Genius of the Rules-Style System

Chapter 357: Chapter 237: This is really a great spirit!

"The tick project was indeed relatively simple.

After conducting a few experiments and observing the ticks used in these experiments, conclusions were quickly drawn.

Zhao Yi only spent a bit of energy, yet he accomplished all the related work in the project and obtained the entire procedure being researched in the project.

What happens next has nothing to do with him.

Project reports and writing of academic papers, were undertaken by Ai Lixin and Zhang Wei. Liu Chengjie was also able to provide substantial assistance.

All he needed to do was wait for the results.

When Ai Lixin once again walked into the director’s office to submit the completion report, Yan Xuelin did not know what to say. He felt that he was a poor director and did not live up to the researchers in Zhao Yi’s Lab, at least in terms of making money.

Look at this!

Another project has been completed!

It was only about a week, small projects worth several tens of thousands were not very attractive, but with very limited funding and a short time, the small project was easily completed, and the remaining funding could be pocketed.

Yan Xuelin was starting to consider, was it not quite right to give the project funds to the researchers?

He consulted with a few researchers, "Is there anyone willing to take on the remaining projects?"

"I can’t."

"I won’t be able to."

"There isn’t enough funding. I don’t want to pay out of pocket."

"...How did Zhao Yi’s Lab manage then?" Yan Xuelin mentioned that Zhao Yi’s Lab has completed another project, and the researchers were somewhat jealous.

This is just too fast!

Incredible!

Once the news truly spread, many associate researchers and assistant researchers began to inquire about how to join Zhao Yi’s Lab.

Zhao Yi’s Lab quickly became the most popular place in the institute.

Unfortunately...

Zhao Yi did not plan to hire anymore people.

Unless truly necessary for large projects, there is absolutely no need to hire more people, and the confirmed large projects are almost definitely not the discarded projects from the institute.

There is also no way to pocket the funding for such projects.

Having a few extra hands in the lab might sound nice, but that was only for the other labs. The projects Zhao Yi worked on were well-funded ones. He could use incentives in the form of money to encourage everyone to work diligently and to complete projects quickly.

But with more people, conflicts could arise.

For instance, between two associate researchers of the same rank, the division of bonus may cause problems.

That’s just the way additional bonuses work.

Some people may feel they’ve worked more, others less. Man’s heart is the most complicated thing.

Zhao Yi had no desire to pacify people’s feelings. He didn’t want to be a manager. He just wanted to finish projects and publish papers as quickly as possible, hoping to accomplish his life goal through it.

After the tick project was completed, a new project was quickly applied for in the lab.

Yan Xuelin didn’t know whether to be happy or upset.

It is definitely good news for the institute that a team could complete the neglected projects. But the efficiency of this team was too high, making the other researchers in the lab green with envy.

Luckily, it was Zhao Yi.

Zhao Yi’s achievements in the field of mathematics have made him one of the leading mathematicians in the world, even outdoing the researchers in the institute in terms of personal achievements.

Even if the researchers were jealous of the large amount of project funding he received, at most they would discuss him from a distance, rather than venting their feelings in the director’s office or something of that sort.

That’s the impact of status.

Many researchers felt that if Zhao Yi weren’t working on biomedical projects, his future achievements might be even higher, so trying to push him out was meaningless. They simply weren’t in the same league.

Meanwhile.

The microbiological technology lab.

Wei Shiqing and Bai Jianwu, worked hard for a week and finally separated all the virus from the waste products of the various groups’ staining experiments.

"What do we do next?" Bai Jianwu asked in confusion.

"Staining experiments!"

"Staining experiments?" Bai Jianwu was somewhat puzzled. Staining experiments were usually used for testing. They had just separated the virus, and now they were going to let the virus directly invade the cells for staining?

That sounded very strange.

"Yes."

Wei Shiqing confirmed, "That’s what Zhao Yi said. He said if we use these viruses for staining experiments, there will be some interesting discoveries."

"Really?"

Bai Jianwu was still unclear, but he was starting to look forward to it.

On the other hand.

Wei Shiqing didn’t care at all. He indeed didn’t deceive Bai Jianwu. The difference was what he said and what he thought were completely different. He simply didn’t believe what Zhao Yi said, that conducting staining experiments again could lead to interesting conclusions.

That sounded like a daydream.

Wei Shiqing’s goal was to pull Zhao Yi into the microbiological technology lab. He followed Zhao Yi’s instructions to separate the virus step by step, in the hope that the experimental results would prove that Zhao Yi still had a lot to learn, and he also wanted to make Zhao Yi more interested in microbiology.

Probably one more point...

Since he promised, he had to deliver.

Wei Shiqing wanted to leave the impression of ’promising and delivering’ on Zhao Yi, so that Zhao Yi would not resist him in the future.

Wait a minute.

Anyway, Wei Shiqing had a lot of thoughts, and he was the only one who didn’t believe what Zhao Yi said.

So while Wei Shiqing and Bai Jianwu were conducting the virus staining experiments together, they weren’t really focused on the experiment. He even didn’t record the data as carefully as usual.

Bai Jianwu was different.

