Scholar’s Advanced Technological System

Silicon Valley, Salot Institute.

Lying on the table were five letters of resignation.

The resignation letters, which Professor Sarot did not touch, were picked up with interest by the Ark and looked at roughly.

Then, very quickly, he understood why Sarott was jumping like a thunder.

Obviously, this little boss is not particularly visible in the Institute, at least not in the minds of some people. Even if people are leaving, they won't forget to clamp their guns and rub two sentences in their resignation letters.

But just think, before the Ark acquired the Institute, the guy owed these fellows months of salary, and if the Ark didn't show up in time, a lot of people probably wouldn't even have a credit card.

“You fucking white-eyed wolves! ”

Sitting next to the desk, Sarott's charming body shivered and his fists resting on the table squeezed dead.

At this point, the door of the office opened and his research assistant walked in with a pile of documents.

Looking at the little boss who was angry, the assistant whispered nervously.

“Mr. Salot, the information you want…”

Although this was said to Sarott, the research assistant's eyes were another big boss in the office.

He shook his head with a smile and the ark extended its hand.

“Give it to me. ”

“Yes, Professor...”

The assistant relieved herself and quickly fled the office when the documents were placed in the hands of the Ark.

When he left, he consciously took the door with him.

Sitting on the couch, the ark picked up the file and simply turned its eyes.

The document is divided into two parts, one for the original contract of the separated employee and the other for the loss assessment report.

It has to be said that Mobil Chemicals is moving quickly and Professor Stanley is resolute.

The battle had just broken out, and they joined hands to give him a Marvel, digging five researchers out of his hands.

Though digging for this corner of the wall in places like San Francisco where colleges are piled up and the talent market is bigger than the demand, the work they were supposed to do has been taken down.

At one point, Sarott Laboratories' research progress was briefly stalled by the five letters of resignation.

If that's all there is to it, it's nothing.

Digging the foot of a wall also depends on who was dug, and even researchers in charge of the same project would not have access to all the experimental data in a well-managed research unit above the intermediate level.

But that's where the problem lies.

One of the research assistants, Ricardo, is suspected of leaking secrets.

In this loss assessment report, it is mentioned that the data the research assistant was exposed to in the course of his work included the space structure of the caged carbon molecule provided by the ark, as well as some unfinished mathematical models…

While there is no direct evidence to prove that he would leak, there are some things that do not require proof at all.

But when I saw this place, the ark was relieved.

Sarott couldn't help but ask, "Aren't you in a hurry?

“It was just five assistants," the assessment report was left on the coffee table, and the ark said in a brief tongue, "the problem is not so great. ”

“How dare you say it's not a big problem?” Sarott looked at the ark incredibly and said excitedly, "Well, not only did they know the progress of our research, they knew exactly what we were studying! ”

“Don't panic so much, my dear Professor Sarott," looked at this excited professor, and the ark said comfortingly, "This is San Francisco, and since you like this place, you should be able to understand that excavating the foot of the wall and jumping the trough here is a perfectly normal competitive tool. ”

Professor Stanley Whitingham is also a cattle cattle in the lithium field and director of the Institute of Materials at Binghamton University within the New York State University system.

Thirty years ago, he was a big cattle in lithium power, and with funding from ExxonMobil Chemicals, he developed the TiS2Li lithium battery system. If it hadn't been for the lithium-crystal jamming around my neck, I wouldn't have been able to commercialize it and put it in the proper black technology at that time with that horrible theoretical energy density.

Compared to this big man, as a “new expensive” ark in materials science, the reputation in materials science does not have a great advantage.

Especially since Stanley wasn't alone in the fight, the shareholder behind his lab was the famous ExxonMobil - a real industry giant who couldn't even panic about Youmeiko.

Anyway, things have happened and it makes no sense to get tangled up in right and wrong.

For such an act, the Ark pondered for a moment and made his decision.

“Under the Non-Competition and Confidentiality Agreements, the accountability, the prosecution of the suit, if ExxonMobil intends to pay for them, will be fine. ”

“It doesn't hurt at all for ExxonMobil, and we have to pay a lawyer's fee.” Sarot complained and couldn't bear to curse, “you despicable bastards! ”

The Ark shrugged: "Whether it hurts or not, this is our position on traitors, and I'll let Startech handle the case and hire the best law firm in New York to handle the case. Even if we do it, we have to show it to the others. ”

Though he is a very talkative man with a more casual personality, this does not mean that he will tolerate outside the rules.

So get together and break up. That only exists under normal separation procedures. Now that the battle is over, be prepared to “retire” early!

Under a previously concluded anti-competitive agreement, researchers who leave irregular formalities will be prohibited from working in the relevant field for a period of five years, otherwise an additional fine will be imposed. Especially Ricardo, who intends to prosecute on charges of commercial espionage, which, depending on the seriousness of the case, will even face criminal liability.

After a pause, the Ark continued: "In addition, our confidentiality measures need to be strengthened. ”

Professor Sarot said harshly: "I will have the legal department redraft the stricter anti-competitive contract and the confidentiality contract. ”

The ark nodded: “This is just one side. You must remember that it is never contractual terms that really retain talent, and that your opponent will always be able to afford a higher price than you for a specific purpose. ”

For enterprises, it is a corporate culture, and for research institutions, it is a scientific environment created by a combination of well-known scholars, top equipment, research results, and management systems.

By contrast, these are the very foundations of an institute.

“I know what you're saying, but this is not the time to discuss these things. So, what's next?” Sarott looks at the ark and asks, "Do we continue to kowtow with Mobil Chemicals in this direction? ”

The ark nodded: "Of course, we don't have to change course because of this minor setback. ”

“They can do what ten of us do with ten times our manpower,” Sarott said in a somewhat depressing tone, "with all due respect, we have no chance of winning. ”

Looking at some self-inflicted Salot, the look on the ark was helpless.

What can I say?

Although the HCS-1 material was accidentally obtained while studying that caged carbon molecule, the two papers in Science did contain the right research institute, the Sarott Institute.

But neither the caged carbon molecule, nor the research project carried out by the Sarott Institute, actually had anything to do with lithium-sulfur batteries.

The reason Sarott was asked to study was simply to accomplish a systematic task.

However, it is clear that these words are not meant to comfort people.

Ark is unsure, if he tells Sarott the truth, will he feel better, or worse, or even doubt life...