Chapter 1 Du Zhengyi & Luo Qi

Life is a mystery. For me, the biggest mystery in this fog is whether I am a waste or not.

——Excerpted from "Roach's Chicken Soup of Life"

When Du Zhengyi received the bubble, he was working on his graduation thesis "Nonlinear Cyclic Multidimensional Space Transformation" in the library. Sitting opposite him was a sweet-looking girl who was a classmate of the archeology major and was writing a paper.

A paper on the comparison between wanderer society and human agricultural society in ancient times. They sat in the same position tacitly for several days, so he thought he might have a chance.

He caught the bubbles that kept flying in front of him and smiled apologetically at the disturbed girl. The girl gave him an understanding smile, then buried her head in the book and skillfully cast a spell on it.

The words floating in the air were searched for keyword information, and he quite admired her professional style.

He stood up holding the bubbles and walked towards the door. Under the huge dome of the library there was only the quiet sound of turning books and the occasional static sound of some auxiliary spells in the air. When he walked to the corridor outside the reading room,

The sound immediately became noisy. He glanced outside and saw that the third-grade weather control experiment exam was being conducted on the playground downstairs. Somehow, an idiot created a private cloud and a heavy rain fell over his head.

The sound of laughter and whistles from the playground reached all the way to the second floor of the library.

He took one last look with interest at the boy standing desperately under a square meter of rain cloud. He turned around and went to a slightly secluded corner and crushed the bubble in his hand. It was a message from the teacher,

Inform him to go to the department chair's office at two o'clock in the afternoon.

Roach carefully unfolded a crumpled piece of paper, on which was written in black and white the topic of the next week's evening lecture:

"Evaluation of Energy Detection Methods in Uncertain Environments"

Tuesday, f1 academic lecture hall, speaker: singh kamal **

"Information Extraction Based on Infinite Data"

Wednesday, f1 academic lecture hall, speaker: abbott musk **

"Research on Ultralight Porous Metals"

Thursday, f1 academic lecture hall, speaker: Dr. Liu Li**

"Space Compression Technology Based on Fermat's Theorem"

Friday, F1 Academic Lecture Hall, speaker: Master Daphne Tate

He swallowed. The evening lectures in the next month would show all third-year students the major directions they could choose in the future. He was already standing at a crossroads in his life, and his eyes were filled with anxiety. Unfortunately, he just couldn't understand.

Any street sign.

He finally made up his mind to put down the torn piece of paper, "To be honest, I know all the Chinese characters in the title of the book."

"I suggest you don't listen to the first one - Singh Kamala - the first time you hear it, it means Ah... that is Indian. Anyway, no one can understand the English he speaks. In this way, we have eliminated an option."

His roommate and friend Liu Xing said without raising his head that he was using the last moment before class to finish his essay.

"Then Teacher Liu Li should be preferred, at least he doesn't speak bird language." Luo Qi said thoughtfully.

"No, I heard that she is very strict. What about that topic, studying metals? You will definitely spend the rest of your life squatting in the laboratory studying materials. You can think about the fourth one, although I don't know what Fermat's theorem is.

What the hell, but space compression technology is probably about how to put an elephant in a refrigerator." Liu Xing stopped writing and said seriously.

Luo Qi has been looking at the second one, "Information extraction based on infinite data, why do you need to spend time learning this thing? I can use a computer, just google it."

"Not many mages would trust that thing." Liu Xing touched his nose and said vaguely. "You'd better not use that in front of others."

Luo Qi didn't say anything. He was too stressed and had no time to argue with Liu Xing about racial discrimination. He looked at the time and said, "It's two o'clock in fifteen minutes. I have to go to Teacher Liu Li's office."

" He thought for a while and couldn't help but express the anxiety in his heart, "I have never taken her class, and she doesn't know me. Why on earth is she looking for me?"

Liu Xing glanced at him sympathetically, "Don't worry too much, buddy. To be honest, you didn't do anything bad."

"I have already failed three courses," Luo Qi said self-deprecatingly. "If I fail another one, I won't have to worry about what major to choose in the fourth grade. Teacher Liu may have come to me for this reason. I took the exam in the morning."

