Genius of the Rules-Style System

Chapter 85: Chapter 80: The Genius’s Fraudulent Creativity

Good people, all of them in this group.

Seeing Zhao Yi’s posted software download link, they not only downloaded it immediately, but also paid for it to get the password, then began testing.

They even posted their test reviews in the group--

"What a junk interface!"

"It’s hideous!"

"I really don’t want to complain. I looked at this result for a long time and couldn’t figure it out, if you’re not going to use 3D graphics, at least make the image clearer?"

"This looks like it was designed for fifty cents, right?"

"The user experience is really bad!"

"The payment website is also terrible, just one payment interface, then it jumps to a password page, no other functions, I studied it for a long time but couldn’t hack it..."

Zhao Yi silently watched the chatroom messages, feeling like his heart was being stabbed repeatedly. Unable to bear the last message, he typed, "/sobs, dear brothers, sisters, uncles and aunts, please don’t slam my software and website."

"Ha, ha, ha..."

Indeed, there were many complaints in the reviews, but none about errors or encryption issues.

Zhao Yi felt relieved.

Quickly.

The group discussion turned into tech talk.

Everyone was amazed by the Rubik’s Cube calculator, that it could really compute the process for solving a Rubik’s Cube. It definitely involved an intricate algorithm – potentially even a novel one.

This was highly appealing to them.

This time, even Professor Liu was blown away. He gave Zhao Yi a private message, asking, "The paper you mentioned, it’s going to be about the core algorithm for this Rubik’s Cube calculator, correct?"

"Correct."

Professor Liu was silent for a moment, then suddenly said, "Would you like to apply to the University of Science and Technology? I can speak to their admissions office and get you directly admitted next year."

"Thank you, Professor Liu."

Zhao Yi awkwardly replied, "I’m not sure which university I want to apply to yet. Additionally, I don’t plan to major in anything computer-related."

Professor Liu understood, "Given your talent and ability, studying only computers is too narrow. You should consider majoring in the science fields." ƒгeeweɓn૦vel.com

"I’m still undecided but thanks anyway."

Zhao Yi understood the message.

Science and technology are not interchangeable. Science is theory-driven, while technology is application-based: computer science belongs to technology and theoretical research lies in scientific realms.

Science supports technology. Without science, no technology.

If only computer science is studied, the future will be bound to technological research. One might become an algorithm master or inventor, but it will be difficult to make breakthroughs in scientific theory.

On the other hand.

If one studies science fields and uses technology as a practical breakthrough, more future options will be opened up.

Education is also this way. In universities, most of the curriculum is theoretical, while vocational schools teach technical, practical skills. Maybe vocational school graduates can work better initially, but their prospects might be limited due to their narrower knowledge base.

Meanwhile.

The download count for the Rubik’s Cube calculator on the website was quickly increasing.

Zhao Yi did not do special promotion, but because there was no similar software on the market, many people downloaded it just out of curiosity when they saw the name ’Rubik’s Cube calculator’.

Then.

A pile of feedback and criticisms appeared--

"Twenty bucks for a utility software!"

"What a rip-off!"

"It can calculate how to solve a Rubik’s Cube, is it really that powerful? I haven’t decided to pay yet!"

"I have no online banking, so sorry, poor people like me are not worthy to know how to solve a Rubik’s Cube, I can only try to solve it by myself!"

"Don’t you guys think that this software contains considerable technology?"

Most people saw the Rubik’s Cube calculator as entertainment and downloaded it just for kicks. Few would spend twenty bucks to unlock a piece of software they never tried.

But some recognized its technological significance.

Li Ming, a professional news writer who worked for a digital media company, instinctually felt the ’Rubik’s Cube calculator’ was a ’scam software’ when he saw it.

Solve a Rubik’s cube in the minimal number of moves?

Impossible!

That’s a worldwide mathematical conundrum!

Yet, Li Ming still downloaded it, paid to unlock it, and started testing exhaustively by inputting several different Rubik’s Cube states. He found no problems.

The Rubik’s Cube calculator figured it out!

He followed the returned instructions and managed to solve the Rubik’s Cube in a few to a dozen steps!

While shocked, Li Ming carefully scrutinized the Rubik’s Cube calculator and found valuable information in the detailed description section.

Software Developer: Zhao Yi.

Software Copyright: Zhao Yi.

Was this software not developed by ’some’ company, but by an individual named ’Zhao Yi’?

Zhao Yi?

