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Chapter 68: Calm Madness (Subscription Request, Monthly Ticket Request)
Qiao Yu slept soundly and when he woke up he found a blanket covering him.

The sky outside the window was just beginning to brighten. I got up, picked up my phone and looked at it. It was only 5:40 in the morning.

It was still early, but he seemed to have fallen asleep in bed at around eight o'clock last night, which meant he slept for almost nine hours. Thinking of this, Qiao Yu felt refreshed, and the remaining sleepiness disappeared without a trace.

He walked out of the room quietly, went to the toilet, and after a quick wash, Qiao Yu returned to the room and sat in front of the computer.

The memory was already replaying in my brain when I was just washing up.

After proudly giving advice on the small forum yesterday, he had only planned to lie down on the bed and rest for a while, waiting for those in the forum to react, and then see who was ignorant and dared to be stubborn, and then continue to fight.

Who knew he would fall asleep right away...

All I can say is that he really put in too much effort to solve this problem.

If he didn't brag about himself on the forum, Qiao Yu would feel really sorry for him for working so hard these days.

As a result, when he was enjoying the fruits of victory, he actually fell asleep!
This directly led to him feeling inexplicably sad when he opened his computer.

It's like the feeling of being able to earn 10,000 yuan, but ending up earning only 3,000 because of oversleeping.

After all, there was some sense of pleasure, and the last one was the strongest, and he missed it perfectly.

However, after the computer was turned on, Qiao Yu unexpectedly found that his post was pinned to the top. The private message icon in the upper right corner of the screen also showed the number 37.

Qiao Yu didn't rush to read the private message, but clicked on his post first.

There were more than a hundred screens, and he looked through them one by one, and soon found something wrong.

Judging from the tone of these people in the comment section, they didn't seem like the ordinary math enthusiasts he had previously thought they were.

I opened the private message with a skeptical attitude, and my previous suspicions were instantly confirmed.

The vast majority of private messages are directly asking for his contact information.

Qiao Yu was not too worried that these people could not win the fight online and wanted to confront him offline, because except for a few IDs that called him "big brother", most of them introduced their units directly.

From Yanbei, Huaqing, Shuangdan, Yujiang, University of Science and Technology, Jiangnan, Kainan...

Huh? He even got into the famous English university, University of Cambridge.

To be honest, Qiao Yu was a little uneasy at this moment.

Did he stir up a hornet's nest of universities consisting of famous Chinese universities and a certain Cambridge University last night?
What level of mathematics forum is this so-called Algebraic Number Theory Tree House?

Qiao Yu seriously read the contents of his post again, then without changing his expression, he moved the mouse and clicked the X in the upper right corner of the webpage.

It’s not that I’m afraid of these people.

But after learning that these guys who were bored and made fun of the newcomers on the forum were probably professors from famous Chinese universities, Qiao Yu decided not to reveal his identity for the time being.

the reason is simple.

After being reminded by Ranger, he specifically went to look at the list of members of the organizing committee and jury of the Xiaolibaba International Mathematical Competition.

There are indeed many professors working at famous Chinese universities.

The most important thing is that he actually saw some people's names in those private messages just now that were the same as those of the experts on the competition jury.

Even those professors who are not experts on the jury probably know someone on it.

He had called himself the "master" to these guys in the post, and advised these old guys not to get angry too early... What if his identity was exposed before the competition, and these people were not fair when giving him the competition results?
You can't gamble with a prize of more than 200,000 yuan on the cultivation of these top university professors, right?

According to Qiao Yu's experience over the years, humans are inherently emotional creatures.

What if when reviewing his answer, they thought of his provocative words in the post and decided to give him some color in the mathematics community, deducting points that could be deducted. He could have won a gold medal, but ended up with a silver medal, and his prize money was instantly reduced by half, which would be a big loss for him.

This is really weird. He thought the math forum he found by accident was just a place for math enthusiasts to communicate, but who would have thought it was a gathering place for professors from famous universities in China. If he had known earlier, he would have behaved better and flattered a lot of people.

