213: Chapter 213: I'm sorry, Jiang, I don't think I'm qualified to judge you.

Xia Country, after 6:30 PM.

It was originally time for the regular live stream, but Xiao Yu had seen too much negative news about her brother last night.

Even though she and tens of millions of viewers knew that Jiang Zhe's level and strength were so high that many professors couldn't compare...

...there was one fatal flaw: his educational background!

Last night, she saw many people on the internet attacking her brother's weak point: his degree.

At the time, Xiao Yu said one thing, "Damn it, does my brother's IQ need a degree to be proven?"

After she finished cursing, this morning, she wanted those people to shut up completely, so she said: "Brother, why don't you take an exam for a degree? I feel like being a junior high graduate and a high school dropout doesn't match everything you are!"

Jiang Zhe was stunned at the time, not having considered this at all.

However, seeing Xiao Yu's very serious and earnest look, to put her at ease, and because he really should consider it—after all, educational discrimination in this world was much more serious than in his previous life!

If Xiao Yu became a famous actress in the future and it got out that she had a brother who only graduated from junior high...

He agreed on the spot and spent a few hours adapting to some of the backward knowledge of this world.

Later, he was surprised to find that the knowledge in the universities of this world was barely at the level of key high schools in his previous life, so he had a good idea of what to expect.

At 6:30 PM, the title of Xiao Yu's live stream room had changed to [Brother, where is your limit? Full live stream of the advancement test!]

The moment the broadcast started, millions of viewers scrambled to flood in.

As soon as they entered, they found that instead of Jiang Zhe's usual talkative self, there was only a shot of the living room table. Jiang Zhe sat at the table, facing the camera sideways, with an open laptop in front of him. The screen showed a serious one-on-one video call interface.

Xiao Yu quickly typed on her phone: "Family, did you see? My brother isn't giving lessons today; he's changed to taking exams!"

"???"

"Exams? What's going on? Does Brother need to take exams?"

"What exactly is happening?"

Xiao Yu typed with a serious face: "Isn't it because what Brother talked about yesterday, the day before, and ten days ago was too mind-blowing? Some professionals on the internet jumped out and said it was a script, saying my brother is a fraud packaged by a team to show off knowledge."

"I didn't care at first, but as more and more people attacked Brother's education, I couldn't hold it back!"

"So! This morning, I urged Brother to take the online advancement test channel. Starting from high school exams, he'll go all the way up as far as he can."

"Currently, the basic questions have all been passed. Now we've reached the high school professional oral examination segment. There's no one else around, no electronic device assistance, and it's video-monitored to ensure it's real!"

Upon hearing this, the viewers frowned, then their eyes lit up.

"Holy crap, a real hardcore proof!"

"Whoever questioned him, step out for me and watch the face-slapping!"

"It's not us fans; it must be those university big shots who were blasted out by the J-Sphere and the Dark Competition yesterday!"

"But I'm also curious about how deep Brother's foundation really is..."

"High school will definitely be passed in seconds. What about university, graduate school, or a PhD?"

"I bet he can reach the PhD defense!"

"How can a PhD defense be done online so easily? I bet he'll get to the top 985 professional course assessments!"

"I think he won't even get past university!"

"..."

Inside Ouyang Baili's dormitory at Huaqing University.

Ouyang Baili, Guan Jingming, Li Mo, Professor Wu, and several students were just about to wait for the class to start when they suddenly saw Jiang Zhe taking an advancement exam on the big screen.

Ouyang Baili almost choked on his sugar-free Sprite. "What is he doing? We've already written and published papers for you, and even the University of Cambridge knows of your existence. You going to take an exam is just going to demoralize people, isn't it?"

Li Mo's eyes shone. "Interesting, hahaha. There are indeed many people on the academic forums; 80% of them are criticizing his educational background. This is now the most direct response to those doubts!"

Professor Guan and Professor Wu looked at each other, both seeing the novelty on each other's faces.

Meanwhile, the physics students were discussing how many rounds he could last.

On the other side, in the faculty residential compound of the University of History in Jingdu.

Professor Chen Runzhi called out, "Old brothers, come, come. Tonight we'll listen to him talk about the universe being alive. It'll definitely be..."

Before he could finish, Professor Wang Shouren pointed at the big screen in the living room with a strange expression: "Old Chen, it might not happen tonight. Look."

On the big screen.

Xiao Yu was explaining the reason for the live exam.

Professor Chen Runzhi was somewhat surprised. "Xiaoyu's brother is quite serious about this. It's good, let those who talk gossip see for themselves."

Inside Principal Fu's office.

Principal Fu had an amused look: "The online advancement test is a test of real, solid skill. If Little Jiang can break through all the way, hehe."

Old Wang, Xiao Wang, and Old Yu the Physicist all sat up straight.

Inside the living room of Qingfeng Temple.

Zheng Ming and Professor Zhang Qinian were absent and hadn't arrived.

Wang Chongyang said with some surprise: "An exam? Luckily there's no lesson tonight. Xiaoyu's brother's knowledge is vast and profound. I wonder if he can still handle these standard assessments within the system with ease?"