That sounds familiar!

Li Ming typed ’Zhao Yi’ into a search engine and immediately found a large number of reports about Zhao Yi.

Genius hacker!

Cracked the iOS!

A Rubik’s Cube restoration video!

He posted a rebuttal to Jia Hongning, revealing the minimal steps to solve the Rubik’s cube!

Combining all this information, one can almost judge that the Zhao Yi on the internet is the maker of the Rubik’s Cube calculator, Zhao Yi.

This is big news!

Li Ming, full of excitement and enthusiasm, quickly wrote an extremely eye-catching article - "Rubik’s Cube Computer Appears on the Internet, Global Puzzle Solved by Chinese High School Student!"

...

There were many others like Li Ming.

Many people who realized the key issue, some of them were media professionals, some just ordinary university students, and some were computer specialists, etc.

All of them were posting online.

Various media reports also appeared on the internet. The headlines varied: "Starting Today, Home Computers Can Crack The Rubik’s Cube!"

"Rubik’s Cube Calculator: A Black Technology Algorithm Software!"

"Genius Hacker Zhao Yi Solves the World’s Algorithmic Problems!"

The above were all normal and true. Some were even straightforward, "Chinese Genius High School Student, Cracks the Number of God!"

"Rubik’s Cube Calculator Ushers Algorithms into a New Era!"

"Shock: Genius Hacker Hacks His Fans’ Money!"

"Late-Night Female Star Cries in a Hotel Because of a Tool Software!"

Within a single night, the Rubik’s Cube calculator had become a sensation.

When Zhao Yi woke up in the morning and opened the download software’s website, he was surprised to find the download count had already exceeded 30,000, and the number was still rapidly increasing.

A lot of "pirated" downloads also appeared on the internet.

In addition, the site for paying the password had crashed.

What’s going on?

Zhao Yi searched the internet and found many reports. While he was prepared for his new algorithm to catch attention primarily within the computer industry, he did not expect it to be the focus of media attention.

The website crash was definitely due to insufficient server capacity.

Zhao Yi had to go to school with the frustration. As soon as he reached the school gate, he noticed something was wrong.

There were more than a dozen reporters!

One reporter saw Zhao Yi and pointed at him, saying something, and several reporters ran over, "Zhao Yi, can we interview you?"

"Tell us about your Rubik’s Cube calculator!"

"The Rubik’s Cube calculator on the internet was made by you, right?"

"Some people say that the algorithm in it can solve the world’s problems, what do you think about it?"

"..."

Zhao Yi stopped, nodded and when he saw that the reporters didn’t stop the questions and the crowd kept getting bigger, he abandoned his bicycle and hurried into the school gate.

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In the United States, Ohio, at Kent State University.

Morey Davidson, a tenured professor hired by the university, has been dedicated to research related to mathematical models and computation. Solving the "God’s Number" of Rubik’s Cube is one of his research topics.

In the afternoon.

Davidson was drinking coffee and preparing to work when he noticed in a group chat a message from his colleague, Thomas Rocky, "Look at today’s overseas news. The Chinese media claims that they have a high school genius hacker who can use a home computer to crack the Rubik’s Cube?"

There was also a screenshot of the Rubik’s Cube calculator attached to the message.

"I downloaded this software, but it is completely unusable. I have to go to a website to pay a fee first in order to get the unlocking password."

"This is clearly a scam!"

"Such a brilliant scam idea... The funniest part is, the Chinese media actually believed it!"

Davidson also laughed after reading the message. He has been studying the Rubik’s Cube and God’s Number for fifteen years.

If an algorithm written by a Chinese high school student could allow a home computer to crack the Rubik’s Cube, it would be tantamount to mocking his fifteen years of research as "worthless".

That clearly wasn’t possible.

Soon after.

American media noticed the news. News from overseas always has its selling points.

A reporter specifically came to interview Davidson, wanting to hear what the ’Rubik’s Cube Algorithm Expert’ has to say. Lying in his chair, Davidson said, "It’s impossible for a home computer to crack the Rubik’s cube."

"Even a standard three-dimensional Rubik’s Cube would require astronomical computation capacity to solve it in the fewest steps. Of course, there are some mathematical approaches, such as ’group theory’, that can greatly simplify the computation. However, for a home computer, it is still impossible."

"My colleague, Thomas, thinks it’s a new type of scam."

"What’s funny is that the Chinese media would believe it and even publish a report..."