Chapter 57: New Skill

"Ding-dong! Player has read 'Ordinary Differential Equations', gained experience +173."

"Ding-dong! Congratulations, player's Mathematics level has increased, promoted to Lv6."

"Ding-dong! Congratulations, player has obtained the ability [Brain Overclocking]."

In the library, as the system notification rang out, Wang Donglai set down the "Ordinary Differential Equations" in his hands and looked at the system panel with slight excitement.

[Player: Wang Donglai]

[Attributes: Constitution 9, Intelligence 8]

[Level: Level 3 (350/10000)]

[Reading Categories: High School Compulsory, Computer Science, Economics]

[Skills: Photographic Memory, Brain Overclocking]

[Abilities: Sense of Direction, Speed Reading, Mental Arithmetic]

Chinese: Lv6 (348/15000)

Mathematics: Lv6 (15/15000)

English: Lv5 (3482/5000)

Geography: Lv4 (1024/2000)

Politics: Lv4 (975/2000)

History: Lv4 (986/2000)

Chemistry: Lv2 (1345/2000)

Physics: Lv2 (1597/2000)

Biology: Lv2 (1168/2000)

Computer Science: Lv3 (543/10000)

Economics: Lv2 (481/5000)

[Brain Overclocking: Within the human body, the brain is the most exquisite organ, serving as the master of the person. It governs functions such as thinking, memory, imagination, analysis, and calculation. Activating this skill will greatly increase the brain's operating speed and enhance its computational power.]

[Note: Activating the overclocking state will consume the player's energy. Excessive consumption will cause the player to fall into sleep to replenish energy; food can also be used for replenishment.]

After reading through the information on the panel, Wang Donglai frowned slightly.

"Brain Overclocking... is this treating my head like a computer?"

Although he thought this, Wang Donglai was very satisfied when he saw the system's description of the skill.

He already had such a skill with only Lv6 Mathematics; once he raised his Mathematics level, the skills and abilities he could obtain would surely be far stronger than they were now.

It wasn't just Mathematics; it was the same for the other subjects as well.

With the Reading System, he was a god on this planet.

Knowledge is as vast as the sea. An ordinary person can only become an expert in one specific field in their entire lifetime, and even a genius can, at most, dabble in a few other areas.

But Wang Donglai was different.

This world belonged to geniuses. After choosing Mathematics as his major, Wang Donglai had also gained a deeper understanding of the subject.

One unsolved mathematical conjecture after another, which had troubled the world for decades, sat like massive mountains upon the heads of everyone studying this major.

Mathematics is a science; unlike the humanities, you either know it or you don't.

It does not care about age, gender, or even one's specific major.

As long as one can solve a famous mathematical conjecture, they can instantly become famous within this circle.

Last year, during a joint logic conference held by Peking University, Nanjing University, and Zhejiang Normal University, a student from Central South University stood out by completely solving the Sitaphan Conjecture, becoming an overnight sensation.

Three academicians respectively wrote letters to the education department requesting the exceptional admission of Student Liu as a graduate student, and suggested that relevant departments immediately take special measures to strengthen his academic cultivation.

At only 22 years old, Central South University even decided to let him graduate early and immediately admit him into a combined Master's and Doctoral program, or allow him to pursue a PhD directly.

At the same time, Student Liu was exceptionally appointed as a Professor-level Researcher at Central South University, rewarded with one million yuan—500,000 to improve research conditions and 500,000 to improve living conditions.

The record for the youngest professor was thus claimed by Student Liu.

On March 31st, at a Peking University lecture hall, Student Liu received the "Influential Chinese in the World" trophy and was selected as a "Star of Hope."

To become famous in a single battle—that was exactly what it was.

In fact, when he first learned of this, Wang Donglai realized he had been somewhat conservative.

Not just the Student Liu before him, but the legends in history books like Einstein, Qian Xuesen, Gauss, and Euler—if one were to look closely at their lives, their stories would seem like exaggerated plots written by a third-rate screenwriter.

Having reached this realization, Wang Donglai adjusted his plans accordingly.

Once his Mathematics level increased, he would immediately begin preparations.

Writing papers!

Since he wanted to maintain his persona as a top student, writing papers was inevitable.

