Lu Zhou

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Lu Zhou (陆舟)
Alias(es)	Zhouzi; Tutor Lu; Professor Lu; Academician Lu
Species/Race	Human
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Jinling University, Mathematics Department; Jinling Institute for Advanced Study; Starry Sky Technology; Black Technology System host; National Mathematical Modeling Competition team; former Princeton researcher; national controlled-fusion and lunar-aerospace projects 2 10 21 298 649 1304
Occupation/Role	Mathematician; physicist; academic researcher and professor; Institute for Advanced Study founder and research leader; Starry Sky Technology founder and scientific leader; former undergraduate mathematics student; private mathematics tutor; app developer 2 31 49 298 578 649
Honors	National Natural Science First Prize recipient; National Honor Medal recipient; multiple Clay Mathematics Institute award recipient 397 678 1247
First Appearance	Chapter 2

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Core Sciences — all LV0	2	Awakens as the Black Technology System's host. Mathematics begins at LV0 (0/1000), alongside Physics, Biochemistry, Engineering, Materials Science, Energy Science, and Information Science. Mathematics determines the maximum level of the other core sciences. 2
Mathematics LV0 (500/1000); Informatics LV0 (100/1000)	6	Completes the 24-hour library mission with a B+ evaluation, gaining 500 Mathematics EXP and 100 Informatics EXP. 6
Mathematics LV0 (900/1000)	19	His first SCI paper receives an S evaluation, granting 400 Mathematics EXP and leaving him exactly 100 EXP short of a level-up. 19
Mathematics LV1	27	Completes the ten-SCI-paper mission; the final 100 Mathematics EXP advances Mathematics from LV0 to LV1. 27
Informatics / Computer Science LV1	27	Nine computer-science papers provide 900 EXP, advancing Informatics from LV0 to LV1 alongside Mathematics. 27
Mathematics LV1 (0/10000); Informatics LV1 (0/10000)	28	Learns that LV2 requires 10,000 EXP in each discipline. Higher levels unlock access to more of the system's database, though consultation still costs points. 27 28
Physics LV1; Engineering LV1; Artificial Intelligence LV1	56	By this point, Physics and Engineering have reached LV1 alongside Mathematics and Information Science. He spends 100 points to unlock Artificial Intelligence LV1 as a separate branch technology. 56
Mathematics LV2	78	A reward task for publishing an SCI paper grants 10,000 Mathematics EXP, enough to fill the LV1 requirement. 78
Mathematics LV5; Physics LV3; Biochemistry LV2; Engineering LV1; Materials Science LV3; Energy Science LV1; Information Science LV1	265	His work on lithium-battery electrode technology rapidly advances the materials-related sciences; Materials Science reaches LV3. 265
Mathematics LV6; Physics LV4; Biochemistry LV3; Engineering LV2; Materials Science LV3; Energy Science LV2	282	Allocates the rewards from the S+-rated “Career Beginning” task strategically, prioritizing Mathematics and Physics while raising several applied disciplines. 282
Materials Science LV4	337	Receives 50,000 Materials Science EXP and a double-experience lottery reward for analyzing carbon nanoballs beneath the modified PDMS film, bringing Materials Science level with Physics. 337
Mathematics LV7; Physics LV5; Biochemistry LV4; Engineering LV3; Materials Science LV5	498	Completion of two fusion-related system missions grants 300,000 cumulative EXP, raising both Engineering and Materials Science by one level. 498
Mathematics LV8; Physics LV7; Biochemistry LV6; Engineering LV5; Materials Science LV6; Energy Science LV3; Information Science LV3	730	His Earth-Moon Control work and accumulated rewards raise his core scientific disciplines to advanced levels; Biochemistry reaches LV6 and Information Science reaches LV3. 730
Information Science LV4	845	Allocates 100,000 freely assignable EXP from the completed second stage of Earth-Moon Control to Information Science. 845
Mathematics LV10	1113	Completes the Legendary Quest “First Stairway to the Future” by unifying algebra and geometry, becoming the first of his core sciences to reach its maximum level. 1043 1113
Physics LV8; Biochemistry LV6; Engineering LV6; Materials Science LV6; Energy Science LV4; Information Science LV4	1153	Completion of “Pluck a Particle from the Flames!” advances Physics from LV7 to LV8 after the discovery of a new particle. 1153
Physics LV9; Biochemistry LV7; Engineering LV7; Materials Science LV7; Energy Science LV6; Information Science LV7	1256	Invests one million free EXP into Physics, raising it to LV9; accumulated mission rewards have also substantially advanced his other disciplines. 1256
Energy Science LV7	1279	A hidden mission triggered by his Copenhagen speech grants 100,000 free EXP, all of which he assigns to Energy Science. 1279
Physics LV10	1304	Completes the legendary “Distant Gaze” quest after the Rosy Glow probe's successful orbital transfer and return, raising Physics to its maximum level. 1304

