An Yuqian could not accept Ren Xiaosu's bragging. "Do you know what programmable matter means?"
Ren Xiaosu glanced at An Yuqian. "What does it mean?"
"Programmable matter is a type of 'intermediate matter' that can change its physical properties according to the user's commands or autonomously," An Yuqian said with a raised voice.
Ren Xiaosu pondered it for a moment. "Speak human language."
"To put it simply," An Yuqian said, "if you want to build this kind of armor, then its components must at least have the ability to transform and reassemble themselves. Without programmable matter, you won't be able to flexibly assemble and separate them."
"Mhm." Ren Xiaosu said calmly, "You don't have to worry about that."
An Yuqian was going crazy. "Don't you understand human language? You don't have to worry about something so important?!"
To be honest, apart from the energy source that Ren Xiaosu could not solve, An Yuqian could solve the rest of the problems that An Yuqian mentioned.
As for the so-called programmable matter … the nanomachines could already do a better job of it.
Ren Xiaosu realized An Yuqian was definitely not an expert in the field of nanomachines. Otherwise, he would have known about the current progress of the nanomachines. Moreover, he was definitely not a core member of the Yang Clan.
But how did An Yuqian end up in this state? Although Ren Xiaosu's knowledge was still far from being an academic, he could sense An Yuqian's stubbornness and pride when it came to science.
What made An Yuqian so willing to be a mere librarian here?
In the following days, An Yuqian no longer bothered himself with the so-called energy source and programmable matter. Instead, he focused on teaching and playing mahjong.
Meanwhile, Ren Xiaosu encouraged Wang Yuchi and the others to go home at night to work on the armor design. During the day, they would look for An Yuqian to solve their technical problems during breaks. An Yuqian was willing to help them solve them one by one.
In An Yuqian's opinion, if he helped Ren Xiaosu solve all of his problems, he would realize how wise he was when he encountered the problems he mentioned.
He felt that the reason why Ren Xiaosu did not care about the technology of programmable matter was that Ren Xiaosu's level was not high enough, and he had not encountered this technical bottleneck!
After all, how could a first-year high school student understand his foresight? How could he understand his position in the academic world back then?
At the thought of this, An Yuqian even wanted to grab hold of Ren Xiaosu to tutor him so that Ren Xiaosu would understand how awesome he was.
One day, when Ren Xiaosu was about to pick up yesterday's textbook for self-study, he suddenly noticed that there was a notebook beside the textbook. He had not seen this before.
Ren Xiaosu took out the notebook and saw that someone had meticulously arranged the learning order and key points of knowledge. It was obvious who had written it. It had to be An Yuqian!
Ren Xiaosu turned his head and looked at An Yuqian in amusement. Why was this fellow still pretending to be mysterious? "This is your notebook, right?"
An Yuqian said awkwardly, "Oh, I found something from the past and thought that someone might find it useful. If you want to use it, you can take it. It's suitable for you to read. Some of the high school curricula are deliberately simplified, so you'll end up repeating yourself if you follow the prescribed curriculum. Why don't you just follow my learning methods from back then?"
"Thank you. How much is it?" Ren Xiaosu asked. He then prepared to pay.
However, An Yuqian flew into a rage. "I didn't give you the notebook for money!"
With that, An Yuqian angrily went to the door to guard it.
Ren Xiaosu returned to his seat with a smile. It had to be said that after An Yuqian's guidance, the armor was getting better. In An Yuqian's words, "Science is an extremely mysterious subject. When a design is closer to being reasonable, it will have a unique sense of beauty."
It was a beauty that could truly conquer the soul.
Wait a minute. Ren Xiaosu suddenly remembered that he had just obtained a Basic Skill Duplication Scroll. Although he could not learn superpowers with this scroll, it was still very useful for learning normal skills.
He had wanted to use it only after meeting Yang Xiaojin. But Ren Xiaosu suddenly realized that there was no need for him to learn from Yang Xiaojin. Wasn't there An Yuqian in front of him that he could learn from?
After all, Yang Xiaojin's math and physics skills were definitely not as good as a professional academic like An Yuqian.
It was not that Yang Xiaojin was not smart, but that there was no need to compare an amateur to a professional.
Thinking of this, Ren Xiaosu said in his mind, "Use the Skill Duplication Scroll."
The palace replied, "Randomly selected target's skill: Master-level Mahjong Playing. The host does not have the corresponding advanced skill and can only learn it to the advanced level. Do you want to learn it?"
Ren Xiaosu suddenly looked at An Yuqian. It was clearly a Master-level skill, so why was he still losing money every day? There had to be a problem here!
Could it be that someone had set him up? Or was his opponent cheating?
An Yuqian noticed Ren Xiaosu looking at him. "Why are you looking at me?"
"It's nothing." Ren Xiaosu replied to the palace in his mind, "Learning."
By now, Ren Xiaosu's injuries were almost healed. As long as he did not exercise strenuously, he would be fine. He did not even feel any pain when he walked.
It was finally time for him to learn how to fight. He wondered who the combat teacher Yang Xiaojin had arranged for him was.
Yang Xiaojin had given him an address, and it was not far from the library. He could go there by himself when he felt his injuries had healed. It was a martial arts center.
Spending the day at the library and the night at the martial arts center, Ren Xiaosu's life had never been more fulfilling.
He looked for the address given to him by Yang Xiaojin. The martial arts center seemed to be located in a small alley and did not seem to be famous.
"Nangeng Alley." Ren Xiaosu said, "We're here!"
It was indeed a small alley. Ren Xiaosu felt that if someone were to open a martial arts center in such an alley, they would probably lose money. They might not even be able to earn back the utilities and rent.
But when he arrived at the entrance of the martial arts center, Ren Xiaosu was surprised to find that there were a lot of students inside. There were dozens of them standing in the courtyard, which was more than 200 square meters.
Many parents were standing outside the entrance, waiting to pick their children up from school after the martial arts center's classes.
When he looked up, he was surprised to see that the door frame and signboard of the martial arts center were carved from solid wood. It looked like it was quite old, and the surface of the wood had been eroded by the rain.
He saw the words "Lu Family" written on the signboard.
Ren Xiaosu wondered if he knew the owner of the martial arts center, right? He walked in and said to an instructor, "Hello, I'm looking for the owner."
The instructor shouted into the building, "Old Lu, someone's looking for you!"
Lu Yuan walked out from inside. When he saw Ren Xiaosu, he smiled warmly and said, "Come on in, it's been a while!"
The parents outside the door were stunned. When they first saw Ren Xiaosu, they thought he was just an ordinary young man. They did not expect Lu Yuan to come out personally to welcome him.
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