Study Monster Cultivation System-Chapter 305 - 304 Ka! The power level detector... exploded!

As the small white car entered the Fourth Ring Road, Li Zheng was still savoring the wonderful time he had spent with the professor.

When they truly discussed academic issues, the professor’s speech was surprisingly slow. It wasn’t that his mind was slow, but rather that he was considering precise and concise wording. Li Zheng even suspected that if this conversation were recorded, its expression would probably already meet the standards of a paper.

More fortunate than the professor during his meeting with Einstein, Li Zheng at least understood sixty percent.

Of course, this was also because the professor deliberately avoided profound expressions and spent more time evaluating some fantastical conjectures and directions.

Of course, this definitely included the Unified Field Theory, which was why Einstein had invited him to the office.

The field that captivated Einstein in his later years still contains some elements of mysticism today and is part of what amateur scientists are enthusiastic about.

Many people think that Einstein had become a scientist with meager output in his later years, his thinking not as sharp as in his younger days, and like Newton, he became obsessed with some illusory, non-existent, philosophical things.

But the professor did not think so.

He believed the Unified Field Theory was a wall that one inevitably encounters when studying physics to a certain depth, a wall erected by the Creator to prevent humanity from peeking at the beginning of the universe.

And those with nimble minds, undoubtedly, would hit it earlier than others.

Both Newton and Einstein, after broadly expanding the territories of physics with elegance, inevitably bumped into it.

They had to stop their magnificent strides and try to get over it, break it, observe it, and even fantasize about it.

No one was more obsessed with the world beyond the wall, captivated by its beauty and its unknowns.

This obsession provided direction to modern physics.

Today’s fundamental questions in basic physics deal precisely with the exploration of the Unified Field Theory.

Those physicists who doubted Einstein’s lucidity in his later years, if they could live to see today, would probably stubbornly say, "All the physicists of mankind are confused."

Whether it’s Quantum Mechanics or String Theory, both are returning to the basic elements of matter, trying to find a unified structure that explains all forces.

This wall of truth, which the whole of humanity has been chipping away at for over half a century and yet has only dislodged half a brick, why blame an old man for not being able to break through it with one punch in his limited later years?

Of course, those who blamed Einstein back then were not blaming him for this.

In their view, they just saw an old man stopped in front of thin air, groping up and down, tapping away, and they laughed at him as silly and mad.

Not until decades later, when they truly touched that wall, did they get the chance to praise his greatness from decades before.

And among today’s physicists, perhaps only the professor could be crowned with the title of "great."

All because he forged an imaginary fist and with one blow struck the center of this wall.

In the four basic fundamental interactions that dominate the universe, Yang-Mills Gauge Field Theory unified two of them and also built a bridge to gravity.

This not only triggered a revolution in physics but was also one of three foundational elements from which Quantum Mechanics emerged.

If one must compare the professor with Einstein, then the professor’s greatest shortcoming was...

He lived too long.

So long that after retiring, he could still travel around and take photos with young people like Li Zheng.

And he happened to be in the age of the internet.

After all, aside from people like Li Zheng, no one would go online to understand Yang-Mills Gauge Field, as gossip and arguments were more aligned with the interests of the youth.

Of course, Li Zheng couldn’t help himself and engaged in a bit of gossip too.

However, the rest of the conversation mostly revolved around the extensions of the Unified Field Theory.

Unlike classical physics, modern basic physics’s relationship with mathematics has become inseparably close, and the professor emphasized the importance of geometry in fundamental physics many times.

Throughout, almost no mention was made of the universe or particles; instead, many mathematical concepts were brought up.

It can be said that the world of a truly modern physicist is as exquisite as mathematics and as dull as mathematics, which for most people means the worst science fiction novel is far more interesting than the most outstanding physics paper.

Fortunately, Li Zheng’s level of mathematics was just at the threshold to understand the professor’s discourse. Although not as grand as a science fiction novel, his intricately interwoven explanations were enough for several exclamations of "Brilliant!" from him.

This inevitably made Li Zheng think of Jie Qifen, although the professor’s thought images were much clearer and more substantial than his, who always seemed like he had had too much to drink, not even knowing what he was saying himself.

Beep beep!

The honking from a car behind brought Li Zheng back to the present.

When he reached the next traffic jam ten seconds later, Li Zheng rarely checked the system interface.

The crucial moment had arrived—

[Academic Fortune: 79→117]

The professor indeed had flourishing academic luck, but that was all he could absorb.

He would need to find a reason to go and ’visit’ him again.

As for the present...

[☬Heavenly Demon Challenge☬—Completed!]

"Heavenly Demon no longer adheres to a single subject but integrates itself with learning, gathering luck only to soar to higher skies."

"Beginning academic fusion..."

"Calculating inter-disciplinary synergy gains..."

"Chinese: 139→145↑ (4.3%)"

"Mathematics: 274→274" (0)

"English: 176→185↑ (5.1%)"

"Physics: 386→447↑↑↑ (15.8%)"

"Chemistry: 343→361↑↑ (5.2%)"

"Biology: 198→298↑↑↑ (50.5%)"

"History..."

