The Rise of a Special Forces Soldier Abandoned by a Wealthy Family

In Harvard University's Economics Classroom 101, Professor Jeffrey is explaining basic supply and demand theory.

Ling Ye sat in the last row, seemingly dozing off.

The professor's voice on the stage was like the snoring of an iron block, but his eyes behind sunglasses sharply scanned the entire classroom—

Three export targets were assessed, with zero potential threats. The professor's lectures were incredibly boring... a perfect score.

"So, can anyone give an example of price-elastic demand in real life?"

Professor Jeffrey looked expectantly at the audience.

A silence.

The students either lowered their heads to avoid eye contact or looked completely bewildered.

The professor, disappointed, pushed up his glasses and was about to answer the question himself when a lazy voice came from the back row:

"The cryptocurrency market."

All eyes instantly focused on Ling Ye.

He didn't even lift his head, maintaining his languid sitting posture.

Professor Jeffrey frowned. "Could you explain that in more detail, Ling?"

Ling Ye finally raised his head and pushed up his sunglasses:

"Last Wednesday, I used $500 million of leverage to short Dogecoin and made a net profit of $3700 million in 24 hours."

Is this considered price elasticity of price, or is it market manipulation?

The entire class fell silent.

Several scions from wealthy financial families dropped their pens to the ground.

The professor opened his mouth, then said with difficulty, "This...this is a special case..."

"Special circumstances?" Ling Ye smiled wickedly.

"Then tell me a normal one—"

"On the day Saudi Arabia announced an increase in crude oil production, Brent crude futures fell 8.3% in 47 seconds."

"I placed a short order 0.3 seconds early and made some pocket money."

He paused, then added, "Enough to buy this entire school building."

You could hear a pin drop in the classroom.

A girl whispered to the person next to her, "Who exactly is he?"

Professor Jeffrey wiped his sweat:

"That's...a very good example. But let's go back to the textbook..."

Ling Ye, however, became interested and continued:

"Professor, the supply and demand curve model in your textbook is ten years out of date."

"Would you like me to recommend a few recent papers on AI-based market prediction?"

"Oh, by the way, two of those articles were published under a pseudonym."

After class, a group of students surrounded Ling Ye, wanting to ask him for investment secrets, but they were scared away by a single look from him:

"Investment advice? Simple—be my counterparty, and then wait to go bankrupt."

Meanwhile, in the computer science classroom, Professor White is explaining the basics of cybersecurity.

Lin Que sat in the front row, seemingly listening attentively, but was actually playing Tetris on her smartwatch.

Moreover, it's a modified version; the blocks fall so fast that they're almost invisible to the naked eye.

"...Therefore, strong passwords are the first line of defense in network security," Professor White said earnestly.

Lin Que finally couldn't hold back any longer and raised her hand to speak:

"Professor, even a strong password won't work."

For example, if your computer's login password is 'Sophie2018'—

"Your daughter's name plus her birthday is too easy to guess."

Professor White's face turned deathly pale instantly: "You...how did you know?"

Lin Que blinked her innocent big eyes:

"Oh, I just checked your social media when I was bored—"

"Wow, your daughter is so cute!"

"By the way, there's a mathematical error in that unpublished paper on your computer—"

"I have corrected it for you on page 47, line 3."

The whole class erupted in uproar.

Several students have already begun experimenting with changing their social media privacy settings.

Professor White turned on his computer with trembling hands and found that the paper had indeed been modified—and the corrections were completely correct!

"This...this is illegal!" the professor exclaimed in exasperation.

Lin Que tilted her head, looking completely innocent:

"But Professor, didn't you say 'learning through practice'?"

"And I also helped you strengthen the campus network security system—"

"The firewall used to be full of vulnerabilities. Now it only takes me 4.3 seconds to hack into it."

"After the improvement, it will probably take... 4.5 seconds."

As she spoke, her fingers flew across the keyboard.

The classroom's main screen suddenly changed to the Pentagon's login page—

Then it quickly returned to normal.

"See, it's that simple."

Lin Que smiled sweetly:

"Do you need me to demonstrate how to automatically change all school transcripts to straight As?"

"No! No need!" Professor White almost screamed.

"Lin, please...just attend class as usual!"

After class, Lin Que was surrounded by a group of students asking her for hacking tips. She smiled and said:

"Easy! First, you need a super powerful computer—"

"For example, this modified watch I'm holding."

"Secondly..." she lowered her voice, "don't get caught!"

Anna Rowe, as the school beauty and the heiress of the Rowe family, naturally had no shortage of suitors.

On this day, William, the arrogant son of an oil tycoon, tries to "confess" his feelings to Anna in the library.

"Anna, I know you have feelings for me too."

William said confidently, "A marriage between our two families would be a win-win situation."

