Chapter 897
Serena shook her head, looking slightly exasperated.
She stifled a yawn and pointed to the box on the coffee table. “The item is right there. Take it and go p>
Treating it like a holy relic, Mr. Harrison hugged the box containing the Astral Titanium to his chest.
Then, the group of men crowded around the box, observing it as if they were worshiping it.
“Ah! So this is the Astral Titanium p>
“You really are our savior p>
“If we didn’t get this piece of Astral Titanium, our Neural Synapse Interface project would have been completely doomed p>
They chattered endlessly, showing absolutely no signs of leaving.
Every now and then, they cast furtive glances at her.
Could anyone imagine a group of half-century-old, white-haired academicians using
a theatrical, broadcasting-style tone to articulate their dramatic praises?
Serena pinched the bridge of her nose. “Just spit it out. What else do you want p>
She knew they wouldn’t have made this trip just to pick up the Astral Titanium.
No matter how urgently they needed it.
There was no reason to rush to the Lancaster estate in the middle of the night. And if it was just a pickup, Mr. Harrison could have come alone.
Why would such a massive group tag along?
Mr. Harrison let out a sheepish laugh. “Nothing gets past you p>
One of the academicians spoke up. “Well… the truth is, picking up the Astral Titanium was secondary. We actually came because of a situation. We have a research project at Marington College, and we’ve hit a bottleneck p>
Serena cut him off. “I’m not going p>
“Please, don’t say that p>
The academicians completely ignored the presence of the Lancaster family and rushed forward, surrounding Serena.
Every single one of them wore an expression of desperate pleading. “The core project at Marington College involves human brain chips. No matter how many times we run the critical data, it just won’t process p>
“Of course, that’s not the biggest issue. If the data won’t run, we can always take our
time to calculate it manually. But… the problem is, we don’t have time for slow calculations anymore p>
“The Global Ivy Syndicate has issued a formal challenge. They’re coming to Marington College to provoke us under the guise of an academic exchange, but you know exactly what they’re trying to do p>
“The research team at Marington College has always been the top team at Elyndor’s leading university The Global Ivy Syndicate has
coveted our number one spot ne
long time looking for any excuse to provoke us p>
“This time, we heard they’ve recruited several top experts in the human brain chip field from othe countries. They want to step on the face of Elyndor’s academic
community to elevate their vers
status p>
“It’s fine if us old bones lose, but this concerns the dignity of Elyndor p>
“If we lose, we’ll never be able to hold our heads high in the international academic circle again p>
The senior academicians looked at Serena with pitiful expressions.
Then, in perfect synchronization, they bowed to her once more. “We beg you to step forward p>
“Please come out of retirement and help us p>
Their desperate pleas rang out with heart-wrenching sincerity.
Serena roughly understood the situation.
The Global Ivy Syndicate did constantly try to challenge Marington College’s status.
After all, Marington College was the top academic institution in Elyndor.
So they organized a transnational academic challenge.
This wasn’t a competition between students.
It was a showdown between the research professor teams of the respective universities.
The reason Mr. Harrison worked at Marington College, apart from cultivating future national talent at the top university, was because the terms they offered were simply too good.
The research studios and equipment provided for their team were all top-tier international standard.