Master of Ten Thousand Foxes

"Awooo!"

While showing off, occasionally scooping a dumpling with a small spoon and placing it on the master’s plate... This one is delicious, let the master have a taste!

Bai Mo smiled and ate the dumpling given by the disciple, hearing colleagues nearby chatting about the affairs of the Physics College.

"Originally, our West University Physics College had Liu Hongjuan and Guan Xiaozhi, both quite skilled. In a few years, they might have been able to elevate our college."

"But recently, inexplicably, these two were transferred away."

"No news of them now, and no one knows where they’ve gone."

"What a shame, with them gone, the Physics College has gone back to square one."

"Hahaha, no big shots have come by in the past two years."

"Do you think they were transferred to the Immortal Committee?"

"Could be, huh!"

Immortal Committee?

Immortal Committee calling physicists?

Bai Mo eating egg-wrapped rice, swallowed a piece of crispy meat given by the disciple, recalling the previous decision by the Immortal Committee... investing manpower and resources to research Great Immortal Technique!

Also remembering the discover at the Red Stone Mine in West Ridge Mountain Range, finding wild Primordial Immortal Qi.

"These two, perhaps... went to study Great Immortal Technique?"

...

In the unit’s cafeteria.

Hu Shanjiu, while gobbling beef rice, munching on pickled garlic, occasionally licking away rice grain from the corner of his mouth.

"Haha, this meal is really good.

It’s a pity I can’t stream it to show my bros."

His unit is top secret, let alone streaming, they can’t even connect to the internet!

Looking up, through the cafeteria window, he could see the lush trees and undulating hills in the distance... indeed, this unit is built deep in the mountains, basically isolated from the world.

As for what mountain, what forest... Hu Shanjiu doesn’t know either.

"Why does the cafeteria feel strange today?"

He suddenly sensed something was wrong.

Today, the cafeteria was eerily quiet, though filled with people, hardly anyone was talking.

On each dining table, every colleague guarding their tray, watching the fragrant beef, golden fried egg, green vegetables, white rice... yet couldn’t eat, everyone seemed preoccupied with thoughts.

Hu Shanjiu looked at the plump woman in her thirties beside him.

"Liu Hongjuan, why aren’t you eating? Just poking the rice with your spoon? If you don’t want it, give me your beef."

Liu Hongjuan numbly raised her head, about to speak when she heard hurried footsteps from the cafeteria door.

It was the scruffy-bearded director of the fifth department, rushing in.

Under the gazes of numerous colleagues focusing on him, the director grinned.

"Verified, success!"

The cafeteria quieted for a moment, then erupted into cheers!

"Ahhhh!"

"Succeeded!"

"Hahahaha!"

"It’s done!"

...After the cheers subsided, the fifth department director waved his hand, continuing to deliver the news to everyone.

"Since this resonance chamber plan has succeeded, our fourth department’s number sixty and fifth department’s number seventy people don’t need to keep struggling anymore. Everyone can take a break, relax. During this time, everyone has burned the midnight oil, worked tirelessly under the stars, not easy!

"First department is adjusting the technical route, probably after tomorrow or the day after, once adjustments are completed, there’ll be new research tasks for everyone."

After announcing the news, the director went to the window to get food.

Colleagues still without the mood to eat, whispered to each other, beaming with joy, discussing enthusiastically.

"Hahaha, after these few months, can we finally get a full night’s sleep?"

"Feels a bit guilty though, eating the unit’s food for months while achieving nothing. Still, it was resolved by others."

"Can we thank them somehow? Write a thank you letter?"

"Invite them to give a lecture?"

"Yeah, that’d be nice, have them share their ideas, let us admire the brilliance of top scientists!"

"Thinking too much, that’s impossible.

"He... he’s not suitable to involve too much in our work, after all, he’s involved with immortality.

"Heard his backing from Ancient Immortal is weak and has no contact with other Ancient Immortals, an isolated island?"

"That won’t do, our work requires utmost caution! It’s both a rule and principle."

