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

The following morning, the rigorous assessments truly designed for MIT's local students began to be rolled out across the internet.

[Data Stream Real-World Test: MIT Simulator vs. My Real Day in the Real World]

I played simulators all day long.

I discovered that the character's trajectory in the game—writing papers, drinking coffee, and finally collapsing into a deep sleep at the table—was consistent.

It was almost exactly the same as my behavior in the past 24 hours.

Even the detail of buying Coca-Cola tokens from a vending machine has been replicated!

This is terrifying to think about, guys. This isn't a game; it's cloning my life!

How exactly is this AI logic written?

Don't even mention it. I chose the mathematics department with the ambition of becoming an academic tycoon, and I poured all my initial attributes into intelligence.

Why can't I become the great Su Hao?

I spent three days and three nights in the library, almost wearing out a single sheet of draft paper.

No matter how I play, I can't trigger the hidden event of "solving a world-class math problem"! Is this game bugged?!

Hahaha, face reality. The computing power gap is there for all to see.

With the meager mortal intelligence score provided by the system, he's still a far cry from a true deity!

Since I couldn't access the server, I tried the single-player mode, which was actually quite interesting.

I spent three hours customizing my character's appearance, creating a female character filled with all my beautiful aspirations.

If I could live in real life as an engineering goddess with overwhelming intelligence and stunning looks, this would probably be what it feels like to be the center of attention, right?

Just when everyone thought this craze was only confined to the virtual world.

Immediately afterwards, a major news story that dragged the virtual world into reality completely ignited the entire internet that afternoon.

A tech-obsessed student in the Department of Materials Engineering at MIT.

He posted a mind-blowing, even outrageous, hardcore engineering project on the forum.

[A tribute to the great streamer "Nova": I brought the legendary weapon from the game to the human world—I crafted a warhammer!]

Honestly, when I saw Nova create a warhammer on a virtual anvil during the live stream, I was completely fired up.

Only one thought echoed in my mind: "Ah! This is the ultimate destiny etched into the bones of us materials science students!"

So I turned down all my dates (even though I didn't have any in the first place).

He stepped into the real-world crucible and personally built an identical replica in reality.

And it completely copied the material recipes from the game, hahaha!

After all, rigorous research is the core essence of this masterpiece.

It is made of 60% high-carbon steel as the base and 40% medium-carbon steel as the toughness neutralizer.

Finally, expensive micro-reinforcing particles are added (yes, the "alloy catalyst" that's touted in the game's lore).

In the game, NPCs casually swing hammers and hammer away, and once the progress bar is full, they can forge a divine weapon.

However, the actual heat treatment and forging processes are obviously not that easy.

I risked being scolded to death by my supervisor by using the excuse that "my graduation thesis requires extreme materials testing."

They worked on it for three consecutive nights in the foundry lab. The most crucial part was those special materials.

The funding couldn't be approved, so I gritted my teeth and paid for everything out of my own pocket. I'll be eating dirt next month!

The specific process involves sitting in front of the computer and using CAD to meticulously refine the details, creating a reverse-engineered model of the warhammer in the game.

Then we borrowed a high-precision 3D printer to print out the initial model blank, and finally made a mold, poured, quenched and polished it!

Here it is, the final product. (See attached image)

Below the post, a flood of replies instantly appeared:

[This is insane, haha! These top students' execution is absolutely insane!]

[Holy crap? That's a game! You actually spent a fortune building a Warhammer in real life?!]

Wait, I suddenly realized a terrifying problem.

This simulator's physics engine is incredibly realistic!

If the materials science department can build warhammers, then those lunatics in the mechanical engineering department only need to use their brains a little bit of crooked thinking.

Wouldn't that mean they could even create modern heavy firepower weapons from scratch, just by looking at blueprints?!

Just as netizens were ranting and raving, an ID with a verified badge suddenly appeared.

[I am Nova himself... To be honest, I was so shocked that I was stuttering.]

I'm deeply moved, I'd give you my utmost respect.

Hey bro, I need to talk to you about something. Can you sell me this hammer?

Dude, you're not going to say it's a tribute but then not give it to me, are you?

Don't worry, you definitely won't suffer any losses.

All material costs, lab rent, extra charge for professional expertise, and labor costs are included – your satisfaction is absolutely guaranteed! Name your price!

[Hahahaha, I'm dying of laughter! The streamer's here to stock up! What a touching scene of mutual support!]

Nova actually made a surprise appearance at the scene!

At this insane pace of development, are you bunch of geniuses planning to build Gundam mecha on the back hill of the school next?

[A globally unique, limited-edition physical exorcism warhammer tailored just for you!]

This is an epic romance, who the hell can resist it, hahaha! I'd empty my wallet and buy it to ward off evil spirits!

With the help of these MIT students.

The popularity of this game has skyrocketed and remains at a high level.

Followed by.

A humorous screenshot, spoofed by netizens and titled "A game prop made by an ordinary MIT student.jpg", has gone viral like wildfire.

It completely ignited the entire internet!

........

The next afternoon, in the messy studio.

The four main creators sat on the ground without any regard for their image.

No champagne, no red carpet, they celebrated the game's success right here on the dusty floor, in the most rustic way.

Everyone's faces were flushed as they raised their paper cups filled with carbonated drinks.

Cyber ​​Fox cleared his throat and took the initiative to give a toast.

"Thanks for everyone's been working tirelessly, day and night, coding these past few days! Enough with the chit-chat. Cheers!"

"Yay! Cheers!"

In the center of the floor were two ridiculously large giant pizzas, each a full 24 inches in size.

This thing doesn't look like food at all; it looks more like a high-calorie manhole cover.

Su Hao stared at the two enormous creatures, his eyes widening in astonishment.

"Wow! This is huge! This is the first time I've ever seen a pizza this big."

The pancake is topped with an absurdly thick layer of bursting cheese.

The surface was densely covered with glistening Italian sausages.

huge.

Rugged.

A guilt overload of calories.

It truly lives up to its vicious name as the "monster pizza".

Entropy, who was standing nearby, was quick-witted and had already torn off a large piece of pizza and was eating it.

She chewed vigorously, muttering indistinctly:

"Ugh—! Did you feel it?"

The feeling of carbohydrates and saturated fats pounding against your blood vessels!

Is this what they call the taste of success?