I failed a course, and the system became my study supervisor.

Chapter 16 A Dream Day

The next day, that hot pot meal proved to be a real lesson for Xu Ling, a Shanghainese. He spent his entire day either going to the bathroom or running to it, a truly miserable experience.

But in this inhuman torture, Xu Ling received good news.

"Xiao Xu! I've finished revising your paper! Have you decided on a journal to submit it to?"

Zhang Yongjie's phone call got straight to the point.

"Thank you, Teacher Zhang. I have considered PRL and JFM myself." Xu Ling expressed his thoughts.

"Haha, it seems you've done some research on this, which coincides with my own. By the way, have you ever considered publishing in a mathematics journal?"

Zhang Yongjie said with a smile.

"After all, I am a student of the School of Physics. Let students majoring in mathematics submit their papers to mathematics journals." Xu Ling expressed his attitude.

"Haha, you're right. I was just asking casually. Then I suggest you try submitting to PRL."

"Then JFM won't consider it?" Xu Ling was a little confused.

“Do you have any ideas for your future research?”

Zhang Yongjie did not answer directly, but instead raised this question.

"No." Xu Ling was a little confused to be honest.

"If you don't have a plan, then there's no point in publishing in JFM. Although it's very authoritative in the field of fluid mechanics, its impact factor can't compare to PRL. And you may not continue your research in fluid mechanics in the future."

Zhang Yongjie explained patiently.

"PRL has sufficient influence in any field of physics, and the impact factor of the journal is very high, so it can provide you with the most direct help!" Zhang Yongjie continued.

"Ok, I see!"

"That's right! Don't add my name. I didn't do much work anyway."

Zhang Yongjie changed the subject.

"That won't work! Without your guidance, I don't know how long I would be stuck there!"

Xu Ling strongly disagreed with Zhang Yongjie's words.

"Do I need a paper from you? This is your first paper, and I don't need to steal the limelight from you!" Zhang Yongjie said proudly.

Seeing that he couldn't persuade Zhang Yongjie, Xu Ling didn't insist anymore. He just thanked him from the bottom of his heart and was prepared to give him a certain title or the title of corresponding author. Then the two chatted about family matters for a while and hung up the phone.

PRL!

I really want to submit my paper to PRL!
When Xu Ling was considering it himself before, he was worried that he was taking too big a step, but he didn't expect that Zhang Yongjie also wanted him to invest in PRL.

Excitement instantly occupied Xu Ling's mind, and the gastrointestinal discomfort was ignored for a while.

Not wanting to waste even a minute, Xu Ling quickly turned on the computer and received the paper file sent by Zhang Yongjie.

Xu Ling still had to check the paper carefully. No matter how much he trusted Zhang Yongjie, this was his first paper after all, and the content was so important.

After checking that everything was correct, Xu Ling found the official website for submissions to PRL, patiently filled out all the information, and finally submitted the paper.

Ding!
You have new emails!

So fast?

Xu Ling clicked it immediately.

[Automatic reply, thank you for your submission, this magazine will give you a reply within 15 working days.]

Of course, the original is in English, but today's computers have a one-click translation function.

It would not put Xu Ling in an embarrassing situation of language problems.

But this also reminded Xu Ling that in future scientific research, he would have to communicate with the international community a lot, and he must pass the language barrier.

Although it was an automatic reply, Xu Ling was very happy. It was also an automatic reply from PRL, wasn't it?
Looking at the email that had been sent, Xu Ling's heart gradually calmed down.

However, Xu Ling's luck today seemed to have not run out, and good news came one after another.

Just now, Wang Xueqin posted a new notice in the class group:

This Thursday at 2:00 PM, Academician Pan Zhiming will deliver a keynote speech titled "The Current State and Prospects of Quantum Computing" in the East District Auditorium. Please try to attend on time. Academician!

I rely on!

Xu Ling couldn't help but exclaim.

The country has a population of 1.4 billion, but only fewer than 2,000 academicians. It's no exaggeration to say that each academician is a top expert in their field, and in Xu Ling's eyes, they are people he will never be able to reach.

However, such a big shot actually had to give a report to undergraduates like them.

Xu Ling was immediately flattered.

If we want to discuss the purpose of the school's arrangement, we have to talk about the Shanghai University where Xu Ling studied.

Shanghai University is a top university in various national rankings and places great emphasis on scientific research.

Most importantly, the school pays special attention to guiding undergraduates' scientific research interests.

From this perspective, there is nothing surprising about inviting an academician to give a report to undergraduates.

As for quantum computing, although it is not Xu Ling's major, its foundation is still mathematics and physics, and the ideas of solving problems are the same, so it will certainly be of great help to Xu Ling.

"Buzz"

[Hey! Have you heard? An academician is giving us a lecture on Thursday!]

It’s Lin Yuxin’s penguin text message.

【Just found out, it’s so cool! 】

Xu Ling typed a reply excitedly.

【Then you will go? 】

[Of course I will go!]

【Will we be together then?】

【it is good! 】

After turning off his phone, Xu Ling couldn't calm down for a long time. The impact of two consecutive good news made Xu Ling a little dizzy.

However, today's good news seemed to knock Xu Ling unconscious, and the long-lost system prompt sound also rang.

"Ding!"

"New tasks have been released, please check in time!"

【Ordinary tasks

(100) The Sea of ​​Exercises is Boundless: The path to a mountain of knowledge is made through diligence, while the sea of ​​learning is boundless through hard work. Please complete mixed math and physics exercises (all of which are content you have already learned) within three days.

Completion reward: 100 study points.

Failure penalty: electric shock!
Refusal: Yes.

Mission countdown: 3 days, 0 hours, 0 minutes.

System prompt: The library check-in task and thirty years of working for the health of the motherland have been recovered.

Glory Mission
[Not available yet]

100 points of study!
The two glaring zeros made Xu Ling's breathing quicken. Without any hesitation, he accepted the task without even finishing reading the text.

It wasn't until the countdown started ticking that Xu Ling saw the last line of prompts.

The system recovered two daily tasks, and Xu Ling still felt a little regretful. When he had time, he could take on a task and earn at least 10 diligence points.

But this task is only 100 at a time, so Xu Ling can accept the disappearance of two tasks.

Sitting in the chair, Xu Ling only felt dizzy. It was not until the pain in his abdomen came again that Xu Ling came back to his senses from the dream of the day.

Today can really be called a dream for Xu Ling.

I've always heard that good fortune never comes alone, and misfortune never comes singly. Xu Ling never imagined that good fortune would come one after another.

(End of this chapter)