Chapter 558: Brainstorming and the true role of the researchers at the Advanced Institute of True Knowledge
In the Breeders Public Laboratory, Locke communicated with Mason Witch and others about his current progress.
Witch Mason and others are worthy of being researchers who have been at Zhenzhiyuan for more than two years. With the topic and research ideas given to them by Locke, as well as the pre-experimental data, it only took them one week to complete the analysis of the action mechanism pathway of a pineapple-like magic plant.
Humiliation If it weren't for the fact that the three of them applied for the magic mirror at a slower pace than Locke, the completion speed might be even faster.
In this way, out of the 23 pineapple-type magic plants, plus the one recently completed by Locke himself, they had completed four of them, leaving only nineteen pineapple-type magic plants’ action mechanism pathways.
Locke was very satisfied with the progress.
In this way, they completed a large part of the work in just one week.
At this rate, roughly half of the work can be completed in one month.
I was a little worried at first. I had to complete the collection of key data on the action mechanism pathways of 23 pineapple-like magic plants by myself. I was a little overwhelmed. Fortunately, the Celtic team leader assigned three of his colleagues to help.
Each of these three people has more experience in using magic mirrors than me for the time being. With the blessing of their own key ideas, they can complete each one faster than me.
Witch Freya smiled at Locke sheepishly: "By the way, Locke, I'm sorry, I made a mistake in my previous experiment and used the structural comparison machine one more time."
"I'm sorry about this."
Locke nodded, glanced at the bills they had compiled for himself, took out seven magic crystal cards and handed them to the three of them. "It doesn't matter. It's inevitable that there will be problems in the experiment and the experiment will need to be repeated several times."
"I'm not that stingy. Moreover, to use the structural comparison machine once, you only need to pay one thousand magic stones. I saw on the bill you gave me that it showed that a total of sixty-eight thousand magic stones were spent this time. The extra two thousand magic stones can be regarded as a reward for my three friends."
Witch Freya took the seven magic crystal cards, a surprise flashed in her eyes, and she deliberately joked: "Thank you, little boss, then?"
"Locke, I didn't expect you to be so generous."
The researchers in Zhenzhi Institute are usually very stingy due to lack of funds. Locke knows this.
But Locke understands that even if he is usually stingy, he must not be stingy when it comes to reimbursement for his group.
I have no authority over the three wizards from superiors to subordinates. We are just colleagues. Being stingy will only reduce the cohesion within the group.
Although small favors are of little use, they can also be used as a lubricant for the atmosphere in the group.
If I am very stingy, this group will not go far.
Locke handed three copies of pre-experimental data on pineapple-type magic plants to the three wizards. "Here, this is the pre-experimental data that I have produced for you this week. If you three choose one of them, you should be able to apply through the second-class fund project."
"These three kinds of pineapple-type magic plants are all first-level magic plants, and they are relatively powerful among the first-level magic plants. They are close to the pineapple-type magic plants with a ring of crystallized magic pressure, and they affect a relatively large group of magical creatures. Therefore, studying the key mechanism of this kind of magic plant should be able to pass the second-class Zhenzhiyuan Fund."
Barrett, Freya and Mason Witch took the information from Locke in surprise, and then read it.
The three of them originally thought that what Locke said before would help them write a project application that could pass the second-class project fund. That was a long time later, but who knew that Locke directly fulfilled his promise at that time.
Witch Mason said: "Ah, thank you so much, Locke."
Witch Freya also covered her mouth and said: "Locke, you have quickly become our little mentor. You have given us funds again, and now you are still Give us the project."
Wizard Barrett said to Locke: "Locke, thank you."
Locke nodded and said, "I should thank you. You gave up your own research and worked on my project together."
"So, I will definitely help you complete your second-class fund project. As a team, we can work together to complete this magical pineapple plant."
At this time, the three of them all nodded involuntarily.
What Locke did allowed him to confirm his absolute leadership power within this group.
Wizard Barrett said: "With this information, if I still can't pass the application for the second-class fund project, I can't blame others. I can only blame myself for not being able to write articles."
Witch Mason smiled and said: "Locke, you are such a good person."
Freya said: "We will work harder. At the beginning, I was a little worried about the future of our group within a group, but now I don't have to worry at all. We will definitely get better."
"The four of us working together can definitely achieve great results in the six groups, no, even in this Zhenzhiyuan."
Locke nodded and said: "There is one more thing. Three of you, I want you to brainstorm, because I want to make something There are some things that can be more outstanding, so I would like to ask three people to brainstorm ideas."
Locke immediately talked about his ideas for special funding and key individual sub-projects.
These three people have successfully become their own team members, so naturally they have to express their own thoughts and purposes.
