"This is absurd, the visitor is already at my house." After Zhu Zhengwei slipped away, the threat felt imminent, and the joy of just breaking through the nine-tier level had vanished.

It seems I can't take shortcuts, I'll have to find another way to deal with the Journey to the West group.

...

At this time.

On the other side, at the Chariot and Horse Institute.

Zhu Zhengwei's physical form here also successfully broke through to the nine-tier level, although the rule core he grasped was insignificant... it could only be considered a civilian position.

"Congratulations!"

"Yes, congratulations, congratulations!"

"It seems we need to hold a celebration!"

Some of the surrounding research scholars offered their congratulations.

After all, breaking through to the nine-tier level in a hundred years was considered quite an impressive speed.

In a place like the Chariot and Horse Institute, it was rare, as many contemporaries were still holding on to official seals that hadn't completely been refined.

"Oh, not at all..."

Zhu Zhengwei clasped his hands and waved, saying, "Why hold a celebration? We need to focus on our research, dedicate our efforts to researching the 'speed' field for the Great Tang,"

"Makes sense." Several scholars quickly flattered him.

Over a hundred years, the research here had yielded quite a few results.

And as an official, Zhu Zhengwei had gradually accumulated and been promoted by one grade, becoming a minor leader among the research scholars responsible for "precision in scale" research calculations, with substantial progress.

He had always been secretly slacking off.

In terms of talent, after advancing to a state unimaginable as a "Celestial Dao-level" prodigy, he was still disguising himself as a somewhat talented genius, planning to ascend in an orderly manner without drawing attention.

Having lived here for a century, he finally understood how terrifyingly vast the Great Tang was; it was like a precise gear embedded in this gigantic machinery, running smoothly.

Furthermore, this formidable newly established branch of the Chariot and Horse Institute was constantly erupting with all sorts of wisdom, talent, and civilization, advancing at unimaginable speeds!

Even Zhu Zhengwei found it hard to comprehend...

How could it be so fast?

Too fast!

Unbelievably fast!

Although Zhu Zhengwei had a feeling that the research talents at the Chariot and Horse Institute were incredibly advanced, with two Pseudo-Heavenly Dao-level monstrous geniuses appointed from above leading all research.

However, even with two Pseudo-Heavenly Dao-level individuals leading and guiding the research scholars, it was far from reaching even one-thousandth of this speed!

The reason for such rapid research was from the towering Chang'an City.

Zhu Zhengwei had expressed his doubts, but some veteran scholars hinted to him:

"The reason is simple, our thousand specialized space-focused researchers at the Chariot and Horse Institute, next to Chang'an City, we are... under the Emperor's feet."

Under the Emperor's feet.

Dragon Vein Favor.

These were the mysterious words often mentioned by countless veteran officials.

As if "under the Emperor's feet" possessed omnipotent magic power, making their research progress seem like it leaped through time at super speeds, like a super space-time machine!

"Is it Chang'an City's advantage?"

Zhu Zhengwei whispered, finding it unbelievable, "It must be Chang'an City, the place where the Dragon Vein of the human realm converges, the capital city where generations of Human Emperors reside, with unknown attributes of mysterious rules... causing such bizarre events here."

Other small-world research institutes near Chang'an City probably also made such insane breakthroughs in their research.

"However, no matter how fast its speed is, it has nothing to do with me."

Zhu Zhengwei shook his head, quickly regaining his composure, and softly murmured, "I told Emperor Tang not to touch the Milky Way, I couldn't care less about what happens outside, as long as he doesn't mess around here."

He continued researching, while pondering other matters.

"This is absurd... in a few hundred years, how will I fight Sun Wukong?"

Zhu Zhengwei felt troubled.

Even if Sun Wukong was at the nine-tier level, he was the most terrifying and defiant of the nine-tier, equipped with gear from the Dragon Palace calamity, the Golden Cudgel, the Phoenix Wing Purple Gold Crown, Cloud-Stepping Shoes...

He might even be able to touch the tenth-tier...?

"I'm too weak, I still don't know the level of my combat power."

