Chapter 226

Because of this unexpected turn of events, Qing Mengzhu's original intention to have a proper discussion with the experts was completely extinguished.

After the small meeting ended, he exchanged a few pleasantries with the experts, exchanged WeChat contacts, and agreed to meet again next time. Then he said goodbye to Director Chu and the others and drove home.

On his way back to town, Qing Mengzhu took a detour to Ming Chunxi's company. After the unexpected turn of events, he really wanted to see Ming Chunxi and tell her about this inexplicable intuition he had today.

Ming Chunxi is the boss now. Qing Mengzhu calls him, he comes down.

Qing Mengzhu sat in the car with the window open, waiting for Ming Chunxi to come over.

The moment Qing Mengzhu saw Ming Chunxi, she felt as if several large words had appeared above Ming Chunxi's head: [Artificial Intelligence and Quantum Computing (Master)]

"What's going on here?" Qing Mengzhu muttered to himself, glancing at Ming Chunxi a few more times. There were no words above Ming Chunxi's head, but he had a very clear feeling that there were invisible words above Ming Chunxi's head.

Ming Chunxi just opened the car door and asked, "What's going on?"

Qing Mengzhu stared at the top of his head. "I feel like there are words above your head, as if saying that you are a master in artificial intelligence and quantum computing."

Ming Chunxi paused for a moment. "It might be something the Interstellar Mall did. Open the Interstellar Mall and see if there are any changes."

Qing Mengzhu then realized, "Oh right, it's probably the Interstellar Mall's doing. I was in a meeting thinking of sharing this news with you when I got back, and I completely forgot to check."

Qing Mengzhu opened the Interstellar Mall and quickly discovered that it wasn't the Interstellar Mall playing tricks on him, but rather that his planting level had been upgraded.

He went from Junior Grower to Intermediate Grower, and he could sense the professional level and direction of others, which seemed to be a unique ability of Intermediate Grower.

Qing Mengzhu stared at his personal profile, noticing the parenthetical note. "I've actually become Intermediate Grower. I thought I'd level up only after growing something amazing."

Ming Chunxi listened to his account of the meeting. "Perhaps because your personal planting system has been completed and improved, you have become Intermediate Grower."

Qing Mengzhu: "That's possible. I just never expected my opportunity for advancement would come from here."

As she said this, Qing Mengzhu, for some reason, subconsciously raised her phone and scanned Ming Chunxi's profile. Soon, the Mall Assistant displayed a notification: "Ming Chunxi, Artificial Intelligence and Quantum Computing (Master)".

Qing Mengzhu jolted awake and sat bolt upright. "Hey! Look! The Mall Assistant scanned you, and it's showing the results!"

Ming Chunxi glanced at her phone screen, remaining remarkably calm. "Perhaps the Mall Assistant has materialized your abilities."

Qing Mengzhu: "This will work?"

Ming Chunxi: "Doesn't it first appear in your mind and then materialize on your phone? Since you can transfer an entire app, it shouldn't be difficult to materialize some of your thoughts and data."

Qing Mengzhu realized, "Oh, that's true too."

Ming Chunxi gently turned his phone over. "Can you scan yourself?"

Qing Mengzhu hadn't thought of that, "I'll give it a try."

Qing Mengzhu tried it, and immediately the scan results from the Mall Assistant appeared: [Qing Mengzhu, Bamboo Cultivation (Master), Chili Pepper Cultivation (Expert), Tomato Cultivation (Expert), Rice Cultivation (Expert)...]

He rubbed his eyes. The scan results really did contain ellipses. He tapped on one, and the omitted content expanded out, revealing that he was an expert in lotus root cultivation, water chestnut cultivation, tea cultivation, coffee cultivation, and so on.

Qing Mengzhu looked at the word "Mastery": "It really is a hint about one's skill level. It seems that Mastery is the lowest level that the Mall Assistant can indicate. It won't indicate anything lower than that, but I can feel it."

Ming Chunxi also looked at the Mall Assistant: "No rush, let's explore it slowly."

Author's Note:

See you tomorrow!

