Chapter 59: Only I Use the Law Chapter 59: Mensa Club

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Protagonist:

Chen Yi

Lu Fan looked at the junior disciples with an expression of "I knew this would happen," speaking in an educational tone: "Ordinary people can't reach an Intelligence Quotient of 130, and 24 questions is even more exaggerated. Just take question 23—that requires an Intelligence Quotient of 148, and only 2% of people can reach it. If the teacher had no target, he wouldn't specially administer the test. However, last time Senior Brother Yun only got exactly 23 questions, right?"

Hu Fang nodded and laughed: "Congratulations, Junior Brother Chen."

Chen Yi had a blank expression, thinking to himself: Could Professor Lang want to take me as his Disciple?

To be honest, being unwilling to spend his whole life studying archaeology was indeed somewhat the case. Some things were fine as extracurricular activities, but as a main career they were painful.

For example, defecating: once a day feels great, occasionally it's happy, but professional defecation would probably make him wish he had only one mouth connected to the outside world.

Unexpectedly, Professor Lang didn't mention this at all, laughing: "Chen Yi, do you know the Mensa Club?"

"I don't." Chen Yi shook his head.

"The Mensa Club is a club formed by inviting the world's top Intelligence Quotient individuals. It originated in Europe and has also developed quickly in Asia." Professor Lang said, smiling, pointing at himself, then at Chen Yi: "Mensa has only one requirement for members: Intelligence Quotient over 148. They have their own test papers, questions similar to the ones I gave you, sometimes there are 45 questions, but no matter what, with this paper in my hand, you reaching 24 questions shouldn't be a problem."

Professor Lang said, waving the paper and laughing: "How about it? Do you want me to introduce a few friends to you?"

"Do I have to join?" Chen Yi was half doubtful, half unwilling. His test performance came from Scrolls; joining such a club would surely use up a lot of Scrolls. Wasting Gold Coins didn't matter, but human energy was limited—he couldn't keep opening Scrolls all day.

Hu Fang looked at him in surprise and said: "An Intelligence Quotient of 148—what kind of people are in there? With this layer of skin on you, wouldn't all kinds of companies be fighting to hire you? Clubs in Europe and America are very closed, internally united. It's hard to get a chance to sneak in, so shouldn't you seize the opportunity?"

Professor Lang felt he hadn't hit the point. He coughed once and said: "Chen Yi, joining the club is voluntary, and leaving is voluntary. The main benefit of joining is being able to participate in various activities and meet all kinds of people. For college students, this is more beneficial for contacting society than our ordinary clubs. Also, the Mensa Club itself is the Authority on Intelligence Quotient tests, and the activities it organizes are mainly various Intelligence Games—very interesting and competitive. Later, if you're too lazy to participate, you just don't go."

"No mandatory activities?"

"None." Professor Lang laughed and said: "Only benefits, no drawbacks. The Latin meaning of Mensa is round table, which you all know means internal equality. So everything falls within the scope of negotiation; there is no mandatory content."

He said, patting his large belly, laughing: "The club doesn't care whether you're a criminal or a student; it treats everyone equally."

Chen Yi was still hesitating. Making such a decision would involve risks exceeding those of an Ordinary Person. This meant his Scroll usage would exceed normal circumstances. Although the chance of being discovered was still infinitely small, from a risk control perspective, it needed consideration.

Professor Lang saw this and decided to play his trump card: "Chen Yi, inside Mensa, it's not a place to compete in Intelligence. It's more like a... world of oneself. Here, you can meet many smart people you'd rarely encounter in daily life, which would make you more comfortable. You don't need to show off your Intelligence Quotient talent there. It's more like a place for everyone to relax—just being normal is fine."

Chen Yi understood what he meant: it was a gathering place for those of the Same Kind.

Although, as an Ordinary Person, he actually didn't need Same Kind with Intelligence Quotients over 148, the professor's words did move him.

Perhaps he didn't need a group of Same Kind to share secrets with, but he indeed needed a group of Same Kind to cover up secrets.

Mensa could make him look normal, look Ordinary. Even if one day he used High-level Scrolls to do unbelievable things, when people looked at him, they would see him as a normal Mensa member.

Considering it this way, joining Mensa seemed to actually reduce his own risk.

That was enough!

Chen Yi made up his mind and smiled at the professor: "Professor, how do I apply?"

The professor smiled satisfactorily and said: "I'll send you an Email. In two days, they'll assign someone to supervise your test. If you meet the standard, you can join the club directly. However, China currently has no Mensa branch, so the test is very likely to be conducted directly via Email, applying to the headquarters in Britain."