As long as a high-level paper is published, it can greatly enhance the aura surrounding Wang Donglai.

National College Entrance Examination top scorer, with a liberal arts score of 737.

These things only have a validity of six months, or at most, one year.

Once he entered university, if Wang Donglai could not produce real results, the charm of that aura would only diminish.

Understanding this, Wang Donglai had been waiting for his Mathematics level to rise.

Lv5 Mathematics wasn't low, but in Wang Donglai's eyes, there wasn't much difference between him and the ten students in the Mathematics Experimental Class.

In some aspects, he was even inferior to Xu Zhibin.

Only after his level increased would Wang Donglai have the confidence to write a high-quality paper.

However, he had not yet decided on a topic for the paper.

In the library.

Wang Donglai sat at his seat, thought for a while, then composed himself and returned to his books.

Over the past half year, Wang Donglai had read many books and gained a deeper understanding of the Mathematics major.

It was profound and vast!

For example, the Riemann Hypothesis, Goldbach's Conjecture, Fermat's Last Theorem, the Hodge Conjecture, the NP-complete problem, and so on. Wang Donglai had briefly looked at these mathematical puzzles, but with his previous Lv5 level, he could only barely understand them; he had no clue how to approach them.

Even with his recent level increase, Wang Donglai still felt he was unable to solve them.

This situation only gave Wang Donglai more motivation.

However, Wang Donglai did not stay in the library until nightfall today.

Instead, he left the library in the afternoon, exited the campus, and headed to the company.

The office address of Galaxy Technology was not far from Tangdu Jiaotong University.

Aside from being unable to leave campus during military training, Wang Donglai visited the company at least once every two days during his other free time.

Wang Donglai held great expectations for Galaxy Technology.

Possessing the system, he was destined not to lack money.

But the things he wanted to achieve required an industry.

A massive commercial empire is represented by market value on one hand, and a large number of employees on the other.

The internet is just one aspect, and "Duanzi" was merely the first software product launched.

When the time was ripe, similar products like TikTok or Pinduoduo would emerge.

In his previous life, these products fought over hundreds of billions in the market, creating numerous super-rich individuals.

The employees underneath were merely struggling to make a living, often having to risk their lives to compete!

Wang Donglai wanted to see if, with the help of the system, he could forge a different path.

Downstairs at the company, Zhou Rui was respectfully waiting for Wang Donglai.

"President Wang, would you like me to arrange a car for you? That way, commuting between the school and the company will be more convenient. It can be charged to the company account; buying a car this way is actually quite cost-effective."

Seeing Wang Donglai step off a bus, Zhou Rui stepped forward and asked.

"No need, there's no necessity to arrange a car for me."

Wang Donglai shook his head in refusal and walked toward the interior of the company.

Galaxy Technology had rented a 1,000-square-meter office area, which had gradually become lively following the recent recruitment period.

There were audit zones, technical departments, operations departments, and so on.

Though small, it was complete in every aspect.

"According to your instructions, Boss, our main manpower is currently in audit and operations: five auditors, five operations staff, plus three programmers responsible for maintenance and updates. The rest are finance, HR, and the receptionist."

As he accompanied Wang Donglai, Zhou Rui introduced the company's situation.

Although Wang Donglai already knew these details and had instructed the hiring process, this was a necessary formality in the workplace.

To the employees of Galaxy Technology, their boss, Wang Donglai, was incredibly mysterious.

They only knew that this software was written personally by the boss, and most of the operational methods they used were passed down by him.

Seeing the software's performance improve day by day and climb steadily, they were both joyful and intensely curious about Wang Donglai.

"The boss doesn't look that old."

"I guess our boss is some wealthy young master starting a business. Otherwise, he wouldn't have such a large office area, such good benefits and treatment, and such a massive investment in user acquisition right out of the gate. He definitely isn't short on money."

"Indeed, no doubt about it. These benefits in Tangdu are definitely top-tier."

"I think our company's software is going to explode. The daily active users are getting higher and higher. I wonder how big the year-end bonuses will be."

While the employees outside were pondering their year-end bonuses, inside the office, Wang Donglai was also chatting with Zhou Rui about the company's situation.