Elena was stunned for another moment, then quickly reacted.
“Because of this project…”
Xie Tingyun nodded first, then shook his head: "It doesn't matter if it has anything to do with this."
Elena curled her fingers and looked up at her, her eyes filled with incomprehension: "I don't understand what you mean."
Xie Tingyun sighed and met her gaze: "To be honest, after I read the project you wanted to ask me about, I was going to refuse, but out of consideration for the relationship, I couldn't say it too directly. But since you insist on asking me, I'll be frank..."
She looked serious and fierce as she looked at Elena and said, "I don't deny your talent in weapon manufacturing, otherwise Professor Steven, a master of physics, would not have accepted you as his last disciple."
Elena is waiting for her but...
really.
Xie Tingyun changed the subject: "But we pursue different things, so I can't help you. I will make this clear to Professor Steven."
Elena's face suddenly changed when she heard this. She pinched her palms, trying to maintain her calm on the surface, and looked at Xie Tingyun stubbornly asking for an answer: "Why?"
"… "
Xie Tingyun frowned, thinking that he had made himself very clear, but considering that Elena was still young, he thought that she was too young and had never experienced any setbacks, so he had to get a result here and there.
"Your research is too murderous. When making weapons, you shouldn't just pursue this. There are more directions you can specialize in."
For example, Qiao Nian also makes weapons.
Except the Tsar.
The weapons made by Qiao Nian never focused on the scale of killing, but instead tried to reduce the harm to the human body as much as possible.
Many clever gadgets can also be used on the modern battlefield instead of just pursuing killing.
The projects Elena showed her were good, but some of her designs were too cruel.
For example, this model is equipped with shotgun shells and the dum-dum bullets used by Elena.
The special bullet design of the dum-dum bullet allows it to expand inside the human body after hitting it, forming a "blooming" shape, thereby increasing the area of the wound. It is more lethal and more painful than ordinary bullets.
Many countries do not allow the use of this type of bullet due to humanitarian principles, but this is the bullet used in the experimental report provided by Elena.
Ever since she saw this kind of bullet, Xie Tingyun never thought about teaching the girl in front of her, let alone taking Elena as her apprentice as Professor Steven wished.
"As for taking in a disciple..." Xie Tingyun said more directly: "I have someone I like, and it's not you."
Elena felt as if she was struck by lightning, her mind went blank, her curled fingertips trembled slightly, and she stared at Xie Tingyun fixedly.
Does Xie Tingyun have a favorite candidate
who
Xie Tingyun said calmly: "She is the most talented person I have ever met, and most importantly, she shares the same philosophy as me."
"I came out this time because I saw that you have good talent, and I am also an old friend of your teacher. He repeatedly asked me to come out and help you, so I came out... As for becoming your disciple, I still say the same thing, I am not suitable for you."
After that, she stood up and said to Elena: “Thank you for the warm water.”
Then he picked up his phone and left.
Elena looked at her leaving back and sat stiffly in the chair for a long time, holding the coffee cup in front of her, unable to speak.
She could see that Xie Tingyun left no room for maneuver and was determined not to accept it.
She just said she had someone she liked
Elena took a deep breath, knowing the importance of becoming Xie Tingyun's apprentice this time. She took out her cell phone and called her teacher who was far away abroad.
"Hello, teacher."
"I want to ask you something."
(End of this chapter)