214: Chapter 214: My IQ May Not Be Human

"I'm stunned. Governing a country with super artificial intelligence?"

"Even though it sounds like a fantasy, thinking carefully about what that brother said regarding the [Accumulation of Human Governance Errors], it really does seem like a historical death loop!"

"Ceding power to a super intelligence... this is ten thousand times more exciting than a constitutional monarchy!"

"Has this brother been reading too many science fiction novels?"

"But he hit the nail on the head. The core of the problem is who would actually cede power? That xia country brain thing is already incredibly powerful!!!"

"This level of thinking is no longer at a high school student's level. This is freaking like a doctoral defense for future sociology, isn't it?"

"Chinese Teacher: What kind of monster did I end up testing? I'm not qualified to evaluate him at all!"

Inside Qingfeng Temple.

Wang Chongyang stared blankly at the shocking answer Jiang Zhe gave. "Using non-human intelligence to overcome human selfishness... his thoughts have already approached the supreme Taoist concept of 'The Heavenly Way is heartless but always with the virtuous,' yet it's cloaked in the skin of technology. Either way, it's mind-boggling!"

Celestial Master Zhang grinned. "Interesting. He's directly tossing the difficult problem to something that isn't human. This line of thinking is peaceful—really, truly peaceful!"

Inside Professor Ouyang's dormitory at Huaqing University.

Ouyang Baili sucked in a breath of cold air. "This Jiang Zhe... how does he dare to think of anything? And he dares to say it so methodically. Governance by a super-intelligent hub—if certain people heard this... wouldn't they ban him immediately?"

Professor Guan grinned. "They wouldn't dare. I expect his name has already appeared before the Chief. Even if it hasn't, it will soon!"

Li Mo's eyes shone with excitement. "The way Jiang Zhe thinks about problems is entirely at the level of a top-tier architect. He isn't restricted by any existing disciplinary boundaries at all!"

Inside Principal Fu's office.

Principal Fu clicked his tongue and shook his head in amazement. "Impressive, very impressive. If this idea were actually implemented, it would offend a lot of people all at once..."

Old Wang, however, said contemplatively, "I actually think it's feasible. Historical dynasties were basically about the fairness of land, the fairness of officials, and the fairness of resources. You could say [fairness] is the universal answer. Stripping away all exploitable resources, exploitable interpersonal relationships, and everything else exploitable, the root of the problem is that [fairness gradually erodes]. As long as [the erosion of fairness] can be restrained..."

As he spoke, he seemed to have an epiphany. He looked at Xiao Wang with an expression of disbelief, constantly shaking Xiao Wang's thin frame. "This is the true root of solving the problem!"

Xiao Wang's head wobbled from the shaking. "Uncle Wang, that's enough! My brain is turning into mush!!!"

"My bad, my bad!"

Meanwhile, the university professors, researchers, and scientists hidden in the livestream were even more shocked, breaking into a clamor.

In a scholar group chat for a certain Academy of Social Sciences in Shanghai, the video was being shared rapidly.

"Look, quick! That Student J is livestreaming an exam to upgrade his academic credentials. The Chinese teacher just asked him how to escape the Dynastic Cycle Law!"

"What did he say? Deepening reforms or strengthening the rule of law?"

"He suggested letting a super humanoid intelligence like the xia country brain take the lead in the fair distribution of social resources."

"Holy crap?"

"Is he crazy?"

"Incredible. Although I've heard of the xia country brain—there's news coming from Huaqing University—the xia country brain is currently being researched in a secret department. Damn, maybe it really is possible in the future!"

"It's not crazy. Think carefully about his previous analysis. The Accumulation of Human Governance Errors leads to system collapse. I simply can't refute that point."

"So his solution is to directly replace [humans], the source of the error. This is too extreme. I'm afraid scholars who support AI in the future, as well as foreign scholars, will go crazy pushing him as an [Artificial Saint]!!!"

"But if we only talk about theoretical feasibility, under absolutely ideal conditions, this really does seem to be the only solution that can eliminate system deviation caused by human weakness?"

"A terrifying thought, but what's even more terrifying is that his deductive logic is airtight, pointing straight to the ultimate contradiction!!!"

In the living room.

