Meng Huai entrusted the affairs of the medicinal cuisine restaurant to Sister Ting, and felt relieved as they had nothing else to do.
After sweeping through a lot of materials in the material room, she left with Rong Feichen.
Meng Huai released her spiritual power to sense everything within the Imperial Military Academy, and at the same time observed the academy's terrain to figure out how to best arrange the formation.
Before long, Meng Huai said to Rong Feichen, "Let's head to the research institute first."
She planned to set up the main formation there, maximizing its defensive capabilities, which meant she wouldn't hesitate to use a lot of materials.
The path from the combat academy to the research institute conveniently passed through Meng Huai's small field. It was the most direct and shortest route.
However, upon arriving at the research institute, even the area that was just for planting fields had more people than usual.
Normally, only Xiao Fang guarded this area, ensuring there were no problems with the fields. But now, as soon as they reached the fields, there were many guards.
The guards saw Meng Huai and the other person enter and did not obstruct them. They merely nodded in greeting.
It was clear that superiors had been informed, and Meng Huai now had free access to any part of the Imperial Military Academy without obstruction. As for others, the research institute was now heavily guarded. It would be difficult for ordinary people to come here.
After all, the research institute staff lacked self-preservation capabilities and were still needed to research the cause of the sudden unrest. They absolutely could not afford any problems.
Rong Feichen walked beside Meng Huai, and after passing the guards, he said to Meng Huai, "It's so strictly guarded here."
For a moment, Rong Feichen was a little unaccustomed to it and felt a bit nervous seeing the guards.
"Yes, nothing can go wrong here."
Meng Huai said this and then added, "Let's hurry and set up the defensive formation here."
"Okay, I'll help you refine the formation materials."
Having gained experience once, Rong Feichen could help with refining some simple formation flags and the like.
Meng Huai first dealt with the places where the formation flags needed to be buried, and then went to refine the materials required for the formation with Rong Feichen.
During this time, Meng Huai's technique for refining formation flags gradually adapted to the methods of this era, as learning more inevitably led to integration. As for things that couldn't be refined with this era's methods, she would discreetly avoid them with Rong Feichen.
After all, if Rong Feichen witnessed the too extraordinary refining process, it would be difficult for Meng Huai to explain. So, it was better to be safe and avoid it.
Three days later, Meng Huai and Rong Feichen were organizing the items they had refined over the past few days.
"This is enough."
After the materials were prepared, Meng Huai headed to the research institute again.
This time, she went alone and did not ask Rong Feichen to accompany her. Rong Feichen, seeing that he had no more work, left with a departing spaceship that was going on a mission.
As Meng Huai walked towards the research institute, she heard shouting from ahead. She saw that the place where she was about to place the formation flags seemed to be where the investigation into the cause of the unrest was taking place.
The shouting was from those who had lost their minds. Meng Huai probed them with her spiritual power and saw them bound to chairs, still struggling to get out.
As for what they intended to do after getting out, Meng Huai had not witnessed their unrest firsthand, so she wasn't entirely clear.
When Meng Huai returned from the league competition, the rioters in the Imperial Military Academy had basically been subdued. In the past few days, she had been busy researching and refining formation flags, so she had even less time to think about this matter.
Now that she had detected these people with her spiritual power, Meng Huai began to ponder.
When she encountered demonic creatures a few months ago in this era, she thought it was a coincidence. But unexpectedly, such a large-scale disturbance occurred this time.
"What exactly is going on?"
Meng Huai was thinking, and her movements naturally slowed down a bit.
Then, someone inside opened a window and warned Meng Huai, "Classmate, please don't linger around here."
That person had been watching Meng Huai from outside for a while. Seeing Meng Huai staring fixedly at this spot, they thought that if it weren't for the one-way window, which prevented outsiders from seeing inside, the research institute would have believed Meng Huai was contemplating how to deal with the people brought in for research!
However, Meng Huai continuously staring here was ultimately not good, so this person opened the window to issue a warning.