Bai Jianwu recorded the data very carefully, even found the previous data of the norovirus, and seriously compared them according to the timeline.

Suddenly, he stood in front of the microscope and cried out in shock, "Really! Did you notice it?"

"What?"

Wei Shiqing looked over without understanding.

Bai Jianwu spoke excitedly, "If the data you recorded earlier is not erroneous, the infectivity of this group of viruses has considerably increased!"

"Really?"

Wei Shiqing walked over with some doubts, looked at the group of samples in Bai Jianwu’s hand, which were cell material samples that had been stained and infected by the virus about ten minutes ago.

Within such a short duration, not many cell materials would be invaded by the virus.

There were also staining photos from groups with the same ten-minute span before, almost indistinguishable from cells directly stained.

Now, observing under the microscope, there were noticeable changes, with some cell materials already showing signs of viral invasion.

Wei Shiqing scrutinized it back and forth several times. His initial indifference gradually turned into surprise, his face filled with shock, unsure of what reaction to make.

"Has the virus’s infectiousness increased?"

"And it has increased significantly. Based on the data from this group alone, it has probably increased by more than 20%?"

"This is simply fresh, and the viral material content is not high. If it were pure virus samples, the infectivity might increase by more than 50%?"

"Even... higher!"

"But, why? Regardless, this must be a significant discovery."

"...Not right!"

Many thoughts flooded Wei Shiqing’s mind. After recovering, he turned his gaze abruptly at Bai Jianwu.

I——

Did not intend to share the research results with others!

Wei Shiqing’s first reaction was to grab the sample from Bai Jianwu’s hand quickly, then hurriedly said, "Bai, there’s no need to trouble you. I’ll handle this myself."

"What?"

Bai Jianwu didn’t understand what he meant.

"I mean, I don’t need you. I really didn’t expect that what Zhao Yi said would come true... what Zhao Yi said really came true. How could what Zhao Yi said come true?"

Bai Jianwu nodded dumbly, "Yes, you told me at the time that you believed in what Zhao Yi said, which is why you asked me to help with the research. Isn’t that being confirmed now?"

"No, but..."

Wei Shiqing suddenly ran out of words.

He stood in the same spot for a long time, reasoned the situation, and then slapped himself hard in the face. ƒrēewebnoѵёl.cσm

Fool!

Really such a fool!

The research results he had in his hands were shared with others for nothing. Most importantly, his relationship with Bai Jianwu was very average, not that kind of good private relationship.

"How could I be so stupid!"

Wei Shiqing felt there was no way out. He couldn’t exclude Bai Jianwu anymore, but the research didn’t belong to him alone. Zhao Yi had already said that he was the second author.

Bai Jianwu, how to arrange?

"No!"

"The research on this subject hasn’t started yet and there must be a lot of content to uncover. Bai, brother..."

"It’s still useful!"

Wei Shiqing took a deep breath and reluctantly explained his foolish act.

He quickly found Zhao Yi.

"Zhao Yi, Zhao Yi, big news! The virus extracted from your discarded staining materials, their infectivity has increased!"

"I know."

Zhao Yi was very calm hearing the news, he nodded and said, "Not only the infectivity increases, but the toxicity should also decrease."

"Is that so?"

Bai Jianwu frowned and asked, "Why so?"

"It is probably a mutation caused by the environment." Zhao Yi had seen Bai Jianwu before, knowing that he was a researcher in the lab whom he could trust since he was also working with Wei Shiqing. He said without any reservation, "In the environment of the staining experiment, the cells themselves will be affected by the harsh environment. If we do not interfere, the cells killed by the harsh environment will be more than those killed by virus infection."

"This will also affect the survival space of the virus. Without cells to invade, the virus cannot reproduce."

"I think it’s the same with humans. Humans live on Earth, damaging the environment without any restriction, but if they find out the environment is damaged to the extent that it affects their own survival, humans will start advocating for environmental protection."

"So, the virus probably realized that if they quickly kill the cells, they won’t be able to reproduce. Under special conditions, the virus then mutated."

"The infectivity increased, and the toxicity decreased..."

Actually, it was quite simple. In a specific harsh environment, some viruses mutated, whether mutations would occur in harsh environments per se or in particular harsh environments, would require individual experiments to verify.

Zhao Yi had no intention to verify, he was not at all interested in researching various viruses.

So, his conclusion would do.

Next was to write the thesis based on the experimental results, while arranging Wei Shiqing as the second author. As for what points could be further explored, he would leave them for Wei Shiqing.

As for Bai Jianwu’s appearance in the lab, Zhao Yi was somewhat puzzled.

What’s the matter?

He had already presented the research direction to Wei Shiqing, and Wei Shiqing would actually be kind enough to share it with others?

That’s too noble!

Suddenly.

Zhao Yi developed a deep respect for Wei Shiqing. He suddenly realized that his previous impression of Wei Shiqing might have been somewhat onesided, Wei Shiqing had many merits.

For instance, now.

He hadn’t wanted to monopolize the research results at hand, instead, he shared them with researchers in the same laboratory.

This was really a great spirit!