Super God-Level Top Student
Chapter 984 - 377: Dou Dou's Self-Evolution?

"We define a function: ()→, which represents the interwoven center of subspaces..."

Robert Stephen was still savoring the explanation given by Professor Joey, but his subconscious led him to open the chat window with Leonidas.

"Qiong, tell me, is this guy actually Qiao Ze himself?"

After seeing the words he typed, Robert Stephen instantly came to his senses.

He finally understood why he felt so peculiar.

Who else could so clearly analyze and clarify the lemmas in the paper, other than the author himself?

Really, once this realization hit, Robert Stephen felt like his worldview was being shattered.

The paper is vague, and then there's a charge for Q&A?

Could a mathematician really fall to such depths?

"...Stephen, stop joking. How could that be possible! Besides, do you really think Qiao Ze has the time? Chatting with you for an hour just to answer one question for a few hundred US Dollars?"

This finally sobered up Robert Stephen a bit.

Although he really disliked Qiao Ze, he was also very clear that Qiao Ze did not actually need those five hundred dollars.

On the other hand, if it was actually possible to buy an hour of Qiao Ze's time for five hundred dollars, he might as well take a loan to buy out all of Qiao Ze's daily time. Not seeking anything else, just to keep this guy from continuing to wreak havoc in the theoretical mathematics community.

"Alright... I really can't figure out who it could be then. But it definitely has something to do with Huaxia. Otherwise, I would have to thank him, because he previously said that an hour should suffice to solve the problem, but he actually gave me over ten more minutes." Robert Stephen replied after coming to his senses.

"In fact, I'm sure this Professor Joey is white. Well, I'm ninety percent sure..." came a quick reply from the other side.

"Impossible... alright, tell me how you confirmed it? If he's really an American, with his mathematical skill, he shouldn't remain unknown."

"Well, how should I say it? I actually used some unspeakable methods to check his IP, and even looked at him through a camera, but he quickly figured it out and moved places. Anyway, if I'm not mistaken, he should have nothing to do with Huaxia."

Although what Leonidas said was vague and unclear, considering a mathematician can win a Turing Award, it actually says a lot.

But these words sparked Robert Stephen's interest again. Could it be that there are experts hidden among the common folk?

"Wait, you've seen him but don't recognize him? Is this Professor Joey very young?"

"Very vague... alright, I don't want to talk about this anymore. Besides, stop thinking about it. There's no chance. If you have any questions, just ask directly. Although solving problems through him is indeed a bit pricy, I'm sure you've tried it, and it indeed solves the problem."

"Alright, thank you, Qiong."

"You're welcome. By the way, you can add that Joey as a friend. I'll disband this group in a few days."

"Got it," replied Robert Stephen.

This group was initially created for everyone to discuss Qiao Ze's latest paper together.

Now that someone can simplify the tough points and explain them, and that person is in the group, there's indeed no need for it to continue.

Thinking the exchange would end there, a few minutes later, another message came from the other side.

"There's another thing... um, that Joey might not be just one person. Well, what I mean is, they might be several people, but I have no evidence, just a guess. After all, one person couldn't possibly cater to consultations from so many mathematicians... of course, it's not entirely impossible, because sometimes during his answers, there might be delays, but the thought process would surely be messy, hey, you should understand what I mean."

Alright, of course Robert Stephen could understand what was meant. But this also made him even more curious about this Professor Joey. After glancing at the paper, he hesitated for a moment and then impulsively asked: "Professor Joey, can I consult you about another question?"

"Of course, dear Professor Stephen, you can first send me the question."

"Hmm? Don't I need to transfer money first?"

"Uh? Aren't you mistaken? I need to first know your question, determine if I can solve it, and then based on the difficulty of the question, decide how much to charge. The cost is obviously different for questions of varying difficulty. Moreover, what if I'm unable to solve your question? I just want knowledge to be valued as it should be, rather than being a scammer."

This actually made a lot of sense, leaving Robert Stephen rather embarrassed.

Quickly searching through the paper in front of him, he then sent over a previously baffling question,

"Oh, you're really lucky, Professor Stephen, I happen to be able to solve this question. The charge is also not expensive; this consultation only requires three hundredths of a virtual currency."

Seeing this sentence, Robert Stephen suddenly felt like he might have been inexplicably humiliated.

Three hundredths of a virtual currency? Doesn't that mean this question is three times easier than the previous one?

Indeed, after understanding Professor Joey's pricing structure, Robert Stephen even started hoping he could propose a high-value question.

Of course, preferably within the limits of his research funding...

"Alright, this question isn't costly, I'll go buy virtual currency. But can I quickly ask, with your deep understanding of this paper, have you found any logical errors in it?"

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