Chapter 199 Origin

Chen Yan's expression was exaggerated: "Are you kidding me? How can I, who has a bachelor's degree in veterinary medicine from the Imperial College of Medicine at Shenzhou University, become an animal breeder! You are humiliating me!"

The old man scratched his face, with a slightly depressed expression: "Actually, there is no distinction between high and low occupations in the world. On the contrary, some occupations that the world considers 'lowly' are more difficult than other occupations."

Chen Yan's expression told the old man that he had not changed his mind at all.

The old man seemed to want to convince him. While stroking the head of the white cat in his arms, who didn't know whether it was dead or alive, he wasted his words:

"Look at the street sweepers who work every morning before dawn. Is their profession a humble one? Is it easy to do? I don't think so.

I have to get up at 3 o'clock every morning despite hunger, and finish cleaning the streets in the cold wind before 6 o'clock. This is at least something I can't do."

After hearing what the old man said, Chen Yan's expression immediately became serious.

"You're right."

He put away all frivolity and affirmed the old man's statement: "The necessary labor time in society is certain, and they should have higher remuneration and security."

This time it was the old man's turn to be confused: "Wait a minute... what is the socially necessary labor time? Don't worry, let's talk slowly..."

Chen Yan avoided the topic in a wicked way and said, "We haven't yet understood the meaning of 'professional distinction' just now!"

The old man realized that Chen Yan was causing trouble and was deliberately trying to offend him, but he did not feel ashamed because of this. His rich experience far beyond that of ordinary people gave him a heart as calm as the earth.

"Hmm? So what? If you think so, why do you regard the work of an 'animal breeder' as a 'humiliation'?"

He didn't expect that Chen Yan's answer was so bizarre that he couldn't tell whether Chen Yan was talking nonsense or answering seriously:

"Animal medicine should be responsible for treating livestock. The livestock and poultry on the farm are the targets I need to treat. Vaccines to eliminate swine fever and specific drugs to suppress avian influenza are the direction of my research, and zoos..."

He made a disdainful "puff" sound through his nostrils.

"A plaything kept in a cage for everyone to watch is not worth my waste of time!"

The old man suddenly caught up with his train of thought and asked curiously: "Rescuing animals on the farm and reducing risks in people's lives will make you feel that you have done something 'noble'?"

Chen Yan spoke immediately, as this seemed to be something he had to explain.

"It has nothing to do with being noble or not."

He added:

"It has nothing to do with money...although animal medicine can make money very quickly under certain circumstances."

He added again:

"It has nothing to do with reasons like [contributing to society]."

The old man became even more curious. He opened his eyes wide and waited for the next chapter. He even stopped petting the white cat in his arms.

"Modern animal medicine is undoubtedly one of the world's leading technologies. Any research results can improve the efficiency of animal husbandry and part of the breeding industry - such as the prevention and treatment of swine fever virus in swine fever, or the smallpox virus in cowpox."

"I don't have enough time, so I'll just give you a rough outline:

The stable development of animal husbandry and part of the breeding industry can improve social productivity in terms of food supply.

This increased productivity can be invested in other fields of science and technology - the guy who studied the steam engine must not have drawn the sketch of the steam engine when he was hungry, right?"

The old man's eyes lit up: "What an interesting statement! This seems to be some kind of theory? But I have never heard of it from any scholar!"

Chen Yan said angrily: "I was quite surprised before. The empire has entered the industrial age, but no one is studying this..."

He immediately shut his mouth and did not continue to talk about this sensitive topic. Instead, he summarized his words.

"The knowledge I have learned - the knowledge of animal medicine, is knowledge that can promote social development.

The development of society is objective and will not cause any changes based on human will. It will only change based on the development of productive forces.

What I want to do is to use my own research to push the world forward, into a future that no one can imagine, into..."

Chen Yan did not continue.

Every time he talked about this, he felt very lonely.

Because in the past few years, he didn't find that the world was much similar to his impression.

Even the two scholars who studied original sin who were supposed to appear in history did not appear in the historical trajectory of this world.

"I just want to see the future of this world."

At this moment, the desire at the corner of the road could not help but eavesdrop on Chen Yan’s thoughts:

【I want to see if this world is my hometown.】

hometown?

Isn't Chen Yan's hometown Tianshen Prefecture where the ancestral homeland of Asians is?

I couldn't understand the wish for a while. How could I tell if this was my hometown in the future? I couldn't tell it now?

"I'm an ordinary person."

Chen Yan's tone was calm.

"Ordinary people with ordinary qualifications should do what they can."

He changed the subject.

“But a career like a zookeeper is really hard to think of as worthwhile!

Isn’t this a profession that some low-life rubbish with imperial nationality do to earn welfare benefits?”

The old man was offended, but still not angry.

"Is this so..."

He sighed and touched the white cat in his arms.

"What do you think of this little thing?"

Chen Yan looked at the white cat in the old man's arms, the breath coming in and out of his nostrils, and he had already made an inference:

"This little thing is born with birth defects, is it a premature baby? Cats shouldn't be born prematurely...it looks like it's only a few days old. Why isn't there a female cat to feed it? It's going to die soon..."

Wishes looked at the "white cat" with its head drooped and barely breathing, as if it had died, with complicated eyes.

The old man looked at Chen Yan's eyes and said with a smile: "Can you help me feed him for two days? What if I survive?"

Chen Yan had a look of disgust on his face: "What if I die from recuperation?"

The old man suddenly took a step forward and stuffed the white cat into Chen Yan's arms with a arrogant movement.

Chen Yan didn't expect that the old man who usually looked like an old gentleman would do this. He was at a loss and when he realized what he was doing, the old man had already let go.

The white cat, which didn't even have fur, just lay in his arms, twitching slightly, then slowly opened its mouth, gently bit the fabric on the chest of his linen shirt with its small, toothless mouth, and made a

A slight slurping movement.

"No... I really can't live without a female cat to feed me!"

Chen Yan was so panicked that she carefully hugged the white cat that seemed likely to die at any time. She was completely at a loss.

"I believe you can."

The old man winked at him and showed a kind smile:

"Now, I have to deal with some things, Mr. Chen. See you tomorrow."

After the old man finished speaking, he walked straight to the corner where his wish was.
Chapter completed!