Chapter 351 Study abroad?

While Chu Guang was thinking about how to make a breakthrough in Pai, Pai was also racking her brains to think about how to snatch Xiaoyu from Chu Guang.

Of course, the statement "snatch from the hand" is obviously incorrect.

Xiaoyu is a free person, not someone's property.

However, what makes Pai depressed is that her good friend is good in every way, but she has no opinion at all!

I don't know what kind of magic potion that guy named Chu Guang gave her Xiaoyu, making her say "Brother Chu said" all day long like a repeater.

But even so, Pai still wants to take Xiaoyu to Camp 101.

There is a real school there, and a group of knowledgeable teachers who can help her develop her potential.

Pai can be sure that she will not make a mistake. Xiaoyu's talent is extremely rare among the survivors of the wasteland, and can even be described as one in ten thousand.

This talent has been reflected in language and arithmetic. She is like an uncut jade. It is no exaggeration to say that, apart from not having a chip, her own talent is not inferior to his.

However, the environment she lives in limits her upper limit, and there is no space for her to maximize her ability.

Pai couldn't bear to see her good friend miss this precious opportunity in vain.

In a few years, she will miss the golden period of learning. Although this does not mean that she will be lost in the crowd, if she misses this opportunity, she will have to work twice as hard.

Thinking about it, Pai unconsciously stood on the elevator to the B4 floor and walked towards the browsing room.

However, perhaps it was because she didn't look at the road.

Turning a corner, she bumped into Xia Yan who came out of the door.

"Ouch."

Pai covered her nose with a short cry.

Looking at this little girl who was only as tall as her chest and had tears in her eyes, Xia Yan hurriedly said with concern.

"Sorry, are you okay?"

Pai muttered while rubbing his nose.

"Oh... I'm fine. I should be sorry. I was distracted and didn't look at the road."

Huh?

This kid is quite polite.

Xia Yan just thought so in her heart, but suddenly noticed that this guy kept rubbing his nose with his right hand.

Her face flushed a little, and she couldn't help but muttered in a low voice.

"... Yes, is it that exaggerated?"

Obviously, it has grown a little recently.

"Huh?" Hearing what the sister in front of him seemed to say, Pai raised his head.

Being looked at by the big tearful eyes, Xia Yan coughed lightly and changed the subject.

"You are... Pai? What are you doing here?"

"My name is Pai! I... want to meet your manager!" Pai was still a little hesitant at first, but after being asked this question, he finally made up his mind.

"That guy... I mean the respected manager is busy now. It's not something particularly important. It's okay to tell me."

Treating Pai as a playful child, Xia Yan spoke in a coaxing tone.

Although she actually didn't know how to coax a child.

Seeing that this man looked down on her, Pai raised her eyebrows and said seriously.

"It's a very important matter! It's related to the future of my good friend!"

The future of a good friend?

Xia Yan was about to express her doubts, but before she could speak, a nimble figure quietly slipped past her and flashed into the reading room.

When Pai walked into the reading room, Chu Guang was on the phone with Luka.

Asking about the situation of the delegation.

"... How is the situation on your side? Are there any casualties? Do you need me to send more people?"

Although the New Alliance had sent personnel to Boulder City before, this was the first time such a formal diplomatic visit.

"We are doing well. The casualties are all from the attackers. Please don't worry about us, sir."

Hearing the concerned tone of the manager, Luca's voice was a little touched.

After reporting the situation, he continued.

"I interrogated the attackers. They claimed that they received a commission from a man named Bit in the Pirate Bay Tavern and were employed by an employer who did not want to reveal his name."

"According to his description, the man was quite generous, completely different from those stingy merchants. He paid them 1,000 chips as a deposit. Considering that the middlemen will make a profit, the actual reward may be higher."

Chu Guang pondered for a moment and spoke slowly.

"Well... I understand the situation. I will arrange for someone to continue to track down the mastermind behind the attack on you."

