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

Sun Yi's voice wasn't loud, but it was very penetrating. The other students who were about to leave stopped and looked in his direction.

Wang Dong was completely bewildered.

Not buddies? Are we that close?

Sun Yi's next words made his purpose clear to Wang Dong.

"I noticed you haven't been attending the math analysis problem class much, so I'd like to ask you about the significance of your first-place gold medal in the 'East Asia Intelligence Cup'."

Wang Dong understood; this person simply disliked him, thought he was a scoundrel, and wanted to question him on the spot.

But bro, haven't you read the novel?

This is definitely going to be a scene where the protagonist shows off and gets slapped in the face.

Wang Dong didn't originally want to do something so old-fashioned and boring, but it seemed that the other classmates were also very curious.

After all, at least in this mathematical analysis workshop, Wang Dong enjoyed many privileges through senior student Zhou Yan.

Even though senior student Zhou Yan would often unintentionally praise Wang Dong, most of the students were still very resentful. What level of skill do you have to have such privileges?

We're all the same age, so why are you giving us the upper hand?

Since they hadn't seen it with their own eyes, the vast majority of students didn't approve of it, and some even complained.

Sensing that the atmosphere was a little awkward, Wang Dong decided to stay and see what Sun Yi was really up to.

Sun Yi naturally had no idea what Wang Dong was really thinking. He only knew that his plan had worked. By using a public setting and provocative language, he hadn't expected that this guy would take the bait so easily, just as he had anticipated.

Just wait until I expose you for being a scoundrel.

Sun Yi confidently placed the question in front of Wang Dong. This was a question he had gone through great lengths to find, and it was impossible to solve without absolute ability.

Wang Dong glanced at the question and then laughed.

Calculate the surface integral I, where S is the outer side of the ellipsoid.

This is a classic problem about Gauss's formula. Sun Yi really underestimated him by using this kind of problem to test himself.

Once you understand the core concept of continuous first-order partial derivatives, you can easily solve it with just a few tricks.

Wang Dong quickly calculated in his mind that the divergence was zero and the integral surface was an ellipsoid, which obviously enclosed the origin.

That means that the flux of any closed surface surrounding the origin is equal. We only need to convert the complex ellipsoidal surface integral into the simplest spherical surface integral.

By choosing a suitable entry point and making a few simple simplifications, and finally applying Gauss's formula, the answer to this problem becomes obvious.

Wang Dong relayed the entire process to Sun Yi almost simultaneously with his own thoughts.

As expected, what followed was the familiar face-slapping scene. Sun Yi was so shocked that he couldn't speak, and the other critics who also had objections were now convinced.

Wang Dong found it boring, but when he reviewed the question again, he was surprised to find that he seemed to be stuck.

The thought process that had just been told to Sun Yi was still in his mind, but he couldn't work through it smoothly from beginning to end like before. Instead, he had no idea how he had solved the problem.

Even though the answer key is already in my head, I still can't understand the answer I wrote myself.

Wang Dong suddenly realized something. He ignored the other students in the classroom and even abandoned Gong Zhan, who had come to class with him, and ran straight towards the dormitory.

The dormitory was empty at the moment, and Wang Dong dug out all the exercises he had done before.

As expected, the entire process was written down by his own hand, but just like before, he couldn't understand it at all.

Wang Dong was certain that the knowledge was still stored in his mind, but he couldn't understand how he could apply it to solve the problem.

This feeling was very familiar, almost like his learning process before the system appeared.

Thinking of the system, Wang Dong opened his control panel after a long time.

[Host: Wang Dong]

[Faith: A devout follower of the Jazz Master, a follower of the Mathematical Prince, a follower of the pioneers of writing, and a follower of the heroes of Bletchley Park]

[Focus: 0.3]

【Perception: 0.2】

[Thinking level: 0.3]

[Memory: 0.3]

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

【Item: Newton Fragment (1/10)】

There was no change whatsoever, except that the four basic numerical attributes had become completely transparent, as if they were about to disappear at any moment.

It seems the problem lies with these values ​​that have become transparent.

Wang Dong vaguely felt that if left unchecked, all the attribute bonuses he had obtained through the system would be lost.

I didn't do anything, so how could this happen?

He began to recall the events of the past few days. Although he could remember most of them, Wang Dong could clearly feel his memory fading little by little.

Could it be that I didn't finish my prayer on time?

That's not right. Even the most difficult Lord Gauss would draft a regular heptadecagon every day and then offer sincere praise.

However, the problem lies in the fact that Wang Dong did nothing.

Since the end of the National Day holiday, for more than two months, Wang Dong's various indicators have not increased at all.

On the one hand, he was busy with the competition and neglected the system; on the other hand, his current stats plus the passive ability seemed to be enough.

Further numerical improvements didn't seem to help him much, so aside from his daily basic prayers, Wang Dong didn't increase his faith in any particular deity to receive rewards.

The reality is that if there are no new stat increases within the time limit, the existing stat bonuses will gradually disappear until he returns to his normal self.

I never expected there to be such a setting. It's like the system has been forcing him to increase his faith!

Although the tactic felt shameless, it was very effective. For various reasons, Wang Dong clearly did not want to give up the hard-won numerical bonuses.

After experiencing what it's like to be a genius, he could no longer accept his previous mediocre self.

If we were to return to the previous values, this would undoubtedly be a huge drop.

Therefore, compared to the final exam, what Wang Dong needs to focus on now is to achieve new numerical improvements.

No matter which of the four big shots it is, as long as they can give him numerical rewards, he will do anything.

Wang Dong's first thought was of the generous Sir Isaac Newton, but he suddenly realized that in the faith section, the "Senior Believer of Sir Isaac Newton" was grayed out, just like the offline penguin icon.

Moreover, not only the icons for "High-Ranking Followers of Jazz," but also those for "Followers of the Pioneers of Words" and "Followers of the Heroes of Bletchley Park" are grayed out.

Only the [Mathematical Prince's Follower] is the normal white, as usual.