Chapter 1382: Chapter 522: Poisoned Apple

Afterwards, the two completed their academic reports at the Academy of Sciences.

Although they worked on the same project, their research processes were vastly different, each approaching from different angles, using different verification algorithms and measurement mechanisms, ultimately forging distinct paths that led to the same conclusion.

Their academic reports further inspired the other project teams at the Academy of Sciences.

This change allowed Grune to suddenly see a clearer dawn of victory.

On the second day after the two academic reports concluded, Grune personally summoned the two suddenly rising stars, Sera and Vittel, and had nearly three hundred other project leaders pay respects on-site. He betrothed a direct descendant woman from the Augustus family to Vittel Hadden, a hereditary baron, as his legitimate wife, considering it a strategic move to finally draw the Haddon family, who had long been oppressed, into the interests of the Augustus clan through shared bloodline.

Of course, before doing so, Grune neither asked for Vittel’s personal wishes nor cared about the thoughts of Vittel’s original legitimate wife. In Grune’s eyes, this was a favor, and Vittel had no reason to refuse.

Subsequently, Grune conferred upon Sera a life peerage as a following lord.

This following lord position has significance; it serves as a transitional layer between the Empire’s citizens and the nobility. Once a citizen becomes a lord, it means they have the chance to enter the inner circles.

The act of the Empire’s nobility conferring the title of lord to outsiders is, in fact, a sharing of their power. For example, a viscount can confer a baron’s lordship, albeit with limited numbers. Seeking to exceed the standard number requires exchange based on military achievements.

If it were Ren Zhong, he could confer both baron and viscount lordships, with different limiting numbers between them, but generally, there is a relationship of exchange.

This share process can be terminated and is a means for the Empire’s nobility to control subordinates, binding those in lower positions closely with those in higher positions.

On the surface, it seems that Grune is extremely generous to Vittel and Sera, and the two appear grateful, but what they truly feel inside is not known to outsiders.

Beyond giving titles, Grune significantly upgraded the positioning of each of their project teams within the Academy of Sciences. Vittel became one of the top ten chief leaders, and Sera achieved a class leap, rising a hundred ranks in succession. In fact, Sera’s ranking was not far from De Guke, a life peerage from his own clan.

The upgrade in ranks is not an empty title but brings substantial benefits, meaning Vittel’s and Sera’s project teams can apply for more resource allocations.

The special favor given to these two small groups made nearly three hundred project leaders present envious and jealous.

Grune then said some words of encouragement, and many leaders made military pledges.

Seeing that the goal had been achieved, Grune wasted no more words and simply announced the meeting’s adjournment.

Even though there was no longer a need to continue analyzing the specific components of the invisible coating, Grune did not immediately halt the analysis process of other teams.

He adopted the suggestion of his clan uncle, who succeeded the position of his brother Bocao Augustus as the acting dean of the Academy of Sciences, to let other teams continue with the analysis process.

It was not that he wanted to waste resources but rather because analyzing the process of invisible coatings could, in itself, effectively enhance the professional capabilities of each team in the Academy of Sciences, inspiring their thinking. Moreover, invisible coatings are synthesized materials, and apart from the core components, there are multiple other components that serve as accessories or auxiliary materials. These components are not rare, but to ensure nothing goes wrong, they must be re-analyzed quantitatively and qualitatively using analysis and material synthesis instruments dedicated by the Royal Academy of Sciences to improve the success rate of imitation.

This task itself is still meaningful.

The clan uncle told Vittel that scientific research also requires inspiration and talent. Vittel and Sera’s outstanding performance in the first phase is just the beginning. The whole task needs to be divided into multiple stages, with different stages requiring different thinking modes and various innate inspirations.

Now that these two have stood out, it shows that their thinking is more suitable for this first stage. In the subsequent stages, they might still have to rely on others more.

After all, even throughout the entire Empire, true academic all-rounders are rare. If these two truly had that talent, they would have already caught the attention of the Royal Academy of Sciences long ago.

The clan uncle said, "It is said that there has indeed appeared a true academic genius in the entire Nanxiang Star Cluster, but unfortunately, this person happens to be our rival, who is none other than Earl Red Blade, Ren Zhong. The Royal Academy of Sciences has not invited him, probably because Ren Zhong is currently still in the review period of the Earl title and cannot free himself. But it could also be because the Nanxiang Marquis has suppressed this matter. In any case, the Nanxiang Marquis is currently powerful, and our decision to cling to the Nanxiang Marquis’s influence is not wrong. As for the cracking project, it is likely that these two teams will soon blend in with the rest. But your rewards need not be recalled and can be used to motivate others."

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