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Blake did not expect that his unintentional thoughts became reality.The day before his mathematical analysis exams on Saturday, he received an email regarding his successful submission.Blake could not wait to open up the website. He entered his account and password excitedly and saw the submission status column became [Completed – accepted]!That meant that the reviewer was very satisfied with the author’s thesis and decided to accept the thesis.Once at this stage, the paper would be published in the journal either in this month or the next. It would also be accepted into the SCI journal database, thus allowing mathematics researchers from around the globe to refer to it.Blake’s heart was filled with excitement. He took a deep breath and tried to meditate to calm himself down.In general, anyone that could skip the [Revise] stage was insane. Even experienced professors would occasionally be tortured by the ridiculous requirements of the reviewers which resulted in them having to r
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Hmm...In a sense, these refreshed missions were actually pretty good.Especially after he looked at the first mission.[Mission 1: Never stop researchingDescription: Blow up a municipal research instituteRewards: The subject experience value is determined by the research contribution of the institute (minimum value 5000). General points are determined by the amount of economic loss occurred. One chance of lucky draw (85% garbage, 15% sample).]“What in the hell is this?” Blake could not help but swear out loud.He now understood why this so-called high tech system would have a long distance running mission.It was to train his body in preparation for this type of mission.Without any hesitation, Blake excluded this mission as an option even though the experience points awarded was tempting.[Mission 2: Not a single grain of sand in your eyesDescription: Corruption is the root of the prevention of academic progress. The waste of scientific research funding in human society leads
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It was Saturday afternoon, Blake finished his mathematical analysis exam and turned his paper in. He then walked to Prof Phil’s office.He walked in and was surprised to see quite a lot of people standing in his office.In addition to Professor Phil, not only was Dean Johnson here but also Professor Bob Foster, the Director of the Computer Department of the Software Institute. His name was well known in the computer industry. Even though Blake had never taken his classes, he still knew who he was.In addition, there was a young man and a young woman.The guy wore glasses. He was neither tall nor short. He looked very ordinary and did not stand out much. However, just from standing there, Blake could feel his “genius” aura.It seemed that this was the genius that Professor Phil talked about. The guy that won the national computer design competition twice in high school!This guy really is a genius!Blake said in his heart.He completely ignored the girl.One, the presence on her side w
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“Blake”Blake was walking towards the male dorms when he heard someone shouting his name. He turned and saw Diane jog towards him.Her fair hands rested on her kneecaps as Diane bent her waist and gasped slightly. She gasped again and asked, “Why are you walking so fast?”Blake asked, “What’s up?”“Nothing’s wrong. I just wanted to thank you for what happened back at Professor Phil’s office. I owe you one,” said Diane with a smile on her face.“Oh, that’s nothing. Don’t need to thank me,” said Blake as he shook his head.“Even though I know I’m very stupid, I’ll work hard and catch up to you! So... thank you for giving me a chance,” said Diane.Emm...This isn’t possible.There’s no way for you to catch up. You can’t even catch up to the tail light.However, he did not burn this bridge. Blake still tried to smile, “Well, work hard. I believe you can do it.”“Really? Thank you for your support!” said Diane. As she kept her hands behind her back, she said happily, “Then... As a way to t
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Blake was different compared to how most people wrote theses. All of his problems could be solved by asking the system, therefore the importance of proposing appropriate ideas far exceeds the realization of the idea itself.Thus, the key to the problem itself lied in choosing the topic.Blake’s criteria for choosing a topic was very simple.Since he was going to be a mudslide in the academic world, then he would have to find the easiest topic to do! The easiest journal to submit to!What was worth mentioning was, as the second largest science major in the engineering department, finding an easy journal to submit to was relatively easy.Just like mathematics, where a “new solution to a proof theorem” could be published into a thesis, in the field of computer science, even a new algorithm could be published into a paper.13 years ago, in an interview with the guy who founded Foth Academy, he said, “90% of academic papers are useless”, and “How many PhD papers have really been used?”. Hu
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When Aaron saw the two people in the classroom, he smiled and said, “There are only two people here? I heard there’s another one.”“... I’ll call her and ask,” said Abel. Embarrassed, he walked outside with his phone.The professor was not in a rush. He opened his vacuum flask and sipped some hot water. He then casually sat next to Blake and asked with a smile, “What’s the current situation on your team’s configuration?”Blake put down his phone and replied with a smile, “I’m responsible for building the model, Abel is responsible for programming it, and Diane is responsible for writing the thesis and presenting.”“Modeling, coding, and writing. The standard configuration I see,” said Professor Aaron. He laughed and continued to say, “Speaking of which, you’re the undergraduate student Blake, right? I’ve read your thesis and it was really good.”Blake eyes lit up, “Professor, you’re in mathematics?”“You could say so, but I research physics side of things and I don’t publish mathemati
