Super God-Level Top Student-Chapter 473 - 216: The Most Trustworthy Qiao Ze_2

But unlike the last time, this secrecy training was no mere school exercise but a formal study session at a specialized institution.

It was explicitly stated that after this training, the Xilin Mathematics Research Institute would once again be classified as a secret entity and would also undertake important research tasks.

Li Jian Gao was somewhat baffled when he received the notice.

Well, now the label of secrecy seemed to follow him wherever he went.

Moreover, the secrecy level this time was evidently higher. Previously, Hanna could still conduct research with the team, but if they strictly adhered to the requirements of this document, foreign students could no longer freely enter the main building of the institute.

Alright, perhaps it was time to move again.

If they were to engage in academic research on Super Helical Space Algebra and take on secret projects, the three floors provided by the school would clearly not be sufficient.

Indeed, as he had predicted, there was no need for him, the director, to worry or proactively report, because the school took the initiative to reach out.

This time it wasn’t Xu Dajiang who came, but a new vice-chancellor in charge of scientific research who had just been transferred to the university this year—Zuo Chengzheng. Moreover, this airborne school leader arrived quickly; Li Jian Gao had just seen the Human Resources Department’s files at the start of the school term, announcing Zuo’s pending appointment as a university vice-position, and the next week he had taken office directly.

However, regarding personnel reshuffling at the school level, Li Jian Gao didn’t pay much attention.

He had never thought about holding an administrative position at the school, mainly because his personality wasn’t suited for such roles.

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If it weren’t for the respect that the newly established Xilin Institute of Mathematics deserved, and that Qiao Ze probably wouldn’t be too pleased with anyone else as director, he wouldn’t have wanted to be the director at all.

He would avoid attending meetings whenever possible, only showing up when he absolutely couldn’t get out of it.

Li Jian Gao didn’t consider this as a privilege; he wanted to get everyone used to the idea that once Qiao Ze became the director, it would be questionable whether he would attend a single meeting each year. It made more sense for things like this to be brought up proactively for discussion.

As for where to move, it didn’t matter. As long as it was within the school!

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At the same time, Qiao Ze, who was busy preparing test questions, also received a formal reply.

He was quite surprised to see this reply letter.

After more than half a month with no news, they suddenly replied saying his "Deep Sea Shadow" plan had been approved.

Not only that, but they also requested that he submit a more detailed proposal. Qiao Ze skimmed through it. It was asking him to estimate the project budget, predict how long it would take to complete the design of the entire system, what additional help he needed, and what kind of results could be expected upon completion of the project, among other things...

There was also an appendix, which now contained the client’s demands.

Qiao Ze looked it over, ten full pages of professional standards and system function requirements set by the client.

Key among them, the application was confidential.

This seemed somewhat mystifying.

Truth be told, Qiao Ze had never filled out anything like this before. Experience new tales on novelbuddy

He had applied for projects before and had even received two special research funds from the school, but those were filled out by Li Jian Gao on his behalf.

Qiao Ze was capable of filling them out; he just wasn’t quite clear on the utility of such a proposal.

If all they wanted was a software-based multimodal perception system plus an adaptive command system, it wouldn’t be too difficult.

He would probably suffice with some tweaks to Dou Dou’s core code.

No significant additional research costs would be required, and for testing purposes, he could utilize the supercomputing simulation capacity he had access to, which was conveniently available in surplus.

What really concerned Qiao Ze was whether this system would be implemented after its design. This system couldn’t function solely based on software; the most critical component involved manufacturing devices suitable for underwater regions.

After carefully rereading the reply in his hand, Qiao Ze pondered for a moment before raising his head and asking the person who had delivered the official letter to him, "Have you read it?"

Lv Bei hesitated for a moment before responding, "Official correspondences, unless specifically marked otherwise, fall within our scope for inspection. Some envelopes might contain unsavory items; you understand, right?"

"Oh," Qiao Ze nodded and followed with another question, "Do you think this system could be of use once designed?"

"Uh... it should be possible, right?" Lv Bei was genuinely puzzled.

His duty was merely to deliver a letter; how did he end up getting interrogated by this big shot?

Was this something within his decision-making power?

"Do this, inquire whether this project is only for the software part of the underwater unmanned system or if it also includes the hardware part. Only then can I decide how to fill out this form," Qiao Ze said.

"Uh, maybe you could call the number on the official letter?" Lv Bei suggested with an awkward smile.

"It’s too complicated to explain; you ask for me," Qiao Ze shook his head, firmly insisting.

"Alright," Lv Bei accepted resignedly.

He had no choice; to some extent, Lv Bei felt that he understood Qiao Ze’s character better than Qiao Ze himself.

If Qiao Ze made a request, it was best to refuse only once.

If Qiao Ze persisted in his view after one refusal, it indicated he was certain the other party could handle it, and a second refusal might mean Qiao Ze wouldn’t say anything.

But that would likely spell the end of any cooperation in the future.

Lv Bei didn’t know where Qiao Ze’s confidence came from, but fortunately, whatever Qiao Ze asked of him, he was actually in a position to inquire.

To avoid complicating his future work, he had no choice but to agree.

"It’s trouble, thank you," Qiao Ze said politely with a nod.

"So... to be frank, you just want to take on the entire project, right?" Lv Bei asked hesitantly.