Scholar’s Advanced Technological System

by Stayrr

After suffering from a heat stroke while working under the scorching heat of summer, Lu Zhou, a hardworking but poor university student, somehow becomes the owner of an advanced technological system. With the cheat given by the system, his university life changes overnight. A Master’s degree? Easy. PhD? Not a problem. From a nobody, he quickly becomes a huge celebrity in the wor

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Chapter 133: Child Stay Aside

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After a busy year, Lu Zhou could finally relax at home.

The US mathematical modeling competition was happening, but he did not participate. First of all, he did not have a team. Secondly, this type of competition was not worthy of his time.

He had already received the Higher Education Society Cup, so he would not gain anything from this applied mathematics competition.

Also, he had recently won the "Best Young Speaker Award" from the academic conference, and that was way more valuable than the championship from the US Competition.

He decided to let the low-level players compete amongst themselves.

If he was going to join a competition, it would be something like the International Genetic Engineering Machine (iGEM) or the International College Robotics Challenge (ICRA) where it was both fun and realistic.

Of course, it all depended on whether he had spare time. He still had to study for his physics degree, and he could foresee that he would have to put more into time in school.

It was getting boring staying at home.

Lu Zhou could not find anything to do other than play League Of Legends. He would chat with his parents, help his sister with homework, play around with Xiao Tong, and read the news…

Lu Zhou logged into the US Competition website and looked at the questions for fun.

Hm, these questions are weird.

Question A was about eradicating the Ebola Virus. Question B was about searching for the Malaysian plane MH370. Question C was about human resources. The questions alone took five pages, and the last question was about solving the population growth problem.

Lu Zhou: "…"

F*ck, thank god I didn't enter the competition!

Are these questions even related to mathematical modeling?

Fortunately, these questions had to be solved by other people at the University of Jin Ling, and it had nothing to do with Lu Zhou.

Quickly, the new year arrived. There was a festive atmosphere around the community.

Same as always, everyone was in a festive spirit.

The only difference was that instead of asking "How are your grades?", people started asking Lu Zhou, "Have you found a girlfriend?" or "Do you want me to introduce someone to you?".

Lu Zhou was annoyed by the questions.

The second day after the New Year, Lu Zhou's phone was ringing non-stop. People were calling him to wish him a happy new year.

Surprisingly, Lu Zhou received a call from Luo Wenxuan at Princeton.

"Happy New Year! Also, I have to thank you!"

"Thank me?"

Luo Wenxuan said excitedly, "Yes, about the seven results from a six-sided dice! The inspiration you gave me was very important. I'll buy you drinks next time."

"I'll remember that. Also, congratulations," said Lu Zhou. He smiled and said, "Speaking of which, aren't you coming back for New Year?"

Luo Wenxuan replied, "I already went back for Christmas, and the experiment has entered a critical stage, so I can't leave. I'll have to spend New Year at Princeton."

He was a little sad, but he was used to living abroad.

They chatted about mathematics and physics for a bit before they ended the call.

After Lu Zhou hung up, Xiao Tong who was playing on her phone suddenly asked, "Bro, when are you planning on finding a wife?"

Lu Zhou smiled and replied, "Good question."

As she laid bare feet on the sofa, she sighed and spoke with a pained voice, "As your dearest sister, I'm sad that you replied like that. How about I introduce you to some? There are a few students in my class that really respect you."

Lu Zhou did not know that people in her class knew of him.

Lu Zhou replied, "Introduce my ass. What do you know about dating? Trying to find me a partner. Who do you think you are… Like I would need help finding a partner."

She replied, "Hey, why can't I? Why does it have to do with my age?"

Lu Zhou coughed and said, "Let me give you an example. If I found a girlfriend younger than you, what would you call her?"

She replied, "I'll just call her sister-in-law?"

Lu Zhou: "…"

What?

She makes sense…

Dammit.

In the end, Lu Zhou said something like "stop talking about dating when you're so young" and ended the conversation.

Another few days passed by fleetingly… Happy times were always short.

The little princess at home carried a backpack and went back to her daily high school life.

Lu Zhou had to return to school because of Ten Thousand People Initiative, so he said goodbye to his parents and left.

Lu Bangguo took a day off and sent Lu Zhou to the train station. He patted his son's shoulder and said, "Take care."

Lu Zhou had to transfer from train to high-speed rail.

After he left the subway station, he carried his suitcase to his dorm.

The graduate entrance exam had just finished, so the school was empty.

There were only a couple of students on campus doing research.

Lu Zhou returned to his dorm and promptly unpacked before he laid in his bed.

He had taken such a long break that it was time to see what missions the system had cooked up for him.

When Lu Zhou entered into the system space, he saw pure white.

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Lu Zhou walked to the semi-transparent information screen and clicked the mission panel.

[Reward mission is activated (Give up at anytime without spending general points)

[Description: Seeing that the User is so industrious, the system will give you a big gift!

[Requirements: Complete reading book list (0/15), complete literature reading (0/50), complete a set of experiments (0/1)

[Reward: 8000 physics experience points, 4000 biochemistry experience points. Debris.]

Lu Zhou: ? ? ?

What happened to a big gift?

Also what the hell is debris?

The system did not respond to him, nor did it even give him any instructions.

Lu Zhou guessed that the debris was something like a "sample", but broken? Maybe he could fix it and make it useful.

Lu Zhou was slightly confused.

He had always wanted to get something like a starship, but this time he prayed that the debris was not a broken starship. He did not know how to fix a starship…

Lu Zhou looked at his characteristic panel.

At the moment, he had 5100 physics experience points, so the additional 8000 was enough for him to level up. He was about to take physics as a second degree anyway, so the timing of this was convenient.

As for the 4000 biochemistry experience points, it was better than nothing.

Before exiting the system space, Lu Zhou looked at the book list. The list mainly contained physics books and a few materials chemistry related books.

Lu Zhou also briefly looked at the experiment. It was about "Real-time observation of lithium dendrite formation in lithium-ion battery electrodes". It also contained a description of the experiment and the experimental data that needed to be collected.

Lu Zhou took out a piece of draft paper from his drawer and copied down the book list. He then wrote a tick beside "The Coming of Materials Science" book.

The book was written by Professor Robert W. Cahn, a member of the Royal Society and a foreign academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. He was also a major player in the field of materials science. The most fascinating part of the book was that it contained almost all of the major materials science research problems.

Lu Zhou had wanted to study this book when he was in Professor Li's research team last year, but he did not have the time.

However, now, he had the perfect opportunity to study it!

Lu Zhou put on his backpack. He then left his dorm room and went to the library.

When he walked into the library, he quickly found "The Coming of Materials Science" textbook.

Lu Zhou borrowed the book. He was ready to sit down and study. Suddenly, Professor Tang called his phone.

If it was not for Professor Tang, he would have forgotten why he returned to Jin Ling in advance.

…

Laboratory building, Professor Tang's office…

The two graduate students were away, so the old gentleman was alone in his office.

The office desk was very clean.

A vacuum flask and a stack of materials sat on top of the desk.

"… I have some materials here, take it back and look at it. Then fill in the documents," said Professor Tang. He picked up the stack of materials and placed it in Lu Zhou's hands before he continued, "Take this opportunity seriously."

"Thank you, professor," said Lu Zhou when he received the materials.

Professor Tang nodded. He then noticed the textbook in Lu Zhou's bag and asked, "Physics book?"

Lu Zhou nodded and said, "Yeah, I'm preparing for my double degree in physics."

Professor Tang suddenly remembered something and he said, "I almost forgot about this. At the end of the year meeting, the school leadership team discussed your graduation."

Lu Zhou, "Graduation?"

Professor Tang nodded and said, "Yes, in order to allow you to start researching sooner, University of Jin Ling has decided to issue an undergraduate degree certificate in advance. You'll be enrolled as a master's student, and you'll join the Princeton PhD training program…"

Lu Zhou was stunned and he asked, "Training program? Master's and PhD at the same time?"

"Not at the same time," said Professor Tang as he shook his head. He said with a smile, "In short, you'll take a year or two in China to get a master's degree. After that, you'll be directly sent to Princeton to do a PhD. The University of Jin Ling will give you a doctor's certificate, but not a master's certificate. This is the plan that the school has tailored for you. If you're fast, you can get a PhD within three years, and the PhD will be issued by both University of Jin Ling and Princeton."

This talent development program was specially formulated for Lu Zhou, and no one else got this kind of special treatment.

However, Professor Tang did not mention that the University of Jin Ling already proposed awarding Lu Zhou a degree in advance last year. However, because of his age, the plan was not put in place.

This year, because of Professor Wang Yuping's suggestion, the program was given the green light.

The academician's recommendation held great power.

Professor Wang Yuping wanted to move Lu Zhou to the University of Yan to become his own student. Therefore, Professor Tang and his co-workers cooked up a plan to convince Lu Zhou to stay at the University of Jin Ling.

Princeton was also interested in Lu Zhou.

Lu Zhou asked, "But I didn't even finish my bachelor's degree. Is this okay?"

Professor Tang replied, "Principal Xu personally wrote to the Ministry of Education about you, so it'll be okay."

Emm…

It seems that this won't be a problem them.

Lu Zhou realized that his fears were redundant, so he smiled while feeling embarrassed.

Professor Tang continued, "I originally planned to tell you this in two days, but I heard you were planning on doing a physics double major so I thought I'd tell you now. Just get a double doctor's degree instead!"

He did not totally approve of Lu Zhou's physics degree, but he did not know what to say. He had no idea what this kid should do.

He thought that this kid's talent was in the field of functional analysis and applied mathematics, so he strongly suggested for him to develop in the direction of mathematical physics. However, Lu Zhou had revealed his talents in number theory as well.

This kid solved the twin prime number conjecture. Even though the thesis had not been published, it was basically guaranteed.

If Lu Zhou asked Professor Tang for his advice, he would have suggested him not to pursue physics.

However, Lu Zhou did not ask.

So Professor Tang did not say anything.

Professor Tang thought, "I'll let it go!"

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Chapter 135: Group Date

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The credits were not a problem, but he still had to go through the process of graduation.

For example, the graduation thesis and graduation answer.

According to Professor Tang, Lu Zhou only had to prepare his thesis for this semester. He did not have to go to the classes if he did not want to.

Professor Tang said, "Honestly speaking, I was both surprised and pleased to hear you solve the twin prime number conjecture. I don't know much about number theory, but since you are so obviously talented in the field, why don't you try solving Polignac's conjecture? You already solved the K=1 scenario, so you just have to expand it into all natural numbers… But don't pick this as your graduation thesis topic as it might take you a long time."

Lu Zhou obviously would not pick a world-class conjecture for his graduation thesis.

The twin prime number conjecture took him more than half a year. Even though the Polignac's conjecture sounded simple, but expanding K=1 to all natural numbers was very cumbersome.

Of course, before the publication of his thesis on the twin prime number, he was the closest person on the planet to solving Polignac's conjecture.

Lu Zhou smiled and said, "Don't worry, Professor Tang. I already studied some papers about Polignac's conjecture when researching the twin prime number conjecture, but I'm lacking inspiration. I might use it for my PhD thesis, but I'll choose a functional analysis topic for my graduation thesis."

Professor Tang was pleased as he said, "It seems that you already have your own plan. Then say no more. Tell me when you've chosen a topic, and I'll help you with the question."

…

The Ten Thousand People Initiative needed household registration information, so Lu Zhou returned to his dorm with the materials.

When he found his registered residence from his drawer, he sat down in his chair. He began to carefully read and fill in the documents.

Suddenly, the door of his dorm room was pushed open.

"201, your king has come back… Wait, Zhou, you're the only one here?" asked Huang Guangming. He looked around before he placed his suitcase on his bed. He then walked over and asked, "What are you writing? Ten Thousand People Initiative? What's this?"

Lu Zhou said casually, "Nothing, it's just some activity that I'm participating in."

"Wow, I don't believe you," replied Huang Guangming as he whipped out his phone.

Lu Zhou sighed.

He did not want to make his roommate feel bad, that was why he downplayed the initiative.

Is he really going to get to the bottom of this?

As expected, Huang Guangming searched up the Ten Thousand People Initiative and sighed.

"Motherf*cker, you're becoming a national talent… Speaking of which, when are you buying us food?"

Lu Zhou could not help but say, "Fine, fine. I'll buy you food. All you think about is food."

Huang Guangming smiled mischievously and replied, "What else do you want me to think about?"

Lu Zhou sighed softly and said, "You've changed."

Huang Guangming smiled. "Of course, who wouldn't love free food?"

Lu Zhou replied, "Is the only reason you're friends with me is so that I can buy you food?"

Huang Guangming replied, "No…"

It was quiet inside the dorm.

Emm…

It seems that I've killed the conversation again?

The third day after the lantern festival, students began to return to campus.

Liu Rui came back first, followed by Shi Shang.

Compared to Huang Guangming and Liu Rui, Shi Shang returned to the campus filled with energy.

One would never guess why.

He brought a girlfriend back!

He was the first one in Dorm 201 to get a girlfriend.

Shi Shang held the girl's hand and said, "Let me introduce you guys. Wang Yajing, my girlfriend." Shi Shang then said to her, "This is nerdy Liu Rui, jackass Guangming, and boring looking Lu Zhou."

Huang Guangming and Liu Rui were unhappy.

What's this?!

Huang Guangming said, "Motherf*cker, why am I a jackass?"

Liu Rui said, "What do you mean nerdy!"

Lu Zhou was the only one laughing.

I mean Shi Shang has a point…

I'll take boring looking over a jackass any day.

What a sh*t show!

Wonderful!

Speaking of which, how did Shi Shang get a beautiful girlfriend anyway?

Lu Zhou stood up and spoke.

"Nice to meet you!"

When Wang Jingya saw Lu Zhou, she was stunned. She quickly smiled and replied.

"You're Lu Zhou? You're a god! Nice to meet you too!"

Lu Zhou waved his hand and said, "I'm no god, haha. I just like mathematics. Even though Shi Shang is a bit of a d*ck sometimes, he's a good guy, so take care of him!"

"Pfft!"

Wang Jingya could not help but laugh.

Liu Rui slammed his hand against the table and started laughing.

"Hahahahaha!"

This laughter made Lu Zhou confused.

Is it even that funny?

"Screw off, don't take advantage of me," said Shi Shang. He tried to change the subject by saying, "It's a new year, so let's all go out to eat! My treat!"

"Dorm leader is the best!"

"Too good, too good."

Huang Guangming quickly grasped the moment to ask about an important topic, "Dinner? Jingya, are your roommates coming?"

Wang Jingya smiled and said, "Of course they are. I'll introduce them to you."

Shi Shang smiled and said, "That's right, didn't you guys want a group date? This is your chance, so grasp it tightly."

Lu Zhou thought.

I really don't want to go on this group date…

Oh well, since he's paying for it, I guess I'll go

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Lu Zhou would usually refuse to eat with strangers.

However, since he did not have to pay for the food, he decided to accept the invitation.

Okay, just kidding.

Shi Shang finally got a girlfriend, so Lu Zhou had to give him some respect and attend the dinner.

After leaving the dorm, Lu Zhou, Huang Guangming, and Liu Rui all reached a consensus with their eyes.

We're getting wasted!

Agreed!

…

Shi Shang ordered a table at the fish restaurant.

The guys from Dorm 201 arrived, and soon after, the girls from Dorm 406 also arrived.

Everyone sat around the table. They were all nervous in the beginning. However, soon after, everyone opened up and started to chat happily.

Especially Huang Guangming and Shi Shang. They were getting more and more talkative as time passed by.

The quality of girls at the School of Foreign Languages was indeed high.

A girl with long hair named Xiao Yunyun sat next to Lu Zhou. Sitting next to her was a girl named Qian Hua. She had short hair and was watching something on her phone with her friends. Deng Le sat next to them, and she was wearing round-rimmed glasses. She looked very delicate.

Huang Guangming might have been interested in one of the girls, so he asked, "What are you guys looking at?"

Qian Hua looked at Huang Guangming like he was an alien before she said, "Haven't you seen Strongest Genius Student before? It's really popular! Geniuses form a team for subjects such as mathematics, physics, biology, and chemistry. You are obviously a dumb student if you haven't seen this before."

"… Then these six teams are from different countries?" asked Lu Zhou.

Qian Hua looked at Lu Zhou and asked, "You've seen it?"

"You could say so…"

Lu Zhou smiled and looked away.

He actually had not seen it before. The show's production team wanted to hire him, but he rejected them. He was disinterested in performing on stage, plus the pay was not enough for him to sell out.

Huang Guangming was unhappy to hear himself being described as an idiot student and he said, "What kind of a reality scientific show is that? I bet the students on the show aren't as smart as Zhou!"

"Pfft, no way he's smarter than Wu Yan!"

Huang Guangming asked, "Who is Wu Yan?"

"You don't even know Wu Yan? The youngest Chinese PhD student at the University of Auckland! MVP of his team! Genius mathematician!"

Lu Zhou: ? ? ?

Genius mathematician?

So me?

After that, the two started to argue whether or not Lu Zhou was smarter than Wu Yan.

Lu Zhou did not really care who was smarter. He just thought that these two were unexpectedly well matched as a couple.

Both the teasing type?

Suddenly, Lu Zhou realized a very serious problem.

Wait a minute. If this continues, the number of single guys in our dorm will become fewer and fewer?

What if I become the only guy without a girlfriend…

Liu Rui noticed that Lu Zhou was staring at him, so he asked, "What?"

"Nothing…" said Lu Zhou as he shook his head.

Thank god, he'll definitely stay single with me.

I don't have to worry.

Liu Rui: ? ? ?

Soon after, the food came.

The boys of Dorm 201 had not started eating yet, so they asked the waiter for some beer.

Huang Guangming opened two bottles of beer and placed them on the table. He then poured everyone a glass before raising his glass to the dorm leader.

Huang Guangming, "Brother Fei, thanks for remembering us, toast!"

He did not sound very sincere.

However, Shi Shang did not care. Instead, he raised his cup up and said, "Toast!"

Liu Rui went on and said, "I hope you two stay together forever!"

Liu Rui then said, "Toast!"

Up next was Lu Zhou, and the girls looked at him with interest.

Lu Zhou wanted to say "Toast" as well, but he realized something, so he stopped himself.

Shi Shang thought that Lu Zhou did not want him to get too drunk, so he said, "Zhou, you're too nice. I can still handle my alcohol!"

Wang Jingya said with a distressed voice, "Take it slow with the drinking."

Shi Shang waved his hand, "It's okay!"

Lu Zhou said, "Then… Toast!"

Shi Shang and Lu Zhou touched glasses.

Lu Zhou thought, "Why do the two girls next to me look disappointed?"

The food came and everyone was drinking and eating. Huang Guangming and Liu Rui had an agreement to attack Shi Shang, and they wanted to get Shi Shang wasted.

Xiao Yunyun poked Lu Zhou's arm and asked quietly, "Why do you guys call him Brother Fei?"

Before Lu Zhou could speak, Liu Rui asked, "Do you want to hear why?"

Liu Rui had a strange smile, so Xiao Yunyun quickly shook her head.

Lu Zhou said in his heart.

You can't converse for sh*t, you're going to be lonely forever.

Everyone was having a great time, especially Huang Guangming. He even got Qian Hua's number.

Even though nothing would happen, his gains were still greater than Liu Rui.

He looked at Lu Zhou and thought the same.

In the blink of an eye, the two bottles of beer were empty.

Lu Zhou was not worried about Huang Guangming, but he was worried that Shi Shang could not keep up.

Shi Shang was downing glasses left and right.

This was the first time Lu Zhou saw him drinking this much.

Lu Zhou was really worried, and he was about to discourage him.

However, at this moment, Liu Rui suddenly slammed his head on the table.

"F*ck, Liu Rui, what happened?"

Huang Guangming's eyes widened and he stopped drinking to check up on Liu Rui.

Shi Shang was drunk. He smiled at his girlfriend and said, "See, I told you, I'm not going to be the first one to pass out!"

Three seconds later.

Shi Shang collapsed as well.

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Chapter 137: Equilibrium Problems in Hilbert Space

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They had not even finished their dinner and two people had already passed out. They were planning to go singing, but now it seemed impossible.

Lu Zhou took the check for Shi Shang. After that, he and Huang Guangming carried Liu Rui back to the dorm room.

As for Shi Shang, he had his girl to take care of him…

After they arrived at their dorm, the two single guys laid Liu Rui down in his bed and called it a night.

After Huang Guangming climbed up the ladder and laid in his bed, he said, "I'm not feeling well, Zhou."

Lu Zhou did not drink much, and he was basically sober. He was about to prepare his graduation thesis topic when he replied, "Why not?"

"Ah, even Brother Fei got a girl, don't you have any plans?"

"… What plans?"

Huang Guangming sighed and said, "Forget about it, I can't talk with you."

Lu Zhou: ? ? ?

They did not speak again that night.

The next morning, Shi Shang had not returned yet.

Lu Zhou climbed down the bed and went to wash his face.

When he came back, he saw Liu Rui and Huang Guangming climbing out of bed.

