"Is Luo Yao home?" An unfamiliar man's voice rang out, followed immediately by Sun Xiulan's.
"My son is home. What do you need?" Sun Xiulan looked uncertainly at the man in a suit carrying a suitcase.
He did not look like someone from the town. He looked more like he had come from the city.
"I'm a recruitment teacher from Yan University. My surname is Xu."
Yan University?
That famous university?
Sun Xiulan exchanged a glance with Luo Xingguo, who stood beside her, then hurriedly greeted him nervously. "Hello, Teacher. We're Luo Yao's parents. Luo Yao is inside. Are you looking for him?"
Teacher Xu had come this time to persuade Luo Yao to choose their university. Now that he saw Luo Yao's family merely ran a small restaurant, he felt even more certain of success.
"Oh, so you're Luo Yao's parents. Hello, Auntie. Could you take me to see Luo Yao?"
"Of course. Follow me." When Sun Xiulan heard that he was a teacher from Yan University, her face filled with smiles. She took off her apron and was about to lead Teacher Xu inside when someone else called out to her.
"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 nearby.
"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 recruitment teachers from seven universities at their doorstep. The recruitment teachers were all acquaintances, and the moment they saw one another, they became tense.
"Teacher Wu, I spotted Luo Yao first. Don't steal him from me!"
"The only person in the country to win three first prizes—I'm definitely taking him!"
"Why are you telling me? Can't you see Teacher Xu from Yan University is already there?"
"This is bad. If Yan University has already arrived, then Tsinghua University probably isn't far behind."
"We need to get inside! Auntie, take us to see Luo Yao. We need to discuss university with him!"
Sun Xiulan did not dare delay and hurriedly led them into the house.
Following Sun Xiulan inside, the seven teachers saw Luo Yao sitting beside a wooden table in the kitchen.
Everyone's eyes lit up when they saw Luo Yao. Though he was plainly dressed in the old kitchen, his refined features and bright eyes made it impossible to look away.
Ordinary college students always carried an air of clear-eyed foolishness, but Luo Yao was different. His gaze was exceptionally clear and spirited, the kind rarely seen on a school campus.
This boy would surely be extraordinary in the future!
Thinking of Luo Yao's grades, the recruitment teachers all sighed inwardly.
Naturally, Luo Yao had noticed the recruitment teachers who had arrived. However, he was not flustered in the slightest. He remained seated on his stool with a book in hand, looking at them as he said, "Are you recruitment teachers from other universities?"
That one sentence from Luo Yao instantly sent the livestream into an uproar.
"All seven of them are recruitment teachers?!"
"Wait, recruitment teachers actually go to people's homes? Why am I seeing this for the first time?"
"The reason it's your first time seeing it is because we're ordinary people!"
"Luo Yao is so outstanding. Take a guess why recruitment teachers would personally come to his door!"
"The last one was a lobbyist from Tsinghua University. Who are these people? Don't tell me Yan University has come too? Isn't this a little too grand?"
"Where there's Tsinghua University, there's definitely Yan University, so of course they're here!"
He was so calm!
The recruitment teachers looked at Luo Yao in amazement. After so many years of recruiting students, they had never seen one this composed.
"Student Luo, I'm Teacher Xu from Yan University. You know our standing in the country. If you choose our university, we're willing to add another hundred thousand to the scholarship Tsinghua University offered you."
"Student Luo, it's time to consider which university you want to attend, isn't it? I'm Teacher Wu from Zhejiang University. Our physics department uses a 2+X training system, which can provide you with a high-quality path tailored to your strengths."
"If you're interested, I can explain it to you in detail."
"Student Luo, come to our university. At Shang University, we'll provide every resource you need! Don't you have an older sister? As long as you come to us, your sister can enroll with you too!"
"Student Luo, look at me. We can even arrange jobs for both your parents!"
"Student Luo! My mother and your mother are from the same place. If you come to our university, I can take very good care of you!"
More and more people poured into the livestream. The recruitment teachers' desperate efforts to compete for Luo Yao stirred up wave after wave of excitement in the chat.
"Holy shit! They really are university recruitment teachers? These teachers traveled all the way to this small town just to compete for Luo Yao?"
"First prizes in math, physics, and chemistry! Do some people not understand how valuable that is? An ordinary person only needs one first prize to be recommended directly to Tsinghua University or Yan University! Luo Yao has three first prizes!"
"Today, I finally got to see how recruitment teachers fight over students! It's terrifying!"
"The recruitment teachers even found out where Luo Yao's mother was from. That's one hell of a distant connection to claim!"
"They can even sort out his sister's schooling. Is it too late for me to acknowledge Luo Yao as my big brother?"
"Forget calling him big brother, I want to call him Dad! Would that get them to arrange a job for me too?"
Luo Yao continued reading his book as if no one else were there, gathering the information the recruitment teachers offered while he read.
By the time he finished the final page, Luo Yao had also collected all the assistance each university could provide.
Luo Yao tilted his head slightly and was about to speak when the system spoke up.
Congratulations, Host. You have completed the "Algebraic Topology" task!
System reward technology: Complete EDA Software Technology!
After waiting for years, the stingy system had finally been willing to give him his first technology.
EDA Software Technology?
Luo Yao knew that technological development in this world was limited. Hua Nation, where he lived, could only manufacture chips through foundries.
And EDA chip design software, known as the mother of chips, was even more scarce.
It could be said that no usable domestically developed EDA Software had yet been created.
The key was that pirated versions could not be used. Once pirated EDA Software was used, problems would basically arise in simulation verification and modular design.
Even if no problems appeared by sheer luck, when the designed chip was sent to a foundry, the foundry would not dare produce it once it discovered that genuine software had not been used.
Therefore, EDA Software was indeed something the chip industry desperately needed right now.
If anyone could develop it, they would inevitably become talent fought over by every technology company.
The system had given him the complete EDA Technology, but he still needed help to turn the technology from theory into something practically usable.
Thinking of this, Luo Yao came up with an idea. He said, "I like being around smart people."
Everyone was stunned. Did he have to be so blunt?
"I'll give you a question. Whoever answers it gets me."
Wait!
Recruitment teachers were supposed to interview students. Why was Luo Yao interviewing recruitment teachers instead?
Did high-IQ geniuses really do things without following any rules?
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