My dream connects to three thousand years later.

Chapter 87 Algorithms Ahead of Their Time

“Since you already know all that, I won’t go into that anymore… Um, besides that, is there anything else you need?” Zhang Hai paused briefly, then looked at Chu Zhu with some anticipation. “Or rather, to put it more clearly… you came to see me because you’ve made up your mind?”

"Stop pretending," Chu Zhu scoffed, his tone indifferent. "You couldn't possibly not know what's happening in Jinghai City right now."

"..." Zhang Hai was silent for a moment, then sighed, "Okay, I do know you've just taken office as the Director of the Management Department, but... sigh!"

Chu Zhu observed with interest until she was certain that Zhang Hai's heart had sunk to the bottom and he had completely given up hope. Only then did she slowly begin to sow the seeds of hope. "Actually, it's not entirely impossible!"

Seeing Zhang Hai's eyes light up again, Chu Zhu said, "However, I have one request... that is, if I join the God Worshipping Cult... then after joining, I must obtain the God Worshipping Cult's cultivation method immediately!"

“The interval between meetings must not exceed half an hour, otherwise…” Chu Zhu spoke slowly and deliberately, but her voice was extremely firm, leaving no room for negotiation, “I will absolutely not join the God Worshipping Cult! Don’t ask why, I just won’t join…”

“…Ah, this.” Zhang Hai had a headache. He thought and thought, but he couldn’t figure out Chu Zhu’s logic. Was she deliberately making things difficult for him? And then testing the sincerity of the God Worshipping Cult?

If so...

"No problem! Don't worry." Zhang Hai gritted his teeth, subconsciously touching his phone, inwardly smiling bitterly. It seemed he would have to work on cultivating his network again tonight.

"Then it's settled!" Chu Zhu stood up and stretched. "Also, find me a place to sleep... What's with that look on your face? What time of day is this? Do you expect me to travel all the way back to my hometown?"

Zhang Hai shrank back in shock and quickly led the way.

On the way, I ran into Zhang Xu, who was on night watch that night.

Zhang Xu: "..."

To be honest, looking at Chu Zhu and his own master, he felt as if he were seeing his master and himself—in front of Chu Zhu, his master really looked like a grandson! He was being manipulated from time to time, but he didn't even dare to talk back, and he was dejected.

Zhang Xuzhen felt his worldview shattered... Master, how did you become like this?
That guy is even younger than him!
So what if that guy has a little bit of dirt on you? Is it really that big of a deal... Why don't you dare fight him? You're not just losing face for yourself, but also for the church, and even for him!
How can he ever hold his head high in front of Mr. Zhu after you do this?!
In the end, after Zhang Xu pursed his lips, all he could do was stare at Chu Zhu with wide eyes to express his protest—which Chu Zhu, of course, ignored.

……

Six o'clock in the morning.

Good morning, world!

Chu Zhu got out of bed, drew back the curtains, and opened the window. The morning breeze carried the fragrance of sand... Hmm?

"Damn! I almost forgot, the sandstorm from the north ruined my fresh morning air!"

Chu Zhu laughed in exasperation. He slammed the window shut and sat back down at the table.

After hesitating for a moment, Chu Zhu took out a new sheet of notebook paper from her desk and began to write seriously.

First, there's the data starting with one-twentieth of the Lingdong Star.

I've been writing for a full hour and I've only gotten less than a third of it...

"The speed of memorizing is slower than the speed of reciting!"

Chu Zhu shook her hand, thought for a moment, and sent a message to her counselor, "I'm taking a day off today!"

Qian Tutor: ?

Chu Zhu only said, "I want to do special track and field training," and she gained the understanding, recognition, and support of her counselor!

"Go ahead and do as you please, I'll take care of everything!"

Then, I kept writing until noon.

“…burnt out!” Chu Zhu rubbed his cheeks.

In this round, he not only copied down one-twentieth of the complete algorithm of Lingdong Star, but also copied down the beginning of the prototype algorithm he had memorized last time—as the saying goes, since he was already here… he couldn’t just throw it away now that he had memorized it.

"Damn it, there are still textbooks!" Chu Zhu felt a little desperate. She took a deep breath, calmed herself down, and prepared to go out for lunch before continuing.

He casually stuffed the notebook into his small bag and slung it over his shoulder!

However, once he finished eating, Chu Zhu lost the will to continue his seclusion... He decided to go find Zhao Shao.

……

Z Intelligent Co., Ltd.

"Long time no see, Senior Zhao!" Chu Zhu, without any hesitation, pulled up a wheelchair and sat down opposite Zhao Shao.

