"Just like you said, there is arrogance and prejudice at play. However, the institute's official website will set up a dedicated Chinese version of the community for Qiao's Algebraic Geometry, to allow more precise academic discussions,"
"Oh," Qiao Ze nodded and then turned on his computer.
The discussion time was over, and it was time to focus on the task at hand.
Edward Witten sighed inwardly; the prospect of collaboration remained unspoken for now.
The good news was that the crux of the matter had been found.
If you think about it carefully...
Wait, Edward Witten suddenly remembered something Qiao Ze had mentioned earlier that seemed to carry a deeper meaning.
The most fundamental preparations?
The Gravitational Field Transformation System?
The Gravitational Energy Transformation Device?
Did Qiao Ze mean that Huaxia was already prepared?
Could it be that he already had a preliminary plan, knowing how to proceed with the experiment, what laboratory instruments were needed, the model for the energy conversion mechanism, and even how to design these instruments for new experiments, and possibly pushing the industrialization process?
It should be impossible!
The most basic theories have not yet been fully determined, and to start designing these advanced applications now would be too far-fetched.
But recalling how Qiao Ze had designed artificial intelligence and then immediately followed up with Reverse Material Models, Edward Witten felt something was off.
He wanted to ask a question, but considering Qiao Ze's attitude and the apparent irrelevance of these applications to him, he ultimately couldn't bring himself to ask.
However, on the other hand, if their earlier academic discussions were sincere enough, then the problem of gravitons at the Planck scale is such that humanity's current research on the microscopic world is still at the atomic and subatomic levels, a far cry from detecting the Planck scale, not to mention trying to manipulate it.
At this stage, it should be an impossible task.
So, it must be that he was thinking too much.
The day passed quickly.
Su Mucheng came to pick up Qiao Ze in the evening and seemed particularly excited.
From Su, Qiao Ze learned that Uncle Li's wedding preparations were going smoothly and her day had been particularly fulfilling.
He also learned that Uncle Li's father and father-in-law both seemed to be very serious people, who didn't talk much. Uncle Li's mother, on the other hand, was a kind-eyed aunt, while the mother-in-law was particularly eloquent, and had showered her with so many compliments that she felt embarrassed.
She even mentioned that Uncle Li's mother-in-law's cumin lamb was really delicious.
When they were leaving, both the father and mother-in-law insisted on giving Su Mucheng a hefty red envelope.
The amount of money in the red envelope obviously didn't matter to either of them, but Su Mucheng blushed when the aunt wished them to also reach fruition soon, and it felt very sweet.
There was a lot of other talk, very intimate.
All of it comprised miscellaneous household trivialities. Qiao Ze wasn't interested in these things, but he was quite willing to listen.
Even when his other half-brain was pondering problems, he still couldn't help but think that Chengzi had a sweet mouth, always able to make those uncles and aunts extraordinarily happy, including his own mother.
What Qiao Ze liked most about Chengzi, unlike those women on TV, was that she never needed him to respond when she happily talked about those trivialities.
Furthermore, her words always created vivid scenes in his mind, turning unfamiliar figures into concrete images and allowing him to experience the human emotions hidden in the small details.
In that regard, they were in sync.
Chengzi could always show him the warmth and the cold of this world, the bonds between people, in the shortest possible time.
It added a touch of human warmth to a mind otherwise occupied by pure reason.
Qiao Ze even felt that this was quite nice.
Moreover, he had prepared a very special wedding gift for Uncle Li for tomorrow, which he believed Uncle Li would definitely like.
The most valuable way to unlock the Material Science Model should also be revealed to everyone.