Chapter 441: with translation of chapter title

441. Chapter 441: A bit troublesome.

In the kitchen, the three of them were whispering quietly.

Jiang Cheng in the upstairs bedroom slowly opened his eyes.

On the panel, the experience bar of the Azure Jade Coiled Dragon Pendant finally filled up, and the proficiency also reached Entry.

Jiang Cheng immediately looked at the Gold Bell Visualization Diagram beside him; after consuming a considerable amount of Spiritual Power, he closed his eyes again and began meditating.

In an instant, the recovery speed of Spiritual Power, which had been more than double before, surged to twenty-five times! The Spiritual Power that had been consumed was recovering at an astonishing speed.

Even Jiang Cheng couldn't help but open his eyes and suck in a breath of cold air.

Just as he had anticipated, the recovery speed was indeed twenty-five times.

That speed sounds terrifying just hearing about it.

In practice, it turned out to be exactly so.

Originally it took six hours to recover; now it only takes a quarter of an hour.

This also means that, at most within a day, he could break through from a Fifth-level Spirit Mind Master to a Sixth-level Spirit Mind Master.

"Although a Sixth-level Spirit Mind Master is still weak, this is a good start."

A glint of sharpness flashed in Jiang Cheng's eyes.

From Sixth to Seventh level, it would take only four days, of course, considering that he needs to do Refining Alchemy in the morning and also set aside two afternoons for teaching, the actual time required is more than four days.

Fortunately, it's not much more than that.

"There's still time; keep cultivating Spiritual Power."

Jiang Cheng closed his eyes again.

After an hour passed, Jiang Cheng appeared in the Director's Office of the Alchemy Workshop.

"Good morning, Director."

As soon as he entered, he greeted Ma Ming, who was sitting behind the desk.

"Morning, Director Jiang."

Ma Ming also returned a smile, "Are you going to do Refining Alchemy?"

"Yes."

Jiang Cheng smiled.

"But there's no need to rush; it'll be the same later."

"That's right."

Ma Ming's face showed a hint of hesitation.

Jiang Cheng keenly caught this scene and curiously asked, "Director Ma, do you have something to tell me?"

"This."

Ma Ming gave a bitter laugh, "Indeed, there is something I want to tell you, Director Jiang, but it's not a big deal."

"Please go ahead, Director."

Jiang Cheng hurriedly said.

Over these past few days of interaction, he sensed that Director Ma was a decent person; basically, all major and minor affairs of the Alchemy Workshop were arranged by him, and all Jiang Cheng needed to do was provide two bottles of pills each day and two teaching sessions; even if meetings were held in the office and he didn't attend, the other party didn't say anything.

"Director Jiang, it's like this: yesterday's meeting had some school leaders sitting in, and when they found out you weren't present, President Sun's expression turned unpleasant right away."

"President Sun?" Jiang Cheng frowned slightly.

"Vice President Sun."

Seeing Jiang Cheng's doubt, Ma Ming explained, "Our institute, besides President Xu, has two vice presidents; normally, institute affairs are basically managed by the two vice presidents, and only major issues require President Xu to make decisions; our Alchemy Workshop also falls under President Sun's jurisdiction."

Jiang Cheng nodded.

"So, at yesterday's meeting, was President Sun dissatisfied with me?" "How could that be?"

Ma Ming hurriedly said, "At yesterday's meeting, President Sun knew you could refine a batch of top-grade Awakening Pill in just two hours, and he bluntly said that our place has gained an extraordinary talent."

Hearing this, Jiang Cheng couldn't feel happy at all.

Because if it were really that simple, Ma Ming wouldn't have hesitated from the start.

Surely, the next moment, Ma Ming showed a difficult expression, "Just, President Sun has some objections to your absence from the meeting; although I spoke up for you, saying you were absent due to family matters, he doesn't seem to fully believe it, and it's not impossible that after leaving the meeting he'll inquire about your recent situation."

"Director Jiang, actually I have no objections to you; on the contrary, I'm very grateful for your arrival, which has saved me a lot of time and effort," Director Ma said with a bitter laugh.

"I am a Level 12 Alchemy Master, but for me, producing two batches of top-grade Awakening Pill is impossible without half a day; moreover, there are other types of pills and various meetings in the Alchemy Workshop; frankly, during that period I was completely overwhelmed."

"So, as long as you finish refining two batches of pills each day and complete the twice-weekly teaching task, other things like leaving early or missing meetings aren't a problem, and I wouldn't bother managing them; but once President Sun finds out, that might not be the case."

Ma Ming sighed.

"He is very strict about this; if he hadn't noticed you, it would have been fine, but now that he has, things will become difficult going forward."

"So, what does Director mean?"

Jiang Cheng asked in a calm tone.

It's clear that Ma Ming doesn't seem to be lying.

Furthermore, this situation gives him a sense of déjà vu.

Before transmigrating, in the workplace he had encountered many such company leaders.

"Director Jiang, rest assured, I won't make you refine an extra batch of Awakening Pill each day or have you teach an extra session just because refining Awakening Pill is easy for you; those were what you agreed with President Xu, and I just hope that after you finish refining the pills, you don't leave the institute,"

you can stay in the Alchemy Workshop or find a Quiet Room to cultivate; then for important meetings, such as reporting to leaders, you just need to show up briefly; I don't know if Director Jiang, you can…"

Ma Ming's eyes held a hint of hope.

Jiang Cheng's brows furrowed tightly.

In a certain sense, the institute is also a workplace.

As a Deputy Director, he should also observe some regulations; although he is used to being free and undisciplined, and when he first came here there were no such regulations, including that talk with President Xu the other day, the other party was always forceful but never emphasized this point.

But Ma Ming has already said it this far; if he still refuses, it would be a bit awkward.

"Ah, I'm too soft-hearted." Jiang Cheng sighed inwardly and said, "Alright, after completing the Refining Alchemy task, for the remaining time I'll just stay at the academy; I'll decide what to do, so there's no problem. Important meetings, I can also attend, but such meetings probably won't happen too many times a week, right?"

Upon hearing that, Ma Ming immediately let out a breath of relief and raised a finger, saying, "Director Jiang, don't worry; the school leaders also won't have too much time, as they have to attend various meetings, so this kind of meeting reporting to the school leaders basically happens only once a week—the month-end meeting, which is together with the last week."

"Then that's fine."

Jiang Cheng nodded helplessly.

Truly a familiar taste.

Even in another world, it's the same.

"Don't worry, Director Jiang; I'll prepare all the materials when the time comes and handle the reporting work myself. If President Sun and the others ask you, you can just answer then."

Ma Ming comforted him.

"It's fine."

Jiang Cheng shook his head.

Given how much his cultivation speed has increased these days, there's no point arguing with the other side over whether there's one more meeting or not.

He's just worried that President Sun might follow the same old path as Gu Zhanglin.

If that's the case, that would really be annoying.

(End of chapter)