Chapter 218: 224. Chapter 224: Just one word: Rich!

224. Chapter 224: Just one word: Rich!

What is called domineering?

This sentence is domineering.

Everyone agreed, and no one objected.

Lin Ke focused on two points: the elimination system and the accountability system.

Furthermore, judging from the three original goals and three additional goals of this mission, biochemical research was the key.

And the only people responsible for the biochemical research were Lin Ke himself and Tiffany Colonna.

Could it be understood that the main targets of assessment for this mission were Lin Ke and Tiffany Colonna?

At this moment, Lanny cast a seemingly casual glance, made brief eye contact with Lin Ke, and quickly looked away.

How much information could be contained in a hurried glance?

Lin Ke only saw shock.

Clearly, even though Lanny had come into contact with Sandra earlier than Lin Ke and had learned about this mission earlier than Lin Ke, she was also unaware of what Sandra had just said.

At least, not that clearly.

This was a very normal thing.

Sandra was, after all, the great-granddaughter of two Great Sages; she must have received education on managing people since childhood.

Regardless of the reason, Sandra was willing to let Lanny get close to her.

It was impossible for her to let Lanny know every single detail.

No matter how much she was valued, no matter how much she was treated as a direct subordinate, she was still just a subordinate.

There is a distinction between superior and inferior, and a difference between high and low.

Lin Ke expressed his understanding of this.

He would not blame Lanny, as an ally, for not informing him of this point in advance.

Sandra looked around at the 11 carefully selected quasi-direct team members in the tent and smiled sweetly: "Rules are set beforehand for the sake of business. But when we interact in daily life, we should be as casual as possible. Don't make the team atmosphere stiff; be more lively."

As she spoke, Sandra turned around and pointed at the holographic projection:

"Back to business.

We have not established a forward base in the mission world, and there is no portal available.

Therefore, we must depart from the camp under our feet and reach the mission world through interstellar travel.

The interstellar travel time, calculated according to the local time rules of the Wizard World, will take about 3 days.

We will depart on time tomorrow; for the rest of today, everyone should prepare well."

Clapping her hands, Sandra asked, "Does anyone want to say anything?"

Lin Ke waited quietly for a while, and seeing that everyone else remained calm, he swallowed the question he had wanted to ask.

Being in an unfamiliar team, it is better not to be the nail that sticks out.

Who knew that Sandra would actually cast her gaze toward Lin Ke and Tiffany, saying: "You are responsible for the biochemical research, which is very important. You speak up, speak boldly, say anything. Tiffany, you speak first."

"Mm."

Tiffany nodded, stood up, and said loudly: "I want to ask, for this biochemical research, are we doing it separately, or cooperating throughout?"

Sandra did not answer directly, but looked at Lin Ke: "What do you think?"

Lin Ke stood up immediately, his tone neither humble nor arrogant as he said: "I think it is better to do it separately. We are not familiar with each other; if we cooperate, the coordination will not be tacit, which easily leads to mistakes. Work efficiency might not necessarily improve, and instead, it might be dragged out, delaying the progress of the mission."

"What do you think?"

After listening, Sandra turned to ask for Tiffany's opinion.

"Doing it separately, I have no objection."

Tiffany responded decisively.

"Good!"

Sandra made a decision, "Then we will do it separately. But since we are doing it separately, we must add a comparison. Whoever does it faster and whoever does it better must have a comparison."

She did not continue to spell it out.

But everyone present knew that this had formed a kind of competition.

And it was bound to be a healthy competition.

Both of them could only bury their heads in research, hoping to surpass the other in research progress and results.

And they would not dare to sabotage each other, delay the other's progress, or destroy the other's results.

Sandra had set the rules in advance.

The 8 people responsible for reconnaissance and combat, whether subjectively or objectively, if they made mistakes and caused casualties, would be held accountable.

How could biochemical research be an exception?

It was like this for the children of the great families of the Academy Headquarters.

How could the Newblood of the Storm Sea and the Pure Blood of the West Coast be treated specially?

After thinking for a moment, Sandra said with a smile on her lips:

"For biochemical research, if one person does it, the workload is too large; there should still be an assistant to share the burden.

Logistics and medical care actually don't have much to do.

How about this: Lanny as Lin Ke's assistant, Fried as Tiffany's assistant, 2 against 2, that will be settled!"

In a few sentences, Sandra arranged the personnel again.

After such an adjustment, the situation became very interesting.

Two Newblood of the Storm Sea vs. two Pure Blood of the West Coast, competing in the arena.

The 8 children of the great families of the Academy Headquarters, including Sandra herself, were "watching from the sidelines."

The feeling of a practical interview assessment instantly appeared.

Lanny and Lin Ke, Fried and Tiffany, were the two groups accepting the interview and assessment.

Sandra was the chief judge, and the 7 children of the great families of the Academy Headquarters were the judges.

Making comments and giving scores.

A feeling arose in Lin Ke's heart: the children of wealthy families, who were humble on the outside but essentially still high and mighty, very generously threw down a "precious" opportunity to become her follower, and then watched with a smile as the two groups scrambled for it.