Li Zheng watched as the scores for each subject soared rapidly...

He could only marvel at the power of the Demon’s True Body.

The process seemed to be an organization of related aspects between subjects, so even though he hadn’t read any biology book, his understanding of biological systems mysteriously deepened quite a bit.

In contrast, the gains in Physical Chemistry were limited, probably because he had already studied them deeply, and there were few inter-disciplinary contents in the unexplored areas.

As for mathematics...

It seemed to be the mother of other subjects...

It merely nourished the Earth with its own nutrients, never being nourished by any other subject.

After moving to the next traffic jam, Li Zheng began to read the following system information.

"Heavenly Demon will no longer subdivide scores by subject but summarize them as Academic Power Value."

"Academic Power Value represents a unified manifestation of strength, not merely the sum of scores across subjects."

"Academic Power and Academic Fortune are independent systems."

"Current Academic Power Value: 913."

Oh, is this like combat power?

913, I don’t know if that’s high or low.

Will my eyes explode one day?

There was still much information to come, and Li Zheng had to continue reading after reaching the next traffic jam.

"Demonization Challenge completed, releasing Experience Pool, beginning Demonization."

"Demonization Level: 30→40"

"Li Zheng: ☬Earth Demon☬"

"Demonization Level: 40"

"Bonus: 400%"

"Daily Vitality Value Recovery: 130 hours"

"Learning Multiplier: 140"

"Phew..." Li Zheng heaved a sigh of relief.

The stubborn old blockage that had been holding him up for over six months had finally been cleared.

But he quickly felt uncomfortable again.

There was new stuff blocking him up again!

"☬Demon Monarch Challenge☬"

"As a Heavenly Demon, it’s time to recruit and claim a territory."

"Demon Monarch no longer seeks to pursue Demonization alone but gathers like-minded people to strive for great achievements."

"Unlike the simple summoning of the Succubus, Demon Monarch is better at being a leader, more effectively organizing group learning."

"Challenge Completion Requirement: Form a team with a total of over 1000 Academic Power Value and achieve a 10% group Academic Power increase."

"☬Demon Monarch Title Reward: Scholar’s Eye.☬"

"With Scholar’s Eye, you can see through a person’s Academic Power at a glance, easily identifying talented students who have not yet found their place and outing the unlearned pretenders."

"Note: During the Demon Monarch title challenge phase, you have three opportunities per day to activate Scholar’s Eye, enabling you to assess the Academic Power of three individuals."

"!!!" Li Zheng slammed on the brakes.

"His eyes might really explode."

"Is there really an academic tyrant with millions of Academic Power Points?"

"Supposedly, humans shouldn’t be like that."

"But damn it, what if it’s like Dragon Ball and all sorts of aliens drop down."

"It really might explode!"

"Okay, okay... keep it together."

"Overall, Scholar’s Eye is pretty awesome."

"For example, when mixing with schools networking with tutors, at least you can see at a glance who’s unreliable."

"If one day I really become part of the scholar faction, I’ll have an extra dimension to refer to when allocating resources."

"So, from now on, besides building rockets…"

"Need to figure out a way to gather a 1000 Academic Power Value study group…"

"If not, just start a training class. Getting 100 people like Liu Xin and improving by 10% shouldn’t be too hard."

"…"

"Back at the first office building, Shen Tinglan and Lin Yujing had just returned from lunch."

"Seeing Li Zheng sweating profusely and looking grim, Shen Tinglan casually handed him a paper towel, "Did the information competition’s questions stump you?"

"Not really... not really…" Li Zheng took the paper and wiped his face."

"Lin Yujing, however, narrowed her eyes, sensing that things were not so simple."

"In Shen Tinglan’s view, Li Zheng had taken time off to attend the information competition that started at 9 AM."

"Normally, it would last until 12 to 12:30 PM, and then driving back now would be just right."

"But from Lin Yujing’s perspective…"

"Scum Chap isn’t just a senior programmer, he’s also quick on the draw. Those competition problems couldn’t possibly take longer than an hour, he should have been out by 10:30 AM."

"Yet he only just rushed back panting."

"Even if the drive took an hour, that still leaves 2 hours unaccounted for."

"Risky?"

"Not really."

"Stable."

"After wiping the sweat from his forehead, Li Zheng steadied himself and smiled, "Today Physical Chemistry bootcamp was just starting, so I took a detour to Jinghua to deliver an official letter and say hi to the competition folks.""

""Hmm… Dropping out and saying hi in person definitely seems better," Shen Tinglan chuckled and patted Li Zheng, "Did they curse at you?""

""It was okay.""

""Let them curse," Shen Tinglan winked, "At least you didn’t avoid going in person, a man should be like that, much better than disappearing quietly.""

"Ha… ha…" Li Zheng’s laugh was dry, feeling like her aunt was insinuating something, but he didn’t dare ask."

"However, Lin Yujing’s eyes were still squinted."

""Why didn’t you wipe your forehead?" she asked coldly."

""Oh, my forehead, it’s pretty clean…" Li Zheng frantically turned his hair into a Korean-style fringe."

