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2024-10-29 19:42:56The library closed at 10 o’clock. Blake had just enough time to finish “Advanced Algebra” and “C Language Fifth Edition”.
On the way out of the library, Blake glanced at the mission panel and saw that there were only nine hours left. He felt a little disappointed.He barely felt that fifteen hours had passed by. He had never felt time passed by like this while reading textbooks before.After a full day of studying, he discovered an issue. When he finished reading a book, that book’s value score would decrease to a single digit. Not just this, but other similar books’ value scores would also decrease to different amounts. On the other hand, books that were previously at a very low or even zero value scores started to increase to various amounts.For example, the “Di Donne Foundation of Modern Analysis” book only had a value score of 10 in the beginning, but now it had more than doubled to a value score of 30.As he walked home, Blake could not help but think of what would happen to his body if his mathematics level went from zero to one.Omniscient?Able to solve questions instantly?Or would his brain be filled with the knowledge that he did not even know existed? Would he became a legendary mathematician, similar to being half of Archimedes?Blake thought about this and did not feel excited at all. Rather, he felt nervous.The human brain was limited. It was akin to how one could not store 2TB of information into a 1TB hard drive. He was scared that the system would force his brain to store the extra information and it might destroy his brain.Of course, Blake knew that worrying about it was pointless.Only the system knew what would happen exactly.Anyway, the answer would be revealed tomorrow. He just had to get a good sleep tonight and relaxed his overheated brain....[User, congratulations on completing the mission. First mission prize bonus: Additional lucky draw ticket.][Mission completion details: Books read in the library: “New Mathematical Analysis Lectures”: 100 value score, “Higher Mathematics Tu Boyun Edition” : 100 value score, “C Language Fifth Edition”: 100 value score, “Nickelsky Mathematical Analysis Translated Version”: 57 value score, “Level Four English Detail Explanations”: 0 value score. Total value score earned: 357. Grade: B+.][Mission reward: 500 mathematics experience points, 100 information science points, 100 general points, one lucky draw ticket (90% garbage, 9% samples, 1% blueprints) ]After another day of painstakingly reading books, Blake finally finished the mission.Congratulations.Blake came out of the library feeling excited. He found a spot near the dull basketball courts where the security cameras could not see him. He looked around to see if anyone was near, exhaled a deep breath and opened up his characteristic panel.[High tech system:Host: BlakeCore science:A. Mathematics: Level 0 (500/1000)B. Physics: Level 0 (0/1000)C. Biology: Level 0 (0/1000)D. Engineering: Level 0 (0/1000)E. Materials science: Level 0 (0/1000)F. Energy science: Level 0 (0/1000)G. Information science: Level 0 (100/1000)Technology branch: NoneTechnical blueprints: NoneGeneral points: 100 (two lucky draw tickets)Mission: None]Blake was a bit disappointed that he did not level up but he still had the two prize draw tickets. His disappointment vanished immediately.What prize could the high tech system give?He was eagerly looking forward to it!The two tickets had different odds. The first mission bonus had an odds of 75% garbage, 19% samples, and 5% blueprints.As for what the samples were for? Blake did not know either. However, given the type of system, it was definitely not something like a toy car or a water gun. It had to be related to high tech and different from “garbage”.Of course, a little tech was enough. Even if he got a starship, he would not have the space to park it. Not to mention, he would have no idea what to do with it.He would not get something like a bug spray, right?Anyway, he began the lucky draw.He started with the inferior lucky draw – the mission reward!“Let’s go!”A spinning wheel appeared in front of him. Blake could not read the words written on it. He could only see the blurry colors.He held his breath. Looking straight at the wheel, he focused on the path of the spinning arrow.Suddenly, his brain lit up. He immediately followed his instincts and shouted, “Stop!”The arrow continued to spin for a few more seconds before gradually slowing down.