My Ironclad System is ahead of schedule.

Ji Yuan clenched his fist with excitement at the prospect of being taught by Ruan Mei a century later.

When faced with difficult challenges, people always have to rely on their own hard work and learning to overcome them.

The system has given me a chance to start learning!

Ji Yuan thought to himself.

He leaned back in his chair, closed his eyes, and began to enter his own consciousness space.

Last night, the laboratory appeared in front of Ji Yuan again, and the virtual Ruan Mei was sitting in a chair, tilting her head and looking at him.

"We meet again, Ji Yuan."

"Yes, I'll have to trouble you again this time."

Ji Yuan moved closer to her and said with a fawning smile.

“A fawning smile is meaningless. I am a virtual life form. Even if you order me to fight, I will do the same thing.”

Ji Yuan looked at her awkwardly.

Virtual Ruan Mei said calmly to Ji Yuan, "My personality is just like the real Ruan Mei's. I don't care about other people's bodies or my own. Maybe the only thing that makes me curious is my current form of existence. A virtual body can perfectly replicate the emotions, memories, skills, and so on of the real Ruan Mei."

"For me to feel anything, you have to do something that shocks me. However, in this sea of ​​stars, I might not even be curious about what the Star God does."

Virtual Ruan Mei pulled Ji Yuan's arm and placed him on the experimental table, making him do the experiment while speaking to him.

She picked up the experimental data that had been copied into the consciousness space along with Ji Yuan's consciousness, looked at it, and said to Ji Yuan, "This is something I experimented with a hundred years ago, but I only have time to appear this time, so I'll explain the useful parts of it to you."

At this moment, Huanlong had already arrived outside Ruan Mei's spaceship. She knocked on the ship's door a few times, but both of them were asleep, and neither of them answered her.

"What are those two doing in there? I'm really curious!"

The tail behind him was swaying back and forth, and Huanlong's expression was a little distorted.

Ruan Mei's strength was inferior to hers, but the level of knowledge she possessed was no less. She could investigate Ji Yuan without restraint, but she dared not act rashly in front of Ruan Mei's ships, lest she expose her identity.

All we can do is wait quietly outside.

……

After a while, Ruan Mei slowly awoke from her spring slumber. Her delicate lips parted slightly, and she gently patted her cheeks with her slender fingers, as if to wake herself up.

Come, let me see if Ji Yuan has mastered it yet.

Thinking this, she raised her eyes to look at Ji Yuan.

All that could be seen was Ji Yuan leaning back in the chair, closing his eyes, his legs limp and spread out, and his arms hanging limply at his sides.

If an ordinary person saw Ji Yuan in his current state, they would definitely think he was asleep and not studying at all. However, Ruan Mei nodded slightly when she saw Ji Yuan like this.

The scientists in the Genius Club are all madmen. Their thought processes are bizarre and varied. They often go naked or self-harm. Even someone like Ji Yuan, who thinks in a dormant state, is considered average.

"Is this his way of thinking? A sleeping life scientist?"

Ruan Mei thought to herself.

At that moment, her communication device sent a message. Ruan Mei reached out and turned it on, and a virtual screen appeared, showing the image of a petite loli in front of her.

She had brown hair and purple eyes, wore a Western-style dress, and a beret. However, upon closer inspection of her joints, one could see the connecting marks that belonged to a doll.

This is just a doll.

The puppeteer is Black Tower, the 83rd member of the Genius Club.

Old things and a few Lingjiulong stables

An old guy whose real age is unknown, probably spanning countless Amber Ages.

"Ruan Mei, how long until you arrive at my space station?"

Upon seeing Nguyen Mai, Black Tower asked without any politeness.

As scientific geniuses, they skipped all titles and got straight to the point when they communicated with each other.

"My spaceship has encountered a minor accident, and I'm currently hitchhiking. It will take a few more days for me to arrive."

"Hmm. Your mechanical spaceships are always malfunctioning. Next time, you'd better use your biotechnology to create biological ships."

"I will next time."

Ruan Mei said softly.

At this moment, Hei Ta saw Ji Yuan lying on the chair and looked at Ruan Mei with an inquiring gaze.

"Why are there people on your ship? Are they new test subjects you're planning to experiment on?"

"No, he is not a test subject."

Ruan Mei walked behind Ji Yuan, leaned down and gently hugged his cheek as she answered Hei Ta.

"Oh? Is this the assistant you found? Is there anything special about him?"

The Black Tower showed some interest.

“No, he’s not an assistant.” Nguyen Mai shook her head again, and then, seeing the surprised look on Black Tower’s face, she said:

"If he can pass my test, he will be my helper."

"helper!?"

Nguyen May nodded again: "Yes, the person who can help my experiments might even become a member of the genius club in the future."

"Is his talent really that great?"

“Yes.” Ruan Mei asked Black Tower, “You know my introductory textbook, right? How long would it take for someone with no prior knowledge to master it?”

Hei Ta pondered for a moment, then replied to Ruan Mei, "Although your teaching materials are at an introductory level, they are still considered exceptionally profound in the entire universe. An ordinary person, even if they spent their entire life trying, would not be able to master them. If a learned person were to learn from those mediocre ones, with your personal instruction, it would take about thirty days. As for me, even if I studied them alone, it would probably take me three to five days, since that is not my area of ​​expertise."

