I'm a scientist, why can't I have faith?

[2 Free Attribute Points]

Even considering the difficulty of the assigned tasks, this level of reward is still far too generous.

Sir Isaac Newton was indeed generous with his rewards.

Now Wang Dong faces a difficult choice: how to allocate these two points of freedom?

He was all too aware of the boosts that the system's stat allocation brought. Even a 0.1 bonus could significantly improve his corresponding attributes, let alone two consecutive 0.1 bonuses.

After careful consideration, Wang Dong first used a free attribute point to improve his [Perception] attribute.

This brings all his attributes to 0.2, which is a godsend for people with obsessive-compulsive disorder.

However, it quickly turned into hell. Without much hesitation, the [Mind] attribute was boosted to 0.3 with the last free attribute point.

From this point on, Wang Dong's panel was already considered to have achieved some success.

[Host: Wang Dong]

【信仰：爵士的高级信徒（1/3）、数学王子的信徒（2/3）、文字先驱的信徒（2/3）、布莱切利园英雄的信徒（1/3）】

[Focus: 0.2]

【Perception: 0.2】

[Thinking level: 0.3]

[Memory: 0.2]

[Skills: Mathematical Intuition (Passive), The Power of Words (Passive), Turing Test (Passive)]

【Item: Newton Fragment (1/10)】

Just by looking at the dense descriptions on the panel, it's clear that Wang Dong is much stronger than he was a year ago.

A year ago, he was a bottom-of-the-class student who needed to pray for passing his exams.

Now he is a genuine student at Yenching University, and even the top scorer in the 2023 college entrance examination in Tianhai City.

Everything felt like a dream, so dreamlike and surreal.

Wang Dong sat in the back row of the classroom, filled with emotion, while the counselor on the front of the class finished counting the votes and announced the final election results.

"...Zhang San, Li Si, Sun Yi...these students will be the student leaders for the next academic year."

I thought the group would disband, but the counselor took a completely different turn.

"Oh, by the way, there's a competition announcement. I'll post it in the group chat when I get back. Everyone is encouraged to sign up!"

Soon after, a competition promotion called "East Asia Smart Cup" was forwarded to the grade group by the counselor.

Although it is called East Asia, it mainly consists of China, Japan, and South Korea.

Since the release of ChatGPT in the first half of the year ignited a wave of general artificial intelligence technology, more and more countries and regions have realized that the development of artificial intelligence is an inevitable trend.

However, the reality is that AI giants in Europe and the United States hold a technological monopoly.

In order to seize the high ground of AI young talents in East Asia, a top university alliance from China, Japan and South Korea has joined forces with leading technology companies.

The "East Asia AI Cup," East Asia's first top-level transnational AI innovation competition open to full-time undergraduate students, was thus born.

Universities across the country are now encouraging students to participate. This competition is not only highly prestigious, but it can also help undergraduates lay a solid foundation for their future.

But what's even more attractive is the million-dollar prize.

However, for freshmen who have just entered university, it is still too unrealistic to expect to win an award based solely on their own abilities.

Just like in high school competitions, in most cases, the longer you study, the more advantageous it is. Compared to freshmen who have just entered university, those seniors who are about to graduate obviously have more advantages.

"Don't bother looking at Dongzi, it has nothing to do with us, we'll just be there to make up the numbers."

Seeing Wang Dong carefully reading the competition rules, Gong Zhan, out of a sense of brotherly responsibility, kindly reminded him:

"We freshmen are completely uncompetitive. If we want to get a high ranking, we can only ask upperclassmen for help, but at this time, most teams are already full."

"Let's focus on our studies right now."

After reading the detailed rules, Wang Dong agreed with Gong Zhan's words.

Registration for this competition started before the start of the school year, and there's not much time left before the preliminary round assignments are due.

Just as Gong Zhan said, most teams are already full and in the final stages. If he wants to participate, he will need to build his own team from scratch and study the preliminary round questions.

It requires a significant investment of both ability and time, with virtually no prospect of return.

Therefore, the best option is to give up this year's competition. If you want to participate, you can start preparing for next year's competition in advance.

After the minor incident, Wang Dong returned to his usual study life.

Attending classes and studying have become his daily essential tasks.

Although a month has passed since the start of the semester, he is still not very clear about the direction he wants to study in the future, and he hasn't even decided which subject to study.

Fortunately, Yuanpei was an inclusive place, and he could attend any course that interested him in any college.

Therefore, in the eyes of others, Wang Dong is developing into an all-rounder in an extremely strange way.

To laymen, Wang Dong might seem very impressive, as he has studied mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology, and information science in depth and seems to know everything.

But in fact, insiders know that knowing everything is the same as knowing nothing.

Scientific research is not like high school studies, which requires comprehensive development in all aspects. Instead, it involves in-depth cultivation in a specific field.

If we delve deeper and more into the subject matter, and reach the current boundaries of humankind, even taking just a small step forward would be a very meaningful discovery.

This is the essence of scientific research.

Normally speaking, even if you are a genius with extremely high talent, it is absolutely impossible for you to delve into the forefront of every field and make breakthroughs.

However, Wang Dong is not normal. Just because he can't do it now doesn't mean he can't do it in the future.

With the improvement of his four attributes, Wang Dong will no longer be measured by the standards of ordinary people.

Wang Dong was certainly aware of this, but even a genius needs to focus when learning.

Therefore, Wang Dong's main goals this semester are mathematics and artificial intelligence.

Although they seem to have absolutely nothing to do with each other.

But anyone who has worked on artificial intelligence knows that its core algorithmic logic is actually mathematical logic.

However, mathematics has its own language, and artificial intelligence has its own language.

Therefore, Wang Dong also strengthened his learning of code, because if you want to study artificial intelligence, you need to know how to communicate with others.

The end of the month is approaching, a day that college students have been eagerly anticipating.

Not only is the National Day holiday approaching, but more importantly, it's one of the most anticipated university activities for countless high school students.

Club recruitment, to use a more catchy term, is the "Battle of a Hundred Clubs".

Perhaps influenced by anime and manga culture, countless high school students developed a strong romanticized view of this phenomenon during their high school years.

In addition, the more open atmosphere of universities compared to high schools makes club recruitment more popular.

In fact, not only freshmen, but also seniors who are already familiar with university life look forward to the annual club recruitment.

For most people, this is probably the best way to meet pretty female or handsome male students.

After all, social interaction is a challenge that is no less daunting than the college entrance examination for most students who have studied hard for twelve years.