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The sight that greeted them was a five-story building that seemed to have sprung up overnight.
It looked brand spanking new, yet it stood in stark contrast to its surroundings - andscape dominated by barren soil and construction sites.
Edna scoffed, "What kind ofb sets up shop here? Only Roseanne could pick such a spot to pull a fast one."
Babur, who had been rtively calm up until now, felt even more at ease.
Just some small-time tomfoolery, trying to stir up attention from the university?
How na?ve!
"Let''s head out. Nothing to see here. Total waste of a trip," Edna muttered.
Just as the group was about to hop back into their car and leave-
"Hey, isn''t that Babur?" A cheerful voice called out from not too far away. An elderly man was waving at Babur with a smile.
Babur squinted and then his eyes widened in shock, "Mr. Lorenzo?! What are you doing here?!"
Mr. Lorenzo was a legend in the Computer Science department at Kingswell University, long since retired.
Babur had taken his course during his undergrad years and had stayed on as a faculty member, turning their rtionship from that of student and teacher to colleagues. They had remained on good terms.
Justst week, Babur had called to check in on Lorenzo.
"Weren''t you off to Thornhaven for the winter? Howe..."
Lorenzo chuckled, "Couldn''t get used to it. After spending a lifetime in Lumina City, everywhere else just seemscking."
"And you''re here because?"
"Oh, Hans invited me to check out the excitement. So, here I am, joining the crowd."
"Excitement? What excitement?"
Lorenzo beamed, "Theb''s opening ceremony."
Babur felt a jolt of surprise, "A bit of student mischief managed to draw you out? These kids, I swear..."
He had assumed Mr. Lorenzo was invited by Roseanne.
To think she managed to get him involved!
"All this fuss, and to think about the hassle of wrapping it upter... It''ll probably fall on us teachers to clean up the mess..."
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Lorenzo, looking puzzled, furrowed
his brows, "A fuss? The first
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student-led, fully autonomous smart biob in the country. It''s unprecedented in Kingswell University''s history. How is this just a fuss?"
Babur retorted, "This barrennd? You call this ab?"
And a smart biob, no less...
Such big talk, he thought, almost ready tough.
"You see barrennd?" Lorenzo questioned his sanity, pointing at the building behind him, "Five floors, each with its own dedicated function, state-of-the-art experiment environment, and equipment so advanced, most of it''s imported..."
By the end, even he sounded envious.
He had never worked in such a high-techb before...
Babur, staring at the building as if seeing a ghost, eximed, "You''re saying Roseanne built thisb?!"
"That she did. Looks a bit deste
around here because we''re at the back. If you want to see the action, just follow this path around to the front..."
Lorenzo''s curiosity about theb was insatiable. After touring the inside, he''d sneaked out back, half-hoping to discover something else exciting.
And that''s when he bumped into Babur and the group...
As Babur and the others made their way to the front, they were greeted by the lively sounds of a crowd, peppered with congrattions and admiration.
Edna was just as stunned, her mouth agape, everything feeling so surreal.
But no matter how many times she blinked, everything remained. It was real.
Roseanne and her team had actually built ab. Not just anyb, but a whole building!
How was this possible?
ter was dumbfounded too.
He hade along just to mock Roseanne and her team, his taunts ready. But... no one told him there was actually ab!
"How did they pull this off?" ter mumbled, usually so quick-witted, now at a loss for words, just staring at the newly erected building. Hertha''s expression wasn''t any better.
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