"This class ends here. If there’s anything you don’t understand, feel free to ask me after class."
Closing the lesson plan, the man was about to leave when he suddenly seemed to remember something.
"Oh, right, there’s one thing to announce." Original content can be found at novel⸺fire.net
Just as Class A students were preparing to relax, their nerves immediately tensed up, their eyes sharply focused on the man standing at the podium.
Class A’s physics teacher, Li Jian, was quite renowned. He was once a physics prodigy from Qing University, with remarkable academic achievements. Lanya Group had gone to great lengths to recruit him.
Li Jian, in his early thirties, exuded a refined and elegant demeanor, appearing mild-tempered. However, only Class A students familiar with him knew how utterly terrifying he could be when he lost his temper.
Therefore, in his class, no student dared to zone out.
Li Jian’s gentle gaze landed on Shen You’an, who was sitting in the corner. He smiled and spoke, "In this state-level physics league, a total of eight students from our class achieved excellent results and successfully qualified for the national competition. I’ll now announce the list of qualifiers."
Li Jian took out a folded sheet of paper from his textbook and opened it.
"Shen You’an, Liu Runxi, Gu Bichen, Xun Meng, Ren Chong..."
After reading all eight names, Li Jian closed the list and said, "I hope these eight students will keep up the hard work and achieve excellent results in next year’s national competition."
After speaking, he ignored whatever expressions the students in the class might have and left with the lesson plan tucked under his arm.
"Shen You’an and Liu Runxi surely live up to their reputation as top academic gods, dominating first and second place. Gu truly deserves being Jingzhou’s top scorer—this is just too impressive."
Hao Yun couldn’t help but exclaim.
It’s worth noting that the physics and mathematics leagues started almost simultaneously this time, and everyone had to fully commit to one, which meant giving up the other. Most people chose mathematics, the major subject.
However, for true geniuses, the term "give up" doesn’t exist in their dictionary.
After all, physics and mathematics are theoretically interrelated—mastering one makes the other relatively easier.
But for individuals with an extraordinary mental capacity, like Shen You’an and Liu Runxi, they’re extremely rare. The majority still chose to play it safe and avoid taking risks.
The national competition takes place next September and consists of preliminary, semi-final, and final rounds, all completed within two months. Outstanding performers will receive invitations to the International Physics Olympiad (IPhO), vying for global recognition.
It’s fair to say there’s nearly a year to prepare, but students’ energy is limited, so most opt for the more assured path of mathematics.
Among the eight students who qualified for the national physics league, only Shen You’an, Liu Runxi, and Gu Bichen were also winners of the high school mathematics league and selected for winter camp. The other five specialized solely in physics competitions.
While everyone was marveling at the trio’s remarkable prowess, during the next math class, Chen Zhou announced the winter camp’s schedule and location.
Scheduled from the 22nd to the 28th of next month, the camp’s location was Chunzhou.
The flight, accommodation in hotels, and examination site would be handled by designated leading teachers. These students just needed to pay the fees and focus on exam preparation.
Yan Lu’s eyes sparked with excitement.
This is my home turf.
At the mention of Chunzhou, the entire class couldn’t contain their enthusiasm.
Chunzhou, true to its name as a city of "spring in all seasons," is not only a famous tourist destination, known for its abundance of local snacks, but also boasts a renowned TV broadcasting station. Word has it that stepping out of your house, it’s easy to encounter celebrities within a few steps.
Seeing the eager looks on the youthful faces below the podium, Chen Zhou sneered coldly, "Don’t get too excited. This winter camp will host hundreds of high school winners from across the country. It’ll be a gathering of geniuses, so don’t end up as frogs in the well and embarrass me."
These students were decent, but they should remember that this winter camp represents a national-scale competition. There’s always a bigger mountain, so better to manage expectations ahead of time.
At that moment, Shen You’an was supporting her head with her left hand, her eyelids slightly lowered, her facial expression unclear. Her right hand was writing something on a scrap paper.
From afar, Chen Zhou took a glance and assumed she was diligently solving problems, feeling quite gratified inside.
In reality, Shen You’an was scribbling a series of numbers that had absolutely nothing to do with problem-solving.
She was calculating points with the system.
With daily sign-ins and completed tasks, plus the bonus points from the state-level physics league and high school mathematics league, she’d accumulated over three hundred points. But compared to the thousand points needed to unlock [Resourceful], she was still far from the goal.
At present, the second-phase skill [Sharp & Quick-Witted] was nearing 99% completion. It was in its final stage; within a month or less, she would likely finish all the problems.
With her current abilities, getting into the national training camp shouldn’t be a problem. However, competing on the international stage against the world’s top geniuses wasn’t quite enough yet.