Super God-Level Top Student
Chapter 916 - 347: The People Shocked by the Surprise

Li Chengze and Lv Bei both know that their arguments are actually not very meaningful.

It's nothing more than probing each other.

The real decision-makers are in the Capital, in the office on the rooftop of the eighth-floor research institute building.

The general process should be that the Capital quarrels to produce a result, then discusses it with Professor Qiao. If Professor Qiao agrees, the decision is executed.

After all, the era has changed—the age of individualism rather than collectivism. For top scientists like Qiao Ze, personal opinions carry tremendous importance and must be fully respected.

Both of them even know that there has been a lot of discussion about Qiao Ze, and many voices have been silenced.

Regarding this, Lv Bei couldn't evaluate whether it's for Qiao Ze's protection or for the protection of others.

After all, the results Qiao Ze has achieved are, in the broadest sense, indeed the wealth of all humanity. Even though the concept of global unity remains fantastical, given the current circumstances, it is unlikely to happen.

However, Huaxia, with its innate infrastructure prowess and new technical advantages, is bound to see technological spillover in the future. Even though this spillover might not be the newest and best, it's already enough to improve the world's happiness index.

After all, even that country on the other side, which considers itself a leader in global progress, has shown great desire for the products born of this technology. The protection fees they sponsor for the Qiao Ze Natural Science Foundation are no small sum.

In any case, the fact that those major corporations have obediently bowed before Dou Dou says it all.

Dou Dou, with over two hundred million followers and the ability to rake in funds from the other side of the Earth, is naturally well-equipped to handle a few extra administrators.

Moreover, the new Mathematics Research Institute building is big enough and sufficiently advanced.

At the very least, every room, regardless of size, has been outfitted with ample weak current interfaces.

Thus, Li Chengze and the subsequent support team also found themselves with a workspace.

As for living arrangements, Dou Dou doesn't manage those.

The three buildings Qiao Ze "borrowed" from the school barely managed to accommodate the registered over 800 people. And even then, quite a few single researchers had to settle for single rooms similar to doctoral students' quarters.

But Li Chengze clearly doesn't care about these details.

For reasons unknown, he directly requisitioned the villa on the other side of Qiao Ze's home. But then again, the procedures seemed simple enough—even though the villa had already been renovated for quite some time, no one had ever lived there.

On the other hand, living near Qiao Ze isn't exactly the most delightful experience for ordinary people.

Given Qiao Ze's indifferent nature, it's highly unlikely he'd offer any assistance. Additionally, one might face layer upon layer of meticulous scrutiny from countless departments. Typically, villa dwellers aren't fond of such inspections.

Hence, despite Qiao Ze having moved in long ago, only a few lights have ever been seen in the surrounding villas. In fact, two families even moved away after Qiao Ze arrived.

So, in this way, Li Chengze and Lv Bei ended up becoming neighbors.

Additionally, Li Chengze's team not only began handling the confidentiality matters of the Xilin Mathematics Research Institute, but Li Chengze himself also took on part of the secretary duties—with plenty of justification, of course. It was convenient for Qiao Ze to communicate with the original "Divine Machine" project team.

Although the project leader of the "Divine Machine" sacrificed their life, the team itself hasn't disbanded.

Of course, whether communication is indeed necessary is a matter of personal opinion.

But it's clear that Li Chengze wouldn't pass up the chance to work closely by Qiao Ze's side.

As a result, interactions between Li Chengze and Lv Bei increased. Every day when Qiao Ze returned home, it was still Lv Bei driving, while Li Chengze brazenly took the front passenger seat—aiming for maximum proximity.

Fortunately, both of them are professionals. Whether they truly dislike each other is hard to say, but at least they get along on the surface, with reasonably good collaboration. This, of course, could be attributed to Dou Dou's excellent management skills, with tasks allocated in such a way that neither party escalates conflicts.

In fact, for Li Chengze, having verbal sparring matches with Lv Bei every day feels rather enjoyable. To be honest, working as Qiao Ze's secretary… how should one put it...

The most important responsibilities are ensuring the safety of Qiao Ze's research manuscripts by following established procedures for collection and preventing leaks. Furthermore, there's overseeing online security, although Dou Dou handles most of that.

The encryption and firewall modules designed by Qiao Ze, which have been tested, are more secure than what they currently use—they're even looking to adopt them.

The Science Academy has already obtained the relevant information, and it likely won't be long before they roll it out.

As for anything else... Qiao Ze genuinely doesn't seem to need his assistance, nor does it seem like there's much he can do.

Even the simplest task, like scheduling, is easily handled with Dou Dou's aid. People might make mistakes, but Dou Dou rarely does, unless there's a sudden citywide power outage or some other unexpected incident.

Reportedly, Dou Dou's redundancy design is absurdly thorough. Its disaster recovery plan for database servers alone disperses data across three storage centers under Youwei's administration. Additionally, after providing external interfaces, some critical information is exclusively backed up at a designated data center in the Capital.

Li Chengze's educational background is actually very impressive, but unfortunately, he's not a mathematics major. Even if he were a mathematics major, many things would remain incomprehensible.

So, it's quite dull.

That rascal Lv Bei simply drives, coordinates en route situations with other teams, and when Qiao Ze stays in the research institute building, at least he gets to wander around.

But as Qiao Ze's secretary, regardless of whether Qiao Ze has tasks for him, Li Chengze must stay in the office allocated to him by Dou Dou. On one hand, he ensures document security; on the other, he must be ready to respond at any moment.