Chapter 38 After Ji Su'an announced her withdrawal from the club, all discussion in the activity room ceased. Everyone looked at Ji Zhixing, awaiting his reaction.
“Okay,” Ji Zhixing said calmly.
Ji Su'an was stunned. Just like that? He had thought that Ji Zhixing would at least try to persuade him to stay, perhaps by talking about the club's future, praising his importance to the team, or asking him to adapt for a little longer... He never expected that Ji Zhixing would agree so readily without saying a word.
Yi Deng rolled his eyes inwardly. If you want to leave, just leave. Do I have to throw you a farewell party? You've taken up a spot for nothing. Otherwise, his friend from the computer science department might have gotten in.
Seeing Ji Su'an's slightly embarrassed expression, Ji Zhixing sighed inwardly and spoke more tactfully: "I respect your opinion. If you feel that this club is not suitable for you, you are free to leave."
Although Ji Su'an proposed to leave the club during the second event, Ji Zhixing did not have any ill feelings towards him.
Ji Su'an wasn't a bad person; he was just too young, only a freshman. Employment and future prospects seemed as distant as stars in the sky—distant yet unattainable. He still had many aspirations for a vibrant university life and naturally wouldn't be content to be confined by tedious theoretical research and crude experimental work.
In fact, Ji Zhixing was quite hesitant when discussing the admission list.
Ji Su'an is truly gifted in the field of computer science. During the interview, he asked about the H∞ optimal controller. Ji Su'an had obviously not been exposed to this kind of knowledge, but he was able to immediately analyze several channels from the perspective of lumped disturbances, such as parameter uncertainty, unmodeled dynamics, and parametric actuators, and finally draw a conclusion about the H∞ optimal controller with disturbance compensation.
This kind of creative thinking is invaluable, so even though Ji Su'an was only a freshman, Ji Zhixing ultimately decided to recruit him as a member of the research team.
However, it seems that although Ji Su'an is talented, his temperament has not yet matured to the point where he can calm down and do scientific research.
Ji Zhixing thought that he had forced the issue. However, the two sides didn't need to become enemies because of differences in their ideals and views on life.
He extended his hand to Ji Su'an, who awkwardly took his hand in return. Then she apologized to Ji Zhixing, said goodbye to everyone, and left with some hesitation.
Ji Su'an walked out of Activity Room 106. The spring evening breeze was slightly chilly, and the wind on his face cleared his somewhat muddled mind. After taking a few steps, he couldn't help but look back. The lights in Activity Room 106 were bright, and he could vaguely hear Ji Zhixing analyzing the ergonomics section of the paper.
"The human body and its various tissues and organs all possess unique resonant frequencies, forming a complex resonant system..."
The voice remained calm and unhurried, without a trace of displeasure at someone's hasty abandonment.
Ji Su'an suddenly felt a little lost. He was the one who had asked to leave first, so why did he feel like he had been abandoned? He hesitated for a few steps, then looked back, vaguely feeling that he had missed something very important to his life.
In activity room 106, as Ji Zhixing analyzed the damping matrix and stiffness matrix of the human body system, the 11 members all thought that Ji Zhixing did not seem to have any negative emotions because of Ji Su'an's departure. He was as calm as if he had expected this situation. Was he actually still screening people?
The initial announcement stated there would be 10 openings, but the later list of successful candidates included 12. Perhaps Ji Zhixing had already planned to eliminate two more based on their performance?
Thinking of this, the members who wanted to stay in the club were all on edge and focused their attention even more on Ji Zhixing's analysis.
After the third club activity, Yan Anjin's laboratory started operating again.
Ji Zhixing is currently juggling his lab work, club activities, classes, and system tasks, leaving him overwhelmed and wishing he had three heads and six arms. He's burning the candle at both ends, and after two weeks of this, Ji Zhixing is starting to feel the strain; there simply isn't enough time!
When he completes the task in the system's virtual space, the system has tried its best to slow down the flow of time in the space so that he can control the real time to complete the integrated tasks of attention, memory and integration within half an hour. However, the tasks of comprehension and creativity still take at least two or three hours.
After two more club activities, we can start testing the software, which will take even more time. In the second semester of sophomore year, we have classes almost every day, and some courses, such as engineering graphics and physics experiments, often assign homework.
Meanwhile, Professor Yan in the lab expressed his understanding regarding his schedule. So far, he has already missed two project discussions due to scheduling conflicts, and this cannot continue!
After weighing his options, Ji Zhixing went to the office and made a request to the director.
"Director, I would like to apply for exemption from classes this semester or early final exams." Ji Zhixing looked at the director sincerely, trying to make him notice his two big dark circles under his eyes.