Celestial Master Zhang's eyes couldn't help but light up. "Let him take it. Whether it's true or false, we'll know once he passes. The two of us will just watch the excitement."

The various university big shots hidden in the corners of the live stream room were also attracted by this scene.

In the physics department of a top university, a young associate professor who was still fiercely attacking the J-Sphere as a sci-fi delusion in an academic group yesterday couldn't help but sneer at this moment:

"A live exam? Starting from high school? Just grandstanding!"

"He'll probably show his true colors when he gets to the university professional courses. It's good to let everyone see how shallow the foundation of this kind of folk scientist is."

In a PhD group of another research institute, someone shared a screenshot and link: "Look! That J who proposed the Black Hole Universe is taking an advancement test live. Want to bet if he can pass the Master's stage?"

"Master's? His ideas look impressive, but when it comes to rigorous academic assessment, I think it's doubtful. Senior university physics courses could stop him."

"I don't think so. Someone who can conceive such a framework must have a solid logical and mathematical foundation. I bet he can reach the PhD qualification assessment."

"Place your bets! I bet he won't pass Functional Analysis and Quantum Field Theory!"

"..."

At this moment, all sorts of people from all over the country emerged, ready to watch Jiang Zhe make a fool of himself.

In the living room.

Jiang Zhe was completely unaware of what was happening.

In the window at the top right of the video, a senior middle-aged female Chinese teacher first froze upon seeing the person. Only then did she notice Jiang Zhe's peerless appearance, which caused her to lose her composure for a while. She then straightened her expression:

"Student J, history and language have always been inseparable. We'll skip the literary appreciation directly. Your literary foundation is fine; let's directly discuss a historical and social issue."

"Chinese history, and even the civilizations of many parts of the world, all seem unable to escape a kind of Dynastic Cycle oscillation: prosperity, stagnation, decline, and finally replacement... The underlying reasons are complex, but the cycle is often around two or three hundred years."

"Our society today has only been established for a few decades, but some structural problems are already starting to show fatigue."

"Like those stories on the internet where modern people travel to ancient times, and those chosen ones transport modern systems to the past—to us professional teachers, it really seems quite naive!"

"Applying a framework that is less than a hundred years old to ancient times is essentially taking an unverified system and forcing it into place."

At this point, the Chinese teacher's expression became exceptionally serious. "So, based on your understanding, please elaborate on a core question: How is it possible for a civilized society to escape the three-hundred-year Dynastic Cycle?"

"Please note, your answer cannot simply repeat historical reforms and current practices. What we need is a fundamental way of thinking facing the future. You have 10 minutes to prepare your answer!"

As soon as this question came out, the viewers who had already reached university were stunned.

"What the hell? Is this a question for a high school senior? Are you kidding me? Even a senior history major could barely answer this. It's way beyond the syllabus!"

"Asking directly how to rule the world? Teacher, are you serious? Our brother isn't an emperor!"

"Isn't Brother a science student? This Chinese teacher is asking about the drawbacks of historical sociology..."

" completion, I feel like he's going to get stuck."

"..."

In the living room, Jiang Zhe was deep in thought. He wasn't thinking about the answer, but rather organizing his language on how to present a framework answer that wouldn't feel too awkward for the teacher on the other side.

"Teacher, the problem is actually very simple!"

"To break the Dynastic Cycle, first acknowledge that its core is not [time], but the continuous erosion of fairness and systemic collapse."

As he spoke, the Chinese teacher sat up straight. She had originally asked the question casually; even if Jiang Zhe couldn't answer, it wouldn't prevent him from having successfully passed the normal scope of the college entrance examination.

But she also wanted to see how much talent this person—who could finish all basic questions in subjects like language, math, English, physics, and chemistry in ten minutes with almost cheating-like speed—truly possessed.

She didn't expect the very first sentence to point out the core: [the continuous erosion of fairness]!!!

Jiang Zhe's methodical voice came through: "Land annexation, wealth concentration, class solidification, and the blockage of upward mobility—these are actually symptoms."

"The deep reason is that humans, as decision-making and executing subjects in a complex social system, simply cannot maintain absolute dynamic fairness over the long term."

"Because individual power-holders will be influenced by emotions, interests, and cognitive limitations. For example, some ancient emperors didn't have much vision themselves, yet they put someone without vision or cognition in the role of emperor; naturally, it wouldn't last long."

"And groups will have factions, internal friction, and upward path dependency. Even if the original intention is good, nepotism—promoting people they trust and excluding those with talent and ability—will occur;"

"Over time, as the system expands and information becomes distorted, coupled with the erosion of power itself, the error deviating from fairness will continue to accumulate until the system's endurance threshold collapses, and finally, it is torn down and started over."

"Most historical reforms were adjusting the error and delaying the collapse, rather than directly eliminating the root cause of the error!"

"As long as humans exist, it means fairness is impossible. Even if it is fair and just, it will only last for a very short time—perhaps a year, ten years, or even twenty. Over time, this fairness will gradually lean toward those with wealth circulation and those in power."

