The rules and regulations of Monteria Laboratory were much the same as those of other laboratories. They amounted to keeping the lab quiet and tidy, following the professor's guidance, adhering to procedures, strictly prohibiting plagiarism and fabricated results, and not taking laboratory equipment or test materials outside, and so on.
In summary, they were similar to the rules Zheng Qing had followed whenever he entered the Hundred Herbs Garden—first, listen to the teacher; second, do not touch anything recklessly; third, listen to the teacher and do not touch anything recklessly.
The only less stringent point was that, while working in this laboratory, the assistant researchers did not need to wear Dragon Skin Protective Suits, alchemical goggles, or Silkworm Skin Gloves.
From Zheng Qing's observations, this was because the laboratory handled Monteria Laboratory's theoretical research and required no practical operations, so its dress requirements were less demanding.
He quickly read through the booklet Professor Monteria had given him.
But because he was new here, it was inconvenient for him to wander around chatting with his colleagues, and he was too embarrassed to casually flip through the documents and journals on the experimental table before him. So he could only read the little booklet over and over, nearly memorizing it.
He dawdled until after two in the afternoon, when the professor finally came before him again.
There was little conversation. Professor Monteria directly assigned him to analyze and copy a talisman rubbing whose origin was unknown. It did not contain much, but it was exceedingly rare; the combination of talismans on the rubbing was vastly different from the structures currently in vogue.
Before analyzing it, Zheng Qing decided to copy it out several times first.
Just as the old saying went, "Read a book a hundred times, and its meaning will reveal