1900: A physics genius wandering around Europe

Chapter 32 Self-humiliation (Please collect! Please recommend!)
In a classroom at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich, the physics competition between Li Qiwei and Federico officially began.

The two of them sat on opposite sides of the classroom, answering questions on their own, while the others watched from the sidelines, speaking carefully so as not to disturb them.

Grossman whispered to Einstein, “Is your friend, Bruce, really okay?”

"Even I am not completely sure about these questions, especially the last one. It is impossible for people who have not read the paper to know the answer."

Einstein forced himself to hold back his laughter. He didn't want to reveal Li Qiwei's identity for the time being. "Don't worry. If it's a math competition, I can't guarantee it."

"But since it's a physics contest, Bruce will definitely win. He is the most talented physicist I have ever seen."

Grossman was surprised: "Physicist? Isn't he an undergraduate? How did he become a scholar? Don't tell me Bruce is already a professor?"

Einstein smiled and said, "He is not a professor, he is just an undergraduate student at Cambridge University. As for why I call him a scholar, you will understand after the game is over."

Grossman immediately became curious. Knowing his good friend Einstein, he knew that he must have some sufficient confidence.

Therefore, he became even more curious about Li Qiwei. Someone who could be valued so much by Einstein would not be an ordinary person.

While the two were whispering and worried about Li Qiwei, he was calm and composed on the field, solving the problem leisurely.

On the contrary, Federico frowned slightly, wrote for a while and stopped for a while, sometimes holding his head in his hands, as if he was in a dilemma.

He secretly looked at Li Qiwei and found that he was not nervous at all, and there was even a smile on his face.

I suddenly felt a little uneasy. Are these questions very simple?
It's absolutely impossible. Even Federico had to do it so hard, it's impossible for someone else to do it effortlessly.

So he stopped paying attention to Li Qiwei and continued to calculate the formulas on the manuscript paper.

The people watching nearby also noticed something.

"Hey, look, it seems that the Oriental guy can solve the problem faster. God, is he smarter than Federico?"

"That's not certain. Maybe he's bluffing or using magic. It's said that mysterious Orientals all use black magic."

"Nonsense, I think Federico has hit a wall, the other person might be a stronger genius, just to give the little bully a taste of his own medicine."

"I know the last question. It is said to be a paper published by a genius named Bruce Lee. The other party seems to be a student as well."

"Yeah, I can't imagine there is such a genius in the world. If I could meet him, it would be worth it for me to study physics. It's so difficult."

"Sunny Beach, watching them answer the questions actually made me feel an impulse, it's really exciting!" After this person said this, everyone moved away.

At this time, an hour and a half had passed, and the number of people in the classroom had increased instead of decreased, with more teachers and students being attracted.

There was even a trace of sweat on Federico's forehead, and it was obvious that these three questions put a lot of pressure on him.

He has only roughly solved the first question and partially solved the second question. As for the third question, although he has read the paper, the mathematical techniques in it are a bit complicated and he is unable to derive it on the spot.

But even so, he had answered half of the third question, so at least he wouldn't get zero points.

Although there is no time limit for the competition, if you can't answer the question, then you don't know the answer, and no amount of time will help.

Federico guessed that he had almost reached his limit.

At the same time, he also understood that the physics he learned was so simple because the professors did not try their best.

At this moment, he even felt scared. Was he going to lose?

So he looked at Li Qiwei again, observing his progress.

This was a shocking sight, and it almost frightened Federico to death.

At this time, Li Qiwei was not answering the questions. Instead, he was resting with his eyes closed, and the answer sheets were neatly placed on the table.

What’s going on? Has he already solved all the problems and is waiting for me?

Federico's rhythm was completely messed up, his mouth was dry, and his hands even began to tremble.

Even the crowd was shocked by Li Qiwei's actions. "Oh my God, what is that Oriental man doing? Has he solved all the questions?"

"Oh my god, this is too domineering. He finished the questions early and went to sleep, waiting for Federico. This shows that he doesn't take the other party seriously at all."

"Is it true that you were able to answer three difficult physics questions correctly in less than two hours?"

"Could it be that he just gave up because he couldn't do the questions? Maybe he thought Federico couldn't do it either?"

"Just wait, Federico should be done soon, and then we'll know the outcome. I'm really looking forward to it."

"Sunny Beach, I'm almost well." Everyone moved further away.

At this time, Grossman was also shocked by Li Qiwei's behavior, "Einstein, is Bruce usually so unconventional?"

He didn't know what words to use to describe Li Qiwei, he just felt that the other party was too crazy.

Einstein smiled and said, "Maybe this is the etiquette or wisdom of the Orientals. At least Bruce never actively uses words to mock others, right?"

"Moreover, these three questions are indeed too simple for him."

Grossman was stunned for a moment. "Ah, what did you say? Too simple? Einstein, who exactly is your friend?"

Einstein smiled but said nothing.

Two hours passed quickly, and Federico finally decided not to struggle anymore. He was going to "hand in the paper".

He just didn't believe that the other party could really answer all three questions correctly.

You don't necessarily lose.

The two of them were at loggerheads! They stared at each other, their eyes faintly filled with fighting intent.

At this time, some people who were curious had already gone to find Professor Stern and asked him to evaluate the performance of both parties.

After more than ten minutes, Stern came over with a smile. "You two are both physics geniuses. You two finished the task in a much shorter time than I thought."

A student who was watching said, "No, Professor Stern, that Oriental guy finished half an hour ago and has been waiting for Federico."

"Oh?" Stern was a little surprised and turned to look at Li Qiwei. "I estimated it would take at least three hours. I didn't expect you to be so fast?"

However, he was more familiar with Federico and decided to look at his answer first.

After looking carefully for five minutes, Stern gave the result while Federico was anxiously waiting, "Federico, you got the first question completely correct, the second question 80% correct, and the third question 30% correct."

After hearing the answer, everyone was obviously very shocked. For such difficult questions, Federico only answered a little more than two questions correctly. His strength is so terrifying!
Then, Stern looked at Li Qiwei's paper again and said, "This Dongfang student answered the first question correctly, the second question correctly, but the third question, huh? What's going on?"

The onlookers were puzzled. The Oriental man actually got two questions right. As long as he got 10% of the last question right, it would be a tie. What went wrong?
"Professor Stern, what's going on? What happened to the last question?" someone asked.

Stern looked strange and scratched his head. Finally, he couldn't help but ask, "Mr. Dongfang, what is the answer to your third question?"

As he said this, he showed Li Qiwei's answer to everyone.

At this point, everyone, including Grossmann, Einstein, and even Federico, came over to see what was going on.

In the answer to the third question, Li Qiwei only wrote three Chinese characters: "Li Qiwei".

"What is this? Some kind of picture? Or a symbol?"

"Could it be that they couldn't do it and just doodled it randomly?" someone questioned.

Federico even laughed out loud, "Stupid oriental boy, is this your trick? I was almost fooled by you."

Seeing this, Stern asked again: "Student, what do these three patterns mean?"

Li Qiwei replied calmly: "My name!"

(End of this chapter)