85: Chapter 85 The Weight of School Registration

W City, Jiulong Road, an inconspicuous warehouse.

Wang Shuo stood in front of the warehouse, looking at the warehouse that was completely different from when he had visited before, secretly marveling at Liu Yemei's efficiency.

Two days ago, this place was still piled with debris, covered in dust, and was a dilapidated scene without even a place to stand.

Now, however, it had taken on a brand-new look—the debris piled outside the warehouse had vanished, there was not a speck of dust on the ground, and even the walls had been repainted and decorated.

Entering inside, he saw two or three office desks already neatly arranged, office items such as computers were fully equipped, the wiring had been carefully laid out, and the level of cleanliness was no less than that of a formal office.

Wang Shuo nodded with satisfaction. While wondering whether he should give Liu Yemei a bonus, he looked up and towards the inside, where several huge pieces of equipment had already been set up. Among them were the five-axis multi-functional Machining Center that Wang Shuo had been longing for and had acquired from the Chen Group; there were four of them in total.

This was the first time Wang Shuo had observed this set of equipment with his own eyes.

It had to be said that although his uncle at the Chen Group was unreliable, the quality of the equipment he had managed to get was quite good. Wang Shuo carefully examined it and was surprised to find no obvious defects. Whether it was the structure or the welding level, it had reached a very high standard. It was worthy of being an imported product; there was a reason why they had always been suppressing China.

The only thing lacking, presumably, was on the software level.

After sighing with emotion, Wang Shuo casually took out a USB-like device and plugged it into the USB port of the five-axis control center.

"Zero, is the data connection established?"

"Connection detected. Shall I take over the equipment?"

Zero's neutral male voice came from the speakers on the computer desk.

"Scan the entire equipment, remove the original control system, install the proxy logic chain, and connect the peripherals."

As soon as he finished speaking, Wang Shuo saw the screen of the five-axis Machining Center light up and begin to work on its own. A moment later, Zero's voice continued.

"The proxy logic data chain has been installed, and the peripherals are connected normally. Sir, shall I install the Mark I System, version 2.0 Artificial Intelligence compatible version?"

For some reason, even though this was a name Wang Shuo had come up with because he was too lazy to rack his brain, hearing Zero read it out so seriously made Wang Shuo feel a trace of awkwardness. Fortunately, there was no one else there.

Wang Shuo coughed and said very seriously: "Start the installation."

Watching the progress bar appear on the control screen of the five-axis Machining Center, Wang Shuo breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that the data connection peripheral he had cobbled together using a certain company's mobile Wi-Fi was actually quite useful, though it was too troublesome to set up. To ensure data transmission speed, after studying it and discovering that the original data transmission protocol was too cumbersome, Wang Shuo had specifically "found time" to rewrite a data transmission protocol using new code over the course of one night.

Now it seemed that doing so was very necessary.

A few minutes later.

"Sir, the Mark I System version 2.0 Artificial Intelligence compatible version has been installed."

"Run a self-check. After the check is complete, put the results on the computer desktop."

After giving the instruction, Wang Shuo walked to the computer desk, sat down, and clicked on the computer on the desktop. Watching the computer startup screen, Wang Shuo thought of another matter.

This was a major matter concerning his eldest brother's personal happiness, so he definitely could not be careless.

"Zero, help me send a list to Liu Yemei. Tell her she must have it all prepared and delivered here by tomorrow afternoon."

"Very well, sir."

The content of the list wasn't much, but it was quite troublesome to explain. Wang Shuo simply opened Notepad, listed in detail the things he needed, had Zero scan it, and transmitted it to Liu Yemei exactly as it was.

After everything was finished, the equipment's self-check results appeared on Wang Shuo's desktop. He carefully checked the basic parameters, and it seemed there was no major discrepancy with the theoretical data that Chen Xin had given him.

He opened a folder on the desktop and pulled up a CAD file that had already been designed; it appeared to be a blueprint.

"Zero, match the data and analyze the possibility of manufacturing with the current Machining Center."

"Analyzing... Data matched. It does not exceed the maximum machining precision; processing can proceed."

In that case...

"Then let's start processing." Wang Shuo pointed to one of the dense parts on the screen: "Start with this one first."

...

And while Wang Shuo was busy working with great enthusiasm in the factory building.

Inside the graduate laboratory building at Huazhong University of Science and Technology.

Teacher Ding Runan walked along the corridor of the laboratory building with an expressionless face. Behind her, a dozen young men were curiously looking at the surrounding environment, occasionally whispering to each other.

Zhou Peng was among them. He craned his neck and tugged at Li Yao beside him: "Yaozi, tell me honestly, was it you who recommended me to join the group this time?"

"It has nothing to do with me." Li Yao pursed his lips slightly and said softly. Although he was arrogant, he had not reached the point of being shameless, and this matter was indeed not his doing.

"If it wasn't you, then who else could it be?" Zhou Peng's eyes widened. Even now, he couldn't believe that he could join the same project group as Li Yao, and it was the legendary Professor Zeng's project group at that. Thinking back to when he received the call from Teacher Ding and got the news, he had been completely dazed.

