Top Student: Wasteland Technology Invasion

Outside the main gate of Building 2, Hainayuan.

Looking at Xie Zhixing, who was dressed in blue casual clothes and seemed to be lost in thought, Lin Chuan felt a pang of emotion.

As a member of the School of Mathematics, he had heard of this man and knew of his illustrious achievements in high school.

I never expected that I would be in the Qiushi Class with him this time, and now we are listening to "Modern Algebra" together.

After a moment of silence, Lin Chuan stepped forward and greeted him, "Xie Zhixing."

Xie Zhixing turned around and asked in a distant yet polite manner, "Hello, may I ask your name?"

"Lin Chuan".

"Attend class?"

"That's right."

Xie Zhixing nodded. "It seems you have a strong talent for mathematics."

"Same to you."

The two exchanged a glance, then walked towards classroom 102 without further conversation.

Lin Chuan walked ahead.

Xie Zhixing followed behind, squinting as he carefully examined Lin Chuan, his fingers clasped together and rubbing them incessantly.

If someone familiar with Xie Zhixing were to pass by, they would certainly be able to tell from his subtle actions that he is considering Lin Chuan as someone he can communicate with.

Before long, the two arrived at classroom 102 one after the other.

The Qiushi Class is a small-class teaching program, with only about twenty students in total.

By this time, the first two rows of the classroom were almost full. Lin Chuan found a seat in the back row and sat down. Then he saw Xie Zhixing come over and sit down not far away.

Upon seeing two more people suddenly appear in the class, several students began to whisper among themselves.

Some people seemed to recognize Xie Zhixing and pointed at him from a distance.

"New here?"

When his deskmate made a sound, Lin Chuan looked at him and saw that he was a student with a round face, wearing glasses, and with thinning hair.

"Hmm," Lin Chuan replied casually.

"To transfer from the regular class, you must have a strong talent for math. In our Qiushi class, my abilities are just average, so let's look out for each other..."

This student was probably a natural at making friends; he kept talking to Lin Chuan as soon as he saw him.

With this person beside him, Lin Chuan couldn't concentrate on reading for even a short while, so he stole a moment to listen to what the other person had to say.

In the week since he acquired the system, he has been incredibly busy learning how to farm coins in the real world and gaining experience in the wasteland world.

In addition, some changes have occurred outside the safe house in the wasteland world, so he still needs to find a way to arm himself today.

It would be a lie to say it didn't take any effort.

Now, listening to the trivial matters between students occasionally is a relaxing experience for him.

Lin Chuan soon learned that the person next to him was named Yu Jun, a silver medalist CMO.

Lin Chuan knew about it when he was in high school. Every year, the CMO can produce more than 200 gold medals and nearly 300 silver medals. Students who win gold medals can basically be admitted to Peking University and Tsinghua University.

Of course, someone like Yu Jun, who won a silver medal, is still more than qualified to be admitted to Yueyang University, which is enough to make him stand out from a large number of others.

According to Yu Jun, he didn't answer one question well when he participated in the winter camp, otherwise he might have won a gold medal.

Lin Chuan could tell that his "new deskmate" was being somewhat boastful in his words.

"Hey classmate, let me introduce you to this group of people. This guy in front is Ding Mu, the CMO Gold Medalist."

"Look, that's our class's former number one, Ruan Sheng. She's a big shot in the national team, ranked twelfth."

"Of course, the most impressive one is Xie Zhixing, who just walked in. He's a top student in the National Mathematics Team and ranked eighth. Although it's a pity that Professor Xie didn't win the IMO gold medal, he can easily choose any school in the country. It's a blessing for our School of Mathematics that he came here."

Yu Jun had just finished introducing everyone and was about to say more when a middle-aged man in his forties or fifties with a receding hairline strode into the classroom carrying a thermos.

The classroom fell silent instantly.

Tang Beichen scanned the classroom until he saw Xie Zhixing and Lin Chuan, the two new students at the back. He nodded slightly and said, "We have two new students in our class today. We can welcome them later. Let's start today's lesson."

