Who on earth is this divine being!? So capable! (Seeking follow-up reading)

Inside the LLNL Laboratory employee dormitory in Eagle Country.

Lu Ze looked around his surroundings and nodded, "It's not bad... at least it's a single room."

The space wasn't very large, less than twenty square meters, but at least there was a bedroom and a bathroom, and a small kitchen for simple cooking.

Although it looked a bit shabby, Lu Ze was already quite satisfied.

After all, he didn't want to share a dorm with those "Uncle Haku" guys, he'd be disgusted even if it was an old white man, the smell those people had was unbearable.

And even though he used to live in a double room, Li Yijie, being an "outsider" from Eagle Country, barely stayed in the dorm anyway, so it was no different from a single room.

He glanced at his emails.

There were still no replies, as if Great Xia Academy of Sciences had fallen into a long silence.

Lu Ze's brow twitched, "Great Xia is still as cautious as ever, they must still be thinking about it."

"But that's understandable, I guess I've given them quite a difficult problem."

He knew very well the concerns of Great Xia Academy of Sciences, which was why he had explicitly stated that he was not in any danger.

If they weren't replying to his emails now, they were likely deliberating on what technology would be most suitable.

However, he genuinely approved of such caution.

If Great Xia hadn't possessed this extraordinary caution, they would have been devoured by the international wolves and tigers decades ago, leaving nothing behind.

He was merely known as the 'cautious little genius,' while Great Xia was the true master of caution!

He glanced at the time; it was already past seven in the evening.

Lu Ze touched his stomach, a pang of hunger hitting him, "The main problem now is, what should I eat?"

He had wandered around the town in the afternoon and hadn't found any Chinese restaurants. Most of them were fast food or Western cuisine.

Lu Ze truly couldn't stomach these local delicacies of Eagle Country.

They were either excessively sweet, with sugar added like it was going out of style, or excessively greasy, with copious amounts of cream, butter, and other fats, sometimes even with additional sweeteners to reach their desired level of sweetness.

Many employees at the LLNL Laboratory's favorite snacks weren't even sunflower seeds or nuts, but donuts made with flour, honey, and sugar, drenched in chocolate sauce.

With every bite, they'd give a thumbs-up and say, "Donuts are delicious."

No wonder the average person in Eagle Country weighed 300 pounds, who could handle eating like this?

"I'll just cook for myself then."

Lu Ze opened his backpack. He had just bought a few tomatoes and eggs, so he could make scrambled eggs with tomatoes and rice.

It would also save some money; eating in Eagle Country wasn't cheap. A simple meal with a tip would easily cost twenty to thirty dollars in this era.

Just as he was about to start cooking.

Suddenly, his phone rang. It was an unfamiliar number.

"Who's calling me?" Lu Ze frowned.

Only a few people knew his new phone number. His family? It should be early morning in Great Xia.

With this question in mind, he answered the call.

A clear and sweet voice came from the phone.

"Hey, Lu Ze, good evening?" A familiar laugh came from the other end.

Hearing that laugh, a black-haired girl with two dimples on her face seemed to appear in his mind.

"It's you, Lucy." Lu Ze rubbed his head.

He then remembered that Lucy had exchanged phone numbers with him that afternoon.

"What do you need?"

"Are you coming to the lab for dinner?" Lucy continued to ask with a smile.

"Never mind, I'll just grab something myself." Lu Ze shook his head.

He had strong feelings about the cafeteria at Eagle Country's facilities. The dishes were monotonous, not to mention they weren't good, and the most outrageous part was that they were expensive!

He now desperately missed the university cafeteria in Great Xia, where he could eat well for five yuan a meal.

Besides, it was already this late, might as well just eat something simple.

However...

Lucy uttered a sentence that moved Lu Ze: "Are you really not coming? The lab's cafeteria is free for all employees, and today's dishes are quite good. It would be a shame if you don't come."

"Wait for me, I'll be right there." Lu Ze immediately stood up and interrupted.

Free? That was a different story.

He hadn't expected Lucy to be the same type of person as him.

He had finally found a like-minded companion on his path to fleecing the capitalists.

Meanwhile, as Lu Ze headed to the cafeteria.

Great Xia Academy of Sciences, Dean's Office.

"No, this technology won't work either," Zhang Yuli dismissed one idea after another in his mind.

"What technology should we choose that best aligns with our current interests?"

He paced back and forth in the room, deep in thought, but nothing felt secure enough.

Just then.

"Old Zhang, come on, let's play a few more rounds," an elder with white hair walked into the office, holding a chessboard.

"Losing to you yesterday was a fluke. I wasn't paying attention and you captured my cannon. That doesn't count, doesn't count."

As he spoke, he took Zhang Yuli's hand and sat him down at the table, arranging the chess pieces.

"Forget it, I don't feel like playing today," Zhang Yuli waved his hand, refusing.

Hearing this, the old man seemed a bit surprised. "Hey, I remember you used to clamor for me to play with you all night after winning a few games. What's going on today?"

Normally, Zhang Yuli was the one who pulled him into games. This time, he was acting completely out of character.

"Did something big happen at the Great Xia Academy of Sciences?" he asked, frowning as he looked at Zhang Yuli's distracted appearance.

"Old Man Zheng, let me ask you a question. What technology do you want the most right now?" Zhang Yuli asked earnestly.

Old Man Zheng paused for a moment, then replied without hesitation, "The technology I want the most... controlled nuclear fusion?"

Zhang Yuli twitched the corner of his mouth. "Do you think I'm joking?"

Controlled nuclear fusion? It wasn't just him who wanted that technology; what country in the world didn't?

"Isn't it?" Old Man Zheng shot him a glare.

"No. It's best if it's any technology that has already been developed, and specifically something from Eagle Country."

Hearing such an outrageous range of choices, Old Man Zheng's expression was about to crack. "Old Zhang, you're not young anymore. Don't be impulsive. Our Great Xia can afford to wait."

Good heavens, any technology that had already been developed, and specifically from Eagle Country? What big plans did he have for Eagle Country?

"I'm old, let me go!"

Hearing the teasing tone, Zhang Yuli knew he couldn't hide the truth from him any longer. "Listen to me. If, and I mean if..."

"Someone told us that we could pick any technology from Eagle Country and they would help us obtain it, what technology would you choose?"

Zhang Yuli didn't intend to hide anything from his old friend.

Zheng Lixing. He was the one who, decades ago, could develop Madam Qiu in the desert. He had endured the difficult years of Great Xia, and his name appeared in many top-secret projects.

He had been deeply involved in nuclear weapons, ballistic missiles, and more.

He was even wanted by Eagle Country for decades until recent years when classified archives were gradually declassified, making his history known.

If it weren't for his age and his lack of desire to handle the various affairs of the Great Xia Academy of Sciences, he would have been the best candidate for the position of its director.

There was no question about his trustworthiness. The highest authorities had already granted him certain browsing privileges, but Zhang Yuli simply hadn't had the chance to inform him yet.

As soon as he finished speaking.

"What??" Zheng Lixing's face was stunned, as if he had heard something utterly fantastical.

Who on earth was this person, with such great ability to obtain specific technologies from Eagle Country?

Was it Sun Wukong?