The Previous Wave Smashed on the Beach

"Alright, so what do we need to do now?" Coach George asked after signing.

Sheldon immediately replied, "Excellent, now we need to go to Rui Xia Electronics Store. Link has already reserved the latest computer there. They have a discount, it's just over two thousand dollars, plus a router..."

"Wait, Sheldon." Coach George interrupted, "You're saying we need to buy a computer, and it will cost two thousand dollars?"

"That's right!"

"Who's paying?"

"Link, of course. He's my investor."

Noticing Coach George's gaze on him, Link said,

"Actually, I've been tutoring classmates for the past two years, and besides buying some books, I don't have any other expenses. An investment of over two thousand dollars is affordable.

Also, for Sheldon's convenience, the computer will be installed at your house, but when using the internet, it will occupy the phone line and incur related charges.

But don't worry, I will reimburse this expense every month. Since Sheldon is in charge of your family's taxes, he and I can handle these matters..."

Seeing Coach George's somewhat dumbfounded expression, Robert patted his shoulder and said, "I was also very surprised, buddy, when I found out how much money Link makes tutoring per hour."

"Alright!" Fortunately, Coach George was already used to many things because of Sheldon. Seeing that Robert wasn't joking, he just nodded and carefully looked at Link again.

However, what Coach George cared about most was that Link could actually come up with such a sum of money. He knew their family's financial situation had never been very good. At the same time, he thought to himself, Is tutoring others really that profitable?

If Link knew Coach George's thoughts, he would answer that it is indeed that profitable. The key is to find people who are not short on money and are also eager to learn, and these are all Link's.

Next, the two families drove together. Link paid from his accumulated savings, directly buying the latest Apple Personal Computer, as well as a router, and getting the internet connected.

These expenses reduced Link's savings by half, and Link also began to fully participate in Sheldon's development.

During this process, Link deeply realized that even in mathematics, where he had put in the most effort, Sheldon had already surpassed him significantly.

If Link had now self-studied many university courses in mathematics, Sheldon's current knowledge and ability in mathematics were even enough for him to easily obtain a Doctor of Mathematics degree, and this was only because the highest degree was a doctorate.

However, thinking about it carefully, this was not strange. If it weren't for this, Sheldon would not have been able to complete this research in the original plot of The Big Bang Theory.

In addition, because they couldn't afford a large computer, at Link's suggestion, Sheldon used the method of directly hacking into the Aerospace Center via the internet, utilizing their servers to obtain some relevant data, and then completing the calculations.

During this process, Link also followed Sheldon and learned a lot of computer-related knowledge, which was very beneficial. His intelligence attribute even increased by 0.2 during this process.

The next steps were simple. Link and Sheldon first took their results and registered a patent under both their names. Then they went to the Space Agency and found a way to meet Dr. Hodges.

"At this point, when the rocket is close to the apogee, use the gimbal to drive the engine to apply torque and perform a Power Steering Maneuver, flipping the rocket 180 degrees..."

In Dr. Hodges' office, Sheldon stood in front of the blackboard and kept explaining, and after listening, Dr. Hodges said, "I have to say, your results are truly remarkable!"

As someone in the scientific community, Dr. Hodges naturally knew about the existence of geniuses, but seeing Link and Sheldon so young, he was still very surprised.

Especially according to what Link said, Sheldon, this child who was not yet ten years old, was the one who truly developed this result, which made him even more at a loss for words. In the end, he could only say to Sheldon:

"This result is extremely groundbreaking..."

"Thank you, and?"

"And what?"

"I thought you would apologize."

"Why are you apologizing?"

"You wanted to shut me up with a patch."

In fact, this was the origin of the incident. When Dr. Hodges came to the school to give a lecture, Sheldon asked why they didn't recover the rocket.

Dr. Hodges said that this technology required complex mathematical calculations, and Sheldon immediately offered to help with the calculations.

However, it was clear that Sheldon, who looked less than ten years old, was not very convincing. Therefore, Dr. Hodges gave Sheldon a patch and told him he could sew it on his backpack.

It was precisely because of the other party's attitude of treating him like a child that it aroused Sheldon's rebellious psychology. He wanted to show this 'idiot' a thing or two, which is why he wanted to complete the mathematical calculations related to this research. Even his future choice of physics was related to this experience.

From this perspective, it can be seen that Sheldon is a bit petty.

This is actually not difficult to understand, because having high intelligence does not mean they also have high tolerance. On the contrary, because their intelligence far exceeds that of ordinary people, they will form a kind of 'stubbornness' in the eyes of ordinary people, and various negative emotions are also stronger than those of ordinary people.

Link still remembered that in The Big Bang Theory, after Sheldon met a genius who was smarter and younger than him, he became very twisted, so much so that when Leonard and the others used a honey trap to make that genius fall, Leonard and the others felt guilty, while Sheldon said refreshedly:

"He deserved it, who told him he was so weak."

Moreover, this is not an isolated case. In the scientific community, there are many such people, such as the great scientist Newton and the great inventor Edison, who are recognized as typical examples of extremely poor character. You can know this if you delve into it.

And Dr. Hodges, after getting such an answer, also felt it was difficult to answer. He opened his mouth and then said:

"I... I give patches to everyone I meet, and you have to understand, Sheldon, although your calculations are theoretically correct, we don't have the technical capability to execute it."

"So I'm ahead of the times?"

"It seems so."

Sheldon, who got this result, immediately felt refreshed: "Okay, when your level catches up, come and contact me. I have already applied for a patent for this achievement.

Of course, I don't like negotiating, so you can talk to Link. He is my research assistant and also my investor, and he shares this patent with me."

"Okay!" Dr. Hodges could only nod, then looked at Link. The other party's young appearance made Dr. Hodges feel like a wave that had been slapped dead on the beach by the incoming tide.