Then he will reveal his identity to these big guys in private messages, so that even if his answers have some minor mistakes, the judges may not deduct points because of his understanding. Instead of getting a silver medal, he may get a gold medal.

Failed!
Fortunately, Qiao Yu had a good attitude. He turned around and put the matter aside, then stood up and started packing the things he needed to go out.

Xiaolibaba booked high-speed train tickets for him and the good guy at 10:40 this morning, and they would arrive in Xiaozhou at about 4:20 in the afternoon.

Ranjie had also agreed with him early on that they would meet at the gate of the community at 9:20 this morning.

Actually, the organizing committee had originally planned to have him go there yesterday, saying that if he went two days earlier as originally planned, they could take him and other finalists to visit the Xiaolibaba headquarters and Xiaohu University, but he declined on the grounds that his guardian was not available.

He was not very interested in things like visiting. If he went a day later, he could learn one more day at home, which was the most important thing.

There was no other way. Qiao Yu felt that his foundation was weaker than those players who had received professional training, so even if he spent a few more hours studying, it would be a gain. Many times, the winning rate was accumulated from these little details.

This is true for playing games and doing math problems.

Just as he stuffed a few sets of clothes into his bag, he heard a noise from the living room. Then his door was pushed open and Qiao Xi stood at the door.

"Why did you get up so early today? Don't you think you were so nervous about going to Xiaozhou that you couldn't sleep?"

"Why are you so nervous? I just went to bed early yesterday!"

"Oh yeah, why did you go to bed so early yesterday? It wasn't even nine o'clock."

"I did something big yesterday, and my grandfather taught me to stay calm when faced with big things, so I went to sleep."

Qiao Yu explained seriously.

"Ha ha……"

Forget it. Qiao Yu was too lazy to show off to Qiao Xi. Although this woman gave birth to him, she didn’t understand math.

Fortunately, Qiao Xi just sneered twice, went to wash up, and made a not-so-rich breakfast for Qiao Yu.

As usual, Qiao Yu had breakfast and then sat in front of the computer to start studying on his own.

At 9:10, I turned off the computer, picked up my bag, and prepared to leave.

"Are you ready to leave?" Qiao Xi, who was cleaning the living room, glanced at Qiao Yu.

Qiao Yu could see the reluctance in her eyes, huh... woman.

"Ah."

"Remember what I told you?"

Qiao Yu thought about it and said uncertainly: "Less calculation and more sincerity?"

"Just remember it, go ahead!"

"I really don't know what you are worried about. I scored 57 points in the Morality and Rule of Law exam!"

"Are you reiterating that your understanding of morality and the rule of law is not only below the average of other subjects in this year's exam, but even below history?"

After hearing this remark from Qiao Xi, Qiao Yu felt completely relieved.

A mother with sad eyes and full of sadness is not a good mother!

Qiao Xi, who habitually argues with him, is the best mother in the world.

At least it makes him feel confident.

"Anyway, don't worry! Wait for me to get a gold medal and become famous."

Qiao Xi put down the mop in her hand, took a step forward, opened her arms, and gently hugged her son who she had carried for ten months. The warm time of farewell came to an end. She raised her hand and pointed at the door: "Go away."

"Oh, I'm leaving now! Don't think about me secretly at home and cry."

Qiao Yu walked out of the door, not forgetting to shout something vengeful at home, and then closed the door with a "bang".

It vividly illustrates why this guy can get full marks in all subjects except morality and rule of law.

……

When Qiao Yu arrived at the gate of the community, it was exactly 9:20. An online-hailing car was already waiting at the gate. Ranjie stuck his head out from the back seat and waved at him.

After getting in the car, Lan Jie glanced at Qiao Yu and praised him, "Well, you look energetic, which is a good sign." Qiao Yu smiled shyly and couldn't help asking, "Teacher Lan, what do you think is your main task in following me?"