It was just like in "Flirting Scholar," where the Hua Mansion looking for a page boy could attract a large group of scholars and talents, making fools of themselves just to compete and scramble for it.

But, but ah, the children of wealthy families would never ask for the opinions of those two groups themselves.

Perhaps some people were very willing to compete, just like those scholars and talents.

After all, this was a smooth path to success.

Hanging onto the tail of a thoroughbred, it is the same at home and abroad, and has been so since ancient times.

There were also those who were unwilling.

But no matter how unwilling they were, what could they do?

Leave the table in a huff?

Their status did not allow it, and their strength did not allow it.

Or throw the game halfway?

No one is a fool; what is done under their noses is seen clearly.

How could one not distinguish between being truly incompetent and just slacking off?

Caught in a dilemma, with no choice.

Lin Ke's thoughts were gloomy; he would just take one step at a time.

"Nothing else. Meeting adjourned!"

Sandra waved her hand and walked out of the tent first.

Lin Ke stood where he was, and did not move until everyone else had left.

Seeing Lin Ke like this, Lanny, who had already walked out of the tent, returned to Lin Ke's side and asked suspiciously: "Is there anything else? Standing here without moving."

Lin Ke pointed to the holographic projection of the mission world's terrain: "Memorize the map; what if the smart brain malfunctions when we reach the destination and we can't see the map?"

This was not alarmist talk.

It was an accident that often occurred when conquering the heavens.

It was a point that the Academy repeatedly emphasized should be noted.

In remote and unimportant corners, the response of the Wizard World's World Will to the prayers of wizards is very likely to be delayed.

Manifested, it means wizard artifacts malfunction and witchcraft cannot be cast.

At that time, they would have to rely on the wizards' own comprehensive abilities to overcome the difficulties and hold on until the Wizard World's will responded once again.

In the end, great power belongs to oneself; everything still has to rely on oneself.

Lin Ke stared intently at the holographic projection, earnestly memorizing the terrain of the mission world, including the underground tunnels discovered by previous monitoring.

The Mind Palace built by the "Brain Seal Technique" memory palace theory was also upgraded after the apprentice and wizard chapters of the "Great Universe Meditation Method" were perfected.

It changed from a lake and a lakeside library to a skyscraper on "Earth" / in the "Small World."

Memorizing the map of the mission world, although time-consuming, was not difficult.

Lanny also tried to memorize it, but gave up helplessly in the end.

Her memory was actually very good.

However, memorizing the terrain of a planet the size of the moon in a short time was still quite difficult.

"This part will rely on you; I couldn't memorize it completely."

Since they had formed an alliance, Lanny did not try to be brave; she relied on him when she should, and there was nothing to be embarrassed about.

Allies, after all, take from each other's strengths to make up for their own weaknesses, helping each other.

"Mm." Lin Ke nodded and continued to memorize the terrain.

The movement of the two was not concealed.

The tent curtain was also open.

The other 10 people saw it clearly, with different reactions and different perceptions.

Sandra was appreciative, while the others had their own thoughts.

Some quietly took out special wizard artifacts to copy a mission map.

Some curled their lips in disdain.

More, however, ignored it and did their own things.

These had nothing to do with Lin Ke.

After a long while, Lin Ke finally memorized the entire map.

"Let's go, go back to rest and recharge."

Greeting her, Lin Ke walked out of the tent and headed straight for his own tent.

Walking outside the curtain, he stopped and asked softly: "Who is inside?"

The tents in this camp were good in every way, but they had this one drawback: they couldn't be locked, and outsiders could enter and exit at will.

"Me."

Tiffany Colonna's voice came from inside.

After thinking for a moment, Lin Ke did not avoid her, lifted the curtain, and walked in.

Tiffany was sitting on the cushion on the outside of the low table, facing the curtain sideways.

"Something up?"

Sitting cross-legged on the cushion on the inside of the low table, Lin Ke took on the posture of a "host" and asked proactively.

"Say a few words to you."

Tiffany spoke lightly, "I have never taken Scotty's matter to heart. It's quite good that he could learn a lesson; I am very satisfied. There is no enmity between us. Therefore, during this mission, I will not sabotage you, and you don't need to guard against me."

"Is that so?"

Lin Ke said with a smile.

His tone was quite playful, and it was unknown what he wanted to express.

Perhaps he expressed nothing at all, just to interrupt Tiffany's speaking rhythm so that the conversation would not be easily manipulated by her.

"Yes."

Tiffany actually affirmed it earnestly, then continued, "Regardless of whether you want to accept Wizard Sandra's recruitment or not, I would like to ask you to go all out in this mission. It is both to complete the mission and to compete to see who is higher."

"What if higher? What if lower? Is it that important?"

Lin Ke asked with a smile.

"It is very important."

Tiffany replied, "You have progressed too fast, so much so that in your generation, no local Pure Blood or Half-blood can be compared with you. One can only look up generation by generation to find someone who can suppress you. It's just like the Academy Headquarters, which always wants to find someone who can suppress the outstanding children of local families."

