"I can't tell you the specifics, old man. Some things are secret family techniques of the Lu Family. But in this matter, the Lu Family will fully assist you. However, there are things I need to know, otherwise, even if we want to help, we might not be able to help in the right way."
Lu Ci opened his eyes and looked at Hao Yi.
"I understand."
Hao Yi said with a smile.
Lu Ci did indeed know something, possibly related to Chai Yan.
This confirmed that Chairman Zhao's intelligence source did have some credibility.
The credibility of there being an insider in the company would also increase.
As long as they knew these things beforehand and had a breakthrough, they would have a direction for investigation, which was better than fumbling around aimlessly before.
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At the same time, Kyoto University, laboratory.
"The memories are fine, but there really is a problem with the situation. It seems involving the Lu Family was a good move."
Qingshui smiled slightly, looking at the message Zhao Fangxu sent him on Weixun.
Qu Tong and Duanmu Ying must have a very deep connection.
It could be Duanmu Ying herself, or Duanmu Ying's successor, or even an artificial human or modified human created with Dual Hand.
Regardless, Qu Tong and Duanmu Ying definitely belonged to the same faction.
And coincidentally, the Lu Family, especially Lu Ci, had a blood feud with Duanmu Ying.
Once traces of what seemed to be Duanmu Ying were found, Lu Ci would certainly not rest easy and would definitely pursue the matter with full force, preparing for a confrontation.
The relationship between the Lu Family and Duanmu Ying was a matter of life or death.
And conveniently, the Lu Family's strength was not weak.
Lu Ci's strength in the domestic Anomalous Human world was among the first tier of powerhouses, second only to the Old Heavenly Master.
As one of the four great families, the Lu Family suffered heavy losses during the Anti-Japanese War, severely diminishing its strength. After decades of protection and governance by Lu Ci, its strength was not weak, and it had a considerable number of masters in the middle generation.
If Qu Tong didn't want her affairs to be interfered with, she would have to expend a lot of energy to pacify this matter.
First, he would let Lu Ci restrain Qu Tong for him. Once he achieved enough results and gained a sufficiently high status, and his strength increased, he would be able to crush Qu Tong in terms of power and influence, no matter what she wanted to do or what she thought of him.
As for now, he shouldn't have to worry about his own safety.
Yue Qian was still responsible for his security. According to him, as long as the Old Heavenly Master didn't make a move, even if the Two Heroes came, he was confident he could get Qingshui to safety.
The number and average quality of masters in the military would only be much higher than in the secular world outside.
Qingshui was currently leading two domestic entrepreneurs, who had received the news, on a tour of the electron beam chip manufacturing process in the lab.
"Mr. Ren, Mr. Lei, you must have seen the computing power of this chip. With new technology, we have overtaken foreign countries in the chip field. So, in high-tech industries like graphics cards, we will also have greater potential."
Lei Bus from Dami Group carefully examined the data displayed on the screen, his face full of pleasant surprise.
"Professor Zhuo, please believe in Huawei's technical capabilities. We are capable of utilizing this technology well. I can guarantee you that within three months, we will be able to produce qualified products."
Elder Mr. Ren from Huawei held Qingshui's hand and said earnestly.
"Hey, Professor Zhuo, our Dami's technical capabilities are also excellent. Most importantly, we have a wide range of electronic products, and we can quickly apply this new technology to multiple fields. We can also produce multiple finished products within three months."
Lei Bus stretched out his hands, making gestures, and explained to Qingshui the various advantages Dami possessed.
"Haha, well said, both of you. I invited you two here because I value Huawei and Dami's technological research and development capabilities. Both of you are practical entrepreneurs who are willing and able to get things done. I believe in your companies' strength, so I am willing to authorize the use of this patent to your enterprises. For the specifics, shall we continue discussing over lunch later?"
Qingshui looked at the two and nodded with a smile.
He had previously opened a company to handle the revenue from his patents, and now was the time to use it.
Currently, he had authorized the Chinese Academy of Sciences with partial patent agency rights to support various important state-owned scientific research laboratories in China at reasonable prices.
Of course, even at reasonable prices, they weren't low; the cost of the technology was there.
