[Master, what are you thinking about? _ (: 3 」 ∠) _]
Half an hour ago, when the sky outside the window was still dark, Lu Zhou hadn't moved at all.
Xiao Ai couldn't help but wonder if Lu Zhou's computer had crashed.
The sky in the distance was gradually covered with a thin layer of sunlight. Lu Zhou looked at the Purple Mountain outside the window. He looked at the mist covering the mountains and fields of red. After a long time, he finally spoke.
"… I'm looking back on the road I've been through."
Xiao Ai: [(?????)?]
"I really miss it."
Lu Zhou sighed. He couldn't help but feel a little emotional.
From Zhou's conjecture to his first major mathematical proposition, the proof of the twin prime conjecture, to the Polignac – Lu theorem and Goldbach – Lu theorem, to the Millennium Prize Problems …
Unknowingly, he had already solved so many problems that plagued the world.
At this moment, he took another step forward.
This step was more difficult than anything he had ever done in the past.
Even if he placed all of the propositions he had solved, including the Riemann conjecture, on the same side of the scale, it wouldn't be as important as what he did half an hour ago.
Of course.
If he didn't do the groundwork, he definitely wouldn't be where he was today.
"Grothendieck is right," Roland said.
"In this universe, there is indeed a 'universal cohomology theory', which takes values from the Q-category composed of motives. The cohomology of any coefficient can be calculated using the cohomology of Z-coefficients.
"Not just that, but all numbers in nature can be abstracted into a point on a high-dimensional surface. All geometric images corresponding to algebraic expressions can be transformed by topology and eventually return to the same surface …
"Only such a universe is perfect."
At this point, there was no longer any suspense in the outcome.
There was only the final finishing touches left.
Lu Zhou stopped writing for half an hour before he started writing again.
There was no pause at all.
It was like he was doing something he had done countless times. Lu Zhou sat at his desk and quietly added the last brick to the completed building.
Lu Zhou originally thought that when he completed this dream that countless scholars had been pursuing for thousands of years, he would feel proud and excited for this hard-earned moment.
However, when this moment truly arrived, compared to emotions like excitement, his heart was more filled with realization and a faint sense of relief and calmness.
Everything seemed to be going smoothly.
There wasn't even the slightest bit of surprise.
On the second line at the end of the page, the pen stopped writing the last punctuation mark.
Lu Zhou looked at the neat lines of calculations on the paper and gradually smiled from the bottom of his heart.
"With this.
"The path of the future should be much easier."
Algebra and geometry had reached an abstract sense of unification. Through a not very complicated theoretical framework, algebraic problems and geometric problems could be transformed, and the methods and tools of different fields could be applied to each other.
Many old problems, in front of these new methods, were so simple that they couldn't even be called problems at all …
Of course, mathematics was a discipline that was constantly developing.
Presumably, as the old problems were solved, there would be more problems that future mathematicians would have to worry about.
Even at level 10.
The world in the future should not be too boring.
Lu Zhou looked at the calculations on the paper and spent about five minutes reminiscing. He then sent an email to Professor Faltings. He then pushed away his chair and stood up.
He hadn't been out for so long that he almost forgot what day it was.
If he didn't go out, his whole body would rust.
"Let's go."
After hearing Lu Zhou's order, the drone lying on the bookshelf wobbled and floated up. A line of text popped up cheerfully on the small TV under the bookshelf.
[Okay, Master, do you want to take Xiao Ai shopping? (≧ ▽) *) o]
"What shopping, let's go mountain climbing!"
[Huh? Mountain climbing again … (̄ △ ̄;)]
"When you're more mature, I'll consider taking you to a crowded place."
Lu Zhou stretched his stiff arms and smiled. He didn't care about Xiao Ai's reluctance as he turned around and walked out of the study room.
…
Zhongshan International was built on the edge of the Purple Mountain. After leaving the back door of the community, there was a winding path up the mountain. If one wasn't tired, they could walk all the way to the scenic area of the Sutra Pavilion.
Lu Zhou had never thought about walking to the scenic area from here, nor had he tried it before.
Lu Zhou changed into sportswear and running shoes. He put a towel on his shoulder and told Xiao Ai to fly higher. He then jogged out of the front yard of the mansion.
Lu Zhou said goodbye to the guard on duty in the backyard and left the community. He jogged up the stone steps for two or three kilometers before he walked. It didn't take long for him to arrive at a pavilion halfway up the mountain.
Usually, when he ran here in the morning, he would go back, but this time, he wanted to continue walking up the mountain.
Lu Zhou walked into the pavilion and was about to take a break. He suddenly saw an old man sitting on the stone bench in the pavilion.
He was wearing a wool vest and holding a brown glass in his hand. He was drinking hot tea with goji berries.
Obviously, the old man also noticed Lu Zhou. He paused for a second before his eyes turned into two crescent moons. He then took the initiative to greet Lu Zhou.
"Yo, Academician Lu, you're in the mood to climb the mountain so early in the morning."
Although Lu Zhou definitely didn't know who he was, because he often watched the news and lived in the same community, the old man obviously recognized Lu Zhou.
"I've been staying at home for too long, so I came out to see if I can reach the top of the mountain before the sun rises." Lu Zhou looked at the sky and smiled. He then said, "Speaking of which, what do you do for a living?"
"Me?" The old man paused for a second before he laughed and said, "My children are so good, I retired a long time ago. Now, I travel around every day."
As he spoke, he cast his gaze towards the horizon and narrowed his eyes.
"Unfortunately, I probably won't make it in time for the sunrise."
At most, in five minutes, the most beautiful moment of the twenty-four hours on Purple Mountain would arrive.
It would take at least half an hour to get to the top of the mountain from here.
When Lu Zhou heard the old man's words, he smiled nonchalantly.
"It's the same from halfway up the mountain."
Almost at the same time as his voice fell.
The sky in the distance had been burned red. The boundary between the sky, the clouds, and the mountains merged into one, making it impossible to distinguish one from the other.
The golden morning light shined down.
The haze that enveloped the mountain was dispelled.
Everything was burning.
The old man looked at the beautiful scenery in the distance and sighed emotionally.
"Purple Mountain is beautiful, but it's still inferior to Mount Tai and Mount Hua. You young people should really take advantage of the convenience of your legs to walk on those strange mountains. Especially Mount Tai. Only after going up there did I realize what it means to have a bird's eye view of all the other mountains.
"Overlook all the other mountains?"
Lu Zhou squinted his eyes and looked at the burning golden clouds not far away. He suddenly smiled and spoke.
"You might not be able to see it."
It was as sudden as the unexpected dawn, and it was indescribably beautiful.
What he had been searching for and longing for was the world after level 10.
So …
It's already in his eyes …
(Thank you for your tip ~ ~ ~ ~ I'm going home tomorrow, I'll try my best to make up for the lack of updates! The past few days of traveling have been quite tiring. I really can't do anything, so I can only keep it up to two updates. Please understand. In addition, in this special chapter number, I wish all the single dogs will be able to live a carefree and unrestrained life in the coming year, and may all your wishes come true ~)
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