Superbase Evolution

Chapter 406 Tianshi Academy

Tianxun flipped through the book of underwater techniques, but since there was no name written on it, he didn't pay much attention to it at first.

But after reading two pages, Tianxun suddenly closed the book and returned it to Lin Shen, saying, "Don't show this technique to others casually in the future."

"What's wrong?" Lin Shen realized that this might not be as simple as a simple underwater technique.

"If I'm not mistaken, this is the technique created by Manager An, 'Shrimp Soldiers and Crab Generals'. It's his unique technique." Tian Xun looked at Lin Shen in confusion. "An 16 wanted to get this technique for his son before, but Manager An refused. How could he give it to you? Have you met him before?"

"I don't know him and I've never seen him before." Lin Shen shook his head.

Tianxun pondered for a moment after hearing this, then raised his head and said, "Go to Tianshi Academy as soon as possible to take up your post, don't delay any longer."

"I thought so too." Lin Shen nodded.

After only one day of rest at home, Lin Shen took his ID card and went to Tianshiyuan to take up his post.

It was completely different from what Lin Shen had imagined. He had thought that Tianshi Academy was, after all, a minion of the Emperor of Heaven. Although the previous dean had been beheaded, its foundation must still be very strong.

Before Lin Shen came, he was still thinking about how to suppress this group of powerful soldiers from the Tianshi Academy.

But when Lin Shen arrived at Tianshi Academy, he found that there were no strong generals here. The entire Tianshi Academy had a staff of less than 300 people, of which more than 200 were field workers on alien planets all year round and would hardly return to Zenith Star.

Of the remaining forty-odd people, more than half have been suspended from their jobs, and only a dozen are still working in the Tianshi Academy.

What’s outrageous is that among these dozen people, there are even old men and women who guard the gate and clean the place.

When Lin Shen arrived at Tianshi Academy, people in the office were either drinking tea, chatting, playing with communicators, or playing cards together. There was even an older woman knitting a sweater.

"Is this really the Tianshi Academy? Did I come to the wrong place? The Heavenly Emperor's minions and the Empire's thugs are just like this?" Lin Shen suddenly understood why he, a mere ascender, could be appointed as the dean by the Heavenly Emperor.

After Lin Shenliang revealed his identity, an old man wearing glasses took him to the dean's office and handed over some items and various documents belonging to the dean.

How should I describe the way other people looked at Lin Shen? It felt a little numb. There was no hostility, nor flattery. Lin Shen felt that they were a group of guys who were ready to lie down.

Lin Shen had no choice but to call everyone to a meeting. They were quite cooperative and basically everyone who could come came. There were only seventeen people in total, and their average age was just under two hundred years old.

The youngest member is a 54-year-old young man from the Taige tribe. He is also the only ordinary member of the Tianshi Academy who does not have a position. Even the old man who guards the gate is the director of the security department.

The rest are either directors of this or that department, and there are as many as four vice-deans alone.

"Fuck you, this is not a Tianshi Academy, this is a fucking nursing home, okay?" Lin Shen was confused. He thought he was here to make a fortune, but now it seems that it is not the case at all. "Director, our academy's water and electricity bills and repair funds have been in arrears for a long time, and the field allowance has not been issued for many years. Our pension has also stopped paying for many years... Can you see if you can solve it first..." An Sai, a 200-year-old Tianren female secretary, whose official position is the director's assistant, that is, the old lady who knits sweaters in the office, brought a stack of materials to Lin Shen.

"The water and electricity bills have been in arrears for more than 340 years, and the repair fees have not been paid for more than 400 years..." Lin Shen was really dumbfounded this time.

He didn't even know how he got into this debt, and he hadn't paid it for hundreds of years. He suspected that this secretary was playing a trick on him.

The secretary saw through Lin Shen's thoughts and explained while knitting, "When the Tianshi Academy was prosperous, who would dare to ask for the money? They would rush to give the money. Since the Tianshi Academy collapsed, the money owed has to be repaid. Over the years, the situation of the Tianshi Academy has become worse and worse, and the amount of money owed has increased. The higher authorities don't allocate money, and the academy has no income, so it has never been able to pay it back, and it has been in this situation now."

"Those who have connections and can leave have all found ways to transfer, and those who have some skills have also been suspended from work to find their own way out. Only the old, weak, and disabled like us are still here, hoping to at least wait until retirement."

"I have been looking forward to you for a long time, and finally you have come. The Emperor of Heaven has chosen you as the dean. He must want to revive the reputation of Tianshi Academy. He must have allocated a lot of money to you, right? The rest can be owed first. After all, too many debts are better than nothing. Otherwise, we can pay off the pension owed first..."

After listening to the secretary's words, Lin Shen coughed and said, "The Emperor will definitely allocate the money, but he hasn't said when or how much. Let's wait and see."

The secretary's face fell when she heard this: "Dean, you are here to live out your retirement, but this is not the right thing to do at your age."

"Aunt Sai, what's the point of calling me Dean? Just call me Xiaotian." Lin Shen pointed at the sweater she was knitting and said, "Your sweater is well knitted, but it's missing a few fancy stitches."

Lin Shen has no money, and he can't clean up this mess, but life has to go on, so he'd better let them stop urging him for money and try to get by first.

"Dean, you also know this?" Aunt Ansai was a little surprised.

"I understand a little... I understand a little... Look at this needle, it is withdrawn like this... passed through like this... and then picked out like this..." Lin Shen felt that the Emperor of Heaven had set a big trap for him. He was not here to be the dean, he was here to plug the hole and settle the account.

"This flower pattern is beautiful... Can you teach me again... I didn't remember it just now..." Aunt Ansai exclaimed in praise.

It was Lin Shen’s first day at Tianshi Academy, but he quickly integrated into the army of people lying down.

Although Lin Shen was not good at other things, he was good at eating, drinking and having fun. He drank tea with a vice president, played Go with another vice president, played cards with several directors and ministers, and discussed the techniques of planting grass and flowers with another vice president.

Coupled with chatting about gossip with Secretary Ansai, Lin Shen felt that he was hundreds of years ahead of his peers and had entered retirement life early.

Anyway, as long as you don't mention money to him, he will talk about anything and have fun with you. In just a few days, he has completely become a member of the Tianshi Nursing Home.

"Old Liu, this kind of cards is boring to play. Try the mahjong tiles from our hometown. They are much more fun than yours." Lin Shen carved a set of mahjong himself and tricked a few directors and ministers into playing. At first they were reluctant, but after playing for a while they became more and more addicted. This thing soon became popular in Tianshi Academy.

(End of this chapter)