871 Application Approval (1/2)

The weather was good––the sun was shining, the sea breeze was blowing, and the visibility was great. The weather was not too hot nor too cold––it was all around a great day for a spring outing.

On the way to the beach, Zhang Zian saw many parents and grandparents taking their kids out to fly kites. The kites of various different colors fluttered high in the air, and one could not help but think, Ah! It's spring!

There was also a few elderly men who flew kites that were abnormally large, stretching over ten meters long. The kites were made up of connecting sections––a dragon head and a centipede body. It was just like the overlord of the skies, and all the other small kites were incomparable.

Wu!

A flock of white pigeons flew across the sky above their heads. The pigeon whistles tied to their claws sounded out, making a melodious sound. Zian only hoped that the owner did not raise them in the downtown area.

Zhang Zian drove along the seawall, all the way to the rugged, desolated beach.

Zian's phone had rung on the way, but because he was driving, he did not check his phone. After he stopped the car and switched off the engine, he took his phone out to look.

It was a message from Professor Wei Kang.

Wei Kang: ”Xiao Zhang, the academy just had a meeting, and the academy's dean has approved our expedition application. That also includes you joining us to Egypt as the special consultant, but they have specifically instructed that, as a non-staff personnel, you are responsible for your own safety and actions. If you have an accident during the expedition, the expedition team and academy will not be held responsible. Do you have any issues with that?”

Zhang Zian thought about it. The academy's terms were not unreasonable, since he was originally not part of the hired staff. The dean was already being very nice in allowing him to join the expedition team. If he were to cause some trouble or be injured over in Egypt, the school would definitely not be willing to take the responsibility for all of that… Wei Kang must've put in a lot of effort to have the dean agree.

With that, Zian was also able to go around freely. There were more advantages than disadvantages. After all, it was better than him going alone.

So he replied, ”Professor Wei, I'm okay with that.”

Soon enough, Wei Kang sent another message over: ”That's great then. The budget will be available soon, so we'll be entering the itinerary planning and equipment preparation stage. I'll be sending you a form, so please fill it out with the correct data of your height, weight, chest measurement, arm length, and shoe size before sending it back to me. We need to custom order the clothes required for the expedition.”

Zhang Zian received the form, but he was in no hurry to fill it out. He asked, ”Professor Wei, I have a request… Can you hear me out?”

Wei Kang: ”What request? As long as it's not against the rules of the expedition team, the dean is not an unreasonable person.”

Zhang Zian: ”I'd like to bring a few pets along with me. Of course, I'll be responsible for their expenses on travel and meals––there's also no need to custom order any clothes for them. They won't add any trouble to the expedition team.”

Wei Kang: ”Reason is?”

Zhang Zian: ”To further ensure that we're able to accomplish the expedition team's goal: to locate traces of the Egyptian Mau. The pets in my shop have undergone my special training, so they're able to play an important part of the expedition team. I'm sure that they'll be able to provide great help to the team.”

There was no need to explain any further. Zian used to be known for his capabilities in training cats, and ever since Famous won the Berlin Film Festival's best actor award, many people were willing to pay him a high price to train their dog. Although he seemed unaffected when he turned them all of down, he was bleeding inside his heart. His dog training abilities were really just average, however––there was nothing special about them––and he was going to destroy his own reputation if he took the job. It was just better all around if he turned them all down and remained a mystery.