A genius student? Ha, they're nothing but ants at your feet!

Inside a laboratory at MIT.

"Damn it, are these bastards asking for a beating?!"

Root stared at the computer screen, then angrily slammed his fist on the table.

"What's wrong? Why are you so angry?"

Entropy and Cyber ​​Fox stopped what they were doing and moved closer to Root when they heard the noise.

"Look, those Stanford bastards are at it again, spouting nonsense on Reddit."

On the screen, a provocative post that had been pushed to the front page was extremely glaring:

Let's face reality! MIT is a remnant of the old era; the Mecca of the world's mathematics community is now Stanford!

Have you guys seen Logia's rankings? MIT students have been completely crushed by Stanford students at the top!

Upon reflection, this outcome is quite inevitable. I've heard that those old fogies in their math department are still stubbornly clinging to blackboards and chalk.

In an era where algorithms reign supreme, why are we still using the old method of rubbing sticks together to make fire?

The replies below the post have already piled up to a huge number.

[What the heck? Last week when I checked, the MIT bigwigs were still at the top of the list. When did things suddenly change?]

[It's not just Stanford; top students from Caltech and Princeton are also making great strides.]

It seems that seeing people constantly showing off their Logia MMR on the forums has made those truly dedicated ranked players anxious, leading them to start participating in the ranking wars on a large scale.

[Stanford's momentum is indeed fierce. But then again, wasn't this ladder system created by their own students? Doesn't that count as home-field advantage?]

[For your information, this thing was developed by those crazy guys at the Stanford AI Lab.]

The built-in super-large model will dynamically push challenging questions that are tailored to your current level based on your past performance.

I also tried my luck in the game before, and my heart rate spiked when the results came out.

[This is like a ranking system in esports, hahaha.]

The core is actually exactly the same. As long as you solve the problem, the system will calculate your MMR and then determine your ranking tier.

I bet the developers just copied the inspiration directly from the ranking systems of mainstream esports!

I heard that if you keep winning, the system will eventually punish you with some amazing algebraic geometry problems?

Haha, this anti-winning-streak mechanism is too cunning!

[And don't forget, this thing requires mandatory real-name registration and binding of student IDs from various universities to play.]

In other words, graduate students can also participate, and the water in this pool is already unfathomably deep.

I reckon it's already packed with all sorts of amazing geniuses and prodigies trained by various doctoral supervisors.

To be honest, the wheel of fortune turns, and academic hegemony should indeed be shifting to our West Coast.

Just look at where all those tech giants in Silicon Valley are clustered, and you'll understand the prestige behind it.

"Entropy, don't you math department students usually use the Logia system?"

Upon hearing Root's question, she frowned slightly and pondered for a moment.

"Not really, there are actually quite a lot of people in the department who play this. I also tried it out after being recommended it... I got an A-rank back then."

crackling-

As she spoke, she typed on the keyboard and logged onto the homepage of the evaluation system called Logia.

"Oh dear? How did I drop to rank B?"

Cyber ​​Fox chimed in with a cool, detached explanation:

"This is a brutal dynamic elimination system. The number of S-level spots in the entire server is always locked at 100, and only 1000 A-level spots are given out."

If you dare to slack off and not participate in the rankings, your rank will drop in no time.

"Stop talking nonsense without understanding the situation. What level are you at?"

"Ahem! I'm not one of those math majors who're obsessed with solving problems; I'm a coder!"

"If you think they're showing off, then you bunch of coders should build your own Logia platform to compete."

Upon hearing Entropy's casual remark, Root and Cyber ​​Fox's eyes widened in surprise.

"That's an absolutely brilliant idea!"

"Oh my! This suggestion is getting a little too exciting."

"But then again, those bastards at Stanford really deserve a beating..."

Hey.

Root slammed the mouse, switching to the server-wide leaderboard page.

[NO.1: Theodore Langford / S+ / Stanford / US / 998.7]

[NO.2: Alfred Bennett / S / Princeton / GB / 992.1]

[NO.3: Liu Weida / S / Caltech / CN / 987.4]

[NO.4: Aiden Cole / S / MIT / US / 984.9]

[NO.5: Raphael Moretti / S / Harvard / IT / 971.1]

"Our school's top student is only ranked fourth? Look at the top 100 list, Stanford alone has 17 spots, they're practically dominating the rankings."

"What kind of mechanism is the S+ rank for first place? I remember the system only goes up to S rank, right? Is this a unique title that's exclusive to the entire server?"

Root nodded.

"Yes. This monstrous title will forever belong to the reigning champion who reaches the top of the ladder. You can see a special badge floating next to his ID."

Looking in the direction he was pointing, there was indeed a dazzling crown icon next to the name.

Entropy couldn't help but chuckle at the sight.

"You two are taking this way too seriously. Who would actually care about this ridiculous list?"

Those truly exceptional geniuses who are in seclusion cultivating immortality, where would they find the time to grind points on this crappy website?

Look at what happened to the top test-takers in Britain and Asia. Nobody cares at all.

"Entropy! This is a matter of principle concerning the dignity of the entire school!"

Ding--

Accompanied by a crisp notification sound, the leaderboard from 10th to 20th place suddenly began to shake violently as if it had gone mad.

Top players from Asian universities, British universities, and other elite institutions have suddenly appeared and are rapidly amassing ladder points at an astonishing pace.

Cyber ​​Fox pressed his face close to the screen, staring at the battle in disbelief.

"Something's not right! Look at the top 100 list! Suddenly a whole bunch of universities we've never seen before have appeared!"

The University of Tokyo has also joined the fray. Even students from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology and the National University of Singapore are getting involved to compete for points!

Root spread his hands and shrugged playfully.

"You've finally seen something new, haven't you?"

"Uh... does this mean we really need to take this seriously?"

Just as the group was arguing about the leaderboard, the lab door was suddenly pushed open.

A clear, crisp sound rang out.

Everyone's here!

With a cheerful smile on his lips, Su Hao walked briskly into the laboratory.

In an instant!

The entire room seemed to have been paused.

The previously noisy sound suddenly stopped!

After a very brief pause, the gazes of the three people inside the room became like those of a precision-guided radar that had locked onto its prey.

Swish!Swish!Swish!

Everyone focused their attention intently on Su Hao, who had just entered the room!