Lu Mingfei, why are you slaying dragons if you're not involved!

Chapter 102 The Divine Man Appears Before the Public! (3.8K)

It's ridiculous, really. Ever since Lu Mingfei started implementing his schedule, he's basically made headlines every single day.

As a result, the students of Shilan Middle School have developed a habit over the past six days: every morning when they wake up, they check their phones while eating breakfast or on their way to school.

After all, people need to gossip and chat during their free time. But if the biggest gossip isn't something you hear firsthand, but rather something you hear from someone else... it just doesn't taste as good!
Unsurprisingly, the previously pinned and highlighted post once again ignited the Shilan Middle School's campus forum.

The post saying "Young Master Zhao is about to go bankrupt" is correct, because after Xu Yanyan bet 100,000 US dollars at zero, she was so scared that she refused to stand in front no matter what and directly exposed Zhao Menghua.

Zhao Menghua had no choice but to "openly admit" it... It was no use if he didn't admit it, as Xu Yanyan directly posted the chat history.

Before the "battle" was even over, Zhao Menghua's side had already experienced an internal conflict, which caused a slight ripple on the campus forum... though not a big one.

Over the past two and a half years, Zhao Menghua has built a reputation based on his academic and athletic achievements, family background, and even his appearance. This reputation is still valuable and it's unlikely that he will fall so easily so quickly.

However, he doesn't have many supporters.

Chu Zihang has been out of school for half a year, but his reputation as the "hidden number one on the list of villains to be killed" has not diminished in the slightest, so all the girls have been drawn away.

Among the male group, besides the staunch supporters of Liu Miaomiao and Su Xiaoqiang, some were also drawn away, and there were also those who just watched the drama unfold without contributing any money...

In the end, those who remained to support Zhao Menghua were either envious and jealous of Lu Mingfei's ability to gain the support of three goddesses, or, after rational analysis, concluded that Lu Mingfei was absolutely incapable of doing it and was simply after making money.

It accounts for about a quarter of the male population.

Zhao Menghua is inevitably under a lot of psychological pressure.

Even though he kept convincing himself that "that kid Lu Mingfei could never do it," it was still a lot of money, what if he did?
What if the teachers wanted the students to have a good New Year, and this mock exam was easy? What if Lu Mingfei suddenly performed exceptionally well? Or what if someone bribed the graders? All sorts of speculations popped into his mind, making him lose his appetite.

But, until this moment.

Upon seeing the post, he not only didn't get angry, but burst into laughter, feeling all the pressure in his heart disappear and leaving him feeling incredibly relaxed.

He didn't even need to post a mocking comment; many people had already raised questions in the latest pinned post.

"Seven days ago, he was at the bottom of the class and failed math. Now, he's starting to study advanced calculus? Isn't this a classic case of trying to run before you can even walk?"

“I’ve always said he was faking it, but you just wouldn’t believe me. In such a short time, it’s already incredible that his math score has reached 110 or 120. How could he possibly be at the level of studying advanced mathematics?”

Such comments were posted extensively in multiple posts.

One busybody even posted, "Brothers, I'm going to take a calculus problem directly to the genius Lu and see if he can solve it, haha..."

……

Lu Mingfei was surprised to find that he learned very quickly.

This kind of speed is not a superficial "I think I understand" that leaves you at a loss when doing problems, staring blankly at mathematical symbols like you're looking at English exercises, but rather a true "mastery".

Some knowledge in "Advanced Mathematics" is an extension and expansion of high school mathematics. As long as you understand and thoroughly grasp the specific definitions involved, and master the essential ones such as the squeeze theorem, important limit transformations, continuity, applications of differentials, L'Hôpital's criterion, etc.

It's actually not difficult.

After all, it's just an engineering mathematics textbook, so there's no need to delve too deeply into the principles and question types, and the changes aren't too numerous.

At least, even if you only rely on self-study and doing the exercises in the book, it is perfectly sufficient to pass a general advanced mathematics exam.

Most college students fail this course because they didn't listen at all—after being controlled for so many years, they are finally liberated and can finally play on their phones in class without the teacher's supervision, so they do whatever is fun they want.
[Warning, it's time for the planned [after-get out of class self-study]...]