Lu Zhou asked curiously, "Why are you so diligent today? Studying?"

Huang Guangming yawned and replied, "Why not?'

Lu Zhou had a weird expression on his face.

I guess so?

…

Lu Zhou ate breakfast at the cafeteria before he slowly walked to the library.

By then, the main entrance of the library was already packed with people.

There was a new cohort of students preparing for the graduate entrance exam. Lu Zhou did not even have to do the exam. He was already considered a graduate student.

Ah, life is so difficult. Why are there so many people here?

Lu Zhou walked into the library and found a remote location to sit down. He then opened up a blank word document and started to write his thesis.

He had already prepared the topic for his thesis.

Mathematics was a scientific research tool, so it was useful to sharpen this tool. If one never used this tool, it would be a waste.

Lu Zhou had already decided to get into mathematical physics, so he decisively chose functional analysis as the direction of his graduation thesis. However, this time, it was not about Fourier's transformations. It was about the unpredictable Hilbert space.

In quantum mechanics, there was an infinite number of states. So the inner product space dimension was infinity. This created the problem of convergence. When some parameters were infinite, in order to prevent any physical states from running out of space, the mathematical limit of any sequence had to be completed.

The Hilbert space met the requirements needed for quantum mechanics.

A physics system could be represented by a Hilbert space, and the vector was a wave function that described the possible states of the system.

Although Hilbert space-related concepts had been introduced in undergraduate functional analysis, they only briefly touched on the topic. In the cutting-edge of mathematics, the Hilbert space was a greatly researched topic.

Lu Zhou used this as a practice for his thesis writing.

He placed his hands on the keyboard and quickly typed a line of words.

[A viscous approximation method for equilibrium problems and finite non-extension maps in Hilbert space.]

Lu Zhou did not have to use general points to solve this thesis. He already had an idea of how to solve this.

Lu Zhou picked up his pen and started to write on the draft paper.

[H is the complex Hilbert space given to the inner product, and L(H) is the bounded linear operator, TL(H), then the numerical field of the operator T is defined as the following set: W(T)={ Tx,x xH,x=1}…]

Time slowly passed by, but Lu Zhou's thought process was very smooth. Soon, the draft paper was filled with his writing. He then reached for another piece of draft paper.

It seemed that his guess was correct. The higher his mathematics level, the better he got at solving mathematics problems.

Did my brain develop further?

What else could it be?

In short, he could feel the changes that were happening to his body.

"I'll finish this thesis in a couple of days before I bother with the system mission."

He stretched and looked at the other students studying and gained motivation.

It feels pretty good to study in the library. I can level up my subjects, learn new things. I'm enjoying this.

Lu Zhou did not know since when he started to like studying…

…

Back at the dorm, unsurprisingly, Shi Shang was bulls*tting again.

However, the guy was not talking about his "first time" or anything private like that… He was teaching the two loners about life experience and what the girls had… It pissed them off!

Huang Guangming turned on a reality show and Liu Rui wore his earphones as they both ignored Shi Shang.

"Hey, Zhou, you're back from studying?"

"How did you feel about yesterday? My girl's dorm room has some good quality meat, right?"

"Did you get their WeChat? Stop being so ashamed. Tell me if you're interested, and I can help you."

Lu Zhou sighed, "Brother Fei, you're insane."

Shi Shang asked, "Insane? Why?"

Lu Zhou, "You still think it's the new year."

Shi Shang, "New Year? Why?"

"Because what you just said sounded exactly like what my relatives said during the new year."

Shi Shang: "…"

Lu Zhou placed his computer on the desk and was about to go wash his hands when he saw the reality show on Huang Guangming's computer. He then asked, "Strongest Genius Student?"

"Yeah."

Not bad, maybe I can finally have a conversation with this guy.

Lu Zhou looked at Huang Guangming and started thinking.

It seems that the loner squad of Dorm 201 lost another member.

Liu Rui stopped studying and came over to ask, "What are they doing?"

"Sudoku!"

Sudoku?

Lu Zhou saw a calm young man on stage and had a moment of realization.

That's the genius called Wu Yan?

He did not know why, but he suddenly felt competitive against this genius.

Lu Zhou wondered if the guy was better at mathematics than him.

Suddenly, the people on the stage moved.

Lu Zhou was shocked.

"Blind Sudoku?!"

Huang Guangming smiled, "Not bad, right? Can you do it?"

Lu Zhou, "… I don't know."

Don't the players have to look at how much time they have left?

This is too scary.

Next was the one hundred science questions. The topics were physics, mathematics, and biochemistry. Lu Zhou was able to understand most of the questions, but Liu Rui and Huang Guangming were muddled.

However, those two were still watching intently.

Liu Rui asked, "Zhou, do you understand this?"

Lu Zhou nodded and said, "Basically."

He could understand the questions, but he could not solve them as fast as the contestants. Even some professors could not solve the questions that fast.

Is this the level of geniuses around the world? It's multiple-choice questions, so they can guess, but they still got all of them correct!

Lu Zhou subconsciously looked at the four people from the German team and did not see Peter Schultz. He looked at the China team and did not see any familiar faces.

Within 15 minutes, the 100 questions were answered by the contestants. The German team answered 83 questions, receiving 8.3 points.

The total score was 14:15, the German team "Tiger" was ahead.

A hostess wearing a dress spoke up.

"We all know that the great mathematician Euclidean proved the infinity of prime numbers, and the modern mathematician Hilbert used the method of topology to prove it again. The pursuit of mysterious prime numbers in the mathematics community is never-ending."

"The next question is a world-class problem."

"The great mathematician Polignac proposed a general conjecture. For all natural numbers k, there is an infinite number of prime pairs (p, p 2k). Our problem today is to make a guess about this conjecture."

"Whoever can reduce K to a smaller number will get 3 points!"

"Begin!"

The three guys in front of the computer were instantly shocked.

Huang Guangming, "F*ck? What is this?"

Liu Rui, "This dude will prove it live? B*llshit…"

Lu Zhou: ? ? ?

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On the colorful stage…

Wu Yan looked at the whiteboard silently. In his hand, he was holding a pen and after a while, he started to write on the whiteboard.

The light on stage gradually became a cool blue color, representing his calmness.

The German team "Tiger" had already completed the proof for number "246". One of the members looked at Wu Yan.

The camera zoomed into Wu Yan's face.

The professor from Stanford University frowned and said, "Vinogradov's three prime number theorem! He's challenging the form of K=1!"

The professor from Singapore exclaimed, "Unbelievable! He's going to solve the twin prime number conjecture!"

The vibe on stage was ignited.

The female hostess said, "I cannot believe that Wu Yan is going to challenge this world-class mathematics problem! Will he succeed?"

The audience was quiet.

Both the teammates and his opponents went silent as well.

The audience clenched their fists as they held their breath.

The background music started to be increasingly faster.

The live stream comments were going crazy.

[F*ck, is Dr. Wu going to challenge this conjecture?]

[My male god is so handsome~~~]

[Is Dr. Wu going to earn a Fields Medal?]

[I love smart boys~~]

[I want to marry a guy that's good at mathematics!!!]

[Wait a minute, why does this scene look familiar…]

This scene was exactly the same as the one from the Princeton Academic Conference.

The only difference was that Lu Zhou used six whiteboards while this guy only used one large whiteboard.

Some people started to notice.

A small group of people noticed the resemblance and posted Lu Zhou's video to the comment section.

A lot of people watched the Youtube video and started to complain.

[Is this plagiarism?]

[They just changed the person and added some background music, plain plagiarism.]

[How can they do this?]

[I'm a female PhD mathematics student at Berkeley. I've watched the video you linked. He was proving Zhou's conjecture in the video, not the twin prime number conjecture. The twin prime number conjecture is a lot harder than Zhou's conjecture! ]

[Yeah you're right, it's not the same question. Don't you guys know that the twin prime is different than Mersenne prime?]

The comment section became more aggressive.

Finally, the moderator banned some people and the comment section quieted down.

At the same time, the two judges stood up and looked at the whiteboard.

"He did it!"

"Unbelievable!"

Wu Yan quietly dropped the pen. He then turned around and left the whiteboard.

The audience exploded and they started to applaud loudly.

The audience could finally.

They released their tightened fists and released a sigh of relief.

However, not everyone was relieved.

…

Backstage of the Strongest Genius Student show…

The production team of the show was ecstatic at the ratings and popularity of the show.

They made it.

Wu Ping, who had just been promoted to planning team leader, was reporting to the director of the show.

"… Our platform search numbers have increased by 43%!"

Zhang Yuanjie frowned and said, "I know about the popularity… What's up with the plagiarism?"

He was happy with the popularity of the show as it would probably result in his promotion.

He had successfully created the character of Wu Yan.

There was a debate within the production team if making a celebrity academician was possible. He had successfully ended the debate.

The only thing he was worried about was the plagiarism accusations from the comment section. However, the public relations department of the TV station managed to control the situation.

"Here's the thing, we looked at the video from Princeton. The video was about Mersenne prime while the thing we presented was about twin prime numbers. They're not the same thing. We specifically downloaded the Princeton conference presentation schedule and checked it."

Wu Ping did not actually fully understand it, but he trusted the expert.

Director Zhang said, "Nicely done. But this Wu Yan guy is really impressive. I can't believe he solved a mathematics problem of this caliber."

The show did not care about the criticism too much. After all, there was no such thing as bad publicity.

Director Zhang was happy about his plan.

Who cared if he plagiarized? It was not as if Princeton was going to sue them.

The blind filled Sudoku and 100 questions were prepared beforehand, but the twin prime conjecture was not.

Therefore, when Wu Yan's manager proposed the idea of solving the twin prime conjecture on stage, Director Zhang immediately gave the go and modified the script.

As expected, the ratings of the show blew up.

The comment section also blew up.

Wu Ping said, "After all, he is the youngest PhD student at Auckland University, so he's pretty skilled."

Even the extras on the show were from prestigious foreign universities.

"Who said that science reality shows can't make stars famous? Looks at us!" said Director Zhang with a smile. He then added, "One more episode and this season is over! I'll pay the production team a bonus when this is over."

"Thank you, director!" Wu Ping said with joy.

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Chapter 139: Blatant Academic Fraud

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At this moment, Lu Zhou only felt despair.

The TV show clearly copied his proof steps, and it was not even a good copy.

A random scrub copied his own academic achievements.

Lu Zhou was furious and he immediately logged onto Weibo. He was about to make a post when he found out that he was being attacked.

[This is the genius student Lu Zhou you guys talked about? Only 300k followers, not even verified. Bot followers? How dare you compare Dr. Wu to this noob.]

[All you did was prove Zhou's conjecture, Dr. Wu is way better than you! Shameless!]

[Wu fans, let's all report this guy and get him banned!]

Lu Zhou: ? ? ?

I haven't even posted anything yet!

He saw these baseless accusations and nearly fainted.

What do you mean I'm shameless?!

Liu Rui noticed Lu Zhou was acting weirdly. He could not help but ask.

"Zhou, what's wrong?"

Lu Zhou said angrily, "Motherf*cker, I was plagiarized."

Shi Shang was playing the guitar when he asked, "What? Who copied you?"

Huang Guangming looked at Liu Rui, and he stopped looking at the show.

Huang Guangming was the last to speak, "Maybe… You also proved this twin prime number conjecture?"

What do you mean also!

I was the goddamn one that proved it!

Speaking of which, he did not tell his friends about his Princeton trip.

"… Nothing."

Lu Zhou had not expected that someone would have the balls to plagiarize his research results. This was blatant academic fraud!

How did someone like this get a PhD?

Does he not follow the academic conduct?

Lu Zhou took a deep breath and opened his laptop.

There was no use being angry.

What happened had already happened. Now, he had to collect evidence to protect himself.

Normally, in order to prevent someone from being plagiarized, that person would submit his or her thesis onto a website called arXiv, while his or her thesis was still in the review process. This way, that person could prove that he or she came up with the thesis first, and no one could plagiarize him or her while the thesis was in the review process.

However, Lu Zhou did not do it because he had already publicly published his research results in front of the public. He did not need to take preventive measures.

Also, at most of the academic conference, they had people recording the presentations.

Even though the reality TV show did not submit a thesis, they obviously violated the copyright of Lu Zhou's thesis.

Lu Zhou placed his hands on the keyboard and began to think. He wrote an email and sent it to Mr. Francis. In the email, he politely asked for a timestamped proof of his conference presentation.

The people at the Federal Mathematical Society were busy, so they might take a while to respond.

Lu Zhou hit "Send" and sighed in relief.

There was no reason for him to worry. As long as the proof of his conference presentation was sent over, everything would be cleared up. He just had to wait for his thesis to be published in Annual Mathematics and he would destroy the plagiarist.

Lu Zhou looked at the posts on Weibo. He was still furious. He then tagged the TV show and posted.

[Why are you guys so f*cking shameless?]

He felt better after insulting them.

Lu Zhou then placed his phone down and threw a towel over his shoulder before he went to take a shower.

…

Female Dorm 406.

"Wow, my husband is so handsome!"

Qian Hua held her phone and rolled around in her bed.

She missed the live stream last night, but when she watched the replay, she still felt excited.

She was shaking the bunk, so Deng Le spoke up.

"Stop saying husband all day. What did he do?"

"He solved a world-class mathematics conjecture on stage! He looked so handsome while doing it," said Qian Hua with an exaggerated tone.

Xiao Yunyun sat beside them and asked, "He's that good?"

Proving a world-class mathematics conjecture on stage?

He's too smart…

Qian Hua said, "Of course, he's a 23-year-old PhD genius! Even the guest judge from MIT was impressed at his talent! Damn it, I think I just raised my standards again. If I find a partner, he has to be at least half as amazing as Dr. Wu."

Wang Jingya smiled and said, "That's easy. The people from the group date yesterday was mathematics major, right? Just pick anyone other than Shi Shang. I'll get their WeChat for you."

Xiao Yunyun was scrolling through Weibo when she added, "Oh yeah, didn't that Lu Zhou guy proves some Zhou's conjecture? Just pick him."

Qian Hua said, "Him? He's not comparable at all! Didn't you hear the judge's comments? Zhou's conjecture is only a study of the distribution of the Mersenne prime. It's completely different than twin prime. Dr. Wu, who proved the twin prime number conjecture, is on the road to compete for the Fields Medal! But unfortunately, he's a New Zealander. Otherwise, he could be the first person in China to win a Fields Medal!"

Her advanced algebra mark was only 70 something, but she made sense.

Deng Le said, "And he's so young…" She sighed and continued to study.

She was not that fascinated by Wu Yan, but she did like him.

Xiao Yunyun was scrolling through Weibo when she said, "What a minute… The discussion on Weibo is weird. I saw someone comment that the Strongest Genius Student show copied a Princeton conference video."

Qian Hua said, "Pfft, they're just jealous."

Deng Le nodded and said, "Yes, definitely."

Xiao Yunyun had a weird expression as she said, "But someone said that the twin prime number conjecture was proved at a Princeton conference meeting one month ago. The Strongest Genius Student copied most of the proof process. The actual prover of the twin prime number conjecture is… Lu Zhou?"

The dorm went quiet.

10 seconds went by.

"What!!?"

Qian Hua was shocked as she said, "Must be fake, right?"

Xiao Yunyun replied, "Nope, the person that posted this is a PhD student from Princeton. He also added the timestamp of the presentation and a signature from the chairman of the Federal Mathematical Society…"

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Chapter 140: Hammer Of Justice

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Lu Zhou did not expect that only one day had passed.

On the second night, he received an email from Mr. Francis.

[… The PDF text record file of the presentation is attached in this email. But you probably won't need it? Anyway, good luck.]

Lu Zhou: ? ? ?

Why won't I need it?

Maybe the Annual Mathematics journal was published?

Lu Zhou quickly went to the Annual Mathematics website, but nothing popped up.

It made sense. The Annual Mathematics journal was released every two months.

Calculating from the last publication date, his thesis would be published at the end of the month. So why did Francis say he would not need this?

Lu Zhou was muddled when his phone suddenly rang.

When he saw that it was from Professor Tang, he picked up and placed his phone to his ear.

Professor Tang spoke first.

"What did you do again?"

Lu Zhou was surprised by the sudden question and he asked, "You know?"

He had not wanted this to be a huge deal, so he did not talk about it with anyone from the university. He had not expected Professor Tang to find out.

Professor Tang replied with a smile, "Of course I know, do you think I'm dumb? I go on the internet as well!"

What?

It seems that Professor Tang isn't too angry?

Before Lu Zhou could respond, Professor Tang spoke again.

"Honestly speaking, this TV thing is getting big. Wang Yuping is unreliable. He spread your news around town, saying that the Cole prize was yours. Guess what happens next?"

Professor Tang smiled and continued.

"I don't know how the press got the news. The Cole prize is substantial! Everyone Daily already wrote up an article, and they were going to release the article when your thesis comes out. How unlucky."

It was not Lu Zhou that was unlucky, it was Everyone Daily's editorial department.

A TV show ruined their plans.

What if Everyone Daily reported the wrong twin prime conjecture solver?

Someone was going to be responsible for the mistake!

In any case, there were people that were going to get screwed.

Professor Tang could not help but say, "When something like this happens, tell me or Dean Qin! Don't try to solve it yourself! If it wasn't for Luo Wenxuan telling me, god knows when I would hear about it!"

Lu Zhou said, "Luo Wenxuan?"

Professor Tang, "Luo Wenxuan heard about this and immediately went to get the records from the Federal Mathematical Society. He then contacted a few Chinese media outlets and emailed me about this. Go call him later and thank him!"

Lu Zhou immediately said, "For sure! I'll call him later!"

He finally knew why Mr. Francis said he would not need the conference recordings. It turned out that someone had already sent the recordings to the Chinese media.

He owed Luo Wenxuan one.

Lu Zhou planned to buy him dinner the next time he was in Princeton.

Lu Zhou hung up the phone and opened up Weibo. He suddenly laughed out loud.

Shi Shang was on his bed playing the guitar and he was shocked by the sounds of laughter.

"Zhou, what now?"

Lu Zhou shook his head and said, "Nothing, it's good to have connections. I don't have to do anything."

Liu Rui was studying when he asked, "What? Did someone solves a problem for you?"

Lu Zhou plugged his phone in to charge and said, "You could say so."

…

TV station, meeting room…

Wu Ping had an awkward expression on his face.

Actually, everyone in the meeting room had an awkward expression.

They had not expected the matter to escalate. Their "perfect marketing" plans were ruined.

Especially Wu Ping. He looked like he was about to puke.

When they looked at the video, they did not understand what the guy on the stage was doing, but they downloaded the thesis from the academic conference website.

Even though they could not understand the thesis, they understood the abstract. The conference presentation was clearly about Mersenne prime. They had even consulted an expert.

Therefore, Wu Yan's manager told Wu Yan not to worry about it, as there were no published twin prime conjectures online.

Now? The integrity of the show was lost.

Wu Yan sat at the meeting table. He coughed softly and spoke awkwardly.

"… Isn't this exaggerating? It's just a show, not a thesis submission. This doesn't count as academic fraud, right?"

Director Zhang was furious when he asked, "Why didn't you tell us that the proof process was copied?"

Yang Feng tried to appease him, "Director Zhang, we're on the same team. This is no time for arguing. I asked Wu Yan. He was inspired by the conference but he also added his own details. We can claim that they both solved the world-class problem."

Director Zhang's secretary said, "Saying that is useless. The key right now is how to solve this problem. My suggestion is to start repairing the damage immediately. Maybe we can find the mathematics journal and give them some money so that they would post our proof first?"

Director Zhang thought for a bit then nodded.

"Makes sense."

It was a pity to give up such a popular star on his show. Also, the other thesis had not even been published yet. What could a low-quality video prove?

Your thesis hasn't even been published yet!

I'll buy my way out of this!

Suddenly, the conference room door was pushed open. A man in a suit walked in.

Director Zhang Yuanjie raised his eyebrows and asked, "Which department are you from? Did I say you can come in?"

The guy ignored Director Zhang as he placed a document on the table.

"Notice from higher-ups. From today, your show is canceled."

The air in the conference solidified for a moment.

It was so quiet that they could hear a needle drop.

Director Zhang Yuanjie's eyes widened. He could not believe it and angered, he stood up.

"What happened? This is unreasonable! I'm going to talk to them!"

It was almost the finals, and they even did the rehearsal. Stopping the show now would cause great damage.

Director Zhang Yuanjie's face went white. He could not believe it.

The guy looked at Director Zhang Yuanjie with a blank face.

"Don't bother, no one can help you. This document is from the higher-ups."

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Chapter 141: Read The News Yourself

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Director Zhang was not the only person whose face turned white.

Wu Yan was sitting inside his hotel room. He was scrolling through Weibo when his face suddenly turned pale.

The University of Auckland sounded like a big deal. After all, it was located in the biggest city in New Zealand. However, the reality was that New Zealand was a small country in the middle of nowhere, and the University of Auckland barely got on the Top 100 list.

The strength of the university was still strong relative to its size. However, it was difficult to get a job in New Zealand.

