Chapter 11 Victor's Disappointment
These scientists were so hurt by this article that they even cursed out loud without any magnanimity.
They completely ignored the fact that just a few minutes ago, they were all praising the article for its unique insights and accurate analysis.
"You..." Victor was speechless.
But he soon figured out the reason behind this huge contrast:
A few minutes ago, these people were scientists and spokesmen for advanced productivity.
And now, their identities are just the rich people of Piltover——
In this chaotic world where magic is absolutely dominant, only the rich people in Piltover have the opportunity to receive a systematic and complete scientific education in a safe environment and to excel in the academic world of Piltover.
Therefore, most of Viktor's scientist colleagues also come from wealthy families in Piltover.
Even if they were not born rich, after becoming scientists of this level, they would have established inseparable interests with the major families in Piltover during the process of transforming scientific research results into commercial production.
Of course, they will not have any good impression of this sharp article .
Especially the old scientist who had the biggest reaction just now, slamming his head on the table...
This guy was probably from a branch of the Midalda family.
The Midalda family's original home is in Noxus. They are both wealthy merchants in Piltover and military leaders in Noxus.
Therefore, the caravans of the Midarda family still follow , conquering, looting, burning and killing, and engaging in the dirty business of colonial plunder and slave trade.
The bloody colonial history written by Levi in the article is simply a slap in their faces by name 300 years later.
What about other families? Are the businesses run by these old money really clean?
"Professor Jace!"
At this time, the scientist from the Midalda family stood up and expressed his dissatisfaction:
"I think we can vote now to decide whether to recruit Lina into the research group."
"Huh?" Jace was slightly stunned.
He was still asking innocently: "But no one has reviewed Lina's thesis design yet..."
"No need to read it!" The professor frowned coldly. "She copied such an article that distorted the facts into her notebook. It is obvious that she has a problem with her thinking. She is probably an extremist who hates the Piltover Council!"
"Recruiting such a person with ulterior motives into the research team and letting her get in touch with the most cutting-edge Hextech research in our Piltover, isn't this just inviting a wolf into the house?"
"Speaking of which..."
"This girl didn't even write her last name. Could she still be from Zuan?"
As soon as he said this, the atmosphere at the scene became a little subtle.
Because everyone knows that there is already a Zuan person here.
Everyone went to see Victor secretly.
Victor's face was gloomy for a while, but he finally changed his usual low profile and raised his head in response:
"Professor Medarda, I would like to ask you a question:"
"There is something wrong with my thinking... Please translate what you mean by 'there is something wrong with my thinking'!"
"Aren't we scientists? Scientists don't even read scientific papers, but use a historical article to judge students ' thoughts, and then decide whether to let this student stay or go based on these so-called ideological errors and regional origins?"
" What kind "
"I might as well be an immigration inspector on the canal bridge!"
"You?!" Professor Midarda was so angry that his beard was shaking.
"Victor, calm down, calm down..." Jace hurriedly grabbed his friend.
It was also the first time he saw Victor being so irrational and angry.
"Jace?" Victor looked deeply at his best friend: "Do you also think that classmate Lina has some ideological errors?"
Jace was speechless for a moment.
Then he answered: "Lina just quoted an article, how can it be considered that she has a problem with her thinking... Young people are always curious about many things... Didn't I accidentally blow up an entire building a few years ago because I was secretly researching banned Hextech gems... Haha."
"In other words." Victor suddenly felt a little disappointed: "You think Lina is not wrong, but the article is wrong?"
"Well..." Jace thought about it seriously, and finally answered honestly: "Yes, I think there are indeed some problems with that article."
"First, the historical materials he provided are not found in any historical books, and many of the contents cannot be verified."
"Secondly, this article does have... somewhat extreme views."
“The author describes almost all of the greatest and most prominent business families in Piltover’s history as bloody executioners, shameless robbers, and cruel slave traders.”
"It's like none of the entrepreneurs in Piltover are clean."
"But is this really the case?"
Jayce debated seriously with Viktor:
"In fact, many of the business owners and businessmen I know are gentle and elegant gentlemen, hardworking and enterprising people, and kind people who are enthusiastic about charity."
"Let's not talk about anything else, just talk about our Tallis family——"
"My great-grandfather was just an ordinary blacksmith. It was through his own hard work and struggle that he owned his own hammer factory in Piltover."
"For generations, our family has been committed to forging better quality hammers. We have never stolen or robbed others. All our achievements come from our own hard work and sweat."
" Victor , look:"
"Are we, the Tallis family, also the bad guys who burn, kill, and rob?"
The history of the Tallis family's rise to prominence is indeed clean.
The fact that Talis has been able to rise from an ordinary family business to the current Piltover giant in recent years is all thanks to Jayce's genius wisdom and great contributions as a scientist. There is nothing worthy of criticism.
It is of course unfair to say that they are bad people.
Business owners are not all bad people, many of them are very good people. So the article is definitely biased.
"This..." Victor was silent.
He always felt that something was wrong, but he didn't know how to refute it.
"Alright, alright!" At this time, Professor Midalda became impatient: "Since Professor Jess also knows that there is a problem with this article, let's just raise our hands and vote!"
"Those who agree to give this Lina-student an extra place can raise their hands now."
There was an awkward silence.
Victor was the first to raise his hand: "I agree!"
Then, a female researcher named Skye, after secretly glancing at him, raised her hand nervously amid the strange looks from everyone: "I, I agree too..."
The third person who raised his hand after hesitating was Jace.
"Professor Jess?" Everyone was a little surprised.
Jace just explained carefully: "I do think that the viewpoint of the article is wrong... But since the research group is recruiting apprentices, it should still focus on the students' academic level, right?"
"Her level is indeed not bad, and it meets the requirements of our research team."
"So I still suggest that everyone take a look at Lina's paper design before making a vote."
He set an example for everyone very openly.
However, no one present went to read Lina's paper.
No one raised their hand again.
There were 11 people in total at the scene, and only Jayce, Skye, and Viktor raised their hands in agreement.
8 to 3, the winner is decided.
"This..." Jace hesitated as if he wanted to say something. But faced with such a resolute and clear statement from his colleagues, he finally stopped talking and acquiesced to the result.
"Professor Victor, I suggest you just throw this notebook away." Professor Midarda threw the notebook back to Victor and went to debug the experimental equipment without looking back.
The same goes for everyone else.
No one cared about the article anymore, and no one cared about Lina, a stranger.
Victor looked silently at the backs of these colleagues who usually cooperated well with him but were firmly opposed to him today, and remained silent for a long time.
He seemed to finally see something clearly.
Jace and Skye wanted to pay him some more attention.
But Victor held Lina's notebook tightly and walked away without looking back.
"Victor, where are you going?"
"Go back to the office, there are still some issues to study."
"Eh?" Jace had a complicated expression: "What kind of research are you doing alone? Is our experimental progress still..."
Victor did not answer.
The issues he needs to think about may be... more important than Hextech.
