From child prodigy to chief scientist

"Has the entry been refreshed again?"

Based on past patterns, it's indeed about time to refresh a new batch of keyword tasks.

Focusing his mind, Xu Xiao looked at the latest information on the system interface.

[The entry/task has been refreshed...]

1. Highly efficient imitation

[Entry Task: Within 30 days, imitate the problem-solving, public speaking, or musical instrument playing skills of three different people, achieving a similarity score of 85% according to the system.]

[Entry Effect: By observing other people's problem-solving steps, writing styles, etc., one can quickly imitate them to a level that is indistinguishable from the original.]

[Increases learning efficiency for procedural knowledge by 20%]

【2. Exam Insights】

[Entry Task: Conduct in-depth analysis of 100 sets of real or mock exam papers within 60 days]

[Entry Effect: When taking an exam, your field of vision is increased by 100%]

[Significantly improved sensitivity to handwriting on other people's exam papers]

3. Flow

[Task: For 30 consecutive days, engage in at least 6 hours of focused study or work each day, and independently solve a complex mathematical problem during the task period.]

[Effect of this entry: Maintaining a high level of focus makes it easier to enter a state of flow]

In a flow state, the speed of acquiring all knowledge increases by 50%, and one is immune to moderate interference.

Please choose one of the three task categories.

After reviewing the three task entries, Xu Xiao immediately began to evaluate them in his mind.

The first entry, "efficient imitation," can indeed be surprisingly effective in certain situations.

However, Xu Xiao did not want to habitually imitate others, as this would only keep her living in their shadow.

Improving the efficiency of learning procedural knowledge has relatively little impact on mathematical research.

The second entry, "Exam Insight," was immediately skipped by Xu Xiao.

This is undoubtedly a form of cheating on an exam, something Xu Xiao would have found utterly despicable even in his previous life.

Even disregarding moral factors, for this term to be effective, there must be students nearby who are academically superior to oneself.

In terms of effectiveness alone, this entry is not even as good as the "exam god" entry that appeared before.

Upon seeing the third entry, "flow," Xu Xiao's eyes finally lit up.

This entry can be seen as an upgraded version of the "Focus" entry, with a more powerful effect while maintaining a similar type of effect.

"It seems that the system's entries have hidden levels, somewhat like the different colors of Hextech."

If Xu Xiao's guess is correct, it is only after obtaining the basic entry that it is possible to refresh and obtain a higher-level entry of the same type.

Since "flow" should be a level 2 term, and its effect is so outstanding, Xu Xiao naturally wouldn't miss it easily.

"I choose the third one, the term 'flow'!"

[The Flow Mindset quest is now available]

[Task 1 Progress: 0/30 days]

Task 2 Progress: Incomplete

Seeing that the entry task had been started, Xu Xiao pondered in his heart.

"Of these two tasks, the first one is not that difficult to complete, but the second one is the bigger challenge."

If it were the Xu Xiao of the past, it would have been difficult to maintain a state of focused concentration for 6 hours every day, but after obtaining the "energetic" attribute, this is no longer a big problem.

However, the requirement of "handling a complex problem alone" still seems somewhat ambiguous.

Xu Xiao felt that the system probably wouldn't just require him to solve competition problems.

After all, Xu Xiao already possesses such abilities, and the system generally doesn't assign Xu Xiao tasks that are easy to complete.

After thinking for a while, Xu Xiao came up with a more likely outcome.

"System...you don't want me to go into academics, do you? I'm only 11 years old, okay?!"

Thinking of this, Xu Xiao couldn't help but secretly complain that the system really thought too highly of him.

Other children their age are still learning the formulas for the circumference and area of ​​a circle and understanding the meaning of percentages.

Even if Xu Xiao's abilities far surpass those of his peers, it would indeed be too much to ask him to pursue academic research at this stage.

However, after calming down, Xu Xiao realized that it wasn't entirely impossible.

In preparation for the CMO exam, Xu Xiao had already studied a lot of university-level mathematics, some of which was at the level of a second- or third-year mathematics major.

If it's just undergraduate-level research projects, Xu Xiao might not be that far from reaching this level.

After sending Xu Xiao to Yucai, the two parted ways temporarily.

Walking back on the campus of Yucai School, Xu Xiao's feelings were completely different from before.

Although Xu Xiao had enjoyed studying and living here, she couldn't help but feel the pressure of preparing for the college entrance examination.

But now, Xu Xiao has already secured her place at the best university in the country, and she feels much more relaxed than before.

Upon Xu Xiao's return, Lu Yihang, Ding Mosen, and other students from the children's class, as well as Liao Qiuju and other teachers from the children's class, all congratulated Xu Xiao.

However, Xu Xiao did not see Yang Dun's figure.

Considering that the national finals of the Physics Olympiad are later than those of the Mathematics Olympiad, Yang Dun should be competing at the CPhO competition at this time.

"I wonder if Yang Dun will be able to get a guaranteed admission this year..."

Xu Xiao thought that this possibility existed, and he really hoped that such a thing would happen, so that the two of them could go to study in Yenching next year.

At noon, Liao Qiuju brought a pile of documents to Xu Xiao.

"Xu Xiao, these are review materials and past exam papers for the academic proficiency test. If you want to attend classes at the high school, we can arrange that for you."

"Thank you, Professor Liao. This information is sufficient."

As long as you pass the academic proficiency test, there's no need to be as meticulous as you would be when preparing for the college entrance exam.

Given Xu Xiao's current learning ability, self-study is definitely more efficient.

After glancing at the materials and test questions, Xu Xiao felt that she only needed to review the three subjects of politics, history, and geography.

Judging from the amount of knowledge involved, Xu Xiao could master it all in just a few days at most.

"Preparing for the academic exams is definitely not the most important task for the next month; I still need to deal with academic research issues."

Thinking about this, Xu Xiao felt it was time for her to contact Yuan Jiyang.

Xu Xiao still clearly remembers the contact information that Yuan Jiyang had given her.

Xu Xiao considered calling Yuan Jiyang directly, but after thinking about it, he felt that sending him an email would be more appropriate.