Xiao Zhuer's fierceness was unexpected by Qin Xiao. He laughed dryly and said, "Don't be like this, I'm actually only doing art and not selling myself."
"Why don't you sell yourself?" Xiao Zhuer asked seriously, without any hint of joking.
Seeing that Qin Xiao was silent, Xiao Zhuer picked up the shopping list on the table and said, "If I guessed correctly, you should be very short of money."
She spoke very naturally, without being condescending or sarcastic.
"I won't restrict your personal freedom for a long time. It's just that the production of the star pattern needs constant fine-tuning. If you just give me a general idea, it won't be of much help to me. I need your full cooperation."
She put down the list and said domineeringly: "As long as you are willing to help me, I can buy you 300 potions on the list. These equipments will be purchased directly for you to use without renting them."
Qin Xiao, who was thinking about "Who are you?" a moment ago, immediately changed his attitude after hearing the price offered by Xiao Zhuer.
Isn't it just cooperation throughout the whole process? What a big deal.
As long as the price is right, even if you accompany me the whole time... eating and drinking together is not impossible.
Make money, don't shiver.
Having said that, Qin Xiao finally just agreed with Xiao Zhuer to help her do things for a thousand star diamonds a day.
This is a very conscientious price, equivalent to the income of a top star pattern master's assistant. With Qin Xiao's strength, this price is more than enough.
As for the price Xiao Zhuer initially proposed, although he was tempted, he didn't want to accept it at all.
Many people only know that Xiao Zhuer is a genius who came out of nowhere, but they don't know her true background.
Xiao Zhuer was born in the Bai family, one of the five major families in the Xingji Empire. Her mother was the eldest daughter of the current head of the Bai family.
Although Xiao Zhu'er has a foreign surname, his status in the Bai family is not low at all.
If it weren't for her monster-like brother, with her talent in the field of star patterns, she would definitely become the leader of the Bai family of her generation.
Qin Xiao knew very well what the rules were for doing business with the children of such a big family.
You can make money from them, you can even make a lot of money by relying on them, but you can never cheat them.
Xiao Zhuer is still a little girl who is obsessed with the way of star patterns and does not have a clear understanding of resources.
She dared to give it casually, but Qin Xiao really didn't dare to ask for it casually.
When the two left, the reporters outside the door pointed the camera at them again, and this time Qin Xiao finally had a lot of pictures.
After all, it was able to attract Xiao Zhuer to visit in person. The two of them stayed in the same room and then left together. Qin Xiao's identity began to lead to more speculation.
It's just that most of them are boring conjectures about gossip.
Xiao Zhuer's mechanical room is located in Qingpu College. The mechanical room in the college was originally just a decoration, but it was really used because of Xiao Zhuer's joining.
However, after walking into the mechanical room, Qin Xiao instantly understood that the only thing being used here was this building.
The inside of the mechanical room is full of high-end goods, including A-level mechanical tables and star energy furnaces, third-generation environmental simulation test machines, various types of anti-gravity light blades, and a genetic medicine library with hundreds of categories.
Although Qin Xiao had already been mentally prepared, he couldn't help but was speechless after seeing these things, and then fell into reverie.
"If I can use this mechanical room for a year, I should be able to return to the level of a first-order star pattern master..."
The wild thinking soon came to an abrupt end, and Qin Xiao clearly realized that even if this mechanical room was given to him for free, he couldn't afford it now.
The maintenance and repair of equipment is not a small cost, not to mention the large amount of chemicals and foreign metals lost during the experiment.
Gently groping for the lines on the machine table that could be called works of art, Qin Xiao smiled inexplicably.
Before his rebirth, he fought desperately on the battlefield, saved countless important people, and took the blame for his superiors many times before he had a mechanical room of his own.
And the standard of that mechanical room is only comparable to the level of the mechanical room in front of me, and may even be slightly insufficient in terms of resource reserves.
What you get after working hard to death is just the starting point for others.
The bitter smile on Qin Xiao's face became stronger, but he quickly covered it up. He hated being troubled by negative emotions.
"Fortunately, I still have a chance to do it again!"
A confident smile appeared on Qin Xiao's face again. He opened the environmental simulation test machine with ease and said to Xiao Zhuer: "Come on, let's do a hypergravity test first."
Xiao Zhuer was not surprised at all why Qin Xiao was able to use the equipment here so skillfully. She responded crisply: "Okay, let's get started."
When all the equipment in the machine room was operating at full capacity, the gossip reporters outside the machine room had already been driven away by a group of vicious star warriors.
In the dean's building not far away, a young man motioned for his subordinates to leave after listening to their report.
Then he looked at the bald dean opposite and said, "So, that guy named Qin Xiao has always been ordinary. He had never performed well before yesterday?"
"Yes, Master Bai, your men must have found out clearly. That boy Qin Xiao has always behaved very normally. There is nothing extraordinary about him." The bald dean replied cautiously.
The person in front of him could not help but be ignored by the bald dean. He was the eldest son and grandson of the current head of the Bai family. He had already made great achievements on the battlefield in the northern border of the empire at a young age.