Professor Lang's students had long been stunned. Li Xian said blankly: "China has no Mensa branch, so how many members are there?"

"Not many. The specific number can't be told to you." Professor Lang finished speaking and laughed heartily, saying: "Chinese people are all low profile; smart people are even more unwilling to be the bird that sticks its head out. But the world is changing, and we are changing too."

He then waved his hand at the several pitiful students and said: "You don't need to be disappointed either. Intelligence Quotient cannot determine Achievement. Keep working hard, keep working hard..."

Lu Fan sighed helplessly and said: "Every time it's like this. It always feels like comfort."

Luo Xiaoshan looked Chen Yi up and down with the expression of seeing a wild boar in a pigsty, as if playing "everyone find the flaw," seeming to want to find something different about him.

He was both unhappy and emotional as he said: "I only got 7 questions right. How do I feel so stupid I can't show my face?"

"Intelligence Quotient 100 is the most normal standard. Ordinary children fluctuate around this number. It's fine." Lu Fan patted Luo Xiaoshan's shoulder, then suddenly laughed: "Low Intelligence Quotient can still lead to success. Don't worry."

He said this completely in a joking tone.

Luo Xiaoshan couldn't help but laugh. He grabbed Chen Yi's arm and twisted it hard, venting: "I didn't expect it, really didn't expect it. This won't do. You have to compensate me."

Chen Yi used force with both arms, muscles tense. His whole body stood firmly on the floor without moving an inch. Still, he cooperated and said: "What do you want compensation for? And again, why should I compensate you?"

"If you bump into it, you have to compensate. You have to go pick up leaks with me again." Luo Xiaoshan had always been illogical.

Chen Yi had no choice but to soothe: "You have to reason with people, reason with people."

Luo Xiaoshan just shook his head, holding Chen Yi's arm, looking very unhappy.

In the end, Chen Yi still lost the struggle.

The others had been watching them play with smiles. The professor said after a while: "After you join Mensa, I'll introduce a few friends to you. You like Fossils, right? I have a friend who has quite a few hidden there."

Hearing this, Chen Yi immediately drooled.

Fossils were the Car Keys to opening the Subway. In his eyes, they were far more important than any connections.

That Magic Subway was the source of his power.

So even if Professor Lang didn't say it now, he wouldn't let it go in the future.

Chen Yi immediately thanked loudly. In everyone's eyes, he seemed to truly like Fossils.

Professor Lang was also very happy to have a new club member. Besides his hobby of archaeology, he loved playing all kinds of Intelligence Games. Almost all Mensa members in all of Jiangning were developed by him.

As for taking Disciples and students, although Professor Lang didn't require high Intelligence of 148, his requirements were famously strict.

Current graduate students, although they hadn't done Mensa test questions, were actually implicitly tested during the entrance exam interview. That's why Lu Fan said the test was useless—if Professor Lang discovered a student who could reach Mensa standards, only then would he specially bring out Mensa exam questions.

With Jiangning University's level, the top 2% of human talent wasn't considered too rare. So every two to three years, the professor always had one or two Mensa members join the account, so it wasn't too lonely.

After reminding Chen Yi once more, the group of students left Professor Lang's office.

Luo Xiaoshan was still indignant, or pretending to be indignant, insisting on dragging Chen Yi to pick up leaks. But such things could only be encountered, not sought. How could it be like shopping, where you just pay money and get it?

Chen Yi had also wanted to make a fortune by picking up leaks before, but it failed. Now he was even less willing to run around the world crazily. He turned his head twice and began signaling to Lu Fan with his eyes.

The latter's eyeballs rolled around. After a long time, he squeezed out a sentence: "A Yi, your sister seems to be in the Computer Association, saying she wants to find you."

"Go quickly." Chen Yi made a bitter face: "That little ancestor—offending her would be trouble. Fatty and I will go together. After everything is done, we'll slowly find a place to pick up leaks."

Luo Xiaoshan wasn't really anxious. After thinking, he said: "Fine. I'll take the risk of picking up leaks, and we'll split the profits fifty-fifty."

He still wanted to turn it into a long-term project.

Chen Yi could see a source of income right before his eyes; how could he be willing to spend all day trudging around looking at antiques? He immediately opposed: "Once first, we'll talk about the rest later."

"Fine then." Luo Xiaoshan just had a strong craving right now.

A group of people went out the door and scattered off; Hu Fang stayed behind and said: "I'm bored out of my mind, want to go wander around with you guys?"

The four of them walked sideways toward the Computer Association's small building like two crabs with very fat, large legs.

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