"Understood."

Lin Ke put away his feigned smile and nodded seriously.

"Take care of yourself!"

Tiffany acted decisively; after saying what she wanted to say and leaving a reminder with deep meaning, she stood up and left.

Lin Ke watched her go and then fell into deep thought.

What would an established interest class that has already tasted the sweetness do when facing a new challenger to the order?

Treat them to a meal, behead them, or take them in as a dog.

It is nothing more than these three paths.

Probing their heart and stance during the meal to see if they are on the same path and if there is an opportunity.

If they are not on the same path and there is no opportunity, then behead them to eliminate future trouble.

If they are on the same path and there is an opportunity, then take them in as a dog.

After training them well, let them out to bite people.

Lin Ke was quite glad that he could rely on the power of Sage Paro from the beginning, so he was not beheaded by anyone, nor was he taken in as a dog by anyone.

Subsequent development was quite good.

He could belong to the Sage Paro faction and maintain independence.

But now, a new, larger vicious circle of treating to a meal, beheading, and taking in as a dog seemed to have covered Lin Ke's head again.

This mission, this conscription, this Storm Sea Newblood vs. West Coast Pure Blood, the more he looked at it, the more he felt it was a banquet to treat to a meal and probe the heart and stance.

Taking a deep breath, Lin Ke suppressed his messy thoughts and cleared his mind.

Seeing through these, so what?

Don't think about it, rest in peace.

Time passed quickly.

The 12 people appeared at the camp's airport on time.

A privately customized interstellar warship, whose class and model Lin Ke could not recognize, was docked at the airport pier.

It was about three hundred meters long, about sixty meters wide, and over thirty meters high, resembling a naval destroyer from his previous life, loaded with a large number of wizard artifacts: attack, defense, reconnaissance, and escape types, all available.

Let alone a micro-legion of only 12 people.

Even if a main force regiment were pulled over, it could easily accommodate them.

"Board the ship."

Sandra waved her hand, walked onto the automatic gangway first, and boarded the interstellar warship.

Everyone followed suit.

Skipping over a crowd of areas with different functions, Sandra led everyone directly to the cockpit and command hall.

"Welcome back to the 'Cloud Neon' interstellar warship, respected Captain Sandra Diomand."

"'Cloud Neon' all crew members await your instructions."

Sensing Sandra's arrival, the Tower Spirit's voice sounded automatically.

The Tower Spirit's holographic image was a gentle woman with a soft face and emotional color.

"Depart."

Sandra issued instructions to the Tower Spirit.

Lin Ke followed the actions of others, chose a seat, sat down, and fastened his seat belt.

A moment later, a low roar sounded.

The engines of the "Cloud Neon" interstellar warship started, emitting powerful power, causing the "Cloud Neon" to enter the extremely dynamic lift-off mode from the extremely static docked state.

In a very short time, it accelerated to a state sufficient to escape the gravity of the barren world.

Breaking through the clouds, breaking through the atmosphere, and reaching outer space.

Pausing slightly, adjusting coordinates, and choosing a travel path.

The engines of the "Cloud Neon" interstellar warship sprayed even more powerful power again, driving the warship to travel forward at a sub-light speed that was almost capable of warp travel.

Lin Ke looked at the various data on the dashboard and was quite envious.

The "Hummingbird"-class interstellar warship, known for its fast speed, flexibility, and high concealment, had a top speed of sub-light speed.

And it couldn't be normal travel; it could only be used at critical moments.

The normal travel speed of the "Cloud Neon" was actually sub-light speed.

It is conceivable that performing jump travel or warp travel was not a difficult task for the "Cloud Neon."

How many magic stones would be burned on this trip?

After calculating slightly, Lin Ke felt a pain in his flesh.

It could have allowed him to draw the eighth and ninth draws together.

The financial resources were truly damn strong.

Clap, clap, clap.

As the captain, Sandra commanded the Tower Spirit, set all the parameters for this interstellar voyage, and then began to fulfill the duties of the legion commander of the micro-legion.

She clapped her hands, attracting everyone's attention, pointed to the 36 suitcases sent by the intelligent puppet, and said: "The atmospheric environment of the mission world is vastly different from the Academy Headquarters and the local area. Even though everyone is an official wizard and can survive to the limit, it is not recommended to do so unless necessary. I have prepared protective life-support suits for everyone, 3 sets per person."

After speaking, Sandra set an example, picked up 3 suitcases herself, and without any movement, stored them in her space storage wizard artifact.

Lin Ke certainly wouldn't be polite to a local tycoon; he picked up 3 suitcases and sent them into the "Small World."

Lanny was the same.

It was just unknown where her space storage wizard artifact came from.

It was very likely given by Sandra.

If it were true, Lin Ke could only sigh:

Damn generous!

No wonder Lanny was full of thoughts about wanting to hug Sandra's thigh tightly.

There is great profit to be made. ===== CHAPTER 219 =====