I ask you to design equipment, but you do science fiction for me?

In the next two meetings, everyone agreed on the same point of view, but Su Chen was somewhat reluctant.

Because the content of the two subsequent talks was somewhat targeted at them, it was clear that they were at a disadvantage.

The first issue is scientific research.

Professor Chen and others believe that scientific research should be shared and that everyone should conduct research together.

Everyone agreed, but Su Chen and Yuan Jingna objected.

Because others are slightly weaker in scientific research, while their research is ahead of the others.

After sharing, the other party naturally enjoys certain benefits, but they don't enjoy any benefits at all; instead, they end up doing all the work for others.

Of course they didn't want to.

Another issue is the expansion of the base, which is also something Su Chen and his team don't want.

People from other bases, for various reasons, found it difficult to expand their bases, but they wanted to use Su Chen's power to spread their bases to more distant places, even to places like the Andromeda Galaxy.

Su Chen naturally couldn't agree to that; he thought maintaining the status quo was good enough.

The Andromeda Galaxy is extremely dangerous. If they don't have the ability to go there, they should stay where they are. If they go to the Andromeda Galaxy on their own, they will have to take responsibility for what happens and solve the problems. Isn't that just dumping all the work on them?

Su Chen and Yuan Jingna firmly opposed both of these matters.

Su Chen rarely expressed his opinion; most of the time, it was Yuan Jingna who made the remarks.

His attitude was very clear: he firmly disagreed.

Others can only try to persuade them using various methods.

Some people tried to use force, but Yuan Jingna shut them down after they said a few harsh words.

Yuan Jingna looked around at everyone present without any politeness and said coldly, "If you want to use force or take tough measures, we welcome it."

This already shows their stance; they are not afraid of the other side.

Others didn't have any good ideas at the moment.

Because they had already used force once through Chen Anrong, this operation failed.

Su Chen and his team displayed their terrifying power.

Everyone was well aware that even if they joined forces, they probably wouldn't be a match for Su Chen and his group. They couldn't possibly intimidate them with force, so they could only negotiate.

This is also the main purpose of this meeting.

Old Chen placed his hands on the table and slowly swept them over everyone, finally landing on Yuan Jingna first.

“Yuan Jingna, with your status and position, it seems you are not qualified to negotiate with us here. The final decision should be in Su Chen's hands. We still want to hear his thoughts.”

As soon as he finished speaking, Su Chen continued, "The ownership of this matter can be given to Yuan Jingna. Yuan Jingna represents me."

“I can consider it if he agrees.”

He didn't rule out any possibility, because he wasn't sure if things might change on Yuan Jingna's side.

However, he still gave Yuan Jingna the rights.

He told everyone that what Yuan Jingna said represented him, and that if he wanted to convince himself, he should talk to Yuan Jingna first.

After saying this, amidst the somewhat disgruntled gazes of the crowd, Su Chen abruptly stood up, put his hands behind his back, and walked out.

As soon as he left, he took a large group of people with him.

Most of those who followed him were scientific research experts, and this group was extremely dissatisfied with some of the ideas of these leaders.

In particular, the experts did not agree with the two points they raised.

Although they were not as capable as Su Chen, they all had their own ideas.

Everyone is thinking of developing something on their own, but now we're asking everyone to collaborate. Who will own the results of that research?

Does that mean it all belongs to Su Chen?
Even though it was something they researched themselves, Su Chen got involved, so most people would definitely think it was Su Chen's achievement.

Therefore, these scientific research experts were unwilling from the bottom of their hearts.

Once Su Chen left, they seemed to have the courage to follow him and leave in a noisy commotion.

Although the departure of this group did not have a significant impact on the meeting, the fact that so many people left clearly targeted those present, which made them very uncomfortable.

Old Chen glanced behind him; most of the experts behind him had left, leaving only a few.

These are the most incompetent ones.

