Chapter 435: Gift
Shi Ya finished writing her resignation letter and without a second’s delay, she sent it directly to Professor McKin.
Professor McKin replied promptly, attempting to retain her with a gesture of persuasion; however, when Shi Ya decisively indicated her intention to leave, he could only regretfully approve her resignation.
Of course, the compensation due to Shi Ya was not withheld. Out of the 20 million credit points, 10 million were immediately paid to Shi Ya. The remaining amount was to be transferred to her as soon as Shi Ya handed over the current research data to Dina without reservation and its accuracy was confirmed.
Shi Ya didn’t entangle with the matter too much. She had a clear understanding of her current situation; since the matter was irrevocable, she might as well minimize her losses by demanding a sum of compensation.
Actually, the 20 million exceeded Shi Ya’s expectations. She had initially asked for 50 million just as an ambitious start. If she hadn’t brought it up proactively, the maximum compensation Professor McKin would have agreed to provide her was probably only 5 million credit points.
As for her concept of ’Biological’ Mecha, selling it for a flat rate of 20 million credit points was a decision made without determining whether it was worth it or not. Shi Ya did not consider it and had no spare time to ponder the question.
Because— she had personally experimented and though there were slight results, they were merely scratching the surface. Shi Ya was very aware that from concept to implementation, the financial, spiritual, human, and temporal resources required were tremendously and indefinitely vast. Even if she were to conduct the experiment herself, Shi Ya could not guarantee its success. Therefore, she decided to sell the concept outright.
million credit points were indeed a substantial figure—a figure that some individuals or families could never hope to encounter in their lifetimes, much like her and her father in the past...
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Even without selling the concept, relying solely on her meager monthly salary, it would take Shi Ya decades to earn 20 million credit points, and even then, if her work did not make any significant breakthroughs, she might not be able to earn that many credit points in several decades...
That’s the harsh reality.
After receiving the approval for her resignation, Shi Ya remained utterly calm, both on her face and in her heart. In fact, nearly nothing and no one could provoke any emotional fluctuation in her anymore, except—