[Congratulations, you won the garbage prize.][You won a can of coke. Don’t be discouraged. Keep trying.]F*ck you!Blaming the system was of no use. There was more important stuff to do!He saw next to the general points was [coke (garbage)]. The impetuous Blake quickly left the system space. He checked again to see if anyone was around him. He then looked at his hand and began to think.coke coke coke coke...Ding!Without any warning, a can of coke appeared in Blake’s hand when he opened his eyes.The next moment, his facial expression was indescribably strange.The fuck?He sensed that the universe had a contradiction. The law of conservation of mass faced an unprecedented challenge.How would he use modern physics principles to explain this can of coke?Blake did not know.Maybe he had to be above level 10 in “high tech” to understand.Anyway, after seeing the can of coke, he was finally convinced. This system was not part of his imagination. It was real. He could affect the physical world with his own brain.He should not think about the nonsense for the time being.Blake cracked open the can, took a big sip and exhaled after.“Ah!”Even though the system classified this as a garbage prize, the flavor of the coke rendered him speechless. Blake usually did not like to drink sodas but he still licked his lips from it.“Future? There’s a brand of coke called Future? Whatever, who cares...”Blake shook his head and threw the can into the trash.He had repeatedly examined the can but it was just a normal aluminum can. Other than the fact that it could satisfy people, there was nothing high tech about it. Even the design and packaging had a “vintage and retro” feel.The only destination for the can was the recycling plant.Blake went to wash his face at the water taps near the basketball courts. He sat back down in the shade and entered the system space again.This was his last lucky draw ticket and he took a deep breath. Like a gambler, his eyes were red as he pressed the button without any hesitation.“Let’s go!”“Stop!”The arrow started to slow down and Blake’s heart was pounding in his throat.When the arrow stopped, so did Blake’s heartbeat.[Congratulations, you won the blueprint!]Blake was ecstatic. It was all because he washed his face!Even with only a 5% chance, he managed to get lucky and won![Blueprint awarded – Formula and proof for Mersenne prime number distributions.]Blake was stunned.WTF?
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As a mathematics major, Blake was obviously familiar with the Mersenne prime numbers.Of course, one would have to mention a famous Chinese mathematician when speaking about Mersenne prime numbers. In 1992, he published “Mersenne prime numbers distribution formula” and his paper was able to illustrate an equation for Mersenne prime numbers. It was then famously named “Zhou’s approximation”.Previously, the British mathematician William Shanks, French mathematician Tartaglia, German mathematician Luders, Indian mathematician Ramanujan, and American mathematician Gillies had all speculated on this problem. Although they had a common theme, which was the approximation of the equation, the closeness of their research to the exact answer was unsatisfactory.Zhou’s approximation formula was very simple. When 2^(2^n) < p < 2^(2^(n+1)), p has 2^(n+1)-1 prime numbers.Simple, right?Anyone could do this, right?However, the equation had not been proven or disproved. It had become one of the mo
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At last, logic overcame greed. Blake dispelled his unrealistic idea.There was nothing special about a freshman publishing in a scientific journal. Not to mention, a lot of papers in the mathematical journals were subpar. As long as one’s English was good, one could probably sneak your way through even with subpar work.This type of masquerading behavior was exposed by an individual who ranked the journals by inferiority. The one ranked at number one was Applied Mathematics (AMC) as it was infamous for publishing subpar work.Some universities had published hundreds of AMC theses just in four years. It was not unusual for someone to publish 20 subpar theses in a year.To protect the academic integrity of the theses, some old-fashioned journals would often strictly limit the yearly published theses to 100 or less. However, this “monster journal” did not care. It published more than a thousand theses every year. This coupled with the phenomenon of overlapping resonance made the impact f
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Since having the system, Blake felt his life becoming more structured. Every morning, he would carry his second-hand laptop and headed towards the library. He had never experienced this style of living before.Sitting at the usual same spot, Blake opened his laptop and plugged his charger in the wall outlet. He contemplated for a while before typing a line of big words onto a Word document.[The Optimal Inversion Theory of Linear Operators and Linear Functions ][Abstract: Researched a few types of inversion problems of linear functional and linear operators when given full and part information. Introduced the basic results of optimal inversion theory. Especially the construction of the optimal construction method.]Blake thought about this problem while lying in bed going through his notes. When their mathematics analysis professor, Professor Phil, talked about the Fourier inversion formula, he mentioned this briefly. It was one of the few unpopular but still cutting edge fields.Bla