Old Chen would get angry whenever he saw them. They couldn't figure out anything, and all they did was say sarcastic things to him.

Those who should have left didn't, and those who should have stayed didn't.

The situation at other bases is no better.

They exchanged glances and realized that sharing scientific research findings was going to be difficult.

It was clear that Su Chen wasn't the only one who opposed this; the experts at their base also opposed it.

They also relied on the experts at the base.

If everyone opposes it, but they insist on doing so, it may cause irreparable damage.

They still didn't want to provoke these experts.

After thinking for a moment, Old Chen smiled and said, "Let's put scientific research aside for now. I think it's necessary to expand the base. What do you all think?"

Everyone nodded in agreement, feeling that the expansion of the base should be finalized.

They have already given up one of their demands, which can be considered a concession. So Yuan Jingna should also take a step back and agree to their other request.

Yuan Jingna was very clear about why she had come with Su Chen. Her purpose in coming with Su Chen was to stop certain things and to say things that Su Chen did not want to say.

Before he left, Tang Yumo and the others specifically reminded him that sometimes he couldn't listen to Su Chen's ideas, but had to think about the base and never agree to things he didn't agree to.

Yuan Jingna also adheres to this principle.

When the other party offered to back down, he smiled and said, "I can back down. I have no objection to expanding the base. You can expand it however you want."

"But it has nothing to do with us. Don't drag me into this. I don't object to you, but we won't do anything."

Old Chen raised an eyebrow; his words left them feeling somewhat powerless.

Yuan Jingna did not object, but he was unwilling to help.

How can we expand if he doesn't help us?

Their capabilities are limited; even their interstellar warship capabilities are not on par with Su Chen's.

It lacks the capability for long-distance voyages.

There is also no space jump base.

It is impossible to travel to more distant places in a very short time.

If they establish a planetary community in the surrounding area, then they won't need to consult with Yuan Jingna and the others. Their goal is to reach other star systems, and Su Chen is the only one capable of doing so, so they need his help.

Besides the navigation issues, support is needed for personnel and material issues as well.

The ones who came to their aid were naturally Su Chen and his group.

Yuan Jingna understood this as well, which is why she resolutely opposed it.

If it's simply a matter of providing them with travel routes and letting them use space jump bases, there's no problem.

However, they also wanted to provide all sorts of things themselves, which was something that couldn't be agreed to.

The two sides argued about this for a long time.

Yuan Jingna was alone, and she remained mostly silent, listening to them talk on and on.

After they finished speaking, and when everyone looked at him, Yuan Jingna slowly revealed her own thoughts.

He won't say a word as long as there's even one person still talking, as long as there's even one person who doesn't want him to speak.

The meeting lasted until evening, and ultimately ended unhappily.

Old Chen slammed his hand on the table and left. As he left, he glanced at Yuan Jingna, pointed at her, and said, "Think about it carefully. If we hadn't recommended you back then, would you be sitting here chatting with us?"

“We are not doing all this for ourselves, but for all of humanity. You should also think about all of humanity and not take things for yourself.”

Hearing his righteous words, Yuan Jingna wanted to laugh.

If he truly cared for all of humanity, he shouldn't have these unrealistic ideas.

If he truly cared for all of humanity, he wouldn't have done those despicable things.

Back in his room, Su Chen was already waiting at the door.

Seeing him return, Su Chen showed a deep sense of apology. He shouldn't have left Yuan Jingna there alone; he should have fought alongside her. However, he really didn't want to have too much interaction with those people.

He believed he had already expressed his opinion.

Yuan Jingna smiled slightly at him, indicating that he could rest assured, and then the two of them went into the room.

Yuan Jingna briefly explained the content of the meeting and the thoughts of Elder Chen and the others, and then silently asked Su Chen what he meant.

Su Chen tapped the table quietly and said, "Wishful thinking. We must not give them any chance."

"They should talk again tomorrow, then you can talk to them again."