In the business world, Lei Bus and Ren Zhengfei were his preferred collaborators because their groups indeed had impressive R&D capabilities, with many proven achievements.
And in terms of business acumen, their abilities were equally outstanding.
With them, he believed he could generate considerable revenue in the future.
Most importantly, Qingshui needed them to help him build a GPU computing cluster with sufficient computing power using the chip's capabilities.
Computing power was very important.
In this era, people were generally still using graphics cards like the GTX750TI and 960TI, whose computing power wasn't even enough to support a simplified, locally deployed Viteos.
If Qingshui wanted to release strong artificial intelligence, hardware with sufficient computing power was essential.
On the evening of the same day, after his discussions with Lei Bus and Ren Zhengfei, the 7 PM news spent over five minutes introducing Qingshui and his latest research achievements.
2016 was precisely when East Asia began to challenge the Western hegemonic system.
Qingshui's achievements represented East Asia's breakthrough and significant surpassing in the most severely restricted Western technologies. This was something worth celebrating.
At the beginning of the year, he had already secured the first prize in this year's National Science and Technology Progress Award.
Unless someone invented controllable nuclear fusion or room-temperature superconductivity at that time, he was guaranteed to win.
Qingshui even received an invitation from the CCTV Spring Festival Gala production team two days in advance.
This year's CCTV Spring Festival Gala wasn't anything special.
In fact, the Gala had been on a downhill trend for two years, hitting rock bottom this year.
And from here, it just kept digging deeper.
After the Chinese New Year, Qingshui took a short break before diving back into work, taking the opportunity to transform the remaining parts of the Platinum Armor into Magic Tools.
February 21st.
The day before Kyoto University's new semester began.
Most students had already returned to campus by then, but Qingshui was, as usual, holed up in the lab, leading a team to build equipment for designing high-precision Nanobots.
Another call came in.
He'd been getting a lot of calls lately, so many that Qingshui often just didn't want to pick up.
But this time, he had to answer.
"Hello? Academician Jiang, is everything alright?"
"Ah, Xiao Zhuo, let me start with a polite congratulation, old man that I am."
"Oh, you're too kind, sir. Just some minor achievements."
Minor achievements…
Well, alright. Young people with talent can afford to be a bit arrogant.
"You call those minor achievements? Then this old man probably hasn't achieved anything worthwhile in his entire life. Alright, no more teasing. What I really want to congratulate you on, and also give you a heads-up about, is something else."
"Oh? What is it? Please tell me."
"The Abel Prize and the Wolf Prize are about to be announced this year. There haven't been any mathematical achievements this year that can even compare to yours. I heard from some foreign friends who are on the judging panels that you're going to receive them both."
The Abel Prize and the Wolf Prize in Mathematics, along with the Fields Medal, are known as the three highest achievements in the field of mathematics.
The Fields Medal is awarded every four years, and it's still more than two years away, so it's quite a bit off.
The other two are annual awards. While their public influence might be slightly less than the Fields Medal, their prestige is still very high.
"What I wanted to tell you is this: The Abel Prize is fine, it's in Sweden. But the Wolf Prize is in Israel. If you were just a mathematician, it would be no big deal. But now that you've made such significant breakthroughs, if you go abroad, I'm worried that people overseas might have ill intentions.
On the surface, they wouldn't dare to openly defy public opinion, but secretly, they might pull some tricks. So, if you decide to go, remember to report it to the relevant personnel and ensure you have proper protection before you leave."
Qingshui held the phone between his ear and shoulder, speaking while his hands remained busy.
"It's fine, I just won't go. If it comes down to it, I'll accept it remotely.
And if they don't give it to me, I'll just establish an international award under my own name later, specifically to replace theirs."
Academician Jiang chuckled.
"Alright, young man, you're impressive.
You know what you're doing, and that's good. My advice, old man that I am, is to just find someone to accept it on your behalf. Say you don't have time, make up any excuse, and record a video expressing your gratitude or something. Just make sure they feel respected."
"Then I'll do that. But what do you think? Is 'Zhuo Qingshui Award' better, or does 'Zhuo Qingshui International Mathematics Award' sound more professional?"
Academician Jiang: ?
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Naruto World.
The stalemate between Sand Hidden and Konoha didn't last long; war broke out again after several years.
