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

Li Lei, who had been at the bottom of the rankings, was unwilling to give up and suggested another round. As expected, Wang Dong won an overwhelming victory.

And yet, he was at the bottom again; Wang Dong's score was more than double his.

Faced with Wang Dong's absolute dominance, and with the time already late, the others had no intention of continuing to play.

This was quite unusual for the shop owner, as he remembered these regular customers always staying up all night, but today they left before 10 p.m.

He initially thought there was a problem with his reception.

After leaving the board game store, they didn't immediately disperse but instead went on to have a classic late-night snack.

Drinking, eating barbecue, and having heart-to-heart talks.

A trilogy about the bond between brothers.

Of course, it could also end up being just bragging.

After discussion among two senior members of Tianhai University, the group decided to have a barbecue at a nearby "run-down house".

Just like its name suggests, the store has an extremely "hardcore" decor style, but it has received unanimous praise from students.

It incorporates a bar style into a traditional barbecue restaurant, so it's perfectly fine to bring a girl along.

It's also a gathering place for some young "old drinkers," since who doesn't like a charming older woman mixing drinks?

Wang Dong doesn't drink alcohol, since drinking too much of it really damages the brain, but he has to admit that he does get a lot of inspiration when he's slightly tipsy.

He knew several students from the School of Mathematical Sciences at Yenching University who liked to have a small drink before doing math problems.

This can be considered an indescribable tradition of the School of Mathematics at Yenching University.

However, in this brightly lit and bustling scene, Wang Dong did something that surprised everyone else.

While waiting for his food, Wang Dong asked the owner for paper and pen, and then, with a ruler and compass that appeared out of nowhere, he began to practice with remarkable skill.

"Is this... a regular heptadecagon constructed with a ruler and compass?"

Everyone here has studied advanced mathematics, so it's not hard to see what Wang Dong is doing.

They just couldn't figure out what the connection was between constructing a regular heptadecagon with a compass and straightedge and grilling.

Gong Zhan was the least surprised among them, after all, he was already used to Wang Dong constructing a regular heptadecagon with a ruler and compass every night.

Dongzi goes through this process every night before going to bed, and after finishing the drawing, he will give a spiel.

Gong Zhan once asked him why he did this, what kind of special hobby it was.

All he received was a seemingly joking reply from Wang Dong.

"Want to know? This is the price of getting a perfect score on the college entrance exam in mathematics."

Although he felt that the other party was just being perfunctory, Gong Zhan did not delve into it further. After all, everyone has a few special hobbies.

Just like Gong Zhan himself, he shared the same ideal type as Cao Xueqin.

After a year of drawing every day, Wang Dong's skill in drawing regular heptadecagons has now reached a master level of consummate skill.

In less than two minutes, a perfect 17-gon construction using a ruler and compass was produced.

Under the curious gazes of the crowd, Wang Dong uttered the praise he had prayed for countless times.

"Pauca sed matura, oh, the prince of mathematics!"

This scene was both comical and utterly incongruous; if one hadn't witnessed it with their own eyes, no one would have imagined that such a thing could happen in a barbecue restaurant.

Others might not have felt anything, but Li Lei felt a chill run down his spine.

As Wang Dong's former deskmate, he knew all too well what Wang Dong was doing.

This is similar to kowtowing to Sir Isaac Newton before an exam—purely praying for divine protection!

If he's right, Wang Dong should be in Baigos right now.

Does praying to those great scientists for blessings really work?

Otherwise, how could Dongzi, who was even worse than himself, have achieved a dark horse comeback in just one month and become the top scorer in the college entrance examination?

Li Lei felt he needed to investigate this matter more thoroughly...

But isn't it a bit too late to start researching now? The college entrance exams are over; we can't exactly pray for blessings to help with research competitions, that would be too over-the-top...

Wang Dong didn't care about other people's opinions. Although the level of shame he felt about this was the same as being exposed in public, it was a daily task he had to do.

Lord Gauss's temper is still too unpredictable.

However, today brought some unexpected gains.

[The mathematical genius Johann Carl Friedrich Gauss was moved by your unwavering faith]

[Gained 0.1 memory]

I never expected that Lord Gauss would be the type to be persistent and clingy. That's quite unexpected.

The joy of receiving the reward instantly dispelled Wang Dong's initial sense of shame, and instead whetted his appetite. It must be said that the lamb skewers at this restaurant were indeed delicious.

It was already late at night when the show ended, and Wang Dong went home and fell asleep as soon as he got home.

While the increased numerical value did indeed make his brain extraordinary, the high-intensity operation also took an extraordinary toll.

Since the system awakened, he has fallen asleep as soon as he gets into bed every night, and his sleep quality is extremely high.

During the following holiday, there weren't as many social activities, and Wang Dong focused on preparing for the "East Asia Smart Cup".

In just a few days, he went from a computer novice to a coding master.

From the very beginning with "hello world" to the incredibly tedious "Computer Organization and Architecture," "Operating Systems," and "Computer Networks," Wang Dong also took the time to practice a lot of problems on LeetCode.

Although he hasn't reached the world's top level yet, he at least has some knowledge of the open-source sharing from the experts on GitHub.

Even under the dual passive influence of mathematical intuition and the Turing test, he was still able to further optimize his algorithmic thinking based on the sharing of these experts.

Although Wang Dong was unsure of his current skill level, he knew he had a lot of room for improvement.

Because he still uses the "two-finger slap" technique that makes people laugh.

Although he can improve his coding and algorithm skills in a very short time, it is indeed more difficult to improve his typing speed.

After all, this thing relies more on muscle memory.

Wang Dong's brain has a memory value of 0.3, but his arm muscles obviously did not inherit these attribute values.

Even if you know the correct way to type, you still need to practice for a period of time to achieve complete touch typing.

Not only do you need to know the layout of the keys on the keyboard, but you also need to familiarize each of your ten fingers with the distance between each key. Only in this way is it possible to achieve super-fast touch typing.

However, this is not something that can be resolved with just a National Day holiday.

Fortunately, apart from himself, everyone in Su Yuran's team was a seasoned expert, so Wang Dong didn't focus too much on practicing his typing speed.

After all, his strengths lie in his thinking and memory, and in understanding algorithms and code.