Chapter 23

Proving Goldbach's Conjecture was more than twice as difficult as proving the Beal Conjecture.

Even so, Jiang Ye hadn't spent much time on it.

For one thing, he had scoured three academic websites for the latest mathematical research in every field, learning many mathematical tools and developing his own novel theories from them.

For another, he had used the Super Learning State when proving the Beal Conjecture, whereas he was now in the Ultimate Learning State.

A4 sheets covered in equations filled the tabletop.

Viewers had counted them carefully. There were more than fifty sheets, an astonishing number.

Even so, it convinced more people that Jiang Ye might really be able to prove Goldbach's Conjecture.

And just then, under the doubtful, expectant, sneering, and questioning gazes of all humanity.

After filling the last blank space on the A4 sheet with a line of equations, Jiang Ye didn't pick up a fresh sheet.

"Is he finished?"

"Maybe. He didn't pick up a fresh A4 sheet and keep writing like he did before, so perhaps he's written out the whole process."

"Then how long will the big shots in mathematics need to confirm that what he wrote is correct?"

"As someone in academia, I can tell you for certain that compared with Zhou's Conjecture and the Beal Conjecture, verifying the proof of Goldbach's Conjecture will take longer. At least half a year!"

"That's right. Mathematics is a rigorous discipline. Every brick piled onto this great edifice must undergo strict scrutiny."

"For example, it took three years for the mathematical community to accept a paper by a mathematician named Perelman proving the Poincaré Conjecture."

"Holy shit, three whole years? I was looking forward to slapping certain people in the face as soon as possible."

"If he could hold a presentation to answer questions and explain his proof, that would greatly shorten the process. But he's on this show right now. What a shame."

Jiang Ye had indeed completed the proof of Goldbach's Conjecture.

The key to proving a mathematical conjecture was logical consistency, but ultimately, it still needed recognition from one's peers.

But as far as Jiang Ye was concerned, his peers—no, the entire mathematical community-had "disappeared," so all he needed was the system's approval.

As he sorted the A4 sheets on the desk, he silently asked the system.

The system quickly told him that his proof was entirely correct.

Before long, Jiang Ye placed the neatly arranged stack of A4 sheets beside his earlier work on Zhou's Conjecture and the Beal Conjecture.

But at that instant, a sudden wave of dizziness swept through his mind.

Jiang Ye's expression changed. System, what's going on?

[Host, the Ultimate Learning State has nearly exhausted your mental energy!]

[For the host's safety, the system has deactivated the Ultimate Learning State.]

[The host is advised to get a good night's sleep and restore his energy before activating the Ultimate Learning State again.]

After the system's explanation, Jiang Ye finally understood that powerful as the Ultimate Learning State was, it also consumed a great deal of his mental energy and could even overdraw it.

It was like a car traveling at high speed.

The system could suddenly push the car's speed past its own limit, but it couldn't supply the fuel in the car's tank.

Once he understood what had happened, Jiang Ye breathed a sigh of relief, but a wry smile soon crossed his face.

It seemed he could only stop here for today.

At that moment.

It was afternoon.

The afterglow of the setting sun streamed into the library, enveloping him.

Looking at the three conjectures he had completed today, Jiang Ye suddenly wondered whether he should do something.

In one month.

The meteorite's impact would cause an irreversible mass extinction.

But as time passed, life on this planet would recover sooner or later, giving rise to a new intelligent civilization.

Just as dinosaurs had left fossils behind, proving that they had once existed on this planet.

Jiang Ye felt that although he was going to leave this planet, he was a citizen of Dragon Country and the last member of this splendid human civilization.

He had a responsibility, a duty, to find a way to preserve himself and the traces of human civilization's existence, whether he succeeded or not.

Moreover, those traces had to be glorious.

They had to show the new intelligent civilization the heights that the human civilization which once existed on this planet had reached.

They would both have been nurtured by the same planet, sprung from the same roots. Perhaps the traces he left behind could even help the new intelligent civilization.

The sudden idea sent Jiang Ye into deep thought where he stood, but his eyes grew brighter and brighter.

Chapter 23: I came! I saw! I conquered, a godlike man (begging for all kinds of support)

Jiang Ye stood there in deep thought, refining his idea.

But his stillness left the viewers outside baffled.

At the same time, in the second feed.

Charles from the Sam Empire was driving an off-road vehicle around the streets, its rooftop loudspeaker calling out constantly as he tried to find others left behind like him.

In the third feed, Larkins from Great Eagle Country was in a luxurious villa, driving all sorts of outrageously expensive sports cars and enjoying fine wine and food.

In the fourth feed, Gibran from Fran Country was playing a game alone in city hall, casting himself as the mayor.

In the fifth feed, Amaiwa Yusuke from Neon Country was building himself a safe place, much to the pride of the Neon viewers outside.

In the sixth feed, Jin Zheyong from Stick Country was doing the same, building a safe place.

"Jiang Ye is the only oddball. He isn't planning to go on solving conjectures, is he?"

"I just checked the map. There's a zoo near his library. The production team really put a lot of thought into this; there are even tigers in there. Everyone, take a guess: how long before the animals get out with nobody looking after them? Haha!"

"Thought my fucking ass! The production team did this on purpose. They're trying to kill him with a borrowed knife, for fuck's sake!"

"Aish, how could the production team have known Jiang Ye would go to the library? Didn't he bring this on himself?!"