Chapter 472: Villagers shared fusion technology with you

In the third week, thanks to the previous frantic cramming, you can now barely keep up with the course pace; although you won't hand in blank papers anymore, your scores remain appalling.

On the other side, the silly peach Xiao Jiu and Qiong had a good rest; they practiced against each other at the training center, enjoyed food at the food street, and battled other Ship Life in the virtual zone until they were fired up, living a very pleasant life.

And you, the miserable college student, study to the point of breaking down; you haven't slept for almost a month.

But at least your learning speed finally shows improvement; under such intense pressure, your growth is truly deserved, and although slow, it is useful.

But this slowness you think of is, in others' eyes, an extremely terrifying speed, a nearly impossible speed!

And after finishing a particularly profound technical lecture, you finally caught Ms. Yuan's attention.

Huh? This student....

What made the busy Ms. Yuan glance back?

That was naturally Zhang Jie's homework—a piece of work far from ideal, scoring only 30 out of a possible 900.

She remembered that this transfer student named Zhang Jie had scored only 3 points on his previous assignment.

Hmm, that's a low number, but her test had no multiple-choice questions, meaning each point was extremely valuable.

Many people thought that this legendary figure of hers must be extremely busy, and consequently believed her memory would retain only important matters; to her, a student scoring such low marks wasn't even worth remembering in her precious mind.

But clearly, the gap in thinking between genius and mediocrity is as vast as heaven and earth.

In fact, she remembers every student, their names, every correct problem they wrote down, each time they came to class and sat down, and even how many minutes and seconds they zoned out before refocusing on her lecture.

Remembering a few things is the simplest thing for her.

Watching Zhang Jie's scores increase tenfold, Ms. Yuan began to recall everything about this transfer student.

Zero scores in all six subjects the first week, single digits the second week, tens the third week.....

"A promising little guy."

Yuan labeled Zhang Jie, then promptly set aside any further matters concerning him.

Of course, she isn't now dedicating her time specifically to checking their scores; she's like one core in a multi‑core processor.

Being able to focus on many things at once is also a minor talent of geniuses.

On the other side, Zhang Jie.... uh... wasn't studying, but was sleeping anywhere and everywhere.

Since Xiao Jiu and Qiong come here to play every day and have gotten addicted, Zhang Jie has to wait for them after each class.

That doesn't matter; the main point is that these few kids overdo their play, causing him to read his textbooks for a long time each time he's here.

But today, because he'd been waiting too long, Zhang Jie could barely keep himself awake; he was about to have Nightmare jump‑start his brain, only to discover that Nightmare wasn't even attached to him.

So.... there was no 'so' after all; Zhang Jie simply lay down, using his bag as a pillow, and fell asleep right there, with passing Ship Life giving him surprised looks.

After all, there are no beggars or homeless people here, so Zhang Jie's state could only be considered performance art.

Well, as for why Nightmare didn't mess with him, it's because Nightmare truly fears Zhang Jie's death; it now survives by relying on Zhang Jie's brain, and without a material Nightmare as a carrier, if Zhang Jie dies, it truly dies too.

So he simply let Zhang Jie sleep where he lay, and now Nightmare is going to stir up some little trouble....

Afterward, more and more Ship Life gathered around, curiously looking at the human lying on the ground sleeping soundly, and exchanging cute whispers with their companions.

I don't know how long passed before Xiao Jiu's scream rang out from the crowd....

That sleep, Zhang Jie slept for a long time, not waking up until the next day.

"Zhang Jie."

"Zhang Jie?"

Yuan lifted her head and glanced around; with just one look she confirmed that the student she had just noticed yesterday had skipped class.

Thus, Zhang Jie's label naturally became (a supposedly three‑minute‑enthusiast little genius....)

When Zhang Jie, who had slept for two and a half days, finally woke up, the sky seemed to have fallen....

The progress he had painstakingly caught up on—what an idiot!!!

So he proceeded to give Nightmare a sound thrashing in his mind....

He just didn't know whether, after being late and skipping class for so long, it would still be all right to go now.

Since the other party is Ms. Yuan, she probably wouldn't notice someone as insignificant as himself.

Zhang Jie nodded, convinced himself, and had the 7774 who was reading at home send him over.

"As everyone knows, warp travel requires stabilizing the internal space of the vessel, pulling external space around the starship, to achieve faster‑than‑light effect."

"Why not think about it the other way—if compressing the space ahead would....."

Yuan paused, seeing Zhang Jie sneaking in furtively through the back door.

Well, this little guy's spirits have improved a lot; could he have overslept?

Yuan merely glanced, saw nothing amiss, and continued her lecture.

Zhang Jie once again returned to the state of listening to the heavenly script....

"Hey? Dude, I thought you had dropped the course!"

Beside him, a soft voice spoke up; Zhang Jie turned his head and saw a young man about his own age.

Zhang Jie liked sitting in the back rows, and so did he; thus the two often ended up sitting together, and over time they became somewhat acquainted.

"No, I haven't slept for almost a month; I passed out yesterday and knocked out for two and a half hours straight."

"Then you're truly awesome!"

"Seeing you absent for two days, I thought you had dropped the course and given up."

"After all, Ms. Yuan's class isn't something just anyone can learn."

"It's okay; I can barely keep up with some of it now."

"......"

"No way, dude! You've only been here a few days!"

Startled and uneasy, yet enthusiastic—that was Zhang Jie's initial impression of him.

"Um.... give me another month, and I should be able to keep up with the pace."

"Is it difficult?"

"Now it's the young man's turn to be silent; difficult? This is no longer considered difficult—this is challenging the limits!"

"Who is Ms. Yuan? What is the class she teaches?"

"It is a theory leading the entire universe! It is the most advanced theory that, besides being accessible in the classroom, cannot be supplemented anywhere else!"

"The youth's brain crashed; now Zhang Jie's puzzled look always gives him.... a kind.... a kind of incredibly strange feeling."

"It's just like.... when you're playing a game and arrive at an ordinary village."

"Then suddenly a pop-up window appeared:"

"\"Villagers shared nuclear fusion technology with you. \""

"It's exactly this kind of incredibly strange feeling...."