"Please, have some tea, Doctor Russell."
Fang Zheng smiled as he handed a cup of tea to the old rabbit sitting before him—no, the old doctor—whose expression carried a hint of embarrassment.
"My apologies. I didn't expect your place to have closed already..."
Glancing at the girls peeking in from outside the door, even Doctor Russell looked somewhat embarrassed. Generally speaking, orbal workshops stayed open quite late. Doctor Russell had only come after reading all the articles and papers Fang Zheng had published and gaining some understanding of the young man's research achievements, so he had spent rather more time than expected.
He just hadn't expected the place to have closed for the day already...
"It's no trouble. So, Doctor Russell, what did you want to see me about?"
"I read the articles you published."
As he said this, Doctor Russell's expression turned serious.
"Young people with ideas of their own like yours are rare, and it's clear that you have quite a profound understanding of Orbal Technology. And this..."
As he spoke, Doctor Russell took out Fang Zheng's Little Overlord game console.
"I want to ask you something."
"You want to ask about miniaturizing Orbal Devices, correct? I have indeed solved that problem."
Fang Zheng naturally understood why the other man had come, so he gave him the answer directly.
"Oh?!"
Sure enough, Doctor Russell's eyes lit up when he heard that. He did not even bother drinking his tea, simply staring intently at Fang Zheng.
"You really solved it? Then you understand what that means, don't you? You must know about the current divide between the two major Orbal Technology development routes!"
"Of course I understand."
Fang Zheng nodded. Naturally, he understood what Doctor Russell meant. To maintain this identity, Fang Zheng had painstakingly studied quite a bit