Chapter 1296: Graduation season, bad news

As for the formal researchers who had desperately suppressed the promotion of their subordinates, after a large number of new researchers were promoted quickly, many researchers who had been uncomfortable with them also quickly turned back.
They soon became a minority and were punished by the Institute for reducing basic research funding and increasing the review process for subsequent project applications.
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June is the graduation season.
On this day, Xia Duo had just finished patrolling the various project teams, and was about to return to the lounge to make some paper records. He unexpectedly received a call from Elise and asked him to meet at the Academy Plaza on the fifth floor of the base.
For Elise's invitation, Xia Duo still attached great importance, not only because the other party is a senior arcanist, but also because the other party can bring him outside news.
In particular, he is most concerned about the international situation, and the latest news of the Development Division looking for the golden scroll.
After receiving the news, he hurriedly replied "wait a moment", and immediately turned around and walked quickly towards the entrance of the negative fourth floor.
He didn't stop even when he passed the negative fourth floor, and he only slowed down slightly until he was near the college square on the negative fifth floor.
Of course, the flow of people in the college square was also an important reason for his slowing down.
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"Mccard, under the second stone pillar west of the gate of my Fifth College."
Just when Xia Duo hesitated whether to ask Elise's specific location, Elise's summons had arrived first.
Xia Duo followed the position provided by the other party, and saw that Elise’s two subordinates were explaining something to the students onlookers, while Elise was leaning on a stone pillar not far from them, looking quite leisurely .
But after seeing Xia Duo's gaze, Elise only waved at Xia Duo, and did not change her posture.
As he approached, Xia Duo realized that the other party was not as laid back as he thought at first, but more like he was exhausted, so he just found a place to lean on.
"Elise, it's been a long time!"
"It's been a long time!"
Elise was struggling to move her body away from the stone pillar, and her gaze at Xia Duo also showed an aura, "Thanks to you! I just came back from the Dragon's Back Mountain Range, so I must return to the base immediately, and I am busy recruiting new things. !"
"This--"
Can you blame me?
Xia Duo didn't say this in front of Elise, but quickly changed the subject, "I just came back from the Dragon's Back Mountain Range, did something happen to Zall?"
"Forget it! I told you before that there is a high probability that the above will not form an alliance with Drow, and it has been dragging, but not long ago, the Comanço civil strife ended and King Mian won a complete victory. Suddenly the pressure increased, and the above can't watch Zall being beaten back underground again, and they have supported a batch of materials and equipment."
Speaking of this, as if worried that Chardonnay would not understand, Elise quickly added: "Drow’s magic items are more suitable for the radiation environment of dark regions due to the special manufacturing process, and they are easily damaged on the surface, and Maintenance is not easy. Without new equipment, it is difficult for them to withstand Comanzo's repeated attacks."
Xia Duo nodded. Actually, he didn't need to explain to Elise, he knew it too. After all, he had once transformed into a drow and had experienced the cumbersome maintenance of equipment on the surface.
"Then you are sending equipment and supplies to Zall?" Xia Duo asked again.
"It's not me, I'm only responsible for clearing Komanso trackers."
Elise simply said a word about her mission, and didn't mention it again, and Xia Duo did not ask interestingly.
"How long will you stay at the base this time?"
"Not going away in a short time."
"Not leaving?"
Xia Duo looked at Elise in surprise. If she did not leave, it was not that she had no mission. It was that Elise was promoted to the headquarters. The supervisor of the field sub-base went to the headquarters, and he was promoted with his subordinates, but it was not a small step. .
Some people may not be able to complete such a promotion for a lifetime, but as a senior arcanist, Elise still has many opportunities for promotion, but it is much faster than Shaduo expected.
One can imagine how many field tasks she has completed during this period.
Although not all of those tasks need to be completed by her personally, the promotion assessment is not a decoration, and without enough contributions, even a great arcanist cannot be promoted.
For example, Dean Bernie of the Base Branch of the Research Institute’s Trial Department. As a great arcanist, perhaps he has a high right to speak, and may have other honorary titles and honorary ranks, but his rank in the research institute system still stays. At the second-level researcher level, he was not upgraded to a third-level because he was a great arcanist.
Elise can complete the promotion from the local to the central within the Judgment Department system so quickly, unless she has become a great arcanist, otherwise there is only one possibility of accumulating and promoting, and it is still a great achievement!
"It seems that you had a wonderful time during this period!" Xia Duo exclaimed.
"Envy? Use envy too! If you just joined the academy, I'm sure to ask you to come over, but now, I only need to speak, I'm afraid it's not Vice Dean Samuel who will immediately talk to me. Turn your face."
Elise looked at Xia Duo and also showed a very emotional expression.
When it came to this kind of position, Xia Duo did not continue to answer the conversation. He knew that Elise valued him so much now, and it was only because of his performance in the academy in the past half a year.
If he told the other party that he wanted to return to the trial department when he first joined the research institute, then the other party probably wouldn't even care about it.
As for now, just as Elise said, even if he is willing, the Institute is not willing.
Whether it's a temptation or a win-win, Chardonnay listened to it as a joke. Anyway, he is not the real McCard. You don't need to care too much about the rules here. It is enough for him to do what he thinks is right and worthwhile.
If the two are just right, then Xia Duo will not deliberately play with the new and unconventional in order to emphasize the identity of the outsider, just follow the trend;
If it hinders his plan, he will not be able to give in anyway.
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Chatting with Elise for a while~EbookFREE.me~ Xia Duo finally asked about the golden scroll topic he was most interested in.
"Regarding the golden scroll in the prophecy of the sage, is there any good news from Kai Shi?"
"No, and this matter has already attracted the attention of the elves, not only Komanso, but also our current ally, Ilfaran. They have asked the pioneer about the searchers' intentions more than once. They searched not long ago. The mission has been suspended indefinitely, and all relevant personnel have been recalled!"
"..."
For Chateau, the news provided by Elise was really bad news. If Elise had not lied, then the possibility that he could get a private version of the color-resistant scroll was almost zero.
As for whether Elise would lie, Chateau felt unlikely.
On the one hand, he is now an important figure in the research institute, and he is favored by many senior executives;
On the other hand, he has been staying in the academy and there is no risk of leaking the secrets. Why should Elise risk offending him to lie?