No one in the lab believed Zhao Yi was pursuing the eunuch project for the sake of the research institute.
It had to be for the money!
Not to ntion the lion’s share Zhao Yi was receiving, even they were tempted. They had just received a substantial bonus, nearly a full year’s salary, in less than a month.
Of course.
They could not openly admit it was for the bonus, so Zhao Yi’s stated reason was quite fitting.
"Yes, we are contributing to the Institute!"
"Zhao Yi’s right!"
"Keep it up! Strive for our institute to have no eunuch projects!"
These were comnts made by Ai Lixin.
Ai Lixin’s shalessness was not inferior to Liu Chengjie’s. Only Zhang Wei could not voice these things. She was delighted by the bonus, but found it too difficult to claim it was ’for the Institute’.
Nevertheless, the purpose was not significant.
After leaving the Biodical Research Institute, Zhao Yi was still pondering his life goal mission.
He had two guesses.
One was that the influence of mathematics was too significant. Being considered a math prodigy, his achievents in mathematics completely eclipsed those in other fields, rendering them essentially useless.
This led to the second reason - the impact of the research was too minor.
In the field of mathematics, his research was published in top-tier math journals, he was invited to present at international math conferences, and won corresponding awards.
The most recent mathematical research he completed was on the highly focused Twinned Pri Conjecture.
Biodical science is different.
The projects he conducted were just common chanism studies, rely worth a few million. Given the minimal impact, they barely made a ripple in ordinary dia discourse.
"If I could discover sothing new, a new factor or protein or bacteria or virus... as long as it has a strong research value, strong dical value, its influence will undoubtedly be substantial."
"In that case, I should be able to complete the life-goal task."
However...
Does biodical science have any heavyweight projects?
Zhao Yi couldn’t think of any.
He realized he was limited by basic knowledge and concepts. The only dically related things he could think of were major diseases like AIDS, smallpox, etc.
If he could solve these diseases, it would undoubtedly be a significant research achievent.
But, given his current knowledge base, he could hardly discern how to begin researching a cure.
These things still seed too distant to him.
Zhao Yi racked his brain, and ideas erged one after another.
"The disabled need help. Could I research a type of cara that could help blind people see the world?"
"Produce a type of prosthetic limb, the circuits of which could connect to human nerves."
"Create an elixir that grants eternal life."
"..."
Zhao Yi considered that once he had the resources, he should establish his own hyper-secret lab; perhaps he could research an elixir that would grant eternal life?
Cough, cough.
As Zhao Yi’s ntal efforts were racing, they were interrupted by a voice.
"Zhao Yi!"
"Huh?"
Turning his head, he saw it was Wei Shiqing.
Wei Shiqing looked at Zhao Yi with a full smile, his words filled with admiration, "I read your research report. It’s impressive. In just a few months, you have led your team to complete two projects."
"Such speed, such efficiency. You’ve even discovered new inhibitors. Truly a genius in biodical research!"
"Thank you!"
Seeing Wei Shiqing about to continue, Zhao Yi quickly interjected, "Oh, it’s nothing. Others have been working hard as well. So, Professor Wei, what brings you here?"
"Of course, haha!"
Wei Shiqing had co to win Zhao Yi over. He currently regretted not pulling Zhao Yi into his Departnt of Microbiological Technology. Now that Zhao Yi was showcasing his brilliance in the field of biodical research, the Departnt of Microbiological Technology could only watch from the sidelines while Zhao Yi dominated the Biodical Research Institute. The Departnt was the real favourite of the School of Life Sciences.
How could the School of Life Sciences’ prodigy work at the Biodical Research Institute?
Wei Shiqing was very frustrated. He had visited the dean’s office a few tis, each ti grumbling.
Wu Yanping was also upset.
Previously, Wei Shiqing had told Wu Yanping that Zhao Yi was a genius and hoped to pull him into the Microbiological Technology Departnt. Wu Yanping thought that Zhao Yi’s move to the Biodical Research Institute, which was also part of the School of Life Sciences, was a simple change of learning environnts.
Now, it seed, the difference was substantial.
Zhao Yi was not going there to learn. He was going there to be an essential and special super-researcher.
No matter how well the Biodical Research Institute developed, it didn’t entirely belong to the School of Life Sciences. It was a unit affiliated with the national research departnts, possessing more independence. The Departnt of Microbiological Technology was genuinely and wholly a part of the School of Life Sciences, and its completed research projects were also tied to the school’s honor and reputation.
Now it was too late to regret.
Wu Yanping didn’t have an effective solution. He couldn’t tell Zhao Yi to leave the Biodical Research Institute, so he left Wei Shiqing to strategize.
"If you can pull Zhao Yi to our Lab, I will give you full support. Special appointnt researcher, associate researcher, you na it."
"If the research results are a certain standard, he can even be promoted directly to researcher."
"I will handle any pressure."
That was the highest level of support Wu Yanping could offer.
Weiqing felt helpless upon hearing this because titles such as associate researcher or researcher held very little allure for Zhao Yi. He already had his lab in the Biodical Research Institute. The Microbiological Technology lab was sizeable, but designating a large lab for Zhao Yi was impossible.
That was the difference.
Their competitor was an Institute, while they were just a lab.
Now, Wei Shiqing was here again.
