"No need. Hurry and take us to the Laboratory to find Academician Wang. We've already lost more than two months on the road. We can't waste any more time!" Professor Zheng said bluntly.
Professor Lin chimed in beside him. "That's right. Just take us straight to the Laboratory!"
The smile on Chang Renqiu's face visibly stiffened, but he understood that these old academics thought of nothing but experiments and research. They weren't deliberately snubbing him, so he forced himself to swallow his displeasure.
He simply had the staff escort them away.
Despite their impatience, the two professors didn't forget to earnestly thank every person and beast in the Dark Night Squad. Without Dark Night, they would all have been dead long ago!
They said they would bring people over to repay the points once they had settled in, then hurried away, practically flying toward the Laboratory with excitement radiating from their entire bodies.
"Haha, Captain Bai, dinner's on me tonight! Let's all get together. I'm on good terms with Elder Wu and Jingyu, so we're all friends here. Now that you're in A City, just come straight to me if you need help with anything."
Chang Renqiu's insincere smile never reached his eyes, and Bai Yaoyao found it repulsive. She couldn't be bothered to keep exchanging pleasantries.
Instead, she asked directly, "Where should we collect our mission reward? Also, we need to convert all the points on our City D Base points cards into A City Base points."
"I already sent someone to fetch your reward," Chang Renqiu replied. "They should be back soon. The points are easy enough. I'll just exchange your cards for you in a moment."
The original agreement had been five Level-Six Crystal Cores and three doses of Body Evolution Serum. Although Chang Renqiu had felt