By early April, late spring had already arrived.
At noon, the sun shone brightly and the weather was mild. A willow-scented breeze drifted past the window, carrying faint traces of flowers and grass, along with the distant laughter and horseplay of young wizards.
It was as though the entire world had been steeped in the lively atmosphere painted by spring.
Except for Dormitory 403.
Zheng Qing withdrew his envious gaze, looked at the towering stack of assignments before him, and let out a deep sigh. Before he could speak, however, the Fat Wizard beside him spoke first.
"What brilliant insight does the great Doctor have this time?"
Xin glanced sidelong at Xiao Xiao and let out an operatic hum. The fat cat that had been curled up napping on his pillow was startled awake by the strange noise. It gave a huge yawn, shook its ears, rose while swaying its head, and cast a reproachful look at the boys.
Xiao Xiao gave Tuantuan an apologetic nod.
Then he patted the black hardbound notebook in front of him and slowed his speech slightly. "I've read that article from Wizard Psychology you mentioned. In fact, it distorted certain concepts from Aussie Spacetime Theory, then packaged them as its own arguments through tactics like taking things out of context and swapping concepts around..."
"In other words, plagiarism by rewriting, right?" The Fat Wizard from the School Newspaper Editorial Department immediately offered an appropriately plain comparison.
Xiao Xiao nodded with great reluctance.
"More or less."
He adjusted his glasses, opened the notebook beside him, and gave a brief explanation. "Aussie Spacetime Theory is a spacetime theory born from Dimensional Theory. To understand it, you must first establish two dimensions—the time dimension and the thought dimension. In Aussie theory, the time dimension and the thought