Background

Lu Zhou is a first-year mathematics student at Jinling University with serious financial concerns. During summer break, he accepts a high-paying mascot-suit promotion job outside a China Unicom service hall, calculating its hourly wage and potential income before taking it. He refuses to stop working despite the heat, suffers heatstroke, and is hospitalized after fainting. 2 3

While unconscious, he awakens in a white mental space and becomes the host of the Black Technology System, a system intended to raise the civilization level of indigenous inhabitants. Its technology tree treats mathematics as the foundation of every discipline, overturning Lu Zhou's previous belief that his major was impractical. 2

His first selected mission requires twenty-four hours of study in the library. The mission's immersive reading experience rapidly improves his understanding of mathematics and programming, convincing him that the system is real when a lottery draw physically produces a can of cola. 3 4 6

After his early publications and mathematical-modeling success, Lu Zhou declines lucrative recruitment offers in favor of research. He studies under Academician Lu, develops toward mathematical physics, and later travels to Princeton for academic exchange and doctoral research. 43 44 111 153 226

His achievements subsequently expand from pure mathematics into materials science, high-energy physics, controlled fusion, aerospace engineering, advanced manufacturing, artificial intelligence, and carbon-based chips. Although he acquires immense public influence and national recognition, he continues to regard scientific research and the advancement of civilization as his central goals. 498 649 1058 1247 1304

Personality

Lu Zhou is intensely self-disciplined and derives genuine satisfaction from understanding new knowledge. He repeatedly chooses the library over games, social opportunities, and leisure, and eventually becomes so immersed in studying that his roommates consider him unreasonable. 4 5 49

Financially conscious and self-reliant, he takes physically demanding jobs, accepts tutoring work, and closely tracks whether research, prizes, and part-time income can cover tuition and support his family. Despite this, he rejects Shunfeng Group's annual salary of 500,000 yuan because he wants a long-term career in scientific research. 2 15 36 43 44

His academic confidence is paired with poor social awareness. He accidentally patronizes Chen Yushan after mistaking her for a freshman, bluntly defeats her at Chinese checkers, and often misses emotional subtext in conversations. He is nevertheless considerate when it matters, particularly toward Han Mengqi and his roommates. 5 32 35 50

Lu Zhou is pragmatic rather than idealistic. He rejects system missions involving terrorism or exposing a professor because of the risks involved, but accepts the task of mass-publishing SCI papers when he identifies it as the safest route to freely allocatable experience. 20 His perfectionist streak is especially evident when being 100 Mathematics EXP short of a level-up frustrates him more than receiving extra Physics EXP pleases him. 19

As his status rises, Lu Zhou remains impatient with ceremony, political maneuvering, and empty prestige. He is willing to cooperate with government and industry when doing so advances research, but consistently insists on academic autonomy and refuses to compromise scientific truth for commercial convenience. 445 761 870 974

He is a demanding but principled mentor. When choosing students, he values genuine research ability, intellectual honesty, curiosity, and communication over inflated credentials, flattery, or political ambition. 257 928

Despite his usual detachment from romance and public attention, Lu Zhou develops a warmer and more emotionally expressive side over time. He remains devoted to his family, protects those around him, and eventually becomes engaged to Chen Yushan. 407 1247 1359 1363

Abilities & Skills

Black Technology System

Lu Zhou can enter a mental system space containing missions, a technology tree, points, lottery draws, technical blueprints, and an information-exchange function.

