Yujing Terrace, the bamboo grove courtyard.
When Su Han arrived, the adeptus was not at home, and the place was extremely quiet.
He walked straight toward Cloud Retainer's laboratory, but before he could enter, the door was opened.
Cloud Retainer looked at Su Han standing at the doorway and asked in confusion, "How did you know this adeptus was looking for you?"
"Did you need something from me, Adeptus?"
Su Han looked puzzled. He did not expect things to line up so perfectly, so he followed her inside.
This was his first time entering an adeptus's laboratory. It was extremely tidy, with every item arranged neatly. It did not look like a laboratory at all. Instead, it felt more like entering her private chambers.
"This adeptus sought you out naturally for something good. Come quickly and take a look. This is the result of this adeptus's research."
Cloud Retainer was brimming with pride, her face clearly waiting for praise. It was obvious that she was truly confident.
Su Han, however, was confused. Could it be that this adeptus had also succeeded in her research?
Things could not possibly be this coincidental.
When he reached the experimental table, more than ten small transponder snails came into view. Although their production was not as high as Sucrose's side, their eyes were capable of projecting images.
Wait.
Could these be visual transponder snails?
Su Han was startled by his own thought. If that were true, then Cloud Retainer was far too impressive. He picked one up to examine it. When his gaze focused, the projected image turned out to be the view from Mount Tianheng.
This was a bit absurd.
Ordinary transponder snails had actually been cultivated into visual transponder snails. How exactly did Cloud Retainer manage this?
Filled with curiosity, Su Han looked at her.
"How did you do this? This is way too incredible."
"Hehe, mere breeding, nothing that could stump this adeptus. As for why they can transmit images, that is naturally thanks to this adeptus's clever techniques."
Cloud Retainer was extremely satisfied with Su Han's reaction. All those hard days of work had been worth it. This was exactly the feeling she wanted.
When speaking of how she accomplished it, her face was full of pride.
In truth, this was an unexpected discovery during her research. As everyone knew, transponder snails relied on waves to transmit sound. Although Su Han never explained the principle, Cloud Retainer discovered this through her own research.
So she began to wonder. Since sound could be transmitted, could images be transmitted as well?
This question became Cloud Retainer's research direction. With constant attempts and experiments, she eventually broke through and completed the research.
"You are truly amazing!"
Su Han gave a thumbs up. He originally thought that an adeptus who focused on machinery would have little success with transponder snails, but not only did she surprise him, she also brought him an unexpected bonus.
Do not underestimate visual transponder snails as merely adding an image.
If one were placed in a corner of the city, it would function as a surveillance camera.
If one were placed in the wilderness, it would serve as a sentry.
Thinking about it that way, was their potential not limitless?
Of course, direct visual communication was also very good.
Facing Su Han's praise, the adeptus shook her head and said, "There are still some shortcomings. This type of snail could originally eat and lay many eggs at once, but now it can only produce a dozen or so."
Cloud Retainer was a perfectionist. If Su Han had not urgently needed them, she would not have delivered them until there were no flaws at all.
Otherwise, she would feel embarrassed presenting them.
"No, no, this is already incredibly impressive. May I take these visual transponder snails with me now?"
Su Han was extremely satisfied with the results. As for that minor flaw, it was nothing. They could always reproduce slowly.
Frankly speaking, the fact that Cloud Retainer could achieve this level was something he truly did not expect.
He had clearly underestimated this adeptus.
"Not yet. They are still too young. You must wait a bit. I will find a magic artifact to accelerate the flow of time. Otherwise, something this small would be useless to you."
After a series of operations by Cloud Retainer, the small transponder snails finally grew to normal size, and only then were they handed to Su Han.
"All right, take them. The remaining one male and one female still need to be cultivated for a while. I want to see if there will be any new discoveries."
"Thank you very much. Oh right, these are the two latest updated comics and some Wanmin Restaurant pastries. I should have delivered them yesterday, but things got busy and I forgot. My memory really is getting worse."
Su Han put away the transponder snails and suddenly remembered that she definitely had not read the newly updated comics yet, and that yesterday's pastries had not been delivered either, so he placed everything on the table together.
"Why are you apologizing, child? This adeptus did not blame you. Besides, among all of Liyue, you are the busiest. You have so many matters around you and still keep us in mind. In the future, just have your subordinates handle these things."
Cloud Retainer was all smiles. Someone as capable as Su Han, who was also so respectful toward her, was someone she liked too much to ever blame.
If not for him, how would Liyue have such good days now?
Not to mention anything else, just these comics alone made Cloud Retainer extremely fond of him.
"They are always clumsy. I feel more at ease delivering things personally. Since there is nothing else, I will be leaving. I still need to hurry and deliver these to Ningguang."
"Go on, then. This adeptus should also get some rest."
Cloud Retainer waved her hand, signaling Su Han to hurry off and attend to his business. She had been busy these past few days and had not felt it at all, but once she relaxed, she suddenly felt a bit drowsy.
It was a good opportunity to take a nap and properly enjoy the comics after waking up.
...
The Jade Chamber.
Su Han's arrival had long since become routine for the guards. After a simple greeting, he headed inside.
As soon as he entered the main hall, Baiwen, who was heading downstairs on an errand, noticed Su Han immediately and rushed straight into him.
"My lord, you finally came."
Two massive mounds pressed firmly against Su Han, leaving him so smothered that he could not even respond.
He could only make muffled sounds.
Realizing what she had done, Baiwen immediately released him.
"Huff, huff. Are you trying to suffocate me?"
Su Han panted as he spoke fiercely.
Unexpectedly, the little secretary was not afraid at all. Instead, she leaned in and licked his earlobe seductively, whispering, "I would never bear to. If I suffocated you, I would never again get to enjoy such a magnificent root."
Her soft, sticky voice pulled Su Han's memories back to that night.
It seemed that the little secretary before him was indeed exceptionally gifted. At the very least, he had never seen a woman who could "eat" better than Baiwen.
However, now was not the time to think about women. There was serious business to handle.
"Ahem. Behave yourself. This is the main hall."
At Su Han's reminder, the little secretary's face filled with grievance. It had been a long time since their last indulgence, and for a woman who had just tasted pleasure, how could she possibly endure it?
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