Master of Ten Thousand Foxes

"Notice of Appointment as a Reviewer for the Immortal Grass Paper Library..."

He scrolled the mouse wheel, browsing through the document.

Fang Xiaoyu leaned over, standing by the desk, explaining softly.

"This was suggested by Professor Zhang.

"Previously, our Immortal Grass Industry didn’t have its own paper library.

"The academic literature we used was either from the traditional academia or some internal reports and documents from the Immortal Committee, which weren’t very rigorous.

"After the incident at the industrial park, Professor Zhang proposed setting up a dedicated database for the Immortal Grass Industry.

"In the future, when we establish any regulations, procedures, or standards for the Immortal Grass Industry, we’ll have solid and credible literature as a basis."

Bai Mo nodded, listening while reading.

Fang Xiaoyu continued.

"Two experts have been selected from each region of Jiuzhou.

"In our West State, you’ve been chosen along with Expert Mo Lanyou.

"You’ll be responsible for reviewing papers with a modern technology focus, while Expert Mo Lanyou will handle those with an Immortal Technique focus.

"Professor Zhang said you should consider this first, there’s no need to agree immediately.

"If you’re pressed for time, he’ll handle it himself."

Huh?

Bai Mo recalled Professor Zhang’s panda-like eyes and finished reading the document with a wry smile.

"Alright then, since there’s not much to do, I’ll take it."

Fang Xiaoyu nodded.

"I’ll submit your acceptance then."

Fang Xiaoyu went to write the document, and his apprentice, Orange Cake, hopped onto the desk, poured a cup of tea for the master, and jumped back into his arms.

The weather is too cold now!

It decided to stay in the master’s arms as much as possible!

It’s not that it’s afraid of the cold... with its furry coat, it’s certainly not afraid of cold.

It was worried that the master would be cold!

At this moment, nestled in the master’s arms, its head resting against the master’s chest, it was smug, helping to keep its master warm.

Bai Mo smiled, stroking his apprentice’s cheek, and opened the internal forum of the Immortal Committee.

He found a large group of people discussing the soon-to-be-established Immortal Grass Paper Library.

"This is great! Previously, the literature we referenced was mostly experience sharing and experimental reports, hard to say if they were reliable or not."

"With a dedicated Immortal Grass Paper Library, the development of the Immortal Grass Industry will be much healthier!"

"If there had been such a paper library earlier, I wouldn’t have troubled Expert Bai Mo!"

Hmm?

Who is this?

Bai Mo looked at the poster’s nickname, surprised to see it was "West State Immortal Committee, Guan Lu."

"Ah, so it was him."

Recently, this guy was investigated; it was found he indeed accepted a few thank-you dinners from the Immortal Grass Industrial Park, but otherwise, there were no issues. Diligent and conscientious in daily work, he’s not particularly gifted but very hardworking.

Bai Mo continued reading, noting someone complaining.

"Is there really a need for this kind of formality?"

"Given our current situation, who knows when an Ancient Immortal might break through the dream realm and appear in the present?

"Is developing the Immortal Grass Industry and creating an Immortal Grass Paper Library truly valuable? Meaningful?"

"What if before we even start, an Ancient Immortal arrives first?"

This post had a high view count but barely any likes.

Bai Mo frowned, just about to respond.

Then a new reply appeared.

"If not, then what?

"Not knowing when an Ancient Immortal will arrive, fearing they might come too quickly, afraid our development will be too slow, should we do nothing?

"Just sit and wait to die?"

These rhetorical questions made Bai Mo smile broadly.

This reply’s likes quickly jumped to 348, then to 588, and over a thousand.

Exiting this post, he saw another discussing the reviewer group.

"The list for the review group has just been announced!"

"Expert Bai Mo has confirmed joining the review group!"

The post was filled with replies, buzzing with activity.

"Oh my, does this mean Expert Bai Mo might review my paper? He’s my idol, hahaha!"

"Anyone know what Expert Bai Mo’s style is for reviewing papers? Is he very strict?"

"Expert Bai Mo is good-natured, but he doesn’t tolerate any nonsense, hahaha."

"Just make sure there are no mistakes in the paper, right?"

