Just as the doctor was about to lose his composure, the laboratory’s airtight door opened. Without being summoned, the doctor stord in, bellowing accusations, "Aviloya, you know how precious my ti is..."
Aviloya had a high tolerance for his impatience. She waited without a change in expression for all the researchers to enter, then closed the airtight door again before instructing the managent AI of the central bureau building, "Top-level secrecy asures!"
In an instant, the laboratory was completely isolated from the outside world.
Dr. ng Ji frowned. "What do you an?"
Aviloya said, "Doctor, what I am about to say is the highest secret of the Bureau of Mystic Security. Everyone present, if anyone dares to leak this information, it is an act of treason!"
"Don’t try to scare with such empty and grand accusations. You’ve already wasted nearly three minutes of my ti. If you have sothing important, just say it," the doctor said impatiently.
Aviloya, though sowhat displeased, maintained an even tone as she said, "Since you consistently feel that I’m wasting your ti, I’ll take Chen Gu, who holds four positions, with . I believe Dr. Ferdinand from the Highland Research Institute would be very happy to take over this research. Gong Shuxu, take Chen Gu, and let’s go."
Dr. ng Ji’s ears visibly twitched. With a sudden display of unexpected agility, he darted forward and intercepted Aviloya, a hint of madness in his eyes. "What did you say? Tell I misheard. What does ’holding four positions’ an?"
Aviloya inwardly chuckled. You lose your temper so easily; a fish like you takes the bait too readily.
"You heard correctly. And by ’holding four positions,’ I an just that. Chen Gu is the first in the history of professionals to multi-class, and he holds four positions at that. And... I don’t know whether he will awaken a fifth or sixth profession."
She waved her hand lightly. "Alright, I’ve said too much already, wasting another minute of your precious ti. My apologies. Gong Shuxu, let’s hurry. We don’t want to be a nuisance here."
Gong Shuxu tried to contain his laughter as he pretended to lead Chen Gu away.
THUMP!
Dr. ng Ji, clutching at Aviloya’s pants leg, knelt on one knee.
Aviloya said indifferently, "Doctor, what are you doing? You understand clearly that our relationship is purely professional; we’re not suitable for each other."
The researchers behind them snickered. The Director-General was a woman, after all. You can’t offend a woman, especially a beautiful one. Look, even soone like the doctor was being toyed with.
Dr. ng Ji looked at her imploringly. "I was wrong. Director-General, my ti is entirely at your disposal. Please, feel free to waste it as you wish!"
"Leave this lovely little boy to , and I will uncover the secret behind his ability to multi-class."
"We are on the sa side here. If you hand him over to the Highland Research Institute, you’ll have to share this trendous achievent with those decrepit mbers of the Senate."
"Besides, what could that incompetent Ferdinand possibly discover? His skill level is far below mine, as you know. I’m at the pinnacle of this field!"
Aviloya looked at him with a half-smirk. "Let go."
"Yes!" Dr. ng Ji promptly released his grip.
"Get up."
"Yes!" The doctor obediently complied once more. Then, sticking his tongue out playfully, he asked, "So, can I have him?"
"He is yours," Aviloya said as she walked towards the exit. "Doctor, rember: no unconventional research thods are allowed."
"What?" Dr. ng Ji was dumbfounded. "Such a cute little boy, and you won’t let do as I please? How am I supposed to make any breakthroughs then?"
Aviloya stressed again, "If there’s even a hint of you breaking the rules, he goes to Dr. Ferdinand."
Chen Gu felt like a piece of rchandise being passed around by Aviloya, which was quite unpleasant. Moreover, Dr. ng Ji didn’t seem to be the sharpest tool in the shed; everything out of his mouth gushed like an unstoppable torrent, spewing all sorts of outrageous statents that sent shivers down Great Actor Chen’s spine.
"Perhaps..." Chen Gu timidly interjected, "I should just go to the Highland Research Institute."
Aviloya suddenly turned, beaming brilliantly at Chen Gu. "Don’t forget, you just sold yourself at a very high price. You no longer have any say in the matter."
Chen Gu was speechless, glaring resentfully at his grown son, who remained completely calm, not even glancing his way.
Well, at least the selling price wasn’t too bad, Chen Gu consoled himself.
Aviloya left, while Chen Jixian and Gong Shuxu remained. Truthfully, Gong Shuxu wasn’t needed at this point, but the old man was still a bit worried about Chen Gu, the annoying Brain Domain Hacker. Since he had no other pressing tasks, he decided to stay as well.
Dr. ng Ji clapped his hands, bellowing at his researchers, "Get to work! Let’s thoroughly explore the little secrets of this adorable little boy’s body!"
Over the next ten days or so, Chen Gu experienced incredible suffering. Due to Aviloya’s warning and the constant oversight of Chen Jixian and Gong Shuxu, Dr. ng Ji only managed to tentatively push the boundaries of prohibited experints a dozen tis. After being resolutely rebuffed by the two observers each ti, he finally gave up and resignedly conducted his research using conventional thods.
Even so, his "conventional" thods were far crazier than most. Various extre procedures caused Chen Gu imnse pain.
Blood draws were a given; spinal fluid extractions were just basic operations.
Drawing on his past experiences, Chen Gu fabricated a story about how he had awakened his secondary occupations during major battles.
Dr. ng Ji, unaware that his research was dood to fail, continued with high enthusiasm but could never find the right approach.
The most routine part of the research involved Chen Gu repeatedly using the professional skills of his four different occupations inside a huge machine every day. Dr. ng Ji, never considering Chen Gu’s fatigue, pushed him to his limits daily to collect various data.
He even planned to have Chen Gu use his skills beyond his limits to gather more comprehensive data, reasoning that Chen Gu’s ntal purity was very high, so a slight "transgression" wouldn’t pose too much risk of anomalous mutation.
However, Gong Shuxu and Chen Jixian joined forces to stop him.
After a painful ordeal, Dr. ng Ji obtained all the data he wanted, yet he remained clueless as to why Chen Gu could awaken multiple occupations.
This drove Dr. ng Ji to exert even more pressure on Chen Gu, and he began to push himself even more frantically. He firmly believed that every puzzle had an answer, and he was undoubtedly the genius capable of finding it.
And so, Chen Gu was dragged through another half month of this, until he awkwardly realized that, under Dr. ng Ji’s coercion, he had accumulated the skill points needed to advance to the Third Energy Level at the fastest possible rate!
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