"Oh, and don't forget to tell them that there's nothing else."

"We'll be going back the day after tomorrow," Yuan Jingna nodded, a hint of excitement on her face. She didn't want to interact with this group too much; she just wanted to leave as soon as possible.

As expected, Old Chen held another meeting, with everyone still focusing on Yuan Jingna, hoping he could compromise.

Yuan Jingna maintained the same attitude as yesterday. After the group had finished speaking, she reiterated her previous thoughts.

Before the group could say anything, he suddenly said, "We will not change this matter. Su Chen met with me yesterday and asked me to inform you that if there is nothing else, we will leave tomorrow."

The moment those words were spoken, the room fell silent.

No one expected them to leave so quickly. They had only just begun their talks and hadn't even reached any conclusions yet, so why were they leaving already?

Old Chen quickly said, "What's the rush? Let's wait a few more days."

Yuan Jingna said she couldn't make the decision and asked Old Chen if there was anything else.

Old Chen opened his mouth, but for a moment he couldn't think of a reason to keep the other person here.

At this point, the leader of the Antarctic base spoke up.

"Of course there are other things. Besides the talks, we have brought a lot of experts this time. Each of our bases has prepared some technology, and we would like to let everyone take a look and also ask Su Chen for some guidance."

"We finally get to meet, surely they won't refuse to give us this much face?"

The others nodded in agreement.

Yuan Jingna thought for a moment and said, "I need to discuss this with Su Chen. You guys wait for the results."

Yuan Jingna found Su Chen and told him about this, but Su Chen originally didn't want to stay any longer.

But before he could express his thoughts to Yuan Jingna, Old Chen arrived with a large group of people, determined to keep Su Chen here.

This time, they didn't talk about the previous matters anymore, but simply asked Su Chen to stay and visit everyone's research products.

Faced with so many requests, Su Chen had no choice but to agree.

However, he made it clear beforehand that if anyone tried to talk to him about anything else, he would leave immediately.

Su Chen's words still carry considerable weight. Although these people are of higher status than him, everyone knows very well that Su Chen always keeps his word, and no one can stop him.

Even force wouldn't work, so everyone tacitly agreed to stop talking about what happened before.

Since there are some things that cannot be done for the time being, we have to give up. But we can still talk about other things and discuss other collaborations.

For example, the technological products brought by the various bases this time.

The technological products they brought were all quite advanced.

Their purpose was twofold: firstly, to show off in front of others; and secondly, to compete and see if their own possessions could stand up to scrutiny within the base.

In particular, they wanted to show off in front of Su Chen and give him a hard time.

If they can't intimidate Su Chen, they can still learn something from him to improve their products.

None of these people are stupid; they all do things with the aim of maximizing their own benefits without offending anyone.

In the afternoon, Su Chen and the others visited the various bases to see the technological products they had brought.

Experts also came and commented on the products from various bases, and some even got into arguments.

The experts who developed the product were arguing endlessly with another group of experts.

Some people think the product is excellent, while others think it's garbage and has no use whatsoever.

After much arguing, everyone's attention finally turned to Su Chen.

Because he has absolute authority in this field, as long as he says something is good, no one will say a word against it, even if they disagree in their hearts, they won't say it out loud.

After all, Su Chen's identity, status, and research achievements speak for themselves.

Su Chen gave their scientific research a high evaluation, and they did indeed produce some good results.

Some of these things caught Su Chen's eye, while others he had already researched. Nevertheless, he calmly gave everyone a certain degree of recognition, hoping that they would continue their efforts and create even greater glories.

The experts were all very satisfied with Su Chen's praise and were overjoyed.

Some experts even provocatively asked Su Chen, "Su Chen, I wonder if your base has completed this research yet?"
Su Chen smiled without saying a word, while Yuan Jingna said, "We did this research five years ago."

After those words were spoken, the room fell completely silent. (End of Chapter)