Anna replied politely but distantly, "Thank you, but I already have someone I like."

Just then, Ling Ye's lazy voice came from behind the bookshelf:

"Did you hear that? She said 'no.' Now you have two choices: get out yourself, or I'll help you get out."

William turned around angrily: "Who are you? How dare you talk to me like that!"

Ling Ye emerged from the shadows with his signature wicked steps.

With a cigarette dangling from his lips, he exuded a suffocating sense of oppression despite wearing an ordinary school uniform.

"I'm the guy who can make your oil company's stock price halve in three days. Want to try?"

William's expression changed: "Who are you trying to scare!"

Ling Ye took out his phone and quickly tapped a few buttons:

"Okay, we've already shorted 2000 million shares of your company. Now, for every 1% drop, you're losing... a considerable amount of pocket money."

William's phone suddenly rang, and his face turned deathly pale upon answering it:

"What?! The stock price suddenly plummeted?! What happened?!"

Ling Ye smiled wickedly: "Believe it now? Want to keep it falling?"

William practically scrambled out of the library.

Anna couldn't help but laugh: "You really shorted his company?"

Ling Ye shrugged:

"I was just trying to scare him. I only sent him a fake message on his phone—"

"Oh, and by the way, I actually shorted 500 million shares and made a small profit."

"Thanks to his stupidity, I made money."

On the other side, Lin Que also encountered trouble.

Mark, an arrogant student council president, insists on "tutoring" her.

"Lin, computer science is very difficult, especially for girls."

Mark said, feigning gentlemanly politeness, "Let me help you."

Lin Que blinked:

"Really? That's great! I have a question—"

How can we optimize the parallel processing efficiency of quantum computing algorithms?

Mark looked bewildered: "This...this is probably graduate-level..."

Lin Que has already taken out his tablet and started writing code:

"See, it's actually very simple! All you need to do is refactor this module and use this algorithm I created... See! Problem solved!"

Mark stared in disbelief at the rapidly scrolling code on the screen.

Lin Que smiled sweetly:

"Thanks for your 'help'! But next time you're pursuing a girl, remember to find out if she's a hundred times smarter than you."

In the faculty lounge, a group of professors were whispering among themselves.

"Just who exactly is this Ling Ye?"

Economics professor Jeffrey wiped his sweat:

"His paper, which he submitted yesterday, had such novel viewpoints that I felt like the student myself!"

Computer Science Professor White gave a wry smile:

"At least he didn't hack into your computer!"

"That Lin Que 'casually' helped me optimize the school's entire network system yesterday—"

"They even said that the firewall can finally hold up for 0.2 seconds longer!"

The literature professor interjected:

"But their humanities grades are just average! Ling Ye's poetry assignment yesterday was a disaster!"

Professor Jeffrey sighed:

"Because what he wrote wasn't poetry, it was military operation code!"

"I showed it to a linguist friend, and it might be some kind of encrypted message!"

The principal pushed open the door and entered, his face grave:

"Ladies and gentlemen, I just received a call from the Luo family—"

"They asked us to make sure we 'take good care' of these two special students."

The implication is: whatever they do, don't interfere.

"But they've already had three professors apply for early retirement!"

"The school basketball team captain is still in the infirmary for provoking Ling Ye!"

"The girls formed the 'Lingye Support Group' and they're camped out outside the economics classroom every day!"

The principal raised his hand: "Quiet! At least they made the class...fun, didn't they?"

Just then, Lin Que's sweet voice suddenly came through the loudspeaker:

"Test, test!"

Hello everyone! I'm Lin Que!

"I just wanted to let everyone know that the desserts in the cafeteria were especially delicious today!"

"By the way, the password for the academic affairs system is too simple—"

I've increased everyone's security level! The new password is...!

All the professors rushed to the computer lab instantly.

Harvard University is experiencing its most chaotic yet most interesting semester since its founding.

And all of this is just the beginning...!

Ling Ye looked out the window at the bustling campus, a wicked smile playing on his lips:

"University life is definitely more interesting than I imagined. Little Sparrow, how about something even more exciting?"

Lin Que's eyes lit up: "Boss, what mischievous idea are you up to now?"

"For example...playing 'The Most Dazzling Ethnic Trend' on the toilet in the principal's office?"

"Yay! This is fun! I'm going to make it spray water in time with the beat!"

Anna looked at the two of them, feeling both amused and helpless:

"Please, give Harvard a break..."

Ling Ye turned to her and gave her a wicked smile:

"That depends on your performance, Princess Anna. Shall we have dinner together tonight?"

Anna blushed and nodded, while Lin Que pretended to vomit; the chaotic campus life continued...

Inside this ordinary ivory tower.

A "dimensional reduction attack" led by a wicked academic genius and a quirky hacker.

It's unfolding in full swing.