When Wu Yan was at the University of Auckland, he was the type that could not "get a job". Not to mention, his major was in mathematics.

The nicknames the fan gave him was fake. He was still studying his PhD, and who knew if he could actually graduate.

That would only be determined in the future.

While overseas, he watched Lu Zhou's Youtube video. He guessed that most people in China had not seen it yet, and the proof on the conference website was about Zhou's conjecture, so his heart was filled with greed.

Anyway, it was not like he was publishing in journals anyway, and there was no overlap between the entertainment and academic industry. Therefore, he copied the proof process.

However, the results were out of his expectations.

Within a week, his scheme was defeated.

Someone posted the conference recordings online, with the signature of Mr. Francis, the president of the Federal Mathematics Society.

Even though the production team tried to cover the story up, and even though his crazy fans defended him, at this moment, he was still flustered.

Suddenly, his phone rang.

It was none other than Professor Harris from the University of Auckland.

He picked up the phone.

"Did you submit a thesis recently? Don't tell me you wrote my name down."

Wu Yan replied, "I didn't submit anything."

Copyright issues were relatively common in the academic circle, but that did not mean the academicians would tolerate it. Plagiarism was intolerable.

Professor Harris' tone softened, but he was still stern.

All allegations had a reason.

Especially allegations from the Federal Mathematics Society.

Professor Harris' tone was serious when he said, "Some people accused you of plagiarism, and this accusation came from the Federal Mathematics Society. I hope that you can take this matter seriously."

Wu Yan's face turned red and he said, "I didn't plagiarize, I only participated in a TV show and used some…"

He could not continue.

Professor Harris frowned and asked, "Used what?"

"Some proofs of the twin prime number conjecture which was presented at the Princeton conference…"

The other end of the phone went silent.

The professor spoke.

"Then you checked the conference submission and didn't find anything, so you copied it? Do you know there's a conference text recording, in addition to the submissions?"

Wu Yan's face turned bright red.

He had never presented at a conference, so he did not know about this stuff. The proof process was a simplified version from the Princeton website, and he barely understood it.

Wu Yan knew that there was no point hiding anything, so he tried to argue with his supervisor, "I didn't publish anything, it only inspired me…"

"You think that just because you didn't publish anything, this is okay? Anyways, I suggest you fly back to Auckland and sort out your school status."

Wu Yan froze. When he was trying to figure out what the professor meant, the other end had already hung up.

Beep beep beep…

His face turned pale. Cold sweat was rolling down his back.

He threw his phone on the bed. Wu Yan felt desperate.

Professor Harris had asked him to sort out his student status.

What does that mean?

Am I getting… expelled?

The door was pushed open, and his agent walked in.

When Yang Feng walked in the door and saw Wu Yan's face, he asked, "What happened to you?"

Wu Yan bitterly said, "My supervisor… might expel me."

Yang Feng paused for a second before saying, "Who cares about your supervisor? Do you really plan to go back to Auckland? You could just sign an advertisement contract here and make money. Who cares about your academics?"

Wu Yan thought about it. His agent made sense.

Who cares about the University of Auckland?

He took a deep breath and calmed down before asking, "What do we do now?"

He was not about to apologize, but he had nowhere else to retreat to.

He was still considered a genius. If he apologized, it would be a devastating blow to his status.

On the other hand, who would care about his academic title? His acting career had just begun!

"The show has been rectified, and the only person that can save it is you," said Yang Feng with a stern look. He continued, "Sort out your thesis as soon as possible, then submit it in a domestic journal. Then you can argue that you were the one that came up with the proof… Remember to change his proof process so it doesn't look like you copied it. You're the strongest genius student!"

Wu Yan was shocked by this idea. He did not expect his agent to be even crazier than him.

"How do I modify it? The whole premise of the thesis is using the sieve theory of topology. That can't be avoided…"

Yang Feng said, "Are you dumb! I don't know about mathematics, don't ask me! I asked you to change the steps. You can copy his ideas but not exactly. Just change a few letters or something, and we can just claim that it is a coincidence. Who cares about the academic circle anyway! You're in the entertainment circle!"

Wu Yan was unhappy to be called dumb. After all, it was a lot harder to change the proof process of mathematics theses.

Quite frankly, he had no idea how to modify it.

However, he still had sneaky plans.

He read the thesis published by Professor Zellberg in 1995. If he found a substandard journal and submitted the thesis first, how would anyone prove that he plagiarized?

He could claim that it was a coincidence from two geniuses…

It did not matter if the academic community was convinced. At least he could give his fans a reasonable explanation. Even if the show was canceled, as long as his fans were there, he could still make money.

However, things did not always turn out as expected.

He did not realize the flaws in his plan.

Wu Yan was discussing with his agent when the phone rang.

Yang Feng looked at his phone and stood up. He then walked outside to pick up the call.

"Hey, Director Zhang. How's the negotiation going with the TV station? They can't just give up on this investment…"

"Look at the news yourself."

Yang Feng almost could not recognize his voice as his voice had become so depressed.

He was about to ask what the news was, but Director Zhang hung up on him.

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[Do you guys know how hard Wu Yan works? Do you understand him?]

[Let's think about it. Why would a 25-year-old mathematics PhD steal someone else's academic achievements? In public? What, only one person can solve proofs?]

[What does a conference record even do? Hilarious, some white guy signs it, and it becomes evidence? I've never been to Princeton, but I did watch the video from beginning to end. It looks completely different than the show!]

[Youngest presenter, only a $10,000 USD prize. So little.]

[Wu fans, hold on! Justice will win!]

When Lu Zhou saw the comments on Weibo, he felt a million emotions.

If he was just a no-name person…

If he was just an ordinary university student…

If he had not received evidence from the academic conference…

If those things were true, then even fewer people would believe him.

He thought about the 2014 academic scandal, the "Academic Goddess" Xiao Baofang incident. A Nobel prize level fraud, which ended in the supervisor's suicide.

Fortunately, Lu Zhou was not alone in this fight.

So much so that he did not even have to fight himself.

When Lu Zhou saw the comments on his Weibo post, he was not angry at all.

In fact…

He wanted to laugh.

"Who cares about these blind haters."

Lu Zhou kept reading the comments. When he saw a few people supporting him, he liked their comments.

He did not care about those "Wu stans". Instead, he called Luo Wenxuan who was in Princeton.

The timing of the conference record was perfect.

He had to thank him.

…

The news that Director Zhang talked about was from Everyone Daily.

This time, Everyone Daily published an article about the trending topic.

[Entertainment shows should have basic morals.]

The article used harsh language to criticize the Strongest Genius Student TV show. It said that the show was fooling the audience, and breaking the law.

As soon as the article came out, all of the other major media outlets re-posted the article, which sent it on trending.

The comment section of Everyone Daily blew up.

[F*ck me, I really thought that Wu Yan proved the conjecture. Are all celebrities like this?]

[What a douchebag.]

[Why do people even like this guy? He's just a PhD student. There are millions of PhD students!]

[I can't believe it, Wu Yan fooled us.]

[Is he going to get in trouble for this?]

[I hope he does! (fist) (fist)]

[I'm curious about Lu Zhou. He was on Huaguo Youth Daily last time, and now, he's on Everyone Daily. He's quite influential…]

[…]

With the Everyone Daily article, those who were still skeptical about the whole incident changed their mind.

No matter how hard the Wu fans tried to argue, they had no chance against the giant media article.

Fewer and fewer people were on Wu Yan's side.

When people went to find Wu Yan's Weibo account, they were surprised to see the account banned.

Before Wu Yan was banned, he posted one last time.

[I, Wu Yan, would never plagiarize. I have five million fans, do I really need to plagiarize? I was only inspired. You guys are accusing a scientist…]

Even now, he would not admit his mistakes.

His desire to survive was strong.

Unfortunately, his desire to survive was used in the wrong place.

No one sympathized him.

As a young adult, he had to pay for his wrongdoing.

…

After the incident, the discussion quickly heated up amongst major universities.

Almost all of the major media were reporting on this incident.

At the campus of the University of Yan, a guy and a girl were walking side by side to the library when suddenly, a reporter chased them from behind.

"Hello, please wait… Are you Wei Wen?"

Wei Wen stopped walking and looked at the reporter.

"Yeah, why?"

"Here's the thing. Our TV station is doing a campus interview program. What do you think about the recent dispute between Lu Zhou and Wu Yan on Weibo?"

Wei Wen pushed his glasses and said, "You want to ask what I think?"

The reporter smiled and said, "Let's talk about Lu Zhou first. I heard you met him in a national competition. What do you think about him?"

Wei Wen thought for a moment before he answered, "A respectable opponent."

In reality, Lu Zhou was so far ahead of Wei Wen that he could not even call him an opponent.

Of course, Wei Wen obviously could not say that.

In his dictionary, there was no such thing as giving up.

He was about to leave.

"Wait a second."

Wei Wen turned around and looked at the reporter.

"Anything else?"

The reporter asked, "What about Wu Yan? You've won the gold medal in the IMO International Olympic Mathematical Competition. Do you think Wu Yan is a respectable opponent?"

Wei Wen frowned and said, "Wu Yan? He's weak."

The reporter was stunned.

Wei Wen walked away from the reporter.

"Cui Jing, let's go."

"Okay."

The girl name Cui Jing nodded and walked next to him.

The reporter was left behind.

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Chapter 143: Thousands Of People

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Everyone Daily reported that the Strongest Genius Student show would be suspended indefinitely.

People claimed to see the French team at the Shanghai airport.

The French team was sitting at the airport as they waited for their flight back home.

This confirmed that the show was discontinued.

Everyone Daily further reported on the show.

It was not just academic fraud.

Reverse Rubik's cube, blind Sudoku, questions, scripts…

Most of the show's segments were faked.

The audience found out that they were lied to.

There were no geniuses. It was just a show.

The several big-name celebrities who were invited to be on the final episode of the show canceled their contracts.

After all, the show's reputation was in the dumpster.

As for the main responsible person, Director Zhang, although he was not fired, he was transferred to the TV station's printing room. The head of the TV station was the one that demoted him.

Anyone demoted by the head of the TV station was done.

It was not just Director Zhang.

Wu Yan had it even worse. Even though he went to New Zealand and escaped criminal prosecution, his degree was revoked and his life was over.

Lu Zhou had not expected this to happen.

He was also surprised about…

The Ten Thousand People Initiative selection.

The Ten Thousand People Initiative was one of the 12 major talent projects developed by the government.

Normally, one would have to wait for at least six months to get a reply.

However, Lu Zhou had already received a reply.

The school issued a notice and Lu Zhou started to prepare the materials. The application was based on Professor Tang's "Polignac's conjecture" suggestion.

Then…

The Ten Thousand People Initiative documents inexplicably came through.

1.6 million yuan in research funds also came through.

Although Lu Zhou could not put this money into his bank account, he could use it to purchase flights, travel for conferences, and pay for graduate studies…

Of course, Lu Zhou was still an undergraduate student. However, he could still give himself a monthly salary and improve his life a little at a time. He only had to write an expenditure report each year, and submit the progress of his research.

In addition to the research funding, there were other policy supports.

It could even be said that these policy supports were the key points while the funding was secondary.

After all, there were very few people who applied for this initiative for money.

Lu Zhou had not expected the application documents to come so quickly.

When he looked at the documents and the certificate that said "Top Youth", he felt a little satisfaction in his heart.

Maybe it was an illusion?

Regardless, he was considered a "Young Scholar".

He was probably the youngest.

…

After Lu Zhou returned to school, he was busy with the Ten Thousand People Initiative application. He had paused his graduation thesis and had only completed 1/15 of the system mission.

I can't keep doing this.

Lu Zhou looked at the Ten Thousand People Initiative certificate in his hand and shook his head.

I have to be more diligent.

I'll finish the thesis first.

It was too late to go to the library, so Lu Zhou pulled out his laptop and started writing on his desk in his dorm room.

Suddenly, the door was pushed open by Huang Guangming.

Shi Shang, who was tuning his guitar, looked at Huang Guangming and asked, "What's wrong with you?"

Huang Guangming sighed and placed his backpack down. He had a sad expression on his face as he said, "Nothing, it's over."

Liu Rui was gloating when he added, "Qian Hua?"

Huang Guangming nodded heavily and sighed, "Yeah, we were going to study together, but the results were unpleasant. I left."

Lu Zhou coughed and spoke.

"Is… it because of me?"

Huang Guangming shook his head and said, "No, I can't accept someone that bashes my friend…"

He smiled and continued, "Who cares. It's not like anything substantial happened… She's a bit annoying anyway."

Shi Shang sighed and said, "Wow, I think that your future relationships will be successful!"

Huang Guangming felt a little better and he said, "Thanks, Brother Fei, you always speak kindly."

"Do you want me to play a song for you?"

Huang Guangming quickly waved his hand, "No, no, no, that's not necessary."

On the other hand, Lu Zhou felt bad.

He always thought that Qian Hua and Guangming was a good match.

They were both the optimistic type. Although they both had shortcomings, who did not?

Still, he was happy that his friend defended his research results.

Lu Zhou said, "How about… I buy you some food?"

Huang Guangming immediately nodded and said, "Sure."

Lu Zhou was surprised by the speed of his response.

Wow, he agreed quickly…

Lu Zhou felt like he was being tricked…

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Chapter 144: Thesis Submission

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Just when Lu Zhou finally thought that he could return to his normal campus lifestyle, the thesis for his twin prime conjecture was published in the latest Annual Mathematics journal.

The publication of this thesis finally gave his efforts an ending.

Soon after, he was reported by the news.

It was Huaguo Youth Daily that reported this incident.

The title was filled with information.

[Young scholar Lu Zhou won the Best Young Speaker Award at the Princeton Academic Conference and solved the world-class problem of the prime number conjecture]

It was a miracle that the article writer was able to come up with such an eye-grabbing title.

Huaguo Youth Daily also cited the evaluations of Lu Zhou's thesis.

[This is an outstanding achievement. Now we can say with certainty that the twin prime numbers are infinite – Pierre Deligne.]

Also, the article mentioned that Lu Zhou was selected as the younger member of the Ten Thousand People Initiative.

This immediately caused a sensation on the internet.

[F*ck, isn't a PhD the minimum threshold for the Ten Thousand People Initiative?]

[But how many doctors are as nutty as Lu Zhou?]

[Mathematics is really the field of geniuses…]

[I wish I can get in…]

[This study god is amazing!]

[Brother Lu defeated the "Strongest Genius Student"!]

[Save some for me…]

Not only Weibo, but forums from major universities were also discussing this matter.

The University of Yan's forum…

[I just had a number theory class, and the lecturer told us about this guy. I wish I was there to watch him solve the conjecture…]

[This qualification alone is worth a PhD right?]

[Correct, but he's too young. You can't just hand doctoral degrees out like candy.]

[F*ck, he must be a genius.]

[Even geniuses have to learn. But he doesn't learn the same way as you. I heard that the University of Jin Ling gave him a special talent training program so he could get double PhD degrees within the next three years.]

[I'm so jealous.]

[This guy will probably receive the 2018 Fields Medal. There's no point being jealous. Just switch to financial mathematics, pure mathematics is a dead end.]

[…]

…

In addition to major media, we-media also reported on Lu Zhou.

[Shocked! The twin prime number conjecture was proved by him!]

[He was going to make a presentation, but he was inspired and shocked the world!]

The reports on the Internet were overwhelming. Lu Zhou skimmed over them before deciding to lock himself in his bedroom and work on his graduation thesis.

He thought that if he went to the library, the people around him would not be able to focus.

Therefore, he decided not to make other students feel bad. Instead, he studied in his room.

He planned to go to the library after he finished his thesis. He was too busy to do the system mission at the moment.

However, he was not completely stuck in his dorm over the past three days. He went to Mrs. Yang's house on Sunday to help Han Mengqi with her math problems.

He did not go for the money. It was more of a way to relax his brain and think about simple problems.

Of course, he did not refuse the raise that Mrs. Yang offered.

It was still a sense of accomplishment.

His student turned from a dumb student to a genius, like she was a plant that he watered every day.

Of course, this was also due to Han Mengqi's own talents. Anyone else would not have improved so quickly.

Lu Zhou previously thought that girls had a natural disadvantage in science and logic, but now it seemed that he was incorrect.

At least, Menqi improved her mathematics score by 20 within a semester. That was no small feat.

If it was not for the system, Lu Zhou's own talent abilities would have been around the same as this little girl.

Regardless of what the media says, Lu Zhou always viewed himself as a hardworking person, not a talented person.

The reason he managed to get into the University of Jin Ling had nothing to do with whether or not he was a genius, but it was because of sweat, blood, and tears.

After the tutoring session ended, Lu Zhou wore an apron and went to cook in the kitchen. He made a dish of green pepper fried meat, and the girl's favorite mapo tofu. This counted as an award for the girl's test results.

Mrs. Yang had not returned from work yet, so the pair ate by themselves.

Lu Zhou started to chat with her about her studies.

"I've already reviewed the mathematics and physics textbook for you, and I pointed out the topics you need additional work on. I can't teach you much else. By June, you won't need me anymore."

She had to study by herself and further solidify her knowledge.

Han Mengqi whispered, "Will you study abroad?"

Lu Zhou nodded and said, "Probably next year. The university plans on sending me to Princeton for a PhD, to allow me to go on a higher scientific research platform."

By next year, he would have earned a master's degree. The University of Jin Ling did not have much else to teach him.

It would be necessary for him to go to a higher education platform.

Han Mengqi looked a little sad as she asked, "Oh, I see. Then, will you come back?"

Lu Zhou joked and said, "Of course, I'll probably come back as a professor."

Han Mengqi looked up and said, "Really? I'll be a uni student by then. Can I be your master's student?"

Lu Zhou was surprised, "My master's student? You want to study pure mathematics?"

Pure mathematics was not a good major, especially for girls.

However…

Her family was wealthy, so it did not really matter.

Han Mengqi nodded energetically and said, "Yes! I love pure mathematics!"

"You sure?"

"I'm sure!"

Lu Zhou placed his chopsticks down and said, "Okay then, but I have to tell you, it's not that easy. You'll have to get into at least a Top 40 university."

Han Mengqi said enthusiastically, "I'll try my best!"

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Chapter 145: I Can't Go To Class

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The popularity of the twin prime number conjecture gradually faded.

Lu Zhou was happy to see himself removed from the trending page.

He could finally go to the library.

He was in his final thesis writing stage. The only thing left for him to do was to edit it. He could start the oral defense stage in mid-March. Then he would receive his undergraduate degree at the end of March, and he could then start to challenge his master's degree.

Lu Zhou woke up in the morning and went to the library. Before he could even enter the library, he was recognized by a girl.

"Wow, you're Lu Zhou? You're a legend? I'm a mathematics major as well! Can you help me? My thesis keeps getting rejected. Can you look at it for me?"

Lu Zhou was pretty easy going, so he was willing to look at it.

"Right here? What if you send it to my email…"

The people around him quickly started to come over.

"It's Lu Zhou… Nutty, he looks so young."

"F*ck, it's him!"

"Are you preparing for the graduate entrance exam as well? Why are you at the library so early."

A third-year student excitedly came over and asked, "God Lu, can I shake your hand?"

Lu Zhou's hand was grabbed before he could respond.

"I've got the spirit of the god. I won't wash my hand before my exam!" said the guy after he released Lu Zhou's hand. He then quickly walked away.

Lu Zhou: ? ? ?

"Genius student, do you have a WeChat? Can you add me?"

"God! Do you still use your mathematical analysis and advanced algebra notebooks? I'll buy them off you for a thousand!"

"I'll pay a thousand five hundred!"

Lu Zhou: ? ? ?

The crowd was getting more and more excited, so Lu Zhou took the chance and slipped through the library door.

…

The library was the same.

His internet fame might have faded slightly, but his reputation in the school was still there.

He then went to the mathematics building and found an empty classroom.

Once Lu Zhou found a seat to sit down, he sighed and took his laptop out of his bag. Just as he was about to edit his thesis, Xiao Ai's window popped up.

The window contained chat records of the mathematical modeling group chat.

They were chatting about him.

Chang Qing: [… What a god, solved Zhou's conjecture last year, and solved twin prime number this year.]

Xian Zong: [Ah, he's too quiet though. He hasn't said a word since joining our group chat.]

Kedu: [What if, we slide into his dm?]

Chu Chu: [F*ck off.]

Chang Qing: [I wonder if he's joining the modeling competition this year? Hopefully, I can join his team, I want to win the Higher Education Society Cup.]

Dayday: [Modeling competition? He's not even joining the US Competition, why would he join the domestic one?]

Lu Zhou looked at the chat records and smiled.

Xiao Ai: [Master, are you happy?]

Lu Zhou smiled and typed: [Happy. When I save up to 2 million yuan, I'll buy you a new home.]

Allowing this little AI to live in a tiny laptop was quite annoying as the CPU would constantly be burning. The noise from the fan was especially annoying.

The university was prepared to give him another million yuan for solving the twin prime number conjecture.

He had already asked Dean Lu. When the TV interview was over, the award would be presented to him by Principal Xu.

