Chapter 894 Qualifications and Relationships

"Stupid..." Xiang Shan sighed deeply: "Why do I have this image? And for this reason."

Jing Hongtu smiled happily across from Xiang Shan: "From a general level, what Lao Liu said is absolutely right."

"No, that's not my job scope in the first place." Xiangshan mixed the sauce and potato products with his fork: "As a result, Teacher Liu said that I have to show my presence on such occasions. During the routine report, No matter whether the content of the discussion is related to your major or not, you must have a sense of presence..."

What Xiangshan was talking about was how he, Yawgmoth, Ingrid, and David discussed messy topics such as alien language and society. After that, both Ingrid and David wrote about it in their regular reports and expanded on it a little bit. In addition, both of them also mentioned the names of Xiangshan and Yawgmoth.

It's not that Xiangshan doesn't want to mention it in his regular report, but his current task is to sort out and study the remains of an alien machine. He couldn't find a reason to mention this for a while...

"And you really won't be called a fisherman..." Xiang Shan muttered.

"If a conjecture you put forward ends up being consistent with other people's research results, then no one will care whether you are doing your job. If this really happens, then you will encounter situations where you need to show off your qualifications in the future. , you can say, 'I first proposed the research results about aliens.'" Jing Hongtu said: "And you can completely write a small chapter dedicated to 'My thoughts on alien civilizations.' No one would think that as an engineering scholar, you can’t discuss extraterrestrial civilizations. Besides, this is a large-scale multi-field cooperation project.”

Xiang Shan scratched his head: "But this report needs to be screened by the team leader above me. If he thinks my conjecture... bah, it's not a conjecture, it's just a thought! He must think I Only when your ideas are interesting enough can you proceed to a higher-level report.”

"This is where the fun of brushing up on qualifications comes in. You don't necessarily really need this 'mentioned' conjecture to be uploaded layer by layer in the report, and finally reach the hands of the relevant researchers. As long as it is documented. This kind of Qualifications are not meant for people in the academic community to see." Jing Hongtu took a sip of coffee and said, "Besides, this kind of content will be specially sorted out and compiled into files. Although no one will read it now, there is no guarantee that it will not happen. If a scholar in a related field accidentally finds it while looking for inspiration in old papers, then you will make a lot of money.”

"This actually makes no sense..."

"Who knows? What if? You can't reach a thousand miles without accumulating steps. Who would think that these free 'steps' are too many?" Jing Hongtu said: "This is actually the difference in thinking between you and your teacher. After you know that 'Ogun' lacks direct technical value, especially the technical value that can be invested in national defense, you regard the Rama project as an academic activity. But Professor Liu doesn't see it that way. In his eyes, this is first and foremost a government-backed project, but it’s located overseas.”

"You think that this kind of thing may not be helpful to your own future research work, but he realized that the qualifications gained in this kind of project may provide a slight advantage when applying for funding in the future."

Xiang Shan lowered his head: "Ah this..."

"Of course, there are advantages to not doing this. Granat and Klein both behave like gentlemen. If you look more aloof in this regard, it will be easy to gain the favor of scholars like them." Jing Hongtu continued. : "They are the highest-level scholars in the park, and they are also very active in researching aliens. They will probably choose to stay. If you want to stay and work, the only way to maintain a good relationship with them is benefit."

Xiang Shan was delighted: "You are always like this. You alone say all the right and wrong things."

"That's how I am, and the world is like this. I can figure it out by thinking about it straight and backward. People have to be optimistic." Jing Hongtu chuckled and said: "But, have you really thought about it? In Will you bet the next ten years on this place and this uncertain project?”

Xiangshan's spirit froze.

The reason why he came over to talk to Jing Hongtu about this matter was because of Lao Liu's advice.

"It's a good thing that Lao Jing can chat with you." Lao Liu said this. "If you really want to stay, just mention this in front of him a few more times - tsk, you have to say this in person. . Also, it can’t be in a formal setting. Try to mention it to him in private or in a casual conversation! Find a way to start it naturally!”

According to Lao Liu, Jing Hongtu would probably have a say in whether Xiang Shan should stay or go. Although on the surface, Jing Hongtu's position in the park is only half a level higher than that of Lao Liu, and he has no other positions, things in the park involve more than just the small temple "in the park".

Xiang Shan didn't know what the background of the old guy Jing Hongtu was, and even Old Liu couldn't tell clearly. But since Old Liu said so...

Xiangshan also came. He also said "angry" about what Lao Liu said about himself.

In fact, the core of the entire conversation is "I want to stay."

"That's an alien!"

"Although you write science fiction, life is not science fiction."

Xiang Shan said: "I think it is very meaningful to understand the alien machines."

"Of course it makes sense."

"No, I mean... it's very meaningful to my personal ambition." Xiangshan said: "Remember when you first met me, I told you about my previous research direction."

"Well, 3D printing, industrial foundation. You explained it very well, and taught me, an old liberal arts student, a lesson."

Xiangshan was a little embarrassed: "It's not a matter of whether to take the class or not. In short... ah, although the identification results have not come out yet, there are many signs that the time when the mechanical wreckage was manufactured is not consistent, and it is much later than the construction time of the Ogun shell. Inside Ogun, the robots may have been updated by multiple self-replication."

"In other words, these robots, without the assistance of intelligent creatures, have carried out multiple self-replication and replacement with extremely simple means. They must have an industrial mother machine that can produce a variety of parts and is almost universal. I think this is something that can rewrite the industrial landscape of the earth."

Jing Hongtu nodded and said nothing.

A few weeks later, Lao Liu returned to China. And Xiangshan no longer participated in this project about civilization as a student or assistant, but as a scholar.