The two discussed the details for another ten minutes or so, including how to structure the team.
Which approval channels to use, how to protect the intellectual property, and the scope of the nondisclosure agreements.
Cai Jingwen's questions grew increasingly specific, while Chen Hao's answers grew increasingly brief.
They worked seamlessly together.
Finally, Cai Jingwen put her phone away. Her notes already filled two full screens.
"Give me a week. I'll post the job openings first and look for a lab site at the same time. I'll contact the server supplier tomorrow."
Chen Hao gave a hum of agreement.
"Anything else to add?" Cai Jingwen asked.
"Not for now. Come to me anytime if something comes up."
Cai Jingwen stood and straightened her coat collar. "All right. I'll head to the office tonight and get the framework in place."
Li Li stood up as well.
Chen Siyao saw them to the door. Yang Wanqing waved at them from the couch. "See you, girls! Bring milk tea next time!"
Cai Jingwen smiled without replying, changed her shoes, and went out.
Li Li followed behind her, then suddenly looked back as she reached the doorway.
She glanced at the Consciousness Helmet on the coffee table, then at Chen Hao, sitting relaxed on the couch.
Groundbreaking.
Cai Jingwen had used that word. Li Li thought it barely did it justice.
She had seen how the various factions reacted after the mysterious resurgence. Martial Arts Halls, cultivation resources, the cultivation manual market—everything revolved around "how to get stronger."
But every method was passive. Find resources, find cultivation manuals, find a master, enroll in a High Martial Arts School... all of it relied on outside help.
This helmet was different.
It turned "getting stronger" into a process that could be quantified, repeated, and tailored to