Vol. 1Volume 1

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Chapters 1–50 Read from Ch. 1

Arc 1From Samples to a Startup

After returning to 2008, Wu Chen used the Intelligent Manufacturing System to develop AI research and build an industrial inspection camera, while exposing Wang Hongfa’s appropriation of his work. He founded Hazelnut Technology with Jiang Nan, connected with Chen Beitao, and ended the stretch facing Wang Hongfa at a faculty meeting after publishing papers in top journals.

  • Wu Chen died saving a student from Wang Hongfa, then woke on July 17, 2008, and received the Intelligent Manufacturing System.
  • Wu Chen developed a dynamic-vision SNN camera sample and demonstrated its limits to Wang Hongfa and Lavrov, who planned to present the work to Jiang Hongyue as their own.
  • At Old Director Jiang’s wife’s memorial, Wu Chen challenged Wang Hongfa’s claims and exposed his and Lavrov’s appropriation of Wu Chen’s research, then agreed to help Jiang Nan test a pill-inspection system.
  • Wu Chen developed Little Jiang No. 1, which performed well on Jiangdong Pharmaceutical Factory’s fast production line, and asked Jiang Hongyue for startup funding before accepting Jiang Nan’s investment offer.
  • Wu Chen and Jiang Nan registered Hangcheng Hazelnut Technology Co., Ltd., planned its office and production, and marked their first shareholders’ meeting with a photo.
  • Wu Chen discovered that Beibei was Chen Beitao, a Peking University researcher, and collaborated with her on residual connections and research that helped him establish the mathematical foundation for attention mechanisms.
  • Wu Chen offered to create software that would let Min Xinrou hear her deceased father speaking in his own voice, while continuing to teach and earn Skill Points.
  • Wu Chen secretly followed Wang Hongfa and Liu Ping and overheard them discuss Yang Yuanjing, Wang’s plans for advancement, and his recommendation of Liu for graduate school.
  • After receiving notice that three papers had been published online, Wu Chen faced Wang Hongfa’s criticism at a faculty meeting and announced that he had papers in top journals.
Chapters 1–2525 summaries Read

Arc 2Wu Chen’s Rise and Retaliation

Wu Chen overhauled Hazelnut Technology’s production line while exposing Yang Yuanjing’s false accusations and advancing his research. The arc ended with online attacks against him, Yang fleeing after her claims were challenged, and Xu Jianping announcing Wu Chen’s appointment as a full professor.

  • Huang Ruijie verified Wu Chen’s three newly published papers, and Wang Hongfa fainted after learning they were genuine.
  • Wu Chen inspected Hazelnut Technology’s factory, proposed technical fixes, and led workers in modifying its production line for trial manufacturing.
  • Yang Yuanjing attacked Min Xinrou over rumors about Wu Chen, and Wu Chen stopped her from striking Min with a chopstick.
  • Wu Chen used video evidence and Wang Hongfa’s private words to challenge Yang’s accusations, then demanded her expulsion and compensation for Min Xinrou.
  • Xu Jianping offered Wu Chen a promotion and research support, while Chen Beitao told him that Peking University wanted to hire him as an associate professor, and Wu Chen chose to stay at Xiaoheshan University of Technology.
  • Jiang Nan negotiated an SNN-based vision project with Wang Hongfa, while Wu Chen developed Spring Boot and prepared to respond to online allegations that his research was fabricated.
  • Wu Chen told reporter Shen Jia that he had published eight papers, and Xu Jianping announced his appointment as a full professor before Yang Yuanjing fled as police followed her.
Chapters 26–5025 summaries Read