The whole weird world is waiting for me to go to heaven

Chapter 979 Academic Conference (Part Four)

Everyone looked on in astonishment.

With such a perfect derivation process, such a rapid problem-solving speed, and such an unprecedentedly difficult problem, Professor Xue should have passed it without any doubt, according to common sense.

At this moment, Xue Nian was on the verge of collapse. Her hands were clenched into fists at her sides, and the muscles on her face were trembling violently as if they were about to burst.

Having achieved fame at a young age and won numerous awards, becoming an associate professor before the age of thirty, she had never encountered such a devastating failure, nor would she allow herself to experience such a failure.

However, an even greater predicament lies ahead.

All eyes fell on her.

Burning and greedy.

Xue Nian, still stunned, hadn't reacted yet.

But everyone else could see it clearly: those shadowy audience members who were originally sitting in their seats silently got up and walked towards Xue Nian step by step, like wisps of smoke drifting by.

I wanted to scream, but all my voices were stuck in my throat. I couldn't shout out, and I couldn't escape.

The sudden silence and the goosebumps rising from the cold finally brought Xue Nian back to her senses.

The scene before her caused her eyes, which were always drooping with exhaustion, to suddenly widen, her pupils reflecting a desperate fear.

Behind the throng of people surrounding her, Shen Zhiyu's eyes shone with excitement, as if she had transcended the realm of humanity.

Just then, that clear voice rang out again.

"I'm sorry, Professor Xue has already teamed up with us, so she needs to participate in our project and cannot join your team yet."

The sound was neither too loud nor too soft.

For Shen Zhiyu, it should be something she dislikes.

Because she clearly frowned.

"Heh, it wasn't originally like that, was it?"

"That's true now, isn't it, Professor Xue?"

In the already darkened hall, a beam of light shone down, illuminating the young girl who was speaking, her face bearing a confident smile.

Xue Nian nodded hurriedly.

"But she's not in your team-up system, is she?"

"So Professor Shen approves that my little creation can be used as official software by the organizers?" The girl reacted quickly and replied.

"Of course not."

"Oh..." the girl said disappointedly, "In that case, it's okay if we team up offline, right? As long as we're both willing and agree."

"...Okay, I look forward to your results."

Shen Zhiyu did not say another word.

He simply waved his hand.

The blurry humanoid audience members vanished silently, and the expanding main venue shrank rapidly like the receding tide, returning to its original state—as if nothing had ever happened.

Shen Zhiyu also disappeared.

It was the girl who stepped forward and took the initiative to help Xue Nian, who almost fainted on the spot, down.

After a few words of comfort, Xue Nian slowly regained some of her senses and whispered a thank you.

The deadlock was broken, the chilling atmosphere slowly dissipated, and the crowd, finally able to speak, were indignant.

"Professor Shen, you're not deliberately blocking people, are you?"

"Hey, you just don't want us to pass!"

"unacceptable!"

But no one responded.

Meanwhile, some tried to approach the writhing, twisted flesh and blood, attempting to force their way out of this unfair game. But the first person to touch the flesh and blood had their hand swallowed up as if it were sinking into quagmire, then their entire arm, and then half their body…

Screams ripped through the venue.

It was only thanks to the efforts of several strong men that the man was dragged out and not completely swallowed up, but his arm was severed inside, with obvious bite marks from sharp teeth at the break.

Fortunately, there were quite a few medical experts on site who immediately bandaged and treated him. After a while, the bleeding finally stopped, and he was able to sit up with difficulty.

This scene finally made everyone realize that there was nowhere to escape and that they could only obediently abide by the rules.

But people's hearts have already become restless.

In moments of despair, people always need ways to cope, such as finding a scapegoat to become the target of their attacks and concentrate all their resentment.

Just as He Tao was about to share her current thoughts with Xue Nian, several people stood in front of her with unfriendly expressions.

"What exactly happened to you?"

"If you hadn't asked so many questions in the first place, why would Professor Shen have brought us in?"

"Yes! It's all your fault!"

Dai Jing, standing to the side, said:

"What nonsense are you spouting? It's obvious that Professor Shen planned everything here in advance. Even if He Tao hadn't asked anything, she would have still found an excuse to come in! Face reality and figure it out!"

"What do you mean by 'face reality'? I think you're the one who hasn't faced reality. Don't think that just because you've hooked up with some big shot, a girl with only a college degree is worth all this protection?"

"Undergraduate degree?" Dai Jing stared blankly at the girl.

She nodded and readily admitted, "That's right, I'm an undergraduate student."

The crowd around them all turned to look.

