2026-10-29 21:04:26Daniel Hayes wasn't joking around. He genuinely intended to work out.
The Truth Perception ability had proven devastatingly effective for research, and he couldn't wait to unlock a second ability. The problem was that the system's upgrade requirements were steep.He pulled up the interface.Intellect: 79.The Intellect assessment had been stuck at 79 for what felt like forever. Every time he checked, he had the nagging sense that it was about to tick up, but somehow it alw
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Chapter 063
"Starting today, I'm putting everything into training. Everything else comes second."Daniel left the Institute of Optics for the Applied Electromagnetics Lab. Summer vacation was approaching, but doctoral students stayed according to their advisors' schedules and ongoing work.At the Applied Electromagnetics Lab, Walter Graham consulted with Elias Vance and Richard Croft before deciding on a three-week break. Doctoral students without pressing obligations could head home, and the research staff could finally take some time off.Natalie Croft went home. Leo Bennett and Caleb Hart stayed on campus.Daniel ran into Elias, who mentioned he'd be taking half a month off. "I'm heading back to Aldridge tomorrow. Need to spend some time with my kid while I can."Elias worked in Kingsley, but his wife and child still lived in Aldridge. The separation wasn't easy, and he needed the break to be with his family.Daniel asked, curious, "Your wife isn't coming here?"
Chapter 062
The presentation wrapped up to murmurs rippling through the room. Scholars leaned toward one another, voices rising in animated discussion about Daniel Hayes and his research, marveling at the speed with which he'd produced results overnight. It bordered on miraculous.Dominic Rourke found himself swept into the spotlight as well. Daniel's legitimate findings had vindicated their scoring system, proving it held real merit. What Dominic actually felt about that vindication, however, remained anyone's guess.While the conference attendees dissected the implications, Daniel, Gideon Pierce, and the others were already hauling their luggage toward the airport. The final day consisted of breakout sessions and roundtables that held little relevance for them. They'd opted to leave early.On the road back, Gideon voiced the same astonishment that had echoed through the hall earlier. "You're gifted to an almost unreasonable degree, you know that? Applying Dominic's scoring fram
Chapter 061
The west wing lecture hall buzzed with anticipation as Daniel Hayes stepped onto the platform, his expression pleasant and composed as he began introducing the contents of his presentation.Silence fell over the room at first, then quickly dissolved into a wave of murmurs rippling through the crowd. "Did he just say one night of research?""One night? That's barely enough time to develop an idea.""Isn't it too hasty to present it as a formal report? Maybe he means follow-up research?""He said Dominic Rourke's scoring system inspired him. Is this targeted at Rourke specifically?""You don't know? At lunch today, Edgar Whitmore went looking for Hayes..."Most attendees instinctively assumed this had to be some kind of pointed attack on Dominic Rourke. After all, one night was nowhere near enough time to produce genuine research. Even if inspiration had struck, it would amount to nothing more than a preliminary concept, hardly the sort of material suitab
Chapter 060
The initial assessment compared transformed high-order formulas with the originals. Because both were linear, computers could process massive numerical data sets and compare results at different positions.Multiple factors would influence the process along the way, so it made sense to reference their scoring mechanism.At his hotel desk, Daniel Hayes worked through the night, finalizing the "scoring deviation correction system" and drawing its modular operation diagram.He stretched, messaged Gideon Pierce that he would sleep through the morning, then collapsed onto the bed and fell asleep.When he woke, it was already ten o'clock. By the time he cleaned himself up and made his way to the mathematics center, lunch hour was fast approaching. Daniel headed straight for the cafeteria. He had just filled his tray when Gideon and the other two walked through the door. The four of them gathered around a table again.Ronald Archer asked with concern, "You weren't h
Chapter 059
The lecture hall buzzed with overlapping voices. Scholars turned to their neighbors, some with wonder in their eyes, others with the eager gleam of gossip, and still more wearing expressions of utter disbelief."Dominic Rourke's research was actually wrong? What he identified wasn't the optimal framework?""I know this study. They based their analysis on numerous aerodynamic design proposals. Just last month, people from his team were saying they had major results coming.""He came to present specifically to get conference validation before submission. Makes the peer review process smoother. And now it turns out to be wrong...""I spent half the session barely following along, and then this happens..."While the discussion continued below, Daniel Hayes had quietly returned to his seat. Eyes immediately swiveled toward him.Gideon Pierce let out a long breath. "You're something else. You actually found a counterexample."His face was full of astonis
Chapter 058
Dominic Rourke stood at the podium, his voice steady as he delivered his presentation to the packed auditorium."Complex flow-field prediction modeling represents one of the major challenges in aerodynamic research. Under the influence of multiple physical factors, finding an optimal equilibrium design requires..."He gestured toward the projection screen behind him. "As you can see here, each of these represents a common influencing factor in air resistance and aerodynamic pressure.""Through refined computational analysis using deep neural network structures, we can calculate thresholds for each individual influencing factor. We've designed a corresponding scoring framework to quantify these relationships."The topic of his presentation was a modeling methodology for optimal equilibrium design under multiple physical influences. Despite the broad-sounding title of "multiple physical factors," the scope remained firmly anchored within practical aerodynamic appli
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