Tranxending Vision - Chapter 612

Chapter 612: 612

Xia Lei had imagined that the Academy of Science was a solemn and sacred place and that the building would probably be a very old design . However, when he got there, he discovered that what he had imagined was wrong . The real Academy of Science was a building complex with a modern atmosphere and modernized elements . It looked just like an Internet company in Silicon Valley .

“Miss Fan, how many people are there in the Academy of Science?” asked Xia Lei when he got out of the car and appraised the building in front of him .

Fan Fan pursed her lips and smiled . “Fellow Xia, how many people do you think there should be in the Academy of Science?”

Xia Lei thought about it . “Several tens? Or more than a hundred?”

Pfft! Fan Fan laughed . “The Academy of Science is the organisation with the highest authority in our country engaging in natural sciences research . Do you think several dozen people would be enough for this job?”

Xia Lei shrugged . He didn’t understand the Academy of Science all that well .

“Our Academy of Science is divided into twelve institutions with more than seven hundred Fellows and several thousand staff members,'' said Fan Fan with a bit of pride on her face .

“There’s more than seven hundred Fellows?” Xia Lei was astonished .

“Of course . This academy serves all industries, from physics, chemistry, biology, materials science, math, environmental, ecology, and so on . It’s like the brain of our country . It has contributed a great deal to the success of our nation . ”

“Then what institution or department would I be put into?” Xia Lei asked .

“You aren’t considered a part of any institution or department . You report to my grandfather, and him alone . ” Fan Fan stuck her chest out slightly and said with a smile, “And me . I’m your assistant . ”

Xia Lei’s eyes couldn’t help resting on her perky and well-developed chest . He found that even though she was wearing a bra, he could see her cute protruding parts even though he was not using his X-ray vision . The hazier the beauty of enticement was, the more destructive it was to men . He couldn’t help thinking to himself, ‘If all the female assistants in the Academy of Science were this sexy and pretty, wouldn’t the scholars’ work efficiency decrease dramatically?’

“Let’s go, Fellow Xia . I’ll bring you to my grandfather,” said Fan Fan .

Xia Lei walked with her, saying as he went, “Miss Fan, don’t call me Fellow Xia . You can just call me by my name, or call me Lei . I feel uncomfortable when you call me Fellow Xia . ”

“Then I’ll call you Big Brother Lei, and you don’t need to call me Miss Fan anymore either . You can just call me Fan Fan or Little Fan . ”

“Okay, Fan Fan, Little Fan . Haha, your name is very unique . I’ll just call you… Fan Fan then . ” Xia Lei decided on that because he felt it easier to call her this . He was actually only slightly older than Fan Fan, so it was a little inappropriate to call her Little Fan .


“Yes, Big Brother Lei,” called Fan Fan . She was becoming more familiar with Xia Lei now .

“That’s right, Fan Fan . The higher-ups told me to join the Academy of Science and gave me the honor of being a Fellow but I don’t know what I can do here . Can you tell me?”

“It’ll be the Alloy X Project, of course . My grandfather is the best materials scientist in the country . He is going to work together with you to make a breakthrough in the Alloy X Project . As for me, even though I work more with bioengineering, I’ve received my grandfather’s influence from a young age and I have a certain level of understanding of materials science . That’s why my grandfather let me be your assistant,” said Fan Fan .

The Alloy X Project could be considered the most mysterious and most confidential project in the country . He could see that it had been the higher-ups’ idea to get Fan Yiming involved . However, getting Fan Fan to be Xia Lei’s assistant was also a move to help his granddaughter advance . The Alloy X Project was too important, after all . The moment a breakthrough happened, everyone participating would receive generous rewards, and any future career path would be paved in gold .

From Xia Lei's point of view, Fan Fan was much better as an assistant than an old and experienced research worker . Her visuals and her attractiveness made her fairly acceptable indeed .

The two chatted until they got to an office door . Fan Fan knocked twice, then pushed the door open and walked in .

This was Fan Yiming's office . There were many cabinets with quite a bit of materials in them — things like natural ore, a meteorite and metal materials that had been processed and manufactured of various sorts . The big office felt narrow and cramped with all these items .

Fan Yiming wasn’t in his office, but there were several researchers discussing something in the room . One of the research workers was young, less than thirty years old . He was calculating something on a blackboard . There were mathematical formulas and chemical equations and molecular formulas on the blackboard . It seemed chaotic and very complicated .

“Where’s my grandfather?” asked Fan Fan .

The old researchers were still discussing something so no one responded .

The young man in front of the blackboard replied, “The dean went to prepare a tea party or something to welcome that high school graduate . ”



The young researcher doing calculations in front of the blackboard didn’t look at Fan Fan when he’d spoken, so he didn’t see Xia Lei standing behind her .

His words were obviously discriminatory, and they made Xia Lei feel uncomfortable . So what if he was a high school graduate? Were high school graduates not allowed to come to places like these?

“Lin Yi, how can you speak like that?” Fan Fan was unhappy .

The man named Lin Yi turned around at that . He gaze went first to Fan Fan’s face, then shifted to Xia Lei’s face . A disdainful smile appeared on his lips . “Did I say something wrong? Is that person not a high school graduate?”