If an ordinary student looked like this, Zhu Ren would only assume they'd been playing games all night. But Ji Zhixing was definitely not the type to waste time like that. In fact, Zhu Ren had heard that Ji Zhixing had been working non-stop for the past month since the start of the semester, barely having time to sleep. He was wondering which tail Ji Zhixing would cut off first, but it turned out he started with teaching.
Long-term exemption from classes is definitely not acceptable, as it will set a bad example. Some students, seeing successful precedents, will apply for exemption from classes with all sorts of high-sounding reasons, without considering the vast difference between themselves and Ji Zhixing.
However, applying to take the final exams early is not an easy thing. Previously, only when students enlisted in the army were there one or two exceptions made so as not to delay their enlistment.
Having an early final exam means that each subject teacher must prepare a temporary final exam for this student in advance. This exam is used once and then discarded, and it certainly cannot be used for the final exam at the end of the semester.
The most troublesome thing is that teachers have to work hard to balance the difficulty of the temporary test and the official final test, and they also have to ensure that the process is fair, just and transparent so that other students will not complain.
In short, this is a very troublesome matter for the school. If any other student had asked, Zhu Ren would have refused without hesitation, but Ji Zhixing's situation is quite special.
Although he is only a sophomore, he has already qualified for postgraduate studies without taking the entrance exam. He is only continuing his undergraduate courses to earn enough credits. His achievements in the competition and his grades at the end of last semester also prove that he has indeed mastered knowledge beyond his grade level.
The main problem is that Lao Yan can't do without him. Although he told Ji Zhixing he wouldn't force him to go to the lab every day, the progress of the experiments obviously slowed down without Ji Zhixing. Lao Yan has criticized the school several times, saying that the school's system is rigid and inflexible, stifling students' time and creativity.
Old Yan felt that with Ji Zhixing's level, he didn't need to go to class at all, but he couldn't bring himself to say it. Saying it would be like forcing Ji Zhixing to stay in the lab.
Taking all these factors into account, Zhu Ren was actually very happy to see that Ji Zhixing had taken the initiative to speak up, and he immediately took Ji Zhixing to find the principal.
The principal had no objections. He was optimistic about Yan Anjin's project, Ji Zhixing's talent, and even their zero-gravity seat research club. If they could all achieve results, wouldn't that bring glory to Guangling University? Even if things didn't go smoothly, only Ji Zhixing would be negatively affected. For the university, the loss would be practically zero.
With special approval from the leadership, the teaching and research group began to organize relevant teachers to discuss matters related to Ji Zhixing's early final exam.
The former dean of the Physics Department was the first to object: "This is utter nonsense, setting up an exam ahead of schedule for no reason..."
Zhu Ren quickly said, "It's not without reason; there are quite a few valid reasons." He carefully explained several factors to the old dean.
The old dean was still dissatisfied: "Which of these reasons is irrefutable? Students, students, the focus should be on studying! You're only a sophomore and you're already thinking about scientific research and starting a business, that's being unrealistic!"
One of the professors, understanding Ji Zhixing's choice, offered words of advice: "Old Fan, times have changed. The country also encourages college students to start their own businesses. This kid is quite good; he got full marks in 10 subjects last semester. Even the third-year exam paper he mistakenly wrote down still had three full marks. It's clear he has a certain level of ability."
"But I also saw his freshman year transcript, and it was nothing special, which shows that his foundation is not solid. A tall building starts from the ground up; only by laying a solid foundation can one go further on the path of scientific research." The dean felt that he was "planning far ahead," so why didn't everyone understand?
"I'm more afraid that Ji Zhixing's excellent grades, achieved through just one semester of hard work, will lead him to complacency and self-destruction, becoming another example of a prodigy who failed to live up to his potential..."
“Why is it like this? It’s not the same thing at all! You have no idea how self-motivated and ambitious this child is. He’s been working non-stop for the past month, with absolutely no entertainment or leisure!” Zhu Ren emphasized.
Besides the former dean, one or two teachers also expressed their opposition, mainly because they found it troublesome.
"Not to mention how troublesome it is to prepare the exam in advance, how can we guarantee that other students won't have any objections?"
Zhu Ren wasn't worried about that, as Ji Zhixing's situation was indeed special: "This student still has some prestige. As long as we can be fair, just, and transparent, I don't think there will be any dissenting voices."
"Even if we make sure that the difficulty of the mock exam and the final exam are 100% equal, there will definitely be students who question the difference in difficulty. Isn't that just asking for trouble?"
