abilities, they could do things beautifully even without him.
Chu Guang didn't know what Lao Bai was thinking at the moment. He just thought that he understood his painstaking efforts, and hung up the communication with satisfaction.
Looking at the folded holographic screen, Chu Guang, who breathed a sigh of relief, finally couldn't help laughing out loud.
"Hahaha! Interesting!"
Looking at Chu Guang who suddenly laughed out loud, Xiao Qi, who was sitting on the pen holder, asked with interest, holding his chin with both hands.
"Like opening a small account and pretending to be a senior with a beautiful girl's avatar to chat with roommates?"
"Get lost, who the hell does such a wicked thing."
Chu Guang glared at Xiao Qi who was sitting on the edge of the pen holder, and flicked the talkative figurine into the pen holder with a finger.
He couldn't remember whether he had done it or not.
Campus life was a long time ago.
Pretending not to hear the clanging noises in the pen holder and the pitiful pleas for mercy, Chu Guang leaned back in his chair comfortably.
The plane crash was over.
Although the troubles of the alliance were far from over, the impact of the sudden intervention of the academy on the situation in Luoxia Province was still unknown.
But this is exactly the meaning of his existence as a manager -
He will lead this young alliance to show those ancient "fallen empires" their uncompromising bottom line and determination to fight to the end.
Chu Guang's eyes could not help but drift to the calendar on the corner of the table.
Perhaps one day in the future, he will reveal a little bit of inside information to the four good sons who were caught in the huge vortex of "Wasteland OL" - for example, Shuguang in the game and A Guang on the forum are actually the same person, and then appreciate the funny expressions on their faces.
But it's too early to say this now.
Even his own understanding of the truth is just the tip of the iceberg.