Chapter 273: Chapter 269: Not Enough Time~

“Well, I’ll do my best.”

Thinking about how he had inadvertently become a pawn in the games of the big shots, Bai Qi felt somewhat helpless. But considering that he could consult Professor Chu anytime and anywhere, he didn’t care too much.

With that thought, Bai Qi’s eyes flashed and a sycophantic smile spread across his face. He said, “By the way, Professor Chu, I have some questions that I’d like to ask you. Could you teach me about Ultimate Engineering? If that’s not possible, I’d be okay with Infinite Materials Science or Space Technology.”

Professor Chu: “…”

It took a while before Professor Chu snapped out of his surprise and said, “You brat, have you already started getting into these things?”

Bai Qi gave a sheepish grin and said, “I thought I’d start learning it early, the more knowledge the better, right?”

Upon hearing this, Professor Chu couldn’t help but laugh, “You don’t need to worry about that. Seventh Stage Mechanical Technology is basically controlled by the Federation. Unless it’s a Federation-certified mechanic, no one else has the right to learn it.”

“So that’s how it is.”

Bai Qi muttered upon hearing this, Seventh Stage Mechanical Technology is the cornerstone of the Mechanical Engineering Department, he had indeed been wishing for a bit too much to get it that easily.

“However, if you could come up with a core patent for the Mechanical Department, I can help you apply and allow you to choose either Ultimate Engineering or Endless Material Science to study.”

“Really?”

Upon hearing Professor Chu’s words, Bai Qi’s eyes instantly brightened.

The Spirit-Control Orb surely counts as a core patent of the Mechanical Department. So, after the patent approval, he can exchange it with Professor Chu for knowledge?

Thinking of this, some bold ideas popped up in Bai Qi’s mind, “If I can come up with two patents, can I choose two subjects?”

“Two?”

Seeing Bai Qi’s confidence, Professor Chu was a bit surprised.

The core patents of the Mechanical Department required a higher level of professional expertise. It was hard enough to even come up with one. It was practically a pipe dream for Bai Qi to come up with two at his age.

However, Professor Chu didn’t want to kill Bai Qi’s enthusiasm, he nodded and said, “Sure, as long as you can get the core patent certificate, it doesn’t matter if it’s two or three, I’ll arrange it for you!”

Upon hearing Professor Chu’s words, Bai Qi grinned broadly. The dormant passion for research in his heart suddenly flared up. It seemed like he had already planned his future research.

The Spirit-Control Orb was a sure thing, and the other project would naturally be about integrating mechanical weapons with living organisms.

He’d have to check with his parents about whether the custom equipment had arrived. He’d probably need those for developing a popular method.

“I remember a few days ago the Undead Department contacted me, they wanted you to be an honorary lecturer, right?”

After chatting with Bai Qi for so long, Professor Chu finally brought up the lecturer position at the Undead Department.

“That’s correct, I came over this time to talk about how to manage both courses.”

Professor Chu nodded, “Managing the courses is easy. The coursework in the Undead Department won’t be too demanding. You can just make time for a class there. As for our Mechanical Department, the compulsory courses for sophomore year will decrease significantly. You can just choose your elective courses.”

Upon hearing this, Bai Qi understood and no longer worried about the scheduling issue.

“Alright, I need to continue my research and won’t waste time chatting. Get out of here.”

Having said that, Professor Chu returned to his original spot and resumed his research.

“Those two really do lookalike…”

Looking at Professor Chu’s office filled with various machines, Bai Qi couldn’t help but think of Professor Dong’s office. Although it was noticeably tidier, the overall style was very similar.

“Bah, I can’t believe I have time to think about such things. Let me just go to the Undead Department to discuss things and then go home for a good night’s rest.”

Bai Qi slapped his face and quickly headed to the Undead Department.

Just as Zhuge Chen had said, the Undead Department was indeed bustling. Even though it only had one grade, the number of students already surpassed the total number of some relatively unpopular departments.

“Surely they don’t expect me to teach all these students, do they?”

Seeing the bustling crowd in front of him, a bad feeling surged up in Bai Qi’s heart. He immediately shook his head and cast that thought out of his mind.

“I’ll take it one step at a time.”

Bai Qi shook his head, asked a student for the location of the Dean’s office, and quickly rushed over.

Just then, Bai Qiucha suddenly appeared in front of Bai Qi and said, “Bai Qi, you’re here? Perfect. Dad was going to have me fetch you, saved me a trip.” “Dad is also here? I thought he went to the Western Region?”

Bai Qi was a bit confused upon hearing this, but Bai Qiucha just shrugged, looking completely nonchalant.

“Normal. Ever since I started understanding things, dad has been running all around the Federation. I’m used to it.”

“Alright.”

