CS: A young talent from Peking University, you want me to play professionally?

"I'll be busy with my thesis for the next few days, which will probably take up a lot of my time. If I have time in the afternoon or evening, I'll still come over."

"If there is really not enough time, you will have to train on your own. If you encounter any problems during the training process, you must call me immediately."

"In addition, I have arranged five training matches for you in the following week. These will be against the top teams from home and abroad. The maps chosen will be those that are relatively weak for us. This is actually to strengthen your understanding of the maps after you come back, as well as your memory of many common points."

Although he didn't have much time himself, Li Mo definitely couldn't neglect the team's training. For them, since returning from the WCA Global Finals, although they had won their first championship and fully demonstrated their strength on the world stage, this was just the first step in their journey.

After this competition, they will definitely be subjected to a comprehensive study. You know, any top club has a very strong ability to analyze and review games. So with this period of time as a buffer, they will definitely conduct a very careful study of their team and make many targeted arrangements.

Therefore, under these circumstances, Li Mo is very clear that the upcoming IEM tournament is the true starting point for their world championship and their most important event recently. Participating in this tournament means they will be aiming for their first Grand Slam championship trophy. In reality, the real challenge will be facing fully-formed, top-tier teams on the IEM stage who have thoroughly studied their strategies.

Back in the dorm, Li Mo first exchanged brief greetings with her roommates. Since she hadn't seen all of them during her previous trip back from the World Championship, they hadn't had a team-building activity. They had all agreed to have a meal together after returning from the World Championship.

After all, everyone in the dormitory has a relatively tight schedule. Often, they don't have any free time together, especially Li Mo, who has to take care of his school affairs during the day and busy with team matters in the afternoon and evening, so his time is actually the most strained.

Because his elective course had ended and all related matters were completed, Li Mo was able to have a relatively more free time than before. However, he still had a lot of things to deal with regarding the elective course. Not everyone had passed his exams for the final papers and related tasks he had assigned.

15% of the students failed to meet his graduation thesis requirements and exams. Therefore, although Li Mo believed he had already lowered his standards considerably, he would still repeatedly review the theses of those who failed and make them revise them.

When the students from both sides of the dormitory gathered for dinner that evening, they were all very happy. They all genuinely admired Li Mo. After all, it's incredibly difficult to excel in their major, especially for someone who stands out. Most of the time, they have to sacrifice their rest time and have very little time for leisure.

For most people, it would be completely unbelievable that someone like Li Mo could allocate her time equally between academics and career.

More importantly, Li Mo is not only able to balance his studies and career, but his achievements in scientific research are also among the top three in his class of software engineering students.

In fact, at the beginning, neither her roommates nor some of the teachers and leaders at the school expected that Li Mo could make such rapid progress in scientific research and achieve such results in such a short period of time.

After all, academic performance only accounts for a small percentage of true geniuses, especially for students at Peking University. Getting into the software engineering program at Peking University already requires both hard work and talent. However, Li Mo's ability to achieve research results that are difficult for most undergraduates in his cohort is truly remarkable, leaving almost everyone in awe.

When the admissions team visited Li Mo's home for their first meeting, the school tried everything to recruit this exceptionally talented student. However, they didn't expect that after entering university, Li Mo, in just the first semester of her freshman year, would go from having zero research experience to achieving a research growth rate and results that many Peking University master's and even doctoral students struggle to match.

Therefore, Li Mo is undoubtedly an oddball in everyone's eyes, because no one could have imagined that someone who only spent about a third of his usual time on scientific research could reach such a high level.

Although Li Mo hasn't published any papers yet, his previous research achievements in his chosen field have undoubtedly already met the requirements for graduating with a master's degree from Peking University. Considering his undergraduate teaching duties and the significant time and energy he's invested in his beloved gaming career, he's still managed to achieve such success. In fact, not only is Li Mo's advisor closely monitoring and guiding him, placing high hopes on him, but many university leaders and prominent figures outside the university have also taken notice of him.

After all, once scientific research results are published, they will undoubtedly cause a huge stir. Moreover, Li Mo had already been in the eye of the storm of public opinion many times before entering the university, and could be said to be an absolute focus of attention among the college entrance examination students that year.

"Mo-ge, you're not really going to publish a top-tier journal article before your sophomore year, are you? The thought is a little terrifying."