Fan Fan glared at Lin Yi . “So what if he’s a high school graduate? Does a diploma prove anything?”

Lin Yi’s tone was indifferent . “At least a diploma can prove someone’s education . To be frank, it can even show someone’s standing . The higher education someone has received, the higher standing that person has . If a high school graduate and a doctor applied for the same position, the latter would clearly have a greater chance to get the job . This is a common thing in our modern society . ”

Xia Lei was already frowning . This was clearly aimed at him .

“Lin Yi, what’s with you today? You aren’t usually like this . ” Fan Fan got mad too . “You’d better hurry up and apologise to Fellow Xia!”

“Apologise? Why should I apologise? I only said the truth . ” Lin Yi looked at Xia Lei . “You must be Fellow Xia . If you don’t like it then pretend you didn’t hear anything . ”

Xia Lei did not react .

The old men finally stopped their discussion and they all looked over at the three young people in the office .

“What’s with Little Lin today?” asked an old man quietly . His question was directed at his colleague next to him .

“You still don’t know?” An old man replied softly, “The title of Fellow was originally going to be for Little Lin but now it was given to Xia Lei . I heard he’s only a high school graduate too . ”



“I heard Little Lin has always really liked Elder Fan’s granddaughter, but Elder Fan gave Fan Fan to that new scholar as his assistant . Can he accept it?”

“I heard this new Fellow is a billionaire . There’s always someone better, eh? If someone like this wants to become a Fellow, then he really must be just playing around . ”

Even though the old men were discussing very quietly, Xia Lei could still hear them very clearly, and he understood why this Lin Yi would target him . His title of Fellow was supposed to be Lin Yi’s, and the woman Lin Yi had a crush on had become his assistant . These were all because of him . Xia Lei wouldn’t be happy either if he were Lin Yi .

“Lin Yi, are you going to apologise, or not?” Fan Fan’s cheeks had turned red from anger .

“If my words weren’t the truth then I’ll apologise . ” Lin Yi looked at Xia Lei with challenge in his eyes . “Fellow Xia, were any of my words untrue?”

Xia Lei had maintained his silence but he grinned now . “What you said is indeed true, so you don’t have to apologise to me . ”

Fan Fan stared blankly . “Big Brother Lei, you…”

Lin Yi’s expression grew ugly when Fan Fan called Xia Lei ‘Big Brother’ .

“That’s okay, I’m not that petty . ” Xia Lei laughed and continued, “Mr Lin, it’s true that I’m a high school graduate, but I don’t believe in your notion of a person’s standing . Society doesn’t only need scientists like you, it also needs construction workers, farmers who work the land, and public cleaners who clean the roads . Occupations don’t have a social hierarchy . Can you say that you’re nobler than the public cleaner who sweeps the streets early in the morning while braving the bitter cold?”

“Hmph . ” Lin Yi turned his nose up at Xia Lei’s words .

“All right, I didn’t hope to convince you of these intrinsic notions either, and I have less of a chance to get rid of your superiority . How about this?This high school graduate here can see that you haven’t figured out this problem, so why don’t I help you . ” Xia Lei walked towards the little blackboard .

Lin Yi lifted his hand but only for a moment . He didn’t stop Xia Lei, but sneered, “If you can figure it out, I will apologise to you immediately . ”

Xia Lei didn’t speak . He held the chalk and stood in front of the blackboard .

“A high school graduate can figure it out? I wouldn’t believe it even if you flogged me . ”



“What’s all over the blackboard is Lin Yi’s specialty . It’s very complicated . Lin Yi hasn’t had a breakthrough in half a month, but a high school graduate can? What a joke . ”

“I heard this new Fellow is someone who does mechanical manufacturing, and he’s also good at electrical engineering . He has a certain level of competence . ”

“Mechanical manufacturing plus electrical engineering and chemistry are two different things . They are not linked at all . ”

“Looks like this new Fellow is going to make a fool of himself . ”

The old men discussed it spiritedly .

Fan Fan nervously looked at Xia Lei, worried that he would humiliate himself . Lin Yi was an expert in the field of chemistry after all . Could Xia Lei figure out a question that Lin Yi hadn’t even figured out for half a month?

Lin Yi’s gaze went quietly to Fan Fan’s face, and his eyes filled with some resentfulness and warmth . It was extremely complicated . He didn’t want to see Xia Lei calculating his problem because he believed that even if Xia Lei ruptured his brain thinking for two months, he wouldn’t be able to calculate it . However, what he couldn’t understand was how this high school graduate had become a Fellow of the Academy of Science .

Xia Lei held a piece of chalk in the midst of the questioning expressions and discussions, and looked at the content on the blackboard in silence .

“Ha, he really can’t do it . ”

“Look, he doesn’t even know where to start . ”

“That’s right . How could a high school graduate calculate this type of problem?”

“Lin Yi has a doctorate, and he’s even an expert in the chemistry field . If he can’t figure it out, then how could a high school graduate do it?”

All of these voices came to Xia Lei’s ears but they didn’t influence him at all . He seemed still at this very moment, but his head was operating like a super-computer . Everything his mind had absorbed about chemistry and math in the detention room rushed forth in his mind like a tide . Each formula and each molecular formula appeared unceasingly in his mind, assembling themselves to quickly produce a result .