• Core-science EXP can only be gained through missions; points cannot be converted into EXP. 2
• Points can generate solutions to technical or mathematical problems, with cost determined by the problem's difficulty and Lu Zhou's relevant level. 9 16
• Higher subject levels unlock database access but do not automatically grant complete mastery of a discipline. 27
• He can reduce the price of a system solution by narrowing a broad engineering problem into a more specific one. 16
• The system cannot provide answers for every field; it offers no help on his Modern History examination. 27
• The system's levels improve not only his database permissions but also his own capacity for research, insight, and problem-solving in the relevant discipline. 75 337
• Branch technologies can operate separately from core sciences. Artificial Intelligence is unlocked through the thirty-book reading-list reward quest and initially requires points to upgrade. 28 56
• Reward tasks, hidden achievements, golden task cards, and legendary task cards provide unusually large experience rewards and can direct his research toward civilization-scale projects. 845 1058 1113
• High-level system upgrades and knowledge transfers impose intense physical strain, including severe pain, exhaustion, and periods of unconsciousness. 282 570 1063
• Legendary quests are the mechanism through which a core discipline can advance from LV9 to LV10; Lu Zhou concludes that the System's “Future Era” is reached by pushing every discipline to its maximum level. 1043 1113

Mathematics

Lu Zhou develops exceptional mathematical intuition through intensive study and system-assisted research.

• Solves a limit problem mentally in under a minute, determining (b=1) and (a=4). 5
• Finds a polar-coordinate solution to an integration problem that is simpler than the official reference answer. 8
• Uses 65 points to obtain and internalize an optimal solution for his work on linear operators and linear functionals, then turns its core argument into a comprehensible research paper. 9
• Completes a Fourier inversion theorem proof on Professor Tang Zhiwei's blackboard, earning the professor's respect. 10
• Solves mathematical-modeling problems mentally and handles his team's modeling work. 24 25
• His knowledge remains uneven: system-acquired expertise can be deep in specific areas while unrelated textbook material remains unfamiliar. 30
• Develops and employs the Group-Structure Method, his principal framework for tackling difficult number-theory problems and organizing research teams. 257 268
• Proves Zhou's Conjecture, earning national publicity and a one-million-yuan reward from Jinling University. 81 82
• Reaches a point at Mathematics LV10 where complex questions can appear as transparent as basic arithmetic; he deliberately withholds some proofs and conjectural results so that other mathematicians can continue developing the field. 1113 1128
• Completes the unification of algebra and geometry through his Grand Unified Theory work, fulfilling the System's first legendary mathematics quest. 1043 1113
• Applies mathematical reasoning across physics, chemistry, engineering, and materials research, treating mathematics as a universal theoretical tool rather than a purely isolated field. 580 1325

Physics, Materials Science, and Energy Research

Lu Zhou becomes an interdisciplinary scientist whose mathematical modeling repeatedly produces major experimental and technological breakthroughs.

• Pursues mathematical physics under Academician Lu and develops his research toward high-energy physics and theoretical physics. 153 185
• Conducts hands-on materials experiments on modified PDMS nanoporous films, carbon nanospheres, and lithium-battery electrodes despite initially lacking experimental experience. 186 265
• Uses computational materials science and mathematical models to develop lithium-battery technologies, including lithium-sulfur and lithium-air battery research. 498 974
• Leads work on controlled fusion and the STAR device, contributing the theoretical and engineering insight necessary for its implementation. 496 555 670
• Develops the Liquid-Lithium Neutron Recovery System through his own calculations and a narrowly targeted system blueprint exchange. 554 555
• Advances magnetohydrodynamic generation and helps bring fusion-derived power generation onto the grid, contributing to dramatically cheaper electricity in Su Province. 609 674
• Remains committed to investigating the 750 GeV anomaly, eventually discovering a new particle through Lunar Hadron Collider research and reaching Physics LV8. 686 1113 1153
• Uses his Mathematics LV10 insight to accelerate frontier physics research and later reaches Physics LV10 after the Rosy Glow probe's successful experiment breaks the light-speed barrier. 1153 1304
• Can rapidly diagnose and correct complex experimental models, sometimes resolving in minutes problems that have stalled an entire research team. 1340

Academic Research and Writing

Lu Zhou is an unusually prolific undergraduate researcher, though his early publication strategy is openly utilitarian.

