Ning Hao shook his head and manually entered a command to cancel the alarm for the energy function change.

Seeing Ning Hao’s action, although Lin Qi couldn’t see the reply from Ninghang Technology Headquarters, he understood that Ning Hao wasn’t taking the data change seriously.

He immediately relaxed and boldly proceeded with the analysis.

While running the analysis, he continued to feign working on a Prosthetic Body design.

Although it was just an act, by splitting his focus in two, Lin Qi still managed to complete a first draft for a Prosthetic Body design.

It was L-Class, not a particularly high grade, but Lin Qi’s foundation in Prosthetic Engineering was solid enough, and he had been secretly learning from others in the lab for a long time.

A mere L-Class design was no challenge for the current Lin Qi.

He reviewed the L-Class design. It was one he had customized for the environment of the Doomsday World.

Although it was designed as a Prosthetic Body, like Lin Qi’s previous designs, it could be easily modified into an Exoskeleton, albeit with about a twenty percent reduction in performance.

The advantage of this Prosthetic Body design was that its material requirements were low, and it used a hybrid power supply.

Not only could it be charged, it could also be refueled!

It was designed as a hybrid, perfect for the environment of the Doomsday World.

After finishing the design, he casually fed the design and his concepts to Ning Xin as payment for the analysis he was running.

’L-Class designs aren’t worth much anyway.’

By the time he was done, the analysis had also succeeded.

Ning Hao was surprised to find that the abnormal energy function data had returned to normal.

From start to finish, Ning Hao hadn’t noticed anyone entering or leaving the lab.

He could only attribute it to data fluctuations caused by changes in the number of people in the entire building.

’Headquarters said there was no issue, so there must not be an issue.’

The analysis was complete. It was now just after four in the afternoon, with less than six hours until the end of the workday.

’While retaining the Ability, the time limit is ten hours. If I wait until after work to do my research, I’ll have more than enough time.’

Lin Qi hadn’t expected to get a chance for such an "intimate encounter" with the chip so easily.

And it wasn’t just any intimate encounter—it was a chance to directly transform into the chip and get a real feel for what this thing actually was!

Lin Qi already had a plan: once he had enough data, he would compose an email and send it to Guang Ling.

Lin Qi was confident that he would be the first member of the Mercenary Corps to obtain such detailed data.

The next member likely to get data would be Master Ma, but Master Ma was probably still on his way and hadn’t even caught a glimpse of the Modi Group yet.

He tinkered around in H4-401 for a while longer, contemplating the construction of other facilities for the Mo University Camp in the Doomsday World.

The chip’s learning time was over.

An eight-hour workday. The chip’s treatment was as good as ever.

As a result, the person in charge of the chip, Ning Hao, also finished his work for the day. He packed up the Ninghang Technology equipment and walked out of Lab H4-401.

The rest of the time was United Pharmaceutical’s regular working hours.

Just as Lin Qi was about to leave the fourth floor, Wei Wutao suddenly appeared beside him.

"Xiaolin, are you still interested in Prosthetic Engineering? I’ve noticed you’ve been looking at other people’s design drafts and ideas quite a bit these past two days." Wei Wutao’s expression was serious.

Lin Qi answered immediately, "I did have some intention of learning on the sly. I’m very interested in Prosthetic Body design."

Lin Qi had no intention of hiding it.

Within the company, secretly learning from others’ design concepts wasn’t against the rules.

If you had the ability to get others to teach you personally, the company welcomed it even more.

After all, they were all company employees. The more knowledgeable they were, the more wealth they could create for the company.

Wei Wutao nodded with an "I knew it" expression. "Xiaolin, how about this: I’ll talk to them tomorrow. If there’s anything you don’t understand, just ask directly. No need to be secretive about it."

Lin Qi raised an eyebrow. ’This is great treatment!’

’It’s practically the same as what I get in the Pharmaceutical Department!’

’The only difference is that in the Pharmaceutical Department, it was Liu Weicai who found me a private tutor, but in the Prosthetic Engineering Department, it seems whoever I grab will have to teach me obediently.’

"Thank you, Uncle Wei! If I achieve anything in the company in the future, I will not forget your help today."

Lin Qi’s words brought a heartfelt smile to Wei Wutao’s face.

This was precisely his goal.

Lin Qi was both a genius and someone with incredibly powerful connections.

In the words of Wei Wutao’s son, Wei Wei: "If you can get on good terms with Lin Qi, you might be able to cut out twenty years of struggle at the company!"