When people mention Bai Qi's name, the first thing they think of is his title of God of War, and then his identity as the young master of the Bai family.
Bai Qi's arrival made the bald dean very nervous. He had spent the first half of his life studying how to exploit the academy system and seldom communicated with such generals who led troops in battles.
Facing Bai Qi, the bald dean had a lot of flattering words to say, but every time he saw the other person's gloomy face, he could only hold back his words.
While struggling, he suddenly heard Bai Qi whisper: "Is this an evolved person after genetic mutation?"
"Yes, yes, it's possible, it's possible." The bald dean nodded in agreement.
Bai Qi sneered and said: "Even if you experience a perfect genetic mutation and evolve a new gene, at most your body will become stronger, I have never heard of someone who can automatically learn star pattern technology after evolution."
The bald dean smiled awkwardly, not knowing what else to say.
Bai Qi waved his hand, as if he didn't want to mention the matter again.
He looked at the bald dean and said: "Dean Chen, you did a good job in trying to help my little sister become famous and find reporters to publicize it. But everything is too much, so it's better to be quiet next time. Do you think that's okay?"
How could the bald dean dare to say no? He patted his chest and promised that no one would disturb Xiao Zhuer again.
Seeing that Bai Qi had no other instructions, the bald dean slowly left.
As soon as they walked out of the dean's building, the vice dean immediately ran over: "Dean, Liu, Zhou, Zhao, Wang, and other managers are waiting for you. They want to talk to you about recruiting Xiao Zhuer. .”
"Them? Recruit? Xiao Zhu'er?" The bald dean said through gritted teeth, "Are they worthy?"
"Master Dean, what are you talking about?"
"Go tell them that from today on, they are not allowed to disturb Xiao Zhuer again, let alone have private contact. If there is another entanglement, don't blame me for being rude!"
The deputy dean was a little dumbfounded. He didn't know what kind of medicine the dean was selling. He asked tentatively: "Dean, are you not satisfied with the price negotiated before?"
"What price? What price are you talking about? I, Chen Qingzheng, focus on education and never take advantage of students for personal gain. Please don't bother me with such nonsense in the future."
The bald dean finished speaking solemnly and walked away with his hands behind his back.
The vice-dean looked at the back of the dean stupidly, and it took him a long time to suddenly realize: "If I hadn't said that he was the dean, he would have become more and more calm at the critical moment. If it had been delayed for another ten and a half months, those families would still be able to do it. Why don’t you raise the price quickly?”
The vice-dean, who was open to the situation, followed suit and walked slowly outside the school with his hands behind his back.
The reporters were driven away, the stewards of the big family had no choice but to leave, and Qingpu College once again returned to its former peace.
Only that special mechanical room occasionally had people coming in and out, bringing some life to this lifeless college.
For three whole days, except for Xiao Zhuer's assistant who frequently came in and out of the machine room to replenish materials and transport waste, Qin Xiao and Xiao Zhuer never left.
After another failed test, the atmosphere in the mechanical room fell to the extreme.
Xiao Zhuer fell down beside the mechanical table, her face was full of exhaustion, and her eyes even looked cloudy.
But not long after, she stood up again, picked up the anti-gravity light blade and prepared to continue working.
Qin Xiao stood up, held down Xiao Zhuer's hands, and said in a deep voice: "No, we can't continue. Your star power is seriously overdrawn. If you continue like this, your star core will be damaged."
Xiao Zhuer shook his head stubbornly and said, "It's okay. I can still persist. I'm just about to succeed."
Qin Xiao couldn't bear it any longer, so he grabbed the light blade and said, "I almost lost my life. You don't want to live anymore?"
His voice was loud and his attitude was extremely bad, which frightened Xiao Zhuer to the point of being overwhelmed.
"You're so impudent, how can you talk?" Seeing that Qin Xiao dared to yell at Xiao Zhuer, her assistant stepped forward and said fiercely.
"Shut up!" Qin Xiao roared angrily, turned to look at his assistant and said, "Are you a pig? At this point, you are still trying to flatter her, and she is almost exhausted!"
"You remember, as a Star Pattern Master's assistant, your most important responsibility is to ensure the Star Pattern Master's health and safety."
"No matter how important the star pattern is, it is just a tool after all. Once a person dies, there is nothing!"
Seeing that the assistant was still dazed, Qin Xiao said angrily: "Why are you still dazed? Why don't you hurry up and find a doctor!"
"No, I'm fine..."
Xiao Zhuer wanted to refuse, but before she could finish her words, she suddenly fainted.
The assistant realized the seriousness of the problem and ran outside quickly.
Soon he rushed back with the doctor, and after some treatment, Xiao Zhuer's condition was finally stabilized.
"Her star energy consumption is very serious and her star core has been damaged. She must rest for a period of time." The doctor left the medical instructions seriously and left.
Xiao Zhuer had woken up. After hearing the news that she had to meditate, she looked helpless and looked at Qin Xiao and asked, "What should we do now?"
Qin Xiao thought for a while, pinched his chin and said, "I'll take you to a fun place to relax."
