124: The villain is seeking revenge all day long

Old Yang: Nuwa, can't I hear some good news?

His heart was filled with helplessness, but he could only grit his teeth and steel himself to continue listening.

"Alright then, go ahead," he sighed.

Li Wen cleared his throat and began to explain:

"First, regarding the popularization of the Executioner, we cannot simply assume it's difficult to achieve. In reality, it's more like a specific evolution."

He paused slightly as he spoke, seemingly contemplating how to best explain it to the other party.

"Among this batch of Demon Dogs you've prepared, including the one that has already successfully evolved, only three in total have the potential to embark on this evolutionary path."

As he spoke, he used his fingers to form the number three to emphasize his point.

He then elaborated further:

"If we follow my previous hypothesis, to induce their evolution through spiritual belief, at least two important conditions must be met."

"Firstly, there must be sufficiently powerful spiritual energy."

"Secondly, a relatively high level of intelligence. However, for this species, meeting both conditions simultaneously is incredibly difficult, almost beyond imagination."

"Even I myself was purely lucky to stumble upon an individual that met the requirements, which allowed me to discover such a unique evolutionary path."

After a brief pause, he added.

"There's one more thing I have to mention: I now have a mentor, and my mentor is none other than Professor Lin Yan, who is quite... 'famous' in our Breeding Department."

As he said this, an embarrassed expression unconsciously appeared on his face.

As he spoke, Old Yang's originally normal expression suddenly became somewhat strange. His brows furrowed slightly, and the corners of his mouth seemed to twitch involuntarily a few times.

"You're Old Lin's new student?"

Old Yang stared intently at the young man in front of him, his tone carrying a hint of doubt and scrutiny.

"Ah? Are you and my teacher well acquainted?"

At Old Yang's question, Li Wen couldn't help but feel surprised and subconsciously retorted.

As soon as these words left his mouth, Old Yang's expression instantly became unfathomable.

He remained silent at first, his eyes flickering, as if various emotions were swirling in his heart.

After a good while, he slowly spoke.

"Acquainted? Oh, we're very acquainted!"

At this point, his voice rose slightly, subtly revealing a hint of dissatisfaction.

"That shameless fellow is always boasting to me about how talented his new student is!"

Old Yang complained, unable to resist rolling his eyes.

"Then, a few days ago, he suddenly sent me a paper without saying a word. I didn't know at first, but it turns out he was showing off to me!"

"Initially, I didn't quite believe it, thinking he might just be exaggerating. But today, having met you in person... well, I have to admit, you certainly live up to the title of 'genius'."

When Old Yang uttered the latter half of the sentence, his expression was very complex, showing both recognition of the young man's abilities and a touch of jealousy towards Lin Yan.

He even bit down so hard that his molars almost shattered, making a grinding sound.

Li Wen, standing by, heard these words and muttered to himself.

"Sure enough, that's something the teacher would do!"

Li Wen was all too familiar with the 'old geezer's' personality and way of doing things.

At this moment, Old Yang's mood was extremely complex; on one hand, he was amazed, but on the other, he felt a bit dejected due to their rivalry.

He just wanted to send the person away quickly so he could calm down.

So, he waved his hand impatiently and said.

"Alright, alright, since your research is complete and there's nothing else to deal with for now, you can go back first."

"Regarding the results of this research, you will be listed as the first author based on your contribution."

"As for the specific academic credits, they will be reasonably allocated after the rewards are officially distributed."

After saying this, Old Yang turned and walked towards his desk, no longer paying attention to Li Wen.

Li Wen was thus politely "asked" to leave.

The students looked at each other, completely bewildered, not understanding what was wrong with their teacher today, and why he suddenly lost his temper.

However, they only heard that one sentence from their teacher.

"No, Old Lin, you really are despicable! How can such a student be yours!"

But they dared not ask more, only silently continued their work.

However, although he was a bit disgruntled, Old Yang didn't actually suffer much of a loss.

After all, even if the authorship was given to Li Wen, the paper ultimately originated from the research institute he belonged to.

This way, some related small projects that followed would naturally have a reason to be assigned to those students for in-depth research.

As long as someone was willing to help, Old Yang would certainly not treat any of them unfairly.

Meanwhile, as Li Wen stepped out of the laboratory door, he suddenly realized, as if waking from a dream, that his initial purpose hadn't seemed to develop this way at all.

He muttered to himself.

"My original idea was clearly just to get some good seeds back to help Yuan Wang improve his strength."

But now? He was inexplicably kicked out like this, wouldn't all his previous efforts be in vain?

Thinking of this, Li Wen couldn't help but frown, feeling secretly annoyed.

"Hmph, come to think of it, all of this is that old geezer's fault! I'll make a note of this for now, and when I get the chance later, I'll definitely settle the score with him properly!"

Li Wen mumbled, walking away indignantly into the distance.