Plus his savings, he could buy the 2 million yuan server!

Xiao Ai: [It's 2.9 million though.]

Lu Zhou: "…"

He suddenly felt as if he was spoiling this guy.

He edited his thesis for around an hour before people starting to come into the classroom.

When Lu Zhou looked up at the podium, he saw a young glasses wearing PhD student adjusting the projector.

There's a class here?

The PhD student made eye contact with Lu Zhou.

He was stunned.

Suddenly, the class bell rang.

The PhD student did not say anything. Instead, he gently coughed and started his PowerPoint presentation.

"Today, we'll talk about basic number theory… Let me introduce myself, I'm Wang Shijie. I'm still studying my PhD in the field of number theory. If you are interested in the field of number theory, feel free to consult Professor Li Zhongshu.]

He then turned to the next page.

Most middle school students knew about prime numbers and natural numbers.

This was precisely the magic of number theory.

Even though many conclusions could be expressed in basic mathematics, without further knowledge in mathematics, it was almost impossible to study or prove these conjectures in depth.

Lu Zhou was getting a bit tired, so he closed his laptop. He wanted to see what the lecture was about.

He looked at the blackboard curiously.

[

The contribution of Chinese scholars to prime numbers.

Zhou's theorem: When 2(2n)P2(2(n1)), MP has 2(n1)-1 which are prime numbers.

Presented by: Zhou Haizhong.

Proved by: Lu Zhou.

]

This was not the main problem.

The main problem was that the PowerPoint presentation contained a photo of Lu Zhou.

When Lu Zhou saw the photo, he instantly blushed. He wanted to bury his head in his keyboard.

This is so embarrassing!

Where did they even get this photo! It doesn't even reflect my true handsomeness!

This…

This is unacceptable!

Lu Zhou did not know what to do.

The PhD student on stage was also feeling awkward.

F*ck sake!

I found this photo online. Who knew that you would come to my class!

Next slide of the powerpoint.

It was related to Lu Zhou as well.

[

Twin prime conjecture

The Polignac conjecture proposes that for all natural numbers k, there is an infinite number of prime pairs (P, P 2K). The case of k=1 is the twin prime guess.

Proof: Define theta(n)=lnn if n is a prime number; define theta(n)=0 if n is a composite number. If we can properly select the function lambda(n)…

The Chinese scholar Zhang Yitang proposed the above proof, the current best result is 246.

]

A student sitting in the front row saw this slide and raised his hand.

"Teacher, I think this conjecture was proved a few days ago."

The PhD student was a little embarrassed, so he coughed and said, "I made this powerpoint two weeks ago and I forgot to change it. This conjecture was proven by Lu Zhou from our University of Jin Ling. The specific proof process is too long, so it won't be tested in the exam. Oh yeah, also, Lu Zhou is sitting in the fourth row of our classroom."

The PhD student smiled at Lu Zhou.

Suddenly, everyone turned their heads toward Lu Zhou.

Especially the guy sitting next to Lu Zhou, his eyeballs nearly popped out.

He was probably wondering how he did not notice.

Lu Zhou smiled at the PhD student on the podium and sighed.

I can't even go to class.

Soon after, the class ended.

Lu Zhou packed up his stuff and left.

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Chapter 146: Talk On Stage

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After the number theory lecture, Lu Zhou went to his complex functions lecture. After all, he was still enrolled in this class, plus his roommates were there.

During the lecture, when the teacher saw him sitting there, he asked him to teach instead.

Lu Zhou started talking about the complex plane and the Riemann sphere. Even though he was not very skilled at public speaking, it gradually became smoother.

However, he obviously ignored the abilities of the listeners.

While he was lecturing on stage, the students who were listening were all muddled.

Only a few people could keep up with his stage. For example, Luo Rundong. Others, like Liu Rui, could barely keep up.

"… the transformation function between ζ-coordinates and ξ-coordinates can be obtained by compounding one of the maps with the inverse of the other and can be obtained by a transformation. The unit sphere and the Riemann sphere are different from the same embryo."

Lu Zhou was constantly writing on the blackboard.

Now, even fewer people could keep up with his pace.

Most people started to feel lost.

For example, even Luo Rundong was staring at the blackboard with a confused expression.

Liu Rui stopped writing, and he whispered instead.

"F*ck me, what is this sh*t?"

Huang Guangming looked at the blackboard as well.

He was not confused because he was not listening at all.

"Guangming, do you understand this?"

Huang Guangming shook his head and said, "Nope, Lu Zhou doesn't understand how dumb we are."

Liu Rui paused for a second.

He did not know what to say.

When Lu Zhou finished writing on the blackboard, he stood aside to let the students copy the notes.

The students in the first row took out their phones and started taking photos, but the other students did not bother to do anything.

The old professor, who stood aside, smiled and placed his vacuum flask down. He walked next to Lu Zhou and spoke.

"Remember, this is in the exam."

The students moaned.

They looked at the blackboard and felt hopeless.

They did not know what to do.

Liu Rui was going crazy and Huang Guangming said to him, "It's fine, Lu Zhou is coming back to our dorm anyway, so he can just teach us then."

Liu Rui ignored him.

He was not crazy because of how hard the content was.

It was because…

He found out the gap between him and Lu Zhou.

…

Lu Zhou could not attend any lectures, at least not mathematics ones.

After the complex functions lecture, Lu Zhou did not go to class again.

There was nothing that undergraduate classes could teach him. As usual, he went to the library instead.

His experience in the library gradually got better.

He refused a few thesis invitations, and fewer people bothered him.

After all, they had their own matters to attend to.

They could not stalk Lu Zhou all day.

This could also be due to the fact that Lu Zhou chose a low-key spot to sit at.

He devoted himself to his thesis.

Writing a thesis was actually a learning process for Lu Zhou.

In order to introduce Hilbert space into quantum mechanics and use mathematical problems to study the motion law of microscopic particles, he also studied a lot of theses and also attended several advanced graduate lectures in quantum mechanics.

University of Jin Ling's theoretical physics department was highly rated, and the lectures were inspiring to Lu Zhou.

Of course, even though quantum mechanics was fascinating, mathematics was still his cup of tea.

Therefore, he used a more mathematical approach to his thesis.

He only slightly touched on the topic of quantum mechanics.

[A viscous approximation method for equilibrium problems and finite non-extension maps in Hilbert space.]

[Abstract: A new iterative format is introduced in the real Hilbert space, which uses the method of viscous approximation to approximate the common elements of the solution set. The equilibrium problem and the fixed point set of the finite non-extension map forms a strong convergence theorem.]

The abstract was the final stage of the thesis.

"Finally finished!"

Lu Zhou looked at the completed thesis and sighed in relief. He then entered the system space to check his mission progress.

Reward mission: Documents read (13/50).

From the mission completion details, it was clear how much effort he had put in.

Fortunately, he did not have to worry about the thesis.

He only had to hand in the thesis to Professor Tang.

After that, he could start making his PowerPoint presentation for the oral defense.

As for the submission, he planned to submit it to the [Advanced Theoretical and Mathematical Physics] journal.

This journal focused on physics and mathematics. It had an impact factor of 2.3, which was not high. However, he chose it because this journal was a core journal and was quite famous.

After completing the graduation thesis, Lu Zhou went to Professor Tang's office. As a second year, he handed over his final undergraduate assignment.

Inside the office…

Professor Tang skimmed through Lu Zhou's thesis and said, "Your thesis puts forward many good points. There are many overlaps between the research on the real Hilbert space and my own research field, but I won't ask you technical questions. Just do well in the oral defense."

Lu Zhou nodded humbly and said, "Thanks, professor."

Professor Tang smiled and said, "Oh, you're afraid of my questions? Remember to work hard on your PowerPoint presentation. There's quite a lot of judges that want to ask you questions."

Lu Zhou coughed and said, "Professor, please have mercy."

"I will, I will," said Professor Tang as he waved his hand and smiled. He continued, "Dean Qin and I will give mercy, but the other two professors might not."

Lu Zhou carefully asked, "Can I ask who are they?"

Professor Tang said, "Sure, one is academician Lu Shenjian from our school. The other is Xiang Huanan, from the Chinese Academy of Sciences."

The fuck?

Even though Lu Zhou had not heard much about Xiang Huanan, he knew that he was a deputy director of the Mathematical Society. In short, the guy was famous in the field of algebraic group and functional analysis.

As for academician Lu Shenjian…

He was a member of international cooperation groups such as BESIII and LHCb. In 2013, he discovered the four-quark state Zc (3900) in the Shanghai Electron Collider Test. This discovery was named the world's top ten physics discovery of the year.

Although it was a great honor for these two big names to take time and critique an undergraduate student's thesis, Lu Zhou only felt one thing.

I only want to get my undergraduate certificate, but not like this…

Lu Zhou felt nervous.

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Chapter 147: Life Is Inevitable

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Two oral defense judges at an academician level would be coming.

No one else had this kind of treatment.

Lu Zhou could not help but feel the pressure.

Speaking of which, could the outsiders be oral defense judges?

Lu Shenjian was a member of the physics department at the University of Jin Ling, but that Xiang Huanan guy was from the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

Then again, if one were to think about it carefully, it was not as if the school would refuse a big name.

There was still a week before the oral defense began.

There was an interview waiting for Lu Zhou before the oral defense.

After the interview, Principal Xu would personally award him with one million yuan.

Lu Zhou was surprised to see that Suzhou TV station was the one conducting the interview.

Lu Zhou did not understand this arrangement.

He thought that it would be awkward to see a reporter from Suzhou TV station, but not only did the reporter came, the director of Suzhou TV station also came.

When Director Li met with Lu Zhou, he shook his hand.

"Lu Zhou, allow me to apologize! It was our fault to not verify the program's content. We've found the relevant personnel and fired him. We hope you can forgive us!"

Lu Zhou was a little unprepared at Director Li's kind words.

To be honest, he held no grudges against the Suzhou TV station.

After the plagiarism problem occurred, the involved personnel were all given the punishment they deserved.

Now the director even personally came to apologize, so there was no need to hold grudges.

Lu Zhou smiled and said, "It's fine, Director Li, I'm happy with the way your station handled the matter. It's already over, so let's forget about it."

Director Li smiled and said, "On behalf of Suzhou TV station, we thank you for your forgiveness."

He paused for a second before he said to the reporter.

"Xiao Wang, start the interview now."

"Okay, director."

Reporter Xiao Wang smiled and walked over.

Soon after, the interview officially began.

Judging from the interview, Suzhou TV was being quite nice to Lu Zhou. They did not ask any hard questions.

By the end of the interview, Lu Zhou finally knew why the university had arranged this.

This was good publicity for both the school and the TV station.

After the interview…

Principal Xu of University of Jin Ling and Lu Zhou stood in front of the camera and held a one million yuan ICBC cheque.

This one million yuan would be put into Xiao Ai's new home.

…

At night, Lu Zhou ate dinner at the cafeteria before he went back to his dorm. He then sat in front of his computer and started to edit his oral defense PowerPoint presentation.

He knew that this oral defense would not be easy. Even though he was only an undergraduate student, the two academicians would not go easy on him.

Therefore, Lu Zhou had to practice all possible questions about his thesis.

This process was the most grueling.

His three roommates finally came back from their lecture.

Huang Guangming saw Lu Zhou and curiously looked at his PowerPoint.

"Zhou, what are you doing?"

Lu Zhou thought and replied, "Oral defense powerpoint."

Liu Rui put his backpack down and said, "Oral defense?"

Lu Zhou nodded, "Yeah, graduation oral defense."

The dorm became silent.

Lu Zhou felt it and sighed.

He had been deliberately avoiding this issue, but he knew that he had to tell them at some point. This was life and separation was a part of life.

Unfortunately, this separation came too quickly.

Huang Guangming forced a smile and said, "Actually… We kind of guessed it. We were talking about this just a while ago, but anyway, good luck!"

Shi Shang put his hand on Lu Zhou's shoulder and said, "Good luck."

Liu Rui did not say anything.

This time, he was not jealous.

He always saw Lu Zhou as an enemy, and he hated his occasional gloating, but in his heart, he still saw Lu Zhou as a friend. This was precisely why he had not expressed his jealousy out loud.

Maybe, this was what a good friend should do?

Still, he could not for the life of him say good luck.

Lu Zhou felt the heaviness in the air. He smiled and said, "It's just a graduation oral defense, I'm still sitting here. It's not like I'm dead or something. After the oral defense, I'll buy you guys dinner."

Huang Guangming said, "No need, let us buy you dinner."

Shi Shang sighed and said, "Yeah Zhou, you've already bought us so much food over the past two semesters. We'll buy you dinner on the day you graduate as a celebration."

Liu Rui nodded and said, "Yeah, we've to treat you."

Lu Zhou replied, "There's no need, we're all friends here. You're stressing me out…"

Shi Shang said, "It's good to have some stress, so you don't forget about us. Besides, remember how much stress you give us?"

The other two friends nodded.

The fuck?

Not like this.

Why are they so persistent?

Lu Zhou did not know what to say. Suddenly, his phone rang.

When Lu Zhou saw the caller, he was relieved.

It was his father.

"I have to take this call."

Lu Zhou turned around and went to the balcony.

He then closed the balcony door behind him.

Lu Zhou took a deep breath and picked up the phone.

"Hello?"

Lu Bangguo's voice traveled through the phone, "Son, what is the twin prime conjecture?"

When Lu Zhou heard his father's voice, he felt better.

He smiled and replied, "Dad, you don't need to understand it, just know that your son is nutty."

Lu Bangguo, "Oh yeah, I just saw it on TV, so I thought I'd ask. Don't forget to wear more clothes these few days, it's getting cold."

Lu Zhou, "I'm fine, you guys have to watch out for your health as well."

Lu Bangguo smiled and said, "We're doing great. Your mom is cooking in the kitchen. Do you want to talk to her?"

Lu Zhou smiled, "Sure…"

"…"

A twenty-minute phone call went by.

Lu Zhou then leaned against the balcony and as he looked up at the dark sky, he was quiet.

He stared at the stars for a long time…

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Chapter 148: Graduation Oral Defense

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After a long period of preparation, the time for oral defense finally arrived.

There were four oral defense judges.

Other than Dean Qin of the mathematics department, Professor Tang was also present.

Normally there would be an avoidance system to ensure fairness, but for Lu Zhou, little things like this did not matter.

Other than the two people who Lu Zhou knew, there were two other people. Lu Shenjian from the University of Jin Ling and Xiang Huanan from the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

These two people were big names, and Lu Zhou was already familiar with them.

Lu Zhou stood on the podium and looked casual.

He had prepared for this moment for a long time, so he was not nervous at all.

The PowerPoint presentation began.

Lu Zhou introduced himself and started to talk about his thesis. He briefly talked about the main points and conclusion of the thesis.

This process was very short, and it only took five minutes.

Next was the important questions and answers stage!

Xiang Huanan looked at Lu Zhou.

"Fifth page of the thesis, I noticed that you mentioned that C is a nonempty closed convex subset in Hilbert space, and is introduced for a class of quasi-nonexpansive images T:CC. A Halpern-type viscous iterative algorithm. What does this mean? Can you explain it in detail?"

A normal judge for an undergraduate student's graduation thesis would not ask such a technical question. However, Lu Zhuo was no normal student, and this judge was no normal judge.

Therefore, the question was also out of the ordinary.

Lu Zhou did not have to refer to his thesis. He remembered exactly what he wrote on the fifth page.

"The sequence {xn} used to prove '8' strongly converges to a fixed point on T, and this point is the only solution to the variational inequality V. Can I use the blackboard? It's difficult to explain with words."

Professor Xiang Huanan smiled and said, "Of course."

Normally this would not be allowed.

Lu Zhou picked up the chalk and started to write on the blackboard.

[x1C, x(n1)=αn·f·xnβn·xnγn·T·xn, n1. Where f:CC is a compressed image, where T:CC is a non-stretch impression…]

Xiang Huanan smiled and nodded his head, "Not bad."

This answer was sufficient, even by PhD standards.

Therefore, the judge was satisfied with this answer.

Professor Lu Shenjian said, "Let me ask a few questions too."

Lu Zhou replied, "Professor, please go ahead."

Professor Lu Shenjian said, "I noticed that you mentioned in the paper that by applying your set of viscous iterative algorithms, it can also be used to study the pre-solution of the maximal monotone operator in Banach space. This can become a tool for quantum mechanics. This is similar to the algorithm mentioned by Professor Kohsaka in Japan when he introduced the non-stretching image in 2008, but you have not made further extensions on this basis. Why?"

Lu Zhou was surprised at this question.

What do you mean by why?

Because the focus on the thesis is not on this!

Lu Zhou coughed and said, "Because further expansion of this topic would count as a thesis in and of itself. This thesis is only about mathematics problems. Although there are references to quantum mechanics applications, that is not the focus."

Academic problems were endless, and everything could be further expanded upon. He only briefly mentioned his possible application of this set of viscous iterative algorithms in quantum mechanics.

Lu Shenjian shook his head and said with a heavy tone, "This is not the mentality that a scholar should have. You should strive to learn perfectly. If you have also discovered this possibility, why don't you further expand on it?"

Professor Xiang Huanan suddenly smiled and said, "Old Lu, stop giving Lu Zhou a hard time. People that are good at mathematics aren't necessarily good at physics. I think Lu Zhou is more suited for mathematics research."

Lu Shenjian said, "I didn't mean it like that. I meant that if he's interested, he can study under my wing. The movement of microscopic particles requires Hilbert space to regulate, and vice versa. The observation of microscopic particles will certainly have a great inspiration for his research in the field of mathematics!"

Professor Xiang shook his head and said, "I respectfully disagree. I've studied subgroup theory and the Yang-Baxter equation. Although mathematics can be a tool for physics research, mathematics itself is self-contained. Physics and mathematics are two different things."

Professor Xiang smiled and looked at Lu Zhou before he said, "Like what Professor Lu said, if you discovered a possibility, why don't you expand on it? If you're interested, the China Institute of Mathematics has a similar research project…"

Dean Qin interrupted them, "There are so many talents in the Chinese Academy of Science already, stop trying to steal ours."

Professor Xiang Huanan smiled and said, "What do you mean by stealing? I'm just making a suggestion."

Professor Tang smiled and said, "There's still some time left, so let's continue the oral defense."

In fact, there was not much else to ask.

The level of the thesis was way too high for a graduation thesis.

The so-called oral defense was only to test the student's skill level, which was obviously unnecessary in this case.

"Ask about what? Screw these formalisms!" said Professor Xiang as he smiled and stood up.

He looked at Lu Zhou and nodded, "Your work in functional analysis surprised me, I rarely see undergraduate students who are able to reply so wonderfully."

Lu Zhou sincerely said, "Thank you, professor."

Professor Xiang Huanan said, "No need to thank me, the oral defense is over. You can leave now."

Lu Zhou looked at Professor Tang.

Professor Tang nodded and said, "You can leave. We'll inform you of the results soon."

After the oral defense, the student usually waited for the judges to exchange opinions and give a score out of 100.

There was no doubt that Lu Zhou would pass.

If he did not pass, then no one else in the school could.

Lu Zhou was curious to know what his score would be.

Once Lu Zhou left, the classroom was quiet.

Professor Xiang looked at Professor Tang and smiled as he said, "Old Tang, I've never taken a student after all these years. I'm about to retire, and I want to find someone to inherit the clock. What if… we make a deal?"

Professor Tang smiled and looked at his old friend as he said, "There's no point asking me, I don't care where the kid goes. Go ask Old Qin."

Dean Qin smiled and interrupted the academician, "Don't even think about it!"

Professor Xiang Huanan shook his head and said, "Selfish."

He was just joking. It would be a miracle for the University of Jin Ling to let go of Lu Zhou.

At the very least, his curiosity was satisfied.

Professor Wang Yuping bragged to him that the University of Jin Ling had a once in a generation genius who would win the Fields Medal.

He had not believed it at first.

After today, he was convinced.

Professor Xiang could not help but think.

"Young scholars are so prosperous, so lucky…"

Actually, it did not matter too much that Lu Zhou refused his offer.

He had been around a lot, so he was bored at most things.

And for the things he was not bored with…

He believed that he would get a chance to see them.

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Chapter 149: A Person's Graduation

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The oral defense score was released shortly after.

It was 100 marks, a perfect score.

Since the two academicians praised the oral defense, how could they not give it a perfect score?

In a sense, his oral defense level represented the upper limit of undergraduate students.

The school did not even do the "deduct a point so you don't get cocky" thing because it was meaningless for Lu Zhou.

After all, Lu Zhou deserved to be cocky.

However, the perfect score did not matter too much, as anything above 90% would receive the stamp of "excellence".

Although it was expected, Lu Zhou was still relieved to hear the perfect score.

His OCD personality would cause him to lose sleep if he received a 99.

When the degree certificate was issued, Professor Tang and Dean Qin were present. In addition, Dean Lu from the applied mathematics department and Professor Liu were also there to congratulate him.

There was only one student who participated in this graduation ceremony, Lu Zhou.

They stood in the school auditorium.

