At 11:50 p.m., Katerina's lecture finally ended to thunderous applause!
Song He slipped away before the lecture was completely over. The content had been rather pointless, and listening to the rest would have been a waste of time. He might as well return early.
The Summit Venue was only two streets away from the resort. It was said that Eight Pine City was preparing to bid for the Asian Games, and the resort would become the athletes' accommodations. The Asian Games had not yet come to the city, but the International Mathematics Summit had arrived first, so the resort had temporarily become a dormitory for mathematicians.
It was called a "village," but its layout actually resembled that of a luxury hotel, with a swimming pool, small gardens, and several high-standard residential buildings.
Perhaps for the Mathematics Summit, every room's outer wall had a three-meter-long sheet of white paper hanging on it. Beside each whiteboard, a mechanical pencil had been stuck to the wall, so people could write on it freely.
The walls on both sides of the corridors were covered entirely in giant sheets of scratch paper. The sight was quite spectacular.
Song He was almost back at his room when his stomach growled. Only then did he suddenly remember that he had not eaten dinner. He turned his head and saw a vending machine at the end of the corridor. Maybe it had some snacks?
He ran to the vending machine and was dumbfounded, suddenly suspecting that this resort was not an entirely respectable establishment.
The machine was filled with small raincoats of various brands, Contraceptive Pills, and Quadruple Test Kits.
If it had only contained the first two items, that would have been understandable as something provided for married couples and lovers. Hosting the International Mathematics Summit was