Zhu Ren suggested, "Then let's raise the difficulty of the temporary exam! With a larger difference in difficulty, this concern will be resolved." He still believed in Ji Zhixing's abilities, and more importantly, he trusted Lao Yan's judgment.
One teacher added, "We also need to ensure that the examination process is transparent and fair, otherwise it won't be convincing to the public."
Zhu Ren thought for a moment and said, "Then let's monitor the entire exam live and put it under the watchful eyes of the whole school. He can then take the final exam again with the other students at the end of the semester. That should be foolproof."
Seeing that the situation was hopeless, the old dean stopped pressuring. Young man, if you don't teach him a lesson, he won't know his place. Learning from his mistakes will teach him to respect knowledge, which in the long run might not be a bad thing. The old dean sighed, "Those who know me say I am worried; those who don't know me ask what I seek." He truly didn't want to see Ji Zhixing suffer the same fate as Zhong Yong.
After the teaching and research group finalized its decision, it posted an announcement on the school's official website. The news spread like wildfire, and soon all the students at Guangling University knew that Ji Zhixing's application to take the exam early had been approved.
"Ji Zhixing is really something! He has final exams just one month into the semester."
"Academic geniuses, no, academic prodigies, are far beyond the reach of us mere mortals!"
"If a sophomore can get full marks on a junior's exam, then there's really no need to waste time on sophomore courses."
"You can't calculate it like that. He only took four exams in his junior year, and maybe those four subjects just happened to be the ones he was good at."
"If the teachers favor Ji Zhixing and make the exam easier, he can easily get the exemption award, which is unfair to the other students."
"I heard it's going to be very difficult."
"Who knows whether it's difficult or not?"
"I hate it when you guys come here to gossip without even reading the whole announcement. It says the whole exam will be live-streamed. If you're worried about it being unfair, just go watch it then."
"Exactly! If you can't even figure out the difficulty of a question when I show it to you, then what's the point of studying?"
"Can we apply too?"
"Ji Zhixing is eligible for postgraduate admission without taking the entrance exam, so he can apply for early admission. If you are eligible, you can also apply."
This regulation is indeed written in the examination rules and regulations of Guangling University, but there was no precedent before Ji Zhixing for a sophomore to obtain the qualification for postgraduate recommendation. In the past, students who obtained the qualification for postgraduate recommendation were basically seniors, and seniors focused more on internships, so the course load was usually lighter. Therefore, Ji Zhixing is the first person in the history of Guangling University to apply for the early examination with the qualification for postgraduate recommendation.
Lin Lang and Xu Dongyang were also eager to try after hearing the news, but gave up after learning that the difficulty had increased.
"Let's forget it. Broadcasting the whole thing live would be embarrassing for the whole school," Xu Dongyang sighed.
"Big brother, you absolutely can't abandon me! If you have time for final exam tutoring or something..." Lin Lang frantically hinted.
Ji Zhixing readily agreed and then began reviewing his textbooks. Although he had already mastered most of the knowledge from his sophomore and even junior and senior years through self-study, this exam was a rare opportunity, and he absolutely could not afford to make a mistake. Therefore, Ji Zhixing felt it was better to be cautious and review his material thoroughly.
The teachers, having spent most of their time on the front lines of teaching, quickly prepared a temporary final exam paper specially designed for Ji Zhixing. This time, instead of a comprehensive exam, each subject consisted of a full 1-2 hours of questions.
When Zhu Ren was arranging the exam schedule, he specifically asked Ji Zhixing for his opinion. Ji Zhixing said that things could go wrong if things dragged on, so they should just take it all at once instead of dragging it out for several days like the actual final exam.
When the time came, Zhu Ren became uneasy and bothered Yan Anjin twice. Only after Yan Anjin swore to the heavens that he was so annoyed that he wanted to kick him out did Zhu Ren decide to arrange for all 15 exams to be completed in one day.
On the Saturday of the fifth week of school, this special exam began.
Zhu Ren specifically scheduled the live stream for a Saturday when there were no classes, so that all students at Guangling University would have time to watch it and avoid any disputes afterward.
Not long after the start of the semester, college students indeed had plenty of time. Basically, students who didn't have anything urgent watched the live broadcast on the school's online learning platform. The number of online users quickly exceeded 10,000, and by ten minutes before the exam, it had reached 16,000, which means that four-fifths of the students at Guangling University came to watch the excitement.
The reason why so many students are paying attention to this exam is threefold: first, this format is unprecedented; second, Ji Zhixing is indeed a prominent figure at Guangling University; and third, everyone is quite bored, so when there is such a fresh piece of gossip, wouldn't everyone want to take a bite?
The exam started at 8:00 AM. At 7:50 AM, Ji Zhixing entered the exam room and appeared on the live broadcast screen.
