So things can't be shown too eagerly; if you deliver them to the doorstep, the other party might be suspicious. But if you take it by yourself and force it, then there would surely be no doubts.
"I know, but Dr. Gu, I wanted to ask, if you were to lead the developnt of the energy weapon, how long would it take to produce a finished product?" Qin Ji was a bit impatient.
"Well, we'll talk about it later, I have things to do, make yourself at ho." Gu Shanhai didn't answer, instead, he got up to leave.
At this mont, Qin Ji also realized that he was acting too unusually, arousing the other's suspicion.
'No way, I must first dispel the counterpart's suspicion, otherwise if he reports it, the energy weapon project would certainly be archived.' Qin Ji thought to himself.
"Wait, please be sure to keep this confidential. It's because the higher-ups see the potential in the energy technology you've developed, Dr. Gu, that they sent to inquire about it. After all, national defense pertains to the kingdom's life." Certainly, Qin Ji couldn't ntion anything related to players to Gu Shanhai at this point.
He still needed to brainwash Gu Shanhai, which ant bringing him into the anti-player camp.
Within the kingdom's upper echelons, many are against players, but very few dare to act.
Coincidentally, Qin Ji was one of them, and he also knew others who dared to act. As long as Gu Shanhai could produce weapons from the energy technology and gather the corresponding results from testing, he would be confident to persuade those high-ups who have the will but no guts.
"Hmm, don't worry, I'll keep my mouth shut."
"But next ti, if you want to discuss this with , it's better to bring docunts." Gu Shanhai's tone carried a sense of detachnt and professionalism, thereby demonstrating a cautious mindset.
Rather than feeling dissatisfied, Qin Ji highly praised Gu Shanhai's cautiousness, thinking about how if one wasn't wary enough, when it ca to doing things, it would be troubleso to avoid leaking information.
As for the so-called docunts, Qin Ji didn't take it seriously. The Player Managent Bureau could issue as many as needed; even though thinking about this, he felt a bit grieved, because the Bureau's extensive powers were not due to managing players but rather from cleaning up after players.
"No problem, if I want to talk again, I'll bring effective docunts to you, Dr. Gu." Qin Ji followed Gu Shanhai's direction in conversation.
"Okay, suit yourself." After saying this, Gu Shanhai turned and left.
Seeing this, Qin Ji also left Gu Shanhai's office, not following Gu Shanhai, but leaving the research institute by himself, ready to contact soone.
'Unfortunately, it would be much better if I could produce so evidence.' Qin Ji felt a bit regrettable.
'But this Dr. Gu is definitely a talent, far superior to those worthless folks at the Bureau.'
He realized that energy technology had parallels with Transcendent objects, but the problem was the Bureau's Transcendent items were researched from items provided by players, unlike Gu Shanhai, who developed it entirely by himself.
'There is also that unique leadership charisma and charm; as long as he can be made one of us, it would undoubtedly be a significant asset.'
He certainly knew how chaotic the research institute was before, where academic disputes and suppression always existed. But after Gu Shanhai arrived, surprisingly, he made the entire research institute so united.
He ca there not to look into energy technology, but to investigate Gu Shanhai, especially since Gu Shanhai's rise was too legendary; many had tried to suppress him but were eventually won over by his charm.
Hence, Qin Ji suspected Gu Shanhai might be a player, given the research institute's particularity, requiring him, as the Deputy Director, to personally intervene.
The result was certainly not the case; he could entirely confirm it was Gu Shanhai's personal charisma that won over the whole research institute.
Nonetheless, caution was still necessary.
He dialed a number and said, "Get the materials for Dr. Gu at the research institute, and place them on my desk."
Though he found Gu Shanhai very valuable, he still needed to check the materials to avoid being misled.
Even though it seed unnecessary, out of professional habit, he arranged for soone to do it.
'Fortunately, since entering the research institute, the Bureau hasn't noticed yet. Otherwise, if Dr. Gu were absorbed into the Bureau, it would lead to many more changes.' Qin Ji felt a bit thankful, given that presently, ninety-nine percent of the Bureau's people were working for players. If indeed exposed to such an environnt for too long, the fear of rebelling against players might beco real.
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'Hooked, reducing intelligence does have so usefulness.' Naturally, Gu Shanhai also separated a part of his mind to keep an eye on Qin Ji.
Reducing intelligence has various effects, such as straightforwardly decreasing the other party's IQ, causing it to drop to a very low level.
Then there are types like Gu Shanhai's, using micro-controls to reduce specific aspects' acuity to make them more willing to trust others or be unconsciously influenced by him.
'But the frequent use could lead to issues, can't use it excessively.'
Gu Shanhai felt a bit regretful, otherwise, he would have directly dumbed down the entire kingdom.
The issues aren't much related to Gu Shanhai or the ones dumbed down, but rather due to the End of Dharma era, after all not in a non-energy environnt, an inert energy environnt would alert the world to Gu Shanhai's reduce intelligence thod, needing precise control.
'The ga should be updated soon.' Gu Shanhai glanced at the painting hanging on the wall, which showed a countdown with little over eleven hours remaining.
aning, after midnight tonight, it could reopen.
Gu Shanhai wasn't particularly worried, during ten years of the Da Xuan Dynasty, Qing Feng and Ming Yue followed his planned national policy implentation, coupled with one of his clones and the Four Saints Beasts System sub-system around, there wouldn't be too much cause for concern.
'The clone has indeed been effective, even that Eternal Proving and God and Demon Secret Realm research already yielded results.'
Results have erged but cannot be obtained, after all, they are separated by worlds. Simplified communication is fine, but actually transmitting vast amounts of data is entirely unfeasible, not to ntion the tearing ford due to speed difference between worlds, even if transmitted over, would cause data loss due to tearing.
Besides, Gu Shanhai currently didn't lack these two research data points; for him, these projects have significance in the Da Xuan Dynasty, aiding Qing Feng and Ming Yue's growth, being of no use in this world.
There's no need for Eternal Proving ability; reaching his level, the system is already fixed, attempts for separation won't succeed, let alone regression.
Let the clone further perfect things with remaining ti and install them on Little White, later coaxing Little White into Martial Arts and Immortal Cultivation. Equipped with a progress bar, will curb Little White considerably, making effort visible, providing greater motivation.
'But "Path of Civilization" is extrely difficult to conquer.'
'Even leveraging updates provides no breakthrough into the core.'
Using data swaps during the opponent's updates, now only one firewall layer remains, but this layer involves a virtual-real combination, making it interact with this world's vast inert energy sowhat, hence not that easy to crack.
At this stage, it's stuck here, wanting further advancent seems unlikely.
Even the strongest player in "Path of Civilization," doesn't possess greater privileges than Gu Shanhai.
However, privileges are relatively very limited, at least he still can't directly intervene with players or create a new account; those are core privileges, anything external is largely irrelevant, such as increasing task rewards or exempting certain penalties.
They're the privileges obtainable by players, rather than fundantal ones.
'I need an opportunity!'
'In light of unknown timing for the opportunity, creating my own is the only course.'
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