I Inherited 5,000 Years of Family Property

"Professor, take it easy, don't hurt your back," Zhang Menglong shook his head as he watched the old professor's excited expression, these elderly scholars were indeed quite advanced in age, but their thinking was still on the cutting edge, and many of their ways had been adopted by the younger generation.

"I'll go and have our school's new media department write up a few articles first!"

"I'm going to get my grandson to teach me how to post on Weibo!"

"I'm going to ask my granddaughter how to talk so that I sound Versailles!"

The pent-up emotions of these past few days compelled these older scholars to eagerly find an outlet, and now their chance had finally arrived, this time, they were determined to vent all the grievances they had endured!

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"The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announces that this year's Nobel Prize in Physics will be revealed in half a month, with nominations closing in 10 days!"

True to Professor Claude's promise, in just half an hour, this news was broadcast via various channels.

The entire physics community was instantaneously filled with lamentations.

"What? There are only 10 days left? It's going to take me a month to complete my data! I should be the most likely candidate for the Nobel Prize in Physics this time!"

"It's not fair, why the early review? It's not fair to us!"

"I demand a postponement; this is a desecration of the labor results of our vast numbers of scientific researchers!"

The scientific community was in an uproar, with those who had already obtained results reveling in schadenfreude, while those who couldn't make it to this year's nominations were left in utter despair.

However, no matter how much they argued and protested, it was all in vain, for such individuals were in the minority after all, and each of those qualified to vie for the Nobel Prize in Physics had already invested a lifetime of effort into their research; waiting another month, or even another year, made little difference to them.

On the contrary, those average yet confident scholars who believed themselves to be strong contenders for the prize did not realize how ridiculous their behavior appeared before the truly illustrious and competent scholars.

Of course, another piece of news somewhat diminished the attention on this explosive news item.

Because the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced that this year's Nobel Prize in Physics would come with a staggering prize fund of 10 million US dollars!

It is worth noting that last year's Nobel Prize only had a prize amount of 1.1 million Huaxia currency, and with this prize pool suddenly increasing nearly 60-fold, who could take that lightly?

The massive prize fund immediately silenced the complaints; instead of griping here, it was better to give it another shot, perhaps even submit a paper before the deadline—who knew, one might win?

...

Zhang Menglong's paper was published with exceptional smoothness; originally scheduled for three days, it was on the second day that he received news from Mohat that his article on dark matter was given a special issue by Nature journal—just for him!

While Nature has indeed published special issues in the past, these were almost always for articles written by Nobel-level award winners, and typically featured three to five articles, never just a single article on its own.

As soon as this paper was published, it immediately caused an uproar around the world!

"Huaxia's Jiangnan University of Science and Technology's Han Jinyu research team successfully proves the existence of dark matter"

This headline transformed Jiangnan University of Science and Technology from a third-rate global institution into a trending term overnight.

A problem that had confounded humanity for 100 years was solved by a second-tier professor's research team from a third-tier university—what could be bigger news than that?

Even more impactful was the fact that the first author of the paper was none other than Zhang Menglong—not a namesake, but the world's richest man, Zhang Menglong himself!

"There's a problem here; this is definitely suspect. How could a rich and unlearned second-generation heir possibly have the ability to prove the existence of dark matter?"

"This must be a monetary transaction! There's a scandal!"

"I'm skeptical about the entire paper. Perhaps Zhang Menglong used his wealth to buy someone else's scientific research results. He could definitely afford it, for the Nobel Prize in Physics this year, although there's a prize of 10 million US dollars, I believe that for something like this, Zhang Menglong might as well be able to throw down 100 billion US dollars!"

Before the positive news could emerge, many malicious comments had already appeared online.

Many of Zhang Menglong's fans could not stand it any longer and spontaneously came out to defend him.

"Are the people suspecting monetary transactions out of their minds? A problem that nobody has been able to prove for 100 years, try buying a solution with money and see how that goes?"

"They're just keyboard warriors, aren't they? Just babbling without engaging their brains, right?"

"Don't forget, when Zhang Menglong was studying for his graduate degree, he solved a mathematical problem that plagued humans for a full two hundred years. A challenge of a 'century-level' difficulty is nothing, as if he couldn't solve it?"

"It's almost time for the Nobel Prize in Physics to be awarded. Do you guys think there's any chance of winning?"

"Bloody terrifying. If he really wins, that would make him our Huaxia's third real Nobel laureate!"

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"If you think I bought this with money, then there's nothing I can do. Why the hell should a decent person bother explaining so much to idiots?"

Zhang Menglong directly posted a status on his own Weibo.

Instantly, the comment section blew up.

"666! Bravo Zhang, nicely done. I despise these kinds of people; if they have the skills, why not publish a paper like this themselves?"

"Exactly, why should we decent folks bother explaining to idiots?"

"Idiot: It's so damn annoying, feels like I've been insulted."

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After ten days of grueling waiting, this year's Nobel Prize in Physics finally came to its announcement day.

Countless media, scholars, universities, and more were all paying attention to the news from The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.

Under the watchful eye of the world, Professor Claude appeared on the live broadcast.

"Ladies and gentlemen, after five days and the review of more than 2000 authoritative professors, we have selected this year's Nobel Prize in Physics laureate from over 300 candidates."

"They are..."

"From Jiangnan University of Science and Technology in Huaxia, Zhang Menglong and Professor Han Jinyu for their paper 'The Trap Capture Method's Proof of the Existence of Dark Matter in the Universe'!"

"Awesome!"

In an instant, the whole world was shaken.

If people were only shocked a few days ago when they learned that this university had successfully proven the existence of dark matter, then now, it was earth-shaking news. Their scientific research had received global authoritative recognition; the Nobel Prize was undoubtedly the most authoritative accolade in the physics community!

"This is our Huaxia's third Nobel Prize, and all the laureates are genuine Huaxia natives!"

"Who dares to belittle Huaxia now!"

At this moment, every student at Jiangnan University of Science and Technology was on an emotional high. After being dismissed as a trashy school for so long, all their grievances were vented out now.

"Didn't they say our school is trash? Sorry, but we have a Nobel Prize, do you have one?"

"@SoAndSo University, @SuchAndSuch University, I heard you're really amazing. How about snagging a Nobel Prize to show us? If you can get one, our university will give up all these projects to you!"

"Who was it last time that said our university's scientific research strength was weak? So you must have won a Nobel Prize, right? Surely more than one?"

"No way, no way, could there actually be any prestigious Huaxia university that hasn't won a Nobel Prize yet?"

"Your students must be so disappointed in you, right? Unlike us, we just feel sorry for your school!"

"Anyone else disagree?"

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At this moment, the students from Jiangnan University of Science and Technology were pushing the term "shade-throwers" to the next level.

Students and professors from other universities were livid. Not having received national projects was bad enough, but now they had to put up with being named and mocked. The schools that had been most severely criticized before practically suffered a mass targeting by thousands from Jiangnan University of Science and Technology.

So what if you have a bunch of Academicians? You're awesome because you have Academicians, but no matter how great you are, can you match up to winning a Nobel? Among all the Academicians in Huaxia, so far, only one has won a Nobel, right?

They were seething inside, yet they couldn't refute anything—after all, he won the Nobel Prize; he was truly amazing!