126: Chapter 126 Final Exam

Zhao Yang picked up a piece of fish fillet, put down his chopsticks, and said seriously, "Who said I'm not going back? I've just been tackling a difficult mathematical problem lately. Once this problem is solved, I'll still return to the laboratory."

"Really?"

Gu Qing's eyes lit up.

"Truer than real gold."

Gu Qing breathed a sigh of relief, then sized up Zhao Yang with some curiosity.

"To be honest, Zhao Yang, sometimes I think you're really quite terrifying."

"Terrifying?"

Zhao Yang was stunned, looking at Gu Qing with a puzzled expression, his eyes filled with an inexplicable look.

"Yeah. Look, you're only a freshman, but you've already published in TIP, you're about to publish in a top Biology journal, you're studying mathematics now, and you've made so much money..."

Although Gu Qing came from a wealthy background, she still felt a lot of pressure in front of a monstrous genius like Zhao Yang.

Regarding the matter of Zhao Yang making money, Gu Qing had already asked her uncle.

Back then, when Zhao Yang was making money, he used leverage and had an extremely keen intuition, sweeping away over a hundred million in funds in a short period. It could be described as absolutely terrifying.

Bold! And decisive!

Most importantly, his intuition was also exceptionally keen!

In the field of finance, Zhao Yang's ability was also extremely strong!

Is there anything Zhao Yang isn't good at?

Sometimes Gu Qing also thought about this; if a person is too perfect, the pressure they bring to others is also very great!

"Is there anything else you can't do? When someone is powerful to the extreme, isn't that just terrifying..."

Gu Qing hesitated slightly, looking at Zhao Yang as she spoke.

Zhao Yang was silent for a moment.

"It's alright. I'm also just an ordinary person, it's just that I'm willing to put in a bit more effort than others. I'm willing to spend the time others waste on entertainment and other things on making money and doing academic work."

"More importantly, it's about interest."

Saying this, Zhao Yang paused and looked at Gu Qing with a smile.

"Interest is the best teacher. Don't let yourself be bound hand and foot by a single discipline or a single thing; let your imagination and interests diverge."

"When I'm interested in computers, I study computer science; when I'm interested in Biology, I study Biology; when I'm interested in mathematics, I study mathematics."

"Of course, when I say don't be bound by one thing, I don't mean people should have a three-minute passion; that's not what I mean either."

"The premise of you saying and doing this is still a matter of your high IQ!"

Gu Qing lamented.

Zhao Yang smiled slightly and didn't explain.

The two chatted more about laboratory matters, including how Gu Qing was adapting to the Biology lab, and then talked about interesting things in class.

This meal was very relaxed. Zhao Yang didn't talk about profound mathematics or the stock market; he just chatted with Gu Qing about school gossip and which cafeteria window had the best food.

This allowed him to reclaim a long-lost joy belonging to an ordinary college student of his age.

At the start of January, final exam week officially arrived.

A tense atmosphere of exams permeated everywhere in Beijing Forestry University.

First session: Advanced Mathematics (I).

The proctor was an associate professor from the Department of Mathematics.

"This question is way too hard!"

"Is the last big question even meant for humans? Is that a postgraduate entrance exam question?"

The students had worried faces, scratching their heads in frustration.

Zhao Yang, sitting in the third row, took a quick glance after receiving the exam paper.

"Limits, derivatives, integrals, differential equations..."

In his Level 4 Mathematics vision, these questions were as simple and straightforward as "1+1=2". He didn't even need to think; the answers already surfaced in his mind, and he could even instantly come up with more than three ways to solve them.

"This is considered a difficult problem?"

Zhao Yang shook his head, picked up his pen, and began answering.

Swish, swish, swish—

The sound of the pen nib rubbing against the paper was continuous, without any pause.

Fill-in-the-blanks: 3 minutes. Multiple choice: 2 minutes. Calculation questions: 10 minutes.

The final, despair-inducing proof question involved the generalized application of the Lagrange Mean Value Theorem.

Zhao Yang didn't even look at the hints; he directly used a higher-order Taylor expansion method. Three lines of formulas, and he was quickly finished.

Total time elapsed: 25 minutes.

At this point, there was still an hour and a half left before the end of the exam.

Zhao Yang checked his name and student ID.

"Teacher, can I turn in my paper early now?"

Dead silence filled the room.

Everyone looked up at Zhao Yang.

Seriously, man? Only 25 minutes have passed, and everyone has barely finished the first few questions, yet you want to turn in your paper early?

Did this guy just give up on himself?

Only a few people recognized Zhao Yang, looking at him as if they were looking at a monster.

Everyone knew Zhao Yang's Informatics level was very high, as he had already published in TIP.

Who knew his math level was also this formidable?

Is this guy a monster?

The proctor was also stunned: "Student, it's only been 25 minutes since the start. Why not check it again? This set of questions is very difficult."

"No need, I've finished all the questions. Sitting in the classroom is just a waste of time."

Zhao Yang shrugged.

Hearing Zhao Yang's words, the proctor, Professor Sun, frowned slightly, feeling somewhat dissatisfied.

This student is simply too arrogant!

"Then turn it in!"

Professor Sun said coldly.

He decided that after Zhao Yang turned in the paper, he would definitely check for problems on it!

Even a genius shouldn't be so arrogant! One should have a sense of awe for mathematics! Professor Sun decided to give him a lesson with these Advanced Mathematics questions!

Hearing Professor Sun's words, Zhao Yang stood up, took his exam paper to the podium, and after turning it in, turned around and left the classroom.

Professor Sun picked up the paper and began to check it carefully.

First question, correct!

Second question, correct!

As Professor Sun continued reading, his gaze became increasingly surprised. He had originally thought the student was just a show-off.

He didn't expect the student to actually have real ability. There wasn't much to say about the multiple-choice and fill-in-the-blank questions, but the solutions for some of the big questions were concise and direct, even more clear and concise than the standard answers in Professor Sun's memory.

It wasn't until Professor Sun finished reading the solution process for the last big question that a dazed look appeared in his eyes.

"This... this is a special solution?"

"Concise, elegant, so impressive?!"

Professor Sun muttered to himself.

He subconsciously looked at the student's name column.

"Zhao Yang? So it's him!"

A look of realization appeared in Professor Sun's eyes.

Professor Sun had still heard of the name Zhao Yang. After all, Zhao Yang had been a man of the hour at school recently, even for someone like Professor Sun who usually didn't pay attention to such things.

He had still heard this name from channels like the campus radio.

"I haven't heard of him being a mathematical genius? Although people who publish in TIP often have quite high mathematical levels..."

Professor Sun was lost in thought.