Both sides knew that this time, the war couldn't be prolonged or prevented through diplomatic negotiations or other means, as it had been at other times.
This was an inevitable battle for both sides!
It was Sand Village's assault on Konoha, which represented the old system, and a challenge from the Ninja World's emerging hegemon to the long-established one.
An unavoidable, unstoppable, and undelayable battle!
In fact, even before Sand Hidden and Konoha officially engaged in combat, Chiyo and Karura had already fought a large-scale battle with Stone Village on the northern border of the Land of Wind.
Land of Rivers, central region, Five Waterfalls City.
A four-thousand-strong Sand Village force was centered here, expanding its offensive eastward towards the Land of Fire.
The reason it was four thousand instead of the previous five thousand was that one thousand men had been assigned by Qingshui to Rasa, to serve as the vanguard.
Rasa might not have the capability to be Kazekage, but he was certainly competent as a general to lead the charge.
With him clearing the path, Qingshui led the main central army, steadily consolidating and stabilizing the occupied territories, suppressing all possible risks. Until they encountered sufficiently strong resistance, this Sand Village force had been progressing very smoothly.
At least, it had been until today.
Field Hospital.
Rasa sat on a chair, his face pale and his expression weak.
"Poisoned by a snake, was it Orochimaru?"
Qingshui stood before Rasa, using the Delicate Illness Extraction Technique to draw out the accumulated toxins from Rasa's body, and asked.
"Yeah, it's a good thing I had the Antidote Pill to temporarily suppress the poison, otherwise I wouldn't have lasted this long. Orochimaru's strength is truly terrifying; even though I've learned Breathing Style now, he still overwhelmed me."
Rasa's expression turned grim as he recalled the details of his fight with Orochimaru.
"You've done more than enough. Voluntarily staying behind to cover the retreat, allowing the majority of the vanguard to escape, you pushed yourself to the absolute limit of your capabilities."
Qingshui comforted Rasa at this moment.
Now Rasa was his subordinate, and their relationship was no longer one of competition, so there was no need to act as they had in the past.
After all, Rasa was one of Sand Hidden's top experts, a rare Kage-level combatant, making him an invaluable high-level enforcer and utility man. Qingshui needed to maintain a good relationship with him to ensure he would willingly work for them.
Perhaps Qingshui's words made Rasa feel a little better, or maybe it was the fact that the snake venom had been extracted, but Rasa's expression eased considerably.
He asked again, "I remember many people were caught in Orochimaru's snake formation ambush with me and were poisoned. How are they doing now?"
Qingshui replied, "I've already deciphered the snake venom and developed an Antidote Serum. We've urgently produced a batch for them, but their poisoning is quite severe, so it will still take a few hours for the negative effects to be completely cleared.
Your strength is very important to the village, which is why I personally extracted the toxins from your body to help you recover your combat ability as quickly as possible."
"That's good. So, what's your plan now? Orochimaru is a tricky opponent, not easy to deal with."
Rasa stood up from his chair and continued to ask.
Sometimes he would actively try to think, but due to his limited knowledge, he only knew methods like assassination, which often weren't very effective.
In recent years, within the Sand Hidden leadership, Qingshui had repeatedly solved numerous difficult problems with unique solutions. Both Rasa and the Third Kazekage often began to actively treat Qingshui as an external brain when they encountered trouble.
"Let's go, we'll talk in the conference room."
Qingshui flicked his sleeve and walked out of the room.
Rasa followed closely behind him.
This Ninja Army unit deployed by Sand Village in the Land of Fire direction had forty-seven Jonin. Among them, five were considered core members of the command structure.
To be precise, it was 4 + 0.5 + 0.5.
There was Qingshui, the commander; Rasa, who was appointed as deputy and vanguard; and Fukami Senran, who truly served as Qingshui's deputy in practical personnel and material management.
The other two were Pakura and Sasori, as well as Baki.
Pakura counted as one, while Baki and Sasori each counted as half.
These three were considered the next generation with potential to become top experts, aside from Qingshui, Rasa, and Karura, among the younger generation. Pakura, who had already stepped into the Kage-level threshold, was already in this category.
There was no need to say more about Pakura; she had already proven her strength, and no one would speak ill of her.
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