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The consultation room did not even have a single empty seat.The third-year students preparing for graduate entrance exams were all focused on studying.Next to the lectern, sat the professor of University of Baymack’s mathematics department, Phil Thomas. He put the newspaper in his hand down and started to meticulously look at the question on the draft paper. His right hand flipped the pen cover repetitively.Blake stood next to him. He clearly understood that this little gesture meant that he was in his deep thinking mode.“Where did you get this question?” asked Phil Thomas suddenly after staring at the draft paper for a long time.“The textbook mentioned the Fourier series, so I went to the library to find related materials. I found variants of the Fourier inversion theorem and a few applications for the variants. I tried to derive them and was stuck on this one step,” said Blake with an apologetic smile. His facial expression was full of gratefulness.Phil looked at Blake for a s
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Room 201. Male dorm rooms.Jack Hemsworth was doing practice questions under the light when he suddenly stopped his pen and looked at the room’s door. He asked carelessly, “Why hasn’t Blake come back yet?”Noah Denver was sitting on the bed playing soul hunters. He did not even raise his head as he replied, “I don’t know. Why do you care so much about the guy? Are you gay or something? Disgusting!”“Come down! I’ll beat your ass!”Jack swore. He grabbed the ladder and started to shake the bed to the point that Noah could not even see his phone clearly. He quickly grabbed the rail and screamed mercy.“Jack! Jack! I was wrong, I was wrong! Stop shaking! I’m gonna die! Ahhhhh~”In fact, there was no way he could die. The bed frame was connected. There were also lots of books and clothes in the cabinet supporting it. Even if Jack threw his entire body weight onto the ladder, he still could not flip over the massive rectangular object.These two noisy people had already become the norm for
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The days slowly passed by and Blake maintained the library and dorm lifestyle. Other than eating at the cafeteria or asking Professor Phil for help when he was stuck, the trajectory of his life had not changed.It was the first time his life had structure since he stepped into the university. Not to mention, he had maintained it for over two weeks.He had not expected it at all.Finally, Blake managed to finish his thesis before the 15th of June. He had also translated it from English to Mandarin.It was worth mentioning that when Blake was discussing “Derivation of the Fourier partial series in relation with inversion functions” with Professor Phil, Professor Phil showed immense interest in Blake’s thesis. Professor Phil said that he would not mind helping Blake to edit his thesis.Blake trusted Professor Phil’s editing skills when it came to the thesis.Putting Phil’s kindness and generosity aside, he had worked many years as a professor and had published more theses than Blake had
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Plagiarism percentage: 0.3%It could not be more legit.“Blake, let me ask you something and answer honestly. Did you really write this thesis by yourself?”Professor Phil stared at Blake. Through his thick glasses, his pupils shined with astonishment.There was a hint of excitement.Only thing was, he still could not believe it. He could not believe that the mathematical proof theorem in the thesis was actually written by an undergraduate student.Blake did not avoid those questioning eyes. Instead, he laughed and with a humble tone, he said, “It was all thanks to Professor Phil’s education.”Even though I exchanged it with general points, it should count as my own work right?He had no shame in saying that it was his own work!Phil Thomas looked away from Blake and continued to look at the thesis for a very long time.Since Blake was free, he just stood next to him and waited.The sky gradually turned darker and darker and the clock on the wall slowly turned to six o’clock. Professo
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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