Although he had expected such a situation to happen, he did not expect the other party to act so decisively.

There is a force trying to prevent the New Alliance from signing a friendly contract with Boulder City. This incident is a reminder for him.

"In addition, you must be careful on the road, and you must not let your guard down even when you arrive in Boulder City. Someone is trying to interfere and destroy our relationship with our neighbors. I am afraid that their means will not be limited to ambushing on the way."

Luca said seriously.

"I feel the same way... I always have a bad feeling that the real trouble is still to come, and we will encounter it when we arrive in Boulder City."

Chu Guang nodded.

"It is right to be vigilant."

"After arriving at the destination, you should go to our office in Boulder City first, find Shuyu to understand the current situation in the local area, and then go to the city hall to discuss the agreement."

Luca replied respectfully.

"Okay, sir."

After explaining some things, Chu Guang hung up the phone, took off his headphones and put them on the table.

After a pause, he spoke in a gentle voice.

"I'm done. Is there anything you want to tell me?"

Hearing Chu Guang's voice, Pai, who was hiding behind the bookshelf at the door, realized that he had been discovered, and walked out from behind the bookshelf with a red face.

She had an embarrassed expression on her face.

"I didn't mean to eavesdrop... Oh no, I didn't hear anything clearly, sorry!"

Looking at Pai who lowered his head, Chu Guang smiled.

"I know, don't take it to heart."

Of course he knew that the little girl came to his place, even before she got on the elevator.

Every inch of the entire shelter was under his control, even the tiles on the floor obeyed him, not to mention the elevator.

If he wanted, he could even make the faucet in the public toilet speak.

But he wouldn't do such a boring thing.

If it was really a call that she couldn't listen to, she couldn't even get off the elevator, let alone walk here.

Although Chu Guang said not to take it to heart, Pai still had a guilty expression on her face.

Even though she was used to being free and undisciplined, she knew very well that eavesdropping on other people's conversations was a bad behavior.

Although she knew she didn't mean it, it was indeed wrong for her not to knock on the door.

At this time, Xia Yan walked in from outside the browsing room.

She looked at Pai next to her, and then at Chu Guang, and suddenly she seemed to understand something.

With a subtle cunning flash in her eyes, she said in an apologetic tone.

"Sorry, I didn't stop her... It was my fault."

Not bad.

This guy understands me quite well.

Chu Guang gave Boss Xia an approving look, then shook his head gently and continued to talk along with her words.

"It's okay. Although I am discussing important matters with my confidant, Ms. Pai from Camp 101 is our friend. I believe that even if she heard it, she would not leak what I just said to others... Can I trust you? Pai."

Although it is not a good idea to use such a clever trick to make the other party owe you a favor.

Especially when the other party is much younger than you.

However, now is obviously not the time to care about means.

Pai's cheeks were flushed as she stood at the door, and she wished she could find a crack in the ground to crawl into.

What she least wanted to do was to cause trouble to others, and she also hated to owe others favors.

However, after listening to the first half of Chu Guang's words, she always felt as if she had heard some great secrets, causing great trouble for her friends.

Although she didn't understand what was said on the phone, she heard it.

Thinking of this, Pai couldn't help but regret that if he had left in time, or reminded Chu Guang that he was here, instead of hiding behind the bookshelf subconsciously.

Now no matter how he explained it, it was unclear!

"I... I will delete that memory from my brain right now!"

"That's not necessary, I said, I believe you."

Chu Guang coughed dryly and quickly stopped Pai from being confused.

Speaking of deleting memories from the brain, is this really possible?

But now is not the time to discuss this.

In order not to appear too deliberate, Chu Guang did not rush to expose his needs.

Looking at Pai who was silent, he inadvertently changed the subject and naturally threw the topic over.

"You seem to have something to ask me. Can you tell me what it is?"

Feeling guilty, Pai completely lost her previous momentum. She glanced at Chu Guang secretly and whispered.

