roccoschili Chapter 169: Shifu Is Back
Chapter 169: Shifu Is Back
Chapter 169: Shifu Is BackFor some reason, Anji spent most of her time at Doctor Yun’s clinic and Aunt Wine’s cafeteria after visiting the re
Swallowing the ugly truth with difficulty, Yan Ping told Anji that she could change the sect to a more serious and mysterious place if she wanted to.
"After all, you are my successor," the blind prophet explained. "Once the announcement is made, you will have to use the courtesy name I give you until you have completed the successor training. As Ci Wang, everyone else will listen to your words as if they were listening to mine. If you want them to become more dedicated to training the way of the sword over reading books, they will do it without question."
Frowning, Anji dismissed the idea. There were already so many martial sects who focused on combat. Anji personally enjoyed the scholarly nature of the Mystical Qilin Sect. However, they were too competitive and disorderly.
"Shifu, do you think they will agree to change just by listening to a six-year-old?"
Chuckling at Anji’s boldness, Yan Ping encouraged her to share her thoughts. Even back in the Celestial Dragon Sect, Anji was known for creating many new innovative ideas. The charcoal pencil was one of them, and the martial arts comic books changed how martial manuals were recorded.
"It depends on what kind of change," she smiled, brewing some tea for their lengthy discussion. "You’ll have to first convince me before implementing those changes."
Of course, it would not be as simple as throwing her name as a successor around. After hearing how she had to convince her teacher, Anji perked up at the challenge. With a reliable and logical person like Yan Ping as a judge for her ideas, Anji felt a little more confident speaking up. Her shifu was strict, but she craved progress more than anyone else.
Without holding back, Anji shared her thoughts about introducing compulsory chores talismans in every research lab compound with a welfare inspection unit to ensure researchers properly care for their physical and mental well-being. At the same time, Anji revealed how she thought the sect could benefit more by sharing information and forming teams to do joint research with experts in different specialisations.
The idea of cross-collaboration had long been on Yan Ping’s mind. However, the sect was so divided in competition that she had not found a way to integrate the different research sectors.
"How would you suggest encouraging cross-collaboration efforts? I think you can tell just how self-centred most researchers here are."
Self-centred? Anji blinked in confusion. Sure, there were a few. However, most researchers were more awkward than selfish. Anji thought they were rather kind despite being clumsy and rough around the edges.
"How about a tournament?" Anji suggested. "The Rainbow Alliance hosts martial arts tournaments to foster greater bonds between the sects. We could host something similar within the Mystical Qilin Sect to address something that requires collective effort. For example, a better transportation system can be used in the sect for people instead of things. Maybe a better courier messenger based on spatial coordinates of sect entry tokens instead of pigeons. We could even open a new research sector to select keen applicants to work on spiritual-medical surgery."
Listening to Anji babble about her ideas, Yan Ping found herself nodding to most of them. Although they would still have logistic issues to resolve before they are feasible, the new angle at tackling decade-long problems felt refreshing. Although there were many geniuses in the Mystical Qilin Sect, there was not another genius as creative as Anji. Once more, Yan Ping envied Zhao Mingfeng for having such talented children.