Chapter 104: Li Mingyang is preparing to pull off a big one!

Have you seen your little junior brother? How come I feel this kid hasn't been around for several days? Is he busy with something?

In the blink of an eye, almost a month has passed since Li Mingyang arrived at the research base; aside from the first half month or so, Li Mingyang followed Wang Qiang around like a little follower.

It's not for anything else; it's just to gain a thorough understanding of every detail of the Water Molecule Bomber.

At the same time, he could also understand the thinking behind the engine's design and other aspects.

All of this took Li Mingyang a full half month, but fortunately his intelligence is indeed quite outstanding now.

Although some things might still need a little time to digest, at least Li Mingyang has already committed these things to memory.

Yes, after Li Mingyang's intelligence reached such an exaggerated number, the photographic memory ability he had longed for has basically been realized.

So, aside from being very proactive in the first half month or so, Li Mingyang spent almost all of the remaining time holed up in his dormitory.

Of course, he would occasionally go to his teacher's research lab to study these things on his own.

But most of the time he was still in his dormitory, after all, he had the existence of a brain-sea laboratory.

Only after successfully verifying some results and data in his brain-sea laboratory would Li Mingyang run to Wang Qiang's lab to replicate those things in reality.

Thus, Li Mingyang's recent impression on Wang Qiang and his several senior brothers and sisters is that of a dragon whose head is seen but tail is not.

This is completely different from when he first arrived at the base.

Of course, these senior brothers and sisters are not the ones Li Mingyang knew before; they are all older, some even over forty.

Just as Wang Yaqin and the others had joined Li Mingyang's company before, these highly capable senior brothers and sisters also joined the teacher's team.

Basically, Wang Qiang's every project has the presence of these senior brothers and sisters!

And for a huge project like the Water Molecule Bomber, Wang Qiang has brought over almost every available pair of hands.

So during this almost month, Li Mingyang has also accumulated quite a few new connections.

To be fair, these senior brothers and sisters are far more capable than Wang Yaqin and her peers; indeed, many of them are already at the professor level in the university.

Likewise, after learning about Li Mingyang's strength and talent, these senior brothers and sisters are quite fond of this suddenly appearing little junior brother.

People say that interpersonal relationships are built on a foundation of mutual utility.

In the view of these senior brothers and sisters, this little junior brother's ability has already caught up to their level; not to mention the future, he can already be useful right now.

Moreover, given the little junior brother's talent, it probably won't take more than a few days for him to reach a level they can't even hope to catch up to.

If we don't take this opportunity to spend more time with the little junior brother and build a good relationship, are we supposed to wait until we need something later and then shamelessly show up at his door?

By then, they might not even acknowledge this senior brother!

"I don't know, but occasionally I can still see the little junior brother busy in the lab; I guess he's come up with some ideas of his own."

"He's probably secretly holed up in his dorm researching something."

Although they aren't sure exactly what Li Mingyang is doing, they are quite familiar with his state.

That unkempt appearance is exactly a portrait of their work state when facing difficult tasks, working day and night with overtime.

Perhaps the only difference is that, being younger, the little junior brother's mental state looks better, and no obvious fatigue is seen.

After hearing that, Wang Qiang didn't continue to ask further.

Wang Qiang undoubtedly understands the character of his little disciple Li Mingyang even better.

He knows Li Mingyang is not someone who fears difficulties or is lazy; since his senior brothers and sisters say that, it shows Li Mingyang must be busy with something.

Furthermore, based on Wang Qiang's understanding of Li Mingyang's personality and talent, a vague premonition arises in his heart:

Maybe this little disciple of mine will really pull off something big this time! After playing hide-and-seek for so long, he might be secretly brewing some big move.

Although it feels unlikely and illogical, Wang Qiang just has this premonition deep down.

Perhaps bringing my little disciple into this project this time is one of the most correct choices I've made.

Perhaps after a while, the engine problems that have been troubling them, and the material issues that have remained unsolved,

will very likely be solved by a big surprise from my little disciple, easily resolved.

Thinking about it, even Wang Qiang himself couldn't help laughing out loud; he really is an old fool.

It could also be that the continuous high-intensity work and overtime over this period have left him a bit dazed; otherwise, how would such a ridiculous idea suddenly pop up?

My little disciple's strength and talent are indeed strong, no doubt about that, but wanting to easily solve such a difficult problem is surely impossible!

If it were ten years from now and my little disciple had already reached his thirties, Wang Qiang would be full of firm belief and certainty about this idea.

But now…

Wang Qiang couldn't help but sigh, shake his head, and say, "Stop daydreaming; just keep working hard with overtime."

Perhaps he's trying a few material ratios, or maybe he suddenly had a flash of inspiration, opened his mind wide, and changed the engine's structural design.

Could that solve the problem all at once? It feels like that would be more likely than hoping my little disciple would come through.

……

On the other side, Li Mingyang lay in his dormitory; on the surface he looked like he was snoring loudly in bed, but in fact he was busy in his brain-sea laboratory.

I don't know how long it had been, but just when Li Mingyang felt he could barely keep going, all that hard work over such a long time finally bore fruit.

"Nice! Awesome! Little Master knew it—I did it! Finally! I did it!"

Looking at the alloy on his experimental bench that appeared ordinary and not much different from other metals,

Li Mingyang could hardly contain his emotions and burst out cheering.