Chapter 329

After demonstrating the artificial ink stone to Qin Yu, Zhou Tieyi naturally would not allow him to simply take it away on his own just yet. He did indeed need Qin Yu to attempt to forge a new path of knowledge, but the artificial ink stone was of great consequence. This meant that even if Qin Yu wished to study it, he could only do so while under Zhou Tieyi’s own supervision. As for whether Qin Yu would actually manage to discover anything, Zhou Tieyi was not concerned. After all, one could not expect to pioneer a new path by pinning all one’s hopes on a single person. He currently controlled so many resources that even if some were slightly squandered, it was worth the cost to gamble on a greater range of possibilities. The artificial ink stone would, of course, also be given to his second uncle, Gongshu Sheng, for research. By utilizing two parallel paths—the Gongshu family and the Mohist School—he could create a control group, one high and one low. After all, even if his second uncle discovered a new path, his current standing would make it difficult for him to abandon his original Gongshu family techniques to cultivate it. This naturally highlighted the importance of Qin Yu.