Even Xue Nian couldn't help but turn her head to look at her, revealing an inquisitive expression.

The leader of the skeptics added with a sneer, "I think the reason you're here is probably because you're the one who created this whole thing. Otherwise, why were you the only one who was able to speak just now?"

"And those inscriptions and scrolls, you and Shen Zhiyu are working together, don't think others can't see through it! Maybe your software is a virus! It might poison us all and devour us!"

Upon hearing this, many scholars who were using Skynet and its software immediately felt that their hands were burning with grease.

What evidence do you have?

"What evidence do I need? What school and major do you attend? Tell us so everyone knows! Let's see if you have the ability to analyze inscriptions and create such software?"

"Qingyang University, Federal Language Major"

He Tao was quite composed.

These words, however, were like a bucket of cold water, extinguishing any lingering confidence I had in her.

Including her original team.

Dai Jing's expression was complicated, but he finally gritted his teeth and said, "I'm sorry, He... I have to think about my students."

then--

Dai Jing has left the team.

Zhang Yuan has left the team.

Xiao Wenjing has left the team.

【…】

A series of "Leave Team" messages flashed across the screen, and the once lively group was instantly reduced to a mere three people.

He Tao, Liu Sheng, Xue Nian.

But He Tao just shrugged and said indifferently, "It's okay."

Dai Jing, on the other hand, looked somewhat embarrassed and could only lower his head and hurriedly retreat to find a new source of support.

Xue Nian, on the other hand, didn't care.

Anyway, she has absolute confidence in her abilities and believes that she can team up with anyone.

Her eyes gleamed, waiting for the next wave of attack.

He Tao slowly raised her head, her gaze falling on the middle-aged scholar in front of her who was sneering:
“I know why you’re targeting me.”

"You are Zhao Yilu, a researcher at the First Imperial Archaeological Institute, studying under Shen Zhiyu, and your research focuses on inscription analysis."

"You had more than ten years of experience in this field, but unfortunately, the article I published overturned most of your findings, from methodology to conclusions."

"I apologize, I didn't mean to offend you, but... we must truthfully state the achievements and shortcomings of our predecessors, and you are indeed wrong."

"You failed academically, and your advisor abandoned you, so you're here to find the culprit, is that it?"

Zhao Yilu's face turned pale and then flushed, her eyes blazing with fury.

"Do you know what it means to have a lifetime of hard work overturned by a single piece of paper?" "Ha, of course you don't understand, you despicable person!"

"In the end, you just stole the work of the originally designated junior sister, Zheng Qiran! If she hadn't died, it wouldn't have been your turn at all!"

Liu Sheng then realized that the "OOC index" had returned to a low value of 10%.

[It can only be said that the human imagination has boundless power to fill in the gaps.] "World" commented.

So don't worry about "OOC" (Out of Character). When you're strong enough, there will always be people who will find excuses for your achievements to make up for the disappointment you feel.

For example, now.

"So, if Zheng Qiran publishes this article, you wouldn't mind having it overturned?"

Zhao Yilu snorted coldly, "Hmph, Zheng Xuemei is a student personally recognized by our teacher, and I heard that she could have gone to First Imperial University, but she didn't come because of family reasons. This shows that she is excellent, unlike opportunists like you!"

He Tao gently shook her head.

"You heard all this from my former roommates, right? Are they in your team now? What did you get in return?"

"That's not something you need to worry about."

"Too."

He Tao nodded coldly and said nothing more.

When the other person saw that she didn't speak, they thought they had hit her weak spot and couldn't help but smile triumphantly.

"So, whatever else you have on hand... bring out all of Zheng Qiran's achievements!" Zhao Yilu whispered. "Maybe I can even bring you into our team..."

However, the other party completely ignored him.

Suddenly he raised his hand high.

"I'd like to apply to give a speech."

There was a sudden silence all around.

Zhao Yilu's face also froze.

"Oh? So fast? We haven't even discussed it yet..." Xue Nian, who was standing next to her, was slightly surprised.

But I quickly came to terms with it.

If you can do it, why can't others?

Instead, her eyes sparkled with anticipation.

"Are you sure?" Shen Zhiyu's voice fell again.

"of course."

"Okay, now that there's no one else here, you can still use the main venue."

As He Tao walked onto the stage, the venue expanded again, and a beam of blood-red light descended from the dome. The indistinct judges emerged from the void one by one, their bodies icy cold as they sat down in their seats.

Strangely, the venue setup this time was unlike anything seen before.

