Top Student: Wasteland Technology Invasion

"It's settled then, Lao Tang. Lin Chuan usually attends classes at Qiushi Class. Academician Zhu isn't here, so you'll be in charge this year. Please help him out. I appreciate your kindness, and I'll bring you some good tea next time I come."

As he spoke, Lu Zhiwei assumed that Professor Tang had agreed and turned to walk out of the office.

Tang Beichen grabbed his old friend's arm and said seriously, "We can do the mentor selection as you said, but if there are any competitions or anything in the future, you have to have Lin Chuan come and work with us. Although the Qiushi Class has a one-on-one mentor system, it is still a team, and we still have to fight for many team awards."

Lu Zhiwei understood what Tang Beichen meant, such as the Yau Mathematical Competition or the Undergraduate Mathematical Modeling Competition. After thinking for a moment, Professor Lu said, "Of course, but if you ask me, participating in such competitions is a bit like using a sledgehammer to crack a nut. Alright, alright, I'll listen to you. You can arrange it yourself."

After saying that, Lu Zhiwei pushed open the office door and ran into Li Zheng, who had just arrived.

"Hello, Professor Lu," Li Zheng greeted respectfully.

Lu Zhiwei nodded slightly and strode away from the scene. Things were going very smoothly, and he needed to talk to his future student as soon as possible.

Li Zheng quickly walked up to Tang Beichen and said, "Professor, I have informed Xie Zhixing and Lin Chuan that they will both be attending 'Modern Algebra' tomorrow."

"it is good."

"There's a long lecture on 'Advanced Algebra' in the department tomorrow. Since all the students in the regular classes are here, I'd like to inform everyone of the results of the entrance exam."

Tang Beichen nodded. "You finished what you started, very well done."

Li Zheng felt quite pleased to receive praise from his mentor. Just as he was about to say something modest, Tang Beichen suddenly asked, "By the way, Li, how's your paper coming along? When will it be published?"

Li Zheng's heart skipped a beat. He never expected that his tutor, who was talking about the Qiushi Class just a second ago, would suddenly switch to his thesis the next.

Without time to think, Li Zheng replied, "Almost there."

Tang Beichen said earnestly with a stern face, "Then you need to hurry. You are good in all aspects, but ultimately we are doing academic research, so you need to finish your thesis as soon as possible."

"Yes, mentor."

Li Zheng felt that his supervisor was acting strangely today, suddenly bringing up the thesis out of nowhere.

But in any case, this is a reminder from his mentor, so it seems he'll have to stay up late these next few days to catch up on his progress!

Li Zheng didn't dare linger in front of Tang Beichen, so he said goodbye and hurriedly left the office.

……

At the same time, Lin Chuan, who had inadvertently implicated his teaching assistant, had just finished uploading to arXiv when a prompt suddenly appeared in his mind.

[Interactive Rewards: Publish a C-level paper, +100 Learning Coins, +10 Math Subject Experience]

"Wow, the system's pretty sensible."

"As expected, the academic system rewards academic achievements."

"100 learning coins is quite a generous amount. Leveling up math by two levels only gives 200 coins. These coins are enough to support me studying in the wasteland for 30 hours."

"A C-level paper...I don't know which journal level it corresponds to."

"I have 10 points of experience in mathematics, which is better than nothing."

After studying it carefully for a while, Lin Chuan discovered that the system recognizes published papers simply by uploading them to arXiv, without waiting for subsequent journal submissions, double-blind peer review, or publication.

Being able to receive learning coins and subject experience rewards in advance, making it easier to snowball, is naturally good news for Lin Chuan.

Publishing papers is currently the fastest way to earn learning coins.

"I just don't have enough depth of knowledge; I got stuck on writing after posting one..."

"I still need to go to the wasteland to learn, gain experience, and find inspiration."

As I was thinking this, my phone started buzzing.

"Hello, is this Lin Chuan?"

A familiar voice came from the phone. After a moment's thought, Lin Chuan realized it was Professor Lu, whom he had met at the library that morning.

"Hello, Professor Lu."

"Hey! Lin Chuan, hello. I wanted to ask if you have some time now. I'm in office 501, building 2, Hainayuan. I'd like to talk to you about something."

"No problem, Professor Lu."

"By the way, if possible, please bring the paper you wrote in the library."

"clear."

Lin Chuan was just worried about not having anyone to guide him on where and how to publish his paper, and this was like a pillow being delivered to him when he was sleepy—his luck had turned around!

After quickly tidying up his laptop, Lin Chuan pushed open the dormitory door and walked out.

Before long, he found his way to apartment 501, building 2, Hainayuan.

"Lin Chuan is here, please have a seat."

"Hello, Professor Lu."

Professor Lu put down his book, looked at the graduate student next to him who was looking at the computer screen, and instructed, "Xiao Song, please pour two glasses of water for me."

The young man called Xiao Song stood up. "Yes, mentor."

Lin Chuan quickly said, "Senior, I can do it myself."

Xiao Song filled the cup with hot water and walked over. "It's alright, junior. You need to talk to your advisor about important matters."

"Thank you, senior."

Lin Chuan wasn't one to mince words, and since things had already come to this, he calmly accepted the water cup handed to him by the graduate student.

Sitting behind his desk, Lu Zhiwei, holding his cup, said, "Lin Chuan, you've received the news that you can attend the Qiushi Class, right?"

Lin Chuan nodded. "Yes."

Professor Lu continued, "I didn't call you here for anything else. The Qiu Shi Class has a one-on-one mentorship system, and I'd like to take you on as a student. What do you think?"

After pouring the water, Xiao Song was already listening intently to why this young junior named Lin Chuan was so highly regarded by his advisor.

What did he hear?

Lin Chuan, a junior student, is still a regular college student. He only started attending the Qiushi Class today.

And his advisor actually took the initiative to ask him to be his student!

You know how many people would kill to get into Professor Lu's class, so why should a regular college student like him be able to?

There must be some incredible secret here.

Xiao Song tried hard to control her emotions and listened patiently to the gossip.

"..."

Although Lin Chuan had a vague idea of ​​what Professor Lu was going to do before he came, he still felt a sense of accomplishment when he heard the other party extend the invitation.

"I can, Professor Lu."

Lu Zhiwei chuckled, "Don't call me Professor, that's too formal. Just call me Director Lu."

"Okay, Director Lu."

Seeing Lin Chuan's poised and generous manner, Lu Zhiwei grew to like him more and more. "By the way, Lin Chuan, did you bring your thesis? Let's take a look together."

Lin Chuan nodded, took out his laptop, and placed it on Professor Lu's desk.

Professor Lu's smile faded, and he picked up the mouse with a serious expression, scrolling down through the abstract and introduction.

Gradually, his brows furrowed more and more tightly.

Clearly, the paper he had on non-self-adjoint matrices went even further than he had imagined.

Although many of the knowledge points involved are within the scope of undergraduate studies, they all contain profound philosophical insights. The paper could be published in an international core journal without any problems.

But the key question is, is this really something a freshman could write?

Thinking of this, Professor Lu turned his gaze to Lin Chuan and calmly said, "Lin Chuan, tell me honestly, did you write this paper independently?"

Lin Chuan nodded.

Half of the paper comes from the real world, and the other half from the wasteland world. He wrote it line by line, making it completely independent.

A flicker of excitement crossed Lu Zhiwei's eyes, but he still opened the plagiarism detection website and said, "Let's check it out."