Research on Rocket Recovery

In fact, the following period was just as Dan said. As the news spread and a few hot girls who fit Link's aesthetic personally verified it, Link went from being one of the more popular guys in school to the undisputed campus heartthrob. This also brought him more malice from other boys.

In such a situation, even Link's previous reputation couldn't deter everyone. A few football players even ganged up and cornered Link in an alley after school.

Unfortunately, Link's fighting skills had never lagged. His comprehensive combat ability, rated as having 'just glimpsed the threshold,' was not something these guys who only knew how to use brute force could withstand.

Although American football is the number one sport in the US and emphasizes the collision of strength, football players' physical fitness is very strong.

But Link's strength and agility already surpassed these people. Coupled with the fact that these guys only knew how to use brute force, even with several of them together, they only managed to hold on for a few more moves before all falling down, bruised and swollen.

After these guys failed, Link became even more popular. At the same time, Link truly welcomed the colorful high school life in the US.

He even became somewhat engrossed in it for a while, until one day a conversation with Sheldon made him rein it in.

"So, just because that doctor from the Space Agency treated you like a child to appease you, to prove he was wrong and you were right, you're considering completing the relevant mathematical calculations for rocket recovery?"

"That's right, but the amount of calculation involved is too large, so I need a computer to solve the Navier-Stokes Equations. I asked Dad and Grandma, and they don't have enough money. It just occurred to me that you help Lena with tutoring and seem to have a good income, so perhaps you could sponsor me."

"A computer..." Personal computers and the internet were starting to appear in the US around this time, but because he was used to computers from his previous life, Link found the current ones a bit unimpressive and hadn't paid much attention. So he asked, "How much does one cost now?"

"Apple has a decent personal computer that sells for two thousand dollars, but the computer I need costs three million dollars."

"Are you kidding me, Sheldon!" Link said directly:

"If it's just the Apple computer you mentioned, the money I've saved over the past two years would be enough. Or you could wait ten years, and by then I could directly give you a three-million-dollar... Wait, are you serious about completing the relevant mathematical calculations?"

"Yes, I'm just stuck on the funding aspect right now, so I'm trying to figure out a way to solve it!" Sheldon said directly.

As Sheldon said these words, Link finally remembered the relevant plot.

Sheldon eventually used the internet to access the Johnson Space Center's server, obtained the relevant data, performed the relevant calculations, and then completed the relevant technology for rocket recovery.

Sheldon sent his results to the Space Agency, but they were stolen by someone whose name he couldn't remember. That person became a famous pioneering scientist and started their own business.

Although he didn't know how much money that person made using this technology, Link believed that as long as the patent was in hand, even the relevant share of the profits would be no less than tens of millions of dollars.

It could be said that Sheldon missed the opportunity to become a multimillionaire, and Link felt that he could help Sheldon, while also gaining his own benefits in the process.

He had always thought about becoming a tech nouveau riche, and now that such a good opportunity to make a large sum of money was right in front of him, he had to get involved!

Fortunately, as his intelligence increased, Link's mind also became sharper. After careful recollection, he remembered the general plot, which prevented this opportunity from slipping away.

After considering it, Link said, "I certainly don't have three million dollars, but I have a way to achieve the effect you want with less expense, and I can also invest in your research. However, I require that the final research results be shared."

"No, these are my research results!" Sheldon immediately refused.

After spending a long time together, Link had come to understand Sheldon's personality and naturally knew why he refused his proposal. He immediately explained:

"Of course, these are your research results. What I mean by sharing is not sharing the honor of you creating this method, but as your investor, after the research results come out, I can share your patent rights and then obtain monetary benefits through the patent rights. Furthermore, in addition to investing, I also hope to participate in the research as your assistant. I believe that with my abilities, I can also be of some help to the research."

"Your abilities? Heh." The disdain Sheldon wanted to express at this moment was easily discernible to anyone, which made Link frown. Fortunately, he also knew Sheldon's usual behavior and treated these words as if they didn't exist.

Sheldon considered Link's proposal for a moment before continuing:

"However, your proposal is indeed good. You, as an investor, sponsor my research, and at the same time, you can share in the profits with the developer. This is also a common rule, and I don't care about money. Very well, we have a deal!"

"That's great! In that case, we need to draft an investment agreement. I can try to contact a lawyer to help us draft the agreement. Also, since neither of us is an adult, our parents might need to sign."

"Why hand it over to a lawyer? I can draft the agreement myself. This is one of my favorite things to do."

"You certainly can, but you don't have a lawyer's license, and I don't believe you plan to become a lawyer."

"...You're right. Let's do as you say then."

Two days later, at a law firm in the small town, both Link's and Sheldon's families gathered. After exchanging greetings, Coach George first said to Robert:

"So, Robert, you're also here because of the kids'... wild ideas?"

"That's not wrong. Link has already explained it to me. This is his investment. The reason we need to sign is simply because they are not adults yet. The key is that he's using his own savings, so I have no reason to object."

"Alright, that is indeed the biggest reason. So, Link, do you really think Sheldon's... what is it?"

"It's about the research and calculations for rocket recovery technology."

"Right, do you think this research can succeed?"

"Even if it doesn't succeed, what does it matter? My investment is just to help Sheldon buy a computer and related equipment. And in the process, I can also learn some computer programming and math-related knowledge from Sheldon.

You know, just simple computer programming training, if I were to enroll in a computer training class, it would cost at least several hundred dollars, and I would only learn some simple, basic knowledge.

Even if the research fails, I can still get the computer back, so no matter how you calculate it, I won't lose out."

Coach George and Mary Cooper had always regarded what the two of them were doing as children playing around. In fact, Robert and Lisa felt the same way.

However, regardless, they still watched the lawyer draft a professional contract and, as the guardians of both parties, signed the contract.