North Rehe Progress

As someone who helped Zhang Weimeng revise his books, Zhang Xuezhou was extremely familiar with The Smiling, Proud Wanderer.

He agreed to Wen Yishan's small request, promising that he would be able to recite his lines.

Hou Renying's role is limited to this. As an outstanding young disciple of the Qingcheng Sect, he only makes a few formal appearances, and in one scene, he participates in the massacre of the Fuwei Escort Agency.

However, in that tragedy, Hou Renying wore a mask, which meant that Zhang Xuezhou's appearance was replaced by a stand-in.

In short, once he finished his work for the day, his scenes with the character Hou Renying were also over, and the rest depended on Wen Yishan's arrangements.

If the other party can arrange it in just a few days, he'll make do with the performance; if they can't, he'll have to wait for another seven-day cycle before he can perform.

"Pingzhi, see you next time!"

Zhang Xuezhou waved to Zuo Teng, who was dominating the battlefield, and then leisurely left the film set, now dressed normally.

"How come this guy doesn't seem anxious at all? Not only is he not in a hurry to film, but he's not in a hurry for the blood serum, and he's not in a hurry about the Qin Meng ruins..."

Zuo Teng remained silent for several seconds before finally adjusting his mindset.

If it weren't for the substantial profits generated by the TV series "The Smiling, Proud Wanderer," many of the members of the sequencing winners' group would have long since disappeared.

Zuo Teng was no exception; with the sequencing event over, he was also looking for a partner to hunt alien beasts.

This is not just about the money that hunting brings in; more importantly, as they advance in the future, the required blood serum standards will become increasingly higher, making it difficult to use ordinary beasts as the original culture medium.

Some high-level sequence users even resorted to hunting ferocious beasts.

Without prior adaptation and transition, hunting dangerous prey later on will inevitably lead to death.

Zuo Teng's first foray into the Qin Meng ruins was not simply about acquiring exotic beasts, but more about accumulating sufficient experience.

Humans have ways to counter and exchange blows, but mythical beasts do not.

He needs to adapt to this new confrontation, and he needs to be sharp and insightful enough to guard against underhanded tactics from people in other countries and regions.

Given these various needs, having a good teammate becomes the most important issue.

"It seems this guy is unlikely to have any teammates. We'll have to make some exchanges later, or perhaps help each other out in the Qin Meng ruins!"

Zuo Teng had communicated with Zhang Xuezhou about this matter via telecom, but when they met again, Zhang Xuezhou didn't mention anything related to it.

This made it very clear to Zuo Teng the outcome of the invitation.

He pondered how to find suitable teammates, constantly considered the challenges he would face, and also considered possible transactions between sequencers.

"Only when we reach the Third Sequence will it become clear who the dragons are and who the worms are, and who will make it to the end!"

Zuo Teng doesn't believe Zhang Xuezhou will stop at the Third Sequence Third Sequence, but he thinks many people will.

However, the number of people entering the Fourth Sequence and Fifth Sequence will decrease dramatically.

Consequently, some old rivals have had no choice but to band together and cooperate.

He couldn't team up with Zhang Xuezhou at the sequencing conference, nor could he form a team for the initial exploration of the Qin Meng ruins, but Zuo Teng was certain that one day, the other party would need him.

"Let's see who goes further!"

Occasionally, he would think about the things between Zhang Xuezhou and Luo Tianming, which gave him a greater sense of urgency and prevented him from losing himself in his own area of strength.

His mind was filled with many thoughts, but he eventually calmed down.

Zhang Xuezhou, however, actually made a trip to the North Rehe Research Institute.

He always acted on his ideas, but when he entered the research institute again, Zhang Xuezhou couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.

"Director Zhang, we have already started incubating and raising the Wushao chickens as quickly as possible. However, it takes about six months for these chickens to go from hatching to adulthood and laying eggs, which is about three months slower than normal laying hens. Moreover, according to current data, the egg production rate of these chickens is not high, only about a hundred eggs a year. But we have already bred fifteen young hens..."

"So, it's going to be another six months before all these experimental consumables are actually coming in large quantities?" Zhang Xuezhou asked.

"We only have about thirty newly hatched black-feathered eggs right now, and at this time..."

Xu Shengzhi, the researcher in charge of the institute, gestured with his fingers, feeling that Zhang Xuezhou's six months was a bit short.

However, as a research laboratory, their results after six months of work—only fifteen hens, four roosters, and one chick that died—are indeed unacceptable.

These newly laid eggs are not of high quality, and the mortality rate during incubation and cultivation is also relatively high.

It will be quite difficult to form large groups of people in six months.

Xu Shengzhi had no choice but to bite the bullet and sign the order.

"Alright, then I'll wait another seven or eight months!"

Zhang Xuezhou arrived full of anticipation, but inevitably left disappointed.

"By the way, how's the collection of those specimens from the Sinkhole No. 2 I asked you to do going?"

With the Wushao chicken matter settled, Zhang Xuezhou had no choice but to turn to other matters.

This somewhat eased Xu Shengzhi's embarrassed and awkward expression.

The stone specimens in the major laboratories are not valuable and are mostly kept as souvenirs. It's no problem for Xu Shengzhi and others to buy them with money or even to ask for them directly.

After all, these stone specimens have been studied several times and have lost their research value.

It's normal for a new broom to open up new avenues, and it's also normal that Zhang Xuezhou would do these things, and it's not normal that he wouldn't achieve any results.

Xu Shengzhi was fortunate that he had done a good job in this area and hadn't been taking the research salary for nothing.

He mentioned that a total of 9,627 stone specimens had been acquired, which had already filled the showroom and could not be acquired any more. This made Zhang Xuezhou extremely satisfied with this attitude towards work.

He intends to fill the place with stones until it's completely full.

Zhang Xuezhou was particularly interested in the liquid remaining in the stones, but he couldn't determine which stones had the liquid and which didn't, so he had to use brute force to search for it.

"I'll go and study it for a bit, and then we'll get a new batch of specimens!"

After giving his instructions in a casual manner, Zhang Xuezhou then went to look at the various stones with great interest.

He had previously disrupted the fluid that could move and try to penetrate the body, and Zhang Xuezhou would clearly not do that again when faced with it once more.

Compared to inanimate objects, living specimens may have a different meaning.

Since his family already had plans to build a laboratory, Zhang Xuezhou felt he could incorporate the liquid from the Sinkhole No. 2 into the research project to see what exactly was responsible for maintaining the creature's vigorous vitality.

"If Sister Zhou doesn't take over this project, it will definitely be a loss for her in the future!"

Realizing that his efforts to promote the product had failed and that Zhou Yueyan's sluggish response had delayed the process for more than half a year, Zhang Xuezhou decided to stop seeking analysis and culture services from Zhou Yueyan's laboratory and instead take matters into his own hands.

He ventured into the exhibition hall, which was filled with various stone specimens. Among the mountain of stone specimens, Zhang Xuezhou constantly sensed the stones and rocks that might be heating up.