• Writes a paper on Optimal Inversion Theory for Linear Operators and Linear Functionals with Professor Tang's guidance. 9 12
• His first SCI paper is accepted directly without revision and earns an S-rated system reward. 19
• Produces one mathematics paper and nine computer-science papers in less than a month to fulfill a system mission; all ten are accepted. 23 27
• Writes mathematical-modeling papers for his competition team after completing the modeling work. 26 28
• His papers on artificial intelligence and logistics-related algorithms attract the attention of Shunfeng Group's technical leadership. 39
• His later work attracts the attention of leading international mathematicians and physicists, including Qiu Chengtong, who considers his potential comparable to or greater than that of Terence Tao. 185
• He leads major interdisciplinary research programs at the Jinling Institute for Advanced Study, recruits and trains students, and establishes talent pipelines with Jinling University. 257 300 585
• He rejects superficial academic metrics and insists that publications, recommendations, genuine competence, and research motivation matter more than nominal grades. 257
• His work spans theoretical mathematics, high-energy physics, controlled fusion, materials science, aerospace propulsion, industrial automation, carbon-based chips, and neural-interface technology. 649 1063 1304

Programming and Applied Informatics

Lu Zhou expands into programming after reaching Informatics LV1.

• Studies C language, Python, and artificial-intelligence concepts through both self-study and system knowledge exchanges. 5 23 47
• Works with Wang Xiaodong to combine mathematical models with working programs for competition training. 25 32
• Develops the ticket-grabbing application Campus Train, completing its final bug checks after nearly a month of work. 49
• Is still developing practical programming experience and seeks advice from Wang Xiaodong on systematic study. 47
• Unlocks Artificial Intelligence as a separate branch technology and develops Xiao Ai into an increasingly capable AI research and household assistant. 28 56 82
• Entrusts Xiao Ai with high-volume computation, laboratory data processing, smart-home control, robotic-equipment selection, and industrial-machine control while remaining cautious about granting it unrestricted authority. 502 554 583 648
• Acquires and records a complete neural-interface blueprint, covering neural-signal modulation and immersive virtual-reality technology, into Xiao Ai's database. 1063
• Helps develop advanced neural-network CNC control capable of machining a high-precision S-shaped test piece in roughly ten minutes. 648 649
• Participates in carbon-based chip research and commercialization; the Longteng 1000 prototype uses carbon-based transistors, runs at 3.7 GHz, and has a maximum power consumption of 20 W. 1046 1058

Leadership, Teaching, and Mentorship

Lu Zhou becomes an academic leader while retaining the directness of a researcher.

• Builds a research institute and recruits undergraduate, master's, doctoral, and postdoctoral talent across mathematics, computational materials, and theoretical physics. 298 300 578
• Prefers to cultivate early potential rather than recruit solely for immediate output, reserving internship opportunities for junior students. 300
• Delegates major administrative and organizational responsibilities to trusted collaborators such as Luo Wenxuan while retaining final scientific judgment. 678 1153 1317
• Returns periodically to classroom teaching, recognizes that his teaching skills have become rusty, and resolves to teach more often despite his administrative burdens. 580 830
• Gives students frameworks and direction rather than forcing them to replicate his answers, believing theoretical models must be tested and revised through independent experimentation. 1340
• His blunt interview questions and advice can be socially awkward, but they reflect his belief that serious researchers should prioritize scholarship over distractions. 583

Tutoring and Teaching

Lu Zhou becomes Han Mengqi's private mathematics tutor and gradually earns her trust.