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After downloading the material, Professor Aaron dismissed them. He expressed that if they were not busy revising, they should look over the material tonight.Tomorrow they were going to meet in the school’s computer room and to start their first training session.After Professor Aaron dismissed them, Blake carried his laptop and walked to the library. He continued to write his theses.He did not even look at the material on his USB.After all, for him, the system mission was a higher priority than school work.Other than writing theses, Blake would occasionally help Ava with a few math questions.Honestly speaking, the girl’s foundation in mathematics was absolutely horrible. He had no idea how she apparently scored 85 in her first-year mathematical analysis exam.“You guys don’t study mathematics in business school?” asked Blake. He was completely defeated by a question regarding finding the limits of a function. He rolled his eyes and wrote the answer on the draft paper. Without any
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“...” Blake did not answer.“I can understand. You must have your own opinions about her,” said Professor Aaron with a smile. He added, “Just like my research community, every team would always have a useless teammate. They don’t care at all about the project. These people would always exist.”“Professor, your mentality is so good,” said Blake with a smile.“It’s not that my mentality is good,” said Professor Aaron. He waved his hand and smiled, “It’s because I’m used to it by now.”He patted Blake on the shoulder and said in a serious tone, “You have to understand that getting the first prize is our only goal. It might seem unfair to those who have to do more work, but this is just a learning curve.”Blake thought about it for a bit and nodded, “Okay, I understand. I can be responsible for building the mathematical model and writing the thesis, but I have one condition.”“Say it,” said Professor Aaron with a smile.“I want to reduce the number of group training sessions moving forwar
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[Hello, Blake. This is New York University’s Courant mathematical research department. First of all, thank you for submitting your research to the [ International Journal of Theoretical and Applied Mathematics] journal. One of your conclusions mentioned in the “Optimal Inversion Theory of Linear Operators and Linear Functional” thesis made significant progress for our research collaboration with the Paul Scherrer Institute.[... The project is regarding seismic wave back spectrum analysis which is used in geological exploration and seismic research. Specific details of the project are under a confidentiality agreement. But I promise you, your research is used for peaceful purposes...][... When we found out that you are only 19 years old, Professor Catwell and Professor Tom of our institute expressed their surprise.At the same time, I quite admire your talent in mathematics. While expressing gratitude for your research, we are also sincerely inviting you. If you are interested in comi
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Parker was feeling really good today.He normally just criticized people all day. He did not expect to be number one on trending.Although University of Baymack and the [Modern Communication and Geographic Information Technology] editorial department released a response indicating that the theses did not have any problems, the public was unconvinced due to the conflict of interest.University of Baymack had no other options. They even sent a lawyer’s letter to Parker!In the lawyer’s letter, University of Baymack righteously conveyed that the theses had no problems at all. Not only did University of Baymack asked for him to immediately withdraw the article, but they also requested for an apology. Otherwise, University of Baymack would maintain the right to sue.In addition, it was posted on the official University of Baymack’s Weibo account. It presented the response from the [Modern Communication and Geographic Information Technology] review board, which proved the academic value of
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Harper Group Building, CEO’s office.Neo Carter leaned back in his office chair and was scrolling through his phone.It was after the lunch break. He would always take a half hour break after his lunch to look at what was trending on Weibo or today’s news. After all, his work was closely related to the Internet and so, it was important for him to keep up to date.“An undergraduate from the University of Baymack published nine SCI theses... Are undergraduate students these days so smart?” asked Neo Carter as he smiled and shook his head.He opened the article and saw that the author was by famous science writer Dean Parker.Neo Carter saw this name and twitched his eyebrows. His first impression of him was not good.This Parker counted as a celebrity. He was famous for annoying people on Weibo. He had no talent and was named “Big Mouth”. Neo Carter was a practical workman and did not like this type of clever clowns. Especially since this person loved to criticize China’s education syst
