The Wallfacer: Everyone wants to break through my wall.

"These formulas... these are transformation formulas; the data of the three-dimensional sun has been laid out on this canvas."

Lin Feng's expression stiffened, but fortunately, it was a mechanical double and he did not show any significant abnormality.

"I didn't understand what you meant," Lin Feng asked again.

The accompanying person replied, "It's about representing the information of a three-dimensional sun on a two-dimensional drawing. My previous judgment was wrong."

As he said this, the person accompanying him turned his gaze back to the oil painting with an expression of great surprise, and continued.

"This is a new school of painting, mathematical painting."

Chapter 168 A Worthless Painting

As Lin Feng and his group arrived, a man emerged from a nearby room.

Who are you?

"us……"

Just as the companion was about to introduce himself, Lin Feng interrupted him.

"Mr. Leonardo, I really like this painting. Could you sell it to me?"

Leonardo looked Lin Feng up and down and shook his head.

"I'm not selling this painting."

"I'll offer a billion," Lin Feng said.

"Not for sale, please leave."

Leonardo looked impatient and gestured for Lin Feng and the others to leave.

However, Leonardo's actions did not deter Lin Feng's obsession with the painting.

Lin Feng said, "If ten billion isn't enough, then I'll offer ten billion... no, a hundred billion."

"I don't want to sell, please leave, you are not welcome here."

Leonardo, looking rather annoyed, gave them the order to leave.

Seeing that a conflict was brewing, the person accompanying Lin Feng tugged at his arm, reminding him to temporarily abandon the topic, but Lin Feng remained unmoved.

Lin Feng stared intently at Leonardo, who was glaring at him, and gave yet another price with unwavering certainty.

"A space city, the largest of all current space cities, in exchange for this painting, is that enough?"

Leonardo and his companions couldn't help but widen their eyes.

What is a space city? Due to the special nature of the space environment, it is easy to centralize power within a space city; a space city is essentially a kingdom.

Lin Feng's condition was to exchange the 'kingdom' for a painting!

"Did you come here just to make fun of me?"

Leonardo countered with a question, his face still clouded with gloom, his mood unaffected by Lin Feng's proposal of a space city.

"Do I look like I'm joking?" Lin Feng asked seriously.

Lin Feng looked at Leonardo with unwavering determination and said.

“I think this painting is more valuable than any large space city, but the Taylor system has a lot of things to deal with right now and limited resources available. Otherwise, I could offer a higher price.”

Leonardo fell silent, caught in a dilemma.

Some of the companions on the side couldn't stand it anymore. In their opinion, Lin Feng's asking price for a large space city was simply too extravagant.

Indeed, drawing using mathematical methods is quite unique.

But it's ultimately just art. What can you do with it besides look at it? You can't eat it, you can't wear it, and it can't bring any real economic benefits.

It's just a painting, what good is it?

"Calm down, this painting isn't worth that much..." the companion whispered to Lin Feng.

The accompanying persons felt that they needed to consider the matter carefully.

Even if Lin Feng insisted on this painting, they could have obtained it through other means; there was no need for this kind of transaction.

Are you questioning my judgment?

Lin Feng glanced at them coldly; he could see right through their little schemes.

"Uh……"

Lin Feng then said, "I'll inform Davis and the others of my decision so they can prepare."

Just as the accompanying person was about to contact the Taylor fleet, Leonardo, who had been silent all along, stopped him.

"Do you really like this painting that much?" Leonardo asked.

"Yes, in my eyes, this painting is extremely valuable."

Lin Feng nodded, his possessiveness of the painting undisguised.

Leonardo sighed, and his gloomy expression vanished.

He then said, “You don’t need to trade me the space city. My painting isn’t worth that much money. I can give it to you, but you must agree to one condition.”

"What are the conditions?" Lin Feng asked in return.

“Don’t try to sell my paintings; they’re worthless,” Leonardo replied.

After a moment's hesitation, Leonardo added, "If you agree to this condition, I will give you the painting; if you don't, I will destroy it now and then commit suicide."

