Chapter 581: Chapter 13: Journey Home from School
Somewhere in the Underground Biopark of Mengshan Company, a vibrant array of autumn flowers bloomed in full splendor, the air mixed with the scent of sunlight and blossoms.
Zhou Ziang sat alone in front of a computer, browsing through the data in the Mengshan database.
Quinn walked in through the door, seeing that Zhou Ziang was still staring intently at the computer screen: "Still gathering information about Mirage Gate, I really admire you Chinese people, when it comes to diligent studying, if you claim to be the second, no one dares to claim the first."
"Thank you for sharing the relevant data," Zhou Ziang had returned to the United States alone from China without any prior notice.
After arriving in the United States, without even completing his work report, Zhou Ziang headed straight to the Underground Biopark, secluding himself, only staying inside the biopark to search through Mengshan’s massive database managed by Quinn for any information about Mirage Gate.
Quinn was quite a solitary person, hating most when people in Mengshan came to disturb him in the biopark; however, since the arrival of Zhou Ziang, he realized that there are mountains beyond mountains, and some people are even more reclusive than him.
Zhou Ziang could handle tens of thousands of pieces of information for 18 hours a day; for the remaining six hours, no one knew where he stayed in the biopark as if he had evaporated from the world.
"All I can provide you with is just that information. It’s about time for you to show up at the headquarters. You should report the findings of your last trip to China to headquarters, as Lady Serlin is just waiting to catch your flaws," Quinn personally had no concept of nationality, for him, whoever provides sustenance is the mother, as Mengshan provided him with a generous experimental environment, he would work for Mengshan.
Zhou Ziang thanked him for the reminder, and left the Underground Biopark a month later.
The data collected from Zhou Ziang’s last trip to China had been sitting on Lady Serlin’s desk for nearly a month now.
The report on the quality of the Chinese population and an explanation about Eastern Cultivators, the data was only just satisfactory, far below the excellent performances Zhou Ziang had shown in his earlier years at school and research institutes.
However, besides this, there was no data on the current status of the strongest Cultivators and Superpower Users in China today, especially those secretly hidden cradles of Cultivators and Superpower Users in China like the Huake Institute.
Zhou Ziang swaggered into Lady Serlin’s office, the first thing he saw was a life-sized, centuries-old oil painting hanging in Lady Serlin’s office.
It was a portrait from the Victorian Era, the woman in the painting had lush curly brown hair, purple eyes, rosy lips, a beautiful stance.
The woman in the portrait was a countess from the Victorian Era who looked strikingly similar to Lady Serlin but with different hair color, wrapped in exquisite pleats and gold lace, like an overly decorated wedding cake.
"Indeed a rare guest," Lady Serlin said sarcastically, as she raised her eyebrows upon seeing Zhou Ziang, after several months, Zhou Ziang’s aura had become more substantial. Where Aisha had not made any progress after her trip to China.
"Lady Serlin, if you have any issues, you can speak directly, there’s no need to vent your anger by suppressing Locke," based on Zhou Ziang’s nature, he could stay behind closed doors, but Locke’s funding for recent projects was suddenly drained.
It seemed unrelated to the Roster family on the surface, but after investigation, it was found that those withdrawing funds from the investment funds all had intricate connections to the Roster family.
"Where are the data I wanted? Locke asked you to collect information about the characteristics and output of Chinese crops, and you did. Quinn asked you to collect data on the quality of the Chinese population, and you did. Mr. Zhou, you really treat differently, the information I asked you to collect about the ancient Chinese Cultivation Families and the government’s support measures for relevant talents, you haven’t mentioned a word," Lady Serlin was annoyed, she was quite interested in the secrets hidden by those old families hidden in every corner of the East.
"Which family? The Xu Family? I heard that you have long been in contact with people from the Xu Family. Or the Mei Family? The Mei Family that only has one heir isn’t a danger to us." Zhou Ziang not specifying, doesn’t mean he didn’t investigate.
This investigation revealed everything there was to know.
"The Wang Family, now the first Cultivation Family in China. The Wangs are a distinguished family, not only do they have Cultivators, but also Superpower Users." The Wang, Mei, and Xu families alike, all had a long history of being major families. However, compared to the Xu Family, the Wangs had a more upright style, and compared to the Mei Family, the Wangs had played a subtler role in the changing of dynasties through history. Speaking of the present descendants of the Wang Family, many are involved in the military, business, or politics.