Bai Qi muttered, a Titled Legendary sure was troublesome. If he became a Legend in the future, he would definitely find reasons to hide. Otherwise, life might become a bit too boring.

Both of them walked into the Dean’s office, pushed open the door, and saw Bai Heguang sitting behind the desk, quickly flipping through a pile of documents.

“You’re here.”

Upon seeing Bai Qi arrive, Bai Heguang put down the documents in his hand and said, “I’ve already watched the battle videos. You performed well. You are capable of independently raising a King-level creature. Among peers, you are top-tier.”

“Thank you for your compliment, professor.”

Bai Qi smirked in response, knowing Bai Heguang was not the type of teacher to encourage you in your studies with flattery. If a compliment came from him, it was genuinely meant.

“You might want to be more cautious with the Bo Ge family in the future. They probably won’t go so far as to directly harm you, but they may create some trouble.”

Bai Heguang advised, with a serious tone, “I won’t always be around to protect you, so you will need to guard yourselves.”

“I understand.”

Bai Qi grew grave considering the previous interactions with Dean. It seemed that the Bo Ge family was not unlike the churches depicted in his past fictional reads. If they ever got the upper hand, they might very well label him a heretic and proceed with purification.

“But you shouldn’t worry too much. Gusu City is located in the southern region of the Federation, and with President Qin around, it’s unlikely the Bo Ge family would go out of their way to trouble you. Just focus on your studies.”

At this point, Bai Heguang handed Bai Qi a document, “This is your employment contract for the position of a guest lecturer. Sign it, and you can officially start teaching from tomorrow.”

Upon hearing this, Bai Qi frowned bitterly, saying, “Sir, may I refuse?”

“What do you think?”

Bai Heguang shot Bai Qi a look. Understanding his meaning, Bai Qi silently took the contract.

“I know what you’re worried about, but as a Four Stage Beast Master, you are completely qualified to be a lecturer.”

Bai Heguang paused before continuing, “I know you don’t care about the opinions of others, but there are some things you need to do. Perform well and silence them once and for all.”

“Okay.”

Bai Qi found it hard to argue, seeing the high expectations Bai Heguang held for him.

“There’s another matter.”

Bai Heguang had a lot to discuss that day. Although Bai Qi was puzzled, he didn’t interrupt and simply listened attentively.

“The Federation has been reporting an increasing number of problems with ferocious beasts. The pressure on the Association is quite high. Your major task for the third stage is to help the Association resolve these issues. So, spend more time at the Association after you fulfill your duties at the academy.”

Why did it feel like he was following in the footsteps of Bai Heguang?

After hearing Bai Heguang’s words, Bai Qi felt the scant time he had was insufficient.

If only he could split like Gamma…

“Alright then, I still need to get back to the western region after settling things here. You two should head back first, train well. I can return anytime to check on your progress.”

“Understood.”

Bai Qi and Bai Qiucha nodded in unison before leaving the office.

“Phew- This is the first time I have heard dad talk so much, you must be pretty remarkable, Bai Qi.”

Bai Qiucha looked at Bai Qi, smiling, “Or should I just address you as Sir Bai?”

Bai Qi’s mouth twitched slightly, “Do you want me to discuss runes in the class and call your name every lesson?”

Bai Qiucha froze at his words, shrinking his neck in disappointment.

Everything else was okay, but he really did not like discussing runes. The basics were acceptable, but it was obvious that Bai Qi would never broach the basics.

“Alright then, it’s getting late, I should head back and rest. See you tomorrow.” Bai Qi glanced at the darkening sky and summoned Delta to fly home.

Despite the lack of recent occupants, Bai Qi’s home remained spotless, without a speck of dust. It was clear that it had been cleaned recently.

“Could it be Zhuge Chen sent someone to tidy up?”

Confused, Bai Qi looked around and headed directly to his room without giving it much thought.

“I knew it, being home is always the best.”

Bai Qi contentedly flopped onto his bed, stretching out before noticing a black box on his desk. He promptly sat up and picked up the box.

“Son, surprised?”

Just as Bai Qi’s fingers made contact with the box, two holographic projections appeared in his room. Much to his astonishment, they were his parents Bai Yan and Luo Zhu.

He had been wondering who had cleaned the house, turns out it was his parents.

“Son, originally, we wanted to hang out with you for a bit, but the Jiuli Group is rather pressing, so we had to head back.”

“Still, we left you a present. Make sure you receive it.”

“When we come back this time, we will spend more quality time with you.”

The holographic projection didn’t last long, indicating that Bai Yan and Luo Zhu were indeed in a hurry. Bai Qi could understand their situation.

The reviving of the ancient species was an experiment the Jiuli Group was particularly anxious about, or he wouldn’t believe it.

As for the gift mentioned by his parents, Bai Qi knew what it was without even thinking.

The full set of biological equipment that he had asked them to purchase had arrived….