Chapter 131

The small team needs to get things done.

With support behind them, speaking and acting becomes more forceful.

Even the large faction must not forget unity; if you can borrow strength, do so.

If it weren't for the intense opposition between the south and north regions, and if I hadn't become enemies with the Pureblood Will.

Lin Ke will definitely unite the majority and strike at a small minority.

Make as many friends as possible and as few enemies as possible.

Now we can only settle for second best, doing some shady operations that can't see the light of day.

Try to mobilize the positive faction's strength to do some things.

Not everyone has the mindset for solving puzzles, exploring, researching, experimenting.

Go find a way to save the world.

Like Ai Rui Si. Ke La Ke, a person full of destructive desire.

Having been placed in the positive faction, she is likely too lazy to play these empty, flashy operations.

With that idle mind, wouldn't blowing up a few people be more enjoyable?

Wizard apprentices with similar temperament and style, in order to save effort, wholeheartedly engage in faction opposition,

Upon seeing someone who claims to have progress in faction tasks, wouldn't one feel curious?

Would they choose to private chat a bit?

Anyway, it's just a private chat, no cost involved, right?

Not long after, Lin Ke received the first private message, from Ai Rui Si. Ke La Ke:

"What can I do? Speak directly!"

Lin Ke replied: Organize with the faction, bomb the opposite side.

"No problem!!!!!!!!"

Ai Rui Si immediately replied with a message.

Three characters, seven punctuation marks.

This shows how interested she is in such matters, how excited her emotions are.

Afterward, the wristwatch vibrated continuously, and several more private messages came in.

Private chat attempts are limited, only three per day,

One has been used, leaving two, which are very precious.

Keep them!

Lin Ke did not reply to each one individually.

Instead, he took out Mo Li's wristwatch, similarly selected the faction channel, and issued announcements in succession:

Private chat attempts limited, no reply, please understand.

Those interested in joining should first do side quests.

After sending these two announcements, Lin Ke ignored the private messages that kept coming to the two wristwatches.

He intended to leave those 'interested parties' hanging for a while.

Being in a hurry is not about trade.

If Lin Ke appears too enthusiastic, it will give the impression of a scam.

Being aloof and unresponsive makes him seem more aloof; after some push‑pull, more people will trust him.

And let the bullets fly for a while.

Lin Ke does not intend to waste time waiting idly.

He laid out the ten wristwatches in a row and called up all their footprint maps.

Cross‑comparing the ten footprint maps, then combining them with the reconnaissance records of the round flying saucer and the scout puppet,

After more than half an hour, Lin Ke drew a fragmentary 'world' map.

Later, he will supplement the footprint maps of others.

Or he could go outside for a walk, stroll around, and use the round flying saucer to do more aerial photography.

This 'world' map will eventually become complete.

Although the current map is only a fragmentary version, at least it has drawn the terrain and topography from where Lin Ke landed to Jiangxin Sandbank.

Heaven's timing is inferior to geographical advantage.

If things go awry, the opposing faction will be strong, seize the advantage, and relentlessly chase and attack the positive faction.

Thanks to his familiarity with the surrounding terrain, Lin Ke can at least lead his team in guerrilla fighting to make a comeback.

Of course, that's for later.

For now, the main task is still research and experimentation.

After playing around with the shady operations, Lin Ke got up to monitor the laboratory's construction progress.

The inferior earth‑stone technique is truly useful.

In just a short while, Mo Li has already led people to build a laboratory with a proper layout.

It not only has floor, walls, and ceiling, with doors and windows left open, but also several earthen workbenches have been erected.

Among the socially anxious trio, Betty McGee has affinity for earth, fire, and light elements.

Therefore, Mo Li entrusted Betty with a relatively important task.

That is to bake the earthen workbenches, making them sturdier.

As Lin Ke just approached, he heard a crack.

The earthen workbench that was being baked split open with a long crack.

He took a glance, and Lin Ke found the cause.

The soil was too dry, and the baking temperature was too high.

"Um... sorry, big sis."

Betty had made a mistake, felt uneasy, immediately lowered her head, her voice trembling with tears, and apologized to Mo Li.

The confidence built up during the earlier brainstorming was about to dissipate.

"It's fine, it's not a big deal, no need to take it to heart."

Mo Li walked over to Betty, put an arm around her shoulders, and comforted her:

"You've never done this before, so don't feel guilty. Wipe away your tears, learn from the experience, and do better next time."

"I'll help you."

Lin Ke waited until Betty's spirits lifted a bit, then walked over.

"Boss."

Betty hastily wiped the corner of her eyes with the back of her hand, gave a polite greeting, and then became somewhat embarrassed and uneasy.

The kind where she kept digging her toes into the ground.

"How are you going to do it?"

Mo Li patted Betty's hand to soothe her, then asked.

"Just control the temperature well; I'll handle the rest."

Lin Ke spoke with full confidence, giving the impression that success was certain.

