Chapter 244 Winning Over

The star warlocks in the outer peninsula had a subtle change in their attitude towards Cheng Jinzhou.

It can't be said to be hostile, nor can it be said to be friendly. Suddenly discovering that a first-level star warlock could defeat the two strongest third-level star warlocks on the peninsula, everyone had mixed emotions.

In the eyes of Astromancers, mathematics is the most important thing in life, and the only practical skill may be combat - after all, it is human physiological instinct. Cheng Jinzhou has both, and it seems that in a short period of time he has reached a peak that many star warlocks would find difficult to reach in their lifetimes, which is really hard to face.

In a state of solemnity, Cheng Jinzhou slowly walked to the small courtyard on the outer edge of the peninsula.

The star warlocks are all literate people, not to mention they all know how to weigh gains and losses. Even if they guess that Cheng Jinzhou doesn't have much star power left, he will not make aggressive moves easily. The huge outer peninsula was as peaceful as if nothing had happened.

In fact, for many star warlocks, whether Cheng Jinzhou wins or loses has nothing to do with them. What they care about is always mathematics and experiments, and at most star formations. If the Star Warlock Association's Daxia headquarters was not located on the outer peninsula, the Star Warlocks might not even come to the bustling city.

Even Bai Jing, Qian Lan, Liao Kai and other gentlemen who were considered part of Cheng Jinzhou's team did not show any sign of the arrival of classmate Xiao Cheng. It was as if he just went out to buy lunch and came back empty-handed.

Xiang Xin, who was considered the most familiar with the association and the government, asked with concern: "I heard that you killed Yang Zhanquan?"

Cheng Jinzhou said "yes" embarrassedly. People who come from a semi-legal society are still a little shy to speak out about such a big matter as murder.

What he didn't expect was that Xiang Xin actually clapped his hands and cheered loudly.

Lu Xu smiled "hehe", seemingly honest, but in fact he said arrogantly: "It's nothing, I killed him easily."

Cao Feng raised his head from his microscope at this time and said with the same smile: "It seems that you have indeed carved a very powerful star array."

Cheng Jinzhou also learned to laugh naively, otherwise what else could he say.

A group of star warlocks were chatting and laughing there, but Weng Xilian came over to congratulate them generously, with the demeanor of an aristocratic lady.

Speaking of which, Weng Xilian is exactly the girl Cheng Jinzhou is familiar with, an ordinary school girl, somewhere between innocence and society. He has temperament, pursuit, and life goals, and he seems to have the capital to achieve them.

The only thing that shouldn't be done is that she was born 300 years earlier, thus being incompatible with the mainstream requirements. Noble ladies should have a good life, but they should not have to fight for it themselves.

Cheng Jinzhou was a little uncomfortable, like a young man who had not yet left school, and said in a pure greeting tone: "Have your star points increased?"

After saying that, I felt something was wrong, so I asked again: "Are you sure about the research content?"

For a normal researcher to complete a paper, it would take at least three months and half a year, so there is no one like him who can do it.

Weng Xilian laughed and said, "I'm going to co-write a paper with Xiang Xin, and I should be able to gain a lot."

She was already familiar with Xiang Xin, and the two of them co-writing articles was a common method in the Star Warlock world.

Cheng Jinzhou felt something in his heart when he heard it, and asked: "If it is a joint writing, how will the star points be distributed?"

Weng Xilian gave him a strange look. Seeing that Xiao Cheng really didn't know, she bit her lip and said, "You have never co-written an article with anyone."

Cheng Jinzhou shrugged. Could it be that he co-wrote the article with Newton Fermat?

Xiang Xin laughed and said, "Mr. Cheng seems to only need to consider the research direction."

Several people present laughed. Nowadays, the small team is accustomed to gathering together at noon every day and talking about something while drinking tea. Normally, when talking about Cheng Jinzhou, everyone admires him greatly, which does not change at all because of his age. But whenever Cheng Jinzhou's research direction is mentioned, everyone laughs wildly.

In their view, Cheng Jinzhou, who has no research direction, is like an author without a main line. He almost does not know what he is doing. Of course, Cheng Jinzhou can still achieve such results without a sense of direction. In addition to lamenting the injustice of heaven, he also What more can be said.

In fact, with such a large population and such a small number of star warlocks in Daxia, every star warlock is a spokesperson for the injustice of heaven. But looking at the 14-year-old cheating youth Cheng Jinzhou, the star warlocks will feel differently. .

Whether it is one person, two people, or three or four people, being able to defeat a fourth-level star warlock together is something to be proud of. Up to now, Cheng Jinzhou has never co-written an article or anything like that. It can be spread as a celebrity anecdote. There is no need to doubt all kinds of things.

Suspicious of a man capable of killing a fourth-level Star Warlock? Who will be invited to be the law enforcer?