"Haha, just let us, isolated in these deep mountains, quietly extend our gratitude and admiration!

"Even though he won’t know, far away a group of fans like us exist."

"Does anyone have his photo?"

"I have a postcard, my daughter loved him before, I bought his postcards. There’s one right here."

Liu Hongjuan took out her wallet, pulled out a postcard.

A colleague next to her took it over, looked at it deeply.

"Spark Level scientist... truly impressive. I’ll place his photo on my desk as a tribute..."

Hu Shanjiu craned his neck and glanced at it.

Suddenly enlighted...

"It’s him?"

The printing quality of the postcard isn’t great, but still discernable, the youth in the picture dazzling, a small red chubby fox perched on his shoulder.

It was the same expert he once hitchhiked with all the way through West State as a bodyguard... Bai Mo!

...

One day swiftly passed.

West State remained as usual.

The Immortal Committee continued its work, no one knowing of the earthquake that had just occurred in the mysterious unit, adding hundreds of Bai Mo fans.

Wan Bocheng never received Bai Mo’s answer, only got Professor Meng Song’s announcement in the class group.

[Dear students, sorry, this problem is like a prank, there’s no solution, everyone needs not to busy themselves]

As night fell, Bai Mo and the disciple Mung Bean Cake finished dinner and returned to Fox Mountain.

In the dim morning light at Fox Mountain, amongst a crowd of foxes, they had already arrived at the entrance of the mysterious black stone hall.

"Is it here?

"It’s so dark."

Bai Mo glanced at the dark entrance, divine sense surged out from the brow like the wind, blowing into the entrance! While probing, lifted his foot to walk in.

The foxes, wide-eyed and cautious, followed closely behind the master, stepping into the stone hall entrance.

...

In the pitch-black corridor, torches blazed, casting a spot of light.

Under the gaze of Ancient Immortal, the Celestial Palace Inheritor and the obstructing Bronze People eyed each other.

The Bronze People held a copper mirror in each hand.

Despite thousands of years, the copper mirrors still gleamed.

In the mirror of the left hand, reflecting the scruffy, disheveled Celestial Palace Inheritor.

In the mirror of the right hand, reflecting planes, high-speed trains, computers, cities, and so forth, symbols of modern civilization.

"This is the Heart Inquiry Copper Man.

"His hands act like scales.

"If civilization weighs more in your heart, he’ll let you through, let you read the literature recording the root knowledge.

"If you weigh heavier in your heart, he’ll block the corridor, you won’t qualify to read the literature. Even if you force through, the literature will immediately be destroyed."

Ancient Immortal explained as the Celestial Palace Inheritor broke into a cold sweat.

He saw the Bronze People’s hands slightly moving up and down.

The left hand reflecting him was lowering slowly, growing heavier.

The right hand reflecting civilization was rising gradually, growing lighter.

Celestial Palace Inheritor wiped sweat from his forehead, trembling, nervous, and ashamed.

As Celestial Palace Inheritor, having consumed all resources left by the Emperor, yet haughtily valued himself above civilization?

How could he face his master?

At this moment, the Ancient Immortal Master’s voice roared!

"Sun Jinsong! Don’t doubt yourself!

"The heart is fickle.

"The Heart Inquiry Copper Man can only reflect your current mindset.

"Think back, when you faked death to escape, left behind all family and friends, embarked alone on cultivation, weren’t you doing it for civilization?

"Think back, huddled in a rented room, eating instant noodles daily, isolated from the world for years without complaint, wasn’t it for civilization?

"Think back, didn’t you already know your ultimate fate? Didn’t you know when that day comes, carrying out the Emperor’s final mission, whether successful or not, death awaited you?

"Don’t doubt your nobility, don’t doubt your awareness, don’t doubt your courage!"

Celestial Palace Inheritor Sun Jinsong paused, looked at his master, looked at his hands, tears falling.

Looking up at the Heart Inquiry Copper Man, seeing the right hand, already weighed down by the civilization representing copper mirror.

And the Copper Man’s body, amidst the "clattering" heavy sound, parted to make way.