The admissions teachers' expressions all turned rather unpleasant. Every time they recruited students, they were the ones interviewing others. But when it came to Luo Yao, why was everything different?
Usually, once they laid out their terms, those students would eagerly complete their enrollment procedures. But Luo Yao wanted to set questions to test them instead.
Teacher Xu from Yan University was somewhat displeased. This brat was young and truly did not know how to read the room. This group of admissions teachers were prized figures everywhere else, so why were they being treated like ordinary people here?
This child seemed to know nothing besides studying well.
Still, he smiled and said, "Student Luo, we came all this way to invite you because we want you to make the right choice. This will affect the rest of your life. If you have any questions about the schools, just ask us directly."
Teacher Xu did not respond to what Luo Yao had said earlier. He thought Luo Yao was just a little brat relying on a bit of intelligence. Some things simply were not worth indulging him over.
The moment Sun Xiulan saw Teacher Xu's expression, she knew he was dissatisfied with Luo Yao's words. She hurriedly said, "Yao'er, listen to your teacher properly!"
Little did she know, Teacher Xu's move only seemed even dumber to Luo Yao. He gave Teacher Xu a baffled look and said, "Who would be dumb enough to say their own school is bad?"
"Since every teacher here will say that their own school suits me best, then under equal conditions, isn't it the most practical thing for me to give you a question and test your abilities?"
"I believe that when you teachers select students, you also use questions to test their real abilities. So why is it suddenly not allowed when it comes to me?"
The moment Luo Yao said that, everyone in the livestream reacted.
"Exactly! Why can these schools set questions and interview students when selecting them, but students can't do the same?"
"What's even more ridiculous is how these teachers act like, 'You're a student, so you have to listen to me.' It's really uncomfortable!"
"Holy crap! I suddenly feel that although Luo the academic genius has slightly low emotional intelligence, his IQ is genuinely high!"
"Now we'll see whether those teachers dare to agree to the genius's request!"
Outside the camera's view, Teacher Xu and the other teachers looked at each other for several seconds before Teacher Ouyang spoke first. "If we can't answer it, can we ask teachers from our schools to help us?"
"Of course you can. Teacher, there's nothing wrong with admitting you're dumb! The question I'm asking is actually aimed at teachers from all universities."
"I heard that some university teachers are merely filling seats, so before choosing a school, I need to know each school's true strength."
What kind of monster was this child?
How old was he, and he was already considering something like this?
Luo Yao's words left them unable to find any grounds for rebuttal. These admissions teachers all carried assignments on their shoulders. The moment they came to Luo Yao's home, they were destined to make every effort to win him over.
If their schools did not value him, these teachers would not have come all this way so eagerly.
Since they were already here, they might as well see what kind of question Luo Yao could come up with.
"Fine, go ahead." Teacher Xu looked around at the other admissions teachers and spoke with absolute confidence. His undergraduate major had been mathematics, while his graduate major had been physics. He believed that none of the teachers present could match him.
"Mom, can you bring me the whiteboard and some markers?" Luo Yao turned to Sun Xiulan.
Sun Xiulan had no idea what was happening. Upon hearing Luo Yao's words, she instinctively walked outside. As she turned around, she suddenly realized that her livestream was still on.
"Sorry, teachers. I was livestreaming just now, and my phone is still on. I'll turn it off."
A livestream?
All the admissions teachers tensed internally.
Teacher Xu smiled and walked over to Sun Xiulan. "Auntie, may I take a look at the livestream room?"
Sun Xiulan hurriedly handed him the phone.
Teacher Xu looked at the livestream and found that more than twenty thousand people had already joined. They were all curious about the question Luo Yao would ask next, and they were even betting on which of the several schools would win.
At the moment, the most people were betting on Yanbei University.
Teacher Xu's mind was quick, and he soon realized he could use this opportunity to let ordinary people see Yanbei University's strength.
Without a doubt, this was a free publicity opportunity!
The time to recruit college entrance exam students was approaching again. If they could win this time, his future recruitment work would become much easier as well.
Teacher Xu told Sun Xiulan to keep livestreaming. After all, they had the ability and had nothing to fear from being watched.
Teacher Xu agreed to the livestream, but the other admissions teachers had plenty of objections. In their words, this had originally been a confidential recruitment visit. If it was made public, how could it still be called confidential?
Teacher Ouyang looked at Luo Yao and asked, "Student Luo, do you want the livestream to continue?"
"I don't mind. But this is my mother's livestream, and continuing it will benefit her, so I want it to continue."
This child had truly calculated the gains from every possible matter!
If something did not help him, he did not care about it. But if it helped his mother, he was willing to do it.
There was no helping it. This little ancestor wanted to livestream, and the other admissions teachers could not show weakness. If they insisted on turning it off now, the viewers would only start making wild guesses.
If they started talking nonsense on social media afterward, it would instead damage the schools' image.
Moreover, judging by Luo Yao's behavior, he valued Sun Xiulan greatly. If they did not let her livestream at this point, Luo Yao might think they did not respect his mother.
After thinking it over, the admissions teachers could only agree to let Sun Xiulan continue streaming.
Anyway, if they truly could not answer the question later, they could still invite teachers from their schools as outside assistance.
After the livestream matter was settled, Luo Xingguo had already brought over the whiteboard and markers Luo Yao wanted.
The moment Luo Yao picked up a marker, his entire bearing turned sharp. He quickly wrote a question on the whiteboard.
Given an Algebraic Topology (L, Q, T) on a real-number set R, where L represents the set of real numbers, Q represents the collection of open sets, and T is the topological structure. Let A be a subset of R, and let B be a quasi-atomic net of A, with each element mapped into Q through a mapping p.
If, for every subset S of B, there exists a subnet C of S such that C has the Cauchy property, prove or disprove: A is compact in the topology (L, Q, T).
The moment Luo Yao finished writing the question, the expressions of the admissions teachers became ugly.
Even with their usual composure, they could not help swearing.
It was fucking Algebraic Topology!
If ordinary advanced mathematics had an abstraction level of one, then Algebraic Topology was level ten!
For many mathematics graduate students, it was a guaranteed failed course!
"Algebraic Topology has extensive applications in fields such as integrated circuit layout, Artificial Intelligence, machine learning, networks, materials science, and biology."
"Teachers, you may try answering the question. Whoever gives the correct answer the fastest, I will choose your school."
After Teacher Xu sucked in a breath, he fell silent.
Because he knew that Algebraic Topology was not only abstract, but also required a massive amount of calculation!
He tried calculating the question on the whiteboard, but he soon began to lose his mind!
In that instant, he recalled the terror of being dominated by math problems during his undergraduate years!
This was fucking absurd!
Teacher Xu took out his phone, preparing to call for reinforcements!
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