Weng Xilian waited until everyone was laughing, then answered Cheng Jinzhou's question: "If you co-write an article, if you get two contribution points, both will be obtained by the first author. If you get a third contribution point, it will be obtained by the second author After getting the third contribution point, the next contribution points are also distributed in the number of three. Basically, the second author can get slightly less than one-third of the contribution points.”

It sounds like one-third, but in fact, most articles rarely have three contribution points. Especially the articles about Star Warlock Apprentice and 1-Star Warlock, even high-level Star Warlocks will not read them. Just like the academic world that Cheng Jinzhou is familiar with, graduate students and doctoral students spend two and a half or three and a half years wasting time and studying materials. The final graduation thesis can almost be regarded as Goubuli, and the undergraduate thesis is even more Needless to say, those students themselves may not have read it fluently.

Cheng Jinzhou turned his head and continued to ask with a smile on his face: "What if there are more people co-writing it?"

"Unless it is a journal approved by the committee, there can only be three authors at most. The third author will have to wait for 4 star points before he can get one." After Weng Xilian finished speaking, he added: "The team contribution points are generally average. Assigned, but rarely encountered.”

Cheng Jinzhou nodded thoughtfully, then smiled and said: "I understand. When I write an article in the future, it will be easier for me to ask everyone to help me, so as not to be unclear about the situation."

He said it easily, but it moved the hearts of several one-star warlocks.

A one-star warlock often only has a dozen or twenty contribution points. The increase in their contribution points is also the slowest among all Star Warlocks. It is not only a matter of ability, but also a matter of accumulation and trust.

It is conceivable that when an astrologer decides to read a journal, his time must be limited. When the content is uncertain, although everyone's reading habits are different, the basic elements remain the same: look at the author. , look at the title abstract, look at the journal type and location...

Likewise, when an Astromancer decides to write a new article and bases it on the research of others, he will choose carefully the basis for his article. Needless to say, those authoritative models and famous figures are obviously much more valuable than unknown people.

In fact, unless you are a person who is full of confidence in yourself, you must take a certain risk if you want to quote an article from an unknown person, or even an apprentice of an astromancer.

On the road from one-star warlock to two-star warlock, many star warlocks failed to make it through the hardships. Bai Jing has passed this level, but Liao Kai and Qian Lan are still stuck there. As for Xiang Xin, let alone a star warlock.

Several people looked at Cheng Jinzhou with burning eyes. Everyone sees how much attention his paper has received. The star warlocks in the outer peninsula are extremely keen on academic information. Now everyone is paying attention to when Cheng Jinzhou will break through 1,000 contribution points.

In fact, going from 600 contribution points to 1,000 contribution points is not that far away.

If you publish a paper with him, as the second author or even the third author, you may even bring hundreds of initial contribution points. The temptation is not small.

Even the two-star warlock Bai Jing looked at Cheng Jinzhou and remained silent.

A smile appeared on Xiao Cheng's lips, he jumped off Lu Xu's head, and then in front of the blackboard, he said to himself: "I'm going to research an explosive recently."

"Explosives?" Liao Kai has gained the most recently and has the most positive reaction.

"That's right." Cheng Jinzhou recalled the process of making nitroglycerin that day, and then said: "I want to make a mining explosive that is very powerful and low-cost, and can be used to mine mines."

"What are you doing mining for? If you need to blow things up, which star warlock can't help you." Cao Feng interrupted Cheng Jinzhou in confusion and said: "I have time to study practical matters..."

"I understand, I understand." Cheng Jinzhou nodded repeatedly: "I can study mathematics, but you know, I am going back to Shaonan. There happens to be a mine there, so I think explosives still need to be researched..."

There is no need to say much, so far, Cheng Jinzhou feels that it should be enough to win over Bai Jing and others. He is not afraid that having explosives will affect the world. Judging from Nobel's experience, explosives are far from enough to decisively affect the process and end of the war, let alone the interference of the Star Warlock.

Of course, there are no absolutes. But Xiao Cheng believes that the need for industrialized production of nitroglycerin will allow Daxia to develop in the direction he needs, even if it creates a war.

Bai Jing, Liao Kai and Qian Lan stared at the empty whiteboard, speechless.

Cheng Jinzhou waited silently. There was no need to win over Cao Feng and Warlock Jin Xixing. They would naturally follow and wanted to make Leeuwenhoek-style lenses. In the absence of superb craftsmen, Jin Xi needed stronger mathematics. Computation and design.

Xiang Xin probably guessed what Cheng Jinzhou was thinking, and unconsciously fell into hard thinking. She is the apprentice of warlock Liu Kuangxing. It is said that following her master will lead to a bright future, but the help she received from Cheng Jinzhou's team made her unwilling to leave.

Just when several people were thinking about their own problems, someone suddenly said at the door: "If you determine your research direction in calculus, I can also accompany you to take up your post."

The person who walked in from outside turned out to be Warlock Jiang Huangxing.

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