Meng Huai, being warned, realized that she had been lost in thought. Staring fixedly at this place was indeed not appropriate.
So, Meng Huai apologized and said, "Sorry, I'll leave as soon as I'm done."
As Meng Huai spoke, she buried the formation flag in her hand into the soil. The person from the research institute saw Meng Huai's actions and found them even more suspicious.
They asked her suspiciously, "What are you doing?"
Meng Huai could see from the person's expression what they suspected, so she honestly replied, "I am setting up defensive equipment. If you have any doubts, you can ask our Dean Tang."
Upon hearing "Dean Tang," the person asked, "Dean Tang Sinian from the Combat Academy?"
Meng Huai nodded in affirmation, and the person's suspicious demeanor lessened somewhat. After all, he was aware that the security of their research institute was currently managed by the combat academy.
However, the person still reminded her, "Understood, do not linger here after you finish. Leave quickly, do you hear?"
Meng Huai simply replied, "Okay," and the person closed the window. However, Meng Huai's thoughts had been interrupted, so she busied herself with setting up the formation.
The formation for the entire research institute was completed as soon as she placed the last formation flag and infused it with spiritual power. Then, the formation for the entire Imperial Military Academy was also set up, providing a double layer of protection for the research institute.
After finishing all this, as Teacher Wang was away, Meng Huai went directly to Tang Sinian's office. After knocking and hearing "Come in," Meng Huai pushed the door open and entered.
Tang Sinian was a bit surprised to see Meng Huai.
"Meng Huai, is something the matter?"
Seeing that Tang Sinian was still busy, Meng Huai handed him the keys to the two formations.
"These are the switches for the two formations. The red one is the defensive formation for the entire Imperial Military Academy. I've also set up a killing array on it, which can be used to fend off external enemies. The yellow one is the formation for the research institute, with the highest level of defense."
Tang Sinian picked up the two switches from his desk and remembered what Teacher Wang had said about Meng Huai setting up formations.
"Ah, this formation. Alright, I understand."
Tang Sinian had been swamped with work due to the unrest these past few days. Although he was not a frontline soldier and did not need to engage in combat, there were still a mountain of trivial matters, and everything required his attention.
As Meng Huai was leaving, Tang Sinian recalled that he had previously revealed Meng Huai's identity to Marshal Meng. But so much time had passed, and he hadn't heard any news of action from Marshal Meng.
Since Meng Huai was here, he wanted to ask about it.
Humans are indeed strange, and their thoughts are even more complex. When Meng Huai's identity was not revealed, Tang Sinian intended to keep it a secret.
However, after being compelled to inform Marshal Meng of Meng Huai's identity, he felt that Marshal Meng was not paying enough attention. His own biological daughter was not being brought home, which was quite perplexing!
He couldn't help but speculate why Meng Huai hadn't returned to the Meng family. Was it that Marshal Meng didn't want her back, or did his wife not want her, or was it Meng Huai herself who was unwilling?
So, since he had met Meng Huai today, he casually asked, "By the way, has that Marshal Meng contacted you?"
Meng Huai was surprised by Dean Tang's question but replied, "Marshal Meng? No."
Meng Huai thought Tang Sinian was inquiring about recent events, so she answered this way. Indeed, Marshal Meng had intended to talk to her after the league competition ended a few days ago, but problems arose immediately after the competition.
The First Military District was also in chaos, so he had even less time for such matters.
Hearing Meng Huai's response, Tang Sinian casually said, "Oh, is that so? I see. You can go about your business!"
After seeing Meng Huai leave, Tang Sinian's feigned casual demeanor completely vanished.
He thought to himself, "As expected, Marshal Meng doesn't care about this daughter!"
As he said this, Tang Sinian became increasingly angry. He felt increasingly indignant on behalf of Meng Huai's mother!
However, it was clearly not the time to dwell on these matters, so Tang Sinian had to put the issue aside for now.