"If I remember correctly, we just met yesterday, right?" Zhao Shao said, somewhat amused and exasperated. He added in his mind, "And it was our first meeting!"
To be honest, Chu Zhu gave him a very strange feeling—not that he hadn't seen someone like Chu Zhu before. The school was full of these clueless college students…

However, Zhao Shao sometimes sensed that the naive college student was merely Chu Zhu's facade. As for the real him... he couldn't understand, couldn't see, couldn't fathom!
"Senior Zhao, the reason I came here this time is because I felt this would inspire you." Chu Zhu, without any hesitation, took out two notebooks and threw them on the table.

Chu Zhu wasn't worried; Zhao Shao had already written down what she had thrown out, thus arousing suspicion.

After all, according to the previous timeline... the Lingdong Star Algorithm was only created by Zhao Shao after he had taken all the money from Chu Zhu and completely fallen into despair.

Moreover, even disregarding the initial time, the data shown by Nuwa in the previous dream timeline also indicates that Chu Zhu and Zhao Shao got along very well... at least, there were no hidden dangers that could be recorded!

In the end, they even died on the same day, in the same month, in the same year!
"...About AI?" Zhao Shao narrowed his eyes. He knew from Professor Chen that the person in front of him had no experience studying AI.

So this is... someone who copied some AI knowledge from the internet and then showed it off in front of him?
Surely... surely they wouldn't be that stupid?!

Zhao Shao was sweating profusely. Had he been overthinking things...? Was the person in front of him really not as smart and unfathomable as he had imagined? Was he actually just a typical athlete?
Sakuragi Hanamichi, an ape-like creature?!
No...no way...

"If you need anything after you've finished reading, just let me know!" Chu Zhu waved his hand magnanimously, and after taking a couple of steps, he suddenly spoke up, "By the way, Senior Zhao... your funds are almost exhausted, aren't they?"

"..."

The atmosphere at the scene went cold for a moment.

"Don't get me wrong, I'm not trying to cause you any trouble!" Chu Zhu raised an eyebrow and said with a grin, "I just wanted to ask, if I were to invest... Senior Zhao, you shouldn't have any objections, right?"

"..." Zhao Shao's heart trembled for a moment, and his lips moved slightly, but before he could sort out his thoughts and consider how to answer, Chu Zhu turned and left the office.

A long silence followed.

"This guy, really." Zhao Shao rubbed his face, unsure of what expression to make. Why did he inexplicably feel like he'd been slept with?
“Sigh,” Zhao Shao then gave a wry smile, “Also, why did I perform so poorly this time? Last time, when I met the district head, I was talking fluently… How come this time…? But, regarding investment…”

Zhao Shao was somewhat anxious and uncertain.

After all, based on his private conversations with Professor Chen... this guy is the super-rich second-generation heir handpicked by Principal Li!

Perhaps this will actually help him get through this difficult time?
Amidst his chaotic thoughts, Zhao Shao subconsciously picked up his notebook, slowly opened it, then paused, laughing at himself, "Wait... why did I actually start reading this? Oh well, I guess I'll just consider it an investment solicitation!"

"Money is hard to earn, and life is tough... I hope this isn't copied in such a ridiculous or shameless way! Otherwise, I won't be able to brag about it next time we meet..."

With a helpless expression, Zhao Shao lowered his head with a resolute look.

……

"Boss? Boss! What's wrong?"

"Hmm... Ah! Oh."

Zhao Shao suddenly realized something was wrong, and saw his secretary. "Xu Fei! You've come at a really bad time. I'm actually a little... wait, what time is it?!" Zhao Shao suddenly realized something was wrong, because he discovered that it was almost dark. Moreover, Zhao Shao felt that his stomach was now completely empty.

"It's almost six o'clock!" Xu Fei silently covered his forehead. If it weren't so late, he wouldn't have dared to disturb his boss!

After all, even a fool could see that the boss was completely absorbed in it...

He believed that his boss was a genius—although Xu Fei was a secretary, his previous job was as a programmer…

It was precisely because he was somewhat of an expert that he was genuinely impressed by Zhao Shao.

He knew very well that Zhao Shao might have seemed to be daydreaming, but in reality, he might have been constructing some unimaginable grand program in his mind.
But... you can enjoy the program as you please—you can't stop eating, sleeping, and approving documents!

Xu Fei was forced into a corner and had no other choice but to risk his life to offer his advice!
"...This is really something!" Zhao Shao lay back on the recliner, gradually realizing what had happened, and immediately lowered his eyes. "Go get dinner..."