It must have failed."

Liu Xing was also a little worried, but he was still calm and said matter-of-factly, "If you linger for a while longer, you will be late, and Liu Li might strike you with lightning. I heard from students in their college that her nickname is

The male of thunder and the female of lightning.”

"Aren't there two people, the male of thunder and the female of lightning?" Luo Qi asked in disbelief. This guy of his has always been impatient and always listens to what others say, so his words are not very reliable.

"Probably emphasize twice the force." Liu Xing said nonchalantly, while looking around carelessly, and seeing that no one was paying attention in the classroom, his face suddenly turned sour, and he frowned and said firmly to Luo Qi, "Don't even think about it.

For those who don't, if you are really expelled from the mage rank because you failed four courses, I can introduce you to hang out with my cousin. He also got a first-level mage license when he graduated, but after graduation, he did not

Have you joined the catering industry? Now you have several three-star Michelin stars and are still prospering over there. Why do you have to be a mage? What's so great about being able to rub fireballs? My cousin doesn't have to rub himself when cooking.

Fingers, he used an electronic lighter."

Luo Qi didn't know what to say for a moment, so he licked his lips in vain. He really longed to be a mage, but then he thought of the unlucky exam in the morning, and suddenly lost his energy. He knew Liu Xing had good intentions, and in his heart

I was also a little touched, so I patted Liu Xing on the shoulder, said a vague thank you and went out.

This delay made it a bit late. Luo Qi hurried through the corridors of the teaching building, taking shortcuts as much as possible to catch up with the time. At this time, some classrooms had already begun exams. Through a half-open door, he saw the students inside.

When taking the second-grade mathematics test, there are some ever-changing numbers floating in the void, which is very cool. However, most candidates still don't want to be in the limelight, preferring to diligently calculate on paper with a pen in hand.

Luo Qi no longer cares about envying those people who are born with powerful brains that can visually project their thoughts. His ability has been wandering between being like a mage and not quite like a mage. He has no time to appreciate those who are close to the Supreme Realm.

Lucky man, the real problem he faces now is whether he can keep his lower limit, at least not to be expelled from school.

It was already two o'clock when he ran into the last corridor. The end of the corridor was connected to a rich nest-shaped six-sided hall. In the center of the hall stood a statue of a snake-shaped woman, and five identical offices were hidden behind the wall. He

I looked up at the door number of the office. There were only numbers hanging on the five doors.

Luo Qi calmed down and looked at the time. He was already two minutes late. He calmed down and spent another minute trying to recall which office number the teacher was talking about, but to no avail. Three minutes later, he risked his life and chose No. 2 as his lucky number.

Numbers, knocked on the door.

The wooden door opened on its own, and Luo Qi thought excitedly that this was a good sign, indicating that someone was indeed preparing to meet inside. However, there was no teacher Liu Li in the room, only a young man sitting on the sofa next to the desk, looking slightly...

Looking at him in surprise.

"Sorry, sorry." Luo Qi said quickly in embarrassment, "Sorry, I seem to have gone wrong..."

Before he finished speaking, the door to the suite behind the desk was suddenly pushed open. A middle-aged woman with a serious expression walked out quickly with a stack of documents in her hands, glanced at Roach and ordered impatiently.

, "Stop talking nonsense, Roach, close the door and come in and sit down."

Luo Qi was stunned for a moment, came to his senses, apologized in a low voice, and walked in nonchalantly.

The man sitting on the sofa is not much older than Roach if you look closely, but his temperament is much calmer. At first glance, he doesn't look like a student. Roach sat down next to him, and the boy also turned his head and looked at him.

So when I glanced at him up and down, my face showed suspicion, and the water under my thin eyelids had a certain Ni attribute.

Annoying! He murmured angrily in his heart, it was obvious that he was not a good person.

"Teacher Liu." The man spoke first, and his tone sounded as if he was very familiar with Teacher Liu Li, but Luo Qi heard the slight anger in his tone. This was strange, what else could he ask for?

Didn’t even do it!

"What grade is he in? He's not a freshman, right?"

Freshman! Luo Qi moved his butt on the sofa unwillingly, covering up the exaggerated rips in his ripped jeans. How could he predict that he would be called to the office by the teacher today? He has always avoided all teachers.

of.