Dean Qin of mathematics department solemnly handed over the diploma and degree certificate to Lu Zhou.

"Lu Zhou, your academics have been stellar, and you have completed all your school credits."

"After the reviews and appraisal from our school's degree committee, you're approved to graduate in advance and have a bachelor degree in science and a diploma in applied mathematics from University of Jin Ling."

"I hope you can climb even higher on the road of academics, and create even more glory!"

Lu Zhou took the certificate and said, "Thank you, University of Jin Ling, for cultivating me, I'll remember the education I received from the professors!"

Dean Qin smiled and nodded before he said, "Congratulations on your graduation. You'd take a break for a few days. Then complete the student registration for your master's degree. Think about what direction you want to research, and which professor you want to research with."

Lu Zhou smiled and said, "Sure."

After the ceremony, the students from the student union came in and cleaned up the auditorium.

Lu Zhou was about to chat with Professor Tang, but he suddenly saw a familiar face walking toward him.

Lin Yuxiang wore a white dress and smiled at him as she said, "Congratulations, you already got your graduation certificate. I'm so happy for you."

Lu Zhou smiled politely and said, "Thanks."

Lin Yuxiang said, "Then, Lu Zhou, are you free later?"

Lu Zhou thought for a moment before answering her, "I don't think so, I still have some stuff to do."

Lin Yuxiang, "…?"

…

Holding the diploma and degree certificate, Lu Zhou went to Professor Tang's office.

Before Professor Tang could speak, the thin looking graduate student stood up and poured a cup of tea.

"Sir, please have some tea."

Lu Zhou was almost embarrassed to be treated like this.

"Thank you."

"You're welcome. Hopefully, we can work together one day," said the graduate student. He then sat back down and continued to work on his research.

Professor Tang looked at Lu Zhou and asked, "Why aren't you celebrating with your friends? Why are you here?"

Lu Zhou smiled and said, "The thing is, Professor Tang, I want to become your master's student, don't know if you have time…"

Before Lu Zhou could finish, Professor Tang interrupted him.

"Don't ask me, I won't accept you."

Lu Zhou was surprised at his answer and he could not understand why.

Professor Tang looked at his confused face and smiled as he explained, "Because, with your ability, you can do your own research. Honestly speaking, I've nothing to teach you in the field of functional analysis. As for number theory, it's not my cup of tea. You have to do the research yourself, and this can't be taught by others."

"But…"

Lu Zhou wanted to say something, but he was once again interrupted by Professor Tang.

Professor Tang sighed and said, "Speaking of which, while our University of Jin Ling is one of the best schools in Asia, there isn't a single academician here who can help you. I wish I could recommend to you someone, but unfortunately, University of Jin Ling's mathematics department can't help you. You have to find a higher platform to do scientific research."

Lu Zhou did not speak.

Professor Tang then said, "The domestic academic community is very strong. You might not be able to sense or feel it, but from your rate of improvement, I believe that you'll soon be able to see it."

"I've been teaching for so many years, outside of academics, I really can't help you with anything else. I might even delay you. If you want to develop domestically, academician Lu Shenjian is a good choice. Anyway, don't you want to pursue mathematical physics? You're already an adult, I think you don't need my advice anymore. Your future, your choice."

Lu Zhou did not speak for a long time as he did not know what to say.

After a while, he said, "Thanks for the advice… I'll seriously consider your suggestion."

'Alright, go consider it. But just remember, you can't do research under my wing," said Professor Tang with a smile.

Lu Zhou smiled as well. He suddenly remembered something and asked, "Professor, can you please do me a favor?"

Professor Tang smiled and asked, "What favor?"

Lu Zhou smiled and said, "I want to take a graduation gown photo, for my parents."

Lu Zhou felt like something was missing.

It would be a great loss if he did not get a handsome graduation photo.

Professor Tang smiled and said, "That's it? Okay, no problem. Oi, Xiao Wang, take Lu Zhou to get a graduation gown. Oh yeah, don't you have a DSLR? Take a few photos of him while you're at it."

The master's student that poured Lu Zhou tea said, "Okay, professor. Let's go, Lu Zhou."

"It's fine, just lend me the gown."

Xiao Wang said, "It's fine, it's just a photo." He then walked with Lu Zhou out of the office.

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Chapter 150: Moving Rooms

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Xiao Wang borrowed a bachelor's gown from the faculty and took Lu Zhou to the old campus in Professor Tang's car.

According to Xiao Wang, all students from the University of Jin Ling should check out the old campus. They took this opportunity to take a few graduations photos here.

They then went to the north building, the auditorium, the south lawns, and finally, they finished taking the graduation photos.

As they sat in the car, Xiao Wang said, "I'll edit the photos and send them to your WeChat. You can then print them out at the place near our school."

Lu Zhou replied, "Thanks."

Xiao Wang smiled and said, "No need to thank me. I can now brag that I was the one that helped Lu Zhou take his graduation photos."

Lu Zhou smiled awkwardly.

This makes sense.

I mean, I'm so handsome, he can use my photos as a reference.

After returning to the new campus, Lu Zhou got out of the car.

As for the borrowed gown, Xiao Wang said he would return it for Lu Zhou, so Lu Zhou left it in the car.

Xiao Wang had to give Professor Tang back his car, so the two separated.

As Lu Zhou stood in front of the school gate, he suddenly thought of something. He took out his phone and took a photo of the University of Jin Ling and his certificate.

He then opened Weibo.

Lu Zhou typed a caption and pressed "Send".

The caption was only one sentence.

[Finally graduated.]

He had 300 thousand followers now and had decent engagement.

Within five minutes, the comments started to come in.

[F*ck, aren't you a second year? Already graduated?]

[This is expected, I'm not surprised.]

[The University of Jin Ling finally opened their eyes and let this god graduate.]

[Please have mercy on us master's students!]

[Did the study god receive an offer from Princeton? When do you plan on going?]

Lu Zhou looked at his fans' comments and smiled.

He then turned off Weibo and stuffed his phone back into his pocket.

He returned to his dorm with the degree certificate and diploma.

The second Lu Zhou went in the door, his three friends circled him.

"Zhou, you got the diploma?"

Lu Zhou replied, "I got it."

Shi Shang grabbed the diploma and degree certificate before he said, "Let me look at it. Zhou. What were you thinking when you took this degree identification photo? Did you not think to photoshop it?"

Lu Zhou replied, "You looked the same after military training."

The photo of Shi Shang after his military training was embarrassing.

Shi Shang said, "Hey, I'm not like you. I can show you, I looked handsome."

Lu Zhou said, "F*ck off, stop talking about my photo. Do you still want the benefits?"

Huang Guangming was interested, "Benefits? What benefits?"

Liu Rui looked at Lu Zhou. He was curious as well.

Lu Zhou did not say anything. Instead, he reached and took out the textbooks in his drawer. He said, "I don't need these anymore, so take them as a gift."

He gave Huang Guangming two books.

"Take them."

Huang Guangming looked at the two books and was stunned.

Lu Zhou said, "These applied mathematics and probability textbooks are yours. Try your best to study them. Mathematics is a broad subject, whether it's pure or statistics, you have to apply yourself."

"Thank… Thank you."

Lu Zhou looked at Liu Rui and gave him two books as well.

"Liu Rui, these two complex analysis and differential equation books are yours, good luck."

Liu Rui smiled as he said with a trembling voice, "Thank you…"

"No need to thank me, I hope you can reach your own expectations," said Lu Zhou as he patted his shoulder.

Then, Lu Zhou looked at Shi Shang.

"And, Brother Fei, these two are yours."

Shi Shang took the two books from Lu Zhou. He was about to say something when Huang Guangming suddenly shouted.

"But Lu Zhou… Why are there no notes written on these textbooks?"

What was the point of an unwritten textbook?

Lu Zhou had an awkward expression. He suddenly remembered that he studied these courses with library books, so he did not use his own textbooks.

Sh*t.

Lu Zhou coughed and said, "You've to fill in the notes yourself. The reason I gave you these books is so that you can follow my path…"

Damn, I don't know what to say.

Should I confess?

Lu Zhou had an awkward expression.

Suddenly, Shi Shang replied with a serious tone.

"I understand, thank you."

Lu Zhou: ? ? ?

…

Even though the textbooks did not have notes in them, they still contained Lu Zhou's signature.

If Lu Zhou won the Fields Medal one day, the textbooks could be worth a lot!

So the three roommates were still satisfied.

However, they did not receive the books for free.

They said that they would buy Lu Zhou dinner after he graduated.

It was just in time for dinner, so they all went to the fish restaurant outside the school.

Shi Shang ordered some food and only one box of beer.

They were originally going to order two boxes, but the waiter would not sell them two. He said that he would give them another box after they finished drinking.

Shi Shang finally gave up.

When the food arrived, the atmosphere was a little sad.

The four friends would soon become three friends. Everyone ate and drank but they did not talk much.

Finally, after a few bottles of beer, Shi Shang asked, "Zhou, you already got your bachelor's degree, what do you plan on doing next? Are you going to continue studying?"

Lu Zhou said, "The school has set up a personal talent development plan for me. The goal is to get a double PhD from University of Jin Ling and Princeton."

Liu Rui was envious when he said, "Double PhD… I heard Princeton's mathematics department is very prestigious."

Lu Zhou nodded and said, "Yeah, so it's not easy."

Shi Shang toasted Lu Zhou and asked, "Then… When do you plan on moving?"

Lu Zhou was slightly stunned.

"Moving?"

Shi Shang sighed and said, "Yeah, but don't worry, I'll reserve your bed for you."

"I'll go to Princeton next year, so I still have one more year left at the University of Jin Ling. I have to get my master's degree first," said Lu Zhou. He paused for a moment before continuing, "Are you asking about moving dorm rooms? Dean Qin asked if I wanted to move to a graduate dorm room, but I said it's too much of a hassle, and my room now is fine."

The graduate student dorms were a three people room, so the difference was not too big. Lu Zhou was not a particularly picky person, so he did not care.

Furthermore, he did not want to live with two strangers.

He liked 201.

Shi Shang: "…"

Huang Guangming: "…"

Liu Rui: "…"

Lu Zhou saw his three friends went silent.

What?

Why aren't you guys talking?

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Lu Zhou admitted that he should not have let his friends paid for this meal.

However, since they made him paid for dinners so many times, it should be their turn?

Everyone continued to drink.

They did not stop.

Clearly, they wanted to get Lu Zhou drunk.

However, Lu Zhou was not worried because the first person to get wasted was always Liu Rui.

This time, as usual, Liu Rui was carried back to the dorms…

…

After the oral defense, Lu Zhou took a break for a few days. He had to give his body a rest for the upcoming master's student life.

The student status was soon sorted out.

Just like this, Lu Zhou was a student of the University of Jin Ling again.

Except that, this time, he was a master's student.

After some serious consideration, Lu Zhou listened to Professor Tang's suggestion and studied his master's degree under Professor Lu Shenjian.

First of all, he wanted to further develop mathematical physics. Secondly, Professor Tang was correct. He had not fully experienced China's academic circle, so he had to expand his perspective.

Normal people could not even imagine how deep this perspective was.

Logically speaking, if he wanted to climb to a higher level of academics, having an academician as his tutor for the master's degree would be very helpful. For example, in order to declare a large-scale national project, he had to have an academician's amnesty. Whether it was to ask for money or to consult policies, it would definitely be better than fighting alone.

As an academician's student, he would also have opportunities to learn the frontier of knowledge, which Lu Zhou was the most eager for.

Due to these reasons, Lu Zhou applied to be a graduate student of Professor Lu Shenjian.

Professor Lu Shenjian welcomed Lu Zhou.

He had not taken on a graduate student in a long time. He had no energy or time, but when he saw Lu Zhou's abilities in theoretical physics, he decided to accept his request.

Theoretical physics was a high-level discipline, especially the field of particle physics. It revealed the mysteries of the universe at a scale of 10-18 meters.

Mathematics was also an important tool for studying particle physics.

The combination of the two would produce unexpected results.

Therefore, Lu Zhou chose the imaginative direction of mathematical physics.

Professor Lu Shenjian was looking forward to working with him.

…

Laboratory building…

Lu Zhou reported to Professor Lu Shenjian as he began his master's degree studies.

Professor Lu Shenjian gave him a brief introduction to the situation and what to do as a master's student.

"… You've accomplished a lot in areas such as number theory and functional analysis. I don't understand number theory, but the mathematical tools of functions and algebra are very helpful for theoretical physics research. Since you've chosen mathematics physics as your main research direction, then my advice to you is to go to to a few physics lectures, either undergraduate or graduate, or read a few textbooks. This way, you can fill in the gaps in your physics knowledge."

Professor Lu Shenjian paused for a second before saying, "Oh yeah, did you publish your thesis?"

Lu Zhou replied, "I already submitted it to [Progress in Theory and Mathematical Physics].

The thesis had just passed the review process and had now entered the peer review stage.

Depending on the situation, it would be passed either this month or next month.

In any case, the journal was bi-monthly, so it would take at least 2 months for him to see the thesis.

Professor Lu Shenjian nodded and said, "I'm also subscribed to this journal. It's a good journal. I've read your thesis, and the ideas that you put forward are good. If the reviewer is engaged in quantum mechanics research, they'll definitely see the academic value of the paper. It'll probably be accepted."

The professor continued, "I've different requirements for your master's degree than others. If you want to graduate, you'll have to publish at least two SCI theses in the field of mathematical physics."

Lu Zhou immediately asked, "Does this one count?"

If it counted, he only had to submit one SCI thesis.

Then he might get his master's degree by the end of the year.

Hopefully.

The professor smiled and nodded as he said, "It counts. But don't rush to graduate, you still have a lot to learn. Do more projects and accumulate some scientific research experience. I've already seen the talent development plan that the school has given to you, so I'll definitely let you graduate by this time next year."

He implied that as long as Lu Zhou completed the requirements, he would allow Lu Zhou to graduate by this time next year, but no sooner.

Embarrassed, Lu Zhou smiled.

He wanted to get his master's degree early, but since his supervisor said so, he did not insist further.

Anyway, a year was short, and he could do projects under the academician's wing.

"About your training program, I made a class schedule for you. Just take the classes according to the schedule. Also, one more thing."

The professor paused for a second before he said, "You might have known that I'm one of the leaders of the LHC China group. The "pentaquark" has entered the final and most critical stage."

"Now, the upgrade of the European Hadron Collider has been completed. Hopefully, the experiment will restart after the May meeting. I'll go to the European Nuclear Research Center in Switzerland at the end of April to participate in the meeting."

Professor Lu Shenjian smiled and continued, "If you can pass my exam by April, I might be able to bring you along with me."

The theory of the pentaquark was first proposed by the St. Petersburg Academy of Sciences in Russia in 1997. However, even Pollykov, who proposed this theory, was skeptical about the theory.

In around 2003, in the experiment on the spring-8 of the Synchrotron Radiation Facility of Osaka University, the existence of the pentaquark was briefly observed. However, in the Hadron Collider, no evidence was found. So, whether the quark particle existed or not had always been a controversial topic.

In 2013, the BESIII International Cooperation Group led by the Chinese state discovered the tetraquark in the experiment of the Shanghai Electron Collider. The experiment on the tetraquark was about to be executed by the LHCb International Cooperation Group.

If what Professor Lu Shenjian said was real, Lu Zhou would be able to witness history.

Lu Zhou undoubtedly wanted to go to that meeting.

From the tone of the professor's voice, the April exam was going to be difficult.

Lu Zhou coughed and asked, "Professor, can you at least give me a syllabus for the exam?"

"Syllabus? Sure," said Professor Lu. He smiled and said, "The syllabus is particle physics, go and study it."

Lu Zhou: ? ? ?

Motherf*cker, what kind of syllabus is this?

Can you be any less vague?

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Chapter 152: You Do It, Or I do It?

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Normally, the academicians were very busy.

Studying under an academician meant a lot more free time compared to studying under a professor.

Lu Zhou soon realized this.

There were six tables in the office, one of which belonged to Professor Lu Shenjian. The other five belonged to Lu Zhou and four other PhD students.

Most of the time, this office was empty.

The University of Jin Ling did not have a particle collider, so most experiments were done in Beijing. The man himself was a member of international cooperative organizations such as BESIII and LHCb. He often had to attend various meetings all over the country.

Lu Zhou calculated that he had only seen Professor Lu Shenjian a handful of times since he became a master's student.

The old man only gave him a vague syllabus, and he did not teach Lu Zhou at all. Lu Zhou was supposed to study by himself.

Lu Zhou went to a lot of physics lectures and became familiar with a few physics professors.

He had to plan his own study rhythm.

What was the difference between this and studying his bachelor's?

He could not feel a difference.

However, this was good as Lu Zhou was used to his own studying pace. If someone was rushing him and making him do homework every day, he would feel uncomfortable.

Every day, he would either read the system mission's booklist or some quantum mechanics textbooks or he might attend to a few lectures on theoretical physics.

The thirty focus capsules were very helpful and they helped him a lot.

Theoretical physics was only a third of the book list, and it was concentrated in condensed matter physics, with some relation to molecular chemistry and chemical materials.

This was obvious from the mission reward experience distribution.

After a whole month of effort, Lu Zhou finally completed the mission's reading section.

…

[Book reading (15/15), documents reading (50/50), one set of experiments (0/1)]

Standing in the pure white system space, Lu Zhou looked at the semi-transparent information panel and sighed.

"There's only one experiment left."

The experimental was about the real-time observation of lithium dendrite formation in lithium-ion battery electrodes. This experiment required the use of a digital microscope with timed photo function and the assembly of LiFePO4/graphite batteries in an argon-filled glove box. The BK-6808 battery test system was electrochemically tested and observed under a digital microscope.

He had no experience in material chemistry experimentation, so this undoubtedly was a hell of a challenge. Fortunately, he had someone to help him.

Lu Zhou looked at the mission rewards one last time before he exited the system space.

After exiting the system space. Lu Zhou took out his phone and called Liu Bo.

Lu Zhou said hello and expressed his desires.

After listening to Lu Zhou's request, Liu Bo asked, "You want to borrow the lab?"

Lu Zhou replied, "Yeah, is it ok?"

Liu Bo asked, "It's fine, it's just… Why do you suddenly want to do this experiment?"

"I read some literature regarding this topic recently and developed an interest. I want to understand it through experiments."

Lu Zhou made up a reason.

After all, he was only following the system's directions.

Liu Bo agreed quickly, "Okay then. We're doing research on electrode materials as well. If you're interested, you can come over to the lab tomorrow and I'll help you with the experiment."

Lu Zhou, "Thank you so much!"

Liu Bo smiled and said, "You're welcome!"

With Liu Bo helping him, this experiment was in the bag.

…

Normally, the labs had to be reserved in advance. You also had to do a report on the experimental content and equipment used.

After all, the lab equipment was not toys. It was worth millions of dollars.

However, for Liu Bo, lending him the equipment for the experiment was no big deal.

The carbon nanomaterials project team led by Professor Li was influential. It received funds from the country and from companies, so it was easy to book a lab.

"… We're doing electrode material experiments as well. If you're interested, how about you join our project team?" said Liu Bo while they were walking through the lab corridor.

He really wanted Lu Zhou's talents.

If it was before, Lu Zhou would have accepted in a heartbeat. However, he was no longer an undergraduate student. He had his own research to do now.

Also, materials science seemed kind of flaky…

Lu Zhou replied, "It's fine, I still have other things to do. I might have to go to Switzerland in May, so I don't have the time."

Liu Bo scratched his head and said, "I almost forgot that you're a master's student now. Not bad, Lu Zhou, your advancements are impressive. Are you interested in taking the master's yearly award?"

Lu Zhou coughed and said, "I already received the undergraduate one, surely they can't give it to the same person twice?"

"They could, you never know," said Liu Bo with a smile. He opened the lab door and said, "Come in, it's here."

The laboratory door opened.

Brother Qian was also inside, and he was playing with a piece of equipment that looked like an oven. The sides had water dispensers installed, so it looked a bit strange.

If Lu Zhou recalled correctly, this thing was a BK-6808 rechargeable battery tester. Not only did it have its own data processing system, but it could also automatically plot voltage/time, current/time, internal resistance/time and superposition curve and Cycle diagrams.

It was not cheap.

In comparison, Xiao Ai was not too greedy.

Lu Zhou sighed in his heart and walked forward.

Brother Qian wore a white lab coat as well, but he looked a lot more professional than Liu Bo. He turned around and looked at Lu Zhou.

He then pushed his glasses and asked, "The experimental equipment is ready. Should I do it or you do it?"

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Lu Zhou replied, "Let me do it."

The system did not specify who must do the experiment, only that he must collect the data. However, for the purpose of learning, Lu Zhou decided to do it himself.

After all, he had to have hands-on experience in order to become a legendary high tech master.

When Lu Zhou wore the white coat, he felt like a little scientist. He then took a deep breath before he reached for the sample box containing the experiment materials.

However, his hand was pushed away by Brother Qian.

"Let me do it, just watch."

Brother Qian took the initiative for the experiment while Lu Zhou watched from aside.

Lu Zhou looked at Liu Bo who merely shrugged.