As he slacked in the institute, he thought, "Anyway, charging headlong against this one has virtually no chance of victory, I'm probably just like a minor celestial soldier crushed in The Great Celestial Palace Uproar in front of him..."

"Not to mention, they're ganging up on me, with Sun Wukong, Sha Wujing, Zhu Wuneng..."

One against three.

No matter how you think about it, it's an impossible task!

I can't rely on myself, I'll have to depend on external forces.

But what external forces do I have?

Rely on Zhang Zhi?

That's not going to work.

"External forces... Great Tang? Human Emperor?"

Zhu Zhengwei looked at the researchers beside him, thinking internally, "No, this is impossible, wait, if we talk about external forces... aliens!?"

He suddenly thought of something.

Zhang Zhi had once said, in reality, there might exist super civilizations as powerful as they were... when they're unable to use other rules and are suppressed, only able to use tangible reality rules like physics and chemistry...

It's possible to be defeated.

Zhu Zhengwei considered a lifeline, "Then, Li Shimin, instead, did me a big favor, he used the entire human realm, the power of the whole nation, researching methods that can be used in reality as well... quickly leave the Milky Way."

"He aims at extraterrestrial civilizations, and I need to find them too..."

Zhu Zhengwei felt emotional, "I just need to steal his research results, then go to those areas of the universe with remnants of civilization, maybe even trick a couple of powerful alien henchmen to become my super brain workers, and help me fight Sun Wukong!"

An excellent idea.

As expected of me.

While he was having random thoughts, someone suddenly came from outside.

A eunuch with a majestic aura brought an imperial edict, "Summoned, Zhu Sanshun, styled as Ghost Witch Doctor, having presided over 70% of the Chariot and Horse Institute's research projects, contributing outstanding achievements, recognized as a genius, is to immediately enter the capital to meet the Emperor."

Zhu Zhengwei was dumbfounded.

Zhu Sanshun was a name he had casually come up with, but how could the esteemed Emperor Tang summon a small research personnel from the Chariot and Horse Institute to the capital for an audience?

Moreover, did I complete 70% of the Chariot and Horse Institute's research projects by myself?

Zhu Zhengwei was stunned.

In the past hundred years, despite slacking continuously, he was only in charge of the twenty-seventh small facet of "scale precision" within the seventh phase of the seven major projects, accounting for less than 0.1% of the total project ratio.

"Do you have anything to say?"

The eunuch seemed approachable, looking at him with a very appreciative gaze.

Zhu Zhengwei reluctantly said, "Isn't there a mistake somewhere, 70% of the workload, that's completely impossible, we have over a thousand research scholars at this branch of the Chariot and Horse Institute! Did I alone accomplish 70% of the Chariot and Horse Institute's project volume?"

I'm a professional slacker.

A super expert at goofing off.

Are you questioning my work ethic?

"There is no mistake, sir, you have indeed achieved great feats, to have such a talent as yours emerge in all of the Chariot and Horse Institutes, perhaps there was some clerical error during the imperial examination.... follow me to the capital to meet the Emperor." The eunuch said directly.

Zhu Zhengwei could only follow the elderly eunuch ahead.

After all, he couldn't object; even if his Zhenyuanzi clone came over, with 100% ninth-tier completion, escaping Chang'an City was impossible, and he'd likely be crushed instantly...

He could only brace himself and go.

It seems, even though he was yet to deal with the havoc-causing Monkey at Wuzhuang Temple, another situation had unfolded here, it's just one catastrophe after another.

Along the way, sitting in an unprecedentedly luxurious carriage toward the capital, Zhu Zhengwei couldn't resist asking the elderly eunuch beside him, "May I ask..."

"Sir, do you know what an Emperor is?"

The eunuch saw Zhu Zhengwei's confusion and smiled slightly, "What is an Emperor? A great being who perceives across multiple timelines, the sole sovereign managing the multi-dimensional Great Tang, and under whose rule in other versions of Chang'an City, another you is working."

"Your talent is unheard of, according to His Majesty's observations, the current Emperor is very amazed, and if we combine all of you, you alone have accomplished 70% of the workload."

Zhu Zhengwei showed a face full of question marks, under the feet of Chang'an City, another me is working in other worlds too?

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