Study Monster Cultivation System-Chapter 294 - 293 You can occasionally be on top of me now

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After delving into aerospace technology, Li Zheng had to admit that Zhuangzi must be right...

[Life is limited, while knowledge is boundless.]

[To pursue the boundless with the limited is perilous indeed!]

Even when Li Zheng adapted his situation and cheekily replaced "perilous" with "almost"...

He was now truly struggling to keep up.

Academic study mostly revolves around systematic textbooks, which are finite in content, touching only superficially on subfields – a quite comfortable approach.

But his current study of aerospace felt like an endlessly expanding web. No matter which direction he took, there seemed to be no end in sight.

For example, the first thing Li Zheng encountered was test data analysis.

As he delved deeper, the need for high-precision analysis and prediction through computers inevitably led him to artificial intelligence algorithms.

He thought LSSVM could mostly solve the problem, but discovered several newer algorithms in a short time...

At this point, he was essentially in the domain of machine learning, which had nothing to do with the department he was in at Institute No. 1.

As for delving deeper into algorithms, that was the realm of mathematics – seemingly the final destination, but also perhaps the starting point into an infinity of unknowns.

Even though Li Zheng had saved up thousands of hours of vitality value in anticipation of his internship, he burned through most of it on just the first day, and despite his strong foundation, progress was slow due to the novel field of study.

Following the boundless with the limited, this time he really couldn’t keep up, and indeed felt somewhat at risk.

Yet Zhuangzi didn’t stop there.

[And for those who decide to know despite the risks, they are truly foolish!]

That was to say, those who are fully aware of this fact yet still choose to learn resolutely are nothing but super fools.

That’s hitting where it hurts.

Li Zheng felt personally targeted.

Otherwise...

He should give up on this endeavor.

Return to basics, gradually master the necessary and finite knowledge required for his internship. That would suffice.

He shouldn’t always be aspiring to bite off more than he can chew.

A high school student playing a pivotal role in a setback at Institute No. 2...

That was probably just a ludicrous dream...

"Ding ding, ding ding..."

The sound of a phone alarm came from nearby.

Lin Yujing quickly tapped and grabbed her backpack, then looked around warily.

Anxiety was evident in her eyes.

It was six o’clock...

No one seemed to be in a hurry to leave work.

Now that’s troublesome...

Watching the anxious Lin Yujing, Li Zheng also glanced at his phone and began packing up his things.

"Time to leave work when it’s time to leave."

"Hmm..." Lin Yujing quietly said, "Aren’t you afraid of offending people, Scum Chap?"

Li Zheng packed his things and sighed, "As long as we complete our assigned tasks, it’s fine. After all, we are just interns; it’s all the same where we learn."

"???" Lin Yujing gaped at Li Zheng for a long while, "What... What upset you?"

"Not at all," Li Zheng waved his hand, "You were right, what we can do is very limited. Let’s learn gradually; we are still far from solving any real problems."

"But I’ve roughly understood three kinds of algorithms." Lin Yujing anxiously unlocked her screen, "For this, I didn’t even look at the rocket diagram."

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"I didn’t say I was giving up," Li Zheng nodded, "Just returning to a normal pace, and approach it as a learning experience without too high hopes."

"Then what’s the point of me learning anything at all?" Lin Yujing glared at Li Zheng and scolded, "The whole reason I partnered with you was because I thought this method had potential!"

"Relax... I didn’t say it had no chance, just that we should revert to a normal pace, learning without being too optimistic..."

"Does that even make sense?" Lin Yujing slapped the table and argued, "It’s just about analyzing rocket data algorithms; the amount of study isn’t as massive as you think, I already have some ideas here."

"But… someone must have done these things before, so many organizations and labs," Li Zheng sighed, "I really am like an amateur scientist, perhaps too full of myself."

"Are you taking what I said that seriously?" Lin Yujing looked incredulously at Li Zheng, "So what if others have done it before? During exams, aren’t the solutions laid out there anyway? Why do you still solve them by yourself?"

"To train thinking skills."

"That’s you," Lin Yujing said intently, "I don’t need any training, I was born with it."

Li Zheng swallowed, "...That’s a bit too much."

"There’s more where that came from." Lin Yujing raised her finger and started boasting, "I never even use standard solutions when really doing problems; I don’t bother writing anything down, just scanning the problem and matching it with the answer is enough."

Li Zheng helplessly rolled up his sleeves, "What are you implying? Can’t hold back anymore, and now you want to trample over me on the spot?"

"Yes, I am above you." Lin Yujing tapped her forehead, "I’ve known I was smart since I was a child, smarter than anyone I’ve met. The smartest in kindergarten, in elementary school, in middle school, even at national competitions..."

As Lin Yujing spoke, she began to hesitate, "Well… except for Gu Jianfeng, he really is kind of a freak... But that’s just a minor exception and doesn’t affect my standing above you."

Even if Li Zheng accepted the reality Lin Yujing described, being ridden upon to his face still required a struggle.

