Early in the morning, Professor Lee finally found Amelia and told her that he had processed her application for the position of research assistant at the research institute. She could go to the institute today and meet her future supervisor. Naturally, Amelia was thrilled and eager to go as soon as possible. She immediately took her books and left with Professor Lee.
Saint Hua was located by the azure sea, and the mysterious research institute of Saint Hua was actually situated on a small island in the sea. It was said that the azure sea was also under the control of Saint Hua, so they were quite wealthy and powerful. Professor Lee showed the proof and they were allowed to enter a special channel and take a dedicated boat to the small island in the sea.
As soon as Amelia set foot on the island, she realized that it was not small at all. The periphery was covered with various vines and plants, like an undeveloped uninhabited island. But the deeper they went, the more surprised she was. In the center of the island, there was a research institute with a strong metallic scientific atmosphere, which was in sharp contrast to the natural primitive plants around it.
There was only one entrance to the entire laboratory, guarded by multiple people, making it seem like a fortified laboratory with copper walls and iron gates. No wonder Tyler Davis in the past had fallen seriously ill. At that time, Mr. Davis had chosen to launch a fierce attack on this laboratory, but as a result, the laboratory activated a self-destruct device, destroying all research results and making Mr. Davis's hope fall through again. In her past life, Amelia only heard about this incredible Saint Hua research institute after that incident.
"What's wrong? Are you stunned? Scared?" Professor Lee laughed and asked. "Don't worry, there's no need to be afraid. You know, the reason why the security is so tight here is that this research institute is the key to Saint Hua University."
Indeed, a research institute like this, not belonging to the country, but only to a school, was really shocking.
Amelia nodded and followed Professor Lee inside. Along the way, there were various fingerprint checks and facial recognition systems. It was really unlikely for outsiders to sneak in.
"Don't be curious. You will have plenty of time to explore in the future. Come on, I'll take you to meet old Brooks first." Professor Lee said.
Amelia followed Professor Lee, who led her to a laboratory. The laboratory was very large, much larger than many of the ones they passed by earlier. It seemed that Professor Brooks had quite a bit of authority.
As they entered a laboratory, Amelia was dumbfounded. The whole laboratory was filled with various colors of test tubes and instruments. Those jars and bottles contained some horrifying and bloody unknown substances. But that wasn't the focus. The focus was...
In the center of the laboratory, there was a body soaked in formalin, emitting a horrifyingly pale color. "Jonathan Brooks, what are you doing?" Professor Lee immediately reprimanded.
Amelia finally took a closer look at the old Brooks, who appeared to be in his sixties and had a serious and stern face. His walking posture was slightly hunched, and he seemed like an unpleasant old man to deal with. But Amelia remembered that Professor Lee had said that Brooks was only 52 years old this year.
"What am I doing? I'm conducting an experiment! Where did you bring all these useless people from? Get out of here!" Brooks replied with a fiery temper.
"If it weren't for your frail old body, do you think I would bother with all this? And don't chase people away. The young lady doesn't want to leave!" Professor Lee was also getting angry.
"If she doesn't want to stay, then she can leave. I don't want her to cause any trouble. I have work to do." The two professors argued with each other, but Amelia had already walked towards the pale corpse without any fear.
Looking at the head of the body, she remained calm and indifferent. This immediately stopped the two arguing professors.
Professor Lee asked triumphantly, "Do you want this one?"
Yes, bringing out the body was actually a warning from Brooks to his wife, who he knew was going to bring someone to him again. He had previously found a fourth-grade student who couldn't even last two months here, and now he had brought a first-year student. He felt that his wife was acting rashly.
He did not expect Amelia to be completely unafraid and even walked towards the body with a calm expression, as if deep in thought.
Brooks couldn't help but ask, "Is she really that good?"
Professor Lee patted her chest confidently, "Trust me this time. If she doesn't work out, I won't bring anyone again and let you die in the laboratory."
"Shame on you. Let her stay if she wants to." Brooks replied.
Professor Lee nodded satisfactorily. After all, Amelia had been threatened with expulsion and used this as a condition to come here. They couldn't let her leave so easily.
She kindly said, "Amelia, from now on, this is your mentor, Jonathan Brooks."
"Hello, teacher. My name is Amelia." Amelia respectfully replied.
"Hmph, don't call me teacher. I don't accept just anyone. Wait until you pass my assessment." Brooks said, then went to collect the scary props.
Professor Lee casually said, "Then call him Old Yang. Don't mind his unpleasant personality. I'm going back now. Your information has been registered with the research institute. Just keep the certificate I gave you before, and you can enter by yourself from now on."
Professor Lee wanted to say something, but when he saw Amelia's calm face, he decided not to speak. He left the lab, leaving only Professor Brooks and Amelia among the various containers and apparatus.
"First, you need to understand the human anatomy," Professor Brooks casually said, and then proceeded to pack up his intimidating props, which he had only used to scare Amelia. As a newcomer, Amelia was not qualified to touch those precious items.
An hour later, Amelia said to Professor Brooks, "I'm finished." Impatiently, Professor Brooks named several acupoints and meridians, which Amelia promptly recited, passing the test.
"The experiment on table three still has two hours left. Go and record the process and document it properly," Professor Brooks instructed.
Two hours later, he received several pages of detailed experiment notes from Amelia. He had initially thought that a person who knew nothing about the experiment would produce a messy, confusing report, but Amelia's notes were clear and precise, detailing each step of the experiment with descriptions of color, properties, and various reactions. Sometimes, changes in the experiment happened so quickly that even experienced assistants would not be able to record them in such detail.
As Professor Brooks looked at Amelia's calm expression, he began to understand why his wife had recommended her. He couldn't help but hum in approval. "All the experiments we have done in the lab over the years are on the bookshelf. Read them all before you do anything else, so that you won't be clueless." He then pointed to a corner bookshelf, which was filled with over a hundred books of varying thicknesses, some as thick as the Xinhua Dictionary, while others were as thin as a few pages of paper. The books were not well preserved, with a slightly yellowed look that indicated their age.
Amelia felt that Professor Brooks was deliberately making things difficult for her!