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

As Wang Dong had anticipated, the awkward situation did not occur.

He's now quite adept at avoiding unnecessary embarrassment, having experienced it firsthand for so long.

The reception was held in a large classroom at Dongda University. The host was a young man whom Wang Dong had never seen before, who looked to be not much older than him.

They must have just joined Dongda University not long ago. Besides them, who came from Yenching University, there were many other familiar faces in the classroom.

Besides Yenching University, Dongda University also invited other universities in Daxia. As expected, this reception was open to all students in Daxia.

What was unexpected was that when the host started speaking, it wasn't the perplexing Japanese-accented English, but rather a fairly standard Chinese accent.

"Hello everyone, I'm Shota Furuta, Professor Takeda's teaching assistant. I'll be giving the lecture today."

Shota Furuta clearly anticipated the shock from the audience and explained, "I studied at Daxia University, so I can speak a little Mandarin."

After a brief self-introduction, we quickly got down to business.

"For the next semester, you will be no different from the local students at our University of Tokyo. The course schedule will be the same as your original curriculum, and you will be able to choose your own courses."

"However, it's important to note that the vast majority of courses are taught in Japanese, with only a small number taught in English. Make sure you understand this when selecting courses..."

With Shota Furuta's explanation, Wang Dong gained a general understanding of his future life.

However, such simple information was clearly not worthy of the grand atmosphere of the entire reception.

Sure enough, at the very end of the presentation, Shota Furuta revealed the purpose behind the University of Tokyo's elaborate invitation to students from universities around the world for this exchange program.

"Please allow me to make a final announcement on behalf of Japan."

"The J-SCIENCE Science Koshien Conference is a new type of conference directly organized by our Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology."

"The goal is to select and cultivate talents who can make significant contributions to humanity."

"Since the goal is to serve humanity, we naturally welcome everyone who comes to participate in the exchange. The requirements and procedures for the competition will be sent to everyone here separately later."

"The final rewards are quite generous, so we welcome everyone to sign up."

They claim it's for the service of all humanity, but anyone with eyes can see that this is blatant poaching.

Wang Dong took the flyer and glanced at it briefly before being shocked. Japan really went all out.

You can win a million yen prize just by passing the preliminary rounds, let alone winning the championship in the finals.

Various advanced study opportunities at prestigious Japanese universities and million-dollar offers from top Japanese companies like Toyota and Sony are scattered among various competition rewards, and can even provide memberships to top academic societies.

The academic society can be considered the highest hall of learning, where countless celebrities and experts gather to generate intellectual exchanges, and cutting-edge theories are born from these exchanges.

The most famous of these was the Solvay Conference held in Brussels in the last century, with the participants of the fifth Solvay Conference being particularly formidable.

Of the 29 attendees, 17 have won the Nobel Prize, including Einstein, Bohr, Heisenberg, and Schrödinger.

For an undergraduate student, getting into a top-tier academic society is simply impossible.

Joining the association is just the beginning; only by advancing step by step from ordinary member to fellow member can one be considered a true master in the field.

Even so, being able to join a society during undergraduate studies is something most people can brag about for a long time.

Japan has shown such great sincerity.

Wang Dong naturally had no intention of working like a slave for Japan, but since you've shown such sincerity, wouldn't it be a waste not to take advantage of it?

He's definitely going to attend the J-SCIENCE Science Koshien Conference.

Putting everything else aside, the generous prize money alone is enough to justify Wang Dong's participation. Moreover, there are few good opportunities like this where you can get money as long as you pass the preliminary selection.

Wang Dong was working on the details of the J-SCIENCE Science Koshien Conference and never expected anyone to come looking for him.

It was Qian Bingwen, the head of the International Cooperation Department of Yenching University, who was holding a thick stack of documents in his hand.

"Wang Dong from Yuanpei College, right?"

"Yes... that's right."

Wang Dong was momentarily stunned. Qian Bingwen's demeanor gave him a sense of pressure, as if a leader was about to talk to him.

Qian Bingwen placed the thick stack of documents in front of him.

"These are the course offerings for various departments at the University of Tokyo. Study them and choose your courses yourself, just like you did at Yuanpei College."

Wang Dong never expected that he could freely choose courses at Dongda University, just like when he was at Yenching University.

He originally thought he would be assigned courses by the University of Tokyo like other students.

It seems that Japan has really put in a lot of effort to poach talent this time.

"Oh, courses without special markings are all taught in Japanese. Please pay attention when selecting courses."

Qian Bingwen was decisive and efficient; after explaining the specifics, he left.

Wang Dong carried a thick stack of documents and a flyer for the J-SCIENCE Science Koshien Conference as he walked toward his dormitory.

He needs to carefully consider the course selection process.

It's just unexpected that even in 2024, Japanese people still prefer to use paper documents.

The thick stack of materials that Qian Bingwen gave him contained course information for all departments at Dongda University.

If this were done at Daxia University, a single PDF would probably suffice. With the advent of AI, filtering and organizing would be much easier.

Now it has become a thick stack of paper documents, which Wang Dong has to read carefully page by page.

As expected, all the materials were in Japanese. Fortunately, he had studied them beforehand, so he didn't have to worry about language barriers when choosing courses.

Wang Dong never expected that as soon as he stepped out of the elevator, he would find a familiar yet unfamiliar figure standing in front of his room.

It was the boy with the gold-rimmed glasses that Wang Dong had tried to avoid on the Tokyo Tower.

What kind of plot is this?

Wang Dong was also a little confused for a moment; he thought it was some kind of anime storyline.

However, things soon became clear.

"Excuse me, I left something on your balcony. Could you please get it for me?"

Oh, it's such a simple thing. Wang Dong thought he had triggered some hidden plot.

"No problem, just wait for me to open the door."

Wang Dong took out his key, turned the doorknob, placed the heavy documents he was holding on the table, and then opened the balcony door and went out.

He looked around and seemed to have found the thing that had fallen on his balcony.

It was a pink teddy bear, which looked a bit old, but was well-maintained.

The bear also has a name sewn on its back with needle and thread.

Qian Ting.

Wang Dong simply couldn't connect the pink teddy bear with the cool boy with gold-rimmed glasses at the door.