Hearing his grandfather's words, Xiao Hongchen was first pleased that he had not been reprimanded, but then he became indignant.
Xiao Hongchen thought resentfully, I'm rash and impulsive? He wants me to learn from Wang Chen? Does Grandpa think Wang Chen is better than me? That he's more talented than I am?
Xiao Hongchen had always been the example others learned from. Since when did he, Xiao Hongchen, need to learn from someone else?
The pride in Xiao Hongchen's heart was thoroughly stirred. He immediately wanted to see just what Wang Chen was capable of that earned such praise from his grandfather.
At that moment, in Mingde Hall's Assessment Hall, several Seventh-Level Soul Engineers exchanged pleasantries with Wang Chen. After becoming familiar with his face, they left.
These Seventh-Level Soul Engineers were all clever people. They knew that, since this was their first meeting and they had only just become acquainted, it was already good enough to make an impression. Continuing any further would only be overdoing it and prove counterproductive, making him dislike them instead.
The spacious Assessment Hall was now left with only the Dean of Studies, Lin Jiayi, and Wang Chen.
Lin Jiayi said, "Wang Chen, from this moment onward, you are an official member of Mingde Hall.
"Every year, you will be able to receive a fixed allotment of rare metals from Mingde Hall for your cultivation. If you make any research discoveries, you may report them. Once the higher-ups approve them, you will be rewarded.
"Once you become a Seventh-Level Soul Engineer, you will even be able to lead a team in conducting experiments. If you become an Eighth-Level Soul Engineer, you can even have your own private laboratory within Mingde Hall..."
Wang Chen had no interest in any of that. As for the