Kong Ping had a general idea of ​​Li Nuo's academic and research plans. When he first heard Li Mo's idea, he was undoubtedly as if he had heard something unbelievable. After all, for most universities, publishing a paper in a top-tier journal, especially in the field of software engineering, would cause a significant stir in the domestic academic community.

Moreover, Li Mo is only a student who has been in school for half a year. He spends less time in the club and in games than in school.

If anyone else had proposed such a concept, they would undoubtedly have thought the other person was just bragging. However, Li Mo has already achieved a certain level of scientific research success, an achievement that would have been difficult even for most people before graduation, which is convincing enough.

Sometimes you can't help but marvel at other people's talents, because when you feel that your talents in certain areas far surpass those of your peers and the vast majority of people, you think you can be considered the brightest star on this path.

However, at this point, you might find someone around you who, without investing much time and energy, and whose current focus isn't even on this, is able to achieve great success in a very short time. You'll obviously feel that this is truly astonishing. "It's not that fast. I'm still working on the initial overall framework of my paper. I haven't even formally conceived or written many of the details yet."

After hearing Kong Ping's words, Li Mo smiled and replied.

Before the people next to them could even take a deep breath, Li Mo's next words left them completely stunned.

"The earliest I can expect to finish is probably during my junior year of college. If I don't encounter any major obstacles, I should be able to complete it by then."

"Damn, Mo-ge, what you said is really hurtful!"

"To be in the same college, or even the same dormitory, as a true genius like Li Mo is something that makes it impossible to face oneself."

"Indeed, I've lost some confidence in scientific research these days. But when I think of Mo Ge, I feel a lot of pressure relieved. It's not because I think I can reach Mo Ge's level, but because I think that since there are geniuses like Mo Ge in this world, there will naturally be mediocre people like me."

Everyone was joking, but in reality, everyone knew that although they were already top-notch among their peers, in front of Li Mo, everyone would appear less dazzling and less impressive.

"Stop praising me. If you keep doing it, I'll get carried away."

Actually, chatting with his roommates was also a time for Li Mo to completely relax. After all, his daily schedule was incredibly hectic due to the sheer number of things he had to do. Whether it was academics, research, or competitions, he wanted to dedicate himself wholeheartedly to everything. However, this process inevitably brought him some pressure and fatigue.

Initially, Li Mo didn't intend for his rebirth to put so much pressure on him. After all, with just a little effort, he could achieve relative financial freedom and live a happy, fulfilling, and carefree life with his loved ones.

However, when one truly reaches a certain level and possesses certain abilities, one's mindset subtly changes. He really didn't want to waste his talent in games and scientific research, and frankly, he didn't want to let down the expectations of those around him who shared the same pursuits.

Especially when he won the WC Global Finals championship abroad, standing on the world stage, holding the trophy, receiving flowers and applause from everyone in the audience, Li Mo understood one thing when he saw everyone's burning eyes: he was born for the stage, and he didn't want to waste it. If he had to relax, he hoped it would be after he had achieved everything he desired before he could truly relax and enjoy life.

……

Time flies, and the semester is almost over. For Li Mo, before the semester ends, he needs to complete the schedule he set for himself. In terms of the competition, Na is already on the right track, and everything is developing as he envisioned.

Whether it's the performance and improvement of the team members or their achievements at home and abroad, it has far exceeded his expectations. Therefore, what he needs to focus on now is his studies and scientific research.

Because he had some competition commitments, Li Mo communicated with his teachers and school administrators. With their consent, he was exempt from attending regular classes.

However, the teacher's requirement was that he must meet and exceed the standards set by other students to complete the course. Therefore, this gave Li Mo a significant excuse, but it also required him to have a good grasp of the course requirements.

Although the knowledge and content of the general education courses weren't particularly difficult for Li Mo, even those subjects that might be challenging for others, he picked them up very quickly. This was because after the college entrance examination, he devoted a significant amount of time to mastering the undergraduate courses.

Because he was well aware that his time was already quite limited and he needed to dedicate a lot of time to the competition, he made preparations in advance by learning a great deal of knowledge and courses required for undergraduate studies.

Because Li Mo had accumulated this knowledge beforehand, mastering these skills now seemed effortless. He completed the entire course in just three days, making it easy for him to meet the teachers' requirements. His final score surprised and delighted all the teachers, fully satisfying their expectations.

(End of this chapter)