In the living room of the villa at Zhongshan International.
A household robot, roughly half a person's height, with mechanical arms and assorted functional devices attached to its cylindrical casing, brought over three cups of coffee and set them on the coffee table.
Sitting stiffly on the sofa, Professor Daivik rubbed his hands and fidgeted for quite a while before giving a soft cough and working up the courage to speak.
"Allow me to introduce myself. I'm-"
"Rudy Davik, professor at Brussels University. Wei Hong, professor at the Hua Academy of Sciences' High-Energy Physics Research Institute." His gaze lingered briefly on their surprised faces in turn. Lu Zhou picked up his coffee and took a sip. "There's no need for introductions. You probably know who I am."
"You actually... know us?" Wei Hong stared at Lu Zhou in disbelief, his expression showing a hint of excitement alongside his surprise.
Leaving an impression on a giant of academia like him was no easy feat.
Having him match your name to your face was even more remarkable.
"It's not too late to get acquainted now." Taking off his AR glasses, Lu Zhou clipped them to his collar, then leaned forward slightly to look at the two men. "I was planning to rest for a couple of days before going to the IMCRC to talk to you, but since you're already here, let's get straight to the point."
Professor Daivik immediately nodded. Not daring to waste Lu Zhou's time, he promptly took the paper he had printed before coming to Jinling out of his briefcase and handed it over.
But after accepting it, Lu Zhou merely glanced at it before tossing it back into Professor Daivik's hands.
"I've already read all of this. You don't need to show it to me again."
"Uh,