Jiang Zhe was completely unaware of the ideological earthquake he had triggered once again.

After waiting for a while, the screen flashed, and the window for a middle-aged math teacher popped up.

This male teacher didn't ask any questions outside the syllabus. Instead, he directly threw over a major final problem that integrated functions, geometry, and probability. The diagrams were complex and the conditions were hidden.

Jiang Zhe glanced at the problem. To him, it was at the level of a first-grade elementary student.

He dictated the answer almost without thinking, without a single stutter. The derivation process was concise and smooth, and he even noted the theorems and lemmas used at key transitions.

In one minute, he finished dictating.

The middle-aged male teacher looked at the derivation he had helped write down, his brow furrowed. He read it over two and a half times before saying, "Perfect. Mathematics, passed with full marks. It seems high school really isn't your limit. The history questions you answered during the Chinese lesson were refreshing to all the teachers in our professional institution. I hope your proposal makes it onto the agenda; after all, every citizen hopes for fairness!"

Jiang Zhe smiled slightly. "That idea might not be very realistic. After all, I am not the one in charge of our world; and this time, I don't want to be the one in charge!"

"This time..."

The middle-aged male teacher savored those words for a long time before saying, "What a pity!"

Finally, he exited the one-on-one window with a look of regret.

At this moment, the viewers in the livestream were completely bewildered.

"I'm a junior in college, and I hadn't even finished reading the question before he gave the answer."

"I'm a grad student, and I didn't even understand the question..."

"This speaking speed, this train of thought—he's definitely from a competition background!"

"Hidden skill point +1 for the brother!"

"..."

Next was English. Opposite the video was a blonde teacher with wavy hair, who looked like a British foreign teacher.

"Mr. Jiang, this section will test your comprehensive English skills..."

"Mr. Jiang, this part will test your comprehensive English skills. We will start with a free conversation."

"Could you share your views on the potential impact of non-traditional scientific hypotheses on the public's understanding of science?"

Jiang Zhe spoke in a pure London accent, using entirely formal language.

"It's a double-edged sword, undoubtedly. On one hand, they ignite public imagination and engagement with cosmic questions, breaking the monopoly of jargon-laden academia..."

"This is undoubtedly a double-edged sword. On one hand, they ignite public imagination and participation in cosmic questions, breaking the monopoly of the academic world that is filled with terminology..."

He talked eloquently for two and a half minutes, moving from science communication to cognitive boundaries, and finally even quoting a slightly obscure Shakespearean play review to support his points.

The foreign teacher's eyes widened. Once Jiang Zhe finished, she couldn't help but exclaim:

"Oh my god, your accent is impeccable, completely Oxford style. Plus your vocabulary and your grasp of subtle meanings... you could even be a diplomatic translator. Tell me, have you studied or lived in my country for a long time?"

Jiang Zhe just gave a humble smile. "No, I've just always had a strong interest in languages."

"What about other languages you've self-taught?"

"American, French, German, Spanish..."

"Amazing!!!"

Finally, as the foreign teacher's exclamation faded, he passed English with an extremely high evaluation.

In his previous life, he didn't know much, but he had undergone training at a domestic secret agent facility. Domestic instructors had brought in [foreign spies] and [national heroes] from all over the world to train them in various languages.

Jiang Zhe had only chosen American, British, and German.

As for the other languages, he had self-taught them using the abilities he gained after obtaining the tutoring Xiao Yu in this world.

At this moment, Xiao Yu couldn't help but cover her mouth in shock; the viewers were going even crazier!

"Royal English! I'm practically kneeling just hearing him speak!"

"This spoken English is more authentic than my advisor's, and he came back from studying abroad!"

"Brother, just how many more surprises do you have that I don't know about?"

"The key is that he also knows German, French, Spanish, and other languages. His self-learning ability is too terrifying!"

"Brother, tell the truth. Are you a super agent trained by the state, sent here to enlighten us salted fish citizens?"

"Upstairs, I've had contact with agents before. I can tell you the truth—if agents were at our brother's level, none of the agents hidden abroad would ever fail their cover. Understand?"

"This..."

"..."

Next, Chemistry and Physics—all high school subjects were cleared one by one by Jiang Zhe with crushing speed.