He had attempted this several tis before, each one a failure, yet he persisted. "Zhao Yi, I’m preparing an experint related to a virus. Are you interested in having a look?"
The anticipated refusal didn’t co.
Zhao Yi hesitated for a mont. He was thinking about expanding his horizons to see what other fields were suitable for research rather than just sticking to biodical chanisms.
He nodded.
"Alright, let’s go take a look."
Wei Shiqing was imdiately filled with joy. He enthusiastically dragged Zhao Yi to the Institute of Microbial Technology, explaining the details of the experint along the way.
It was nothing major, just a dyeing experint to observe how a virus invades a cell.
During the experint, the virus’s invasion process was observed through genetic dyeing. The appeal of the experint was its use of high-end equipnt.
Upon entering the lab, Zhao Yi found himself irresistibly drawn to all the high-end gear.
The equipnt here was more specialized than in the Biodical Research Institute, and the microscopes were of higher precision, probably because the objects of study were bacteria and viruses.
Of course.
The experints were also extrely boring.
At the Biodical Research Institute, one often saw lab mice that dedicated their lives to the experints. But at the Institute of Microbial Technology, bacteria and viruses could only be observed through a microscope, and even most of the viruses were hard to observe. Many were simply unobservable.
The Institute of Microbial Technology was not a virus storage facility, so it didn’t carry any high-end viruses.
Even viruses with low infectiousness required detailed applications before they could be acquired. The virus used in Wei Shiqing’s experint was the norovirus.
Norovirus is a virus that can cause diarrhea, with self-limiting viral diarrhea. Under normal immune function, an infection of norovirus can self-heal within a few days.
So this virus is not that harmful.
Wei Shiqing ntioned,"Our lab can apply for high-end viruses like AIDS, smallpox, and even Ebola. I once studied Ebola, and its virulence was so strong that if a person was infected, the mortality rate was nearly 100%."
"..."
Zhao Yi suddenly found a reason why he didn’t like the Microbial Laboratory.
This job was a bit scary!
The key point was Wei Shiqing, who has long-term contact with viruses, was excitedly discussing Ebola and AIDS. Zhao Yi thought he should have less contact with Wei Shiqing – who knows if his body harbors so virulent viruses?
This guy was just an old pervert!
Compared to him, the lab mice that had myocarditis were far more adorable!
Wei Shiqing was indeed very serious. He did the dyeing experint, recorded the data, and explained the experintal process and findings to Zhao Yi.
Zhao Yi followed Wei Shiqing’s experint and went to observe it on the microscope a few tis.
In summary: it was very uninteresting.
He didn’t dare to touch those virus samples. One really needed to be extrely careful.
Wei Shiqing used a phrase to describe the dyed cell genes, "Exquisitely beautiful!"
"..."
Zhao Yi had nothing to say.
Wei Shiqing asked, "What did you see in the experint? We need to summarize." He seed to be taking on the role of guiding a student.
Zhao Yi used ’Connection Law’.
Having watched the entire experintal process, he only used two points of energy and had the entire process figured out.
Zhao Yi began to speak, "During the experint, the norovirus showed strong invasiveness. About 1/3 of the cells were invaded. This proportion should be pretty high, right?"
"Also, isn’t your experint aid at analyzing so characteristics of the norovirus?
I see that the data you recorded just now all seed to be the visible parts."
"Correct!"
Wei Shiqing nodded and continued to ask, like he was quizzing a student. However, Zhao Yi answered the questions expertly, even posing so that left Wei Shiqing sowhat surprised. In the end, it even turned out that everything he said was correct.
Wei Shiqing was completely dumbfounded.
He never expected Zhao Yi to observe so closely and understand so much.
Is this a regular student?
No!
Even an Assistant Researcher working on the experint with him would not perform like this.
What a genius!
Wei Shiqing was in awe and didn’t know what else to say.
Zhao Yi was frowning.
During the experint, he subconsciously used ’Supervision Law’ and received feedback about a strange piece of information – It seed that so viral genes had mutated?
Plus, so of the infected cells died.
It was normal for cells to die after being infected, but what did the reminder from ’Supervision Law’ an?
Was there a problem here?
Zhao Yi took a deep breath. He didn’t know exactly what it signified, but as long as ’Supervision Law’ sent a reminder, definitely there was a problem that hadn’t been detected.
Just as Wei Shiqing was about to dispose of the post-experint materials, Zhao Yi hurriedly said, "Professor Wei, can we keep these things? I want to see if there will be any changes tomorrow."
"Tomorrow?"
Wei Shiqing frowned, "These have already been dyed and are full of viruses. The cells won’t survive for long."
"I know, but I still want to take a look."
"...Alright then."
Wei Shiqing thought about it and concluded it wasn’t a big issue. All he had to do was preserve the material in a sealed glass container. Since Zhao Yi wanted to see, he left it there. That Zhao Yi would be coming back tomorrow was good news to him.
"Yes!"
"Prepare a more interesting experint for tomorrow!"
"We must make Zhao Yi fall in love with bacteria and virus research!"
"Once he truly likes it, when it cos to bacteria and virus research, he’ll co to the Microbial Laboratory..."
"Haha!"
"Let those people at the Biodical Research Institute be smug for a while longer, I’ll poach their genius over to our side!"
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