For researchers, there were only two things in the world more satisfying than anything else:
First, being able to freely delve into the projects they were passionate about, without having to worry about resources, restrictions, or costs.
Second, making a breakthrough in their projects.
At Lin Qing's Research Institute, they could achieve both of these things as long as they had talent, worked hard, and got a little lucky.
It could be said that the researchers' dopamine levels were through the roof every day. Compared to this kind of joy, women, wealth, and power meant nothing to them.
But...
No matter how much dopamine could perk them up, humans had their limits. Their brains needed rest.
The memories of Shinnō that Sasuke had brought back a while ago had led to the creation of an aerospace project team at the institute. To push forward research on the new project, staff had to be reassigned from other departments.
That was bad enough, but then, on the very same day, the White Snake Sage had delivered a gift: a thousand years' worth of memory fragments had been dumped into the archives. Just sorting through them had taken a whole week.
Now the Hidan Research Lab had already applied the White Snake Sage's knowledge to Hidan's ashes. After working nonstop for over a week, everyone had finally been able to catch their breath.
When they heard Lin Qing was coming back, they decided to seize the opportunity to go out for dinner, get a foot massage, and sing some karaoke. They were going to relax properly.
But...
Seeing the ashen faces of the researchers, Lin Qing handed Hiruko's body to Aoda and told him to put it in the warehouse. Then he said to everyone,
"Since you've already made plans, take the night