sinovels Chapter 88 truly lives up to its reputation.
Chapter 88 truly lives up to its reputation.
Normally, this would be enough to cause countless self-proclaimed geniuses to completely break down mentally on the very first question.
But for Su Hao, this level of trickery was something he could figure out in a few seconds with just mental calculation.
Solving this problem only requires two steps of core logical deduction. Any more than that would be a desecration of brain cells.
However, Su Hao did not choose to directly and roughly throw the mental calculation results onto the test paper.
He took a deep breath, picked up his pen, calmed himself down, and began to write a long, extremely detailed, and even caring answer process on the answer sheet!
Step one, step two... a perfect proof consisting of five steps leaps off the page.
"...thus proves that among any given 2n+1 integers, there must exist a non-empty subset whose sum is divisible by n."
After writing the last line, Su Hao sighed softly.
This answer, which was practically fed to the examiners, was flawless, perfectly avoiding any points that might be deducted by those dogmatists.
Su Hao was so patient because he knew that he was able to get to where he was today thanks to the strong support of many people behind the scenes.
Therefore, he not only carries his own future on his shoulders, but also bears a heavy sense of responsibility.
He absolutely cannot let those who have high hopes for him feel even the slightest disappointment just because of his arrogant and stubborn academic views, simply to write a few fewer lines!
A fragment from academic history suddenly flashed through Su Hao's mind.
Throughout history, the vast majority of mathematicians who have gone down in history came from noble or wealthy families.
Because in that cruel era when even the most basic needs for food and clothing were difficult to meet, and survival itself was a war...
Only those who are well-off and have no worries about food and clothing are qualified to look up at the stars and engage in pure academic pursuits.
This may be a tragic inevitability in the development of human civilization.
However, there are always exceptions.
Gauss.
The man known as the "Prince of Mathematics".
His father was a bricklayer living at the very bottom of society, and his mother was even illiterate and couldn't read.
The family was destitute, often going hungry, and the poor parents couldn't even remember the exact date their son was born.
Later, relying on the vague and fragmented clues from his mother, Gauss painstakingly calculated his exact date of birth through rigorous mathematical deduction!
Even in such a harsh, hellish environment, Gauss still managed to tear apart the class barriers and stand out...
He became a mathematical giant whose name is etched in history and who commands the utmost respect!
Compared to that era, we now have objective material conditions that are tens of millions of times better!
Su Hao secretly vowed in his heart that he would never allow himself to fail this important exam since entering the university just because of a moment of carelessness and arrogance!
......
At the other end of the examination room, Gu Chengyu stared intently at the math exam paper in front of him, veins bulging on his forehead and bloodshot eyes.
He roared in despair in his heart:
Damn it, he really lived up to his reputation!
The exam-setting team at this lousy school is so perverted and inhumane!
He clearly remembers that last year's grade average score was a dismal 47 points, so low that it made people wonder if these students were even intelligent.
Gu Chengyu keenly realized that every 10-point interval on this test paper, the teacher who set the questions had definitely dug a big trap!
A challenging final question was set up specifically to filter out the pool of geniuses and distinguish between ordinary geniuses and top prodigies!
and many more!
Gu Chengyu's eyes suddenly lit up.
This question type... I've seen it before!
His breathing became rapid instantly.
Thanks to "Duck God's" selfless answers on the forum, which were like divine intervention, he had already seen countless inhuman and bizarre question types in advance.
The problem before them was a variation of the original one that Su Hao had spent a long time late at night breaking down and dissecting!
Gu Chengyu's fingertips trembled slightly with excitement. Following the clues in his memory, he grasped the solution to the problem.
He dared not be negligent in the slightest.
It's worth noting that this place is home to the nation's top academic geniuses.
The difference in academic performance among students is so small it's almost suffocating.
Everyone is dancing on the edge of a knife. Even a single mistake on a multiple-choice question, or even just missing a minus sign, could cause a sudden drop in ranking, like a kite with a broken string, falling dozens of places in an instant.
He gritted his teeth and finally managed to solve the difficult problem. He wiped the sweat from his brow and continued working on the next one.
The overall difficulty of the exam paper was devastating, revealing the malice of the question setter in every aspect.
But at least it still retains a last shred of decency, preventing people from becoming so desperate that they simply hand in a blank paper and surrender.
In a daze, Gu Chengyu suddenly recalled the proud and boastful expressions on his parents' faces when they talked about him.
He gripped the pen tightly, sincerely wanting to become the eternal pride they spoke of!
Snapped!
Gu Chengyu suddenly raised his hand, slapped his cheek hard, and shook his head vigorously.
We're still on the battlefield!
What the hell am I thinking?!
He looked around.
Everyone sitting in this exam room has sharp eyes and a clear goal.
Which one of them wasn't a gifted individual who fought their way up from various provinces and cities?
A bitter smile appeared on his lips.
This school is hardly an ivory tower; it's more like a bloody Roman gladiatorial arena.
Here, only those with superior talent and ruthless methods can climb to the very top of that pyramid, stepping over the corpses of countless geniuses!
Because in this monster concentration camp, the "effort" that is praised in the mortal world is precisely the most worthless basic condition.
Gu Chengyu suddenly felt a sense of disorientation.
He still remembers the somber atmosphere that permeated the entire campus at the beginning of the semester, like a dark forest.
Everyone was clutching their notebooks tightly, wary of each other, probably because everyone had this gladiator mentality of "it's either you or me."
Until that "outlier" that disrupted the entire ecological balance suddenly appeared.
That "Duck God" who can answer everyone's questions through the long, dark night, with a divine compassion for humanity!
He single-handedly reversed this mutually destructive situation with his overwhelming strength.
This caused everyone, who were initially at loggerheads, to lower their guard and see each other as comrades-in-arms who could fight side by side in the sea of problems!
Thinking of this, Gu Chengyu swallowed hard. He really wanted to rush up to Su Hao, shake the kid's shoulders vigorously, and ask him earnestly:
"You fucking...you're not cheating, are you?!"