"All the information on Caesar has already been sent to you.
Master Tang, the matter regarding Caesar is of the highest level of security within the school. I'm sorry to have reported it without your approval. "
Tang Hanpei shook his head. "It doesn't matter. That's your duty. I'll take a look at the information first." As soon as he said that, the professor breathed a sigh of relief.
Tang Hanpei then concentrated on looking at all the information on Caesar.
There was far more information on Caesar than Tang Hanpei had imagined, but it was a good thing he still had more than ten hours, which was enough to pass the time.
The Federation Comprehensive Academy had spent a lot of manpower and resources on Caesar's research, especially on the Materials Refinement Code.
As an inheritance that had been preserved in the school for many years, no one had been interested in it before Caesar. Probably only a few administrators knew about it.
Caesar had used facts to prove that it wasn't that the inheritance wasn't powerful enough; it was just that they had practiced it wrong.
If an inheritance wasn't powerful enough, they could just throw it away.
But, if an inheritance was powerful enough but couldn't bring out its power because of the wrong method, that would be intolerable.
If they saw with their own eyes that the inheritance could reach the highest level in the federation, how could the Federation Comprehensive Academy continue to bury it in the pile of old papers, with dust and cobwebs as its companion?
During Caesar's crazy years, he had pushed the Federation Comprehensive Academy to new heights, and he had personally pushed the academy to the opposite side of everyone else.
He himself had become the enemy of the Federation Comprehensive Academy and even the Big Six!
That had been a huge humiliation for the Federation Comprehensive Academy.
The current president of the Federation Comprehensive Academy, Pavchek, had sworn to kill Caesar, so he had mobilized the entire power of the Federation Comprehensive Academy to study Caesar and the Materials Refinement Code.
Tang Hanpei was skimming through those research reports.
Caesar hadn't left a word or two about practicing the Materials Refinement Code during his time at the school.
That ranked second on the list of the most regrettable incidents in the history of the Federation Comprehensive Academy.
It was clear from this just how deep the grievances of the Federation Comprehensive Academy were.
Those research reports were basically an academic analysis of the Materials Refinement Code, which included some of the feelings of the Federation Comprehensive Academy card artisans when they fought with Caesar.
Even the president, Pavchek, had written three related reports. Aces like Pavchek's had extremely sharp and meticulous senses when they fought. Their senses were often more direct and accurate than analytical instruments.
The perception tempered by the [Materials Refinement Rules] had extremely special characteristics.
The feeling of being scanned by it was completely different from being scanned by other senses.
Among them, Pavchek's was the most detailed.
The word President Pavchek used most often was "extremely uncomfortable."
Before Caesar had become famous, Pavchek already had this feeling when he dealt with him.
The [Materials Refinement Rules] had a strong exclusivity, especially towards other senses. It would involuntarily display hostility.
That word didn't only appear in President Pavchek's report. It was also used in the reports submitted by the card artisans who had fought with Caesar.
In his exposition, Pavchek had put forward a bold conjecture that Caesar had very likely been influenced by the Materials Refinement Code, which was why he had gradually and subconsciously developed hostility toward other card artisans.
In the long run, it gradually formed his strange temperament.
Even Tang Hanpei suspected that Pavchek's guess might very well be the truth.
Another important difference between the [Materials Refinement Code] and ordinary perception was that it was composed of tendrils of perception, unlike the mist of ordinary perception.
That was also why he suspected that Cao Dong was practicing the [Materials Refinement Code].
As soon as he saw Chen Mu, he detected that Chen Mu's perception was distributed in tendrils, a phenomenon he had only heard of appearing after practicing the [Materials Refinement Code].
But, after he saw Pavchek's report, he didn't think it was like that.
He and Cao Dong had been chatting together for so long, and he hadn't detected any hostility in his counterpart's perception.
He believed that if Cao Dong really was practicing the [Materials Refinement Code], there was no reason he wouldn't have detected it.
If he could discover the form of his counterpart's perception with just a glance, how could he not detect the rejection of his counterpart's perception toward his own?
Could it be that it was only similar?
The more Tang Hanpei looked, the more he felt it was possible.
The reports had all mentioned that Caesar had been in a state of half-madness for almost a quarter of the time, and his violent temper seemed to be directly related to the [Materials Refinement Code].
Tang Hanpei hadn't found anything about Cao Dong. On the contrary, his greatest impression of Cao Dong was that the youth's calmness and composure were beyond his years.
The more Tang Hanpei looked, the more fascinated he became.
But, as time went on, more of his interest was focused on Caesar.