"Ah! The top student is here!"
"Oh my, I've never really looked at Ji Zhixing closely before. He's so handsome!"
"Does anyone know what skincare products he uses? His skin is amazing!"
“He doesn’t have any skincare products. I live in the dorm next to his, and he washes himself from head to toe with just one bar of soap.”
"Huh? Don't you differentiate between the face and the body? Shouldn't you pay more attention to facial skin?"
"Hey! They're all flesh of my own flesh, why bother distinguishing between high and low, noble and base?"
"I think his good skin is due to exercise. I often saw him on the playground last semester, but this semester he seems to only exercise in the dormitory."
"I'm so excited, let's run tomorrow!"
"Then I'll do supine exercises today and sit-ups tomorrow!"
"Look! They've handed out the curling irons!"
The proctor was Zhu Ren. He personally brought the exam papers to the exam room, and after thinking about it, he decided to hand out the next paper only after the previous one was completed.
The first exam Ji Zhixing received was on mathematical physics methods. He scanned the paper from beginning to end; well, it was indeed quite difficult. Professor Yan, as always, was fair, impartial, and strict, showing no leniency towards him.
The exam was held in a recording studio with multiple monitors, and students quickly switched between different viewpoints to view the exam papers.
"ah……"
"this……"
"This exam paper is good enough to take the postgraduate entrance exam, right?"
"Good heavens! I was a little jealous of Ji Zhixing at first, but now I only feel sympathy for him."
"With this level of difficulty, does Yama have a grudge against Ji Zhixing?"
"Not only do they have no enmity, but their relationship should be quite good. Ji Zhixing has already joined his laboratory."
"Don't you know Yama? He's the least likely person to let personal matters interfere with public duties. If he announces that he's going to increase the difficulty, then he'll definitely do it in a solid way."
"I'm scared. Ji Zhixing will be lucky to escape with his life today, or at least suffer a lot."
"More than that, I doubt he can even pass this exam."
Before the exam, there were some doubts in the comments section, but now they have all been silenced by this exam paper that is so difficult it's beyond belief.
While everyone was beginning to sympathize with Ji Zhixing because of the difficulty of the exam, Ji Zhixing had already finished browsing the exam and started writing.
Complex transformations of trigonometric functions? Simple! They can be solved immediately due to orthogonality.
Solving the residue theorem? Easy! Just take the coefficients of the linear terms in the product and add them together.
...
Okay, fill-in-the-blank questions done!
The first calculation problem is titled "Given that a scalar field in curved spacetime satisfies the Klein-Gordon equations..." The question is to "use spherical coordinates to separate the variables and derive the equations satisfied by the radial components."
Okay, let's first list a complete inverse metric component g(uv) = ...
Determinant operation √-g=ir^2sinθ;
Substituting the spherical harmonic function...
Separating the variables, we get w^2r^2/f+r/Φ*d/dr【r^2f*d/dr（Φ/r）】-l（l+1）=0;
Okay! Done!
One problem after another was solved with ease. Unlike the first final exam last semester, there was no time pressure this time, and Ji Zhixing became more and more addicted to the exams, thoroughly enjoying himself. This time, he didn't plan to cram again; it was too exhausting! Moreover, each subject had its own separate exam paper this time, and the number of questions couldn't compare to the comprehensive final exam last semester. It wasn't realistic to cram four subjects into one hour like last time.
Even though he didn't intend to speed up his writing, his habitually thoughtful mind worked incredibly smoothly, allowing him to start writing on almost every question after only a moment's thought. Only half an hour had passed when he had only one question left.
The students watching the live exam were collectively impressed.
"So this is the level of brain speed and hand speed of a pro?!" (Groundhog screaming.jpg)
"Now I finally understand why he was able to take four exams in one hour last semester and get perfect scores in three of them. You have to admire him!"
"Did you guys notice? He doesn't even need to do the calculations on scratch paper when he does fill-in-the-blank questions. I reasonably suspect he has a built-in computer in his brain!" (doge.jpg)
"On the contrary, I saw from him that hard work is useful. His grades were just average in his freshman year, but in his sophomore year, he didn't have to work and spent all his time studying, and he suddenly took off."
"Yes, I've seen him be the last one to leave the library several times. I've never seen him do anything for entertainment, just studying! Studying!"
"I feel encouraged, thank you!"
"Wouldn't this kind of life be too bitter?"
"If you can derive satisfaction from learning, how can you feel it's a hardship?"
"Okay! I'll follow the example of the big boss! I'll go to the library tomorrow."
Ji Zhixing spent a little more time on the last question, and the total time for the mathematical physics method was 40 minutes.
