In the half month after the paper was published, the controversy on the holographic network has not stopped, and more and more scholars have joined the discussion. As the author, Ruan Shiqing has naturally received a lot of attention.
It's just that Ruan Shiqing used anonymity and had never posted anything in the forum before, leaving no trace. Even though the "Blue Star" account was thoroughly investigated, nothing was found.
But there is no impenetrable wall in the world. Anonymity can hide it from outsiders, but it cannot hide it from the Machinists Association, which is the administrator of the forum.
After the paper caused an earthquake in the academic community, the top leaders of the Machinists Association also paid attention to it. They retrieved the information of the "Blue Star" account and traced back to find Ruan Shiqing's contact information.
However, when the senior executives looked at the information inside the system, they couldn't help but feel puzzled. How come they had no impression of such a young master of mechanics
But no matter what, let's invite the people first.
—A month later, the Machinists Association will hold an academic exchange meeting in Sikkim, and the original theme is to discuss the research direction of new energy. It happened that the paper on antimatter energy appeared and caused controversy, so they planned to invite the original author to attend the meeting.
So half a month after publishing the paper, Ruan Shiqing received another invitation email from the Machinists Association.
The email was sincere and invited me to be one of the keynote speakers at this exchange meeting to answer questions and resolve doubts for everyone.
Ruan Shiqing chose to publish the paper anonymously because he wanted to keep a low profile. After thinking about it, he was about to refuse, but then he received a message from Dai Si.
This mechanic apprentice has now been promoted to a senior mechanic.
However, he still treated Ruan Shiqing with great respect, and asked Ruan Shiqing excitedly but carefully whether he was ready to participate in this academic exchange meeting.
Ruan Shiqing hesitated for a moment and did not immediately reject the invitation. Instead, he asked what the main purpose of the Dais exchange meeting was.
I have never attended an academic exchange meeting before, but most of those meetings have complicated procedures and are extremely formulaic, so I don't have much interest in them.
Dai Si didn't expect that Ruan Shiqing, as a master of mechanics, had never participated in the exchange meeting. His impression of the hermit was immediately deepened, and he carefully explained the process and content of the exchange meeting to him.
Unlike the formal mechanics forum meeting, the mechanics exchange meeting is held twice a year. The organizer is naturally the Mechanics Association. The venue of the exchange meeting is not in Metis Tower, but usually in the hotel auditorium.
This means that there is no threshold for the exchange meeting. Whether you are a member of the mechanics or some freelance mechanics, anyone who is interested and can get an invitation letter can participate.
Of course, this does not mean that the level of the exchange meeting is not good. It is said that the exchange meeting was originally held for those mechanics who like freedom and do not want to be bound by the rules. On the one hand, the Mechanics Association wants to take the opportunity to recruit some freelance mechanics who have not joined the association; on the other hand, it is to allow the orthodox mechanics of the association to collide with the freelance mechanics and spark inspiration.
As a mechanic, the thing I fear most is being complacent and working in isolation.
Therefore, every year's exchange meeting has the participation of many talented mechanics, and many unknown freelance mechanics also come to the fore through the exchange meeting.
Dai Si complimented: "Of course, you definitely don't need a chance to shine. But I got some inside information. It is said that the association has invited the mechanic who published the feasibility paper on antimatter energy to be one of the keynote speakers this time. Including my mentor, some mechanic masters who don't usually attend the meeting have spread the news. If those mechanics accept the invitation, the specifications of this exchange meeting may be higher than the mechanic forum meeting."
Hearing that many mechanical masters might also attend the conference, Ruan Shiqing, who had originally not planned to go, suddenly became tempted.
I have been in this world for so long, but I have just stayed on planet b3024 without moving.
Although I learned a lot from Metis's database, I hardly communicated with mechanics other than Dess.
After working hard silently for so long, I still don’t even know what level I am at now.
After a moment's hesitation, he replied to Dais' message, saying that he would also attend the meeting; then he replied to the email from the Machinists Association and accepted the invitation.
Next, we need to prepare for the trip to Sikkim.
There are still a few months until the exchange meeting. B3024 star is not far from Sikkim, but it is the first time for Ruan Shiqing to travel far away, so he wants to be adequately prepared so that he has more time.
The most important thing is to plan to take the cubs with you.
The kids, like me, have rarely traveled far, so this is a good opportunity to take them to the first star to see the world and broaden their horizons, and just treat it as a family outing.
Of course, you need to be adequately prepared for a family trip.
So Ruan Shiqing told the kids the news early on.
"Go to the first star?" The little fox jumped up first, wagging his big tail, and blurted out: "Does that mean we don't have to take the exam?"
Ruan Shiqing then remembered that in a month, it would be almost time for the final exams of the cub school.
He stared at the little fox, his expression difficult to tell whether he was happy or angry.
The little fox regretted it the moment she blurted it out. She glanced at her father's expression, her big tail drooped, and she walked over to hug her father's legs and promised, "I'm not the last in the exam anymore!"
