Deep Space Wandering Fleet-Chapter 68 - : Is there a fraction among them?
Chapter 68: Chapter 68: Is there a fraction among them?
Soft music played as the first graduate admission exam for the new civilization finally concluded.
Regardless of any regrets, everyone stopped what they were doing and walked out of the examination room.
Zhang Yuan exhaled the frustrated air from his lungs, finding the last exam quite tricky.
Voices chattered around him, “How did you do?”
“It was so hard, the questions were tough, I don’t think I can pass…”
“Ah, I think I only did well in Politics and History.”
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“Really? How did you answer the last few questions?”
“I just wrote some random thoughts about alien diplomacy, respecting their customs and so on… For civilizations without corresponding ethical etiquette, their ideologies might greatly differ from humans’, and we should be cautious when interacting with such civilizations…”
“That’s a good answer. I had no idea what to write and just blundered something…”
“I guess it depends on the teacher’s mood for scoring.”
In terms of alien diplomacy, there are many conjectures. The first fact is that a civilization capable of crossing light years to interact with humans is probably far superior to humans.
Zhang Yuan eavesdropped from the side and thought this classmate’s answer was still a bit naive…
Soon, in the crowd, he spotted a familiar figure.
Li Zhendong was animatedly discussing answers with his peers, probably because he did well, his face expressive with excitement, “…This math problem wasn’t hard. You start by organizing the entire equation, then apply the Lagrange Mean Value Theorem, and it solves right away.”
“Let me tell you another trick for solving problems. In the given conditions, if there’s a function f(x) continuous on [a, b], derivable on (a, b), and f(a)=0 or f(b)=0 or f(a)=f(b)=0, just apply the Lagrange Mean Value Theorem without thinking twice…”
For a good student, discussing answers is sheer pleasure.
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Especially in front of the less knowledgeable ones, seeing their surprised and shocked expressions just adds to the joy!
However, the whole process isn’t friendly to those less knowledgeable.
They feel incredibly conflicted, wanting to know how many questions they got right and what scores they could achieve but not wanting to face the grim reality.
A few girls turned pale, realizing how many mistakes they had made.
Hearing Li Zhendong saying that the problems were simple and already covered in their studies made them wonder why they couldn’t think of the answers during the exam.
“Why didn’t you tell us earlier? There’s no use saying it now. The exam is over, and we can’t retake it!” one girl said, slightly irritated. “If I don’t get into graduate school, I might have to hibernate early…”
“Yeah!”
“You must be bragging. In a year, everyone will be hibernating except you, and you can enjoy your consciousness alone!”
In university, these girls were probably top students, but now, in front of greater talent, they had turned into underachievers and were struggling to accept this change in status. Each wore a disgruntled expression.
Zhang Yuan had to suppress a laugh, thinking to himself that this guy was showing off a bit too much.
So, this attempt at impressing the girls was likely to fail.
Thinking of Li Zhendong failing and then sulking about it in front of him, wasting a lot of time, he couldn’t help but cough lightly.
Li Zhendong realized he might have been a bit too smug and, seeing his emergency rescuer coming, quickly changed the subject, “Let me introduce her, this is Zhang Chenchen, my… good friend… and these two are her besties.”
Good friend?
Zhang Yuan was puzzled.
“This is my university classmate, named Zhang Yuan, a super scholar, probably did even better than me! If you have any questions, feel free to ask him!”
As a representative of the advanced youth in Area C, combined with a few major incidents, many had a slight memory of him.
“This handsome guy, why does he look a bit familiar?” This girl, named Zhang Chenchen, about one meter sixty tall, with fair and beautiful features, bit her lip hard as she tried to recall.
Zhang Yuan secretly admired his friend’s taste; the girl he had chosen was quite impressive.
Li Zhendong laughed and said, “He’s the one who publicly quarreled with Professor Mo from Earth…”
Zhang Yuan’s face stiffened.
What do you mean publicly quarreled…
Wasn’t it the other party that provoked me first?
People plagiarize my paper, and it’s my fault?!
“Oh! I remember now!”
“Mr. Zhang, hello.” The girls immediately tensed up, fearing they might say something wrong.
To quarrel with a famous professor, his combat ability alone was worth their admiration.
Seeing their restrained demeanor, Zhang Yuan awkwardly said, “Just call me Zhang Yuan, we’re all about the same age. I just graduated from university, no need to be nervous.”
One girl asked, “Mr. Zhang, this kind of exam must not be difficult for you, right?”
“Indeed… not difficult,” Zhang Yuan still told the truth.
But for the girls, it was more acceptable; after all, quarreling with a famous professor and finding the exam easy was quite normal, right?
“Is the exam influenced more by innate intelligence, or by external factors?”
“Both are factors…” Zhang Yuan paused for a moment before answering.
What he said, of course, was a lie.
Such a difficult paper, innate intelligence mattered more.
If it were the old him, he could get a decent score, but he would never be as relaxed and easy-going as now, with over half the time free to sleep.
Actually, telling a little white lie wasn’t bad either. There was no need to hurt others when there was no feud between them.
He planned to give Li Zhendong some face in front of the girls.
“Actually, Li Zhendong is also very smart… probably did well, right?” Zhang Yuan continued.
“Not bad,” Li Zhendong hesitated and, in front of Zhang Yuan, didn’t dare to boast or discuss answers.
Should there be a mistake pointed out in a question, the embarrassment would be immense.
Zhang Chenchen smiled, “Besides showing off, what special talents does Li Zhendong have?”
“Smart! If Li Zhendong studied over 13 hours a day, he might be smarter and stronger than me.”
Li Zhendong ruffled his hair, wondering if this was a hidden compliment.
It seemed like it…
Yet it also seemed like a critique on his lack of diligence.
“13 hours?” The girls were a bit skeptical.
Zhang Yuan flashed a sunny smile, “I study at least 14 hours a day. He’s a bit smarter than me; 13 hours should be enough for him to catch up with me.”
After a while, everyone fell silent.
Everyone looked at Li Zhendong.
Did this guy really study diligently for 13 hours a day?
Or was there a decimal point missing, like maybe just 3 hours?
Embarrassed to death, Li Zhendong quickly pulled Zhang Chenchen, “Let’s go, I can’t stand this kind of freak.”
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