Chapter 91: Chapter 0091: Joining (Seeking Collections! Recommendations!)
Cecilia is very outgoing.
After his conversation with her, Su Lu has learned about the overall situation of the Green Tree Castle Laboratory.
It covers several dozen hectares, divided across different sections within Green Tree Castle City. With more than seven thousand employees, the entire city almost serves it â itâs an impressive operation indeed.
Even more, Su Lu found out that these are just the âouter layersâ of the lab!
The true core of the Green Tree Castle Laboratory undoubtedly takes on a lot of mysterious research tasks.
Of course, those arenât something that he can look into at the current moment.
The management system isnât a one-person show. Instead, it uses a joint committee as the main body to oversee research progress and unified resource scheduling.
This committee, nicknamed the âGreen Tree Council,â consists of nine seats, each held by a distinguished scientist.
For example, Professor Sleydon Watt, the chief instructor in charge of electrical research, occupies the ninth seat! He wields enormous power, virtually managing everything within this institute.
âSurprisinglyâŚin our lab, lots of old traditions are preserved, like the title of the âninth seatâ âŚâ
While parking her car, Cecilia grumbled, âDonât you think this is awkward? As if weâre still in a medieval magic academy!â
With a mental label tagged on her, Su Lu chuckled, âI donât see a problem with that⌠By the way, will I have a chance to meet this âninth seatâ?â
âHow could that be possible?â
Cecilia rolled her eyes, pulling a âyouâre dreamingâ face, âI understand your curiosity. Professor Watt is a famous scholar in the Federation and has published influential papers. He even has followers from the Chris Empire across the ocean⌠but heâs very busy. Unless youâre promoted in the future, itâs unlikely you will meet him. Now, Iâm going to introduce you to our professor William. He was the one who decided to hire you!â
She hinted subtly that Professor William has great power. Whether to hire or fire someone in their team, it all comes down to his word.
Despite verbalizing his disappointment, Su Lu wasnât disappointed at all. Instead, he felt a bit relieved.
He was slightly uneasy about the thought of having to play tricks in front of an occupational person who appears to be an [Arcane].
âProfessor William is the head of our teamâŚspecializing in electric current information research.â
Cecilia was introducing Su Lu while leading him into a huge building. âElectrical Research Institute, Information Technology Building!â
After taking a glance at the nameplate, Su Lu memorized it quietly.
Upon entering, the slightly burnt smell of the air took him by surprise.
Following Cecilia, he walked along a quiet corridor. Occasional peeps through the window revealed vaguely familiar electronic components, stirring up a feeling of recognition.
It felt identical to when he visited the laboratory during high school and college in his previous life.
Inside an office at the end of the Information Building,
William Jessel appears to be around forty to fifty years old, with bright eyes and abundant energy.
Heâs a typical Roman, with blond hair and blue eyes. Upon seeing Su Lu enter, his face stiffened slightly, âSu Lu! Su Lu Pottery! Youâre late!â
âIâm sorry⌠I had some family business!â
After calculating the time, Su Lu felt a bit embarrassed â he initially intended not to come at all.
âIâve read your paper; itâs pretty good. But here, we need more than just âpretty goodâ! â
William scrutinized Su Lu judiciously before clapping his hands. A young man entered the room, and upon realizing that he had been summoned, he stumbled over his words, âProfessor⌠you were looking for me?â
âAndrew, you and Su Lu just checked in today. I need to assess your capabilities.â
With a glance from William, Cecilia took Su Lu and Andrew to a conference room, âPrepare for a test, both written and practical. Any questions?â
So this means⌠an inspection? Slated for return if found unsatisfactory?
Indeed, itâs very strict. To start with a show of authority on the first day itself.
Su Lu sat down with a poker face, looking at the exam Cecilia had brought.
Alright, itâs not too hard, mostly at the level of high school physics from his previous life, albeit some rules are different, and some topics go a bit deeper.
But to him, who has [Basic Physics LV4], itâs nothing special. He started writing swiftly and finished quickly, then moved on to the practical operation.
William reviewed the results and noticed a look of surprise on his face as he watched Su Lu execute the practical task, âHis understanding of electricity is profoundâŚâ
At that moment, electricity had just been discovered, and research was still at a relatively early stage.
The âtalentâ Su Lu had shown stood out.
On the other side, Andrew looked at the wire and components in his hand that had short-circuited and sparked, his face taking on a desolate expression,
William nodded seriously, âIâve got an understanding of your capabilities. Su
Lu, you can be an assistant researcher! As for AndrewâŚâ
His lips moved, and seeing Andrew on the verge of tears, he finally held back from dealing the killing blow, âWe do need a general assistant in the labâŚâ âIâll do it, Iâm willing to do it!â Andrew immediately nodded eagerly.
His grades werenât outstanding. If he hadnât taken advantage of attending a local university, he wouldnât have had a chance.
The benefits of the Green Tree Castle Laboratory were good. Even as an assistant responsible for cleaning the lab, itâs far better than many companies outside.
Therefore, he definitely chose to stay here.
âExcellent, you will start work tomorrow!â
With a cool turn, William ordered, âCecilia, youâre in charge of their settling in! â
After respectfully seeing Professor William off, Angie appraised Su Lu from head to toe, âWho would have thoughtâŚyouâre pretty impressive, being able to be an assistant researcher from the get-go!â
In their institute, the members were categorized into general assistant, assistant researcher, researcher, and professor.
Among these, the professor was responsible for a project or a team.
Cecilia was a researcher under William. Actually, there could be subtleties among the researchers, but it wasnât necessary.
Below the researchers were the assistant researchers, responsible for following up on projects, recording experiments, and given the opportunity to gain practical experience if the researcher was too busy or not available for some unimportant research.
The condition of the general assistants was the direst, almost fulfilling the role of janitors, doing the dirty, heavy and tiring work, basically without any chance for promotion, but it is possible to be promoted to the assistant researchers.
After responding modestly, Su Lu, together with Andrew, followed Cecilia to complete the paperwork.
The Green Tree Castle Laboratory provided good welfare, as his current position, he could earn a weekly salary of two gold dragons, andâŚfree food and accommodation.
When he saw his own single-room dormitory, which even included a washroom, Su Lu felt relieved.
Finally, he had some personal space and didnât have to worry about running into weird roommates like Sean anymore..