Chapter 226

Qing Mengzhu was quite shocked and was somewhat disoriented.

On the way home, Ming Chunxi was a little worried, so he made sure to have him sit in the passenger seat while he drove.

Qing Mengzhu opened the car window and kept observing pedestrians the whole way.

After observing for a while, he discovered that, in reality, there weren't that many people who had mastered a certain skill. Most people didn't seem to have any particular ability to do anything. Only a small number of people possessed the ability to "master" a certain industry. As for expert-level or master-level figures, he didn't find a single one.

He opened the Interstellar Mall APP and secretly used it to scan, and found that it was the same; most of the customers were ordinary people with no skills.

After getting used to it for two days, Qing Mengzhu quickly realized how useful this skill was.

He used this skill to assess people's professional abilities and promoted some young people who had just joined the company last fall.

After seeing the list he provided, Zhao Hexi was puzzled. "You don't come to the company often, and you don't interact with these young people much. How do you know who is capable and who isn't?"

Qing Mengzhu revealed a mysterious smile, "Tell me, is my judgment accurate or not?"

Zhao Hexi had no objection to this. "It's quite accurate. Old Gu and Old Li both said you have a keen eye for talent, and the newly promoted group leaders are quite capable. Auntie Feng hasn't interacted with the agricultural college students before, so they're still getting to know each other. But judging from Auntie Feng's tone, everyone is quite impressed with the newcomers, feeling that the Xiao Nian have systematically learned things are indeed different."

Qing Mengzhu: "That's good. Let's take another look after the New Year. If there are no problems, we won't need to make any further adjustments. Also, could you tell HR to call me when they're recruiting technical talent in the future? I want to participate in the interviews."

Zhao Hexi: "Okay, I'll tell you in a bit. Your move is really amazing, tell me quickly, how did you do it?"

Qing Mengzhu: "I suddenly learned it, so I can't teach it to others."

Zhao Hexi had no choice but to stop asking and said, "We need to finalize the New Year's Eve dinner arrangements. I've sent you the menu and address; please take a look."

Qing Mengzhu has already reviewed it. "Let's proceed according to your plan."

Zhao Hexi: "Then I'll have someone pass on the message."

After discussing business, Zhao Hexi sat down for tea. "What have you been busy with these past few days? I've seen you running around in the mountains and fields all the time. Didn't you say you'd almost finished with the fieldwork and would take care of the rest after the New Year?"

Qing Mengzhu has just become Intermediate Grower and now has a complete planting system. She has a new understanding of watering, fertilizing, and breeding, and wants to give it a try.

There's nothing to hide.

Qing Mengzhu: "I want to try a new planting method, and adjust it as soon as possible while the tomato and pepper seedlings are still small."

Zhao Hexi: "No wonder."

Qing Mengzhu looked at Zhao Hexi. Zhao Hexi's management skills were currently at the "proficient" level, but he should be close to becoming an expert.

He started relatively late, but he was very perceptive. He had to deal with all sorts of things and people every day, yet he could still accurately grasp what needed the most attention. Even if something seemed trivial, he would still ask a question.

No wonder he improved so quickly.

Thinking of this, Qing Mengzhu asked, "Are you going home for the holiday?"

Zhao Hexi: "Yes, it's Chinese New Year, so I have to go back home for a few days. I'll come back after the third day of the Lunar New Year."

Qing Mengzhu: "Don't rush things. Your family isn't pressuring you to get married anymore."

Zhao Hexi waved his hand. "I like living in the village now. If I stay at home and can't see our company and our fields, I always feel empty inside."

Qing Mengzhu: "Then when you go back, take some hazelnuts, winter bamboo shoots, and homemade wine with you as New Year's gifts."

Zhao Hexi's eyes lit up. "Homemade wine? The one you distilled recently? You're so good to me, my good brother!"

Qing Mengzhu: "We can't finish that much, you can take it back and try it, but don't drink too much."

Zhao Hexi laughed, "How could we bear to drink too much? At most, my dad and I will pour ourselves two small cups to taste."