"I... want to take Xiaoyu back to Camp 101."

Take Xiaoyu away?

Chu Guang was slightly stunned when he heard this, and looked at her with a strange expression.

"You want to take Xiaoyu to Camp 101... shouldn't you ask her for her own opinion?"

And her parents or her brother.

What's the point of asking me?

Pai whispered gloomily.

"I asked... but she said that although she also wanted to go there, she wanted to stay and help you more. I thought, if you can help me persuade her... is my request too much?"

Chu Guang thought for a while and asked.

"Can I ask why you want to take her to your place?"

Pai said seriously.

"I want to take her to school! We have a real school there, and we can teach her a lot of knowledge that is not available here!"

"Her mental talent is the best among all the people I have ever seen. Her talent will only be wasted here. She should receive a higher education!"

"The best...better than your teacher?" Xia Yan showed a surprised expression on his face.

Pai shook his head and continued with a serious expression.

"Talent and knowledge are two different concepts... Moreover, even if they belong to the same category of mind, they are completely different when subdivided into different fields. At least in arithmetic, her talent is indeed the best among all the people I have seen."

Suddenly thinking of something, Pai's eyes lit up and continued.

"By the way, in your words, she has the characteristics of awakening!"

Awakening? !

...Xiaoyu?

Xia Yan was stunned, her eyes widened like a goldfish.

She couldn't connect Xiaoyu with the identity of an awakener.

Chu Guang, who was sitting on the sofa next to him, was also surprised, but he didn't show it on his face, but fell into deep thought.

He had felt before that Xiaoyu learned things very quickly.

Especially spatial imagination and calculation ability, even he was surprised.

Because of this, Chu Guang specially asked Heya to help Xiaoyu with a physical examination.

However, what puzzled him was that although her intelligence attribute was slightly higher than that of ordinary people, it was not ridiculously high.

Seeing that Chu Guang didn't speak, Pai couldn't help but get anxious and spoke faster.

"... I don't want to see her waste her talent. She can obviously stand on a higher stage and achieve more beautiful achievements."

"What's more, she has learned a lot of great knowledge, which is also helpful to you, right?"

Chu Guang looked at Pai.

"Calm down first. Of course I agree with you, but this requires the consent of the person concerned."

After a pause, Chu Guang continued.

"I will help you convince Xiaoyu and her parents. If she has this idea, I will fully support her."

Hearing this promise, Pai's face showed a happy expression.

"Thank you!"

Looking at the girl's happy look, Chu Guang said with a smile.

"You're welcome. She is still young. If she can have better development with you, I certainly hope that she can learn more knowledge while she is young."

After a pause, he continued.

"Speaking of which, you will go back in a few days."

Pai nodded excitedly.

"Well, I have to go back and report the visit to my teacher...ah, don't worry, I will say more good things!"

Looking at Pai who misunderstood his meaning, Chu Guang shook his head gently.

"There is no need to deliberately say anything good, just tell him the most real situation here. However, I do need your help with something."

Pai, who couldn't wait to return the favor, said with a gleaming look.

"Just tell me what you want, as long as I can help, I will do my best!"

"Are you familiar with the manager of Shelter No. 101?" Chu Guang asked.

"Mr. Manager?" Pai's eyes lit up and he nodded, "Of course I am familiar with him, we have a good relationship... Is there anything?"

"Great," Chu Guang breathed a sigh of relief and showed a comfortable smile on his face, "I want to borrow something from your manager."

"Borrow something? Just leave it to me! Mr. Manager is a very good person and will definitely lend it to you!" Pai patted his chest and promised, then continued to ask curiously, "By the way, what do you want to borrow?"

"VM, the full name is vital signs monitor," Chu Guang pointed to the wrist computer on his arm, "That's it."

"VM? Let me try..." Pai agreed, and tilted his head unconsciously.

A screen worn on the arm?