Lin Feng gave Leonardo a deep look; this man was serious.

Lin Feng chose to agree to the other party's conditions.

“I promise you, from the very beginning, I never intended to sell this painting; I just wanted to own it.”

Leonardo's tense expression relaxed. He chose to believe Lin Feng and that he wouldn't sell his paintings. The tense atmosphere dissipated.

Seeing that the atmosphere had eased, the person accompanying them quickly chimed in.

“Um… Mr. Leonardo, we’re here to invite you to settle in the Taylor Group,” the accompanying man said.

"I'm sorry, I don't want to settle things with the Taylor Group."

Leonardo shook his head, clearly declining the companion's invitation.

"Why? Can't you give us a reason?" Lin Feng retorted.

Leonardo replied, "I just want to paint, to spend my life doing what I want to do."

“I know the living conditions in the Taylor system are very good, but I also know that the Taylor system does not support idlers. People still need to work and spend time there to survive, which is not suitable for me.”

“I’m doing well here. I can support myself and dedicate the rest of my life and energy to my creative work. Life is short, and I want to leave more of my mark on this world.”

Taylor's system doesn't tolerate idlers. Although there is free time, everyone will inevitably be assigned work tasks that must be completed.

This is the social structure of the Taylor system: one must work for the collective in order to enjoy collective benefits; otherwise, wouldn't it be very unfair to those who work hard?

Leonardo knew all this, and he had no intention of taking advantage of the workers' collective; even if he had the opportunity, he would not choose to do so.

Having seen through the illusions of life, Leonardo hoped that in his lifetime, he could go further than anyone else on the path of painting and leave a deeper footprint in this world.

The companion wanted to persuade him further, since Lin Feng's unusual dedication to the mathematical painting school had strengthened their desire to bring Leonardo into the Taylor group.

Lin Feng stopped his companion and replied.

"Alright, since this is your choice, I won't say anything more."

"However, as a token of our gratitude for the painting, could you please have our Taylor Group help you renovate your meteorite residence to make it safer and more reliable?"

Leonardo hesitated for a moment at Lin Feng's suggestion, but then he answered with a smile.

"Yes, thank you for showing me respect, Mr. Taylor."

……

Lin Feng and his group left Leonardo's meteorite dwelling and returned to the spaceship to head to their next destination.

"Who's next?" Lin Feng asked.

The person accompanying him replied, "She is a single woman named Venus."

"Also a painter?"

Lin Feng couldn't help but ask in return, this trip to the asteroid belt had brought him such a wonderful surprise.

The person accompanying her shook his head slightly. "No, she likes to conduct biological observation experiments."

The spaceship had been traversing the asteroid belt for a short time when it arrived at their second destination.

Upon entering the meteorite's dwelling, Lin Feng and his group saw a woman with messy hair bending over, looking at a microscope and examining something on a glass slide.

The companion broke the silence.

“Hello, Ms. Venere, we are from the Taylor Group and would like to invite you to settle down in the Taylor Group.”

"I don't want to go, you should leave."

Without even looking up, Viner answered.

Chapter 169 The Choice is Yours

"Could you tell us your reasons? Perhaps we can help you solve this. The Taylor Department has better research equipment," the companion tempted.

Wiener looked up and stopped his research.

“Better research equipment is meaningless to me; biological research doesn’t need these,” Wiener replied.

"Although the Taylor Group has better resources, you still can't get out of the research predicament."

The person accompanying him looked understanding, but Lin Feng was completely confused. What was a research dilemma?

"A research dilemma? What is that?" Lin Feng asked.

Wiener countered, "If you invest a lot of money in researching a technology, but ultimately gain nothing, then isn't all that money wasted?"

“Before the results of a study are available, no one knows whether the study is feasible. If it is not feasible, it means that all the investment has evaporated. Therefore, we must be careful in choosing whether to invest in the study, especially in scientific research projects with huge investments.”

"Because of economic considerations, research must select projects that at least appear to be profitable and have a high degree of feasibility."