While Ye Qing was resting and recuperating at home, Wang Yao finally came to see him.
The two sat beneath a tree, basking in the afternoon sunshine and enjoying the pastries his mother had made.
"The weather's getting colder and colder. Everything needs to come back to life soon."
Wang Yao rubbed his hands as he sighed, looking enviously at the furnace-like Infernape beside Ye Qing.
"Let's talk about your business. Azurill is about to hatch, too."
Ye Qing stretched. Nearly half a month of recuperation was enough. If he stayed home any longer, he felt like his body would rust.
Besides, Ye Qing had never entered an ancient tomb in either of his lives. With such a rare opportunity before him, he naturally wouldn't miss it.
After all, this expedition was officially authorized, not some illegal, unofficial operation.
"Here's the situation. The higher-ups are short on funding, right? And livestreaming is really popular now. Those companies have plenty of money and are willing to participate in this research project.
"So the research institute plans to work with them, using these popular livestreaming platforms to introduce the public to the professionalism and appeal of scientific research.
"As for those influencer companies, they want a ticket into this project to boost traffic for their streamers, so the two sides hit it off immediately."
"Mm, go on."
Ye Qing frowned slightly. No wonder Wang Yao had talked so big back then. The sponsors were influencer companies.
With investors involved, the funding for this trip certainly wouldn't be a small sum.
"As for the team composition, after considering various factors, the higher-ups could only approve three slots for each archaeological team.
"In other words, one researcher, one livestreaming influencer, and one combatant responsible for security."
Ye Qing knew the combatant meant him. That