Inside the room stood an elderly man with graying hair neatly combed. He wore a white lab coat and gold-rimmed glasses, looking every bit the highly educated scholar. His face was kind and benevolent.
This was Professor Meng, the laboratory's chief director and an expert in extraterrestrial meteorites.
"Who are you?"
Seeing Cheng Luoyi approach, Professor Meng looked curious. Clearly, he did not know her.
Cheng Luoyi said,
"I'm Cheng Luoyi, Awakened One No. 001 of Jiangbei City. I have a friend who's very interested in extraterrestrial meteorites and has a few questions he'd like to discuss with you."
"Oh, yes, yes, yes!"
Professor Meng nodded repeatedly, smiling. He seemed quite gratified that a young person was interested in meteorites and possessed such a thirst for knowledge.
"Ask whatever you like. As long as I know the answer, I'll certainly tell you."
"My friend found a meteorite some time ago that looked like a brick, with strange patterns on it. Has anything like that appeared before?"
Cheng Luoyi asked.
"A meteorite shaped like a brick?"
Professor Meng looked intrigued. It was his first time hearing of such a thing.
"Most meteorites are rounded. Brick-like ones are very rare, and with strange patterns on top... I'm afraid it might not have formed naturally. Could your friend be deceiving you?"
"Definitely not. He really did find such a meteorite. I saw it with my own eyes."
Cheng Luoyi replied firmly.
Professor Meng found this novel and could not help becoming interested.
"Where is your friend? Could you let me see the meteorite you mentioned?"
"No. He's rather stingy and won't let you see it."
"Uh..."
Professor Meng was speechless. Her friend was truly obsessed with meteorites—he would not even let others take a look...
Yet Cheng Luoyi was somewhat disappointed as well.