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University of Baymack meeting room. An emergency meeting was held. The principal specifically requested for the dean of the computer science department to be present.A lot of professors were in their laboratories when they were called to the meeting.The topic of the meeting was simple. It was regarding one issue, which was the article floating around on Weibo: [On the topic of modern Chinese university academics: Starting from an undergraduate student’s thesis].The article mentioned that an undergraduate student published nine computer science theses within a month. It used that as an entry point to criticize the academic atmosphere of higher education institutions in China and their lax journal review process. It also mentioned that the student was from the University of Baymack.The article was basically roasting the University of Baymack.During the meeting, an old computer science professor adjusted his glasses, stood up, and said nonchalantly, “I’ve read those nine theses and t
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It was six o’clock at night when Blake went into the kitchen and put on an apron before he started to cook. This was part of their agreement. The chick also followed him into the kitchen and watched him as she was very interested.The kitchen was stock with fresh food that Mrs. Jennifer probably bought.There was tofu, pork tenderloin, and some fresh vegetables. Not only that, the almost used up salt and herbs were also replenished.It seemed that Mrs. Jennifer acquiesced him using her kitchen. After all, she did not want her daughter to eat junk food and takeout every day.But...Why doesn’t she hire a maid?It did not bother Blake. He was happy to eat dinner at his customer’s house because he did not have to spend money. He asked if Jane could eat spicy food before he started to cook.Jane asked, “Have you been a tutor before?”Blake replied while pouring the oil into the pot, “This is my first time.”Jane’s eyes widened. She had not expected his answer and said, “Really? I think yo
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It was the next day when Blake wanted to buy Ava food as a show of gratitude for helping him get this job.However, he did not know if they should eat KFC or yellow chicken and so, he was stuck in this decision.So he asked the only person alive in his dorm for advice: JackJack was playing video games with his online friends. He was killed and sent back to the respawn fountain. He felt annoyed and did not pay any attention to Blake’s question. He did not even turn his head to anwer, “Spicy hotpot. It’s cheap and affordable!”Then...Blake decided at that.They went to a place called Shancheng Spicy Hotpot on the street in front of their school. Ava had a ponytail and sat across from Blake. She was sticking her tongue out from the spiciness.Ava wanted to cry from the spice but she powered through. She continued eating as she asked, “How was it? Is there any hope for my cousin’s mathematics?”Is it even that spicy?Blake ate a fish ball and was confused. He chewed and spoke at the sam
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Blake was slightly shocked. He pulled out his phone and saw that Mrs. Jennifer did actually sent him a message.[Teacher Blake, my apologies. I have a meeting at the office and I can’t make it back. it could be ten o’clock until I come back. I’ll pay you double the salary for your inconvenience. Hope you can forgive me.]Double salary...Which means, 400 yuan an hour?Blake took in a deep breath as he thought, “Ma’am, don’t be polite. You don’t even have to come back tonight!”He obviously knew that it would not happen.Jane poked her head out of the kitchen, looked at Blake, and asked, “Are you eating the chicken or beef flavored? There’s only sandwiches in the fridge. That woman locked the door so we can’t order food delivery.”Blake looked at the frozen sandwiches in her hand and could not help but ask, “You’re eating that for dinner?”“Is there a problem?” asked Jane. She did not care at all.Of course there’s a problem!Blake sighed. He stood up from the sofa and walked towards t
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After explaining everything, Mrs. Jennifer left her house.Blake stood in front of Jane’s door. He looked at the keys in his hand and contemplated for a bit. Finally, he put the keys in his pocket and knocked on the door.Bong!Blake heard a soft muffled sound.It seemed that the door was knocked by a pillow of some sort.“Leave, I’m warning you. I’ll call the police if you come in!”This girl has such a bad attitude...Her voice is pretty nice though.Blake shrugged. He was not angry at all. He said through the door, “I don’t care. I get paid regardless. But is this what you want? I’ll get a thousand yuan for the five hours.”Anyone who heard a thousand yuan must feel bad right?Blake tried to change his approach, but he underestimated the attitude of rich people.“Oh,” a cold voice traveled through the door. Jane said with a careless and loud voice, “Do what you want, that woman has a ton of money anyway. Who cares how she spends her money, you might as well be adopted by her.”This
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Blake was moved by Professor Phil’s wise words.It turns out Professor Phil really cares about me!However, I have no choice. The system gave me the blueprint, it would be a waste not to use it!After he was done with dinner, Blake went to the library. The librarian watched him borrow analytic geometry, ordinary differential equations, complex transformation real functions, functional analysis, topology and differential geometry, and other related textbooks that were on the system’s book list.A third of the book list contained mathematics books.If he could finish reading the books, he would have basically finished an undergraduate mathematics degree course.But...Blake looked at the pill bottle and thought, “Is 40 focus capsules enough?” He was unsure.He shook his head and decided not to think about it. He would try his best to complete the system mission.As for what would happen if the pills ran out?He would have to worry about that question later.Blake twisted open the pre-pre
