"Don't even mention it. All he does these days is train and train. He's handled that Short Blade so much he's practically worn it bald." Qin Xiaoyu lowered her voice and glanced to the side.
She continued, "Wu Tian's Gauntlet has developed a bit of a problem, though—his energy output is too intense, and the bone material heats up if he wears it too long. Professor Han has limited how long he can use it each day."
"Hahahaha! Wu Tian must be furious."
"You bet. He said Professor Li restricting his equipment time was just like an online game's anti-addiction system."
Yang Wanqing doubled over with laughter. Chen Siyao sat beside her and waited until they finished chatting before leaning over.
"Xiaoyu, how far along are the document translations over there?"
Qin Xiaoyu stopped smiling and grew serious. "The bamboo slips from the twentieth island are pretty much all translated."
"The inscriptions on the nineteenth island are trickier. They use a different writing system from the previous four islands, a more ancient system of symbols. Professor Li said we might need to bring in another two experts in ancient languages."
"What about Professor Li's team in Capital City?"
"They're making the fastest progress. They held an internal briefing the day before yesterday and said they'd roughly pieced together the history of the Jie Sect and the Chan Sect. I don't know the details, but Ye Chendong said Professor Li's team is already writing a paper."
Chen Siyao nodded. "All right. Send me any updates as they come."
After ending the video call, she briefly compiled the information and went to Chen Hao's study.
Chen Hao was reading an old edition of the "Annotated Classic of Mountains and Seas." Its pages had grown frayed from use.
"Brother, Qin Xiaoyu said Professor