Could It Be That Xiao Yi Wrote It?

A gap between fields was like a mountain. This applied not only to different sciences, such as physics and chemistry, but also to different research directions within the same science.

After several centuries of scientific development, every discipline had basically been refined to an extremely deep level. This was also why there had been no all-around geniuses in modern times.

Physics had distinctions like relativity, Quantum Mechanics, String Theory, and so on. Mathematics likewise had distinctions like number theory, Algebraic Geometry, topology, and more.

Unless scholars possessed sufficient talent and energy to dabble in multiple areas, the vast majority would be completely baffled when faced with problems outside their own research direction.

So when faced with this paper involving Far Abelian Geometry, and one whose contents seemed especially profound, Liu Bin could only admit that he was powerless.

However, even though he could not understand the paper, it was not a major problem. He could just find someone else to help.

In fact, Academician Hu would definitely be able to understand it. Academician Hu had conducted extensive research in Algebraic Geometry and was also highly knowledgeable about the niche field of Far Abelian Geometry. Liu Bin remembered that Academician Hu had written several papers on the subject, some of which had even been published in top-tier journals.

Moreover, Xiao Yi's paper had been assigned by Academician Hu in the first place, so Academician Hu would surely be willing to take a look.

It was just that...

Liu Bin had never imagined things would turn out this way. For the sake of a second-year high school student's paper, he actually had to call in reinforcements.

Had this kid Xiao Yi really only started formally studying mathematics a few months ago?

Taking a deep breath, Liu Bin organized his words before sending Xiao Yi a message: Your paper may need to be reviewed by Academician Hu.

Xiao Yi quickly replied: Huh? Why?

He had never expected his paper to require Academician Hu's involvement.

Liu Bin: The Far Abelian Geometry involved in your paper is not a direction I have studied much. I don't understand some of the mathematical methods and theories you mentioned, which means I can't understand your paper. Therefore, I can't evaluate it either.

Though it was somewhat embarrassing to say so, Liu Bin still admitted that he could not understand Xiao Yi's paper. In any case, once Xiao Yi delved deeper into mathematical research and developed his own specialization, he would surely understand why Liu Bin could not understand it.

Xiao Yi was stunned. Even Professor Liu could not understand his paper?

This had been the topic Professor Liu assigned him!

Liu Bin: But don't worry. Academician Hu has done more research into Far Abelian Geometry and has published several papers on it, so he can definitely evaluate your paper. It may just take some time before he can give you a response.

Xiao Yi recovered from his shock. Seeing Liu Bin's message, he replied: All right, I understand. Thank you, Professor Liu.

Mm. Liu Bin replied, but in the end, he could not help complaining: But seriously, are you sure you call this paper "not very good"? Let me briefly list a few of its strengths. Your arguments are extremely rigorous, your calculations are very smooth, and you use various mathematical methods very appropriately. Your writing style is also excellent. No wonder you got 141 in chinese language on the college entrance exam. I really don't know how you define "not very good."

Uh.

What could Xiao Yi say? He could not possibly tell Liu Bin that a voice in his head had told him this paper had only elementary value, could he?

But from the looks of it now, that voice in his head seemed to have rather high standards for judging a paper's value.

Even Professor Liu Bin could not understand it, yet it was only considered elementary value?

Still, no matter what, he first made up an explanation: I thought I kept running into obstacles during my research and got stumped from time to time, so I felt it wasn't very good.

Liu Bin rolled his eyes. What a joke. A high school student writing this kind of topic would of course run into obstac—uh.

He suddenly fell silent.

Producing a paper like this in three months, could that really be called running into obstacles?

Forget it. He could not be bothered to talk to this kid anymore.

All right, let's leave it at that. I'll go find Academician Hu now. Wait for news in the next couple of days.

All right, thank you for your trouble, Professor Liu.

After closing WeChat, Liu Bin printed out the paper.

A twenty-five-page paper had quite some heft to it.

Then he took the paper to Academician Hu's office.

Academician Hu usually stayed in his office, so when Liu Bin knocked, a voice came from inside. "Come in."

After opening the door and entering, Hu Guangde glanced over and smiled. "Professor Liu, what is it?"

Liu Bin gestured with the paper in his hand. "Academician Hu, I've come to trouble you with taking a look at this paper."

"A paper?" Hu Guangde nodded, not finding it strange. Mathematics professors at their institute often asked him to review their completed papers and see whether there was anything that needed revising or any problems with them.

This helped raise the overall standard of the Mathematics Department's academic output, so Hu Guangde generally did not refuse.

As he accepted the paper, he asked, "Which topic did you finish this time?"

"Uh, it isn't mine. Actually, it's..." Liu Bin was about to explain that it was Xiao Yi's paper, but then an idea struck him. He decided to keep it mysterious for the moment and smiled. "Take a look first. Take a look first."

Hu Guangde raised an eyebrow and shook his head with a laugh. "You're even keeping me in suspense? All right, then I'll take a look first."

He then opened the paper in his hands and looked at the first page.

"Hmm... Non-singular Analytic and the Absolute Remote Abelian Conjecture?"

"This should be yours, right? I remember I was the one who gave you this topic back then."

Liu Bin froze for a moment before remembering. This topic had indeed been given to him by Hu Guangde, though that had been a long time ago. In the end, because the paper involved knowledge of Far Abelian Geometry, it had gathered dust in his topic bank.

For a moment, the paper's value rose once more in his mind, making him even more curious about just how well Xiao Yi had written it.

So he said, "Please keep reading. As for who wrote this paper, I guarantee it'll be a surprise."

"A surprise?" Hu Guangde shot him a sidelong glance. "Could it be that Xiao Yi wrote it?"

Liu Bin was stunned.

How had he guessed so accurately?

But Hu Guangde shook his head again. "No, it probably isn't Xiao Yi. How long has he been studying? If he could write that Core Journal paper I mentioned to him back then, he would already be a once-in-a-generation genius."

Liu Bin laughed.

Fine, fine. First, eliminate the correct answer.

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