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nTranslator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

nIt was six o’clock in the morning when he felt his bed shaking softly. Liu Rui squinted his tired eyes and tried to figure out where the shaking was coming from. When he saw Lu Zhou climbing down the ladder, he asked dramatically, “Zhou, you’re awake this early?”

nLu Zhou replied quietly as he was afraid of waking up his two other roommates.

n“Yeah.”

nLiu Rui persisted and asked again.

n“Working again?”

nLu Zhou hesitated before shaking his head and replied, “Not going. I’m resting for a few days.”

n“It’s so early. Where are you going then?”

n“The library.”

nSuddenly Liu Rui was no longer sleepy.

nLu Zhou went to the toilet to brush his teeth. When he came back and saw Liu Rui climbing down from his bed, he asked curiously, “Are you not sleeping anymore?”

n“Study,” said Liu Rui as he took his toiletries and swiftly walked towards the toilet.

nLu Zhou did not know whether to laugh or cry at his overly competitive roommate. In the end, he shook his head and did not say anything. He put on his shoes and took his backpack before leaving the room.

nNormally, Jin Ling was like a busy stove in June, but the mornings were an exception.

nThe morning air was filled with a mist that brought with it a pleasant aroma. The breeze blew across everyone’s face softly. It felt cool and refreshing and not hot at all. The school in the early morning was like a polite woman who slowly approached. Compared to night time, it was almost like another place.

nLu Zhou bought two buns and a cup of soy milk from the school cafeteria. After eating, he walked relaxingly towards the library.

nIt was no wonder that Jin Ling was a famous and renowned university. There was no staff at the library yet but the students still read outside at the library’s entrance.

nLu Zhou also began to read his level four vocabulary book. Although studying outside was a lot worse than studying in the library, it was better than expected due to the influence of the studious students around him. Lu Zhou waited outside the library till half past seven. Finally, the librarian arrived and unlocked the doors.

nThe library doors were opened and students flooded through the gates like tides of waves. Within minutes, the crowd outside the library disappeared.

nLu Zhou followed the crowd inside and did not bother browsing any of the books. Instead, he instantly picked up “Advanced Algebra” and sat down in a quiet corner.

nLu Zhou estimated that in his state of full concentration, he could finish reading one chapter in around one to two hours. This included memorizing topic points, doing calculations, question analysis, and other aspects.

nIt would take maybe until noon before Lu Zhou finished the remaining topics in “New Mathematical Analysis Lectures”. He decided to utilize the afternoon to revise some advanced algebra.

nLu Zhou took a deep breath and flipped to the bookmarked page from “New Mathematical Analysis Lectures”. He began to focus his attention on the textbook.

nSoon after, he began to enter into the state of immersion and forgot everything around him. It was just him and his textbook…

nTime passed by slowly and it was soon half past eleven. Lu Zhou relaxed and closed the textbook.

nHe finally finished “New Mathematical Analysis Lectures”. The textbook’s value score had decreased to only five.

nThis observation confirmed his hypothesis. The system scored books not based on it’s value to the academic world, but on it’s value to Lu Zhou.

nAs for why the value score was five and not zero, it could be because there were parts of the textbook that Lu Zhou did not fully understand. He would have to read it again to fully comprehend it.

nObviously, Lu Zhou was not doing it. Why would he waste his precious time on merely 5 points? It was an unfavorable deal.

nWhen it was time to eat lunch, Lu Zhou closed the textbook and started to walk out of the library.

nHe passed the main entrance of the library and glanced at the information panel. The remaining mission time decreased to 18 hours.

nSuddenly Lu Zhou did not want the mission to finish so quickly. He had learned more in the past six hours than he had in the past year.

nLu Zhou thought about that unopened “Advanced Algebra” textbook and hesitated.

nHe still had a C programming language exam. Maybe he should have found a textbook for C instead?

nThere was English as well.

nHe did not know if English books had a value score but the English newspapers near the entrance had none. The high tech system had a strange bias towards quantitative subjects and it was not good.

nLu Zhou got a meal set with his food card and quickly returned back to the library. First, he returned the book that he had read. Then, he went over to the shelves and picked up “C Language Fifth Edition” before sitting back down in his seat.

