Exploring Immortality Cultivation-Chapter 370 - 123 Three pieces... what is this thing?

When Wang Qi picked up his pen, the whole world fell silent.

At first, he felt a slight exhilaration. In the era when he studied mathematics on Earth, especially in the realm of operations, the deep use of symbolic logic language had already begun—this was precisely the aspect the Mathematics Lord detested. This was also why he had a better impression of the Master of Calculation's side.

After Hilbert's death, mathematics had undergone earth-shattering changes, with revolutions not just happening once.

One plus one equals two had not changed, but the interpretation of this "initial equation" had undergone several revisions. Perhaps to the average person, this held no meaning. The extent of mathematics they needed in their lives was addition and subtraction with three-digit numbers, multiplication and division with two-digit numbers, and the Euclidean geometry not exceeding three dimensions.

But in both the more foundational and more advanced realms, it determined a lot.

Wang Qi was slowly steering Shenzhou's mathematics into a domain he was more familiar with.

However, his sense of exhilaration was quickly drowned by an increasing sense of difficulty.

Someone who has experienced 10M broadband is definitely not going to enjoy a 2M trickle. Twenty-first-century mathematics compared to that of the early twentieth century had somewhat of such a flavor. Having studied in Shenzhou for many years, Wang Qi should have grown accustomed to the 2M trickle. But when downloading large files, he couldn't help but miss the 10M internet speed.

The consistency of the arithmetic system was such a "large file." Standing on the shoulders of giants like Gödel, Wang Qi could grasp this issue quickly, but to prove it step by step without using the mathematical tools developed by those Great Powers...

"It's truly too difficult," Wang Qi sighed.

It was a mountain, a solitary peak towering a thousand ren high; he had once stood there with others' strength, swiftly moving to even higher places. But now, he needed to climb it himself, without using the full set of climbing gear left by predecessors.

What followed was a solo dance of the loner.

Since he couldn't see any progress, he started getting a bit frustrated. He felt that it might be much better if there was someone to discuss with.

"No wonder the learned ones always like to work together, even Einstein would clock in and out of work regularly," he thought, unable to suppress his nostalgia for Chen Youjia.

Although the little girl was very annoying when she spoke, she was smart enough and had a sufficient level to be considered a peer for discussion.

However, for some reason, Chen Youjia seemed to have an extreme distaste for pure mathematics, going beyond what would be expected of an applied mathematician. Wang Qi was clear on this, so he purposefully did this out of Chen Youjia's sight.

The work became exponentially more challenging later on, and a sense of tedium began to grow. Wang Qi put down his pen, starting to regret a little.

The Gödel Completeness Theorem belonged to work with a simple reasoning process, and the Incompleteness Theorem was surprisingly simple to the point of disbelief. It was a brilliance belonging to the wisdom of that great mathematician, but once pointed out, it was not complex.

What Wang Qi was working on, however, was a complex task.

He recognized his arrogance once more. Among his peers, whether it was Su Junyu or Chen Youjia, both were a notch below him on a theoretical level. Two lifetimes of accumulation, Earth's more advanced mathematics, combined with the clever brain from cultivation, had made him powerful.

But compared with the most distinguished individuals in history, he was still lacking.

"Got cocky for a bit and got smacked by reality..." Wang Qi murmured self-deprecatingly, then hugged his head and took a short rest on the desk.

He began to feel that his efforts were meaningless. He knew quite well that before being defeated by the Incompleteness Theorem, the Master of Calculation's extremely optimistic thinking would never accept bypassing the proof process of completeness and consistency through Transfinite Induction. And to the Mathematics Lord... this stuff wasn't considered mathematics at all.

He wasn't as fond of mathematics as he claimed, as in his last life he was more inclined toward applied mathematics; he was still a physicist at heart.

But almost immediately, another odd sensation took hold of him, urging him to keep going.

Is this the cry of an ant in a wrestling match between two giants? Is it the passionate aspiration of a young person who fancies himself facing down enormous entities?

Or perhaps, a sense of mission?

"I am the only one who can accomplish this task," Wang Qi thought to himself, a surge of determination welled up in his heart: "To whom the heavens assign great responsibilities, I have barely even started."

Wang Qi began to understand. He didn't care about mathematics as much as he claimed, but he also didn't care about it as little as he had believed in his heart.

Because he was a disciple of the Wanfa Sect.

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Half a month after Wang Qi had been absent from work, Chen Feng finally saw his fellow member from the Empirical Department on the street again.

Chen Feng looked at Wang Qi in astonishment; he felt like he hardly recognized the person before him. Wang Qi's appearance hadn't changed much, at most his eye sockets were a bit sunken, his dark circles a bit more pronounced.

But the important thing was his spirit...

His strength had not increased by a huge margin, but it was clearly evident. Furthermore, Wang Qi's soul had undergone a refining process, becoming sharp and fierce.

If he could integrate this soul power with his mana, Wang Qi might even be able to master the genuine Martial Arts Fist Intent!

Wang Qi wandered the streets like a roaming spirit. Chen Feng, seated at a streetside breakfast stall, called out, "Wang Qi!" Wang Qi stopped dead, his eyes vacant. Then, as if his neck were stiff, he mechanically turned his head, finally noticing Chen Feng and the other person. He approached with a stiff smile, saying, "Oh, you're here, Boss, Junior Sister Chen."

"It's Senior Sister," Chen Youjia said ambiguously while slurping her soy sauce noodles.

Chen Feng looked at Wang Qi with some concern, "Um... Youjia wanted to try some of the famous delicacies in Divine Capital, so we came out for breakfast. Uh, are you... okay? Want something to eat?"

"Ahaha, it's been quite a few days since I last ate something," Wang Qi said as he ordered a bowl of noodles, pulling out chopsticks as he spoke, "Let me tell you, I'm about to make big news..."

Although the word "news" seemed a bit forced, with his Mind Reading Technique, Chen Feng roughly understood what Wang Qi meant, "Are you getting ready to submit a paper?"

Wang Qi ate his noodles voraciously. Too busy to speak, he simply nodded vigorously. Chen Feng cautiously inquired, "Can... um, can I take a look at it?"

Wang Qi, after setting his bowl down, generously slapped three papers into Chen Feng's hands. Chen Feng rapidly read the titles and his face went pale. Elbowing Chen Youjia, he conveyed through Spiritual Sense Transmission, "Take a look at this, the three seem to be review papers, right? Is this the style that Wanfa Sect prefers for titles?"

Chen Youjia glanced briefly and nodded vaguely, "Review... summary..."

Chen Feng's heart sank, thinking the guy had probably gone mad from the pressure brought on by the Mathematics Lord, holed up for half a month and now convinced he'd made a leap in mathematics with three summaries. He gently pushed the condiments in front of Chen Youjia towards Wang Qi, "Don't be shy... eat well, and after submitting the paper, make sure to relax properly..."

Wang Qi looked confused and asked, "Is that okay on your end?"

Chen Feng closed his eyes in agony, "I'll count it as paid leave for you..."

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With my paid leave, will I get a recommendation ticket?