Chapter 30 1/2

The desolate star is located on the edge, not too far from the Devil King’s business planet and the Pursuing Deer Star; it takes only a day and a half to fly there.

Jiang Li slept for a whole day and quietly read a book at night. Lu Jing, always taciturn, stayed in the cockpit and never entered the living area.

The next morning, while Jiang Li was outside fetching water, he heard the first words from the other person: “How much longer do you need to develop your medicine?”

Jiang Li: “Three or four months.”

Then, Lu Jing inquired about the effectiveness of the medicine, and Jiang Li answered.

After half a day, Jiang Li arrived at the mysterious research base and met with the Dean of the Medical College, Zhou Qingyuan, who almost asked him the same questions that Lu Jing had asked.

Zhou Qingyuan was very satisfied with his unexpectedly good ideas. The two of them researched the initial data brought by Jiang Fu for the whole afternoon. “Let’s go in this direction and do it well.”

“After completing it, you’ll be almost ready for your graduation defense.”

“Yeah.”

Jiang Li still remembered the sudden change in the pheromone scent of Cen Lang and consulted the dean about it. After hearing the description, Zhou Qingyuan’s face turned pale. “What scent did it change into?”

Jiang Li hesitated, as it was Cen Lang’s privacy that he refused to disclose.

Zhou Qingyuan: “Just tell me, does the separated scent have any connection to your environment?”

Jiang Li: “Yes, it’s something we lack.”

Thinking of a certain legendary saying, Zhou Qingyuan’s face turned pale with anger.

That brat Cen Lang, unable to undermine Jiang Li in his chicken coop laboratory, actually set his sights on him. How could Jiang Fu withstand the pheromone storm that attacked people on sight?

Zhou Qingyuan put a key on the table with a complex mood. “He’s fine; don’t worry about him. Jiang Li, after you go back, stay at Tianchen Laboratory. Don’t go out; there’s a bedroom inside that no one is using.”

“Okay.”

He had planned to stay in the laboratory longer after showing his pregnancy. Dean Zhou thought he was a Beta and lent him the bedroom, but in reality, he was a pregnant Omega, and staying in the rest area of Alpha Dean was not suitable.

Now, at the end of the winter vacation, after going back, he would rent a house with the money and move out of the dormitory.

Jiang Li pursed his lips, feeling a little guilty. He hadn’t told the dean that he wanted to change his graduation defense to a grading system.

The military academy didn’t set precedents for anyone, with absolute fairness enveloping every student. Jiang Li didn’t resent this fairness; on the contrary, he was grateful for the fairness in his academic journey.

He had to find his own way; he would be mentally prepared for the dean to give him a zero.

He had to work a little harder.

Knowing that he would meet Zhou Qingyuan, Jiang Li wrote a detailed experimental plan, consulting the old Devil King on every step where he was uncertain.

Zhou Qingyuan moved Jiang Fu from Wang Xuning’s supervision to his own name, using the title of mentor. However, due to communication issues, he couldn’t guide Jiang Li, leaving him to fend for himself. It was Cen Lang who brought Jiang Fu here, doing a favor.

“Wang Xuning thinks too much. I gave him the most outstanding and least troublesome student, but he insists on thinking that I will pick the peaches in the future.” “The military academy won’t hire people who leak research results for personal gain; he will be dismissed at the end of this academic year.”

Zhou Qingyuan paused and explained, “Some people suggested that I wait until you graduate before settling the score to avoid making other mentors uncomfortable and causing you trouble at the graduation defense.”

Just as Wang Xuning said, selling by-products to companies was an unspoken practice for many professors. It was a win-win situation for everyone. Wang Xuning, collaborating with the trash-like Jiang Li, also kicked a tough student. In the end, the war between mentor and student was won by justice.

However, whether this “justice” was seen as justice by other professors remained unknown. What if some psychologically dark professor, disliking students and resisting authority, decided to make trouble for Jiang Li during the defense?

Originally, given Zhou Qingyuan’s hot temper, he wanted to dismiss Wang Xuning immediately.

But considering that another research student of Wang Xuning, who was in the same year as Jiang Li, was also about to graduate, a sudden change of mentor would be inconvenient. It was better to wait for him to return from his business trip and handle it together.

Zhou Qingyuan thought that Cen Lang understood the mechanism of the professorial team well, considering all aspects of Jiang Li. He seemed quite thoughtful.

“Don’t worry about this. Just focus on the experiment seriously. If someone causes trouble during the defense, I’ll scold them for you.”

Tricky questions were fine, but causing trouble was not.

Jiang Li lowered his eyelashes slightly. Dean Zhou was both a teacher and a father figure to him; he even considered someone making trouble for him at the defense because of Wang Xuning. However, he chose another path. Instead of catching the dean off guard later, he might as well be honest now.

“I’m sorry, Dean. Actually, I…” Jiang Li, for the first time, revealed his condition to someone other than a psychologist. He took a deep breath and said, “I’m afraid of going on stage for the defense; I have a psychological shadow about it, and I haven’t overcome it.”

Dean Zhou was stunned, suddenly recalling that Preincipal Zhang had mentioned to him, “There’s a student in your medical school who doesn’t want to take a picture with me on stage, and he doesn’t even want the scholarship.” Was this person Jiang Li?

He could give up the scholarship, but could he give up the diploma too? Dean Zhou furrowed his brows, saying, “This is not good.”

Jiang Li: “I’m not telling you this to make it difficult for you; I just want to say…”

“I will apply to change it to a grading system.”

Since the terrifying story of “getting zero as soon as the old Devil King comes up” spread, the grading system has disappeared.

The grading system required a substantial graduation project, and breakthroughs had to be made in some aspects for professors to give high marks.

The questioning system was actually meant to make it difficult for professors. A group of intellectuals looked at a broken piece of paper. Each person asked two questions; the questions couldn’t be repeated, and it was quite brain-draining.

Professors could question the mediocre, but they couldn’t give high marks to the mediocre.

After a moment of contemplation, Zhou Qingyuan said, “Then you have to be pregnant for six months.”

“Yeah.”

Zhou Qingyuan reacted again, his gaze suddenly falling on Jiang Li. “Do you already have a child?”

Jiang Li tried to remain calm and said, “Yeah.”

Zhou Qingyuan burned out a few brain cells, wanting to light a cigarette. Yes, doing big things quietly, Jiang Fu did have this personality. “Do you have a boyfriend?”

Jiang Fu: “No, I used unconventional methods.”

Zhou Qingyuan: “…” He was old and couldn’t keep up with the young people’s thinking, but he wouldn’t be surprised by anything that medical students did.

“If you choose the grading system, I can only give you a zero.” This zero was not because of any objection to the paper but to replace the questioning system and improve students’ psychological resilience to questioning.

“I know I will strive for high marks from other professors.”

Zhou Qingyuan didn’t care much about the paper. Many professors couldn’t develop drugs, and Jiang Li’s excellence was obvious. The more troublesome issue was…

“Does Cen Lang know?”

This Alpha liked Jiang Li. If he knew that Jiang Li was pregnant with another Alpha’s child, would he be furious and do something irreparable?

As the ancients said, “When the emperor is angry, blood flows like a river.” This saying applied to Cen Lang.