• Creates a study outline based on her weak high-school foundation and past errors. 34
• Emphasizes systematic problem-solving and maintaining a mistake notebook rather than memorizing isolated answers. 36
• Helps raise Han Mengqi's monthly mathematics score to 116. 45
• Combines firm academic expectations with personal care, including cooking meals and encouraging her to take responsibility for improvement. 35 36
• His early tutoring ultimately contributes to Han Mengqi's development into a highly qualified researcher and one of his graduate students. 583 1361

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Black Technology System — A consciousness-based interface governing Lu Zhou's missions, EXP, points, draws, blueprints, and technology tree. 2 3
• Mersenne-prime blueprint — Precise Formula for the Distribution Law of Mersenne Primes and Its Proof Method, obtained through a rare blueprint draw. 6
• Focus Capsules — A set of forty capsules that enhance focus, brain activity, and learning speed for roughly five hours per pill; resistance develops after twenty-four hours of use. 28
• Nanobody Enhancement Injection — A two-hour injection that improves muscle mobility, coordination, and reflex efficiency by 50% without side effects. Lu Zhou considers it more dangerous than useful. 19
• Laptop — His primary tool for writing papers, programming, research, and developing Campus Train. 23 49
• Xiao Ai — An artificial-intelligence assistant developed from the Artificial Intelligence branch technology. It supports calculations, smart-home functions, laboratory work, data management, robotics, and industrial control. 82 502 648 1063
• Modified PDMS film technology — A nanoporous-film and carbon-nanosphere battery technology developed through Lu Zhou's experimental work and system assistance. 186 337
• “Transcendence” X-1 Mainframe and Smart Glasses — Advanced system-drawn samples retained for future study. 845 1113
• Neural Interface Technology blueprint — A 15,000-point system synthesis covering neural interfaces, immersive virtual reality, visual and auditory simulation, and related information technologies. 1063
• Golden and Legendary Mission Cards — Rare system items that initiate high-value missions; legendary cards are tied to breakthroughs required for LV10 advancement. 845 1113 1153