"Don't take it to heart, he's just like this. The equipment here is like his wife. It's more important than his life… Just watch him do it."

Brother Qian then said, "Doing experiments isn't like mathematics, you can't make any mistakes. Of course, I was afraid that you'll break the equipment… Show me your experiment design."

Lu Zhou took out the A4 paper and said, "It's right here."

The experimental steps and data required by the system were written on there.

Brother Qian brother took the A4 paper and nodded as he said, "The design is quite professional."

Emm…

It's designed by the system.

Lu Zhou did not say anything.

…

The experiment flow was simple. They should start with the battery and observe the phenomenon.

95.7% of graphite was used as the negative electrode material, and the binder was sodium carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) and styrene-butadiene rubber (SBR). The current collector was a copper foil. The graphite layer had a thickness of 90 μm, the positive electrode active material used LiFePO 4, and the current collector was aluminum foil.

As for the separator, a three-layer separator of Celgard 2325 was used, and the thickness was about 25 μm.

To prevent oxidation of the material, everything was done in an argon-filled glove box.

Of course, it was not only to prevent oxidation of the material but also to prevent the LiPF6 component in the electrolyte from reacting with water in the air to form hydrofluoric acid.

Even high school students knew about hydrofluoric acid.

The stuff was dangerous. If it got on someone's hand, the hand would be destroyed beyond recognition.

Brother Qian did the experiment professionally.

Soon after, the sample was made.

In order to prevent the sample from being damaged, the side-to-side assembly method was used. Brother Qian completely covered the LiFePO4 material with a layer of the separator, and carefully left the free end of the positive and negative electrodes at a distance of 2 mm.

This step was crucial.

Brother Qian took out the sample and exhaled a long breath.

"Done."

As Lu Zhou looked at the sample in Qian brother's hand, he asked, "This is the battery?"

Brother Qian brother replied in a concise manner, "A simple and unsafe lithium-ion battery."

Lu Zhou asked nervously, "Will it explode?"

Brother Qian shook his head, "It won't explode, but it might ignite."

A fire would cause big trouble.

Not only would the sample be destroyed, but the digital microscope would also be burned.

Lu Zhou guessed that this was one of the reasons why Brother Qian did not let him touch the equipment.

The sample was connected to the BK-6808 rechargeable battery tester and then placed on a digital microscope. Brother Qian set several parameters to the computer and said, "The data collection frequency is 1 Hz, and the battery is discharged to the cut-off voltage. Wait for it to be charged for 400 minutes… "

Now, all they had to do was wait.

Lu Zhou looked at the instrument and asked, "Do we have to wait that long?"

400 minutes was almost seven hours.

Brother Qian pushed his glasses and said, "7 hours is the basic operation. Sometimes it takes days to see the results. Normally one person will stay in the lab. I'll usually take turns with Liu Bo."

Liu Bo replied, "That's right, last year I watched more than 40 TV shows while waiting in the lab. Do you want me to recommend you some?"

Lu Zhou, "There's… No need for that."

He did not have time to watch TV shows.

After doing the necessary steps, Brother Qian briefly taught Lu Zhou about what to do in an emergency.

For example, what do to when the sample was smoking or smelled weird, how to clean the damaged sample, and most importantly how to protect himself.

No matter how expensive the equipment was, it was not as valuable as one's own life.

Of course, the experiment was not that dangerous, so Brother Qian was confident to give Lu Zhou the key.

He still had some stuff to do with Liu Bo, so they could not stay here.

Lu Zhou sat next to the digital microscope and pulled out a quantum physics book. He would study quantum physics and occasionally looked at the digital microscope.

Later, he found out that he did not have to be so careful. The sample under the microscope did not change at all.

It seemed that Brother Qian's experimental skills were quite reliable.

Lu Zhou stayed in the lab all day, and he even called delivery for lunch.

Finally, the time was up. The discharge time was over. Lu Zhou waited for 10 minutes and kept the circuit open before he cut off the power.

He was almost finished with the experiment when he suddenly heard footsteps outside the lab. Liu Bo had just eaten dinner at the cafeteria before he returned to the lab.

As Liu Bo looked at the sample, he asked, "Done?"

He then skillfully operated the computer and said, "Then let's collect the data."

The printer started to hum.

Soon after, Lu Zhou received what he wanted.

A set of pictures showing the growth of lithium dendrites under microscopic conditions as well as graphs such as cyclic voltage curves that the system required him to collect.

Liu Bo started chatting to him.

"… Lithium is the most ideal anode material, but it's also the most difficult to charge. When charging, the lithium ion that returns to the negative pole will never change to a flat lithium metal layer. Like a flower, it'll form a beautiful and deadly tree."

Lu Zhou looked at the printer and asked, "Is it fatal?"

"Yes, once this kind of dendritic thing is formed, it'll continue to grow with constant charge. It'll eventually puncture the diaphragm and contact the positive electrode like a fork."

Liu Bo paused for a moment before he said in a joking manner, "Imagine if you connected the positive and negative poles of a battery, it would short circuit. Have you heard of the Moli company?"

"No… Why?"

Liu Bo shrugged and handed the printed A4 paper to Lu Zhou as he said, "Their products almost created history, but because of the use of lithium as the negative electrode, a major accident occurred. The NTT mobile phones were recalled. Finally, the company went bankrupt and was acquired. In contrast, Sony was very smart. They used graphite directly as a negative electrode, and the introduction of lithium-ion batteries quickly took over the market."

Lu Zhou could not help but ask, "Did they not do a safety test?"

Liu Bo sighed and said, "Yeah, everyone asked that. But things are not that simple. Maybe they didn't find any problems at all? Or maybe they thought they found a perfect solution? Who knows?"

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Chapter 154: The First Wreckage

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After eating dinner at the cafeteria, Lu Zhou returned to his dorm with a stack of A4 papers and a USB drive.

He climbed up into his bed and as he laid in it, he entered into the system space.

[Congratulations, User, for completing the reward mission!]

[Mission completion details is as follows: Complete reading book list (15/15), complete reading documents (50/50), complete set of the experiment (1/1).]

[Final mission evaluation: None (Reward missions have no evaluation)]

[Mission reward: 8000 physics experience points, 4000 biochemistry experience points. Debris.]

Lu Zhou looked at the line of text on the information screen and relaxed.

He had finally completed this mission.

He could finally know what the debris was.

However, there was no hurry in finding out.

Lu Zhou looked at the information screen and demanded, "System, open my characteristic panel."

The system opened his characteristic panel.

The information screen flashed.

[

Core science:

A. Mathematics: Level 3 (4000/100000)

B. Physics: Level 2 (3100/10000)

C. Biochemistry: Level 1 (4000/10000)

D. Engineering: Level 1 (0/10000)

E. Materials science: Level 1 (3000/10000)

F. Energy science: Level 1 (0/10000)

G. Information science: Level 1 (2900/10000)

General points: 1975

]

He leveled up his physics. The next level needed 50k experience points, which was much harder to obtain.

Lu Zhou looked at his characteristic panel. He then quickly turned his eyes to his inventory.

He was shocked.

A tubular object was in his inventory, and it was the size of an index finger.

Flashlight?

No, it looks like…

It was slightly larger than a AA battery, and he could see the positive and negative sign on both ends. However, the battery was slightly bent in the middle.

Lu Zhou reached out with his hand and took the thing out of the screen. He slowly examined it but did not find anything special.

"Is it just a AA battery? Why would the system give me this?"

Lu Zhou looked at it for a while. He was confused.

At least the coke was branded "Future".

However, this battery was brandless, and there were no clues.

Lu Zhou calmed down and started to think carefully.

It made no sense that the reward mission would give him useless garbage.

He thought about the mission while he looked at the battery. He guessed that it might be the legendary lithium-air battery?

Or at least a concept of it.

If that was the case, then this debris would be incredible. This battery would have high research value, but Lu Zhou did not know how to maximize the value of it.

Selling it for cash?

Sounds like a good plan.

If he could prove the value of this battery, someone would definitely buy it. The problem was that Lu Zhou could not explain the origin of the battery.

He could not explain the materials used or the damage of the battery. He could not explain anything.

If he could not sell it, he would just have to do research on it himself.

The technology inside the battery could be deduced by reverse engineering. He could pull out the positive and negative materials, and then collect the residual elements from the wall of the tube to reverse the composition of the electrolyte.

If the battery was really a lithium-air battery, and he could figure out how to protect the lithium negative electrode material in this battery, then the entire mobile phone industry would go nuts.

Lu Zhou said to himself, "If only I had a way to identify this negative electrode material…"

Reverse engineering was very difficult.

In order to reverse engineer the material, he had to use an atomic absorption spectrometer to identify the content of each element in the material and then used the scanning electron microscope to observe the structure of the sample surface. Then, he had to analyze the fine structure inside the sample through transmission electron microscopy.

Only then could he identify the material.

Also, the instruments needed would cost millions of yuan.

All in all, this was about money.

It could be a good choice to work with others. For example, Professor Li could help him with the experiment.

However, he still had to do most of the work himself. After all, it was still his experiment.

Lu Zhou looked at the debris and sighed.

I wish I have my own laboratory.

I'll have to leave this sample in the system space until then.

I still have to continue my life, even though I don't have money for a lab.

He placed the debris aside and looked at the mission panel.

He took a deep breath before he opened the mission list.

[

Mission 1: Knowledge is money

Description: The development of civilization is inseparable from the development of energy technology. Once the battery is mastered, it will grasp the key to the new era.

Requirements: Analyze the technology in "Residue 1", generate at least one technical patent, and obtain at least 10 million RMB profit through patent.

Reward: 10,000 materials science experience points, 500 general points. One lucky draw ticket. (85% garbage, 12% sample, 3% blueprints.)

]

[

Mission 2: Witness of History

Description: The establishment of the standard model has predicted the world a hundred years in the future. What we need to do now is to restore the theory in the experiment.

Requirements: Join the China LHCb group and participate in the research on the pentaquark project.

Reward: 1??? Physics experience points (determined by participation). 500 general points. One lucky draw ticket. (100% sample)

]

[

Mission 3: Creating History

Description: The development of condensed matter physics can make our tools harder, our engines stronger, and our buildings taller. Use theoretical physics to ignite the spark of condensed matter physics!

Requirements: Blow up the Large Hadron Collider.

Reward: 1??? Physics experience points (determined by the degree of damage). 500 General points. One lucky draw ticket. (100% blueprints)

]

Lu Zhou: "…"

This high tech system should be called a destruction system.

Sometimes, it would give out some crazy missions.

He ignored the third mission.

Lu Zhou was contemplating between Mission 1 and Mission 2.

At first glance, he wanted to choose Mission 1, but he did not have the ability nor the funds to do reverse engineering.

As for Mission 2…

Professor Lu Shenjian told him that he could come to the Switzerland meeting, but he did not say that Lu Zhou could join the China LHCb group.

What do I do?

Lu Zhou hesitated for a moment before he finally made up his mind and chose Mission 2.

The opportunity to witness history was just around the corner.

It would be a pity if he missed it.

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Chapter 155: The Academician's exam

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Time passed by quickly.

On April 20th, Professor Lu Shenjian returned to the University of Jin Ling from a meeting in Shanghai and called Lu Zhou to his office.

When Lu Zhou walked in, the old man smiled and asked, "How's the preparation going?"

Lu Zhou replied, "Almost… Please give mercy."

Professor Lu Shenjian, "Almost? Okay then, I'll test you a few questions."

He pulled out his drawer and took out an A4 paper. He then placed the paper on the desk.

"Write on this."

Lu Zhou took a pen and when he looked at the question, his eyebrows twitched.

There were three questions on the paper.

They all looked difficult…

Professor Lu Shenjian smiled and asked, "What, you don't understand?"

Lu Zhou smiled and looked at the questions as he said, "No of course not, it just doesn't look easy."

Professor Lu Shenjian smiled and did not respond. Instead, he crossed his legs and waited patiently.

Easy?

It wouldn't be interesting if it was easy.

After all, he was an academician.

This question was not intended for master's students, it was for PhD students.

If Lu Zhou could solve two questions, it would count as a pass. If he could solve all three, that would be excellent.

His four PhD students could solve all three questions.

While Professor Lu Shenjian was waiting for Lu Zhou to do the test, Lu Zhou quickly skimmed through the three questions. The first question looked the easiest.

It was about group theory.

However, it was not mathematics group theory, but the application of group theory in quantum mechanics.

Since the "group theory" branch of mathematics was created independently by mathematicians long before the emergence of "quantum mechanics", it was unlike "calculus" which was founded by physicists and mathematicians. Therefore, group theory was an "important product" for physicists. It was difficult to learn and not easy to use.

For a "mathematician" like Lu Zhou, however, it was not too difficult.

[A group theory explanation of the accidental degeneracy of hydrogen atomic energy levels]

The question was short, but it contained a lot of information.

The phenomenon of degeneracy in hydrogen atoms higher than ordinary atoms was called "accidental degeneracy." However, traditional quantum mechanics cannot explain the phenomenon of accidental degeneracy without the use of group theory.

Lu Zhou closed his eyes and recalled his quantum mechanics knowledge.

Then, he built a mathematical model in his head…

Lu Zhou opened his eyes and after taking a deep breath, he picked up the pen and started to write on the paper.

[Let the hydrogen atom Hamiltonian be H=P2/2μ-Ze2/r…]

[In the case of Coulomb potential, there is a Runge vector in the system, recorded as M'=…]

[The eigenvalue of the group Casimir operator C=…]

[…]

When Professor Lu Shenjian saw the speed of Lu Zhou answering the question, he was surprised.

He thought that Lu Zhou would take at least 20 minutes to do the question.

Moreover, Lu Zhou answered it correctly.

He planned to insult Lu Zhou when he could not solve the question, but that was no longer needed.

[For the energy level E(n1) and the quantum number (n, 1), the degeneracy is Σ2(l1)=n2…]

When Professor Lu saw the answer, he nodded in his mind.

First question, correct!

Lu Zhou did not notice Professor Lu's expressions as he was focused on doing the second question.

The second question was about the problems of Dirac's cavity theory in quantum field theory. It tested his understanding of Dirac's equation and some theoretical knowledge about field theory.

Lu Zhou was not afraid of this kind of pure theoretical question. With the help of the focus capsules, he remembered all of his textbook readings.

For him, this question was free marks.

Lu Zhou quickly picked up the pen and answered the question.

When Professor Lu saw Lu Zhou answering the question, a slight smile appeared on his face.

He was right.

This kid was talented in theoretical physics, even more than his four PhD students.

If the University had not given Lu Zhou a personal talent development plan, he would have wanted Lu Zhou to study a PhD with him as well.

Of course, he still supported Lu Zhou's talent plan.

Lu Zhou solved the second question and quickly moved on to the third question.

When he saw the third question, he was stunned for a second.

The third question was about "string theory".

The so-called string theory tried to solve the two main physics theories of incompatibility. It was the contradiction between quantum mechanics and general relativity. The string theory wanted to describe the whole universe, and it was known as the legendary "Grand Unified Theory".

This theory had a lot to do with mathematics.

Venezzino, who worked at CERN 1 , originally wanted to find a mathematical formula that described the strong forces in the nucleus. As a result, he found the Euler formula in an old maths book. This formula unexpectedly successfully described the strong force.

Even though it sounded fake, it was just a weird coincidence.

Like this, string theory was born.

The later wave of string theory such as superstring theory and the famous M theory of "unification of rivers and lakes" as proposed by Edward Witten were also developed.

The ultimate goal of physics was to establish a "Grand unification theory".

However, China's research on string theory was at an awkward stage.

Condensed matter physics itself stood on the opposite side of theoretical physics. The theoretical physics community was reluctant to accept this "mathematics freak".

Even the leader of China's theoretical physics and one of the most influential physicists in the world, Mr. Yang Lao, expressed his disapproval of string theory. On the contrary, the Chinese mathematics community accepted the proposal of string theory.

However, what confused Lu Zhou was that the third question asked him his opinion on string theory.

Opinion?

Opinion toward the theory? Or opinion toward the development of the theory?

Is this a subjective question?

Lu Zhou paused for a long time, he felt lost.

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When Professor Lu Shenjian saw that Lu Zhou stopped writing, he smiled and asked, "You answered the previous two questions, why can't you answer this one?"

Lu Zhou raised his head and said, "Professor, have you researched string theory before?"

Professor Lu Shenjian smiled and answered, "I'm asking for your opinion, why does it matter if I have researched it before? Just write what you want."

Lu Zhou smiled and said, "Then can I just say it out loud?"

The professor smiled and said, "Yeah, go ahead."

Lu Zhou thought for a bit before he decided to tackle this question from two perspectives.

"This is just my personal opinion. I agree with Mr. Yang's point of view for the development of string theory. Physics is an experiment-based science, and theories cannot be confirmed only by mathematical representations."

"The core idea of string theory is that the fundamental unit of nature is not point-like particles such as electrons, photons, neutrinos, or quarks, but a very small one-dimensional string. And all of the basic particles in nature are produced by the vibration of the string. But so far our understanding of matter is still at the microscopic particle level, and no one can really see the existence of the string. The only assumptions that support these assumptions are mathematical formulas that look beautiful."

Professor Lu Shenjian smiled and asked, "So you think that the development of string theory is useless?"

Lu Zhou shook his head and said, "Of course not. String theory isn't useless."

The professor was interested, and he asked, "Why?"

"Many theories are based on conjectures, like the establishment of the standard model. As technology advances, these theories will one day be tested. We just have to wait for string theory to be tested."

Lu Zhou paused and smiled before he then continued, "Also, humans have to look at it from the long term perspective. Isn't the research on quantum chromodynamics and even the large Hadron colliders in Europe established to test standard models? We can't observe it right now, but one day someone will see the string for us."

A moment of silence passed.

Professor Lu tapped his fingers on the table. After a while, he nodded, "Not bad."

Not bad means passed?

Just in case, Lu Zhou asked him.

"Professor, did I pass these three questions?"

Professor Lu Shenjian smiled and commented, "Of course, the first two questions are completely correct. It seems that I've taught you well over the past two months."

Lu Zhou: ? ? ?

Wait, you taught me?

The professor did not notice Lu Zhou's expression, and he continued to speak, "As for the last question, it was a free marks question. Exploring academic issues is subjective, no matter how you answered it, I would've accepted the answer."

Lu Zhou smiled and asked, "Then, Professor, will you take me to Switzerland?"

Professor Lu Shenjian smiled and nodded his head, "Of course, I'll prepare the necessary documents for you. Try to get your visa as soon as possible."

"Thank you, professor!"

Professor Lu smiled and replied, "You're welcome. After all, this is what I promised you. Oh yeah, one more thing."

Lu Zhou asked, "What is it?"

Academician Lu, "The China LHCb research group still needs a few interns. Are you interested?"

Lu Zhou was shocked by his question.

He had not expected himself to be this lucky…

…

LHCb was the abbreviation for the bottom quark detector. It was an international research organization. Many international researchers participated to accomplish a single research project.

For now, the main research focus of the LHCb was to find the pentaquark particle Pc.

Even with massive amounts of computational analyses, it was still uncertain as to what this particle was. However, what everyone knew was that the invariant mass spectrum analysis passed J/ψp, and the mass of this particle is around 4.5 GeV.

However, it was a pity that the Beslll International Cooperation Group, which was dominated by China, used the Beijing Electron-Positive Collider. The energy zone was between 1-4.5 GeV, which was outside of the limit of the Pc.

In order to create a Pc particle, one would need at least 6GeV of energy.

Therefore, the Chinese researchers had to conduct research at China in order to find that mysterious particle.

The China Cooperation Group was mainly managed by professors from the University of Shuimu, but all Chinese universities could participate. Professor Lu Shenjian was also one of the leaders of the China Cooperation Group. Their main objective was to research particle physics.

Lu Zhou joined the China research group as an intern. Even though it was a small role, he was still contributing to history.

Lu Zhou was excited to witness history.

Of course, he was even more excited about the mission experience point awards.

This was definitely more exciting than the Princeton mathematics conference. He wondered how many experience points he would get.

Fifty thousand?

A hundred thousand?

Hopefully, he could level up his physics to level 3.

Suddenly, Shi Shang interrupted his thought process.

"Zhou, what are you smiling about?"

Lu Zhou, who was applying for a visa on his computer, coughed and said, "Haha, nothing, I just thought of something interesting."

Huang Guangming walked over and looked at the computer screen. He then asked in surprised, "Passport? You're leaving the country again?"

Lu Zhou nodded, "Yeah, around early May. I'm going to Switzerland with Professor Lu Shenjian."

Liu Rui was doing his homework when he said, "You're too good, too good."

He was used to Lu Zhou's shenanigans.

Still, sometimes, he still felt hopeless. He was so behind.

Huang Guangming was shocked, "F*ck, going to Europe this time? Is it a mathematics conference?"

Lu Zhou smiled and said humbly, "Not mathematics, this time it's for physics. I'm just going with my boss. I'm only doing miscellaneous work."

Huang Guangming did not believe it.

Shi Shang suddenly said with an embarrassed tone, "Lu Zhou, can you please do me a favor?"