""No, it’s sweaty. Let me do it," Lin Yujing pulled out a tissue and pounced on him with claws out."

""Stop… Stop!!! Ah~~~""

"Thud!"

"Bang!"

"Amidst Li Zheng’s screams, Lin Yujing forced his fringe back."

"Lifting the greasy forehead to observe it from left to right and even took a sniff."

"Then she covered her nose and ran away."

""Stinks…" Lin Yujing crouched in the corner covering her nose, "It stinks so much and you didn’t wipe it... It’s like running into Yang Zhenhua at Jinghua and getting pat on the head.""

"..."

"???""

"Li Zheng~~ relaxed his hands, "That’s just a coincidence isn’t it…""

"!!!"

Even Shen Tinglan couldn’t help but cover his mouth in shock and exclaimed, "Yang Zhenhua? You ran into Yang Zhenhua?"

"Ah, well... he just happened to visit the camp to encourage the contestants..." Li Zheng sighed helplessly, "He saw that I was extraordinary and just made some casual conversation."

"Liar!" Lin Yujing was ready to jump onto the table, "You definitely heard that the professor was there and shamelessly clung to him."

"Well... you could say that..."

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Lin Yujing lunged at him again: "You didn’t call me! You scum!"

"I was pressed for time..." Li Zheng couldn’t help but turn his head away, looking exactly like a scumbag explaining a sordid affair.

"Ahhh, you could have just sent a message."

"You don’t know, I was driving at 60 kilometers per hour, even chased by security..." Li Zheng turned back, like a prodigal son repenting, "I’ll introduce you next time, definitely next time."

"So what did he talk about?" Lin Yujing asked eagerly, eyes wide, "Quantum Mechanics? Superstrings? Yang-something field?"

"He briefly mentioned those... Sadly, there wasn’t much time; we only talked for a little over an hour..."

"Over an hour!" Lin Yujing clenched her fists in frustration and turned to smack her hand against the wall, "Over an hour and you didn’t call me!"

"This..." Li Zheng looked helplessly towards Shen Tinglan.

"No, not forgiving." Shen Tinglan bit her nails, turning away with a look of grievance in her eyes, "You could have at least called me to explain why you can’t participate... Don’t ask me about today’s issue, go ask Yang Zhenhua."

"Exactly! Ungrateful wretch!" Lin Yujing ran up to her mother and, grabbing her arm, glared back, "Like the dog at grandma’s house, leaves as soon as it’s fed!"

Just as they were talking, someone barged in without even knocking.

"The new engine trial is next week, huh." Chen Hongbing walked a few steps, rubbing his hands, before noticing the atmosphere wasn’t quite right.

After looking around, he asked somewhat doubtfully, "What’s going on... wedding dowry or bride price? We can talk about all that..."

Lin Yujing immediately complained: "Li Zheng went to Jinghua to meet Yang Zhenhua alone and didn’t tell us!"

Chen Hongbing also glared: "Li Zheng, that’s really too much! You deserve overtime today!"

"..."

...

That entire afternoon, Shen Tinglan and Lin Yujing ignored Li Zheng.

Bad, bad...

A sudden diplomatic incident had once again pushed the Shen Empire to align with Jingguo.

Meeting a professor isn’t like going to the zoo; you can’t just bring the whole family for a fun outing...

As for Chen Hongbing, it was just another excuse for overtime.

Once, while in the bathroom together, he finished first and couldn’t help but say, if you had the energy you use for pooping for overtime, that would be great.

Toward the end of the workday, Shen Tinglan finally placed a cup of tea on Li Zheng’s desk.

"Alright, don’t be nervous." Shen Tinglan grabbed a handful of Li Zheng’s hair and chuckled, "Make sure you call us next time."

"Definitely, definitely," Li Zheng nodded vigorously.

Lin Yujing, however, turned away discontented: "Didn’t we agree to speak to him only tomorrow?"

"Alright now." Shen Tinglan chuckled and shook her head, "The new engine trial starts next week, and you guys are supposed to analyze the data together on-site. It’s better to learn something new than to stay angry."

"Already on it, already on it..." Lin Yujing mumbled, looking down, "Anyway, I’ll talk to him tomorrow... no, the day after."

Shen Tinglan smiled again, gestured to Li Zheng with a "no worries" sign, then sat back at her desk to continue replying to emails.

Li Zheng, of course, knew everything was fine, but he still felt touched.

Indeed, the Shen Empire’s public stance was just for show, but overall, they were still on his side strategically.

Watching Shen Tinglan work diligently under the setting sun and Lin Yujing half-heartedly studying,

Li Zheng felt inexplicably compelled.

Whether it was Shen Tinglan’s gentle tapping on the keyboard or Lin Yujing’s rebellious pen spinning, both stirred his fanciful thoughts...

He was usually a man of strong resolve, but in this moment and setting, sharing a room with this mother and daughter...

He really couldn’t handle it anymore.

Li Zheng’s breathing grew heavier, his lecherous gaze shifting back and forth between Shen Tinglan and Lin Yujing.

She...

They...

How much could their Academic Power Value possibly be!