I was reborn after playing a good hand badly

Zhao Qiguang is not wrong to say that monsters are the main creatures in the secret realm.

Since exploring the secret realm, apart from the few Su Zhou people brought out by Su Mo who were similar to them, they have not seen any other Su Zhou people.

No one knew how Su Mo did it, and they thought she had a special way of finding the survivors of Su Zhou, but Teacher Xiao Yu, who had been working at the academy for a long time, was an exception.

Su Mo only found out about Xiao Yu after he appeared on the moon and clashed with the association members.

This example has led some to suspect that Su Mo was simply lucky to encounter those people in the secret realm, and that things weren't as complicated as they had previously thought.

Su Mo himself has never offered any explanation, regardless of whether he has heard those speculations or not, so the rumors remain just that—rumors.

Regardless of what Suzhou was like before, the secret realm now connected to Blue Star is the domain of monsters.

The Fire Spirit Clan is excluded; they are neither demonic beasts nor humans, but spirits with humanoid appearances. Although they possess some innate abilities, their overall population is not large.

"The alien invaders, a common disaster for the entire planet, are a major reason why research in this area has been delayed, but the fact that we have not been able to find high-quality research samples, no, research subjects, is also a very important reason."

“During the last rescue mission on the moon, you took the demon beast Bu Lingling with you but didn’t form a contract with it. I want to hire it to the association’s research institute to participate in this project. Don’t worry, I can guarantee that all procedures during the project will be legitimate.”

"We guarantee that nothing will harm Bu Lingling's physical or mental health during her participation in the project."

"what do you say?"

Su Mo: "..."

Her gaze swept over the two people opposite her, and she asked doubtfully, "Isn't it clear to you, President?"

How many times has someone come knocking on her door demanding Bu Lingling? Isn't her attitude obvious enough?

"Furthermore, Dean Zhao, didn't your student personally visit the academy to see Bu Lingling? She has already been clearly rejected." Su Mo's words were very straightforward.

Jiang Qizhang also sighed inwardly.

When they discussed mental power martial arts before, Dean Zhao also mentioned this matter. At that time, he told the other party about Su Mo's attitude, but the other party also had their reasons and wanted to try to talk again. Jiang Qizhang could not stop them.

Firstly, Zhao Qiguang is the director of the research institute, so it's understandable that he would want to contribute to this matter. Secondly, the person in charge of that project is Zhao's own student, so it's only natural for a teacher to fight for resources for his student.

"Yes, Liu Zheng did meet with them (which is why he didn't want to give up even more), but it's understandable that they might be worried because they don't know the association or us. But Xiao Su, don't you trust me?"

"I assure you, none of the things you're worried about will happen."

Su Mo: "..."

"How about I go to the secret realm and capture some samples? Would that be alright?"

She had already politely declined, but Zhao Qiguang persisted, leaving Su Mo helpless.

Just as Liu Zheng thought, Su Mo had indeed received help from Zhao Qiguang. Now that Zhao Qiguang was bringing it up again and again, even using his own reputation as collateral, Su Mo couldn't very well break off relations and refuse.

But in Su Mo's mind, there was a big difference between demonic beasts like Bai Bai and Bu Lingling and those without intelligence. Zhao Qiguang just wanted research samples for his project, right? She could go through the trouble of going to the secret realm to get some samples for them. That would be helping the research team solve their problem, wouldn't it?

Zhao Qiguang was naturally happy that Su Mo was willing to help capture the monsters, but he shared the same thought as Su Mo: there was a big difference between monsters that had developed intelligence and those that hadn't.

He wanted samples of ordinary monsters, but he also wanted special monsters like Bu Lingling to participate in the research project.

He is good at communication and has a strong talent. These qualities are the reason why Bai Bai is targeted by some people. Many people want to take advantage of Bai Bai, but only Wu Wensheng dares to actually do it.

He has already set an example for others with his own life.

Zhao Qiguang wanted Bu Lingling to participate in the research project. He had a feeling that if Bu Lingling could cooperate with the research, Liu Zheng would definitely be able to produce surprising results.

He said, "It's great that you can take on the sample task, Xiao Su! But Bu Lingling can also come to work at the association. Yes, it's just a job."

Su Mo said, "But Bu Lingling already has a job at the academy."

"It's alright, I can have the research team go to the Laurel City branch to carry out this project, so Bu Lingling won't have any problems with either job." Zhao Qiguang waved his hand, thinking that this was not a problem.

Su Mo: "..."

After a moment of silence, she asked, "Is the Dean absolutely insisting that Bu Lingling participate in the project?"

Zhao Qiguang looked at Su Mo and said softly, "Xiao Su, I hope you can understand and help persuade them."

Su Mo curled the corners of his lips and said, "If it's absolutely necessary for the project to continue, then that's fine, I'll talk to it."

Su Mo's sudden change of tone surprised even Jiang Qizhang, who had been sitting quietly by the side observing without saying a word.

Zhao Qiguang's eyes lit up as well.

How could Zhao Qiguang not know that his "persistent pestering" was making things difficult for Su Mo? But special monsters like Bai Bai and the big black ball were Su Mo's battle pets, making it even more difficult to study them.

Zhao Qiguang shamelessly discussed this matter with the younger generation because Bu Lingling was a free agent, and he wanted to use his relationship with Su Mo to exchange for an opportunity.

He wasn't just trying to fool Su Mo; he definitely wouldn't let Liu Zheng mess around with Bu Lingling.

Even so, Zhao Qiguang actually felt that the chances were slim.

Now, upon suddenly hearing that Su Mo had actually agreed, he, like Jiang Qizhang, felt a mix of surprise and complex emotions after a moment of joy.

“But…” Su Mo still had something to say.

"Tell me your conditions, I'm open to hearing them." Zhao Qiguang leaned forward slightly, still maintaining his composure.

Su Mo nodded.

"If the association can locate the research group's office in Moonrise City, I can persuade Bu Lingling to become an unofficial member of the association and assist the association in its research on monsters."

Jiang Qizhang's sensitive nerves twitched, and he asked urgently, "What do you mean?"

“Just like the dean said, since the association allows Bu Lingling to work in both places, then let’s not keep her in Laurel City. If we change the location to Moonrise City, I will agree to persuade her to participate in the project.” Su Mo simply told them his thoughts.

Before Jiang Qizhang and the other person could react, he continued to explain, "Of course, I will place Moonbreath City on one of my stars. The association is welcome to open a branch in Moonbreath City, so that Lingling can do this part-time job there."

Su Mo calmly stated the preconditions for agreeing to persuade Bu Lingling.

Jiang Qizhang "..."

Zhao Qiguang "..."

These light, casual words silenced the two people opposite them.