High-IQ Geniuses Don't Play by the Rules! (Seeking Follow-ups and Collections)

"Is Luo Yao home?" A strange man's voice rang out, followed immediately by Sun Xiulan's.

"My son's home. What's your business?" Sun Xiulan eyed the man in a suit holding a suitcase, her gaze wary and uncertain.

This man didn't look like he was from the town—more like he'd come from the city.

"I'm a recruitment teacher from Yan University. My surname is Xu."

Yan University?

That famous school?

Sun Xiulan exchanged a glance with Luo Xingguo, who stood nearby, then hurriedly greeted him nervously: "Hello, Teacher. We're Luo Yao's parents. Luo Yao's inside. Did you want to see him?"

Teacher Xu had come this time to convince Luo Yao to choose their school. Now that he saw Luo Yao's family only ran a small restaurant, he felt even more confident.

"Ah, so you're Luo Yao's parents. Hello, Auntie. Could you take me to see Luo Yao?"

"Of course, follow me." Hearing it was a teacher from Yan University, Sun Xiulan's face broke into a smile. She took off her apron and was about to lead Teacher Xu inside when someone else called out to her.

"Excuse me, are you Luo Yao's parents? I'm Teacher Wu, a recruitment teacher from Zhejiang University. Is Luo Yao home?"

Before Luo Xingguo and Sun Xiulan could answer, another person dragging a suitcase stepped out from the side.

"Hello, I'm Ouyang, a recruitment teacher from East University of Technology. Is Luo Yao here?"

In no time at all, Luo Xingguo and Sun Xiulan had welcomed seven recruitment teachers from different schools at their doorstep. The teachers all knew each other, and the moment they met, tension flared.

"Teacher Wu, I spotted Luo Yao first—don't you steal him from me!"

"The only person in the country to win three first prizes—I'm taking him!"

"Why are you telling me? Don't you see Teacher Xu from Yan University is already here?"

"Oh no, Yan University's people are already here, so Tsinghua University's probably not far behind."

"We need to get inside fast! Auntie, take us to see Luo Yao—we'll discuss college matters with him!"

Sun Xiulan didn't dare delay and quickly led them into the house.

Following Sun Xiulan inside, the seven teachers spotted Luo Yao sitting by the wooden table in the kitchen.

Everyone's eyes lit up at the sight of him. In the old kitchen, though Luo Yao was simply dressed, his delicate features and bright eyes were impossible to look away from.

Ordinary college students always carried a hint of naive foolishness, but Luo Yao was different. His eyes were crystal clear and spirited—a look rarely seen on campus.

This kid is no ordinary person!

Thinking of Luo Yao's achievements, the recruitment teachers sighed inwardly.

Luo Yao, of course, noticed the recruitment teachers who had come. But he wasn't flustered at all. Still holding his book, he sat on the stool, looked at them, and said, "You're recruitment teachers from other schools?"

One sentence from Luo Yao sent the livestream into a frenzy.

"All seven are recruitment teachers?!"

"Wait, recruitment teachers actually go to people's homes? First time I've seen this!"

"If it's your first time seeing it, it's because we're all ordinary people!"

"Luo Yao's this outstanding—guess why the recruitment teachers come knocking on his door!"

"That was Tsinghua's envoy just now. Who are these? Did Yan University show up too? Isn't this a bit too much fanfare!"

"Where there's Tsinghua, there's Yan University, so definitely!"

So calm!

The recruitment teachers marveled at Luo Yao. In all their years of recruiting, they'd never seen such a composed student.

"Student Luo, I'm Teacher Xu from Yan University. You know our standing in the country. If you choose our school, we're willing to add another hundred thousand to the scholarship Tsinghua offered you."

"Student Luo, you must be thinking about which university to pick now, right? I'm Teacher Wu from Zhejiang University. Our physics department uses a 2+X training system, which can provide you with a high-quality development path tailored to your strengths."

"If you're interested, I can explain it in detail."

"Student Luo, come to our school! At Shanghai University, we'll provide all the resources you need! Don't you have an older sister? If you come here, she can enroll too!"

"Student Luo, look at us—we can even solve your parents' employment!"

"Student Luo! My mom is from the same place as your mom. If you come to our school, I can take good care of you!"

The livestream's viewer count kept climbing. The recruitment teachers pulled out all the stops to fight over Luo Yao, their words stirring up waves in the chat.

"Holy crap! They're real university recruitment teachers! These teachers traveled all the way to this small town just to fight over Luo Yao?"

"First prizes in math, physics, and chemistry! Some people might not get how big that is? An ordinary person only needs one first prize to get guaranteed admission to Tsinghua or Yan University! Luo Yao has three first prizes!"

"Today I finally see how recruitment teachers fight for students! It's terrifying!"

"The recruitment teacher even found out where Luo Yao's mom is from—that's some distant connection-making!"

"They can even handle the sister's school! Is it too late to call Luo Yao my big brother now?"

"Forget big brother, I want to call him Dad! Would that get my job sorted too?"

Luo Yao continued reading his book as if no one else was there, absorbing the information the recruitment teachers were throwing out as he went.

When he turned the last page of the book, Luo Yao had also finished collecting the assistance each school could offer him.

Luo Yao tilted his head slightly, about to speak, when the system chimed in.

[Congratulations, Host, for completing the "Algebraic Topology" task!]

[System reward technology: Full set of EDA Software Technology!]

After waiting for years, this stingy system had finally deigned to reward him with his first technology.

It was actually EDA Software Technology?

Luo Yao knew that in this world, technological development was limited, and in the Hua Nation where he lived, they could only rely on foundries to manufacture chips.

And EDA chip design software, hailed as the mother of chips, was even more scarce.

In short, no usable domestic EDA had been developed yet.

The key point was that you couldn't even use pirated versions—once you did, problems would almost certainly arise in the simulation verification and modular design.

If by some fluke no issues occurred and you took the designed chip to a foundry, the foundry would check whether you'd used legitimate software for the design and wouldn't dare to produce it if you hadn't.

So right now, EDA software was exactly what the chip industry urgently needed.

If anyone could develop it, they would surely be a talent fought over by every tech company.

The system had given him the full set of EDA technology, but he still needed help from others to turn the theory into a practically usable technology.

With this thought, Luo Yao had an idea. He said, "I like being around smart people."

Everyone was startled. Did you have to be so blunt?

"I'll give you a problem. Whoever solves it, I'll choose."

Wait!

Since when did admissions teachers get interviewed by students? And now Luo Yao was interviewing the admissions teachers!

Did high-IQ geniuses always throw rules out the window like this?