Witch Freya said: "Locke, do you want to get special funding and sub-projects? Since this is your goal, then this is also the goal of our group."
Wizard Barrett smiled bitterly and said: "I have never dared to think about it before, but if I think about it, if this is Locke's goal, it would be much more reasonable."
"Then add me."
Witch Mason said to Locke: "But it is very difficult to get special grants and sub-projects. Okay, let's think about how the projects in our hands can be optimized to become even better."
The three of them fell into deep thought.
They wanted to come up with an idea immediately, but there was no point in rushing.
Locke feels that his management skills are getting better and better.
He said to the crowd: "Let's stick to the original plan first. If you have any good ideas, you can bring them up and hold a small meeting."
"Let's brainstorm together. Maybe we can discuss something good."
Brainstorming is a management concept from Locke's previous life. It is a decision-making method that stimulates group creativity through free association and non-critical discussion.
Essentially, it is to generate a large number of ideas first, and then find ways to break through from these ideas.
Locke's proposal was recognized by everyone.
Locke took advantage of the situation and said: "So, let's have a small meeting together every Monday, a discussion among ourselves?"
Witch Mason said: "Okay. That's what I meant."
Witch Freya also said: "Otherwise, if we work alone, we won't be able to take advantage of the team. We are a team."
“Yesterday, some wizards from Group 6 came to me to inquire about the progress of experiments in our small group.”
Hence, Locke quietly confirmed that this team had the right to hold a group meeting every Monday, in fact, under his own control.
Because it is a relationship between peers, it is difficult for me to impose requirements, so I make such requests tactfully and try not to let them feel that this is a request, but convert it into a suggestion.
And pretend that everything comes from everyone's discussion and is what everyone has thought about, rather than their own personal opinions.
Hence, Locke asked the three wizards to write down some of their ideas, and then everyone took them up and discussed them intensively.
The three wizards also found this approach very novel, and began to follow Locke's request.
An hour later, Locke read through these wizards' ideas and found a path that might be useful to him.
This is what Mason Witch put forward, that is, perhaps their group can optimize the current six groups of mainstream magic plants - the optimization of the relationship exploration methods between magical creatures.
That is to find ways to optimize the exploration method.
If they can do this, they can definitely further improve their overall evaluation within the group.
Locke immediately looked at Witch Mason and thought deeply about the possibility.
This is equivalent to changing the overall experimental process framework of the six groups.
The current overall experimental process framework of the six groups was designed by the group leaders of the six groups in the past. At present, it should be designed by the Celtic group leader.
It is not easy to design and optimize the experimental process framework for the second-ring wizard on this basis, and it is even a bit impossible.
Locke fell into deep thought.
Witch Mason looked at the note in Locke's hand, waved her hand quickly and said: "Locke, I just wrote it casually. You said that we can write all our thoughts on the note without any criticism. We can write whatever comes to our mind."
"That's why I wrote it on the note. But no matter what I think, it's a bit fanciful. Don't take my random thoughts seriously."
Locke nodded and said: "This is exactly the meaning of my brainstorming method."
h "Letting a person in the meeting write down all the ideas he has thought about is exactly the meaning of this discussion method. I am just trying to find out from your ideas. "Well, I have something to do in the afternoon, so I'll take a step forward." Witch Mason breathed a sigh of relief, fearing that her random thoughts would affect Locke and make him get into trouble.
At the moment, it would be great if Locke said that he was not affected.
At this time, Witch Mason said to several people: "Then I will also go to Witch Ekaterina. I haven't completed signing the special plane yet."
At this time, Locke glanced at Witch Mason in surprise.
Witch Freya and Wizard Barrett looked at Witch Mason with envy.
Locke asked: "I remember Mason, you went to tutor Ekaterina to sign a contract for a special plane a long time ago, right? Why did it take so long? It only took a short time for me to sign the Emerald Dream plane."
Witch Freya took the initiative to explain to Witch Mason. "It's like this. Mason is very lucky. The mentor gave her the option to sign a contract with the ancient sky illusion world. Mason has the blood of a dragon in her body. The ancient sky illusion world gave her a special test, but this test will take a long time to complete."
"That's why Mason has to go to Lord Throne often."
Barrett said: "We also signed a contract with the Emerald Dream, and we went there once and completed the contract."
Mason was very lucky, because he has dragon blood in his body, so he can sign the ancient sky fantasy world."
Witch Freya said: "I heard that the ancient sky fantasy world had a strong preference for wizards with dragon blood."
Witch Mason said: "The Emerald Dream plane is not bad. I am also lucky. My grandfather happened to be a frost dragon."
"The ancient sky illusion world gave me a lot of tests to test my upper limit and prove my worth. By the way, Locke, didn't you sign a contract with the ancient sky illusion world?"