This confidence infected Betty, making her morale rise involuntarily.

Mo Li worried that after a while Betty's condition would deteriorate again, so she quickly cast several Secondary Mud-Stone Techniques to repair the cracked workbench.

"Get ready; when I say start, you light the fire and control the temperature."

Lin Ke emphasized to Betty, "Just keep the temperature stable; you don't need to worry about anything else."

"Mm."

Betty nodded firmly.

Lin Ke checked the moisture content of each part of the soil workbench, then cast a Secondary Mist-Rain Technique, letting fine mist, thick or thin, envelop the workbench.

"Start."

As the voice fell, Betty immediately lit the fire and controlled the temperature.

Wisps of water vapor rose up.

After this process, the soil workbench quickly took shape, with no further cracks.

Lin Ke promptly withdrew the Secondary Mist-Rain Technique, allowing the workbench to endure more direct baking.

Soon after, the workbench was completely built, smooth-surfaced, sturdy and durable.

"How is it? Not difficult, right?"

Lin Ke asked with a smile at the corner of his mouth.

"Mm."

Betty nodded slightly, her face showing considerable excitement.

Everyone around was busy, but the feeling of having messed up oneself was truly unpleasant.

Now I'm not holding anyone back either, and I'm filled with a sense of accomplishment.

"Then let's continue."

Lin Ke learned the capitalist's face to perfection.

Dragging Betty along, with hardly a pause, he dried all four workbenches in the laboratory in one go.

Doing things makes you more practiced.

With prior experience, Betty baked these three workbenches, each faster than the last, each more efficient than the previous.

She didn't just put in effort; she also gained something.

The gain was naturally not just a smooth, sturdy workbench.

In the use of witchcraft, and in the fine control of mental and magical power, Betty gained some improvement and inspiration.

Is witchcraft really an inconvenient thing?

Use it however you want, not bound by rules, free as you wish.

Betty deeply felt a way of thinking that seemed utterly different from that of most Newbloods.

More flexible, more open.

Once the workbench was done, this laboratory was considered preliminarily completed.

Mo Li led the team in a brief rest, then would open up another laboratory later.

Lin Ke brought out his big pack, from which he took a full set of simple alchemy equipment, and tools usable for research and experiment,

arranged by function, and placed them on the four workbenches in the laboratory.

To better distinguish them, Lin Ke wrote the words "Plant Laboratory" on the laboratory doorframe.

"Lin En, move all the plant specimens inside."

After a call, Lin Ke directed Lin En and others to carry the plant specimens collected and prepared along the way into the plant laboratory, sorting them neatly.

For nearly four hours afterward, everyone in the tunnel was busy, working hard.

Opening laboratories, baking workbenches, categorically placing the collected water samples, soil, and animal specimens…

The fruits of their struggle were very abundant.

In total, they opened six laboratories, four medium-sized and two large.

The four medium-sized laboratories were respectively the Plant Laboratory, Animal Laboratory, Microbiology Laboratory, and Comprehensive Laboratory;

Both large laboratories are used to construct ecosystems, with the same function.

If needed, new laboratories can be added at any time.

"You've all worked hard, take a one-hour break."

Lin Ke used the Secondary Mist Rain Technique and Purification Technique to produce ten cups of purified water, handing them out one by one to each person.

He kept one cup for himself.

"The conditions are crude, using water instead of wine."

Raising his water cup, Lin Ke looked around at everyone, speaking in a very serious tone:

"I have always believed that before doing anything, one must think it over three times: think about the direction, think about the goal, think about the plan."

"After thinking it through, once you have direction, goal, and plan, you must execute."

"Strong execution, resolute execution, efficient execution."

"Based on the current ecological environment of this world, reconstructing a new ecosystem to achieve sustainable development, thereby saving this world, is the plan our team has jointly devised."

"Pooling ideas and strength, moving forward together."

"Hope everyone can muster their fighting spirit, roll up their sleeves and work hard, achieving our goal as soon as possible!"

After saying that, Lin Ke passed the water cup to the crowd and shouted loudly: "Come, cheers!"

"Cheers!"

Everyone shouted in unison, clinked their cups forcefully, and tilted their heads back to drink water.

The purified water, with a hint of sweetness and coolness, went down even more intoxicating than strong liquor.

Fighting spirit high, morale full.

They couldn't wait to start research and conduct experiments right away.

They are a bit too young.

A few ordinary words can fully mobilize enthusiasm.

Or maybe they just didn't eat enough buns.

After clinking cups and drinking water, Lin Ke did not continue to stir up emotions and hype.

He's not in multi-level marketing, relying on brainwashing to rule the world.

He returned the wristwatches to everyone, letting them eat and rest individually.

Lin Ke took his own and Mo Li's wristwatches, continuing the previous shenanigans.

He opened the private message list, a long line of unread messages.

Lin Ke scanned from beginning to end, picked out five people, examined them carefully, and prepared to reply.

First is Lan Ni. Tai Le.