When the bell rang, Lu Mingfei picked up "Advanced Mathematics" again and continued to study on his own.

He swept through the enemy lines!
"Strange, is it my problem?"

Lu Mingfei, unaware of the "real reason why so many college students fail their courses," put down his book with some confusion.

He treated this book like a "nightmare difficulty" challenge. In a game, it would be like a random enemy soldier on the street who could easily kill him with a single kick.

But now he's self-taught and has reached Chapter 3, {The Mean Value Theorem and Applications of Derivatives}. Along the way, let alone a soldier who could kick him to death… no one could withstand a single kick from him!
"Did I learn it wrong?"

Lu Mingfei opened the proficiency panel with some suspicion.

The 25 points of proficiency he gained, bringing his current math proficiency to 125/200, undeniably told him that he had indeed learned something, and it was correct!

Just as he was about to turn around and ask Zero, a voice came from the side.

"Lu Shen... Lu Mingfei! Are you free now? Can I ask you a question?"

Lu Mingfei turned his head in surprise and saw a boy whose name he recognized but whom he didn't know very well. He had met him a few times at previous events.

"Question? What question?"

Lu Mingfei asked a question instinctively, finding it quite novel.

This is the first time someone has come to him with a question... That's normal, who would ask the worst student in the class a question!

However, why do I feel a little nervous and excited?

After six days of learning, I'm finally going to put my skills to use!
As for whether this will affect the schedule... that obviously won't happen. Asking questions or answering other people's questions during self-study is an essential part of the process.

"Isn't this because you're studying advanced mathematics? I've actually been studying it in advance too... I happen to have an advanced mathematics problem that I don't understand!" The boy smiled happily and handed over a piece of paper.

"Oh? Let me take a look."

Lu Mingfei raised an eyebrow.

Even before his [emotional perception] had fully developed, he instantly sensed that the person was up to no good... because he knew that the boy's math score was around 110, which wasn't very good. How could he possibly be starting to learn advanced calculus at the university level now?
It doesn't feel like me at all!
Lu Mingfei has a high opinion of his own abilities, or rather, the strictness of his schedule in acquiring proficiency.

Since the schedule doesn't seem to be teaching him anything new, it means he has truly mastered it.

Therefore... so what if the visitor is hostile?

It's simply a matter of dealing with whatever comes our way!

In the past, he probably would have shrank back and given in, only to be ridiculed, since he hadn't actually done anything. What else could he do?
But now... everything is different.

I was ridiculed before I learned it, and I'm still ridiculed after I learned it. Didn't I learn it for nothing?

He took the slip of paper and glanced at the question—

"Oh, this? It's very simple."

Lu Mingfei activated [High-Speed ​​Calculation] and instantly obtained the answer: "-1/6".

The boy's smile suddenly froze: "Wh...what?" "Too fast?"

Lu Mingfei blinked in "confusion," "Oh, sorry, I forgot you don't know... um, L'Hôpital's Law, do you know it?"

"Luo Bi...what?"

Lu Mingfei shook his head, picked up a water-based pen from the side, grabbed a piece of draft paper, and started writing as he spoke.

"This problem can be solved instantly using L'Hôpital's rule, because when X approaches 0, both the numerator and denominator approach 0, which is an indeterminate form of type 0/0, meeting the conditions for using L'Hôpital's rule. Therefore, we can differentiate the numerator and denominator separately."

The new limit obtained after differentiation is still of type 0/0, and it can be further reduced to Löwen. After obtaining the simplified expression, find the limit, use the important limit judgment, and perform a simple multiplication operation to get the answer... It's very simple, right?

Lu Mingfei turned to look at him, seeking confirmation.

"Ah... ah?"

The boy was already feeling dizzy.

He was there to see a joke! As expected, Lu Mingfei should have been stumped by the question he was given and brought down from his "pedestal".

But he never expected that Lu Mingfei would give the answer so quickly... The main thing is that he hadn't paid attention to the answer when he copied the question, so he had no way of knowing whether Lu Mingfei was telling the truth or not!
But looking at the simplified formula that Lu Mingfei quickly wrote down on the draft paper, he felt it was unlikely to be fake.