Perhaps because he didn't expect Qiao Yu to ask such a question, Lan Jie suddenly remembered what Principal Zhang said that day, and he said jokingly, "Keep an eye on you, so that you don't bring those messy businesses to Xiaozhou."

Qiao Yu did not expect this answer, but it sounded like he was still questioning his moral standards.

Forget it, let's not worry about it for now. People's moral standards are a matter of opinion, at least Qiao Yu thinks his moral standards are extremely high.

……

The journey was smooth.

Xiaolibaba booked first-class seats for the two of them on the high-speed train. And the two seats were connected, which was very considerate. Although large companies have problems of one kind or another, they are still impeccable in welcoming and seeing off guests.

After the high-speed train started moving, the two of them each looked at their mobile phones and there was not much communication.

A common problem among reserved men.

Qiao Yu had originally planned not to touch the Algebraic Number Theory Tree House forum until the final results were announced, but he couldn't help it.

As expected, people can never fight against human nature.

As a teenager, and having just accomplished something very proud of through unremitting efforts, it is normal for him to always like to see what others think of him, and even to show off a little.

Qiao Yu was no exception, he happened to be on the high-speed train and had some time, so he secretly opened the forum on his phone.

It’s pretty good. The forum has also been adapted for mobile phones, so it doesn’t look tiring at all.

Another morning passed, and his post had apparently received more than ten replies. But this probably also showed that there really weren't many registered users on this small forum, probably only about a hundred at most.

Otherwise, it would be impossible for a post to be pinned all the time. After such a long time, there are only about a hundred replies, and many of them are from one person who wrote two or three stories.

It has been determined that this is a small mathematical website with high value.

"Has the original poster not responded yet? The result is correct, shouldn't the calculation process be released as well? Even on the forum, there should be some aspirations, right? Don't you want to upgrade your title?"

"Are you an undergraduate? If so, you can chat with me privately. I have a flexible quota. No matter which school in China you are in, even if your GPA or overall ranking is not high enough, I can help you find a way to get a recommendation-free quota. Of course, there will be a small assessment first."

……

These new guys are becoming more and more arrogant.

It also made Qiao Yu suppress his smug emotions and start to analyze in depth the value of the equation that he had spent more than ten days to solve.

On the one hand, it seems that all these guys on the forum, who are most likely university professors, think that he has at least an undergraduate degree, and most people think that he has at least a graduate degree; on the other hand, this bunch of seemingly powerful professors are still eyeing him.

After a moment, Qiao Yu put down his phone and asked Lan Jie beside him, "Teacher Lan, do you know the Algebraic Number Theory Tree House forum?"

Lang Jie withdrew his gaze from his phone, looked at Qiao Yu, shook his head in confusion, and replied, "I haven't heard of it. But although I majored in mathematics in both my undergraduate and graduate studies, my major was not number theory. Just hearing the name of this kind of forum, you can tell that it is very professional, so it's normal that I haven't heard of it."

"Oh. Then you should know the Diophantine equation, right?" Qiao Yu continued to ask.

Langjie was a little puzzled, but he still answered patiently: "Although I didn't major in number theory, I got a master's degree after all, so I must know this kind of basic things. Why are you asking this suddenly?"

"If someone finds an integer solution to a Diophantine equation, what level would it be?" Qiao Yu continued to ask.

Ranger said gently, "That depends on what kind of Diophantine equation it is. For example, the Pell equation is similar to x^2 - Ny^2 = 1. If the value of N is not large, I personally think it is not particularly difficult to solve. If it is a first-order equation, it is even simpler."

Qiao Yu hesitated for a moment, but still took out a notebook and pen from his bag. Then he wrote out the equation given by the math expert named Lao Xue on the forum and handed it over.

“It’s like this equation.”

Lang Jie first looked at Qiao Yu suspiciously, then took the notebook handed to him by Qiao Yu and looked at the equation carefully.

After a moment, Ranger said, "Let me use the pen."

