The Scholar's Grind
Chapter 67

The Cheering Crowd

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"Genius!"

"Genius!"

"Bravo!"

The applause in the General Assembly Hall lasted for a long time.

All the participants applauded and stood up one after another, looking at the young man in front of the blackboard with admiration.

Different compliments were also mixed in with the applause.

They not only applauded Xiao Yi for ending this eight-year battle, but also applauded the young man's mathematical talent and his keen sense of mathematics.

Being able to discover the most critical issues first in the presence of so many already heavyweight mathematicians.

Even if the main reason is that the key problem lies in Far Abelian Geometry, a field of mathematics that not many people even understand, it can be proved that this young man has mathematical inspiration that far exceeds that of most people.

"It's been a long time since I've seen such a talented young man. The last time I saw him was probably..."

In the seat in the first row, Pierre Deligne applauded and said to Enrico Bombieri next to him.

Before, his evaluation was still "somewhat interesting", but now, it has become "so talented".

Enrico Bombieri smiled and said, "The talented young man I saw last time is standing on the stage now."

Deligne was stunned for a moment, then looked at Schultz who was also applauding on the stage, then smiled and nodded, "That's right."

"This kid..."

In a row slightly closer to the front, Hu Guangde looked at the young man on the stage with a slightly absent-minded look in his eyes.

He never expected that the plot would develop in this direction.

I originally thought that since Xiao Yi had received the invitation from Schultz, I would simply bring him over to see the world and see what international mathematics conferences are like.

After arriving here, he found that this kid could actually sit in the front seat, which made him sigh inwardly at how lucky this young man was.

Then, the plot started to develop normally.

Schultz and Shinichi Mochizuki started to quarrel.

It's just...

Who could have guessed that when these two people were arguing until they had nothing to say, this kid would suddenly appear...

He also made some mathematical deductions that even he couldn't understand, and completed the work that Schultz failed to complete.

This kid...

Isn't the paper I'm reading this time the IUTT paper of Shinichi Mochizuki?

He remembered the paper that Xiao Yi had been reading with great interest when he was waiting for the visa at Shangjing and on the plane. At that time, he just glanced at it and didn't look at it more. Now that he thought about it, it could only be this paper, right?

This kid can actually stand it?

Recalling that when he read this paper, it was as if he was being tortured. In the end, he only read about 300 pages. After seeing that those who had already read it said they could not understand, he gave up directly.

In the end, he could only shake his head helplessly. No matter what, after today, this kid will definitely become famous again.

However, isn't this a good thing?

Perhaps, their country will truly have a great mathematician who can bring unprecedented influence to the world of mathematics.

Thinking of this, a happy smile appeared on his face.

On the stage, Xiao Yi, who was the protagonist of this moment, scratched his head when faced with this scene, showed a shy smile, and finally bowed politely. 

Schultz clapped and walked towards him and exclaimed, "You did it! It's really surprising. I believe you will become a better mathematician than me in the future!"

"Luck, just luck."

Xiao Yi said modestly, "If it weren't for the questions you asked, and Professor Mochizuki exposed a point that had never been revealed before when he answered it, I would definitely not have discovered this problem."

"Isn't this what makes you outstanding?"

Schultz said with a smile.

There is no doubt that this is a very advanced error, but before, because the theoretical derivation process in the Shinichi Mochizuki paper was too simple, this error seemed to have been infinitely reduced.

But as time passed, details gradually emerged, and today, the problem finally showed its true face.

Xiao Yi nodded slightly, maybe it was true, he was often able to show extraordinary sensitivity to these detailed issues.

Schultz didn't say anything more and turned to look at Shinichi Mochizuki on the other side.

Xiao Yi also looked over.

After admitting that IUTT was a mistake, Shinichi Mochizuki lowered his head slightly and seemed a little frustrated - of course, it is normal for anyone to be frustrated at this time.

He left the confines of the blackboard and returned to his seat.

There was endless applause in my ears.

However, the applause that was originally supposed to be for him, but at this moment, the applause was not for him.

Although no one knows what his mood is exactly, they can probably guess it.

Sitting next to him were three Japanese mathematicians who supported him. Of course, their private relationship was also very good.

When the Japanese mathematicians saw Shinichi Mochizuki's expression, they all comforted him.

"Mochizuki-kun, cheer up. Now that we have understood the mistake, maybe we can complete the proof next time?"

"You shouldn't come this time, Mochizuki-kun."

"How can it be repaired, Mr. Wangyue, it's all the fault of that Chinese boy, if it weren't for him..."

"That's enough." Shinichi Mochizuki stopped them from continuing, "I planned to come here myself. That kid from China is very good, maybe smarter than me... At least he can find out my problem from Far Abelian Geometry before me."

"I'm not depressed because of my failure, it's just..."

Shinichi Mochizuki closed his eyes and let out a sigh of relief.

In fact, he is the kind of mathematician who is very nerdy and spends all his time on things that interest him.

In 2012, after completing the IUTT paper, he only posted it on his personal website and the preprint server of his school. He did not publicize it to the outside world. It was only after his colleagues discovered it that they spread the matter.

However, over the years, the attention paid to this matter by the mathematical community has made him, a person who only likes to immerse himself in his own world, feel bored. Then Xiao Yi's paper inspired him again some time ago, giving him the confidence to deal with all problems. So this time, he wanted to end this matter completely so that people would stop bothering him.

But I didn't expect...

"So, what I said to you back then came true, right?"

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