The moment Xianyu returned to the Yaoqing, a company shareholder asked through the Chief Strategist whether he had time to meet.
Even if he did, Xianyu would not have met the man immediately. Instead, he went to see his SSR, who brought him good news yet again.
Marty, a scientific genius with his luck stat maxed out.
First, he had developed a Jade Abacus that monitored Xianzhou natives' physical condition.
Then, he had remedied the Colossus's weaknesses.
If the old Colossus had been a marksman who needed support and protection, then the version modified by his SSR no longer needed a fleet to guard it. It had transformed into an absolute powerhouse that could defend itself and had extremely short skill cooldowns.
It could mine more ore in the same amount of time, greatly improving efficiency.
As expected of his SSR. He took after Xianyu.
The weapons he modified were highly efficient, too.
Now, he could even let Xianyu control a Stellar Destroyer remotely.
Excellent. This would definitely give Aha a surprise.
Xianyu watched his SSR hesitate to speak, feeling positively delighted.
He had a feeling the man could build a Heaven-Burning Divine Weapon by hand...
His eyes held a smile as he encouraged Marty with a look to say what was on his mind.
Marty stammered, "Um... Marshal, about the research funding..."
Xianyu froze.
He never shortchanged his subordinates or his SSR. Oh, and now he had to include the five newly arrived Vidyadhara High Elders.
But if he ranked them in his heart, his subordinates and his SSR naturally mattered most. Their benefits were far better than those given to the Vidyadhara High Elders.
As long as the benefits were good enough, nobody would take bribes and give him an opportunity to play three-clan Match-Three.
Previously, Xianyu had