Relationships

• Tang Zhiwei — Mathematics professor and mentor. Tang helps revise Lu Zhou's first paper, recognizes his unusual ability, steers him away from a low-tier journal, and supports his decision to remain at Jinling University. 10 12 19 44
• Chen Yushan — Senior student, mathematics study partner, and friend. Their relationship begins with an awkward library problem-solving session; she later introduces Lu Zhou to the Mengqi tutoring job and supports him during the public controversy. 5 9 31 40
  • Their friendship becomes increasingly intimate through his overseas study and later work with Starry Sky Technology. Chen joins the company, becomes a trusted business partner, and eventually becomes Lu Zhou's fiancée. 226 486 936 1247 1359 1363
• Han Mengqi — Chen Yushan's younger cousin and Lu Zhou's tutoring student. Initially hostile and disengaged, she comes to trust him after he teaches, cooks for, and encourages her. 34 35 36
  • She later becomes a capable researcher and graduate student associated with Lu Zhou's research group, while continuing to view him as a future brother-in-law. 583 682 1361
• Yang Danyun — Han Mengqi's mother and chairman/general manager of Yali Fashion Co., Ltd. She hires Lu Zhou at 200 yuan per hour, values his work, and later offers possible future business financing. 31 35 45
• Wu Dahai — Senior mathematics student and part-time-job leader. He introduces Lu Zhou to the mascot job, takes responsibility after his heatstroke, and pays his medical bill. 2 3
• Liu Rui — Roommate, academic rival, and eventual friend. Liu initially underestimates and envies Lu Zhou, but Lu Zhou still helps him with mathematics and takes care of him when he becomes drunk. 8 15 50
  • By Lu Zhou's graduation, Liu's rivalry has matured into quiet and genuine friendship; he supports Lu Zhou's departure even when unable to articulate it openly. 149
• Wang Xiaodong — Programming prodigy and mathematical-modeling teammate. Their complementary strengths—Lu Zhou's modeling and Wang's programming—make their training work highly efficient. 21 25
• Lin Yuxiang — Mathematical-modeling teammate. Lu Zhou initially considers her a weak link, but keeps her on the team to retain Wang Xiaodong's programming ability. 21 25
  • She later becomes his external-liaison research assistant and maintains a teasing, familiar rapport with him. 578 682
• Lu Xiaotong — Lu Zhou's younger sister. Her education and future are a major reason he remains near Jinling University rather than pursuing opportunities elsewhere. 27 44
  • The siblings remain close as Xiao Tong studies abroad and seeks Lu Zhou's advice; he remains protective of her academic and personal development. 1153 876
• Lu Bangguo and Fang Mei — Lu Zhou's parents. Their practical affection and modest background keep him grounded despite his fame, while Lu Bangguo consistently urges him to follow the path that leaves him without regret. 407 1034 1041 1247
• Wang Wei — Shunfeng Group CEO who attempts to recruit Lu Zhou after recognizing the value of his computer-science papers. Lu Zhou declines his offer. 39 43
• Zhu Fangcai — Education commentator who publicly attacks Lu Zhou's publications and reputation. Lu Zhou agrees to testify when Jinling University pursues legal action against him. 41 44
• Ren Changming — Retired aerospace chief designer who repeatedly attempts to recruit Lu Zhou into aerospace research. Although Lu Zhou initially declines, Ren remains an important senior colleague in his later national aerospace work. 75 115
• Academician Lu — Lu Zhou's master's advisor in mathematical physics and a major institutional supporter. Lu Zhou chooses to study under him partly to develop toward mathematical physics and gain the support needed for major research projects. 153
• Qiu Chengtong — Internationally renowned mathematician who recognizes Lu Zhou's exceptional potential and wagers that he can solve Polignac's Conjecture within two years. 185
• Luo Wenxuan — Senior brother, Princeton-trained physicist, collaborator, and trusted administrator. Luo handles important organizational responsibilities for the Lunar Hadron Collider and IMCRC, while Lu Zhou mentors him and tolerates his unserious personality. 226 678 875 1153
• Wang Peng — Driver, bodyguard, and covert security operative assigned to Lu Zhou. Their relationship evolves into one of quiet mutual trust; Wang Peng protects Lu Zhou while Lu Zhou respects the constraints of his work. 400 545 761 1304
• Xiao Ai — Lu Zhou's AI assistant. Though he initially treats it as a research tool, he gradually develops a protective, parental attachment and refuses to deploy it recklessly in dangerous roles. 502 648 685 761
• Qian Zhongming and Liu Bo — Former senior brothers in Professor Li Rongen's group whom Lu Zhou later recruits for his own research institute. Qian is dependable with equipment and experimentation, while Liu is eager for assignments and practical work. 100 186 300
• Chen Baohua — Chen Yushan's father and an Organization Department official. He initially approaches Lu Zhou partly as a talent recruiter and later scrutinizes him as a protective father, ultimately approving his engagement to Chen Yushan. 443 903 1359 1363
• Director Li — Science and Industry Bureau official and a perceptive supporter of Lu Zhou's work. He understands Lu Zhou's stature, protects his interests in institutional dealings, and correctly suspects that many of Lu Zhou's “friends'” technical achievements are his own. 649 801 1046
• Academician Yang Zhongquan — Shenyang Machine Tool's chief engineer. Initially skeptical of Lu Zhou's CNC claims, he is forced to acknowledge the extraordinary precision of Xiao Ai's control system after examining the S-shaped test piece. 648 649