She sent two private messages, the contents are as follows:

Same faction, mutual assistance!

Don't forget the bet with the Paro Wizard.

It makes sense, is sincere, and carries a vague threat.

If Lin Ke still doesn't give a reply,

Once the competition ends, if the Paro Wizard loses, the blame is more likely to fall on Lin Ke's head rather than Lan Ni. Tai Le's.

After choosing his words carefully, Lin Ke replied:

We must collect biological specimens, dead or alive.

Not spelling it out outright; whether she understands the meaning depends on her own comprehension.

Next is a Newblood from the South District Apprentice Organization.

Lin Ke has had no prior dealings with them, only heard their name.

After Harold Andrews died, the eleventh position he left vacant was taken by him.

The message he sent is similar to the one sent to Ai Rui Si. Ke La Ke, urging him to unite with his fellow faction members and hinder the opposing faction's actions.

Whether they listen or not is their own business.

Lin Ke is just giving it a try; he'll take a few swings first and see.

Having used up the private message quota on his own wristwatch, Lin Ke picked up Mo Li's wristwatch.

Furthermore, three randomly selected strangers, namely the North District local apprentices.

Lin Ke likewise copied the content sent to Ai Rui Si. Ke La Ke and sent it to them one by one.

During the Two Districts Grand Comparison, Lin Ke could never trust the North District local apprentices, no matter from which angle.

Including Ai Rui Si. Ke La Ke.

Therefore, Lin Ke never considered having the North District local apprentices help with research and experiments.

He merely wanted to give the opposing faction something to do, disrupting their rhythm.

Whether it succeeds or not, he won't force it.

If it succeeds, great; if not, it doesn't matter.

After replying to the messages, letting things linger a bit longer, they'll continue tomorrow.

Lin Ke shifted his focus back to research and experiments.

Leading a team in research differs greatly from personal solo research.

Different roles entail different functions to be performed.

For personal solo research, once you have an idea and a plan, just buckle down and do it; you don't need to worry about anything else.

When leading a team, however, one must consider every detail.

Formulating plans, project timelines, division of labor, cooperation…

Lin Ke, a young lady, got onto the bridal sedan; it was his first time doing this, he had no experience, and he proceeded by feeling his way.

He divided the team members into three groups according to his own rough ideas.

The first group consisted of Mo Li, Bei Di, and others with earth-element affinity, responsible for soil analysis;

The second group consisted of Di Jie, Mi De, and others with water-element affinity, responsible for water sample analysis;

The third group consisted of Lin En, Ai Ji Ao, and others with wood-element affinity, responsible for the research and analysis of plant specimens;

The fourth group was Lin Ke himself, responsible for the research and analysis of animal specimens.

Besides this, Lin Ke also had to coordinate the overall situation and control the overall progress.

One hour of rest time passed.

Everyone, following Lin Ke's grouping and division of labor, quickly entered a working state.

Equipment was limited, so many tasks could not be carried out in depth.

Operations that could be substituted with witchcraft were fine; they only consumed some mental energy and magic power.

Operations that required instruments, such as testing blood components, were troublesome.

Research and experiments always encountered one problem or another.

Lin Ke occasionally had to stop his own work to relieve the worries and solve difficulties for the other team members.

An entire afternoon (estimated) passed.

The work progress was unsatisfactory.

Lin Ke had already been mentally prepared and calmly accepted the fact.

However, the team members suffered a setback, morale inevitably sank, and it still needed to be taken seriously.

"Pick up your spirits."

Lin Ke clapped his hands to draw the attention of the dispirited team members, began speaking, and boosted morale:

"What's this little difficulty? You're already stumped by this?"

"Each of you hanging your heads, feeling dejected—this is highly inappropriate."

"If there's a problem, solve it."

"If it truly can't be solved, set it aside for now and patiently think of a solution."

"As long as your thinking doesn't slide downhill, there will always be more solutions than difficulties."

"Your mindset has gone wrong; I believe it must be resolved right now."

"Doing research, doing experiments isn't like treating guests to a meal; it can't be easy and pleasant."

"Don't seek quick results, and don't be defeated by difficulties."

"Once we are mentally prepared for hard struggle, we will surely succeed!"

Thinking that plain words might not be effective, Lin Ke simply shared his own experience.

"When I did my first research, I encountered quite a bit of trouble."

"My pockets were empty, cleaner than my face—I couldn't afford equipment, let alone experimental materials."

"It was much harder than now, right?"

"At least we still have equipment, and the experimental materials don't cost magic stones."

"So, under no circumstances should you feel dejected."

"This little difficulty isn't anything."

Lin Ke's words had some effect.

Everyone regained a bit of vitality, no longer feeling so low.

Ba Ke even spoke up, asking: "Boss, how did you finally solve the funding problem?"

Lin Ke's gaze fell upon Mo Li, who had a smile at the corner of her mouth, and he said indifferently:

"Live off others but act tough."

(End of chapter)