The livestream quickly returned to the tens of millions of viewers from the previous tutoring session. The bullet comments were terrifying, like a tsunami.

Even Wang Shulin backstage was full of disbelief. "Good grief, I didn't expect your true strength to be this terrifying. I'll see who dares to bring up your academic credentials after tonight."

The few young operations staff beside him all sucked in cold air, their eyes full of a thirst for knowledge—as if looking at Jiang Zhe for two and a half more seconds would allow them to absorb the knowledge from his body.

With a flash of the screen, the words 'High School' disappeared and were replaced by 'University'.

The person on the other side of the video window also changed to a white-haired old professor with a very sharp gaze. The title on his name tag was Professor at the School of Physics of a certain key university.

"Student J, right?" the old professor said with a look of pride. "Everything just now was part of the basic education stage."

"Your university written test results from earlier today are perfectly fine and meet the qualifications for university graduation."

"According to the rules, we can now conduct a comprehensive Q&A, or I can propose some unresolved and cutting-edge difficult problems to evaluate your depth of thinking and potential."

"Which one do you want to choose?"

Jiang Zhe's expression was calm. He even unhurriedly poured a cup of black tea. "Professor, to save each other's time, you can directly propose multiple questions or multiple doubts. If I cannot provide a way of thinking and a solution that you approve of, consider it my failure. How about it?"

This meant, [Don't waste time. I'll answer a few questions you don't have answers to, and we'll count the university level as passed. How about it?]

The old professor's eyebrow shot up. He clearly hadn't realized Student J was so arrogant!

"Oh? Young man, you have a lot of confidence. Do you know the difference between university or even graduate-level problems and high school problem-solving?"

"I have a slight inkling." Jiang Zhe nodded slightly. "Therefore, we should aim straight for the core and avoid wasting time on known paths."

This was one of the difficult points of online academic advancement: it was one-on-one with teachers and professors, and every answer had to satisfy them to a certain degree for the degree to be passed!

The old professor stared at Jiang Zhe for a few seconds, then suddenly asked an unrelated question:

"My family has practiced physiognomy for generations. I cannot see through your face. To put it bluntly, your face is the face of a dead man. But the feeling you give me is a bit like a quantum state—you shouldn't be alive, yet you are. You seem to exist in an intermediate state between life and death."

"Simply put, you have the miraculous appearance of being both dead and not dead!"

"So, Student J, would it be convenient for you to tell me about your experiences?"

As soon as these words came out, the viewers' brows furrowed.

"???"

"He said our brother has the face of a dead man?"

"Wait, is it reasonable for a physics professor to believe in metaphysics?"

"A dead man's face... is it because the brother almost died of exhaustion before?"

"Very likely!!!"

"..."

This matter inevitably made Professor Ouyang, Professor Guan, Principal Fu, Old Wang, and Professor Chen Runzhi feel somewhat surprised.

Wang Chongyang looked at Celestial Master Zhang. "Do you see a dead man's face on him?"

Celestial Master Zhang shook his head gently. "Except for the first few times we met when there was indeed some, the dead man's face has since dissipated. I'm not a physiognomist; I don't have the qualifications to evaluate that much."

Jiang Zhe also didn't seem to expect the person opposite him to ask such a question. He nodded slightly. "I once almost died from exhaustion, or rather, I had a near-death experience. You could say I've died once."

The old professor opposite him sucked in a breath. "No wonder. If I may ask, your IQ?"

He paused for a moment, then reported a number: "I had it tested a few years ago; it was 187. Now... perhaps it has grown slightly, I'm not sure."

"187?"

The old professor looked astonished, and the video window interface even shook.

The livestream was filled with comments like "Holy crap" and "???".

That number had already stepped into the recognized category of genius, even among the top tier.

Little did they know, he had underreported it by several hundred points, fearing it would be too frightening.

After all, as his physical fitness rose vertically, his IQ also rose vertically. If the human limit was 200, then he was definitely above 200!

The old professor was silent for a good while, the disdain on his face gradually vanishing. This wasn't doubt, but curiosity. "Good, very good!"

"Then let's get to the real stuff."

His expression instantly became serious. "Now, Student J, please listen to the question!"