Super God-Level Top Student

Even those who loudly proclaim that studying is useless must admit that cultured people often have much higher conversation levels than ordinary folks.

Because when these people speak, they truly beat around the bush. Many comments that sound like praise, compliments, self-deprecation, reflection, or other pleasant things can be full of sarcasm if you think about it differently.

Not to mention that these are doctoral degree-holding mathematics professors and researchers. Once they jump onto Facebook, they are definitely individuals whose words sound very agreeable.

"Ah, we are old now, we really can't compare with the young people, they are so good at playing. We old folks spent a day accepting that there was a watermark, looking for watermarks all over the papers for several days, who could have thought that the seeming 'blind watermark' was actually a joke played on us by the Huaxia youngster, and the real watermark was hidden even deeper.

This is the correct answer personally given by the originator of the watermark—Qiao Ze from Huaxia Xilin Industrial University School of Mathematics. Everyone, take a look, but don't take it to heart. After all, he's still a kid, what bad intentions could he have?"

"What on earth are the new generation of mathematical geniuses in our Huaxia thinking? Who actually cares about those crappy papers he writes? And to come up with something like a watermark? Making a watermark is one thing, but layering one on top of another... Does he think he's in the stratosphere! Yes, I'm talking about that Qiao Ze.

I'm too lazy to rant, everyone just have a look at this, this is the real watermark in the second paper, let everyone come and judge, is this something a normal person would do?"

"As an old man who has studied mathematics for most of his life, I must harshly criticize the young generation of Huaxia. They don't study properly and use all their little cleverness on trivial tricks. Especially that student Qiao Ze, he doesn't understand the painstaking efforts of the older generation of mathematicians at all. All he does is make strange tricks to attract attention.

Is it fun to stump a bunch of old men? Let everyone take a look at how far this misguided kid can go with his petty schemes, truly disrespectful."

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Of course, there are those who honestly upload the watermark operation steps to resolve everyone's confusion.

But they are truly not many.
Experience tales with empire

After most people let loose, it seems they can't feel comfortable without saying a few weird things.

Once these displays were posted on Facebook, they quickly began to spread in the mathematical community, aided by the big data-driven push system.

Soon, the Facebook comment sections of those mathematicians who claimed to have found all the watermarks became lively.

This time, there was even no need for personal verification.

The paper was hanging on the electronic version of the journal's official website, available for download at any time.

Comparing directly with the demonstration videos, finding the same position, and taking a glance was enough to determine the authenticity.

Everything was simply and straightforwardly displayed in front of everyone, which indeed made many feel ashamed.

Thus, many straightforward foreign professors, following the Huaxia professors, began to rant as well.

"If I have the chance to meet Qiao Ze, I would indeed look into his eyes and say to him: it's true that not every mathematician covets his papers."

"All I can say is that he (Qiao Ze) is too cautious. Although I also often teach my students that mathematics is a rigorous discipline and that they need to treat every letter they type on the keyboard with caution, I would never let them do these things in their papers. Because it's such a waste of time! It's really unnecessary to squander precious talent and energy on this."

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Many were taken aback, feeling quite uncomfortable in their hearts.

After all, the pace was successfully picked up.

In the end, it was indeed because Qiao Ze's thoughts were too meticulous.

He thought too much.

Of course, when it came down to individuals, feelings of indignation were either nonexistent or doubled.

Especially for those who had just made bets, this was definitely not good news.

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"What? You're planning to welch on the bet? No no no, Henry, that's not how it goes. I don't deny that there are two more hidden watermarks, but the fact is, when we made the bet, we didn't anticipate this situation. So, my student, who found the watermark that was in plain sight first, means I won!"

"No, Hudson, you are the one who is being unreasonable. Our bet was explicitly that whoever's student finds all the watermarks in the second paper first wins. If there were no watermarks in the paper, it would be a draw. In the end, it turned out that you didn't find all the watermarks. Now that the real results have been published on Facebook, it means you didn't win."

"Ridiculous, do you think by saying that you can deny the fact that my Hanna has beaten all your students? Even if you continue to quibble, you must admit that she is stronger than all your students put together!"

"Even if that's true, so what? You still didn't win the bet, so naturally, you can't claim the wager. Let me put it straight, I've already called Chronopost, and tomorrow, or perhaps the day after, they'll be returning the Porto wine I sent. You know, that bottle might not have even left the post office."

"Henry, you're a swindler, an outright swindler, I swear, I will never make another bet with someone as dishonest as you!"

Having said that, Hudson Will hung up the phone angrily, then turned to look at the female student sitting across from him, who appeared indifferent to the whole affair.

"Hanna, you see? He's an old bastard. So have you changed your mind? You can't let me lose twice, right? Not only did I not win, but I also have to let you stay in Huaxia for at least a year."