If it's just borrowing, it shouldn't be a difficult thing, right?

After all, he is a very easy-going person.

But then again, does Mr. Manager really have this thing?

She has no impression of this at all...

...

After Pai left.

Chu Guang and Xia Yan were the only ones left in the browsing room.

Watching the brisk and joyful figure disappear at the door, Xia Yan's expression was a little complicated.

She didn't know whether she envied Xiaoyu's youth, luck, or talent, or just felt sorry for her past fate.

When she was this old, she had already tried her best just to stay alive.

The greatest favor from the goddess of luck to her was probably that she saved her life from the mouth of the crawler, but as the price of survival, she also lost a leg.

Xia Yan knew that she was actually a little envious of Xiaoyu.

She could do what she was interested in, and she just happened to have talent in this area.

When she needed help the most, there would always be someone to stand up and help her, or tell her the most appropriate choice.

"When we play poker, everyone gets different cards, but it doesn't mean that getting bad cards will definitely lose."

Hearing the voice from behind, Xia Yan turned around and rolled her eyes at Chu Guang.

"Don't always preach to me like an old man... You're not my father."

"I just said it casually." Chu Guang smiled, paused for a while, and continued, "Can I ask you for a favor?"

"It's really strange to hear the word "please" from you," Xia Yan teased, "Tell me, what do you want me to do?"

Chu Guang continued.

"Go abroad with Xiaoyu."

Xia Yan was stunned, as if she had never expected Chu Guang to say that suddenly.

"Study abroad? What is that..."

Chu Guang said concisely.

"It means to study, to learn things that we don't have here, or that are not good enough."

"But..."

Seeing the concerns in her eyes, Chu Guang continued.

"I have taught you addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, geometry, algebra, and reading and writing, but I can't teach you more difficult knowledge. After all, I am not good at it. If you want to make greater progress, you have to rely on yourself."

"It's never too late to learn, and you are not too old. In my hometown, you are just the age to go to college."

Xia Yan whispered.

"But... what can I learn?"

Chu Guang said with a smile.

"You can learn anything, depending on what you like. I remember that you like to tinker with those machines, right? There are many experts in this area over there."

"Remember to learn more skills and come back."

A long time ago, Shelter 404 got a magnetic confinement plasma cutting machine that can perform atomic-scale processing.

However, so far, this machine has only been used to process some very basic parts.

No one has yet been able to bring out the "true strength" of that high-precision industrial mother machine.

"...Of course, this kind of thing depends on your own wishes. If you don't want to, I won't force you."

Xia Yan stared at Chu Guang blankly.

After a while, her eyes were no longer hesitant, and gradually became firm.

"I am willing."

Although she didn't really understand what she could do without talent, deep in her heart, she still had a little desire to become stronger.

This might be an opportunity.

She felt that she should seize it.

Looking at Boss Xia who finally made up his mind to take this step, Chu Guang nodded approvingly.

"I will arrange for someone else to do the weapons store, and I will settle this month's salary in advance."

"Although there will be no salary in the future, I will still give you a sum of money regularly as living expenses."

"Is there money even if I don't work..." Xia Yan's expression was a little embarrassed.

Although she usually slacked off, she still did something after all.

It always made her feel weird to get money even if she didn't work.

"If I don't give you money, will I watch you starve to death, or do you have the habit of saving money?"

After joking, Chu Guang paused for a moment and continued in a serious tone, "This money will be paid by the newly established Ministry of Education. You can understand it as... public-funded study abroad."

Introducing technologies that are not available in other developed survivor settlements is part of Chu Guang's layout in the field of education, which is as important as archaeology.

The method is not limited to inviting teachers to run schools or actively sending people to study there.

Now there is no such condition.

When there is a condition in the future, he will send people to Ideal City or even the college to work or study.

Looking at Xia Yan, whose expression was slightly touched, Chu Guang continued.

"These few days, you should prepare well."