Watching his secretary leave, Zhao Shao looked at the notebook in front of him again, lost in thought for a long, long time. His gaze shifted to the side—on the table, there were other open notebooks…

The notebooks were covered in messy writing—all his own! It was the inspiration and ideas that came to him when he looked at the notebooks before.

"This thing..."

Zhao Shao felt an unprecedented connection with this thing. No, to be more precise, it was like—

"The jumbled, scattered inspirations in my mind were woven into a complete masterpiece, and then, just like that, they suddenly burst into my view?"

Zhao Shao was in a state of confusion, and after a brief silence, he even felt a sense of dejection.

"I once heard my teacher say... Human history is so long, so very long. What you think, what you ponder, what you grieve over, what you suffer from, may have already been thought of by others!"

"Your question... may have already been answered perfectly by someone in history!"

"In fact, many people come up with mathematical algorithms or make up mathematical tools on the spot when they have a flash of inspiration... They think they are amazing, but when they look up history books, they find that mathematicians had already proposed them hundreds of years ago!"

"But AI has only been around for a few years... Am I already being outmatched?"

Zhao Shao rubbed his cheeks, sighed for a while, and then picked up another book. "But at least I finished reading it... Why did he give me two books? Could it be the remaining parts... Hmm, indeed, the previous one was clearly incomplete... The last part ended very abruptly!"

"I just don't know exactly how much is still missing..."

then……

"...?"

"???"

"What the hell?!"

Zhao Shao stared at it for a while, and then he was completely dumbfounded.

If the first book... was like condensing his unorganized thoughts into reality and smashing them in front of him! Then the second book... is a super evolution of the first book!

No, this thing is practically a work of art...

"Damn it, how can there be such perfect programming code..."

Contrary to the common perception that programmers' code is usually a messy, chaotic "mountain of crap," it is completely different from what people usually think of.

The new program before me is simple, clear, pure, and natural...

It's like a wonder forged through countless trials!
It has been refined to the point where it cannot be refined any further!

For Zhao Shao, watching these lines of code was a pure pleasure...

This time, Zhao Shao could almost be described as possessed by a demon. Even when Xu Fei brought him food back, he was scolded and kicked out!

I do not know how long it has been.

Finally finished reading it.

Zhao Shao, now completely burned, lay on a recliner, remaining silent for a long time.

After regaining his senses, he subconsciously took out his phone and tapped on Chu Zhu's contact page. He wanted to contact her, but after glancing at the time, he realized it was too late and ultimately couldn't bring himself to do so.

"Let's talk about it tomorrow..."

"but!"

Picking up his now-cold rice, Zhao Shao ate absentmindedly, still somewhat anxious, "Where did he get this...?"

"He wouldn't have stolen this from some big internet company... No, no company in China should have that capability! Besides, if he really wanted to steal code, shouldn't he just download it directly from a USB drive? Who writes about it in a book..."

"So, it's overseas..."

"That doesn't make sense! While foreign AI has a head start compared to domestic AI, it's impossible for it to be this big... Could it be that the foreigners are actually holding back? No, given the current situation, how could they possibly be hiding something like that?"

"Besides, why would they hide it... Even if they really did manage to hide it, even with the situation so dire and the stock market crashing like this, they still wouldn't release this thing to give the stock market a shot in the arm! So the secrecy level of this thing must be extremely high—under such circumstances, how did it end up in the hands of Junior Brother Chu?"

Zhao Shao lowered his eyes, his mind racing with possibilities...

For a moment, he even wondered if aliens might actually exist, and if this thing was actually copied from them…

Of course, he soon found himself laughing.

Even if aliens do exist, and even if we take a step back and assume they actually use computers...

Could it be that the program they use is the same one that humans use?
Isn't this ridiculous?!
"...Junior, you have a big secret!" Zhao Shao closed his notebook and exclaimed sincerely.

He then put the question out of his mind.

There's a secret... but what does that have to do with him?
It doesn't matter where Chu Zhu gets this thing from, even if he actually burned an alien's butt with a cigarette butt to get it out... so what? As long as it helps him!

Delving too deeply into the other person's secrets will most likely lead to a falling out.

"I was hoping... my junior would invest in me! But..."

Zhao Shao smiled wryly again. Given the current situation, if Chu Zhu really invested money, and considering what was recorded in this notebook...

"How many shares do I have to give up?" Zhao Shao belatedly realized, suddenly waking up with a start. He glanced at his own backside and his body trembled. "Buhao..."

"Junior Chu... he wouldn't be after my position as the major shareholder, would he?!"

……

at the same time.

After Chu Zhu finished washing up, she got into bed and slowly closed her eyes.

"Dream World, activate!"

(End of this chapter)