Qin Siyang's eyes widened, "A single God-Hunting Weapon can solve all the problems?"
"That's right. I've heard about this too," Qian Wenzhao nodded.
"That God-Hunting Weapon looks like a stamp. The moment Harrison used it, it repaired dozens of shattered anti-air glass panels. In less than half a day, all the anti-air glass was restored. Since the gods couldn't enter the safe zone, they had no choice but to continue wandering outside."
When Li Tianming heard Qian Wenzhao mention Harrison, he gave him a meaningful look.
Qin Siyang asked, "Then what is Harrison's sequence?"
"On the [Godslayer Camp] and [Sequence Education] databases, his information panel states that his sequence is [Phantom Assassin], same as yours."
"Huh? [Phantom Assassin]?"
"As for whether that's his real sequence, I wouldn't know."
"I'm just telling you this—researchers have high status because they truly have strength."
"That God-Hunting Weapon of his, how exactly did it repair the anti-air glass?"
"If it's really a restoration ability, can it also repair the human body? If it's a time-reversal ability, could it grant immortality? If it recreated the anti-air glass from scratch, could it create other objects as well?"
"No one knows. Only Harrison himself does."
"You think some people are just good at publishing papers, but that's only the tip of the iceberg. The theories they release are the ones they no longer need to keep secret. The ones they haven't published yet—that's where their true power lies."
Qin Siyang swallowed hard.
'A God-Hunting Weapon that directly restores anti-air glass?'
'Restoration? Reversal? Creation?'
'This is way too unbelievable...'
"Then… the United Government didn't take him away and force him to reveal his research results?"
Qian Wenzhao said, "The United Government wouldn't dare."
"Why not?"
"You should know that a few years ago, there was an uprising of Sequence Ability Users in the safe zone, demanding an end to repeated inspections of their sequences and abilities."
"I know about that."
"That uprising was actually organized by the researchers in the safe zone."
"In reality, it wasn't even an uprising—it was a premeditated resistance."
"The United Government introduced the repeated sequence verification law, claiming it was to maintain order in the safe zone. But in reality, it was an excuse to detain researchers and force them to hand over their findings."
"But the researchers secretly organized a rebellion—not just to help lower-ranked Sequence Users protect their secrets, but also because those who studied sequences wanted more freedom for themselves."
"You know the final result—the researchers won."
"The United Government compromised, though they weren't completely defeated. They first cut funding for research and then established their own research institute. They also reclaimed the authority to forge Sequence Weapons and manufacture Sequence Potions, creating a system of checks and balances."
"But from that moment on, the United Government didn't dare to touch researchers easily anymore."
Qin Siyang was astonished.
He hadn't expected so much to be hidden behind that one uprising.
He had thought it was just a group of people like himself, falsifying their Sequence Abilities and causing trouble.
Now he finally understood—people like him were mostly just pawns.
Qian Wenzhao nodded, "That's also why I dare to make money from forging fake sequences. Because aside from Sequence Users with no background, almost everyone's registered Sequence Ability in the Bureau is fake."
Qin Siyang glanced at Qian Wenzhao, "Then why do you charge so much? A whole silver coin for a fake sequence?"
Qian Wenzhao rubbed his chin, "A silver coin is the lowest price—people have to beg me for it. Without connections, no amount of money will get you a forged sequence."
"Whether before the apocalypse or after, without connections, you can't take a single step forward."
Qin Siyang nodded.
That much, he agreed with.
Without Li Tianming and Qian Wenzhao, he would at best be a wandering rogue.
If he had to fight minor gods outside the safe zone every day for food, who knew how long it would take him to reach Sequence Level Four—or maybe he'd just get unlucky and die to some powerful god one day.
Li Tianming added, "Researchers' Sequence Types, Sequence Abilities, Sequence Levels, the God-Hunting Weapons they develop, their various potions—these are all unknown factors."
"Who would want to provoke people like that?"
"But in that case, what's the point of researchers publishing papers? I looked at Florence's research, and it didn't seem very practical. Yet he still values it a lot. If it's useless, wouldn't he be better off just following his mentor and researching God-Hunting Weapons?"
Li Tianming shook his head, "You still don't really understand research."
"We're all human. No matter our status, we share the same goal—to end this apocalyptic era within the safe zones and truly live on Blue Star again, without fearing the gods' invasions."
"And what drives humanity forward is the advanced technology in these research papers."
"The discovery that anti-air glass can block gods, the creation of Sequence Potions to enhance abilities, the first domestication of mutated creatures for food—these were all done by researchers. And all this information was made public through research papers."
"Every so often, renowned scholars hold exchange meetings to determine which research fields and findings can be made public to help humanity advance within the safe zones."
"And every research paper is a building block in humanity's progress. Some blocks are more useful than others—some are essential, some have limited applications, and some seem useless for now. But you can't discard any of them, because one day they might be needed. And when that time comes, it'll be too late to start from scratch. Understand?"
Li Tianming's tone was serious, "Researchers are powerful, highly respected, and make great contributions to humanity. If you offend them, your life won't be easy."
Qian Wenzhao agreed and nodded in approval.
"Xiao Qin, if you're going to organize a bidding war, do it properly. Don't try any tricks."
Qin Siyang was very receptive to advice.
Since both Qian Wenzhao and Li Tianming said so, following their lead couldn't be wrong.
"Alright, I promise. We'll discuss the meeting arrangements together."
Li Tianming said, "Let's set the meeting aside for now. I didn't know much about Director Qian before, but I have a question for you."
Qian Wenzhao didn't expect to be suddenly called out.
"Principal Li, what is it?"
"You just gave a very detailed account of Harrison's famous feat. But as far as I know, that event was suppressed by the United Government, and not many people know about it."
Qian Wenzhao smirked, "That's true."
"Then, Director Qian, how did you find out about it?"
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