nWhen the lunch break ended, the library became crowded again.

nLu Zhou was completely focused on “Advanced Algebra”. He was about to move onto the next chapter when he felt someone tapping his arm. He looked over and saw a beautiful girl with a ponytail and round glasses. She was holding a pen and looked apologetic.

n“Classmate, sorry to bother you… Can I ask you a question?”

nLu Zhou nodded his head quickly. “Sure, ask away.”

nEven though his studying was interrupted, he was not annoyed at all.

nWhat is it that she wants to ask?

nRegardless, humans are aesthetic creatures. Beauty is very important in social interactions.

nBut, out of everyone, why did this girl ask me?

nMust be because I’m so handsome!

nLu Zhou loved people who had good taste and asked questions humbly.

nHe did not have any other motives and he just wanted to help.

n“Thanks,” said the girl quietly. She swiftly moved her chair next to Lu Zhou and thoughtfully brought a pen and paper.

nLu Zhou took the pen and began to look at the question.

n“Let me see… Finding limits, right?”

nFind positive numbers a and b. Equation: (X→ 0) lim 1

/(x-bsin(x)) ∫2

/√(a 2t) dt =1 (integral limits are x and 0)

nHe had never done this type of question before but he recalled that he saw a similar one in the textbook he just read.

nPerfect. He was just learning about algebra. It was time to put his skills to the test.

nLu Zhou began spinning the pen as he started to think. He took less than a minute before saying, “I solved it.”

n“You… You solved it just like that?” asked Chen Yushan suspiciously. She wondered how the hell did he solve it without writing anything down.

nLu Zhou looked at the girl and thought that this was why they said breast size was inversely proportional to IQ.

nHowever, honestly speaking, he was shocked by how fast he solved the question. He had solved this type of questions before but it was never this easy. He did not even use the paper. The steps to solve the question just came into his head.

nLu Zhou did not waste his time and began writing down the working to the question. While writing he began to explain, “Typical 0

/0 undefined equation. Just use L’Hopital’s rule. The first step is to separate the integral. That’s easy, right? From (X → 0) lim (1-bcosx) = 0, b equals 1. Plug this back into the equation and you would get a = 4. Check the answer and see if I’m right.”

nChen Yushan stared blankly at the paper. She thought that this guy’s explanation speed was faster than her listening speed.

nWhen he wrote down the two answers, she was still thinking about solving the integral.

nShe doubted him as she flipped to the answers page. Her eyes widened.

nThis really is the answer!?

nLu Zhou noticed the girl’s facial expression and could not help himself but laughed. He said while spinning the pen, “It’s a very easy application of L’Hopital’s rule. The calculation part is easy. Are you a freshman? What major?”

nChen Yushan blushed and said quietly, “I’m a master’s student…”

nHer face was even redder after the words came out of her mouth.

nShe was not ashamed but she was angry!

nShe was pissed off!

nIt’s just solving a math question. Nothing to brag about! I haven’t touched high school math in years! Who cares if you’re better than me? Not a shred of class, f*cking single dude. What a loner!

nChen Yushan’s anger died down slightly.

nAs for why she was also alone, it was because she was ignored by her crush.

n“Ok,” said Lu Zhou with an awkward expression. He thought she was in his year. He did not realize that he was dealing with a master’s girl.

nHe was about to apologize when a loud coughing noise suddenly came from the seats in front of them.

nChen Yushan realized her conversation was disturbing other people. She blushed and playfully stuck her tongue out. She took the papers and question sheet before sitting back down in her seat.

nLu Zhou did not even get the chance to apologize, not to mention getting her name or WeChat number…

nHe sat down and contemplated for a while. Then he shook his head and began reading “Advanced Algebra” again.

nStudying is more important than girls.

nNetworking and relationships?

nSorry, but a true genius student doesn’t play with that stuff.

nRank up mathematics to level 1 means I’d have conquered the world!

nQuickly, Lu Zhou was back into the state of concentration. He completely forgot about what had happened as that was just a small obstacle.

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