When Ji Zhixing raised his hand to signal that he was handing in his paper, Zhu Ren didn't dare to reach out and collect it.
"Aren't you going to take another look? Check it again!" This is a two-hour exam; once the paper is handed in, you can't take it back to finish it.
Ji Zhixing thanked the director for his kindness: "I have already checked it. Please give me the exam paper for the next subject."
Zhu Ren hesitated before collecting Ji Zhixing's answer sheet. It was completely filled, but he couldn't tell whether the answers were correct or not. Seeing that Ji Zhixing looked relaxed, he could only continue to hand out the papers to him as he wished.
The next subject is theoretical mechanics. This subject is not as difficult as the mathematical physics method, but it is still 50% more difficult than the previous final exams.
While the students in the Physics Department were complaining that the exam was beyond the scope of the curriculum, Ji Zhixing finished the exam in just half an hour.
For the following exam papers, some had a time limit of 1 hour and others had a time limit of 2 hours. Ji Zhixing compressed the time to more than half of both, completing all 10 exam papers in just 4 hours.
There were no more dissenting voices in the live stream comment section. Although the papers hadn't been graded yet, not all viewers were academically weak, and naturally, some high-achieving students pointed out how high Ji Zhixing's accuracy rate was.
At exactly 12 o'clock, Ji Zhixing handed in his tenth exam paper. The headmaster was no longer worried about him, but started to worry about his back. He couldn't stand sitting for four hours in the morning.
"Two hours of rest at noon, exams start at 2 pm." The director's tone was more amiable than ever before; what teacher doesn't like good students?
"Director, can I continue the exam? I want to finish it all at once." He specially prepared two steamed buns. If the proctor changes, he can take it again. He's mainly worried that someone might use those two hours in between to find fault with him later.
"Go back and rest! Go back and rest! You've finished the hardest subjects, no one will gossip." Zhu Ren had been watching the live stream comments, seeing the reactions shift from skepticism to sympathy, then to admiration, and finally, the mystical atmosphere of "worshipping the academic god to pass the exams" began to spread. If everyone saw Ji Zhixing eating a steamed bun while taking the exam, the school would be torn to shreds!
Ji Zhixing gave up and picked up his pen and steamed bun to go back to his dormitory to rest. Only after leaving the examination room did he realize that he was indeed a little tired, mainly his hands, though his mind still had some lingering excitement.
By the afternoon, Ji Zhixing's hands were even more tired. The 10 subjects in the morning were all brain-intensive subjects such as theoretical mechanics, optics, and atomic physics, while the remaining 5 subjects in the afternoon were subjects like policy and Deng Xiaoping Theory, which tested memory and required a lot of writing.
Doing these kinds of tests, Ji Zhixing felt no joy in using his brain; he just felt like his hand was about to break from writing. If it weren't for respecting the teachers who worked overtime to create the questions, he would have liked to stop after scoring 60 points in each subject.
"Finally, I'm seeing the pain of a top student being tormented by exams..."
"Haha, my mindset instantly balances out!"
"Sigh, she has such a strong comprehension and such a good memory, I'm so envious!"
The five exams concluded under the watchful eyes of over ten thousand students. The difficulty of the exams convinced everyone, so no one questioned this special exam anymore; instead, they eagerly awaited the scores.
The betting posts that had been buried in the forum were brought back to the top, with everyone guessing how many subjects Ji Zhixing would get perfect scores on.
The teachers didn't keep everyone waiting too long. The next day, they had all corrected the exam papers, and Zhu Ren published all 15 answer sheets along with the scores on the school's official website.
With perfect scores in 10 subjects and over 90 in 5, such achievements no longer amazed anyone; everyone took them for granted. Ji Zhixing's status as a top student was now unshakeable, even more solid than the stone tablet bearing the school's name engraved at the school gate.
Students downloaded Ji Zhixing's answer sheets one after another. Some made miniature copies to make amulets and put them under their pillows every night; others pieced them together and enlarged them to make custom bed sheets and duvet covers. Beyond metaphysics, some were inspired by Ji Zhixing and became frequent visitors to the library; others printed them out one-to-one and covered their dormitory desks and walls to learn from his example.
Such achievements left the former dean of the Physics Department completely convinced. Talented people emerge in every generation; he was indeed getting old and out of touch with the times. He had originally planned to retire this year and then be rehired, but now he thought better of it. He couldn't control his rigid thinking, and continuing in a high-ranking position would only hinder the development of the university, the college, and the students. The former dean began to consider who would be the most suitable successor to the position of dean of the Physics Department.
A note from the author:
The exam questions in this chapter are from the internet; formulas are omitted.
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