The call lasted a full ten minutes.
Listening to the solution Chen Yushan had come up with for finding him test subjects, Lu Zhou could not help but wear a strange expression.
In a sense, it really was a good idea.
It even solved the technology's first application and first client in one go.
Without offering any comment for the moment, Lu Zhou nodded and said,
"...All right, I understand..."
"Thanks for your hard work."
With that, he hung up.
Having watched Lu Zhou's expressions the entire time, Professor Miel, who had been waiting impatiently for the call to end, quickly asked, "What happened?"
Lu Zhou thought for a moment and said, "...It has something to do with you, though not much. I'll explain it to you in detail later."
After a pause, he continued.
"As for the specific work you'll be doing, I probably won't be able to arrange it until tomorrow. I've temporarily arranged for you to stay at a nearby hotel. In a couple of days, I'll find you a more permanent residence. I suggest you spend today outlining the entire technical route. I'm sure you already have a blueprint in mind, but we'll still need to discuss exactly how to proceed."
Hearing the latter half of Lu Zhou's words, Professor Miel was visibly stunned. When he came back to his senses, his eyes widened instantly.
"Wait, are you saying I have to stay in Hua Nation to participate in your project? Why didn't you tell me that before? I still have my own work in Switzerland, and there's the visa issue too. I haven't prepared any of that—"
Not wanting to listen to him ramble about such trivial matters, Lu Zhou impatiently said,
"An annual salary of one million."
"Euros."
All the complaints in Professor Miel's