Li Yao curled his lips.

In fact, he was also a bit puzzled as to why Zhou Peng had entered his circle. Although Zhou Peng's grades this time were not bad, they were far from dazzling, and certainly could not be mentioned in the same breath as his own. Could such a person join this circle? This caused Li Yao's sense of pride to drop slightly.

"Maybe it was someone else. After all, anyone who can get you into this project group with a single word must be a professor-level figure."

Another person beside them said.

Zhou Peng glanced at him. This was also a freshman, but unlike him, this was a person who could be mentioned in the same breath as Li Yao, or even be a bigger academic genius than Li Yao. In this exam, his total score ranked third overall, while Li Yao was only in fifth place.

It had to be said that the gap was still quite large.

Towards people with better grades than himself, Li Yao was always straight-faced, with an aloof and indifferent manner. Upon hearing this, he turned his head slightly, pretending to examine the doorplates around him.

young man didn't mind and smiled at Zhou Peng: "Hello, I am Qi Hong from Class 3, acting as the class monitor."

Zhou Peng finally reacted and said somewhat embarrassedly: "I know you, Monitor Qi, right? Who in the entire freshman year doesn't know you, haha. My name is Zhou Peng, and he is Li Yao; we are both from Class 2."

Qi Hong nodded slightly and smiled: "From now on, we are in the same team. Don't be polite if you need anything; just say the word if you need my help."

Zhou Peng nodded repeatedly.

Li Yao's brow furrowed even deeper; he was very dissatisfied with Zhou Peng's reaction. As the strongest in Class 2, he was inferior to the monitor of Class 3, not to mention that Class 3 also had the first place in the entire grade. Comparing it this way, Class 2 had completely lost. This made Li Yao, who had always taken class honor as his own responsibility, feel very uncomfortable, and his self-esteem was greatly frustrated. Now that Zhou Peng was acting like this, it made Li Yao feel even more stifled.

Fortunately, Qi Hong didn't say anything else and shifted his attention back to a girl beside him; otherwise, Li Yao didn't know how he would have reacted.

"Alright, we're here."

Teacher Ding Runan walked to a door, reached out and pushed it open, and walked in first, with the others following closely behind, entering one after another.

This was a small laboratory. Because it was for computer research, computers were essential items, and other equipment was fully equipped.

"This is where you will concentrate on your studies in the future. As for what content you will be studying, I will explain it to you in detail later. As reserve members, if you can quickly master the research topics and make contributions, you will directly enter the project group and become official researchers. Do you have any other questions?"

As soon as she finished speaking, a clear voice came from among the young students.

"Teacher Ding, may I ask if this project group is headed by Teacher Zeng?"

"It is supported by Professor Zeng," Teacher Ding Runan replied indifferently. "As for the person in charge of the project, we have already decided. Everyone will see them when the group officially starts tomorrow."

Hearing that it was not Professor Zeng personally heading the project, a wave of disappointment was clearly audible from the students. Teacher Ding Runan turned a deaf ear and continued: "For official project group members who make outstanding contributions, I have discussed it with Professor Zeng, and we will grant them spots for postgraduate recommendation."

Postgraduate recommendation spots?

The students' eyes widened instantly, and some people's breathing even became a bit rapid.

Teacher Ding Runan nodded with satisfaction and picked up the materials that had already been prepared on the table: "These are the topics we are going to research. Pass them down and take a look first."

Looking at the thin material booklet in his hand, Zhou Peng gently flipped it open and was instantly dumbfounded.

Code... whole pages and pages of code.

He quickly flipped through it, still code...

This...

Zhou Peng looked at Li Yao beside him, only to see Li Yao's brows locked tightly; then he looked at Qi Hong beside him, who also had a cold expression.

This made him feel a bit alarmed, and at the same time a bit miserable. The gap isn't that big, is it? Why do I feel like I can't understand any of it?

He decided to ask without shame.

"This... did you guys... understand it? What is it talking about?"

"Don't understand." Li Yao closed the material in his hand, expressionless: "I'm going back to find my senior to understand it carefully."

Zhou Peng turned his head to Qi Hong.

Qi Hong said indifferently: "I don't understand some parts, but since Teacher Ding gave it to us, it must make some sense."

Zhou Peng's eyes widened. Are academic geniuses nowadays all so good at pretending? Can they be so righteous even when they don't know something? And what is this feeling of being confused but feeling like it's awesome?

"This is the source code that has already been written by someone, and another part is a conjecture by Professor Zeng and me. These contents are strictly forbidden from being spread outside. Everyone can only view and research them in the laboratory; they are not allowed to be taken away." Teacher Ding Runan's face was serious, and her tone was stern: "If I find anyone taking them away without permission, I will expel them from the school!"

The students were instantly jolted. They could feel that when Teacher Ding Runan said this, she wasn't exaggerating at all. If she said she would expel them, she would really expel them!

In an instant, the thin material booklet in their hands felt as heavy as a mountain. This was the weight of student status.