Freya and Barrett looked at Locke unexpectedly.
Barrett asked: "Team leader, do you also have dragon blood?"
Mason Witch said: "Yes. The teacher told me that the dragon blood in Captain Locke's body is stronger than mine. But I thought that the signature signed by Captain Locke would also be from the ancient sky fantasy world."
She looked at Locke in confusion. "Why not sign the ancient sky illusion world? Obviously for those of us wizards with special blood, signing the ancient sky illusion world can give us more power, right?!"
Locke nodded slightly. "I just love botany more."
"For me, I want to create a perfect ecology even more. The Emerald Dream, as the underworld of plants, attracts me even more."
Witch Mason was stunned, and she smiled: "So that's it."
"I am different. Since the treatment of the Ancient Sky Illusion World will be better, I will choose to sign a contract with the Ancient Sky Illusion World." The four of them talked some more, and Locke took the advice given to him by Mason Witch, thinking about how to optimize the underlying experimental process framework, and returned to his dormitory.
In the study, Locke was thinking. "For a while, I really couldn't think of any optimization method. In fact, there is a second way, which is to sell enough money through Hydra and use a lot of money to repay my scientific research."
"In this way, we can exceed the expectations of Witch Ekaterina."
"In this way, we may be able to get the sub-topic in her hands."
"Take a step first and take a look."
Locke opened the gray fog slate, and on the other side of the gray fog slate was Albert's image dialogue.
Albert looked at Locke, "Locke, I have planted three red hollies according to your request and completed the preliminary forest sanctuary."
"Although it took some effort, I finally finished it."
"According to our plan, today is a day that I will remember, and it is also the day when I will try to advance to the official wizard for the last time. I don't know why, but this time I am not nervous."
Albert said: "By the way, I brought a lot of old friends here this time, and they also want to meet you..."
Locke's eyes moved slightly, old friends?
I do have some friends in Lilith's cabin.
On the seventh floor of Jinmianshan Zhenzhiyuan, Witch Ekaterina finished listening to Witch Mason’s story about Locke.
Witch Mason bowed respectfully to Witch Ekaterina. "My lord, the throne, I became friends with Locke Augustine as you requested."
"I have perfectly completed the task you gave me."
She hesitated to speak.
Witch Ekaterina raised her eyebrows. "What do you want to say?"
Witch Mason hesitated and said: "But...but as a first-level official wizard, I have my own judgment. I want to tell you, even if you don't ask me for a task, I will still become friends with Locke."
"Because Locke is a very good person."
"He is a friend worth making."
witch Mason said uneasily: "But I think my behavior will anger him. If he knew that I first contacted him because of your order. I became a friend with him. My friend, I want to tell you his thoughts. I don’t know if he will be angry.”
Witch Ekaterina said: “I want to understand his thoughts so that I can make a better training plan for him. You don’t need to be ashamed.”
"I am his mentor, I will not hurt him."
"I will only help him."
Witch Mason breathed a sigh of relief. "That's good. I'm sorry, Lord Throne, I was disrespectful to you."
Witch Ekaterina said to Witch Mason: "Okay, you can go. Mason, don't forget that the test is still going on."
Witch Mason immediately saluted Witch Ekaterina. "Okay, Lord Throne."
Before Witch Mason left, she said hello to the golden dragon Fafnir.
The golden dragon Fafnir opened a dragon eye in response.
Witch Ekaterina raised the corners of her lips after she left. "Brainstorming? Not a bad idea. It seems that our Augustine is quite talented in management."
Jin Long was noncommittal, "Maybe I did underestimate him in this regard. But he still hasn't really adapted to our Yunze Wetland. You know what I'm referring to. I'm not optimistic about him getting special funding." It’s not to help you do experiments, but to get special funding projects for you. For every additional special funding project your cooperative wizards get, your ten-person project will get one more resource."
"This is a peace agreement between you throne wizards for resources."
"And your risky strategy has led to many cases of wasting quotas recently. Griffin and Hoover, these two wizards from the outside, have wasted quotas in our high-level Zhenzhiyuan."
"If not, I wouldn't have such a big objection to those wizards from outside." Fafner said: "Perhaps, Ekaterina, you should use some prudent methods instead of picking and choosing among a group of foreign geniuses with shortcomings all day long." The aesthetics are fundamentally different. I believe that real talents are most likely to emerge from the margins. You only see their many shortcomings, but you don’t realize that they are highly cultivable.”
"I only stand on the side of the winner."
Ekaterina said: "So, do you think I made a mistake in betting on Locke?"
"Then we have to wait for the result." The golden dragon disappeared. "It's still early."
"If it were me, I would prefer those local wizard geniuses."
(End of this chapter)