Those words delighted Ji Yanzhi, and he could not help chuckling. "You're right."
Director Chang turned to Ji Ting and shared his idea. "Little Ji, I've just been thinking it over. The Brain-Inspired Intelligence Research Center at the Huake Academy of Sciences already has quite a few of the devices on your list. Rather than waiting for me to gather everything, we'd be more efficient if we used their laboratory first. Anything that's missing, I promise I'll get it to you as soon as possible."
Ji Ting had no objections to the arrangement. "All right. I'll follow your lead."
Director Chang immediately picked up his phone and hurried outside to make arrangements. That left only Ji Ting and Ji Yanzhi in the laboratory.
"Ji Yanzhi, I need to..."
"I know." Ji Yanzhi had already sighed. He reached out to hold Ji Ting's shoulders, his tone indulgent with resignation. "Our great Academician Ji is off to serve the country again. Go on. I'll wait for you at home."
Ji Ting looked up at him. "Aren't you going to ask how many days I'll be gone this time?"
Ji Yanzhi tugged at the corner of his mouth, a little self-mockingly. "A project this big, involving such cutting-edge technology... it obviously won't be a short trip."
The moment he finished, Ji Ting said clearly, "Three days."
"Huh?" Ji Yanzhi froze, convinced he had misheard. "Just... just three days?!"
"Too short for you?"
"Of course not!" Ji Yanzhi denied it immediately, then found it unbelievable. "Wait... can research this important really be completed in a few days?"
Ji Ting shook his head and explained, "The quantum neural field signal I captured has only given us a distant glimpse of the blurred outline of a key that could open the door to a new field.