Pretending To Be A Boss

"So why did he decide to make it open-source three years later?"

Everyone fell silent; they didn't know the answer, and Tang had already left. The group started to regret not stopping Tang Xian at that moment.

After a while, Ke Ye finally spoke:

"If we still need to rely on a formula to establish our advantage even after being three years ahead in theory and direction, then perhaps there's no need for the House of Daedalus to exist, right? I think that's what he meant."

"This..." Zhang An gave a wry smile, not knowing what expression to make.

Li Zhenjiang slowly nodded and said:

"With a three-year lead in thinking, during this process, we can create countless new weapons. Indeed, there's no need to stick to the old ways."

Zhang An sighed:

"Ke, your friend is really something. These concepts, everyone can see them clearly at first glance, and the academic gap is actually not that large, but the thoughts of young people are boundless. This is indeed a wake-up call!"

Li Zhenjiang also nodded in agreement:

"Scientific progress is indeed a gradual evolution, but there have also been examples of completely abandoning the old system and making a breakthrough from an entirely different direction. Today is such an occasion."

Ke Ye felt happier hearing them praise Tang Xian than if they had praised him. He really wished Tang Xian hadn't left in such a hurry.

But this person really hadn't changed a bit in six years, still so straightforward. It seems he completely disregards these people's opinions.

Tang Xian had actually mentioned those concepts a long time ago.

Six years ago, when discussing weapons at school with Ke, Tang Xian already had these ideas.

He had also tried to make these ideas public through letters.

But due to his status, whether these letters would be delivered was uncertain, and even if they were, it wasn't sure if they would be taken seriously.

The half-blind man at the street-side chess stall possesses the skills to play against national masters. The old monk, who sweeps the floors all day, yet can fend off heroes of the martial world. The neighborhood uncle, armed with a ping pong paddle, teaches the national team life lessons.

While these scenarios are dramatic, they're not realistic. Naturally, nobody believes that someone from the lower levels could possess much insight.

The conference at the House of Daedalus ended before long, and a group of weapon scholars excitedly left, all planning to return to their own workshops and ponder deeply.

Ke Ye was tidying up the table and turned the page, finding another design.

He puzzled over it; he hadn't noticed it before because everyone was transfixed by the message Tang Xian had left on the previous page.

Soon after, he couldn't help but smile wryly.

"This lazy fellow, always drawing a diagram and leaving me to do the work."

The drawing appeared to be a pair of gloves. However, looking at the notes everywhere, the gloves seemed to have many functions, and the principles were quite novel.

This was clearly a new piece of equipment Tang Xian wanted him to make, and it was for mass production. Probably for each member of his own hunter squad.

Ke Ye put away the design and hurried toward his own smelting room. If Tang Xian was efficient in his work, he shouldn't be lazy either.

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The mining area, Tianque Plains.

The White Bone Mountain Range, even more remote than Waning Time Valley, was once a paradise for many birds and also the farthest place Tang Xian and his companions had traveled through.

Continuing two days' journey north from there, one would reach the Tianque Plains.

Now, life here was sparse.

Where beasts used to surround it, with an ecosystem even richer and more expansive than the forest sea. But as the Nvwa Snakes and the foxes fought, many animals migrated to Saint Dene Highlands, west of the Yuepela Plains.

Tianque Plains then became the biggest battlefield between the two clans.

Qing JiuYu, as the leader of the fox clan and the only nine-tailed demon fox alive today, posed a significant threat to the snake clan during battles.

Her strength was by no means inferior to her beauty, but due to the prolonged fighting, she also seemed a bit weary.

The vast difference between a six-tailed and a nine-tailed fox far exceeded that between a Nvwa Snake and a White Phosphorus Serpent Demon.

This battle, in essence, was more like her single-handedly fighting against the entire snake clan.

As the battle continuously turned for the worse, it looked as if the fox clan would be driven out of the Tianque Plains.

The resources here were very important to the fox clan, which had lived here for hundreds of years. Although Qing JiuYu was unwilling to accept this, she was helpless to change it.

Nearly a hundred Nvwa Snakes and their leader, the White Phosphorus Serpent Demon, were slightly superior to the fox clan in terms of compatibility.

Even with the power of a catastrophe, she ultimately couldn't influence things alone, and the gap in combat power between six-tailed foxes and Nvwa Snakes was too large.

A large number of six-tailed and three-tailed foxes died; the scent of the Biphasic Orchids was mixed with the strong smell of rotting flesh.

The rules of evolution in this world are chaotic. There are gradual advancements like those of the Nvwa Snakes, as well as leaps akin to moving from six tails to nine in one step.

But the difficulty of evolution varies. Many elders of the fox clan, having lived even longer than Qing JiuYu, simply couldn't evolve from six tails to nine.

This was the gap in natural talent.

Even as one of the strongest beings of the continent, she couldn't stop the invasion of an entire clan of calamity-level creatures.

However, recently, Qing JiuYu felt that the Nvwa Snakes of the Tianque Plains had become much more restrained.

As she moved across the plains in her beastly form, she resembled a queen who reigned over this land. There had always been some troublesome white snake, bringing a group of Nvwa Snakes to entangle with her.

But for three days running, Qing JiuYu hadn't felt that annoying presence.

The typically aggressive Nvwa Snakes had not organized an attack in these three days.

With wisdom even surpassing some humans, Qing JiuYu quickly deduced that there might be issues within the snake clan.

The snake clan leader, capable of transforming into a human like her, the White Phosphorus Serpent Demon, was nowhere to be seen.