Jinling University.
School of Mathematics dormitory.
Having wrapped up a round of self-study, Duan Siqi leaned back in his chair and stretched lazily. He pulled out his phone and scrolled through Weibo for a while to relax.
As a freshman who had only joined Jin University School of Mathematics that summer, Duan had ranked among the top two hundred students in Shandong Province on the college entrance exam a few months ago. He was undeniably an academic ace.
However, in the School of Mathematics, where outstanding students gathered, and especially in this pressure-inducing dormitory, that bit of distinction was hardly enough to stand out.
Especially Ji Mo. He was said to have won an International Mathematical Olympiad gold medal—and a perfect-score gold medal at that.
The ability this guy displayed made Duan completely lose any desire to compete with him in Mathematics. All he wanted was to grab him and ask why someone so ridiculously talented had not gone to Tsinghua University or Yanshan University, but instead come to Jinling University's School of Mathematics.
Time passed silently.
Figuring he had rested enough, Duan was about to put away his phone and get back to writing when a news item that suddenly entered his view made his eyes widen in shock, as though they might pop right out of their sockets.
"Neural-Interface Virtual Reality Device?"
"Holy shit! Is this for real?!"
In an instant, the quiet dormitory erupted into activity.
Even Ji Mo, who had been writing furiously just a moment ago, froze briefly. Then, aside from Duan, the other three people in the dorm quickly pulled out their phones and opened Weibo with great interest.
Before long, they saw the astonishing news at the top of Weibo's trending searches.
"Oh my! Is this... the kind of VR that can put