Lu Zhou generously responded, "What favor, say it."

Shi Shang smiled and asked, "Can you bring something back from Switzerland for me?"

Lu Zhou, "What thing?"

Shi Shang, "Valmont makeup… I think it's called Valmont."

Huang Guangming was surprised, "F*ck, you use makeup?"

"F*ck off! It's for my girlfriend… Uh, I'll pay you back."

Lu Zhou nodded and said, "Sure, I'll buy it for you if I see it."

Lu Zhou was happy to help his friend.

Speaking of which, should I buy some local products from Europe?

What's there in Switzerland? Swiss army knives? I wonder if I can bring it on the plane…

Lu Zhou could not come up with anything to buy.

I guess I'll just buy some milk powder, Xiao Tong is about to enter the senior year of high school, she needs good nutrition.

As a brother, this is all I can do for her.

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Chapter 157: Arrived In Switzerland!

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On Sunday, as per usual, Lu Zhou went to Mrs. Yang's house to tutor her daughter.

During dinner, he remembered that he would depart for Switzerland, so he casually mentioned it.

"I'm going to Europe for a few days. I don't know how long I'm staying there. I already gave you all of the necessary study materials, it's up to you to study yourself."

Even though he was not leaving next week, he still had to do a lot of preparations for his trip. He would not have the time to tutor her.

Han Mengqi asked curiously, "Europe? What are you doing in Europe?"

"I'm participating in the LHCb project."

Han Mengqi asked, "LHCb?"

Lu Zhou explained casually, "The Large Hadron Collider is on the border between Switzerland and France, near the European Nuclear Research Organization."

Han Mengqi's eyes widened, "European Nuclear Research Organization? Isn't that SERN?"

Lu Zhou replied, "SERN? It's CERN."

Han Mengqi was suddenly serious and she said, "Please be careful, this might be a conspiracy."

Lu Zhou: ? ? ?

What is this girl on?

Lu Zhou changed the subject and asked, "Is there anything you want? I can buy it for you."

Han Mengqi shook her head, "No, it's fine."

Lu Zhou asked, "Are you not interested in makeup and skincare?"

Speaking of which, he rarely saw her playing with makeup, but she did have a lot of plush toys.

"My mom's company does makeup and fashion, and she goes to Europe every two months, do you not know?" said Han Mengqi nonchalantly.

Emm…

Lu Zhou suddenly realized that his offer was stupid.

…

After Lu Zhou joined the LHCb organization as an intern, the organization did not ask him to carry out specific scientific research tasks. Lu Zhou felt like this was because of his lack of knowledge in quantum chromodynamics.

Therefore, he began to read quantum chromodynamic theses.

In the meantime, a big event happened in the world of mathematics.

The German god, Schultz, successfully solved the special case of the Weight-monodromy conjecture and published it in the latest issue of Annual Mathematics journal.

Also, he used his own "P.S theory" to solve this algebraic conjecture.

Not only did he prove a world-class mathematics conjecture, but he also proved the value of his "P.S theory".

In less than a year, he had fulfilled his conference announcement, "Solving Deligne's conjecture with my own theory."

There was no suspense for the Cole Prize in number theory as the twin prime conjecture undoubtedly dominated the field of number theory in 2015.

The Cole Prize in algebra was also decided by the release of this thesis.

Many people on foreign mathematics forums had begun to discuss the potential winner of the 2018 Fields Medal. It would probably be one of these two people.

However, Lu Zhou did not pay much attention to this matter.

He was unfamiliar with algebraic theory as he had only briefly studied it.

As for the thesis, he did not have time to read it.

Finally, it was May.

Professor Lu Shenjian took Lu Zhou and left for Geneva on Friday.

There was also another researcher from the University of Jin Ling. Professor Lu had brought a PhD student. However, this student already arrived in Switzerland last month.

There were no direct flights to Switzerland from Jin Ling, so the pair had to transfer at Shanghai to Zurich.

After more than ten hours of flying, the airplane finally landed on the runway.

Outside of the airport, Lu Zhou saw the PhD student standing next to a black Volkswagen.

The student said, "Hello, I've heard a lot about you. You're quite famous. My name is Yan Xinjue, you can just call me Yan."

Lu Zhou humbly replied, "Just call me Lu Zhou. I'm not that famous, nothing worth mentioning."

Yan Xinjue smiled and said, "Don't be so humble. You might be the winner of the next Fields Medal. The University of Jin Ling is rooting for you."

"You're giving me so much pressure."

Lu Zhou did actually feel the pressure. His competitor, the German guy named Schultz published more than a dozen theses and already won numerous awards.

Meanwhile, Lu Zhou had yet to win a single mathematical award. Yet.

Yan Xinjue smiled and patted Lu Zhou's shoulder.

"It's good to have some pressure. It motivates you. I've already arranged a hotel. Let's go. Get in the car."

He took Professor Lu Shenjian's luggage and placed it in the trunk. He then returned to the driver's seat and started the engine.

Lu Zhou sat in the back row while Professor Lu Shenjian was riding shotgun.

Professor Lu Shenjian looked at the car and asked casually, "This car's not bad. Where did you get it?"

Yan Xinjue smiled and said, "I borrowed it from Professor Grayer."

Professor Lu Shenjian, "Not bad, how's the project going?"

Yan Xinjue replied while driving, "The head of LHCb Europe asked for a Dalitz plot analysis of the resonance state of the baryon decay."

The professor shook his head, "This isn't good."

Lu Zhou asked, "What is not good?"

Yan Xinjue shrugged and said, "Because the discovery of the pentaquark is a foregone conclusion. We've been doing theoretical analysis since last year at the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Laboratory and the Moscow Institute of Experimental Physics in Russia. I found the indirect evidence of the existence of this thing. I'm confident that I can find this thing."

Lu Zhou asked, "Then why are you still doing experiments?"

Yan Xinjue replied, "So I can publish more theses. The country pays for it anyway. Doing an experiment at the LHC is expensive. It cost a couple of millions just to rotate some particles."

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The hotel was located in the outskirts of Zurich. The name of the hotel was in French and it translated to a tulip. The decoration was low-key, but it was a five-star hotel.

The tickets and travel expenses were reimbursed, so they booked a more luxurious hotel.

Lu Zhou realized that not only that Yan Xinjue was humble, but the guy was also impressive.

He was one of four PhD students that Professor Lu Shenjian took on, and he was famous in China's field of theoretical physics.

He was in the BESIII International Cooperation Organization. When he discovered the tetraquark particle, he worked on the "full spectrum analysis" of the experimental results.

However, mathematics was different than physics. For this kind of large-scale international research project, everyone's contribution was important.

However, the discovery of the tetraquark was named "Best Physics Research Discovery of the Year". This guy was nutty.

Like Professor Lu Shenjian, Yan Xinjue was also a full member of the LHCb cooperative organization, which was higher than the position of an intern.

After arriving at the hotel, Yan Xinjue parked the car and helped Professor Lu Shenjian carried his luggage to the hotel.

He started to talk about tomorrow's schedule.

"It's around 270km from here to Geneva, so we'll get some breakfast tomorrow morning and we'll arrive there by lunch."

Lu Zhou asked, "Why don't we just take a plane instead?"

Yan Xinjue smiled and said, "Plane? Switzerland is tiny, driving is more convenient."

Lu Zhou guessed that the guy was obsessed with driving.

They did not speak again that night.

In the morning, the three went on the road. As per what Yan Xinjue said, they arrived there by lunchtime.

The found a restaurant in this "United Nations City" and got some food. They then drove to the headquarters of the European Organization for Nuclear Research on the Swiss-French border, the so-called CERN.

They parked the car in front of a modern hotel. While Lu Zhou was dragging his suitcase, he suddenly saw an old man walking over.

"Welcome, my friend from China," said the old man with a smile. He extended his right arm and shook hands with Professor Lu Shenjian. He then said to Lu Zhou, "You look new. A student?"

Lu Zhou smiled and shook his head, "Hi, I'm Lu Zhou."

"Grayer," said Professor Grayer as he nodded with a smile. He continued, "I've heard of your name before, from my friends in Princeton. Regardless, you guys must be tired, I'll take you to your rooms."

Professor Lu Shenjian smiled and said, "Yeah, I'm getting old, it's not the same."

"Everyone gets old, that is inevitable… This way."

The three rooms were connected together. The entire sixth floor was filled with researchers from China. However, there were only researchers from the University of Shumi. The people from the University of Jiangcheng and the University of Huake were still on their way.

"Professor Grayer is also a big name in the field of theoretical physics. He has known Professor Lu for a long time. He helped us a lot for the BESIII project," Yan Xinjue explained to Lu Zhou. He then continued, "Do you want to have a tour around here?"

Lu Zhou replied, "That would be great."

It was important to become familiar with the new environment.

Lu Zhou followed Yan Xinjue and walked around the hotel.

There was a strong research vibe around here.

Very few research organizations could attract so many physics researchers.

Speaking of funding alone, CERN did not have the most amount of funding, but half of the world's theoretical physicists worked here.

One might bump into an honorary professor from a prestigious university just on the street.

Lu Zhou was envious of this place.

He took a photo in front of Building 1 of the European Nuclear Research Center.

This research center had been deactivated and had been converted into a museum-like venue for the public. Inside the research center, there was a commemorative plaque for the birth of the Internet.

Not only did this place contain the world's largest hadron collider, but it was also the birthplace of the first internet server.

The original intention of all this was just to analyze experimental data.

It was because of this that CERN was not only a sacred place for physicists but also a place for programmers and hardware engineers. They maintained the super-calculation of processing data and connected the theoretical physics laboratories from all over the world.

Even the research facilities of Google or Microsoft was of no match for this place.

After the visit, Lu Zhou ate some food at the cafeteria with Yan Xinjue before they went back to the hotel.

He took out some research documents from his luggage to read when someone suddenly knocked on his door.

When he opened the door, it was Yan Xinjue again. This time he stuffed a document into Lu Zhou's hands.

"There's an ad hoc meeting at 8 o'clock in the evening. The internal documents are here, so look through it."

Lu Zhou took the documents and asked, "Meeting? About what?"

Yan Xinjue, "Assignment of tasks. CERN's voting results were just released. The high votes passed the reanalysis of the resonance state of the previous baryon to the decay of the sputum. We're responsible to analyze data section B with Syracuse University. Their suggestion is to simultaneously write the analysis report and finally verify the correctness."

"What should I do?"

After all, Lu Zhou still had to do the system mission, so he wanted to participate.

He did not want to be useless and only receive one experience point in the end.

There was no limit as to how much experience points he could earn.

"Wait for the task assignment. What you have to do now, is to look through the documents I just gave you. Then quickly get into the zone. We need a mathematician to help us," said Yan Xinjue. He smiled and patted Lu Zhou's shoulder, "I believe in you."

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Chapter 159: A Good News And A Bad News

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The line "I believe in you" made Lu Zhou understood that his work would not be easy.

There were three researchers from the University of Jin Ling, two academic physicists, and one intern. This lineup was quite strong. However, this lineup was only responsible for the data from B1 partition.

Laboratories around the world were also contributing.

If there was no internet, there would be no way to do large scale research like this.

For example, if one wanted to make a constant mass spectrum, one would use the amplitude analysis method. In the analysis process, two Breit-Wigner amplitudes were involved, and the workload was substantial. A lot of time would be wasted on communication if there was no help from the internet.

However, Tim Berners-Lee, who might have come up with the Internet, did not expect that the communication tools he designed for the European Institute of Particle Physics were not only used by people for academic exchange, but also for social media…

The academic meeting with Professor Lu Shenjian was very efficient. In 10 minutes, the meeting was over, and the tasks were distributed to everyone.

Since Lu Zhou was responsible for the calculations, he had to deal with the data that Professor Lu Shenjian would give him.

Although Lu Zhou was well versed in functional analysis and group theory, he was still new to theoretical physics analysis.

Fortunately, Yan Xinjue helped to fill in his lack of theoretical knowledge.

Third day as an intern…

In the sixth-floor conference room at the hotel, Lu Zhou stood in front of the whiteboard.

The meeting room was next door and he could hear the fierce arguments from the research team of the University of Shuimu.

However, this had nothing to do with him.

He tried to ignore the physical problem and treated it as a mathematics problem.

However…

This was not easy.

[M2π=(MμMd)/2Fπ10ΨΨ'0]

[From 0Λ(x)πb=ipμ·FπΨ(ab)e(-ipx), the resonance energy of Λ* can be calculated as…]

The dense letters and numbers were mixed together.

He stared at the whiteboard for a long time.

Suddenly, Lu Zhou asked, "Is there two resonance states near the 1.02 BeV?"

Yan Xinjue was shocked. He looked at the draft paper and then at the whiteboard. He asked, "How did you calculate that?"

Lu Zhou stared at the blackboard and muttered to himself, "Line 27, adding the Fermi subfield to the Lagrangian, and introducing the Yukawa potential function…"

Yan Xinjue also entered into deep thinking mode.

After a while, he finally said, "Your thought process is unique… but it should be correct. Did you enter the IMO mathematics competition?"

Lu Zhou shook his head and said, "Nope, but I did the standard college entrance exam for University of Jin Ling."

Yan Xinjue said, "Unbelievable, you should get a gold medal."

"It's too late now, I'll leave the opportunity to others."

Lu Zhou took a deep breath.

He was not inspired.

This type of theoretical physics was different than a number theory question. The former needed computation and abstract thinking while the latter needed inspiration.

Just now, he consumed 100 general points and computed this data.

However, the use of the general points had side effects. Lu Zhou felt as if his brain was overflowing with information.

However, this was all worth it.

After the system installed the knowledge into his brain, not only did he managed to get the answer, but he also received the thought process of the problem.

For a dumb student, the answer would be enough. However, for someone that studied quantum chromodynamics, the thought process was the important part.

Five minutes ago, he had no idea what to do with these numbers and equations. Now, he could use his mathematics knowledge and solve these problems…

Yan Xinjue saw that Lu Zhou was in deep thought, so he did not bother him.

It was now late May, and Lu Zhou finally managed to process the massive amount of data.

However, this was not enough. He still had to complete the final chart drawing.

This chart was called the Dalitz chart.

Each line in the chart represented the blood sweat and tears of physicists…

Lu Zhou stared at the computer screen. He would write on the draft paper then typed on the keyboard.

He suddenly said, "I now know why Princeton graduates would meet on Wall Street."

Yan Xinjue yawned before he asked, "Why?"

"Don't you think this stuff is like analyzing stocks?"

"… You're correct," murmured Yan Xinjue. He was speechless.

Lu Zhou sighed and said, "I think that once I understand this stuff, I can work at an investment bank on Wall Street."

"Nope, if you understood this stuff, you could receive the Nobel prize."

"Maybe."

Of course, Lu Zhou was only joking about working on Wall Street.

He still had other dreams.

Although theoretical physics could not give him a fat salary, it gave him something more.

Like system experience points.

Once he mastered the high tech system, he could conquer Wall Street easily.

Having this fantasy in mind, Lu Zhou suddenly felt like the work was getting less boring.

Finally, on the last day of May, Lu Zhou completed the final "Dalitz map".

At this moment, there was still one week left until the date of the LHCb report. He had plenty of time to complete the final step of the image analysis, and to double check the data calculations.

Lu Zhou closed his laptop and stretched. He then thought about what to eat for dinner. Suddenly, Yan Xinjue came back from getting takeout. His face was serious.

Lu Zhou wanted to ask what had happened, but Yan Xinjue sat across his desk and asked seriously.

"One good news and one bad news. Which one do you want to hear first?"

Lu Zhou asked, "Good news?"

Student Yan, "Syracuse University already analyzed the data from B1."

Already?

Lu Zhou was surprised by the speed of his competitors. He then asked, "Then what about the bad news?"

Student Yan, "Bad news is that they are one step ahead of us."

Lu Zhou: "…"

F*ck sake!

Where's the good news?

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Chapter 160: I Have Objections

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After the meeting, the research team led by Professor Brunos from the University of Syracuse could not wait to announce the victory. They immediately announced the news.

According to the rules set by the LHCb, the acceptance report would need to be applied three days in advance to give LHCb sufficient time to arrange for the "acceptance person" to publish the lecture information.

Obviously, Professor Brunos' research team secretly submitted the application three days ago, and it had just been published.

It seemed that the outcome was already determined.

These Americans were already preparing to party at night.

Corridor, the second building of CERN…

Yan Xinjue took Lu Zhou to the conference venue.

On the way, Yan Xinjue started to talk to Lu Zhou.

"Mutual testing to ensure the correct analysis results sounds good, but there is only one reality. CERN can't accept two theses from the same subject, so CERN will accept whoever finishes first."

Lu Zhou asked, "So are we going to have a briefing? I'm nearly done."

He could still use the system general points to speed up the progress.

He would only need another 50 general points.

Motherf*cker, if only I used the general points earlier!

Yan Xinjue shook his head and said, "You would have to apply for the report three days in advance. We only applied yesterday, so it's too late."

"Sorry."

Yan Xinjue smiled and said, "It's fine. This is not your fault. The University of Syracuse is very strong. They have more mathematicians than us. You're obviously familiar with the mathematics situation at University of Jin Ling…"

Lu Zhou said, "Yeah, I understand."

He did not have much else to say.

University of Jin Ling's mathematics department was growing, but they were no match for a Top 10 American university.

There was not even one mathematics academician at the University of Jin Ling.

Yan Xinjue sighed and patted Lu Zhou's shoulder, "This is normal, we can't always win. Don't be discouraged. At least you accumulated experience. There are many more opportunities in the future. With your knowledge of mathematics, I know that you will succeed in this line of work."

Accumulated experience?

Lu Zhou suddenly felt unhappy.

His scientific research was stolen by others.

He wondered how the system would evaluate his mission.

There were a lot of people inside the venue, not just the "acceptance people" from LHCb, but also researchers who came here to listen.

Although CERN was a research institution, they also did numerous lectures. Whether it was physics or computer hardware and software, the lectures here were world class.

People who worked here often played three roles. They were researchers, professors, and students all at the same time.

When Lu Zhou entered the venue, he saw Professor Lu Shenjian talking to an old man.

That old man was full of laughter. His voice was so loud that Lu Zhou could hear him speaking from far away.

"University of Jin Ling's research ability is impressive. It has been enjoyable to work with you. I hope you can publish your report as soon as possible. Our results are still dependent on your report."

He spoke with a standard American accent. He basically meant that your research was only to further validate our research.

However, Professor Lu Shenjian still had a good attitude, so he smiled.

Yan Xinjue pointed at the professor and whispered to Lu Zhou, "That's Professor Brunos from the theoretical physics department of the University of Syracuse. He studies quantum chromodynamics."

Lu Zhou was a little embarrassed to face Dean Lu. After all, he had high hopes for himself, and he had failed his expectations.

"Should we go over there?"

Yan Xinjue looked at his watch and said, "Yeah, it's about to start."

…

There were more and more people inside the venue and almost two-thirds of the seats were filled.

Lu Zhou sat next to Professor Lu Shenjian. He thought that the old man would say something about the loss, but the old man only told Lu Zhou to pay attention to the speech and to learn from others.

Lu Zhou could not help but groan. He did not know what to say.

Most of the audience already entered the venue. The atmosphere in the venue gradually calmed down.

The projector was turned on, and the PowerPoint presentation was projected onto a gray-white curtain.

Lu Zhou took a copy of the thesis from the staff. He did not want to let the old man down. He took out a pen from his pocket and patiently waited for the presentation to begin.

A thirty years old female PhD student stood on the podium. She was wearing a set of business attire.

The speaker's name was Kerella, and she was probably a student of professor Brunos.

It was not rare to see students present. After all, they needed to practice their presentation skills.

If Professor Lu Shenjian completed the report first, Lu Zhou would probably be the one to present.

Lu Zhou was sitting in the audience waiting for the report to begin. He suddenly thought, what if the reason they sent a beautiful lady to present was to cloud the judge's evaluation?

Then again, the judges were all old people, so they probably did not care about the young lady.

Wait a minute…

Are they all old?

Lu Zhou suddenly remembered about some physics gossip, and his expression was somewhat complex.

Standing in front of the curtain, Kerella had a calm expression on her face. She cleared her throat before saying, "Then, let's begin…"

The PowerPoint began.

This speaker's momentum was strong. Coupled with her bright appearance, she easily took control of the presentation. The simple and clear report style attracted the audience's attention.

However, Lu Zhou's attention was not on the PowerPoint, but the thesis in his hand.

He started reading from the last page of the thesis.

Although there were no problems with the conclusion, the data listed in the paper made his spider senses tingly.

I feel like…

Something is wrong?

Lu Zhou was suddenly alert, and his face became more and more serious…

…

On the stage…

After thirty minutes, the report came to an end.

Kerella pushed her glasses. She was expressionless when she asked her pre-prepared question.

"Do you have any other questions?"

No one in the audience planned on asking anything.

Most people including the two LHCb staff who were responsible for the acceptance of the report were staring at the thesis in their hands. They were all examining the thesis.

