Super God-Level Top Student

Chapter 206 What's the Use of What's in the Sky? Better What's Under the Water!

though his emotions were incredibly complex, after eating dinner in the cafeteria, Xu Changshu made a call to Zhang Hongcai while strolling around the campus.

"Hello, Xu, good to hear from you, good to hear from you."

The excessive politeness in the voice on the other end of the phone, unbecoming of Zhang's status, made Xu Changshu feel somewhat embarrassed.

"Director Zhang, I'm sorry, I had a chance to discuss that matter with Qiao today, but I didn't get around to it because of some issues."

"Oh?"

"I was thinking it might not be long before you have to come to Xilin again, so perhaps by then you could talk to Dr. Qiao in person?"

"What do you mean? Dr. Qiao has new results?"

"Yes, his Ph.D. thesis is about to be completed."

"Ph.D. thesis?"

The news that Qiao Ze had officially completed his undergraduate studies and was preparing to do his doctorate directly at Xilin University of Technology was no secret.

However, he had never publicly discussed the topic for his doctoral thesis, as that wasn't in Qiao Ze's nature. There was no need to talk about it everywhere before any results had been achieved.

Xu Dajiang was even less likely to spread the news; he had specifically instructed everyone not to share it for the time being.

After all, the building for the planned Mathematics Research Institute had only just started construction, and they were still digging the foundation.

So except for a few individuals involved with the Research Institute, hardly anyone else knew about it.

But since Xu Changshu knew that Qiao Ze's doctoral thesis was nearly finished, he no longer considered it a secret.

This kind of Ph.D. thesis was beyond the category of ordinary theses.

If verified, at the 2026 World Congress of Mathematicians, if the Fields Medal wasn't awarded to Qiao Ze, it would probably displease theoretical physicists worldwide. Serving the results to them on a silver platter, wouldn't they have to hold Qiao Ze in high esteem?

"Yes, go ahead. Let's communicate if there's anything else."

"Sure, goodbye."

...

After hanging up the phone, Xu Changshu didn't feel like returning to the Research Institute, nor did he want to go back to his dormitory.

He didn't even want to think about anything related to mathematics.

Probably a common condition for research scholars after interacting with Qiao Ze for a while, they would suddenly feel as though their lifelong career aspirations seemed no different with or without them.

And so, they would begin to doubt everything they had committed to.

At that moment, Xu Changshu was immersed in such sentiments, thinking, "Am I too worthless?"

Many who entered Yanbei School of Mathematics on merit alone had experienced similar confusion.

Having overly excellent peers often induced immense pressure.

Unfortunately, Xu Changshu, once hailed as one of the strong figures of Yanbei's "golden second generation," had only ever exerted pressure on others, and never felt much pressure from his classmates, not even during his study abroad.

But now he had finally experienced this feeling, and was genuinely at a loss.

Wandering aimlessly around campus, when he reached the sports field, he suddenly saw a familiar figure hurrying past him.

"Professor Li?"

Li Jiangao instinctively stopped in his tracks, followed the voice, and then smiled as he replied, "Professor Xu, sorry, I didn't notice you."

"It's alright, it's alright." Xu Changshu quickly said.

Truth be told, he had no courage to flaunt his superiority in front of this professor.

In fact, there were probably very few people in the entire institute who could presume to pose in front of Li Jian Gao.