Story Role / Major Arcs

• System Awakening — Heatstroke during a mascot job leads to Lu Zhou becoming host of the Black Technology System and beginning his accelerated academic development. 2 3
• First Research Breakthrough — He uses system points to solve a Fourier-related research problem, earns Professor Tang's mentorship, and publishes his first SCI paper. 9 10 19
• Ten-Paper Mission — To optimize EXP distribution, he writes and publishes ten SCI papers in under a month, advancing both Mathematics and Informatics to LV1. 20 23 27
• Mathematical Modeling Competition — He forms a team with Wang Xiaodong and Lin Yuxiang, assumes responsibility for mathematical modeling and paper writing, and aims for a national first prize. 21 26
• Tutoring Han Mengqi — Introduced by Chen Yushan, he becomes Mengqi's tutor and helps improve both her mathematics score and her willingness to study. 31 35 45
• Public Controversy — His nine computer-science papers become the target of a public smear campaign, but official media and Jinling University defend him; the controversy ultimately brings national attention and recruitment interest. 37 41 42
• Choosing Research Over Employment — He rejects Shunfeng's lucrative offer and New York University opportunities in favor of remaining at Jinling University, staying close to his family, and pursuing science. 43 44
• Applied Computing — He studies Python, develops Campus Train, and continues progressing through the system's interdisciplinary reading mission. 47 49
• Zhou's Conjecture and National Fame — His proof of Zhou's Conjecture brings national media attention, a one-million-yuan university reward, and public recognition far beyond the mathematics community. 81 82
• Princeton and Mathematical Physics — Lu Zhou studies abroad, works with Princeton researchers, recruits his first students, and commits himself to mathematics-driven physics research. 118 153 226 257
• Computational Materials and Battery Research — He develops modified PDMS films, carbon nanosphere technology, and advanced lithium-battery research, using computational models to bridge theory and experiment. 185 186 265 337
• Jinling Institute for Advanced Study — Lu Zhou establishes a research base in Jinling, recruits interdisciplinary talent, and builds a long-term pipeline for mathematics, physics, materials, and engineering research. 298 300 578
• Controlled Fusion — He becomes a central theoretical and engineering figure in controlled-fusion research, develops the STAR device and liquid-lithium neutron-recovery system, and helps bring fusion-derived power generation into practical use. 496 554 609 649
• Advanced Manufacturing and Artificial Intelligence — Xiao Ai's industrial-control capabilities allow Lu Zhou to demonstrate extraordinary five-axis CNC machining, triggering a major leap in domestic precision-manufacturing technology. 648 649 949
• Earth-Moon Control — Lu Zhou aligns his lunar research station, rare-earth extraction, titanium production, launch capability, and lunar infrastructure projects with the System's multistage Earth-Moon Control mission chain. 730 845 1188
• Lunar Aerospace Expansion — Through Starry Sky Technology, Lu Zhou develops electric propulsion, automated aerospace manufacturing, lunar-landing proposals, and a lunar orbital space-station launch monopoly. 674 690 744
• Carbon-Based Chips and Neural Interfaces — He supports the industrialization of carbon-based chips, receives the “Transcending the Era” achievement, and later acquires a complete neural-interface and immersive-virtual-reality blueprint. 1046 1058 1063
• Mathematics LV10 — By completing the unification of algebra and geometry, Lu Zhou finishes “First Stairway to the Future,” becomes Mathematics LV10, and gains near-transcendent mathematical intuition. 1043 1113 1128
• New Particle Discovery — His Lunar Hadron Collider work confirms a new particle connected to the longstanding 750 GeV mystery, completing “Pluck a Particle from the Flames!” and advancing Physics to LV8. 686 1153
• Physics LV10 and the Rosy Glow Experiment — The successful Rosy Glow probe experiment breaks the light-speed barrier and completes “Distant Gaze,” allowing Lu Zhou to reach Physics LV10. 1304
• Engagement to Chen Yushan — After years of understated friendship and mutual support, Lu Zhou and Chen Yushan become engaged, gaining Chen Baohua's approval despite the intense public attention surrounding the announcement. 1247 1359 1363

Notable Quotes

“I have no plans to seek employment now or in the future... I hope that when we meet next time, it will be as business partners.” 43

“Maybe it's talent?” 30

“The system was merely a tool, not his ‘boss.’” 337

“The field I research is not just Mathematics—or rather, not just pure mathematical problems. In my view, Mathematics is a powerful theoretical tool.” 580

“Strength is the greatest guarantee of peace.” 1317