novelraw Chapter 294 181: Quanquan Hu, Treasure-Hunting Ability Enhanced!
Chapter 294 181: Quanquan Hu, Treasure-Hunting Ability Enhanced!
In the corridor.
Professor Zhang and Teacher Chen were dumbfounded, watching Bai Mo retrieve the test paper from the claws of the Fox Immortal Beast and hand it over with both hands.
"Teacher, I've finished the paper.
"Umm... can I submit it early?"
Bai Mo lowered his voice to avoid disturbing his classmates in the classroom.
Bai Mo was very polite to the teachers as well. After all, respecting teachers had always been a good habit of his.
Teacher Chen froze for a moment, taking the paper and starting to read from the first question.
First, he looked at the answers, then the steps.
He looked at one question and then another.
After finishing one page, he turned to the next.
The more he looked, the more peculiar his expression became.
All the questions Bai Mo answered... every answer was correct, with almost no mistakes. If you had to nitpick... Bai Mo's answering steps were quite concise and skipped some processes. But that wasn't a real problem.
Teacher Chen was momentarily speechless, unsure of what to say.
His expression changed several times, eventually putting on a smile.
"Haha, very good, you finished quickly.
"I'll keep the paper for now, and later, I'll grade it along with the others."
Bai Mo nodded.
"Thank you very much."
After exchanging a few words, he swaggered away with his White Gloves, walking down the corridor farther and farther away.
Leaving Teacher Chen and Professor Zhang looking at each other in dismay.
Leaving the entire classroom of students, many of whom paused their pens and looked up at the door.
Teacher Chen frowned, shouting into the classroom, "Everyone, don't just watch the show, there's a lot of questions, focus and keep working! The exam scores count towards your usual performance!"
After shouting, he pulled Professor Zhang to the window at the end of the corridor, revealing a wry smile.
"He... he got them all right.
"What should we do?
"Can he still come to class?"
Professor Zhang also gave a wry smile.
"If he doesn't come, he doesn't come. Anyway, our goal is to teach people knowledge. Now that the goal has been achieved, there's no need to insist on the process."
Teacher Chen sighed with emotion.
"He reminds me of Zhang Qiren.
"Back at Shangjing University, Zhang Qiren was my junior.
"Back then, Zhang Qiren often skipped classes, which made the professors furious.
"But every exam, he would always score perfectly, making the old professors have mixed feelings."
Zhang Qiren?
Upon hearing the name, Professor Zhang sighed.
"Was his math really that good? How good?"
Teacher Chen pondered for a moment.
"Well... how to say...
"If he didn't go into stock trading back then, if he wasn't caught, and stayed in the ivory tower, I think...
"Most likely, he could have left a name in the history of mathematics.
"Mathematics is something where every era has its stars.
"Like Euler and Lagrange in the 18th century.
"Like Gauss and Abel in the 19th century.
"Like Poincaré, Chern Shiing-shen, and Von Neumann in the 20th century.
"That guy Zhang Qiren, if he hadn't strayed, maybe... possibly... he could have reached these people's level?
"I can't say for sure."
Teacher Chen's eyebrows and eyes showed a hint of melancholy, reflecting a recollection of that comet-like talented junior, lamenting what a pity it was.
Next to him, Professor Zhang sneered.
"No wonder he could cultivate to Sequence Eight of the Array pathway.
"But there's no need to pity him.
"The Immortal Technique enhances intelligence! Although he didn't engage in mathematics research continuously, his abilities got stronger!
"Or maybe, he never gave up on mathematics?"
...
Under the gloomy sky.
The fierce wind blew across the mountain ridges and the valley that had been excavated thoroughly.
Bai Mo stood on a high rock, frowning and begrudgingly smiling, quite annoyed.
"Is it really undiggable?"
On one side of the valley, a hill of yellow earth was piled up, along with a heap of broken stones and copper fragments.
In the valley, the former dormitory of the Ancient Immortal was now completely without a roof and walls, leaving only rows of broken walls and foundations. One could discern the layout of buildings from millennia ago, once aligned rooms and courtyards.
Hundreds of fiery red figures swung their little shovels, digging frantically—it was Bai Mo's fox disciples.
"Still nothing?"
Bai Mo looked to the side, where everything dug out was laid flat... there were Copper Plates, Stone Slabs, a Bronze Lamp Tree, tools for cutting herbs, containers for mixing potions, robes worn by the Ancient Immortal, and a Bronze Crown that had been worn. But he couldn't find the case records he was searching for!
This excavation seemed destined to fail.
Fwoosh!
Quanquan Hu dug in, and a stream of muddy water gushed from the ground... they hit groundwater!
Fwoosh!
Black Star dug in and unearthed a mass of sticky clay... they hit clay!
Fwoosh!
Pang Youyou dug in and scooped up a spadeful of sand... they reached the underground sand layer!
They had dug very deep, almost ten meters deeper into the valley! A new hill rose beside the valley!
But it was no use... they couldn't find the guiding cases Bai Mo wanted.
"Is it really not here?"
Bai Mo examined the ruins' building layout. Besides the lined-up dormitories, at the valley entrance was a larger and more complex luxurious dormitory.
"Was it for Sequence Six's wife of that Ancient Immortal?"
This luxurious dormitory was the most vigorously excavated, and the disciples dug until groundwater and mud appeared... but nothing was found.
Further out, there was a kitchen. They dug out some pots and dishes, Bronze Plates with sanitary precautions and recipes, but further from the dormitories, they couldn't excavate any documents they wanted.
Gradually, the disciples exhausted their respective areas, gathering around Bai Mo one by one, leaning on their little shovels, lowering their heads, drooping with disappointment.
"Awooo..."