Zhang Guangmu was not surprised by Zhang Jiao's arrival.
Because there was some kind of occult connection between summoners and ancestor spirits, and they could not be too far apart, he had simply arranged for the people below to set up a new laboratory for Zhang Jiao beside his villa.
The temporary laboratory, converted from a shipping container and lead plates, had taken only two hours from start to finish.
The more troublesome part was moving the laboratory equipment.
After enjoying a hearty victory in Intelligent Deduction, Zhang Jiao had not become hopelessly addicted to reading like Zhang Guangmu over the past ten days.
The Ancestor Spirit Zhang Jiao who appeared before Zhang Guangmu was now flushed with excitement and brimming with self-satisfaction. He was even happier than when he had blasted Yagyu Munenori to death with thunder: "Good news!"
"Comrade Jiang Ling is truly a gifted scholar!"
Zhang Jiao spoke passionately: "During this period, she and I worked together to study and fill in the gaps. We finally broke through the rigid framework of the summoning ritual and achieved a new breakthrough!"
The word "comrade" meant people who shared ideals and worked with one heart and one mind. Zhang Jiao believed that no word could describe his relationship with Jiang Ling more accurately.
The term "gifted scholar" specifically referred to a woman of exceptional talent.
Although the term had theoretically only appeared during the Tang Dynasty, General of the Heavens Zhang Jiao of the late Han Dynasty had been born before it. Still, after being summoned, he had continued to learn and improve. Even if he was not like Ying Zheng, who knew every kind of modern firearm by heart, he could not simply be treated as an ancient man.
So Zhang Guangmu was not surprised when a word