BSI Chapter 445 What Humanities Research Can Reveal
Chapter 445 What Humanities Research Can Reveal
Chengdu has many institutions of higher learning.
Besides Chengdu Medical College, there are also the famous Huaxi Medical University and Sichuan University, offering a full range of educational institutions, including science, engineering, and medicine.
Of course, there are also specialized colleges such as the Institute of Geography or the Institute of Humanities.
"The Institute of Humanities and History at Sichuan University...is this the place?"
Nan Jiayu stood in front of the tall gate and spoke to the golden-haired fox girl beside him who was looking down at the map.
Su Tianqing carefully compared the information on the gate and the map on her phone, nodded, and swayed her fox tail and ears twice.
Today, the sun was shining brightly, and the warmth dispelled the slight chill of early spring. Nan Jiayu had changed into a lighter spring dress, but she still wore a long-sleeved coat.
Su Tianqing didn't wear a coat like the catgirl, but her fluffy tail wagging behind her was enough to keep her warm.
The reason I came here was naturally to obtain important information:
Distribution and Population of Orcish Settlements
Su Tianqing happened to know someone who could provide information.
"The map says this is the place."
The fox spirit looked up to confirm the words on the signboard, then glanced around as if searching for something.
"But the person we were supposed to meet doesn't seem to have seen us—"
Before she could finish speaking, a flash of light emanating from her psychic abilities appeared in front of the door, and a familiar figure appeared before them, interrupting Su Tianqing's mutterings.
He was still the same as always, wearing the Hero Association uniform, holding a stack of folders in his hands, and a large suitcase that looked very heavy next to him.
S-class hero, Meteor.
"Wow, Meteor Teacher—"
Recognizing that the person in front of her was the one she was looking for, the fox girl quickly called out loudly and pulled the cat girl along as they ran over.
Meteor turned around and looked at the cat and fox duo who were jogging towards her, smiling and waving hello.
"I apologize, I received a document escort assignment just as I was about to depart, which caused a slight delay."
"Is it a very important document? We haven't delayed your work, have we?" Nan Jiayu was a little surprised, and her cat tail involuntarily tightened.
"It's not very important; it's just a lot of scattered, large-scale data."
Meteor chuckled and patted the suitcase beside him, making a dull thud.
Hearing the metallic echo from the box and its motionless state, Su Tianqing noticed that its material was somewhat special, seemingly made of pure metal, and its weight must be extremely heavy.
"Miss Tianqing, are you curious about this box?"
"Oh, yes, I've never seen anything like this before, so I'm a little curious..."
"This is a safety box made by Frank, 'Steel' Frank. He can control all metals at the atomic level, and this is what he made—I call it an 'abstract craft.'"
The meteor smiled helplessly.
"The outer shell is made of a two-centimeter-thick tungsten-titanium alloy, and the only way to open it is through Frank's own psychic abilities. As for what's inside..."
Su Tianqing had no interest in finding out what was inside this exaggerated safety box, or rather, the existence of such a super safety box was beyond her comprehension.
In short, all you need to know is that Meteor was on his way to escort some documents for the Hero Association, and that's enough information.
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"I never expected that Professor Meteor would have a teaching position at the Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences."
The cat and fox followed Meteor as he swiped his card to enter, and spoke to this S-class hero they were already acquainted with.
The meteor smiled and nodded, replying:
"It's not exactly a secret, but I actually come here very rarely. I only come to take a couple of classes occasionally."
"I'm so sorry to have kept you from your work, Mr. Meteor, but we didn't expect this..."
"It's just running errands along the way. I'm used to doing these kinds of things. After all, it's the most convenient and safest way for me to transport this kind of large-scale data."
That does seem to be true, Su Tianqing thought to herself.
For superheroes with superpowers, teleportation is an extraordinary ability equivalent to time stop, not to mention that a meteor can also move surrounding objects along with it.
No one can track someone who can teleport.
After watching the meteor teleport away temporarily, and then return to the research institute's lobby two minutes later, the alloy safety box in her hand had disappeared. The three of them walked into the research institute chatting and laughing.
"I see, you want to know the distribution of orc settlements and their population size..."
After listening to the two explain the purpose of their trip, Meteor took a key from his desk drawer, walked to the locked filing cabinet, and took out a folder that looked like a lesson plan.
"Perfect timing. I have a few students who are currently conducting research in this area. I think you could take a look at their papers; perhaps you can find some clues."
Holding the thick stack of documents in her hands, Su Tianqing was quite surprised by its substantial weight.
"Wow, such detailed data! It must have taken a lot of time and effort to collect and organize. Could it be confidential information or something...?"
"It's already a publicly published paper, so don't worry."
Meteor sat down in his chair and smiled at Su Tianqing, who was holding a folder.
"If there's anything you don't understand, feel free to ask me. I don't have anything planned for this afternoon, so I'm taking a break here."
"Thank you, Teacher Meteor!"
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Meteor lay leisurely in a swivel chair, sipping tea and listening to music. Two small heads huddled around the coffee table, flipping through documents and occasionally whispering a few words.
Su Tianqing diligently studied the data, while Nan Jiayu thoughtfully offered suggestions, recorded the data, and created charts.
With the data from the paper to support it, coupled with my own scientific villainous ideas and the help of Meteor, a brief summary report quickly appeared on the coffee table.
"Done!" "Yay!"
The two little ones excitedly wagged their tails, and Meteor sat behind the desk, squinting and smiling, her face full of the doting affection of an elder.
"Has a conclusion been reached?"
"Hmm! You've made a very valuable summary! But..."
Su Tianqing said that she and Nan Jiayu had organized the paper documents and spread out their summary documents in front of them.
This is a carefully selected map showing the distribution of orc settlements, with the vast majority of the large settlements belonging to the rabbit-like orcs.
According to this professional research project, the population size of the rabbit-race orcs has always been controlled at a delicate level.
Once the population shows a significant upward trend, the curve immediately flattens out, and may even decline within the same year. The paper also points out traces of this artificial manipulation.
However, the conclusions drawn from this analysis reveal some alarming factors that have contributed to curbing the rabbit-like orc population:
For rabbit couples who suffer greatly from the impact of childbirth, children are merely a byproduct of their racial traits.
According to the culture of the Rabbit Beastmen, apart from the strongest and healthiest children, other children are abandoned after reaching a certain age, which creates a very unique population curve for the Rabbit Beastmen.
Each rabbit-inhabited area has developed its own unique gray or even black market industry chain due to this culture.
The research team does not agree with this inhumane practice, but for the local rabbit population, it may be the only way to alleviate the difficulties caused by reproductive diseases.
Looking at the shocking local black market behind them, the expressions of the cat and fox gradually became serious and solemn, and their hearts sank.
Even though he had obtained an important clue, he just couldn't feel happy.