"But it seems I’m above you in physical competition, right?"

"Right, the smartest person didn’t win the championship," Lin Yujing stared at Li Zheng and nodded, "Isn’t that enough for you to be proud of? Shouldn’t you think even higher of yourself than I do?"

"I just put in a little bit of effort..." Li Zheng scratched his head.

"A little bit?" Lin Yujing angrily threw her book, "If you had ten thousand hours to study without eating, drinking, or sleeping, you could sit there until the end of the world for all I care!"

Li Zheng laughed, "You’re exaggerating, exaggerating. At least every 24 hours I need to go out for a 5-kilometer run."

"Who cares if you run or not!" Lin Yujing gestured as she spoke, "If I see myself this high, you have to see yourself even higher, at least..."

As she said this, Lin Yujing effortfully raised her hand a few millimeters, "At least this high."

"Are you admitting that I’m above you now?"

"Hm..." Lin Yujing scowled and thought for a long time before saying, "I admit, the you in your heart can occasionally be above me."

"…" Li Zheng pondered these words, his eyes suddenly widening in realization, "No, you’ve got it wrong... It’s true, a man my age might occasionally have some strange dreams, but I don’t habitually fantasize about problem-solving... Even if I did fantasize, it wouldn’t involve you..."

"?!?!" Lin Yujing picked up a book and hurled it at him, "Scum Chap, Scum Chap!"

"Don’t be like that... I’m just stating an objective fact..."

Lin Yujing didn’t care, and after scratching a few times, she finally asked through gritted teeth, "Then who is it?"

Li Zheng’s eyes widened again, and he suddenly understood.

So this was why she was angry.

There was no need for that.

Eagerly, he spoke with a smile, "Alright, alright, if I truly fantasize, you’d be the first choice."

Duang.

Another book hit him on the head.

"I get it; no more fussing..." Li Zheng rubbed his head and placed the book back properly; then, steadying himself, he said sincerely to Lin Yujing, "Alright, I promise to fantasize only about you, but you also have to promise to fantasize only about me; otherwise, it’s a bad deal."

"?!" Lin Yujing instantly picked up another book.

"What more do you want from me?" Li Zheng protested, covering his head.

"Huff…" Lin Yujing dropped the book and breathed heavily, "Where were we just now... "

"Occasionally, I can be above you."

"..." Lin Yujing suppressed the urge to throw the book and said through clenched teeth, "You’re so deplorable... It’s all ruined my mood..."

"Alright, I know what you want to say," Li Zheng stood up, smiling as he put each book back in its place, and then leaned in close to Lin Yujing to prevent others from hearing and appearing too boastful, whispered in her ear, "As long as we’re together, the smartest person and the most hardworking person together, we can definitely make it."

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"Um..." Lin Yujing shuddered, followed by a turn and a push, "Too close... Scum Chap."

Then she grabbed her bag and ran out without even saying goodbye.

Li Zheng chuckled, then sat back down in his original spot.

Not leaving anymore.

I’m going to hang in there until the end.

To hell with Zhuangzi.

Just as he was about to immerse himself in studying, an extremely awkward cough suddenly sounded.

"Cough..." He Zhongrui looked at Li Zheng from afar, his expression more complex than ever, "Aren’t you... going to chase after her?"

Li Zheng then realized that several people in the computer room were all staring in his direction.

It seemed like they had been watching for a long time.

The vicissitudes in their eyes seemed to span several lifetimes.

They never would have guessed.

It was supposed to be delightful for others to watch a couple fighting.

But how did it end up with him holding her close and whispering in her ear...

They never understood why hitting is affection, why scolding is love.

Now, they seemed to grasp some of it.

And for some unknown reason, on the verge of changing shifts, their mood suddenly turned sad again.

As for He Zhongrui, he was even less perceptive than the other three.

He thought after a quarrel, the man should chase after the woman, still stuck in the ’90s TV drama mindset.

Then there was the high-hair-volume engineer beside him, who tugged at his arm and said, "Chase what... They obviously got closer... That wasn’t anger, it’s shyness, team leader..."

"Eh? Not anger?" He Zhongrui rubbed his thinning hair, "I thought she was really angry... everything she said was exclamatory..."

The high-hair-volume engineer said sympathetically, "Forget about it, team leader... just let it be."

"Alright..." He Zhongrui then turned to Li Zheng, "You can go off work now, I will assign you new tasks tomorrow morning."

Li Zheng simply rubbed his neck and moved his chair forward, "No worries, I won’t be leaving this week."

"You... you..." He Zhongrui glared, "Are you really going to work on that software with the people from Institute No. 11?"

"Let’s give it a try, I’m actually a senior programmer," Li Zheng said, turning his head, "I have a learning software that can automatically generate questions, do you guys want to give it a try?"

"No, thanks, no, thanks...," He Zhongrui waved his hands repeatedly, "I won’t assign you any more tasks then, just finish as much as you do every day. You people at your age should indeed study more, your mind shouldn’t be confined by workload."