Lu Mingfei wouldn't have just made up something he couldn't understand at all, would he? Besides, verifying its authenticity would be far too easy!
"It's alright. If you don't understand, you don't need to use L'Hôpital's rule, which you haven't learned yet."

Lu Mingfei's tone was quite gentle, "Since you've already learned this problem, you should have some understanding of basic algebraic identity transformations and higher-order expansions of Sin x, right?"

“Right…right?”

"That's good. Although the process is a little more complicated... it can be solved by algebraic identity transformations. Look... come closer."

Lu Mingfei had already seen through this kid's true strength—he was utterly vulnerable!
Since that's the case, let's press our advantage and defeat the enemy in one fell swoop.

Pulling the completely dazed boy aside, Lu Mingfei's tone softened again.

He's always been a bit of a rascal, so how could he not disguise himself in this situation?

So, Lu Mingfei began to explain the steps one by one.

He spoke and wrote at the same time, stopping at each step to ask the boy if he understood.

This was undoubtedly an extremely agonizing public execution—

Because Lu Mingfei didn't lower his voice at all, the boy could only stand there and accept the stares of everyone around him!
To others, Lu Mingfei's explanation seemed like a genuine attempt to clarify things without any prior knowledge, while the boy... had posted about it on the campus forum before he arrived, and it had already spread!
On one hand, there is friendly help for a classmate's question; on the other hand, there is malicious deception.

If Lu Mingfei's facade of hard work were truly exposed, public opinion would naturally focus on him... but the problem is that it isn't happening now!
The latter is clearly the one that should be condemned.

The boy himself was aware of this, but now he couldn't leave, and admitting that he didn't understand was even more unacceptable.

Because Lu Mingfei would say, "Oh, did I speak too fast somewhere? Let me explain it to you again."

This went on for another seven or eight minutes until the school bell was about to ring. Lu Mingfei finally finished and handed the paper to the boy, still somewhat unsatisfied.

"If there's anything you still don't understand, you can ask me next time. It's okay, I'll definitely explain it to you until you understand!"

Lu Mingfei's eyes were filled with encouragement.

"Thank you...thank you."

The boy blushed with embarrassment and stammered as he tried to take the manuscript.

"Just take a picture."

Suddenly, Zero's voice rang out from the side.

Her voice remained calm, her expression blank, but at this moment it subtly revealed an immense coldness.

"You don't need to take the manuscript paper with you."

A moment of silence fell over the surroundings. Lu Mingfei instantly understood what Zero meant—he would play the good cop, the "ignorant and kind-hearted guy," while Zero, representing the "deskmate who saw through the other's true intentions," would play the bad cop.

Mixed Doubles!

"Listen to her," Lu Mingfei said.

A series of gasps and groans, tingling with a toothache, echoed from all around... What a massive display of affection!

The boy had no choice but to obediently take the photo and slink away.

The post titled "The Road God is truly amazing, his public displays of divine power are nothing more than this!" had already been circulating on the campus forum.

Those who had been mocking and attacking him earlier... less than an hour later, they were hit by their own boomerang, deleting their comments and running away.

However, the turmoil is not over yet. Or rather, that's not the point—

"Give me the manuscript paper."

Liu Miaomiao, who was sitting in front of Lu Mingfei, suddenly turned around, her smile gentle and elegant.

"Although I haven't studied advanced mathematics yet, I have some interest in it."

"Okay."

Lu Mingfei agreed without hesitation and handed her the manuscript. He then added, quite naturally, a final remark.

"Ask me if you don't understand later."

A deathly silence filled the air.

If gazes could be as sharp as knives, Lu Mingfei would probably be riddled with holes by now.

This guy is... openly two-timing?
So they all looked at "Queen Zero," hoping to see Zero speak and start an incredibly exciting, blood-soaked battle!
But Zero continued reading his book with a blank expression, showing no intention of saying anything.

It's obvious—Lu Mingfei is in charge.

At this moment, regardless of anything else, everyone had only one thought in their minds.

Lu Shenren, Lu Mingfei...

He deserves to die!
(End of this chapter)