Du Ke had thought he would write papers quickly, but after publishing his sixth paper, his pace noticeably slowed starting with the seventh. It involved structural aspects of electron flow theory, with far too much that needed explaining.
He had to look up references for all of it, citing sources to explain what required explanation and avoiding plagiarism where necessary.
Only by doing so could he ensure that his papers were flawless and did not conflict with anyone else's copyrights or patents.
"This is too hard!"
"Writing papers is a hundred times harder than doing research!"
September had arrived, and Xiake University began its new term. Du Ke became part of it as well. Tao Xun arranged for Li Juan to accompany him while he registered and completed the formalities. Li Juan was the cute, round-faced female master's student. There were far more men than women at Xiake University, and even fewer pretty women. With Li Juan's ordinary looks, she could still be considered class-beauty material.
"Du Ke, you're incredible! Old Tao said P.R.L. invited you to submit a paper. My God, that's a top-tier SCI Q1 journal!" Li Juan was a few years older than Du Ke. This year, she had just applied to become Tao Xun's Assistant Researcher while also preparing for her doctoral entrance exams. "If I could publish a paper in P.R.B., I bet I could pick any Doctoral Supervisor in the whole university. Let alone P.R.L.!"
Just last month, Du Ke had unexpectedly received an invitation from Physical Review Letters to submit a paper specifically on electron flow theory.
When he first received it, Du Ke had thought he was seeing things. He had only ever submitted to Physical Review B, so why would an even more prestigious journal invite him to contribute? Although both