"Luo Qi is a third-year student." Liu Li sighed. Her eyes looked very big behind her lenses. She glanced at the boy with a slight reproach. But Luo Qi saw it sadly. Her reproach was like a mother's pride.

He complained about his capable eldest son.

Liu Li turned to look at him again, and her gaze became much sharper. As soon as Luo Qi touched him, he became nervous, straightened his waist subconsciously, and no longer dared to sit against the back of the sofa.

Liu Li didn't say anything for a while, but looked at him deeply, as if evaluating something. Luo Qi became nervous again. If he was to be fired, wouldn't he have to tell him the news in front of others?

"Your credits are not enough to advance to the fourth grade." Liu Liyan said concisely and concisely.

Luo Qi's throat was dry and his heart sank to the bottom of his heart.

"So I hope you can make up for your credits by participating in social practice during the holidays." Liu Li continued.

What? Roach was shocked. He had never heard of such a remedy. His hope suddenly rose, and he felt weak and a little at a loss. The boy was attracted by his stupidity and turned his head to look at him.

His expression was cool.

"His name is Du Zhengyi, you should have heard of him." The teacher probably noticed that he was staring blankly at the senior, so he introduced him.

He was startled for a moment. He had heard of this name before. He couldn't help but look at the man carefully again. His skin tone was slightly dark, he was very thin, very tall, and he looked pretty good. But his personality was hard to say. He was *

The *master's eyes were so weak. But it turned out that this person was Du Zhengyi. Luo Qi had actually heard of him and was very moved.

Most people only know that this person is a top student. In fact, not many people know that this person did something extraordinary when he was in the fourth grade. However, when he was seriously injured and hospitalized, he stayed in the same hospital where Luo Qi's parents were.

The incident was mentioned over and over again at the dinner table by Luo Qi's parents as an excellent case study. Zheng Zheng was a model for "other people's children". Luo Qi secretly sighed and had the honor to sit with his growing shadow.

On the same sofa, the pressure is really not as high as usual.

However, Luo Qi followed and calculated the time. Du Zhengyi should be in seventh grade this year and will graduate in one month. So why is he still hanging around here? He should be either writing a thesis or looking for a job now. But

As soon as the thought came to his mind, he wanted to give himself a slap in the face - now was really not the time to gossip about others. This was already imminent. He was still distracted. Isn't the most important thing now to ensure that he would not be expelled? He had never been

I have heard that participating in social practice can make up for credits. However, due to the influence of neighbors who are always engaged in innovation, many ** teachers have also been promoting innovation and development recently. Maybe they only started to add practical projects this year.

When he thought about it, he really felt that he was so lucky. He couldn't help but his heart was pounding. He looked at the teacher eagerly, hoping that she could tell more about what he had to do to complete that social practice and keep his credits.

Liu Li signaled Luo Qi to go over and take a file bag from her desk. He stood up hurriedly and took it. Just as he was about to open it and take a look, Liu Li spoke again. He had no choice but to suppress his curiosity and raised his head to wait for the teacher.

command.

"You and Du Zheng are working together. What you are going to do is social research. The subjects of the research are non-lawyers. The topic is "Analysis of the Authenticity of Human Groups Based on Supernormal Sighting Reports". Specific analysis methods, research areas and other relevant information

He is already in the hands of Du Zhengyi, and your main job is to be his assistant." Liu Li said concisely and clearly, his tone was smooth without any hesitation, his language was highly concise, and he was completely academic.

She paused here and looked at Luo Qi, as if to see if Luo Qi could digest this information. Luo Qi immediately raised his hand high, she sighed and nodded to him, "What's wrong with you?"

Do you understand?"

"I think," Luo Qi said eloquently, "the research topic should be shortened and changed to "Zi Buyu", which is both simple and appropriate." He paused and added, "It's also freehand."

Now not only Teacher Liu Li, but also Du Zhengyi next to him turned around to look at him carefully. He became more interested in the attention and continued to speak freely, "I have always thought that Confucius might be a master who concealed his identity.

