Chapter 423 - The Scam Team: Lu and Flower (Part 3)
Lu Ran answered the video call, and Dr. Cheng Kong smiled on the other end. “First, the reward for winning the invention competition. Since you left in a hurry, they didn’t have time to hand it to you. It’s now been mailed to the Divine Research Institute. You can come pick it up later.”
“Got it.” Lu Ran nodded.
“Still, as a mechanical researcher at the Divine Research Institute, there are other perks. Access to top-tier resources for scientific advancement to boost your mechanical assistant’s research capabilities is just one of them. If a researcher makes significant contributions, some resources from the repository might even be approved for personal use.
“Thank you.” Lu Ran nodded gratefully.
Dr. Cheng Kong grinned. “Even so, this should be pretty exciting, right? At your level, I’d never even seen so many top-tier resources.”
The seven Epic-grade resources included...
“Professor, I plan to visit the senior researchers next. Many seem interested in elemental lifeforms, so I’ll gift them some elemental sprites. For you... I’ve prepared sprites of various attributes. I’ll package them and send them over.”
On a remote island far from the Divine Island, a spatial rift slowly tore open. Six-Path Flower emerged in human form, conjured a Wooden Asura, and perched on its shoulder.
“Right now, all ten resources on this list have been authorized for you. You can go claim them anytime. But let me remind you that these resources are strictly for research. Whether your research succeeds or fails, you must provide records proving they weren’t used for personal gain. For instance, the institute can accept these Legendary resources being expended in critical research, but won’t tolerate researchers pocketing them. These are national assets.”
The first Legendary-grade resource was the Primordial Womb Sea Water. Any unborn embryo soaked in this water would experience a dramatic boost in potential. A King-rank embryo could easily break through to Overlord.
Over the next two days, Lu Ran and #18 visited each researcher at the Divine Research Institute. They gifted elemental sprites as tokens of goodwill. Their modus operandi was simple–give presents, then ask for targeted mechanical knowledge.
As for the Divine Phoenix’s Flame of Life, it also held great significance for him. As the strongest of the Life Dragon’s three kins, the Divine Phoenix was essentially a colleague of his superior. Lu Ran desperately wanted to get his hands on this.