Pointing at Ji Yuan, Black Tower asked, "How long did it take him?"

Ruan Mei held up one finger: "In less than one night, he learned my basic knowledge and trained a qualified new life. He also corrected the shortcomings in my previous teaching materials."

Hei Ta carefully examined Ji Yuan, then gave a serious evaluation:

"He is indeed a person with potential."

"Well, so I gave him my experimental materials and reports, wanting to see if what he did last night was just a flash of inspiration or if he really has talent."

"Whether he is someone who can stand with us or one of those mediocre people from the erudite society, we'll see when he wakes up and gives his answer."

Ruan Mei looked at Ji Yuan, whom she was holding, with a scrutinizing gaze, wanting to see what conclusion he would come to after waking up.

"Okay, I'll watch from the sidelines too."

Black Tower, curious, did not hang up the phone.

Chapter 68 Ruan Mei: I'm Taking Ji Yuan Away [Second Update]

"Time's up. One hundred hours haven't been enough to teach you much."

Virtual Ruan Mei glanced at the time and said to Ji Yuan in a regretful tone.

The teaching session was very short, and Ji Yuan's talent was far inferior to hers. Virtual Ruan Mei felt she hadn't had a chance to say much more before time was up. She could only hope for another opportunity to meet him next time and discuss the rest then.

"Um, I'm really sorry."

Although Ji Yuan felt he had made great progress, it was clear he hadn't yet satisfied the virtual Ruan Mei. Looking at her expression and recalling the six hundred hours of instruction he had received, Ji Yuan felt extremely embarrassed.

Virtual Ruan Mei said nothing, only telling Ji Yuan to leave quickly.

Ji Yuan bid farewell to the virtual Ruan Mei and then exited the virtual space.

……

As his consciousness gradually returned to his body, Ji Yuan felt his head being held in someone's arms. The faint scent of osmanthus blossoms filled his nostrils, smelling wonderful.

He quickly opened his eyes and found that his head was being held in Ruan Mei's arms.

Opposite him and Nguyen Mai, there was a brown-haired loli doll image.

What's going on? Ji Yuan was somewhat confused.

Before Ji Yuan could even think it through, Hei Ta spoke first: "I am Hei Ta, you may know my name. I heard from Ruan Mei that you have good talent, I'd like to see your level."

Black Tower!?

Ji Yuan instantly remembered the loli's identity; he hadn't forgotten that he was the one who sent Ting Yun to escape towards the Black Tower Space Station. And now, the image of the Black Tower Space Station's master was appearing before him, which surprised him greatly.

However, she and Nguyen Mai are both members of the Genius Club, so it's highly likely they know each other. It's perfectly normal for me to see her here.

"Ji Yuan, are you finished with your thought process? Can you give me the answer I want?"

Ruan Mei embraced Ji Yuan even more gently, whispering sweet nothings in his ear.

Ji Yuan was puzzled; his defensive equipment hadn't reacted at all to Ruan Mei. Was this the difference in their strength? Even if she wasn't as strong as Huan Long, she probably wasn't that much weaker.

"Of course. I gained a little understanding after seeing Ms. Nguyen Mai's achievements."

Ji Yuan quickly broke free from Ruan Mei's embrace and answered her. He was quite uncomfortable with his head being held like that. His heightened alertness made him worry that Ruan Mei might rip his head off if he didn't answer correctly.

Ruan Mei crossed her hands together at her lower abdomen, looking at Ji Yuan expectantly for his answer.

The Black Tower puppet crossed its arms and said to Ji Yuan, "Your temper is too soft; you don't seem like someone who can discuss things with us. I hope your conclusions won't be like those mediocre people from the Broad Knowledge Society."

Actually, I'd rather be a student of those 'mediocre' people.

Ji Yuan thought to himself, but his hands moved quickly. He pondered the recipe for Ruan Mei, which had been given as a reward a hundred years later, and then picked up a pen and paper to write it down.

The lesson was far too short; Ji Yuan hadn't had time to learn much. Since he hadn't fully grasped everything, he had to choose the safest option.

A recipe from Nguyen Mai, a hundred years later.

[Imaginary Leaf Remnant, Ice Core, Fire Feather...]

Ji Yuan finished writing quickly.

Black Tower wasn't very familiar with life sciences, and she knew nothing about the formula. She simply turned to look at Ruan Mei, trying to discern her reaction.

Ruan Mei did not respond to the Black Tower at all; instead, her gaze was fixed on the formula written by Ji Yuan.

After Ji Yuan wrote down the formula, he turned his gaze to Ruan Mei, anticipating her response.

After reading Ji Yuan's formula, Ruan Mei closed her eyes, her brows furrowing slightly as she began to think.

Seeing Ruan Mei's expression, Hei Ta's puppet-like face showed surprise. She turned to Ji Yuan and said in a very serious tone, "I've never seen anything like what you wrote make her so thoughtful in all the years I've known her. Now it seems I'm starting to agree with Ruan Mei."