Qin Siyang drove the drill pod, winding his way underground like a slippery loach. He turned left and right, afraid that someone might be following him. Only after confirming that there was nothing unusual behind him did he step on the accelerator. The drill pod suddenly surged forward and charged straight into Quan Taibin's underground hideout.
There was no entrance in the underground area, so Qin Siyang appeared inside Quan Taibin's room without warning.
"Ah, shit!", Quan Taibin was startled, and the tweezers in his hand flew out, hitting a metal block on the workbench.
Only after seeing that it was Qin Siyang did he relax. Covering his chest, he complained, "Student Qin! Could you give me some warning next time? Appearing out of nowhere can scare someone to death!"
"You were too absorbed in what you were doing. You're a dignified Sequence Level Six, yet you didn't even notice the underground vibrations. What are you doing?"
Quan Taibin stood in front of the workbench, "Obviously, doing research."
Qin Siyang glanced at the scattered parts on the workbench and frowned, "Still researching the secrets of the disc armor?"
"No," Quan Taibin shook his head, "I researched the disc armor before because I thought no one else was researching it, so it would be easy to publish papers and get promoted. Now I've been forced to live in an underground cave because of my research on the disc armor. Why would I keep researching that thing?"
"Then what are you researching?"
"God-hunting artifacts," A light flashed in Quan Taibin's eyes, "You gave me quite a few rare divine materials before, along with some God-hunting artifacts I'd never seen before. It would be too wasteful not to research God-hunting artifacts."
Hearing this, Qin Siyang stared suspiciously at Quan Taibin, "Researching God-hunting artifacts is a job that takes years of accumulation. Can you handle it?"
"Accumulating knowledge over years is difficult, but if you stand on the shoulders of giants, it becomes much easier," Quan Taibin grinned and pointed at the parts on the workbench, "I'm taking apart several of the God-hunting artifacts you gave me and learning the technology inside them."
Qin Siyang followed his finger and immediately felt his eyelids twitch, "You took apart the artifacts I gave you? Why didn't you keep them for yourself?"
Quan Taibin shook his head with a laugh, "There's no need. After thinking about it over and over in this underground cave, I've figured it out. This is two hundred kilometers underground outside the Safe Zone. Anyone who can find this place and come here to kill me is definitely stronger than me. Whether I have artifacts or not won't change the outcome. I might as well take advantage of the peace and quiet to focus on research."
Qin Siyang thought for a moment and felt that there was some sense to it, so he stopped feeling sorry for those artifacts. Leaning against the workbench, he asked with interest, "So how's the disassembly going?"
"Not bad, I guess. I feel that if you give me a high-temperature furnace, I can try making a few Tier Three God-hunting artifacts."
"What? It's only been a week, and you can already make Tier Three artifacts?"
Qin Siyang's surprise brought a hint of a smile to Quan Taibin's face.
But he still humbly said, "One of the artifacts you gave me is Tier Four. If you give me a rice cake and ask me to draw a cylinder, I can imitate a Tier Three God-hunting artifact. That doesn't really count as being highly skilled."
"A high-temperature furnace, right? I'll bring you one next time."
"Next time? Doesn't my laboratory already have a high-temperature furnace? You didn't bring it?"
"Bring my ass. There are enough people who want to kill you to form a line from South Glory to North Glory. How many people are watching your laboratory? If I went there, wouldn't I just be giving myself away?"
"Oh… Then what did you bring me today?"
"Food, drinks, daily necessities, motor fuel, and some tiles, flooring, electrical wires, lights, and whatever else. Today I'm going to renovate this shitty cave for you. At least make it look like somewhere a person can actually live," As he spoke, Qin Siyang took out the stacked material storage boxes.
"You know how to renovate and install electrical wiring too?"
"No. I took a one-hour crash course from Principal Zhao's construction crew."
"If you don't know how, how are you going to renovate it for me? What if you install the wiring wrong and it leaks electricity?"
"You're a Sequence Level Six. Even if the electricity leaks, it can't possibly kill you. At most, you'll feel a little numb and itchy. We're already outside the Safe Zone. Do you expect to live in a five-star hotel?"
Quan Taibin was silent for a moment before sighing, "Fine. I'm already grateful that you thought of helping me renovate this place. By the way, can you give me some Sequence potions?"
"Sequence potions? Didn't I leave you a hundred bottles? Aren't they enough for your research?"
"Not for research. I want to improve myself."
"Improve? Teacher Quan, you've already on the Path of the Believer and reached Sequence Level Six. Who knows how many years it'll take you to break through to Sequence Level Seven. How many Sequence potions would I have to give you for that to be enough?"
"I'm planning to research how to advance quickly along the Path of the Believer, so I need Sequence potions as support."
Qin Siyang curled his lips, "It's not that I don't believe you, but there are at least eight hundred people in the entire Safe Zone who want to research this. How could you possibly figure it out by yourself?"
"The speed at which people advance along the Path of the Believer varies. That's already an undisputed fact. If they haven't figured it out, it means they're researching in the wrong direction. Exploring a new direction for something unknown is like lightning striking firewood, discovering it is purely accidental. How could there be any fixed rules to follow?"
"Fine, I'll admit you have a point. How many Sequence potions do you want?"
"Give me a thousand bottles to try first."
"A thousand bottles?", Qin Siyang's mouth twitched, "You really aren't shy. But that's not a small amount. My potions aren't blowing in on the wind. You'll have to trade something for them."
"I'll share all the technology I develop with you unconditionally."
"Is your technology worth that much?"
Quan Taibin pulled a thick stack of papers out of a storage box, "These are all the technologies I've developed. I'll give them to you first as a security deposit."
"Let me see… Research on using disc armor to develop Sequence potions?"
Qin Siyang stared at the research title on the first page, his eyes widening. Without another word, he immediately flipped through it, wanting to see how it was done.
The content was very short. He read it aloud with complete concentration.
"Method One… Method One? You have several methods?"
Quan Taibin nodded, "Mm. I told you before. With my research on the disc armor, I'm confident I can be directly evaluated for a professorship. Did you think I was bragging?"
"I… Forget it, let me see first. Method One: Silently recite the name of the god to whom the disc armor belongs, show completely undistracted reverence, and continuously kowtow. The disc armor will then turn into a glass ball containing a Sequence potion. Huh? That's a little strange… You have to maintain your devotion to the god the whole time?"
Quan Taibin smiled, "Keep reading Method Two."
"Oh," Qin Siyang had no idea what Quan Taibin was smiling about, so he continued reading, "Method Two: Urinate on the disc armor, and the disc armor will rapidly expand and also turn into a glass ball containing a Sequence potion?"
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