"Yeah," the high-hair-volume engineer joked, "wait until you get your degree, enter the workplace, then let the workload confine you again."

Li Zheng just smiled, without responding, and continued to focus on his computer studies.

But He Zhongrui nudged the high-hair-volume engineer, "He’s doing his internship properly, don’t feed him negativity."

"Yes, yes, yes." The high-hair-volume engineer shook his head and laughed, "I think I get it now, Li Zheng is trying to free our hands, huh? Once his software is done, just a click solves the problem, why should we bother? We can’t thank him enough."

Hearing this, the other two beside them also chuckled.

"What’s with this mumble-jumble of yours," He Zhongrui scolded, "regardless of whether he can do it or not, he’s made an attempt. How many times has Director Chen said that our department needs initiative? We shouldn’t always passively accept tasks, everyone should try to optimize."

"I want to as well, team leader..." the high-hair-volume engineer spread his hands helplessly, "Why don’t you give me fewer tasks, and I’ll work on a software too, I got 80 in programming languages back in the day."

"Get lost, get lost, go on with your work."

"Haha," the high-hair-volume engineer waved his hand and laughed, "Anyway, let’s hurry up and get them out of here, the brothers really can’t hold on..."

"Hold on for two more days," He Zhongrui said gravely, "I will look for a chance to mention it to the director, next time we get a girl, we’ll ask clearly if she’s single..."

"Great idea!"

"Should we write a blood letter?"

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While they were making a commotion, it did not disturb Li Zheng in the least.

Li Zheng was examining his Path of Magical Infusion.

[Li Zheng: ☬Earth Demon☬]

[Demonization Level: 30]

[Bonus: 300%]

[Daily Vitality Value Recovery: 104 hours]

[Learning Rate: 112]

It’s not enough, still not enough.

Neither learning efficiency nor learning time was sufficient.

The logic of the finite and infinite presented by Zhuangzi was perfect; to break his targeting, one had to break his presupposition.

Which was "my life too has limits."

This "limit" needed to be expanded further—the more extensive and broader, the less Zhuangzi would be able to target him.

Now that things were made so difficult, it was all because his demonization was insufficient, his Demonic Nature was lacking.

At this moment, when reopening the challenge task that had been stuck for a long time, Li Zheng felt invigorated again.

[☬Heavenly Demon Challenge☬]

[Heavenly Demon, one who transforms and ascends in an instant, possesses great luck as a Study Demon. Completely transcending Succubus, takes only heaven and earth as the board.]

[Heavenly Demon, no longer confined to any single subject, merges with learning to gather luck, aiming only to soar to higher skies.]

[Challenge Completion Requirement: Accumulate 100 Academic Fortune Value.]

[Current Academic Fortune: 79]

Once I become a Heavenly Demon, I’ll see where the "limit" is.

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The next morning.

The three engineers who had just started their shift were again called by He Zhongrui to go out and move stuff.

Lin Yujing’s trunk was even more packed than the day before.

"This is..." said the engineer with a lot of hair, holding a box, "a water mattress... afraid that Li Zheng won’t sleep comfortably...?"

"No... no... everyone can use it..." Lin Yujing muttered half-covering her face.

"This is..." the engineer with a moderate amount of hair, holding two bass, exclaimed, "specifically rushed to the morning market to replenish nutrients for Li Zheng...?"

"No... everyone can eat..."

"And this is..." the bald engineer, holding two obviously used cartoon pillows, dumbly asked, "bringing your own pillow over to protect Li Zheng’s cervical spine...?"

"No... everyone..." Lin Yujing struggled for a moment, watching the three people work hard for a long time, eventually saying, "I... I’ll use this myself..."

"Wait a minute... this isn’t the key..." He Zhongrui, struggling, brought out a folding bed, "are you..."

"Alright, let’s just take it over!" Lin Yujing slammed the trunk shut and ran into the office building first, carrying a big basket.

The four of them, however, were still silently standing in place.

"Too much... it’s damn too much..." the engineer with a lot of hair cursed with red eyes, "Do they think of this place as a hotel...? Even if it is... we still have to clean up..."

"Look at it from another angle." said the bald engineer, his face now radiant with a Buddha-like glow, "As long as I can be in the same room as her, life becomes meaningful. Don’t mind the rest, look, we even get to enjoy fish because of it."

"Yeah, I even added her on WeChat." He Zhongrui said proudly, showing off his phone, "There are lots of pictures of her with cats, both her and the cats, double the beauty."

"Let me see..." The engineer with a moderate amount of hair took a quick glance, and instantly felt delighted.

Suddenly sensing danger, he frantically took out his phone, "Wait... I added Li Zheng on WeChat... this cat... this cat... this cat sleeps in the same bed with him every day."

"Ah!!!" The bald engineer turned and cursed, "I don’t want to hear it, stop talking!"