228: The Heat of Horror (Additional Chapters)

"Incredible! Guo Hao is fully qualified to shut up the haters!"

"Amazing, amazing! I never thought a genius this impressive could appear in our Dragon Kingdom, and he's only a sophomore! To think he's already able to solve a world-class mathematical conjecture—he's incredible!"

"I feel like Guo Hao's IQ is comparable to Gauss! Too awesome! Unimaginably awesome!"

"To the person above, I can understand praising Guo Hao, but comparing him to Gauss... I feel like you're a hater in disguise. Do you even know what level of mathematician Gauss was?"

"I know! But Gauss was a figure from a long time ago, and his legacy is already set in stone. Guo Hao is only a sophomore! He's already solved a problem on the level of Waring's Problem. It's not impossible for him to surpass Gauss in the future, okay!"

"Heh heh heh! Gauss's lifelong achievements were extremely prolific, with 110 results named after him! Countless other small achievements exist too. Guo Hao is great, but he's already twenty! So far, he's only achieved one thing."

"The Waring-Guo Theorem. With only one thing named after him, how do you think he's supposed to catch up!"

"Stop arguing! Guo Hao is invincible! I believe he will definitely surpass Gauss in the future!"

...

There was a lot of debate on the internet.

Many netizens began leaving comments under Guo Hao's social media accounts. The original comments attacking Guo Hao were quickly besieged by the masses.

All of a sudden, Guo Hao's popularity online skyrocketed to an extreme level.

It couldn't be helped; Guo Hao was a top-tier genius born from the Dragon Kingdom's own education system. He had defeated Westerners in a field where they excelled!

Just like the late Mr. Chen Jingrun and Mr. Hua Luogeng back in the day.

Their popularity back then was just like this!

Over the past few days, Guo Hao hadn't been able to spend his time in the Library peacefully. Because his fame was now so high, many students would run over to ask for his autograph or a photo. There were also Seniors and juniors who would run over to chat with him excitedly.

It was like a fan meeting.

He simply stopped staying at the Library. Shen Luoyan had gone to class.

As for Guo Hao, he returned to the dormitory.

"Brother Hao, Brother Hao, you've really gained a massive amount of face this time!"

Li Ming spoke while looking at Guo Hao with excitement in his eyes.

"Yeah! So many of our classmates have been running over to ask us about you these past two days! They're asking if you're still in the dorm, and if you're still coming to class!"

Ma Xin also looked at Guo Hao excitedly.

They no longer felt any jealousy toward Guo Hao.

Nonsense, how could they even be jealous? They were completely from different worlds, at different levels. No one would compare a normal person of the same age to Guo Hao.

That would be unfair to that person!

Li Ming and Ma Xin were sincerely proud and excited to have a college roommate like Guo Hao.

They shared in his glory!

"Classes in the Materials Science department... I'll probably still go, but not to every single one."

Guo Hao pondered for a moment.

"As for gaining face..."

As he spoke, Guo Hao's face was full of helplessness.

"To me, this is a huge hassle, okay? I really didn't expect this matter to blow up so much! The public opinion is overwhelming!"

"Last night my parents even called me to ask what this Waring's Problem is. Think about how terrifying that is!"

Guo Hao said with a bitter smile.

Although Guo Hao had guessed that solving such a mathematical conjecture would stir up some public opinion, he really didn't expect the storm to be this big!

If he was said to have some fame before, being a minor internet-famous genius...

Then now, he was in a state of explosive popularity.

Even the explosive popularity of Wei Shen from his previous life was incomparable to his current fame.

After all, Wei Shen's fame back then was the result of an accidental effect from a street interview.

But his own fame came from being directly featured on the 7:30 News, followed by a combined push from all the country's mainstream media and the general public. It was the result of effort from all sides.

The effect was too terrifying!

"Hahaha, Brother Hao, you're probably the first person who doesn't want to be popular!"

Ma Xin said to Guo Hao with a laugh.

"Yeah, you have no idea how many people envy your current popularity. So many people are desperate for it! Popularity is money!"

Li Ming looked at Guo Hao.

"To me, it's meaningless."

Guo Hao shrugged.

"Making money is simple! Making money by relying on popularity is so low!"

"Damn! Still humble-bragging!"

Ma Xin said irritably.

"By the way, Brother Hao, we have a major course later. Are you going?"

Li Ming suddenly thought of something.

"I'll go. Let's go together."

After saying that, the four roommates chatted for a while longer.

Soon, they went to class together.

On the way, Guo Hao was still recognized by many people. Some came up to ask for his autograph, but Guo Hao brushed them off with excuses.

Soon, they arrived at the classroom.

"Guo Hao!"

As soon as Guo Hao stepped into the classroom, he was recognized by his classmates. Excitement shone in their eyes as they called out to him.

Quickly, a crowd of people surrounded Guo Hao.

"Everyone, we're all familiar with each other. I'm not made of gold; there's no need to surround me like this..."

Guo Hao shouted to the surrounding classmates with some helplessness.

"Hahaha!"

The surrounding classmates immediately burst into laughter.

The class monitor, Ma Tianyu, said to Guo Hao with a smile.

"It's just that we aren't that close to Student Guo Hao! You don't come to class every day. It's rare for you to show up, so we all think it's a novelty. Right, everyone!"

"Exactly, exactly!"

"That's right!"

The surrounding classmates all spoke to Guo Hao with smiles on their faces.

"To prevent you from not coming to class in the future, why don't you just give the whole class an autograph today and write a blessing! That way, when we brag to others later that we were your classmates, we'll have some evidence, right?"

Ma Tianyu looked at Guo Hao with a face full of smiles.

"Fine! Even you guys won't let me off!"

Guo Hao was slightly helpless.

"Then all of you, bring your books over!"

"Alright!"

The nearby students immediately dispersed, all bringing over books or notebooks to ask for Guo Hao's autograph.

While Guo Hao was signing.

Professor Zhou, who taught the Materials Science major course, also walked into the classroom.

"Oh, what are you all gathered together for!"

Professor Zhou asked the students in the class with a smile.

"Professor, Student Guo Hao came to class! We're asking him for autographs!"

Ma Tianyu said with a smile.

"Oh! Student Guo Hao actually came to my class! What an honor! I should ask Student Guo Hao for an autograph too."

Professor Zhou said with a smile to Guo Hao, who was currently signing autographs.

"Even you're teasing me..."

Guo Hao's eyes were full of helplessness.

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