Qin Siyang followed Li Tianming into Miracle Building.
The other professors watched the two of them from behind, all with looks of relief on their faces.
Chang Tianxiong sighed with emotion, "Old Li, you really are blessed. You were almost screwed to death by Guo Jiuxiao, demoted to the edge of the safe zone, and still managed to turn disaster into fortune. That said, how did you manage to dig out a treasure like Qin Siyang from some place on the edge of the safe zone?"
Hao Liang chuckled, "You said it yourself, Old Li is blessed. Luck is one of those things you can't grab or touch. You can only envy it, not look for it. Besides, it's not just Old Li who's lucky. All of us are benefiting from it too."
Wu Yu pushed up his gold-rimmed glasses, "I'm not chatting with you guys anymore. I need to hurry back and study the middle leaves of the Titan Foxtail that little Qin gave me. It's not easy to come across a treasure like this."
Hao Liang grabbed Wu Yu in one motion, "Why are you in such a rush? The treasure's already in your hands, it's not going to run away. And besides, you've already decided to study the Titan Foxtail? What about the Blood Moon Tarantula eyes and the Bluewater Glazed Star Ore that little Qin gave you? You're not going to study those?"
Wu Yu frowned, "Even if I want to study them all at once, I can't split myself into multiple bodies."
"So then let's discuss the order and plan for our research."
Zhang Kuang yawned, "You guys discuss it. I didn't take either the Bluewater Glazed Star Ore or the Titan Foxtail anyway. I can't handle research on this stuff. Since things are relatively quiet now, I'll go catch up on some sleep."
Lu Daoxing rubbed his eyes, looking exhausted, "My top priority right now is paying off my debts. I don't have time to deal with anything else."
Hao Liang grabbed Lu Daoxing as well, "Old Zhang didn't take anything, so it's fine for him to go back and sleep. Old Lu, you took the biggest share of everything. You can't just take and not contribute. That's not right."
"But I really don't have time right now."
"If you don't have time to work on it, then give some of the materials in your hands to a few of us. I have time to research them."
"Give them to you? No way! Little Qin gave those to me!"
"No way or not, you have to! To pay off those dozens of tier-three God-Hunting artifacts you owe, it'll take at least until the end of September. Two months isn't long for us, but for little Qin, it's enough time for him to undergo earth-shaking changes. Right now, he lacks everything and is relying on a few of us to support him. You have to release some resources. You don't have time, I do."
Lu Daoxing lowered his head and thought it over for a few minutes. He felt that Hao Liang made sense.
Qin Siyang could be said to respond to his every request. He couldn't drag him down. So he handed over seventy percent of the Bluewater Glazed Star Ore he had, along with the outer and middle leaves of the Titan Foxtail.
Hao Liang frowned, "I already have the middle leaves. Give me the inner leaves."
"I need the inner leaves myself. If you're short, go ask little Qin for more," Lu Daoxing looked displeased, "You didn't seem to care much about little Qin before. Why are you acting like his nanny now?"
Hao Liang snorted, "If you went and messed with a Nightmare Lantern Tree just to help me collect multi-headed weasels, I'd treat you almost like my own father."
"Forget it. I don't need a son like you. I'm leaving. You guys discuss it."
Hao Liang took the materials and stayed in the first-floor lobby with Wu Yu, Chang Tianxiang, and Chang Tianxiong, continuing to discuss the priority order of their research plans.
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Qin Siyang and Li Tianming reached the sixth floor and entered Li Tianming's office.
This was Qin Siyang's first time in Li Tianming's office, and he gave it a quick look around.
"Old Li, your office is really clean. Did you hire a cleaner?"
"Miracle Building is only open to a few of us right now. Even President Zhao has to give notice in advance if he wants to come. How could I possibly hire a cleaner?"
"You cleaned it yourself? I remember you don't usually clean."
"Old Zhang cleaned it. When he came to look for me, he couldn't stand how dirty the place was, so he cleaned it for me."
"Dean Zhang really is... the office is cleaned so neatly, but why does he always look so sloppy himself?"
"That's because of his sequence. Nothing he can do about it."
"Alright."
Qin Siyang didn't press further. He poured two cups of water for himself and Li Tianming, then sat down in a chair.
"Old Li, you said you had something to tell me before I open the Path of the Believer. Go ahead and say it now."
"Mm! Mainly, I want to talk about how to open the Path of the Believer, and some things you need to pay attention to."
"Great! You talk, I'll listen!"
"Before we talk about the Path of the Believer, there's something I need to confirm with you first. Are you prepared for what comes after you open the Path of the Believer?"
Qin Siyang looked slightly confused, "What?"
"Didn't I tell you already? After opening the Path of the Believer, your ability to fight against gods will drop sharply. Right now, you can kill powerful medium gods. After breaking through your sequence to sequence level six, you may very well be unable to calmly deal with even relatively strong small gods."
"For most people, after breaking through to sequence level six, they will stay in the safe zone for a long time, digesting their sequence potions. Only after they have progressed along the Path of the Believer to sequence level seven, or at least the late stage of sequence level six, will they leave the safe zone again to continue hunting gods."
"So, have you prepared enough resources to raise your sequence level?"
"Resources…"
Qin Siyang thought about it.
At present, he only had the remains of the Corrosive Black Centipede, the Ice Crystal Giant Moth, and the Lava Crocodile.
The head of the Corrosive Black Centipede had already been completely eaten by him. Of the remaining corpse, half had first been given to Chris. After subtracting the inedible hard outer shell, no matter how you looked at it, there didn't seem to be more than a few pounds of meat left.
As for the Ice Crystal Giant Moth, being a fluttering moth that flew in the sky, its body was even lighter. Much of its weight was concentrated in that pair of ice crystal wings. The wings were important research material for Li Tianming, and after removing them, there wasn't much meat left either.
As for the Lava Crocodile, just thinking about it made Qin Siyang feel sick. To kill the Lava Crocodile, he had released the corrosive smoke skill of the Corrosive Black Centipede while inside the Lava Crocodile's body. As a result, the Lava Crocodile's internal organs and flesh were now all clumps of pitch-black, foul-smelling sludge. That scene, even a dung beetle would have shaken its head.
Qin Siyang let out a sigh, "Alright, then I'll prepare a bit more. Once I'm fully prepared, I'll come find you again."
Li Tianming grabbed Qin Siyang, "It's fine. You go prepare. Since I'm free today, I'll explain everything about the Path of the Believer to you in one go. At your speed, I think you'll be ready very soon. That way, you won't end up unable to find me and delaying your breakthrough."
Qin Siyang nodded, "Okay."
"The first thing I need to tell you is that you must choose the location where you will open the Path of the Believer. And in choosing that location, there is one principle above all others."
Li Tianming's expression suddenly became extremely serious, "Remember this. Do not tell anyone where you are opening the Path of the Believer. Including me!"
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