Without saying a word, he blamed God for allowing us to live peacefully on this land for thousands of years. There has never been a tragedy like the Salem Massacre on our continent. I think Confucius has a lot to do with it.

of credit.”

Liu Li nodded and looked at him expressionlessly, "It seems like you did understand what I asked you to do. Since you mentioned it, you should write a historical paper on Confucius. You must have your own

Point of view, give it to me next month, 40 pages.”

Luo Qi was stunned for a moment and began to face Liu Lilei's nickname of Gongdianmu.

There was a sneer in my ear, it was Du Zhengyi. "Why does this naughty kid look familiar to me?"

Luo Qi glared at him. The age difference between them was only between three and four years. Who could be more bearish than the other? Besides, what's the point of talking about familiarity? It's not like picking up girls in the cafeteria.

Unexpectedly, Du Zheng then said to Liu Li, "I think it would be more efficient to find a student majoring in social studies or history to help. I recommend a history student in the same class as me. Her professional quality is very good.

Suitable for this social research."

Luo Qi's chest suddenly tightened, and he regretted that he had said so much nonsense in a moment of pride, and might have messed up the matter again. Why couldn't he control his bad mouth?

Liu Li really pondered for a moment, and Luo Qi's throat tightened. He later thought that this must be the most important minute in his life, but he was like a stupid seal, completely staying on the beach, and could not even

Self-rescue. In the end, it was Master Liu Li who strengthened his belief and shook his head towards Du Zhengyi.

Du Zhengyi sighed and asked directly, without caring that the person involved was right next to him, "Which of his abilities has a higher standard deviation?"

Surprisingly, Liu Li did not answer. Luo Qi looked at her curiously. In fact, he also wanted to know what secret and outstanding advantages he had that allowed him to be selected by the assassin. But Liu Li pursed her lips tightly.

Lips, as if trying to stop herself from speaking, as if what she was about to say would be very against her own will. He had only seen people look like this once, when they were too embarrassed to say what they wanted to say.

.His brain twitched again. Is it because he is so handsome? He is so handsome that both young and old can take advantage of him?

Luo Qi glanced curiously at the pretender next to him and found that he was also observing Teacher Liu Li with interest.

Luo Qi turned to look at their teacher. The highly respected teacher, whose real age was almost unknown, let out a breath. Luo Qi suddenly suspected that her emotions at this moment were broken. Then, she said something

This sentence made him blush very much and he would not forget it for many years to come, "According to observations, his l value is much higher than the average."

He looked at the teacher in disbelief, and then looked at the guy next to him in embarrassment. The kid's eyes almost popped out of his head.

"L value means lucky value." Liu Li said to Du Zhengyi in a lecturing tone.

"I know," Du Zheng accepted the words nonchalantly. He was probably too shocked to be polite. "Looking at him like that, I know he doesn't mean to be lovely."

Luo Qi burst into flames.

Du Zhengyi continued, "Luck is like throwing dice. Everyone has a chance of getting a big number, but as long as the probability is repeated, everyone's probability will be about the same. There may be some calculation mages who believe that luck is also a research direction, but I don't believe that.

It's theoretical. Believing in luck is like believing in fatalism. I didn't receive education to set up a stall in the square."

Liu Li looked at Du Zhengyi silently. He felt the pressure of this silence and finally closed his mouth.

"I don't believe it either," Liu Li said slowly, "but there are always some people who have relatively good luck within the observable range. Although there is no theory that can explain luck, it often happens

It can be measured." After she said this, she looked at Luo Qi deeply, and Luo Qi avoided her gaze in embarrassment.

Du Zhengyi hesitated to speak, and finally reluctantly said, "The more magic develops, the more rigorous it becomes." It was a specious expression of obedience to the teacher.

Luo Qi disagreed with this sentence. He felt that human science was more rigorous, but he closed his mouth tightly this time. Unexpectedly, Du Zhengyi suddenly turned his head again and looked at him inquiringly. He began

I had a bit of an ominous premonition.

Du Zhengyi suddenly realized, "Oh, I remember who you are! You are the fool who made a rainstorm cloud on top of your head on the playground this morning! Did you fail the weather control experiment class?"
Chapter completed!