That legendary figure's life was full of legendary colors, which dazzled Tang Hanpei. He wished he could have been born 30 years earlier to have a glimpse of that legendary figure's elegance!
Toward the end, Tang Hanpei was fairly certain that Cao Dong wasn't practicing the [Materials Refinement Code].
Although Cao Dong was young, his perceptual strength was already quite astonishing, no weaker than that of young aces like Zu Ning.
If he were practicing the [Materials Refinement Code], then its side effects would certainly be impossible to conceal.
The apparatus on his wrist rang again, startling Tang Hanpei out of the pile of reports. He looked at the number and saw it was the president!
After he connected, a blue-eyed, hawk-nosed man appeared on the screen. It was Pavchek, the president of the Federation Comprehensive Academy.
"President!" Tang Hanpei greeted him respectfully.
"Hanpei, I heard you've found some information related to Caesar?" Pavchek asked right off the bat.
Tang Hanpei told him about his encounter with Cao Dong in detail, and at the same time, he also told him what he felt.
Pavchek listened attentively and waited for Tang Hanpei to finish, not interrupting him in the middle.
When Tang Hanpei had finished, Pavchek muttered to himself, "If it's really as you say, then it really isn't like the [Materials Refinement Code], but it's still too early to draw conclusions." He grunted coldly with a gloomy look. "Don't underestimate that madman Caesar's ability.
If anyone in the world could make any improvements to the [Materials Refinement Code], it would certainly be him. "
Seeing Tang Hanpei thinking, Pavchek said, "You don't have to worry about this matter. I'll find someone else to take charge.
What you have to do now is snatch the Central Island Firm. Their technology will be a great help to our future development. "
"Yes, sir!" Tang Hanpei bowed to accept the order.
When Pavchek's image disappeared from the screen, Tang Hanpei lost interest in looking at the information and sat quietly in his chair.
There was only one lonely soul in the dark room.
Hammond was already very far from Weiwen City.
They didn't make any stops in Weiwen City. Under Jiao Si's escort, there was no movement from the Federation Comprehensive Academy. Their journey was surprisingly smooth.
Jiao Si was finally going to part ways with Chen Mu and the others. He was a core figure at the Origins Academy, after all. Without him overseeing things at such a time of turmoil, the people at the Origins Academy were more or less anxious.
"I'll leave Ru Qiu in Mr. Cao's care. I hope you can help me take care of her. Jiao Si can't thank you enough!"
Jiao Si solemnly saluted. Ru Qiu bit her lip, and her eyes became misty.
Jiao Si turned around and gently stroked Ru Qiu's head, saying softly, "Take good care of yourself, Little Qiu. Remember, your health is the most important thing. It's cold in the Heavenly Drum Village District, and you have to be careful to keep warm."
Ru Qiu couldn't stand it any longer. She threw herself into Jiao Si's arms with a whimper.
In the distance, the teachers and students of the Origins Academy all looked as if they couldn't bear it.
They couldn't understand how the president could bear to let Ru Qiu leave them and follow a bunch of strangers to somewhere further away.
If it weren't for the fact that the president had always doted on Ru Qiu, those guys would certainly have opposed it with all their might.
After saying that, Jiao Si took the students and left.
There hadn't been any casualties among the students that time, which was the happiest thing for him.
He had raised those students single-handedly, and his relationship with them was far beyond the relationship between an ordinary president and a student.
"Let's go," Chen Mu said.
A mighty group of several hundred people would be quite eye-catching no matter where they were.
Earlier, some people had been looking in their direction from time to time.
President Jiao Si's name was so big, and the video of him demonstrating 007 and 013 had spread far and wide. Quite a few people recognized Jiao Si at a glance.
But they were afraid of Jiao Si's name, and no one dared to disturb him at that time.
Seeing that Jiao Si had left, those people's minds immediately began to work.
Jiao Si was out of our league, and the gang in front of us must have a deep relationship if Jiao Si had come to escort them. They must also be people of status. So, why not make friends?
Someone came to the front of the crowd. "Please slow down, everyone. I am the president of the Simon Firm in Harmond..
Chen Mu told Xi Ping in a low voice, "You handle them, but hurry up. We need to get out of here right away." He was very clear about the power of a local snake, and he didn't want to have any unpleasantness with them.
Having received the order, Xi Ping immediately walked out of the group to talk with those people.
After a while, he came back with a pile of business cards in his hands and said with a smile, "Let's go, Boss. It's all settled."
The group started moving again.
"How should we get to the Heavenly Drum Village District, Bogner?" Chen Mu asked.