Chapter 205 Luo Ji's Retirement Life
Chapter 205 Luo Ji's Retirement Life
"Tsk, I never thought I'd become your driver. Thinking about it now, it feels a bit like a loss," Luo Ji said to Luo Congmin beside him as he piloted the shuttle.
The latter, however, seemed unconcerned.
“Dad, it’s not that I look down on you, but you hibernated for over a hundred years and then served as the Swordholder for over sixty years. You’re already out of touch with the times. Now, being a driver is already a pretty good job. What else do you plan to do?”
Upon hearing this, Luo Ji stroked his chin, his expression somewhat complicated.
"Even though what you said is true, I don't like to hear it."
"Times have changed, my old man who wields the sword. Although you are still young now, even if you take away the age of hibernation, you are over a hundred years old. A normal person your age would have been walking birds and drinking tea long ago. Unlike you, who is still full of energy. You have to accept the fact that you are old."
Luo Ji subconsciously shook his head, then remembered that he was no longer the sword wielder, so he casually placed his hand on Luo Congmin's head and ruffled the other's hair into a ball.
"You look down on your old man, don't you? That old guy Ding Yi can go back to school and be rehired as a teacher, so why can't I?"
"You want to go back to Tsinghua University to continue teaching?" Luo Congmin looked at his father with surprise.
"Can't you?"
"Sure, but what will you teach?"
Upon hearing this, Luo Ji was speechless for a moment.
“Dad, you can fool others, but you can’t fool yourself. I know better than you how you became a professor at Tsinghua University. Even if Tsinghua and Peking University have declined, they probably won’t rehire you to teach. Old Master Ding is a truly capable person. Supervising a doctoral student is a piece of cake for him. As for you, I think it’s doubtful that you could even teach an undergraduate elective course.”
Luo Congmin's words were truly hurtful, making Luo Ji grit his teeth in anger.
"So what? Knowledge doesn't mean anything. Your dad wasn't as knowledgeable as Hines and his group back then, but he still managed to create a deterrent, didn't he?"
"Tsk, that makes sense. After all, Lin Xuan still hasn't graduated from her undergraduate program."
Luo Congmin sighed helplessly as he said this.
"See, Dad? When it comes to education, you can't beat Hines, and when it comes to education, you can't beat Lin Xuan. Your position is really awkward."
Upon hearing this, Luo Ji chose not to engage with the conversation and changed the subject.
"By the way, when did Taylor die?"
Luo Congmin was taken aback upon hearing this.
"He's not dead?"
"not dead?"
Luo Ji was also taken aback by this answer.
"I thought he was dead a long time ago, after all, I haven't seen him in so long."
Luo Congmin was immediately ashamed.
"If you hadn't mentioned it, I wouldn't have remembered that such a person existed. He's not dead; he's still in the hibernation center. Because his presence is so low, I haven't thought about thawing him. Once I finish what I'm doing, I'll go and wake him up."
Luo Ji touched his chin.
"I wonder if this guy is still alive after being frozen for over three hundred years."
Taylor went into hibernation during the Crisis Era. Because everyone was busy, no one remembered to wake him up, so he has been in hibernation ever since.
Now, the technological gap between humans and the Trisolarans is gradually narrowing, and the real moment of counterattack may require the appearance of this Wallfacer.
Just as the two were chatting, dozens of alarms suddenly popped up on the shuttle's interface!
"Warning! High-energy reaction detected approaching!"
Just as Luo Ji was about to turn off the warning notification, a strange sense of crisis suddenly surged into his heart!
He quickly switched the shuttle to manual mode and then pressed the push lever all the way down!
"Buzz!"
A blue arc of electricity flashed around the shuttle, and its speed suddenly increased by more than ten levels, heading straight into the distance!
But before Luo Ji and his companion's shuttle had gone more than ten meters, the shuttle's outer armor made a loud bang and then broke into two pieces!
"Hold!"
Luo Ji reacted quickly, immediately activating his exoskeleton armor.
In an instant, a set of tactical armor covered Luo Ji's entire body, and the thrusters at the rear burst out with blue energy. He also pulled Luo Congmin beside him out of the shuttle cabin and soared into the sky!
The shuttle was split in two by an unknown force, and it was obvious that it had been attacked.
But what puzzled Luo Ji was that he had clearly relinquished his identities as the Swordholder and the Wallfacer, so why would anyone still attack him!
"Are you OK?"
Luo Ji grabbed Luo Congmin's arm and lifted her into the air, while the latter's expression remained one of shock.
"fine!"
After confirming that his daughter was unharmed, Luo Ji began searching the area for the people who had attacked them, and soon he found his target.
On the ground, there was a woman dressed in a black combat uniform, holding a high-frequency cutting knife in her hand.
Luo Ji was not unfamiliar with the woman's appearance; he had met her several times when he was the swordsman.
Tomoko!
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