As Yan Xinjue said, the discovery of the pentaquark was already confirmed. The so-called final inspection work was just to produce more scientific research results and to give more funds to the member states.

The conclusion was 99.9% correct, could anything go wrong?

Almost certainly not.

The thought process for the presentation was completely correct at first glance, and nothing was wrong with it.

Kerella smirked. She was ready to walk down the stage when suddenly, someone in the audience raised their hand.

"I have a question."

"Can you explain in detail, page four line 36?"

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Chapter 161: Physics Is A Rigorous Discipline

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Kerella was stunned.

The question hit her by surprise.

She quickly turned the thesis to the fourth page.

When she could not find the question, her eyebrows twitched and her face flashed with anger.

"I thought I wrote it clearly. Is there a problem?"

She stared straight at Lu Zhou. When she spoke earlier, her tone was unpleasant.

Lu Zhou repeated his question, "Your usage of the Yukawa potential function is very strange, I hope you can explain this part."

"You're asking me why?" said Kerella. She crossed her arms and said, "I don't think there's any explanation for using the Yukawa potential function. If you can't even understand this, I suggest you go back to studying quantum chromodynamics textbooks."

The audience laughed.

Some were friendly laughter, some were not.

Of course, some people did not laugh as they were thinking carefully.

For example, Yan Xinjue and Professor Lu as well as the acceptance people sitting in the front row…

Professor Brunos felt something was wrong.

When he flipped to the fourth page of the thesis, he frowned and started to check it out seriously.

Lu Zhou smiled as well.

Academic exchanges were not for the sake of embarrassment.

Yeah, there was no reason to worry about anything else.

Lu Zhou opened his mouth and continued to ask, "As you said, the Yukawa potential function is a basic operation. However, the Λ* value you calculated on line 14 of the fifth page is 0.713. Based on this number, you deduced there are two resonance states between the 1.05-1.06 GeV energy zone…"

Lu Zhou took a deep breath and recomposed himself before he continued to speak, "Although our team didn't analyze this, I just did some calculations and the Λ* is 0.621. I think you made a mistake on line 11, fifth page. You used a wrong coupling constant formula."

The venue suddenly became quiet.

Then, there was chatter.

Also…

Amazement.

They were surprised at his speed of calculation, and his sensitivity toward numbers.

Whether or not he was right, being able to complete this task on the spot was no easy feat!

"Lu Zhou?"

As Luo Wenxuan sat in the corner of the venue, his eyes widened.

What a coincidence?

He did not expect to bump into Lu Zhou.

Then again, when he was at Princeton, he remembered hearing that Lu Zhou wanted to develop in the direction of mathematical physics.

Unexpectedly, the two of them reunited at CERN.

Destiny was really something that was unclear.

"You know him?"

The old Jewish man with glasses asked him.

Luo Wenxuan replied, "He's a friend from school." He smiled and said casually, "Speaking of which, he was awarded the Best Young Speaker at the Princeton mathematics conference. You were in California, so you missed it."

The old man was interested. He nodded and said, "No wonder Deligne had such a high praise of him. This young man is interesting."

The audience was whispering.

On the stage, Kerella was blushing.

Just a second ago, she was telling Lu Zhou to go study textbooks, but now she was defeated.

However, she quickly came up with a response.

"This is just a small mistake," said Kerella. She picked up a pen and made a question mark next to the 0.621 number on the thesis before she cleared her throat and said, "Thanks for pointing this out, we'll change it. This shouldn't affect the conclusion of our thesis. Any other questions?"

Yes, this was only a small mistake.

Everyone made mistakes. It was within the rules to make small adjustments.

However, was it really just a small mistake?

Lu Zhou smiled and said mischievously, "You're welcome. Also remember to change the Dalitz graph, especially between 1.05-1.06 GeV, and try not to be careless this time."

Kerella started to sweat.

WTF?

Change the Dalitz graph?

Calculations was easy to adjust, that was no problem.

But the graph…

Her heart was broken when she thought of the complicated graph.

Kerella looked at her professor for help.

Professor Brunos had a complicated expression on his face as he clenched his fist.

I was careless…

Kerella clenched her teeth and placed her fists on the podium as she said, "This is not important. I can guarantee that there are no other problems!"

Lu Zhou shook his head, "No, this is very important. Maybe there is an unprecedented particle between 1.05-1.06 GeV? Who knows? Everything is possible. Physics is a rigorous subject. We all know that the pentaquark exists, but we need additional evidence. What's the use of incorrect results?"

Thus, a discussion began in the venue.

The LHCb acceptance person sitting in the front row nodded. His face was full of approval.

Yes, physics was a rigorous discipline.

Everyone knew that this experiment was to further prove the "standard model", but people still gathered here from all over the world to witness this great moment.

What was all this for?

To further prove the "99.99%" guess.

Kerella's face turned red as she bit her lip and stared straight at Lu Zhou.

Lu Zhou suspected that if she had a gun right now, she would shoot him.

It was not only Kerella, but a few other people from the University of Syracuse were also staring at him.

Therefore, Lu Zhou looked at the two acceptance judges instead.

A slightly older acceptance judge stood up and said, "His point of view is correct. We cannot accept a report with obvious errors. Thank you for your work, but unfortunately, I must point out that your report needs improvements."

"This is an exciting presentation, and we look forward to the next one. Thank you."

The presentation ended.

Applause was heard in the venue.

However, Kerella felt like the applause was not dedicated to her.

They did not pass their acceptance check, so the next one would be three days later.

Even though they took the lead, they dropped the ball and lost the "race"…

The applause came to an end and the audience began exiting the venue.

The researchers from the University of Syracuse were dissatisfied.

While the audience were leaving the venue, Professor Lu Shenjian stood up and patted Lu Zhou's shoulder. He laughed and said, "Nicely done."

He then leisurely walked away with his old friend Brunos.

Lu Zhou looked at Professor Lu's retreating back and smiled.

He could tell that the old man was in a good mood and he himself could not help but feel satisfied.

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Chapter 162: Edward Witten

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Yan Xinjue looked at Lu Zhou and said with excitement, "Unbelievable, how did you find out that they made a wrong calculation?"

He thought that they were going to lose, but at the last second, they pulled through.

"Maybe I'm sensitive to numbers? I don't know how to describe this feeling. I just felt like something was wrong with the thesis, so I looked over it and found the mistake," said Lu Zhou. He smiled and continued, "I'm guessing that they were rushing. If they doubled checked the graph, they wouldn't have made the mistake… Our acceptance presentation check is the day after tomorrow?"

Yan Xinjue said, "Yeah, it's the day after tomorrow. I suggest you relax and take a small break."

Lu Zhou shook his head and said, "I'll relax after the presentation. We can't lose to the University of Syracuse. I'll double check our results tomorrow."

Professor Brunos would definitely try to find a mistake, so Lu Zhou had to be certain that their thesis was perfect.

Lu Zhou did not want to lose on the finish line.

Just as he had packed up his stuff and was about to leave the venue, suddenly someone called his name.

"Lu Zhou!"

When he turned around, he was shocked.

"Luo Wenxuan?"

Luo Wenxuan hugged Lu Zhou and smiled as he said, "What a coincidence, you're here too. What a small world."

"Yeah, small world… This is?"

Lu Zhou looked at the old man standing next to Luo Wenxuan. He thought that the old man looked familiar.

Luo Wenxuan smiled and said, "Let me introduce to you, this is my supervisor…"

The old man interrupted Luo Wenxuan and said, "Edward Witten."

He extended his right arm and smiled.

Edward Witten!

Lu Zhou was shocked when he heard this name.

He knew that Luo Wenxuan was doing mathematical physics, but he did not know that Luo Wenxuan had this big name as a supervisor!

How nutty was this guy?

During the '80s, knot theory was the craze, and many invariants were invented. One of the more famous ones was the Jones Polynomial.

When the mathematicians were still busy figuring out this new concept, Witten jumped out and told everyone that there were 3-stream types and sometimes different multiplications could construct Jones polynomial invariants…

He made the problem simple, but that was not just it.

He also immediately gave a set of topological methods of shearing flow which shocked the entire world.

The same thing happened in string theory.

Since the 1960s, string theory had been popular in the field of theoretical physics. Everyone dreamed of completing Einstein's dream, so a lot of different versions of "superstring theory" emerged.

Then in the 1990s, Witten appeared again, offering the legendary M theory. He proved that many different versions of the superstring theory were actually different limits of his "M theory"…

In a sense, this person was like Lu Zhou.

When Lu Zhou defeated the twin prime conjecture, he shocked the academicians of the world.

However, even though Mr. Witten was a physicist, he received a Fields Medal.

After all, modern theoretical physicists were still struggling to test the standard model. Even the three-dimensional world had not been fully understood. A one-dimensional string was a mystery.

He would have to wait for hundreds of years for his theory to be proven. Only then, could he received the Nobel prize.

Lu Zhou shook Witten's hand and said, "Nice to meet you!"

Witten smiled and said, "Nice to meet you too. My friends have told me about your presentation at Princeton. Unfortunately, I missed it."

The two started to chat, and the conversation quickly got technical.

"You're interested in mathematical physics?"

Lu Zhou nodded and said, "Yeah, I am. Theoretical physics is fascinating."

Witten took out a business card and said, "It seems that we have common interests. If you're interested in researching at Princeton, you can consider becoming my PhD student."

Lu Zhou took the business card from the old man and said politely, "I'll take your offer into consideration."

Although Lu Zhou still wanted to talk with Witten for a bit, Witten had something to do so he left early.

Luo Wenxuan became more relaxed. He patted Lu Zhou's shoulder and said, "Let's go drinking tonight?"

Lu Zhou replied, "I can't go tonight. I still have some data to process. Maybe some other day? I'll buy you drinks."

Alcohol would distract his attention and at the moment, Lu Zhou needed a clear mind.

Luo Wenxuan patted Lu Zhou on the shoulder and said, "Okay then, I'll wait to drink with you!" He then left.

When Lu Zhou looked back into the venue, he saw that Professor Lu Shenjian and Yan Xinjue were gone.

Those two probably went back to the hotel. He then turned around and walked to the stairs.

Just as he was about to leave the building, suddenly, Lu Zhou noticed that the female presenter was standing at the exit. Her arms were crossed and she had a weird vibe.

Lu Zhou was not good at recognizing a foreigner's face.

However, this time, he instantly recognized her.

He pretended like he did not see her and quietly walked to the other side of the corridor.

He was scared.

He had already experienced the enthusiasm of foreigners at Princeton and he did not want to try again.

The reason was simple.

For a handsome guy like him, there could only be one reason for a woman waiting for him.

However, he could not escape so easily.

When he turned around, he heard footsteps.

Lu Zhou tried to walk faster, but she was already in front of him and she was blocking his way.

She's so fast!

He prepared himself mentally as he did not know what to expect.

They were quiet for a while.

Lu Zhou looked at Kerella and asked quietly, "Excuse me, is there anything I can help you?"

With her arms crossed, Kerella stared at Lu Zhou and asked, "Is it fun to embarrass a girl on stage?"

Lu Zhou was stunned for a second. He then stared at her and asked, "I'm only pointing out your mistake. What has it got to do with your gender?"

Is this it?

I thought she was going to do something else.

As Kerella looked at Lu Zhou's careless attitude, she did not know what to do.

She took a deep breath as she stared at Lu Zhou. She then said, "Your presentation is the day after tomorrow, right? I'm looking forward to it."

Lu Zhou smiled and said, "Good, I don't know what you're looking forward to though. But I think I'll live up to your expectations."

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Professor Lu Shenjian's team presentation was held as scheduled.

The acceptance judges of LHCb sat in the first row as they waited patiently for the presentation to begin.

Other research teams were also sitting in the venue.

Kerella had a laptop on her table. She held tightly to the thesis as she stared at the podium.

When she saw the person walking on the podium, she smirked.

Good.

She thought he would be too scared.

I guess, he has some guts.

The PowerPoint presentation began.

Lu Zhou did not notice Kerella. Instead, he simply grabbed the microphone and began to speak.

He spoke for thirty minutes.

The last 15 minutes was the questioning session.

Lu Zhou looked at the audience and asked, "The basic situation is like this. The data of B1 is normal and the Dalitz diagram is on the PowerPoint. Are there any questions?"

The venue was quiet.

Not a single person raised their hand.

Actually, some people wanted to ask questions, but they did not know what to ask.

Lu Zhou thought that the University of Syracuse's research team would give him trouble, but they did not do anything.

However, he knew why.

After all, this kind of data processing did not require any innovative methods, so everyone knew the conclusion. There were no problems with the B1 data, and the pentaquark existed…

Therefore, it was impossible to pick a mistake from the presentation.

They could only nitpick the data calculations.

Therefore, he deliberately spent the whole of yesterday to double check the work with Yan Xinjue. They did not find any problems.

Lu Zhou was certain that there were no mistakes.

…

After a five minute wait, no one raised their hand.

The acceptance judge from LHCb walked to the podium and made a brief summary of the presentation. He thanked the researchers and announced the acceptance.

This thesis would be included in the archives of the LHCb research.

After the presentation, the people in the venue began to exit.

Only one person sat still in their seat.

"This is impossible…"

Kerella stared at the thesis and she had a look of disbelief on her face.

The questioning session had long since ended.

The LHCb already announced the acceptance.

However, she could not believe that not a single mistake was found.

"Something must be wrong, we just didn't find it yet…" murmured Kerella as she stared at the data on the A4 paper. She used her computer to double check the answers.

However, she could not find any mistakes.

Not only did she not find any mistakes, she could not help but admire the logic used in her opponent's thesis.

This was a researcher's subconscious reaction to a beautifully written thesis.

This thesis was meticulous.

She continued to sit there until a researcher from her team walked over.

"Forget about it, Kerella. I know how you feel, but if you want to find a calculation mistake from him, it'll be impossible."

His name was Nelson, and like her, he was also a PhD student under Professor Brunos. His research direction was mathematical physics, and he did the calculations together with Kerella.

Even though Kerella knew that she could not change the past, she was still distraught about her last few months of hard work.

She looked at the thesis and asked, "Why?"

Nelson sighed and said, "Look at who that intern is."

Kerella asked nonchalantly, "An Asian, so what?"

Nelson shook his head, "No, I know he's an Asian. His name is Lu Zhou. Does that sound familiar?"

Kerella frowned and said, "Familiar?"

"Okay, it seems that you don't pay attention to the field of mathematics," said Nelson. He shrugged and continued, "At the beginning of the year, he proved the twin prime conjecture. Many people said that he could win the Cole Prize's number theory award this year. He might also win the 2018 Fields Medal… Your opponent is a potential Fields Medal winner. Do you think we've got a chance?"

If this was another research project, such as spectrum analysis, Nelson would not give this intern so much respect.

However, for this kind of data analysis…

They had no chance of winning.

After all, he knew Lu Zhou was the freaky genius from Princeton.

Nelson saw that Kerella did not speak, so he tried to comfort her.

"It actually doesn't matter if we win or lose. You'll realize that there are many geniuses in this world. Do you want to go drinking?"

"… I can't accept this."

"You're crazy."

Nelson shook his head and walked away.

…

Hellfire bar…

Heavy metal music blasted Lu Zhou's eardrums while the colorful lights pierced his eyes.

If Lu Zhou knew it was so loud in here, he would not have come. He wanted to relax, but this made him even more tired.

However, since he was already here, he could not just leave.

After all, he said he would buy Luo Wenxuan drinks.

As thanks.

"Two glasses of Gibson, thanks."

Luo Wenxuan skillfully ordered the bartender before he started to chat with Lu Zhou.

He had been here longer than Lu Zhou, so he was familiar with everything around here.

"… CERN is like a university. It has everything that a university would have."

Lu Zhou glanced at the bartender pouring the drinks and asked, "For example?"

Luo Wenxuan smiled and said, "For example, like various clubs, and two bands. Last time I missed their performance here, but I won't miss it this time."

"Why?"

"Because they'll do a show on the night of the experiment completion."

The bartender placed two glasses of Gibson on the table.

Lu Zhou looked at the colorless liquid before he picked up the glass with a puzzled look.

What's this?

He took a sip.

Then…

He chocked.

"Cough!"

When Lu Zhou placed the glass on the table, he was still coughing.

F*ck sake!

What's this sh*t?

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Luo Wenxuan looked at Lu Zhou who was coughing and he laughed out loud.

As he patted Lu Zhou on the back, he asked with a smile, "How do you feel? It's good right?"

Lu Zhou wiped his mouth and said, "It's like I just drank hot sauce."

Luo Wenxuan laughed and said, "That's how life is sometimes. It gets spicy. Is it better now?"

Lu Zhou asked, "Better in which aspect?"

Luo Wenxuan replied, "Your mental state aspect."

Lu Zhou thought and said, "… It's okay."

He wanted to say that sitting here made him more tired.

Luo Wenxuan shook his head. With a smile, he said, "Your life is lacking in passion. It's just like when I first arrived in America. I can see myself in you."

"I think I'm going fine…"

Due to the loud music, Luo Wenxuan did not hear Lu Zhou and he continued to speak slowly, "You need some adjustments in your life. You should relax your brain so that you can concentrate more when you work. Excessive pressure will become problematic… Besides, we should pursue more than just mathematical physics."

Lu Zhou disagreed, and he asked, "Like what?"

Luo Wenxuan smiled and said, "Like beautiful woman."

"What…?"

Lu Zhou was so stunned that he did not know what else to say.

"As your friend, it pains me to see you like this. Therefore, I've decided to teach you some life experience."

Lu Zhou asked, "So, does that mean that you have a girlfriend?"

Luo Wenxuan: "Nope."

Lu Zhou: "…"

Then, why should I take your advice?

Luo Wenxuan coughed and said, "I've dated three girls when I was in America, but they were all short-term… But that's not important, the important thing is that I can give you some knowledge."

Lu Zhou asked suspiciously, "Knowledge?"

"Yes, knowledge. This is also why I brought you here today," said Luo Wenxuan with a smile. He cleared his throat and continued, "There are two important things when it comes to picking up a woman. One is to maintain eye contact, the other is to be confident. You have to show that you can maintain a good conversation."

Lu Zhou asked, "And?"

"You might not know it, so let me give you an example. So… She will do. Watch me," said Luo Wenxuan as he looked around. When he found a girl with big boobs, he took his glass and walked over.

"Hey beautiful, can I sit here?"

Luo Wenxuan had a charismatic smile but the girl ignored him.

He did not give up. Instead, he asked with a smile.

"What do you want to drink?"

"Nothing, thanks."

"…"

The conversation ended.

It was slightly awkward.

Lu Zhou looked at the band on stage and pretended like he did not see anything.

After a while, Luo Wenxuan came back with his glass.

"Fine, she's probably in a bad mood. Let's change our target," said Luo Wenxuan as he coughed awkwardly and looked around. He then found an easier target.

Lu Zhou sighed.

This is why you're single.

Lu Zhou was about to comfort his friend when suddenly, a napkin was slammed on the table.

A girl walked over and sat next to Lu Zhou.

"Two Gibson, one for him."

"Okay."

The bartender skillfully collected the money before he started to make the drinks.

Lu Zhou was stunned as he looked at the lady.

He recognized her face.

She was none other than Kerella.

Lu Zhou had not expected to see her here.

Kerella looked at Lu Zhou and asked, "You don't want to say anything?"

Say what?

What's there to say?

Lu Zhou spoke with an uncertain tone, "Thanks for giving us the win?"

Kerella nearly spit her drink out.

She felt like her opponent did not even respect her.

She had finally calmed herself down but Lu Zhou made her furious again with one sentence.

The two glasses of Gibson were placed on the bar.

The bartender made a gesture and walked aside.

Kerella took a deep breath and suppressed her anger. She then looked at Lu Zhou and said, "Yes, I gave you the win. Shouldn't you buy me some drinks in return?"

Lu Zhou looked at the two cups of cocktails and asked, "Sure, but this is a bit intense. Should we switch to something else?"

He was not scared of getting drunk, but this thing tasted horrible.

Kerella lifted her eyebrows and asked, "You're scared?"

Lu Zhou was speechless.

You really want to have a drink off?

Lu Zhou inherited his father's genes, so his alcohol stamina was high.

He never passed out when he went drinking with his friends from Dorm 201.

"Of course not," said Lu Zhou. He raised the glass, "Cheers?"

"Cheers!"

Kerella downed the glass and when she looked at Lu Zhou, she saw that Lu Zhou also downed it.

She looked at the bartender and placed some cash on the bar before she said, "Two more."

Lu Zhou looked at the crazy woman in disbelief.

What a joke.

He was not scared of drinking at all, and he was confident in his alcohol tolerance.

He would never lose to some foreign chick.

When Kerella saw that Lu Zhou was unfazed, her anger did not die down at all. Instead, she became even more furious.

She was not about to lose to this guy. She wanted him to get a taste of his own medicine…

They kept drinking.

Luo Wenxuan sat aside as he stared at these two in disbelief. He wanted to discourage them but could not do it.

When he saw the row of empty glasses on the counter, he gulped.

Using this stuff as shots.

These guys are crazy.

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