Hearing this, millions of viewers were stunned.

Brother is talking about the common people!!!

The common people who suffer from unfairness!!!

"Therefore, if we are looking for a fundamental way of thinking, we must jump out of the framework of [humans completely governing humans]."

"We humans need a [decision-making center] that can theoretically and absolutely discard selfish desires, remain undisturbed by emotions, yet handle massive complex variables, always taking the preset maximum range and maximum time limit of fairness and efficiency as the only optimal solution!"

At this point, he nodded slightly, regaining the confidence he had when teaching Xiao Yu. "Humans need a high-level artificial intelligence in the true sense, not the ordinary artificial assistants currently on the market, but something like the xia country brain."

"Just in case, the xia country brain is a third type of artificial intelligence that is an aggregation of all human consciousness."

He thought the teacher on the other side didn't know what artificial intelligence was, unaware that the teacher and tens of millions of viewers had long been familiar with it.

"This kind of artificial intelligence possesses intelligence for deep logical deduction, complex system simulation, and ethical value determination. It doesn't just belong to artificial intelligence; it's a type of Great Group Intelligence that naturally comes with the manifestation of human attributes!"

At this moment, the bullet screen began to appear frantically!

"Damn, Brother really never knew he was being streamed!"

"The xia country brain is known to everyone, but Brother thinks only Xiao Yu knows about it."

"Holy crap, how did Xiao Yu hide it so well?"

"Great Group Intelligence—this professional term will probably become famous worldwide soon. It's a term for a level even higher than super artificial intelligence. Can we really govern a country with Great Group Intelligence?"

"..."

Seeing the female teacher listening intently with a serious face, Jiang Zhe continued to explain:

"At that time, input the massive data of social operation, resource allocation models, conflict adjustment mechanisms, long-term development plans..."

"Input all of these into it. It won't be lobbied, it won't be corrupt, it won't be short-sighted, and it won't compromise due to interpersonal relationships."

"Every suggestion it gives and every policy it formulates will be based on the same set of absolutely fair algorithms and the preset goal of ultimate social welfare."

"It is the manifestation of the positive side within each of us in the real world, and at the same time, the psychological dark side of everyone in the real world."

"Theoretically, it can minimize the accumulation of systemic errors caused by human factors, achieving dynamic and precise adjustment of social resources and continuous openness of opportunities."

"But!"

As he changed his tone, "This plan is the most extreme point of contradiction, and for that very reason, it would disrupt the existing power structure."

"To put it plainly, if we were to truly do this, we would need to reclaim the power in the hands of the current power-holders, or even have them cede most of their substantive decision-making to a non-human [super intelligence]!"

"This touches the root of human nature and power!"

"Those with power instinctively do not want to give it up; those without power might long for a fairer distribution, but they might also fear this absolute, uncompromising fairness!"

"This requires the entire civilization to reach an impossible consensus in concept: [the need to overcome the fear of losing control, and the need to have a certain level of trust in the intelligence itself]!"

"So, Teacher, you asked me how to escape the Dynastic Cycle. My answer is: under the premise that technology allows it, theoretically, only one path exists—"

"Entrusting the maintenance of fairness in the core social system to a super artificial intelligence center that transcends the limitations of human individuals and groups."

"The biggest obstacle on this path is not technology, but humanity's own ceding of power, as well as the ultimate fear and distrust of [non-human governance]. This may be a more difficult subject than the cycle itself!"

Following the string of words, Xiao Yu, the teacher, and the tens of millions of viewers all had their mouths wide open, their faces full of shock.

The teacher's mouth moved as if to speak, but she hesitated.

This answer had already exceeded her imagination of deepening reforms, institutional innovation, and cultural self-reflection.

It pointed the problem directly at the essence of human civilization!

After a long while, the middle-aged female teacher finally spoke with effort, her tone somewhat complex: "Your line of thought has completely jumped out of the scope of historical experience and transcended the conventional discussion framework of political science."

"It's bold, even a bit terrifying; but it's undeniable that you have indeed analyzed the dilemma of the erosion of fairness between [human rule] and [instrumental rule] from the root."

"And you have proposed a theoretically pure and even a [perfect answer] that we will inevitably face in the future!"

At this point, the teacher was somewhat speechless. She realized that her thinking and cognition and those of Student J did not seem to be on the same level.

Student J used high-level academic language throughout, with very little colloquialism, making her feel that their levels were not on the same line.

She said with a look of inadequacy: "Perhaps I am not qualified to evaluate you anymore. If I were to evaluate, your answer demonstrated super-strong logical deduction and cross-disciplinary insight. For the Chinese subject—no, for the answer to this question—I cannot use conventional standards to grade it."

"I can only say..."

"You shouldn't stop here. You deserve to be among the top tier of think tank members in Huaxia, or even the top tier internationally!!!"

Listening to the teacher's extremely high evaluation, Xiao Yu, the viewers, and the experts were all stunned beyond words, their faces full of shock and excitement!

"..."

A large chapter of 4720 words.