The night before the college entrance exam results were released, I redeemed my Peking University ad

"Oh, old folks, what do you think of this question?"

An elderly French man with gray hair and gold-rimmed glasses began, "For years I've been speculating about BSD in my eyes..."

His name is William Leclerc, a member of the French Academy of Sciences and a leading authority in algebra.

But before he could finish speaking, Charles interrupted him.

"Oh, no no no!"

Charles shook his head.

"My dear William, the BSD conjecture is too difficult. It's one of the seven unsolved mathematical problems, on par with the Poincaré conjecture and the Riemann Hypothesis!"

"If we ask this question directly, it will sound too difficult and it will be bad for IMU's reputation."

"Charles is right!"

The German scholar next to him nodded in agreement: "Even if Ji Bai proves the Poincaré conjecture, we cannot use a problem of the same level to block him; that would not be in accordance with the rules of academic exchange."

"No, no, no, you've misunderstood."

William smiled and shook his head, drawing a simplified formula framework on the paper with his finger.

"Of course I know that the complete BSD conjecture is inappropriate; I'm referring to the weakly derived form of the BSD conjecture."

He leaned down and explained his thinking in detail: retain the core of the BSD conjecture, "the relationship between rational points and L function values," strip away the most complex higher-order parts, and package it as an "extension of the discussion based on existing conclusions."

While nominally titled "Asking a derivative question," the core difficulty remains top-tier.

To derive the complete derivation on the spot requires almost impossibly high levels of mathematical intuition and number theory proficiency.

The room gradually quieted down, and Charles and the others listened with growing interest.

Don't tell!

You really shouldn't believe it!

To outsiders, this was just a normal academic inquiry, not even a Millennium Problem, and it was perfectly reasonable and flawless.

But to answer on the spot would be no less difficult than directly confronting half of the BSD conjecture.

This preserved the dignity of Western academia while also giving Ji Bai a good beating.

"William, your idea is absolutely brilliant!" Charles slapped his thigh, grinning smugly.

"I agree! Let's use this one!"

"Perfect! The balance is just right!"

The bigwigs nodded in agreement and quickly reached a consensus.

A "weakly derived form" of a world-class problem is not necessarily easier to deal with than the original problem itself.

To derive a complete model from scratch in a live broadcast under the spotlight is something that even the world's top number theorists, let alone an eighteen-year-old, cannot do, let alone.

To put it simply, this old Frenchman, who is a big name in the mathematics world, has been studying this for several years but still hasn't been able to crack this tough nut.

Want to derive it on the spot?

Are you kidding me!

"I'm actually starting to look forward to tomorrow now." William leaned back on the sofa and took a sip of his red wine.

"Even if Gauss were resurrected, he could never fully prove this weak form on the spot!"

"That's right!"

Charles smiled and shrugged: "We're not trying to deny his achievements, we just want the whole world to know that even geniuses have their limits, and he's not an omnipotent god."

……

The next day.

7 month 5 day.

The date of the verification conference.

Ji Bai woke up early.

[Ding! Daily Selection System activated!]

If you had 100 yuan, how would you spend it?

1. Ramanujan's Attention (70 yuan)

2. Charm Permanently +1 (30 RMB)

3. Design of a complete bioreactor for artificially synthesized starch (fragment 1/10) (80 yuan)

4. Complete Two-Way Closed-Loop Brain-Computer Interface Technology Solution (Fragment 1/10) (80 RMB)

5. Master-level piano skills (50 yuan)

6. Master-level fighting skills (50 yuan)

……

"hiss!"

Looking at the illusory light screen in front of him, Ji Bai gasped.

Today's option is incredibly valuable!

Ramanujan's focus is absolutely godlike, on par with Gauss's talent!

If Gauss's mathematical talent was the pinnacle of "rigorous deduction," then Ramanujan's attention was the ultimate in "intuitive leaps."

The ability to guess formulas intuitively without any derivation is unique in the entire history of mathematics.

The terrifying intuition that supposedly allows one to "directly dream of mathematical formulas" is the ultimate dream of a pure mathematician.

Artificial starch synthesis, brain-computer interfaces... these two are also impressive technologies that can barely be compared to controlled nuclear fusion.

Any one of them could overturn the industry landscape.

It also has permanent charm points and two master-level skills—all top-tier items!

Ji Bai hesitated.

This was the first time he had hesitated since he acquired the system.

It's not that I don't know which one is better, it's just that there are too many good things.

He wants them all!

But it's only 100 yuan!

Moreover, if you choose synthetic starch or brain-computer interface, you can only choose one!

"I choose... 1, 2!"

In the end, Ji Bai still chose Ramanujan's talent!

The conference has officially begun today, and even a fool could tell that someone would definitely try to make things difficult for me.

At this point, it's perfectly reasonable to enhance one's mathematical talent.

Gauss's talent, combined with Ramanujan's intuition, resulted in an outcome far beyond one plus one equals two.

Moreover, he already possesses two major technological fragments: controlled nuclear fusion and room-temperature superconductivity, so there is no need to collect fragments of other technologies.

If he can combine controlled nuclear fusion and room-temperature superconductivity, that will be enough to sustain him for a long time.

He has recently received some criticism, which boils down to the fact that mathematics is not valued.

Just like the Nobel Prize, which receives global attention every year when it is announced, how many people pay attention to the Fields Medal?

The Fields Medal is awarded every four years!

In terms of prestige, it's in no way inferior to the Nobel Prize!

But it just doesn't get much attention!

To put it bluntly, mathematics is not valued enough.

Or rather, it's not very useful!

Even if the Riemann Hypothesis were solved, it wouldn't be of much help to science and technology.

Unless you solve the two major physics problems involving the Yang-Mills equations or the Navier-Stokes equations!

So even though Ji Bai has four world-class certifications, there are still people who dare to take him seriously.

But what if he brings up controlled nuclear fusion...

Tut tut...

Let's see who dares to do it now!

In that instant, Ji Bai thought of many things.

Given all the strange things that happened in the auditorium yesterday, it's no wonder he was suspicious.

Fortunately, his luck improved significantly yesterday, and all the unexpected and inexplicable problems were resolved.

Otherwise, if it happened during today's live stream, it would have been quite a spectacle.

If the online trolls stir things up again, who knows what they'll say about him online.

"I choose 1 and 2!"

Ji Bai has made up his mind.

Choose Ramanujan's attention!

[Ding! Your transaction for today is complete. Please come back tomorrow!]

The next second, an indescribable sense of clarity flowed down from the top of his head, as if an invisible hand had gently plucked a string in his mind.

It was as if the last layer of fog covering my mind had been completely lifted, and countless formulas, theorems, and construction ideas spontaneously arranged and combined.

This is Ramanujan's intuition; it's not about logical deduction, but about his innate ability to directly "see" the answer.

Absolutely terrifying!