Genius of the Rules-Style System

Chapter 1266: Chapter 609: It Seems I’m Still Too Naive!_1

Zhou Yuansheng felt an overwhelming sense of being past his prime, but upon reflecting, it seemed the gap was even wider in his youth.

In fact, what impacted Zhou Yuansheng the most wasn’t Zhao Yi, but Zhao Yi’s assistant, Zhang Qican. Zhang Qican was a core member of the theoretical group, and although most of the research work was completed by Zhao Yi, Zhang Qican was undoubtedly the one who understood Zhao Yi’s theories the most thoroughly.

Whether it was the theory of anti-gravity technology, the theory of space Z-waves, or even theories related to space shuttles, Zhang Qican had a deep understanding of them all. In the ongoing process of understanding, he developed his unique perspectives on these theories.

Now, in the Aerospace Bureau’s technological development process, Zhang Qican’s excellence was evident. He was responsible for explaining most of the theories, and in the subsequent technical research, he participated in a great deal of work, ranking second only to Zhao Yi in terms of experimental contributions.

It was quite normal for Zhao Yi to perform excellently, and even more so, to an exaggerated extent—it would not surprise anyone, as he was already recognized as one of the world’s top mathematicians and a rare genius of the centuries, even considered a key figure leading humanity’s scientific voyage.

Zhang Qican’s background, by contrast, seemed much more ordinary; most people simply regarded him as a typical mathematician.

During the experiment’s preparation process, experts from the Aerospace Bureau discovered that Zhang Qican performed far better than them when facing extremely complex mathematical problems. He could easily solve some challenging mathematics and computations that left them pondering without solutions.

This was the gap in ability levels.

From working together for several months, they could tell that Zhang Qican’s abilities had reached the world’s top level, comparable to renowned geniuses, and entirely surpassed their own level.

As far as Zhao Yi was concerned, Zhang Qican’s excellent performance was also quite normal. Most scientific researchers peak between the ages of 30 and 40, and Zhang Qican had been dedicated to mathematical research for several years, working on extremely complex space mathematics every day. It is fair to say that he was making continuous progress each day. Intensive study like this for a week or two may not be significant, but maintaining it for months or years is quite difficult.

In those years, Zhang Qican had absorbed more knowledge than most people do in a lifetime.

Of course, the downside was that research had consumed a large number of brain cells, causing Zhang Qican, still so young, to visibly start going bald and have more white hair than before.

Many people start to put on weight after turning thirty, but Zhang Qican showed no signs of that. Compared to when he first met people, he seemed to have even lost some weight.

These are probably the external signs of excessive brain cell usage.

Zhao Yi, seeing Zhang Qican’s condition, started to worry about him. Most importantly, Zhang Qican had never had a girlfriend, let alone a wife and children, and he was already thirty-six.

In the past few years, Zhang Qican had focused solely on mathematical research, with no time to consider his personal life.

As he was getting older, personal issues definitely needed consideration.

So, taking advantage of a three-day holiday, Zhao Yi decided to take Zhang Qican back to Yanhua University, "Brother Zhang, you are also a professor at Yanhua University. Although you don’t have regular classes, you should visit during holidays. I’ve applied for leave for you as well. Let’s go back together and return together."

"Oh, and you’re staying in the dormitory, right? That place is too simple. Here’s what we’ll do: this time, you’ll go to the medical center. I’ll arrange a room for you to stay in at my lab."

Zhang Qican asked in confusion, "Academician Zhao, are you going to the medical center and your lab during the holidays?" He thought Zhao Yi wanted to work with him during the free time.

Zhao Yi considered for a moment, then nodded, "I will definitely go. Whether to work or not, I can’t say, but it’s only for three days. Just follow my arrangements."

Zhang Qican had no objections.

Although he was a professor at the College of Science at Yanhua University, he had spent most of the past two or three years away, hardly ever staying in the assigned dormitory, unsure of what it had become. Having temporary accommodations arranged was quite nice.

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Zhao Yi and Zhang Qican returned to the capital together. Upon their arrival, they headed straight for Zhao Yi’s home.

Zhang Qican followed along as well.

Once they reached home, Zhang Qican realized why Zhao Yi was in such a hurry to return. ƒreewebɳovel.com

A child had been born!

Zhao Yi greeted his mother as he entered, then rushed toward the bedroom at breakneck speed.

Zhao Hongjuan and Lin Xiaoqing were chatting in the bedroom, with the baby nestled in Lin Xiaoqing’s arms, feeding. Zhao Yi stood at the doorway, taking deep breaths.

"Zhao Yi!"

"Xiao Yi, you’re back!"

Liu Jing also followed, chiding, "You child, why are you so impetuous?" After speaking, she noticed Zhang Qican’s entry and hurriedly went over to greet him.

"Zhao Yi, you’ve been too busy. You didn’t come back even when you heard the news two days ago," Lin Xiaoqing complained while holding the baby.

Zhao Hongjuan added, "Xiaoqing, don’t blame Xiao Yi. His work is important, and being busy is very normal. He’s making contributions to the country!"