This course on "Modern Algebra" lasted for nearly two hours.

Professor Tang truly lives up to his reputation as a renowned professor in the School of Mathematics; the entire lecture was packed with valuable information.

Moreover, whether it was because he had confidence in the students or something else, Professor Tang directly assumed that all the students, including Lin Chuan and Xie Zhixing, could keep up with his pace.

Lin Chuan felt somewhat fortunate about this.

If he hadn't gone to the wasteland world to study this morning and had suddenly started taking a course on "Modern Algebra" and being exposed to Lie algebras and Lie groups, he might not have been able to keep up.

In pure mathematics classes, if you fall even slightly behind the pace, the consequences can be dire.

It's no exaggeration to say that he would be daydreaming for the entire class.

Lin Chuan had studied diligently in the wasteland world, so he naturally found Professor Tang's lectures fascinating. Moreover, he discovered that his mathematical experience points were increasing at a fairly good rate.

[Learning Coin +1]

[Learning Coin +1]

[Your hard work has earned you +1 math experience]

Mathematics: Level 2 (253/400)

Lin Chuan was drawn to the small print on the panel that popped up every ten minutes or so.

Although it was far slower than learning skills in the wasteland, and he didn't get any inspiration while learning, the feeling of visibly becoming stronger made him very engrossed in the lectures.

While Lin Chuan was concentrating on listening to the lecture, Tang Beichen was also secretly observing him.

There's no need to ask questions or create tests. As a professor who has taught for decades, he only needs to glance at Lin Chuan's study habits to know whether he's paying attention in class.

The result brought Tang Beichen joy, but also mixed feelings.

How come such a promising talent was spotted by his old friend Lu Zhiwei first?

Then I looked at Xie Zhixing.

Well, you can't have your cake and eat it too.

One genius student is enough.

……

Time passed by, and the course was finally coming to an end.

"Swish, swish, swish."

After writing the last operator symbol on the blackboard, Professor Tang said, "That concludes today's lesson. I've already marked the homework; I hope everyone will take it seriously. get out of class dismissed!"

As the class ended, the students left the classroom one by one, and unusually, not a single person in the class asked Tang Beichen any questions.

Professor Tang walked towards the back of the classroom, stopped in front of Xie Zhixing, and smiled and nodded at him.

It was obvious that Tang Beichen had known this mathematical genius for a long time.

The domestic mathematics community is neither very large nor very small.

The national training team only has about sixty people a year. It's perfectly normal for a genius like Xie Zhixing to be known by many professors in the School of Mathematics at Yueyang University.

Professor Tang finally stopped in front of Lin Chuan and asked, "Lin Chuan, right?"

"Yes, Professor Tang, hello." Lin Chuan replied politely.

"I saw you got a perfect score on yesterday's test, that's great! How's it going? Will you be able to keep up in today's group theory class?"

Lin Chuan nodded, "No problem. Professor Tang explained it in great detail. Regarding 'Modern Algebra,' there were a few points that were a bit unclear when I was reading the book myself, but after Professor Tang's guidance, I suddenly had a clear understanding."

"Wow!" Tang Beichen was pleased to receive such praise from Lin Chuan, but at the same time, he realized Lin Chuan's learning progress. "So you've already finished self-studying 'Modern Algebra'?"

"Yes, I've finished reading the book, but there are still many points I need to reinforce."

"That's right. I heard from Lao Lu that you expanded your thinking a lot when you were doing the test yesterday, and you even wrote a paper in the end. Did you publish it?"

Lin Chuan nodded. "Under Professor Lu's guidance, I published in the second-tier journal 'Linear Algebra and Its Applications'."

Even though he had expected it, Tang Beichen's lips still twitched involuntarily when he heard Lin Chuan confirm it himself.

Wow, they actually published it in a journal.

A freshman, ranked in SCI Q2, that's truly remarkable.

That Lu guy got a good deal!