Chapter 413 - Ended Up Turning Into a Dog After All
“Have you heard? Pedestrian A, who defeated Senior Sister Ji not long ago, was allegedly taken in as a student by Dr. Cheng Kong! I’m so jealous—why is my mentor just some old geezer?”
“Where did you get that news? Didn’t Dr. Cheng Kong dislike taking students? I heard she has a lot of external research projects.”
“Apparently, after Senior Sister Ji lost to Pedestrian A, she wanted to reclaim her pride and challenge for the usage rights of the Orange Sky Research Institute again. But then she found out that the school had removed the institute from the available options. It’s no longer open to students. So, rumors started spreading that Dr. Cheng Kong took a liking to Pedestrian A and permanently handed the institute over to him. My heart aches for Senior Sister Ji.”
“Damn, no chance for revenge? Senior Sister Ji really got the short end of the stick. But seriously, what’s the deal with Pedestrian A...? Where did he come from?”
“Who knows? However, Dr. Cheng Kong’s research focuses on mechanical modifications for familiars, and Pedestrian A has a top-tier Overlord familiar. It’s possible for them to collaborate...”
In a short time, news that Dr. Cheng Kong had started taking students spread like wildfire. Currently, information about Lu Ran had already been obtained by four participants from the Stellar Moon Federation and five from Blue Planet. When they learned that Lu Ran had indeed attached himself to another Legendary mentor, their lips twitched uncontrollably.
Has Lu Ran figured out a set formula for clearing challenges? He’s immediately seeking out a master upon arrival!
Especially since the Legendary mentor specialized in mechanical modifications for familiars. They could already predict that Lu Ran would leverage her guidance to quickly succeed in modifying a familiar and use that achievement to enter the invention competition.
With a renowned Legendary mechanic backing him, Lu Ran’s final ranking would undoubtedly be high. This put the other nine participants on high alert, and they began pulling out all the stops to see if they could also woo a Legendary mechanic.
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Lu Ran had already successfully registered for the invention competition. However, it wasn’t Dr. Cheng Kong who helped him with the application. Instead, during their first meeting, Vice Principal Fu had asked Lu Ran why he wanted to apply for the institute’s usage rights.
When he learned that Lu Ran wanted to tinker with some small inventions using self-taught mechanical knowledge to participate in the competition for fun, Vice Principal Fu naturally gave his full support. He immediately promised to help Lu Ran register through the school’s channels upon his return.