It resembled an ancient lecture hall, with open surroundings, upright beams and pillars, and layers of blood-red gauze fluttering in the middle, half-concealing the deep darkness outside, as if something was spying on it from the outside.

The original curved tiered seating was replaced with futons, and everyone sat on the floor, waiting to listen to the keynote speeches by He Tao, who was already standing at the front, and Xue Nian, who was standing right behind her.

At this point, "He Tao" is of course Liu Sheng.

She observed all the changes and knew that they were a projection of her inner world, which was why they had become so antique, resembling the lecture halls of an old academy.

But she didn't reveal anything, only looking around with interest like everyone else, as if it were the first time she had seen this strange sight.

But soon, the shock of the others returned to the girl who was about to give the speech.

Isn't she afraid of dying?
After all, everyone had seen what happened to Xue Nian.

Why would anyone be in such a hurry to go and die again?

Many people heard the argument just now.

They even gossiped about it in the team chat, and it soon spread throughout the "Skynet Local Area Edition". On the newly opened live broadcast page, the barrage of comments flew by.

Overall, not many people are optimistic about her.

"Zhao Yilu is right, she is a fraud."

"That's why she recruited Xue Nian, right?"

"Doesn't she realize that even if she has Xue Nian, it's useless now, no matter how powerful he is!"

"Sigh, we should have had a proper discussion; there's so much time..."

"With the rule against taking credit for others' work, I'm afraid Xue Nian's involvement will only backfire and might even anger that guy surnamed Shen!"

"No, why do you think she's not good enough?" someone asked. "She's clearly demonstrated so many abilities—inscription translation, and networks and software, aren't they all her achievements?"

"You didn't hear what happened just now, did you?"

"Do you believe that an undergraduate from Qingyang University could achieve these results?"

"Is it even possible to span multiple fields?"

Upon seeing these comments about "Qingyang University," the students of Qingyang University, who were far away in the underground palace, immediately blushed and their faces turned extremely ugly.

Senior Sister Su glanced back at Lin Yue and Long Yingxue, saying, "Look, you went to smear them, but in the end, we were also questioned."

"us……"

Lin Yue stammered, unable to speak.

She couldn't very well say that she just couldn't stand He Tao showing off, could she? So she couldn't help but make a few disparaging remarks.

As for Zhao Yilu...

Hearing that they knew He Tao, they became even more excited, eager to find out what dirt she had on him. The more they talked, the happier they became, and they gradually stopped holding back their words...

At this moment, neither she nor Long Yingxue could say whether they hoped Liu Sheng would succeed or fail.

But Liu Sheng could no longer hear or see these whispers and comments. She simply met Xue Nian's questioning and worried gaze and slowly said:
"Professor Xue, could you please take charge of this part of the derivation later?"

Xue Nian was slightly taken aback, then took the computer from Liu Sheng.

After watching for a while, his originally blank eyes became brighter and brighter.

“…So that’s how it is.” She murmured, “So you took this route.”

"You didn't provide the derivation process for this part?"

"Well, no."

"You... calculated it directly? That's amazing." Xue Nian exclaimed sincerely, "Even I have to do this kind of deduction step by step."

“Even if it’s me”—that was Xue Nian’s absolute confidence.

And so did Liu Sheng.

Without batting an eye, he humbly replied, "You flatter me."

If you carry a Tianyan computer with you, it would be too embarrassing to go through the derivation step by step.

[It's about losing "love." I'm not human; I'm AI.]

The world suddenly spouted a pun-based joke, making Liu Sheng shiver.

Can you even listen to what you're saying?

It doesn't matter, only you can hear it anyway.

Fortunately, with Xue Nian around, Liu Sheng doesn't need to do this part of the proof; he can just focus on explaining it.

We're truly a perfect match.

Unexpectedly, Xue Nian expressed the same sentiment after reading the entire article she had rushed out.

Liu Sheng nodded and asked, "So...there's no problem, right?"

This question is definitely not asking if there is a problem with the formula, nor is it doubting whether Xue Nian can complete the derivation. It is simply a confirmation: Are you ready? Can we begin?
Xue Nian understood and nodded solemnly.

"no problem!"

So, Liu Sheng opened the PowerPoint presentation in his hand, glanced at the entire room, and began in a deep voice:
"Distinguished scholars present, attendees outside the venue, and my dear roommates..."

Upon hearing the word "roommate" during the live stream, Lin Yue and Long Yingxue's faces instantly flushed.

He paused, then continued: "And, hello to the mysterious listeners."

The topic of my report is—

"How to create a star in a bizarre world - based on the construction and regulation of a high-dimensional energy model."

(End of this chapter)