activa-t Chapter 34 Mind Awareness
Chapter 34 Mind Awareness
Li Ang's first real class at the University of Chicago was spent in Kayla Nolan's private office.
He was engrossed in using the typewriter, while Kayla watched silently, her brows furrowing more and more.
Having worked in education for so many years, Kayla has seen all sorts of geniuses, including students like Li Ang who skipped several grades and entered doctoral programs at a young age.
However, even if such a student came, it would be difficult for him to produce such a paper in just a few days.
After all, inspiration and talent are important in mathematical research, but there is always a process of accumulation.
The paper completed by Li Ang is titled "Blocked Matrix Gaussian Elimination Method: Weststein-Schul Decomposition Based on Spectral Clustering and Its Preprocessing Analysis".
Although she provided some guidance, the vast majority of the content was completed independently by Li Ang.
Even if the paper were submitted to a top-tier American journal, there would be absolutely no problem publishing it.
Therefore, after Li Ang typed the last character, Kayla, with a rare expression of sincerity, said, "Li Ang, your paper is very well written. You've only just entered university, yet you already have this depth of thought; that's truly impressive."
Faced with Kayla's undisguised praise, Li Ang said, "Thanks to the professor's help."
Li Ang's words were not just polite talk.
Unlike the "elite" level paper that came about from a burst of inspiration, this paper would take at least another week or two to work out on his own without Kayla's guidance.
Kayla hummed in agreement, then asked, "How do you plan to publish this paper?"
"I've researched this issue before, and I know that the University of Chicago Journal of Science, academic journals, or core journals can publish it. However, I haven't decided where to publish it yet."
"That's right." Kayla nodded. "Let's look at top-tier comprehensive journals first. The Annals of Mathematics and the Acta Mathematica Sinica are both top-tier in the field, but they are too difficult to publish in. I don't recommend that you choose them for this article."
Yearbook of Mathematics, Acta Mathematica Sinica?
As a mathematics student in his previous life, Li Ang was naturally familiar with the two journals known as the four great mathematics journals.
In addition, there are publications such as *New Advances in Mathematics* and *Journal of the American Mathematical Society*, which Kayla did not mention.
The reason is simple: they had not yet been launched in 1960.
Kayla continued, "Next are journals in the field, journals sponsored by the American Mathematical Society, and journals related to our school."
"The University of Chicago is strong in the field of analytics. Considering the specific area of your paper and its impact, I also do not recommend that you choose it."
"The remaining journals that are relatively suitable are Theoretical and Applied Mathematics Communications, Advances in Mathematics, Journal of the American Mathematical Society, and Computational Mathematics."
"Considering the journal's review time and academic reputation, I suggest you submit to 'Theoretical and Applied Mathematics Communications'. I will then contact the editor-in-chief to ask them to expedite the review process."
Faced with Kayla's earnest and detailed analysis, Li Ang nodded in agreement, "Understood, thank you, Professor Nolan. So... how should the author of this article write it?"
After a moment of silence, Kayla spoke up: "Write me a corresponding author, consider it me taking advantage of you."
"Professor, you're taking advantage of me because I don't know the rules."
Li Ang understood perfectly well that someone like Keira Nolan, who had made a name for herself in various industries, no longer needed to rely on journal articles to prove herself.
By listing Kayla Nolan's name and phone number as the corresponding author of his article, he was essentially telling others that Li Ang was her student, that she had his back, and that they should expedite the peer review process and avoid him if he was suspected of academic misconduct.
Kayla bore more obligations than benefits.
"No need for such formalities. You have an exceptional talent for mathematics, and I hope you go far. The University of Chicago may just be your starting point. Keep your paper; I'll send it to *Theoretical and Applied Mathematics Communications* for you. By the way, do you have your sophomore year schedule?"
"I went to the logistics department with Jet yesterday to get it."
"Okay, go ahead and do your own thing."
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Li Ang did not rush to the classroom for class.
The mathematics department chair, Sanders McLean, needs time to go through various procedures, and the academic affairs office and the instructors also need time to coordinate.
Taking advantage of this rare "free" time, Li Ang passed by the Atlas Iron Pavilion on his way home and successfully raised his physique attribute to 1.0. Then he arrived home at eight o'clock, washed up, and went to sleep.
At 3 a.m., after Li Ang had a good sleep and a full meal, he activated his skill [Interdimensional Travel].
A chaotic aura surged, and the next second, he appeared in an abandoned house in Ioria.
The moment he landed, Li Ang froze.
After his intelligence increased from 1.3 to 1.7, he arrived in Ioria, a land filled with magical elements, and felt a tremendous change taking place within him.
This feeling...
It's like a silent black-and-white TV suddenly turning into a color TV with sound, and the resolution of which is several times higher.
This is a disruptive change that has never been seen before.
Li Ang's ability to sense magical elements in the air of Ioria has greatly improved.
Under the influence of his surging mental energy, Li Ang was even able to cover the entire abandoned hut with his mental energy.
By observing the changes in the magical elements in the air around the cabin, one can sense what has changed inside.
He could still feel it even when he closed his eyes and covered his ears.
Is this the true manifestation of mental strength?
Or perhaps it should be called...awareness of the mind?
"In the future, when facing ranged attacks, can I use my mental energy to cover the surrounding area to avoid them in advance, or activate [Shield Spell] to block them?"
Li Ang had thought a lot about this.
Leaving aside Ioria, in America, he was at risk of being shot in the back.
If this kind of mental field covering several meters could be used in America, he would have a better way to deal with guns.
Of course, whether it's possible to dodge or whether the [Shield] spell can block bullet attacks still requires further testing.
Even if he couldn't escape, at least he could sense it beforehand and know that someone was pointing a gun at him, so he could die knowing why.
This is a huge improvement compared to the past.
"Strange, I didn't sense any significant fluctuations in mental energy while in America."
"Does this mean that after my intelligence is increased, I need to come to Aiolia to find magical elements to activate it in order to refresh my mental power?"
Feeling his body evolving towards the extraordinary, Li Ang felt an unprecedented excitement and exhilaration.
Having constantly traveled between the two worlds, his hard work in learning science and magic finally paid off handsomely.
Before studying magic or going to the general store to see if the two magic apprentices had left him a signal for a gathering, Li Ang continued to test his mental strength.
In his current state, the area within a 5.5-meter radius of his entire body is a range that his mental energy can fully cover.
He could clearly sense all the changes that occurred within this range.
Beyond 5.5 meters, the intensity of Li Ang's perception would rapidly decrease.