"Hey, Beichen, are you going or not?"
"Our physics department is known as the science freaks of the whole Imperial Capital University. People always compare us to those science maniacs in TV shows. Apart from doing physics research, you can hardly see anyone from our department in any other scene!"
Han Yuan and Liang Dong were a bit anxious. Ever since they majored in physics, they were practically isolated from all the clubs and sporting events outside.
They had become the science maniacs in everyone’s eyes!
Throughout the long period since they enrolled, you could never see anyone from the physics department in any competition. They led an entirely anonymous existence.
"I want to give it a try. Beichen, why don’t you sign up with me?"
Liang Dong invited Lin Beichen, wanting to take his chances. Maybe he’d grown a bit taller and could compete against provincial-level opponents!
"Alright, I’ll give it a shot, but I’ll just be your sidekick. Don’t expect too much from me!"
Seeing Liang Dong and Han Yuan pleading so earnestly, Lin Beichen agreed. After all, he hadn’t discovered the presence of any other Elements recently and had nothing better to do, so he might as well treat it as entertainment.
"I’ll sign up too!"
"I’m in!"
Han Yuan and Wu You looked at each other and made the same decision.
Although each had different thoughts and purposes for signing up.
Han Yuan wanted to use this sports event to make a name for himself and use the opportunity to flirt with girls.
Wu You, on the other hand, wanted to see what the provincial-level champions Liang Dong mentioned were really like.
Liang Dong’s goal was the simplest; he just wanted to build his courage, try to change his introverted personality, and test whether his physical strength had improved.
Lin Beichen had an even simpler reason—he was bored.
"207 Dormitory F4 Male Band, go!!"
The four of them cheered and cracked open four bottles of beer, downing them in one go!
The next day, in the classroom, everyone was astonished to see Lin Beichen sitting in his seat!
Even the teacher who was about to begin the lecture was taken aback and almost didn’t recognize Lin Beichen, the all-subject top scorer who was admitted to Imperial Capital University!
Since enrolling, Lin Beichen rarely showed up in class, which wasn’t surprising.
Imperial Capital University was very open and flexible. The teaching methods were different; students were not required to attend classes as long as they could earn enough credits to graduate!
Many students immersed themselves in laboratories following certain professors’ scientific research right after enrollment, gaining knowledge no less than what they would get in classrooms!
Classroom teaching was more of a supplementary method, emphasizing practical combination. After all, physics itself is primarily based on experiments.
Lin Beichen showed up in class this time just to make an appearance, so it didn’t seem like there was no one in the whole class. He didn’t want to make things too difficult for Hao Jianhua either, since frequently requesting leave wasn’t good for his reputation.
People who didn’t know might think the all-subject top scorer was taking a correspondence course!
Lin Beichen came to class also to catch up on his physics knowledge, having been absent for so long without hearing a proper lecture.
"Lin Beichen, how long has it been since you last attended my class!?"
"It’s almost midterm exams. Did you really think you could handle university as easily as you handled high school top scores?"
The female teacher in the class saw Lin Beichen and felt somewhat disrespected by him.
In her eyes, her course, dealing with mathematical equations, was paramount. Everything was tied to mathematics, the foundation of science!
In physics research, mathematical model calculations are both difficult and crucial!
One could say that if the mathematical formulas were accurate, you could calculate everything!
Mastery of abacus skills wasn’t a joke!
And now, Lin Beichen, not even showing up for such an important class, seemed to be disrespecting the subject.
"Teacher, you can test me with a problem!"
Lin Beichen stood up and answered politely.
The female teacher, seeing this, said no more and swiftly drew a complex problem with chalk on the blackboard, quickly filling up half of it within minutes!
Yet, it was just a single equation!
A single equation that filled half the blackboard!
The other students in the class were immediately shocked. They had never seen such a long formula in their studies.
Some even began quickly flipping through their textbooks, trying to find similar problems or solution tutorials!
"Solve it!"
"Keep the final four decimal places!"
The female teacher put down the chalk and clapped the chalk dust off her hands, exuding confidence in her problem.
The classroom buzzed with excitement. Some of the top students began calculating on their scratch papers, trying to see if they could solve it too.
Lin Beichen stood up and walked toward the podium.
Meanwhile, various discussions erupted among the students:
"Holy crap, this problem looks like the test question from the last few pages of the textbook!"
"What? She gave us the final exam question directly?"
"No way! We haven’t even been taught how to solve this yet. We’re only halfway through the book!"
"I can’t solve this, no way!"
"No starting point at all!"
"The teacher is ruthless. She’s giving Lin Beichen a hard time!"
"I feel like only the second-year students could solve this!"
...
Lin Beichen ignored the discussions and walked toward the podium while the complicated calculation ran through his mind.