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After witnessing the terrifying mushroom incident just now, to be honest, Lin Ruo had no interest in discussing mushroom research with Frank anymore.
On one hand, he would think of the recent events every time he talked about mushrooms, which was sanity-draining. On the other hand, Lin Ruo was mainly worried that talking too much might accidentally give Frank some unpleasant inspiration, which would spell disaster for this world.
He didn't want to wake up one day in the future and find the world destroyed by mushrooms. This wasn't some 'Save Dave' mini-game; there was no need for destructive mushrooms to appear, okay?
So, after warning Frank Lee that the path of research into mushrooms that actively hunt monsters was a dead end, Lin Ruo found an excuse to send Frank away, even throwing Klein to him, telling them to visit Frank's cultivation room together.
As for Lin Ruo himself, after Klein was expressionlessly dragged away by the enthusiastic Frank, he proactively went to the Captain's cabin with Admiral of Stars Cattleya to chat.
The central topic naturally revolved around Frank's research and how to supervise Frank to prevent him from truly losing control one day.
...I understand Your Excellency's meaning. I will definitely keep a close eye on Frank and absolutely not let him mess around again.
After listening to Lin Ruo's subtle admonition, Admiral of Stars Cattleya was clearly a bit surprised, but she still nodded with a serious expression. It was clear that on this matter, she shared the same understanding as Lin Ruo.
—If Frank wasn't properly supervised, and he accidentally concocted something big one day, the world would be doomed.
I believe you can manage him, and I will also regularly check Frank's research progress to prevent any more accidents like today.
Lin Ruo nodded, his expression equally serious, but as soon as he finished speaking, he noticed that Admiral of Stars Cattleya's expression when she looked at him was hesitant, as if she wanted to ask something but was conflicted and found it difficult to inquire.
This made Lin Ruo raise an eyebrow. Guessing what Cattleya wanted to ask, he smiled and said, You seem very surprised that I would say that?
Admiral of Stars Cattleya was slightly startled. Knowing that her thoughts had been seen through, she gave up on her hesitation and deliberated before saying, I am indeed a bit surprised, Your Highness Wayne. Since you are also worried that Frank might create something terrifying, why... did you give him such a commission?
Cattleya was indeed very surprised. She had originally thought that since Wayne and Frank got along so well and Wayne had even commissioned Frank to research those mushrooms that sounded anything but normal, he was probably a research fanatic just like Frank.
In fact, Wayne's previous interactions had given Cattleya that exact impression. So, when she saw Wayne persuade Frank to abandon research on those monster-hunting mushrooms today, and then specifically came to instruct her to keep an eye on Frank, Admiral of Stars Cattleya was truly very surprised.
She had pessimistically considered whether Frank's research madness, combined with the indulgence of an Angel, would lead to some uncontrollable catastrophe.
But now it seemed that His Excellency Wayne, this Angel, the Queen's Godfather, was not as insane as she had imagined?
It must be said, thinking of this, Admiral of Stars Cattleya let out a sincere sigh of relief.
Hearing Admiral of Stars Cattleya's words, Lin Ruo smiled, thinking of the unfortunate people in City of Silver, he said seriously, Because safe technology can indeed bring happiness to others.
Admiral of Stars Cattleya pursed her lips, recalling the words Wayne had used to admonish Frank earlier.
Lin Ruo looked out the window; the weather today was clearly good, with bright and brilliant sunshine.
Lin Ruo gazed at the sparkling sea and said, I truly appreciate Frank. He is a genuine Genius. Even if most people cannot understand his extraordinary ideas, I understand how strong his creativity is, and I also understand how much change this creativity can bring to this world once it is put on the right track...
Admiral of Stars Cattleya pursed her lips upon hearing this. She thought of Frank's strange and terrifying creations, and his idea of cross-breeding cows with wheat, and couldn't help but say, I also acknowledge Frank's Genius, but you also said the premise is that he gets on the right track... Shouldn't you first correct his strange ideas?
Not only not correcting him, but also commissioning him to continue researching strange mushrooms... Is this really okay?
Cattleya didn't understand.
To be fair, I think you make a lot of sense!
Lin Ruo gave Admiral of Stars a mental thumbs-up. In fact, from an emotional perspective, he also felt that many of Frank's extraordinary ideas were too sanity-draining, almost beyond human imagination, but from a rational perspective...
Lin Ruo looked at Admiral of Stars Cattleya, smiling gently and brightly.
Why correct them?
Do you think his ideas are wrong?
Admiral of Stars Cattleya's expression immediately became hard to describe. After a long pause, she cautiously said, Aren't they?
I don't think so!
Lin Ruo no longer looked at Admiral of Stars Cattleya and instead looked back at the sea, saying leisurely, Frank's ideas might be different from ordinary people's, but in my opinion, they can't be considered wrong.
Rather, this is Frank's creativity! It's his Genius!
Lin Ruo looked at the sea, speaking with sincere admiration.
For example, those mushrooms today, they lost control, so they were terrifying. But what if Frank succeeded?
A mushroom that can actively hunt monsters and won't attack humans, don't you think that's a very good weapon? This might be a great help in the future when Beyonders fight against monsters, reducing many casualties that would otherwise occur.
Images of those sanity-draining mushrooms flashed through Lin Ruo's mind. His emotions rejected those mushrooms, but his rationality indeed felt that if a mushroom that only hunted monsters could truly be invented, it would be a good thing.
Of course, with Frank's current technology, the possibility of cultivating safe and stable monster-hunting mushrooms is low, so Lin Ruo is currently still opposed to this matter.
Admiral of Stars Cattleya, upon hearing this, pursed her lips again. She looked at Lin Ruo, then recalled the mushrooms from earlier, and for a moment, she both felt that "Wayne is indeed as crazy as Frank" and that what he said made a lot of sense.
Although it seemed terrifying, if such a mushroom truly existed, it would indeed be very useful.
They could even be used as a secret infiltration weapon if they were a bit more docile, had a normal appearance, and had higher intelligence.
Who would notice a mushroom on the ground?
No, wait, Cattleya, what are you thinking... Admiral of Stars Cattleya suddenly snapped back to reality, even suspecting that she had been infected by Frank and Wayne's madness.
Otherwise, how could she even conceive of such a possibility!
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