Taking the pen, Lang Jie also made a simple transformation of the equation, and then looked at Qiao Yu in confusion: "Did you find the integer solution to this equation?"

"I mean, if there is someone." Qiao Yu emphasized.

"What if?"

Langjie glanced at Qiao Yu again, then looked at the deformation on the manuscript paper, and said, "You should know Fermat, right? He is the guy who found a very wonderful proof, but the blank space in the book is too small to write that guy down... If this problem really needs to be solved, I think this notebook may not be able to hold it."

Qiao Yu curled his lips and thought that if the calculation process was included, this notebook should be enough, just don't use a too large font.

However, the little expression on his face happened to be noticed by Ranjie, who asked in surprise: "You really figured it out?"

"Hmm?" Qiao Yu felt a little itchy in his heart. The 15-year-old boy's little desire to show off had already begun to sprout in his mind. He looked up...

"No, this is a great thing! If you can summarize the rules in your calculation process, you may be able to publish a high-quality paper! Um... you may not understand papers yet! This kind of paper is very popular in universities! If it can be published in a first-tier journal, the school will generally give cash rewards. There is no need to hide it!"

Ranger couldn't help but speak quickly.

He knew that it was useless to tell Qiao Yu anything else, but the cash reward would definitely arouse his interest.

"Can you make money by publishing papers?" Qiao Yu asked in surprise.

"Of course! But it also depends on the level of the journal it is published in! Generally, there may not be too many SCI Huake first zone papers. But if it is a well-known foreign journal ranked high in the first zone, there may be tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands, or even millions of them.

But let's not talk about that for now, let's go back to this equation. Have you really solved it?" Ranjie answered confidently.

Qiao Yu thought about it, then nodded.

Langjie took a deep breath...

Instead of asking for an answer, he asked, "So what are you worried about?"

"I seem to have offended a lot of powerful people at once." Qiao Yu answered honestly.

"What does solving an equation have to do with you offending someone? Wait, what about the algebraic number theory forum?" Ranger asked with a frown.

Qiao Yu thought about it and simply opened the forum on his mobile phone, then opened his post and handed it to Langjie.

Lang Jie carefully read Qiao Yu's post and began to take deep breaths again...

"how do you know……"

Qiao Yu reached out and clicked directly on the private message box on the forum.

After reading it, Ranjie fell silent.

In the private message, he even saw the name of a well-known professor from his former alma mater. Although this professor had not joined when he was studying for his master's degree, when he joined, the official website of his alma mater specially published an article to celebrate, and the alumni group also specially talked about it.

There are many other names that are also well-known to him, after all, the Chinese mathematics community is really that small. In addition, with the development of the Internet, even if he is only the head of a high school mathematics teaching and research group, he still knows some dynamics in the mathematics community.

The brain starts to get confused.

He felt a little dazed when he thought of Qiao Yu calling himself "young master" in front of a group of professors in their forties and fifties and provoking them crazily.

Of course the most important thing is that this kid Qiao Yu actually solved the equation!
Why were these great professors mocked by Qiao Yu and still asked for his contact information?

Isn’t it because they all find it difficult to solve?

After a moment, Langjie suppressed his confused emotions and said, "Actually, none of this matters."

"Huh? It doesn't matter if we offend these big guys? I searched a few of their names on the Internet and they seem very powerful." Qiao Yu emphasized.

"It's okay. If you suppress them all in the future, won't you also be a big boss?"

Langjie's tone sounded calm and steady, but there was a sense of calm madness. It was hard to believe that this came from the mouth of a professionally trained mathematics teacher, but it made Qiao Yu's eyes light up.

The good man's suggestion was good and he liked it very much.

Those big professors are so arrogant, I guess they are all very rich.

If he suppresses them, then he can naturally make the money that these big professors can make.

"Tell me your solution first, and I'll see if it's universal."

　Thanks to the book friends Youchou & Langzi, Jiutianlong, I really want Baipiao, Laoli Space, and _Wanlaitianyuxue for their support
　　
　
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