Ruan Shiqing finally couldn't keep a straight face anymore and rubbed her head with a smile.
"When are we going?" The little dragon was also curious about the trip. He tilted his head, his golden dragon eyes wide open.
"Once we have arranged our affairs at home, we can set off. If we go there earlier, we can have more fun."
Ruan Shiqing looked at his little kid and said, "You don't need to bring too much luggage. You can buy it when you get to the first star."
Anyway, we are not short of money now.
The little mermaid and Ruan Jiao nodded vigorously, their faces full of excitement.
Only His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was a little confused, and couldn't understand why he suddenly missed Sikkim.
Sikkim is not like B3024, where Si Yan's spies and minions are everywhere, and his identity might be exposed. It would be fine if Si Yan found out, but he didn't want to expose his identity in front of Ruan Shiqing without any preparation.
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was worried.
But the trip was not something that could be changed by everyone. A week later, Ruan Shiqing had already arranged the repair shop and the work at hand, and bought the boat ticket, so he could set off at noon tomorrow.
Before leaving, Ruan Shiqing deliberately sent a text message to Mr. Rong to inform him that he was about to go to Sikkim.
But as expected, there was no reply. Ruan Shiqing glanced at Snowball, who was out of tune with the excited cubs, with a subtle smile on his face.
The next morning, Ruan Shiqing took the five cubs and the little robot to the inner city to take a passenger ship. The passenger ship business in the inner city was quiet, with only one trip per week.
Before boarding the ship, I unexpectedly met Lansing, who was busy with personal matters and rarely showed up.
—Lansing actually left planet b3024 with them the same day, but he did not go to the first planet, but got off the ship halfway.
After boarding the spaceship, the cubs ran ahead to find a seat. The usually calm little robot also followed behind them with cheerful steps.
Ruan Shiqing and Lan Xin fell behind and whispered, "Are you ready to go back?"
Although Lansing had been traveling back and forth all day before, he would occasionally come back to show up, but judging from his appearance this time, he seemed to be preparing to leave for a long time.
“Yeah.” He followed the little mermaid with his eyes and raised his eyebrows. “It’s about time to go back. I can give you a ride on the way.”
Now there have been frequent frictions between the Empire and the Sijia Lan Star, and there have been several small-scale fighting attempts, but they are concerned that the war has not officially started, so it is a good opportunity to go back and add fuel to the fire.
Ruan Shiqing didn't know what he was planning to do, and didn't talk any more. He just found his seat and sat down.
The kids were curiously peeking out of the window, even 09 was no exception. But in fact, the spaceship had not taken off yet, and there was nothing to see outside except the landing pad.
But the cubs couldn't hide their excitement.
The Crown Prince, who was not very sociable, sneered and said that he was ignorant, and rubbed Ruan Shiqing's leg as a matter of course.
She found a comfortable position and lay down, resting her chin on the back of Ruan Shiqing's hand, squinting her eyes in pleasure, her snow-white ears twitching from time to time.
Ruan Shiqing looked down at him, turned his palm over, hooked his chin with his fingers, and said with a smile: "Isn't Snowball curious?"
What's so curious about this? I'm tired of staying in Sikkim.
Not even as good as Yengeis.
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince muttered to himself, whimpered a little, and rubbed his head against her hand again, enjoying it very much.
"I remember your home is in Sikkim, right? After you are born in Sikkim, do you want me to send you back to visit?" Ruan Shiqing said casually.
But Rong Heng couldn't be casual. His body stiffened slightly. He hesitantly retracted his head and looked at her with wide eyes.
I don't understand why Ruan Shiqing suddenly mentioned my family
He hesitated and shook his head, pretending to be depressed: [I won’t go back.]
Then I must not go back. Not to mention that I have no home any longer, even if I did, I cannot take Ruan Shiqing back to Parka Palace.
Ruan Shiqing looked at Xiao's depressed look, and seemed to realize belatedly: "I almost forgot that your family has complicated relationships." Xiao rubbed the kid's head and said gently: "If you don't want to go back, then don't go back."
Seeing that she didn't insist, Rong Heng immediately relaxed his grip and comfortably put his head back in her hands.
Then he heard Ruan Shiqing muttering, "I don't know if Mr. Rong is in Sikkim. If he is, I can ask you to be my guide. You should be very familiar with Sikkim..."
His erect ears twitched twice, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was suddenly caught in a dilemma.
If he didn't change back to his adult form, he would have missed the opportunity to serve as a guide to Ruan Shiqing and enhance his sensibility; but if he changed back to his adult form, with no one to help cover for him, it would be too easy for his identity to be exposed.
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince looked serious, and was struggling to make a decision.
The longer the spacecraft sailed, the longer he hesitated.
There is no longer any decisiveness that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince had when he was killing Zerg on the front line.
But when the spaceship landed and he saw Luther driving the landing craft at the port, and Ruan Shiqing striding towards Luther with his cub, he realized that Ruan Shiqing's mumbling might have been just a casual remark.
—A guide has already been found.