Wei Wutao deeply agreed.

"It’s getting late, Xiaolin. If you still have things to do in the Pharmaceutical Department, you should head back. Don’t put too much pressure on yourself. Just contact me if you need anything."

Wei Wutao was continuously showing goodwill toward Lin Qi.

Lin Qi nodded repeatedly and walked out of Lab H4-401.

After Lin Qi left, Wei Wutao turned around.

Suddenly, he noticed that most of the A-level Researchers were secretly watching him.

Wei Wutao shouted, "What are you all looking at? Have you finished this month’s department performance quota? Does any of you have dreams anymore? Or does none of you want General Manager Liu’s incentive plan?"

Toward Lin Qi, Wei Wutao was perfectly tolerant.

But toward this batch of researchers under him?

Sorry, but they had better get back to work!

With Liu’s Heavy Industries backing United Pharmaceutical, A-level Prosthetic Engineering researchers were not truly considered precious.

The Weapon Research Institute could easily train a whole batch of them!

All the A-level Researchers immediately turned their heads and silently returned to their workstations.

The stereotype of Lin Qi being a freeloader with connections was once again reinforced in their minds.

...

Back in the Pharmaceutical Department on the 13th floor, Lin Qi entered the lab and began reading literature as usual.

But he wasn’t looking at A-Class materials; he was reviewing L-Class ones.

In the Cyber World, Lin Qi had unlimited opportunities for trial and error in creating Potions.

But in the Doomsday World, Pharmacy materials were scarce, and the quantity that could be standardized for production was even smaller.

Lin Qi needed to deepen and solidify his knowledge of L-Class Pharmacy so that he could develop numerous types of L-Class Potions in the Doomsday World at the lowest possible cost.

Lin Qi had once again begun to prioritize developments in the Doomsday World.

Time slowly passed. When Elder Dong started packing up his things, it meant that quitting time was approaching.

But Lin Qi waited for a long time, and Elder Dong didn’t move even after he finished packing.

He glanced at the time. It was already one minute past quitting time.

’Elder Dong isn’t leaving?’

Lin Qi looked up at Elder Dong.

But Elder Dong said, "I’m planning to work three minutes of overtime every day from now on. I always clocked in and out right on time before, and I feel like I wasn’t repaying the company for nurturing me. I need to work harder to give back to the company!"

Elder Dong was spouting complete nonsense.

His real reason was that he absolutely did not want to run into Liu Xuan at the same time as Lin Qi.

He had already managed to avoid her during work hours.

After work, Elder Dong also didn’t want to get on the company chairman’s bad side. 𝘧𝘳𝘦ℯ𝓌𝘦𝒷𝘯𝑜𝑣𝘦𝓁.𝒸𝘰𝓂

By constantly appearing before the chairman, Elder Dong felt he was doomed sooner or later.

"Elder Dong, are you feeling okay?"

Lin Qi felt like Elder Dong had become a different person.

"I’m fine! You go ahead and leave first!"

Elder Dong jogged directly to the lab entrance and opened the door for Lin Qi.

Lin Qi gave Elder Dong another look, still unable to figure out what he was thinking, and could only walk out of the laboratory door.

Following the corridor all the way to the end, Lin Qi took the elevator in Channel One up to the top floor of the company.

Today, Lin Qi left work one minute later than usual.

But the doors of the two elevators still opened almost in perfect sync.

"What a coincidence."

"It is quite a coincidence."

He and Liu Xuan nodded to each other in greeting.

Lin Qi then walked toward his flying vehicle.

The two of them returned to Villa 8 on Fortress Road, one after the other, at their own paces.

They had settled into a stable routine of two meetings a day, with no more extra chance encounters.

Lin Qi quickly entered his room.

He hadn’t forgotten the important matter at hand.

Having finally managed to obtain the analysis of Ning Xin, Lin Qi had to take this opportunity to study it thoroughly.

He went into the bathroom.

Lin Qi took a breath and tentatively used his "Mimicry" power.

He didn’t use it fully. After all, Ning Xin was a chip, and Lin Qi didn’t know what would happen to him if he turned into one, or if there might be an accident.

The first thing Lin Qi mimicked was its Extraordinary Power, just like Xia Chu’s Ability of Water Manipulation.

A brand-new power came under Lin Qi’s control through his Mimicry.

But at that very moment, Lin Qi’s Spiritual Vision suddenly flared with a warning.

He felt as if he was being watched.