Below, someone was trying to stir things up.

"@Jiao Su Expert, you’re in the review group too, do you know Expert Bai Mo well? How would you evaluate him?"

Jiao Su, wearing glasses in his profile picture, young with a buzz cut, profile stating "Heluo Immortal Committee, Jiao Su," immediately replied.

"Expert Bai Mo is definitely amazing."

"But in the field of Immortal Grass, he’s actually just okay."

"Most of his achievements come from sudden flashes of inspiration."

"Unlike us, who steadily accumulate our results."

"In a way, he’s like an internet celebrity?"

"After all, he’s good-looking!"

"Hahaha, enough said."

Huh?

That didn’t seem very friendly.

Bai Mo casually searched for information on this Jiao Su expert.

He discovered Jiao Su was indeed the youngest associate professor in the biochemical field at Heluo University and also a Sequence Eight "Soup Man" of the Alchemy Path. In recent years, he had made some achievements in the Immortal Committee. Though not far-reaching or well-known, they were quite numerous.

Bai Mo took a sip of hot tea, not bothering to say more.

He opened the expert database, contemplating, and decided to first look at materials on modern chemical synthesis and drug preparation to prepare for his advancement to Grass Pill Master.

He pulled up a list of papers and began reading.

...

Time flew by, and soon it was afternoon.

After a satisfying lunch, Bai Mo returned to his office, sat down in his chair, and tutted his round-bellied apprentice, Orange Cake, rubbing its belly.

He opened his computer and saw ten papers waiting for review in his email.

The email content was written by the editorial department of the Immortal Grass Paper Library.

"Esteemed Expert Bai Mo, thank you for taking on the role of a peer reviewer... please aim to complete the paper review within seven working days... of course, we understand your work is important and complex, so if you truly don’t have time, please respond..."

Bai Mo smiled warmly, clicked to download the first paper, and opened it to read.

"Hmm, this is a paper researching the Celestial Mountain Snow Lotus?"

Celestial Mountain Snow Lotus is a relatively special Immortal Grass.

It existed during the Ancient Immortal Dynasty, and remains in modern civilization.

Even its medicinal properties and name have remained unchanged.

"... In our cold storage, we simulated the temperature and winds of the Celestial Mountains, dug up Celestial Mountain soil for flower soil, and used sunlight lamps to simulate solar light, hoping to explore conditions for mass-producing Celestial Mountain Snow Lotus..."

Bai Mo continued reading, reviewing their experimental design, process, data, and analysis, all the way to the final conclusions.

"... Our conclusion is that Celestial Mountain Snow Lotus in the sense of Immortal Grass cannot be cultivated in a cold storage

But from this, we explored some evaluation criteria for the Celestial Mountain Snow Lotus in the sense of Immortal Grass..."

Bai Mo nodded.

He was indeed familiar with this.

In the context of herbal medicine, Celestial Mountain Snow Lotus may find ways to be cultivated in cold storage.

But the Celestial Mountain Snow Lotus, in the sense of Immortal Grass, requires absorbing the chilling energy of snow veins and the rocky breath of Celestial Mountains to grow; it simply cannot be cultivated away from the Celestial Mountains!

After finishing, Bai Mo placed his hands on the keyboard and began annotating the paper.

"This level of paper isn’t ready to enter the paper library for now.

"If the quality is too low, it will affect the quality of articles in the library and reduce the library’s efficiency."

He annotated everything from the experimental content to subsequent analysis, paper structure, phrasing, and even some peculiar minor issues.

His typing speed was incredibly fast, his hands darting over the keyboard like fluttering butterflies, finishing the annotations in just a few minutes, returning the paper to the editorial department for them to send back to the original author.

After completing one, he opened the second paper and continued reading.

"Oh, this one examines how the condition of the skin affects the final medicine quality when peeling Su Tangerine Peel by hand?

"Finding such details is quite impressive!"

In his arms, Orange Cake immediately widened its eyes.

"Squeak squeak!"

It remembered Su Tangerine Peel!

Back in the day at Fox Mountain, they used to peel the stuff, and the master had them use orange leaves to wrap their paws before peeling Tangerine Peel!