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76: Chapter 66: The Calm Sense of Madness (Please Subscribe, Asking for Monthly Pass)_3 76: Chapter 66: The Calm Sense of Madness (Please Subscribe, Asking for Monthly Pass)_3 A moment later, Qiao Yu put down his phone and asked Lan Jie next to him, “Teacher Lan, do you know the forum Little Treehouse of Algebraic Number Theory?”

Lan Jie took his eyes off his phone, looked at Qiao Yu, shook his head in confusion, and replied, “Never heard of it.

Although I majored in mathematics for both my bachelor’s and master’s, number theory wasn’t my focus.

Just hearing the name, it sounds very specialized, so it’s normal not to have heard of it.”

“Oh.

Well, you must know about the Diophantine equation, right?” Qiao Yu continued to ask.

Lan Jie, though a bit puzzled, patiently replied, “Even though number theory wasn’t my major, I did earn a master’s degree, so I’m definitely familiar with the basics.

Why are you suddenly asking about this?”

“What level would someone be at if they found an integer solution to a certain Diophantine equation?” Qiao Yu continued.

Lan Jie said gently, “That depends on what type of Diophantine equation it is.

For example, Pell’s equation, something like x^2 – Ny^2 = 1, if N isn’t very large, I would say it’s not particularly difficult to solve.

If it’s a linear type, it’s even simpler.”

Qiao Yu hesitated for a moment, then took out a notebook and pen from his bag and wrote down the equation posted by the Math Expert signed as Old Xue on the forum before handing it over.

“For example, something like this equation.”

Lan Jie first glanced at Qiao Yu skeptically before taking the notebook from him and carefully examining the equation.

A moment later, Lan Jie said, “Let me borrow the pen.”

Taking the pen, Lan Jie made a simple transformation of the equation, then looked at Qiao Yu puzzled, “Did you find the integer solution to this equation?”

“I’m saying if someone did.” Qiao Yu emphasized.

“If someone did?”

Lan Jie glanced again at Qiao Yu, looked at the transformed scratch paper, and said, “Do you know Fermat?

The guy who discovered a wonderful proof, but the book’s margin was too small to write it down…

If this question really had to be solved, I think maybe this notebook wouldn’t be enough to write it all.”

Qiao Yu pursed his lips, thinking to himself that with the steps included, this notebook should suffice as long as the writing isn’t too large.

Lan Jie happened to notice the small expression on Qiao Yu’s face and asked in surprise, “You actually solved it?”

“Huh?” Qiao Yu felt a twinge of excitement in his heart, the little show-off nature of a fifteen-year-old boy couldn’t help but start to sprout in his mind, he looked up…

“No, this is great news!

If you can summarize the pattern in your calculation process, you might be able to publish a high-quality paper!

Uh…You might not understand papers yet!

Such papers are quite esteemed in universities!

If it can be published in a top-ranked journal, schools generally offer cash rewards.

There’s no need to keep this a secret!”

Lan Jie couldn’t help but say quickly.

He knew talking about other things with Qiao Yu was pointless, but cash incentives would definitely catch his attention.

“You can earn money by publishing papers?” Qiao Yu exclaimed.

“Of course!

But it depends on the level of the journal it’s published in!

Regular SCI-grade journals in Huaxia’s top tier may not be much.

But if it’s in the top ranks within that tier, or in some well-known international journals, the earnings could range from tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands.”

But let’s not talk about that first, did you really solve this equation?” Lan Jie affirmatively responded.

Qiao Yu thought for a moment, then nodded.

Lan Jie took a deep breath…

Instead of rushing to ask for the answer, he asked, “Then what are you worried about?”

“I seem to have offended quite a few very impressive people at once.” Qiao Yu replied honestly.

“What does solving an equation have to do with offending people?

Wait, that algebraic number theory forum?” Lan Jie asked with a frown.

Qiao Yu pondered for a moment, then straightforwardly pulled up the forum on his phone and opened his post, handing it to Lan Jie.

Lan Jie carefully read through Qiao Yu’s post and started taking deep breaths…

“How did you know…”

Qiao Yu directly clicked on the private message box on the forum.

After reading, Lan Jie fell silent.

In the private messages, he even saw the name of a well-known professor from his former school.

Although this professor hadn’t joined yet when he was doing his master’s, when this professor did join, the school website specifically published an announcement celebrating, and the alumni group had discussed it specially.

There were many other names that were like thunderclaps to him, after all, the math circle in Huaxia is really not that big.

With the internet so developed now, even as the head of a high school math teaching and research group, he was still aware of some dynamics in the math community.

His mind began to turn chaotic.

Imagining Qiao Yu referring to himself as “the little master” in front of several fifty-year-old professors and provoking them like crazy, he felt a bit dizzy.

Of course, the most important thing is, this kid Qiao Yu actually solved this equation!

Why were those big professors mocked by Qiao Yu and still shamelessly trying to get his contact information?

Isn’t it just because they all thought it was so difficult to solve?

A moment later, Lan Jie suppressed his chaotic emotions and spoke, “Actually, none of this matters.”

“Huh?

Offending these bigwigs doesn’t matter?

I looked up a few of these names online and they seem quite impressive.” Qiao Yu emphasized.

“No worries, eventually you’ll surpass them all, and won’t you be a bigwig too?”

Lan Jie’s tone sounded calm, steady even, but with a sense of serene madness that was hard to believe coming from a formally trained math teacher’s mouth, yet it made Qiao Yu’s eyes light up.

The good guy had a good suggestion, he liked it a lot.

Those big professors with their big talk must all be very wealthy.

If he surpasses them, the money these big professors could earn, he naturally could earn too.

“First, tell me your problem-solving approach, let me see if it has any general applicability.”

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