Super God-Level Top Student

For the staff of Lv Bei's team, this was none of their business.

He actually just wanted to speak a word of fairness, thinking a tip of a little over a hundred yuan would suffice.

"Don't sharpen the knife too much; it's easy to cause accidents."

He hadn't expected the driver's reaction to be so swift, he hadn't even had the chance to speak before the car was already gone.

When his gaze met the disheveled figure of Edward Witten in the wind, the field staff smiled after a brief pause and offered an explanation, "The driver just learned that you are the globally respected Professor Witten and remembered reading your monograph. Out of respect for your contributions to science, he didn't want to charge you, so he left directly."

Edward Witten had no reason to doubt this, but was greatly stunned upon hearing this explanation.

After all, from his perspective, it was just the staff leaning into the taxi and doing something, after which the taxi driver drove away.

This shock even led him to an epiphany as to why Qiao Ze had appeared in Huaxia.

The strength of Huaxia's basic education is too formidable.

Even a taxi driver had read his monograph, recognized his name, and even waived the fare...

This nationwide respect for academia was indeed the foundation of a nation's rise.

So much so that when Edward Witten entered the office and saw Qiao Ze, the first thing he mentioned was this incident.

"...This moved me very much, Qiao Ze, the people of Huaxia are really warmhearted. Truly... I don't know how to describe the emotions of that moment, very complex. I even want to thank you for not arranging a car to pick me up, allowing me to have this experience," he said.

Qiao Ze only knew that Edward Witten had arrived, and wasn't aware of the incident until he received news of Witten's arrival, which left him somewhat puzzled.

However, he normally didn't interact with taxi drivers.

Previously, he couldn't afford it; now, he didn't have the opportunity.

As for Edward Witten's gratitude...

It was good to accept it.

So, after a pause, Qiao Ze merely asked, "Discuss the paper?"

"Yes, discuss the paper. On the way here, I thought a lot. If we could understand the behavior patterns of gravitons, the possibilities would indeed be vast. After all, gravity is everywhere, isn't it?"

After hesitating for a moment, Qiao Ze said, "Theoretically, that's one way to put it, if according to my calculations, the reason why the gravity we perceive is so weak is that a large part of its energy spills into higher-dimensional spaces. The conclusion may not be correct, but if that's not the case, this mathematical framework cannot hold water. Nor can it match some of the phenomena we have observed."

"Unfortunately, if I'm right, for the current industrial and technological level of Earth, it will be impossible to utilize this cleanest form of energy for a long time. If I'm wrong, then we're even further from uncovering the secrets of gravitons," he continued.

Edward Witten looked at Qiao Ze with a strange expression before asking after a moment's thought, "Qiao Ze, what I want to know is, when you say a long time, exactly how long are we talking about, especially since we now have efficient research tools like the inverse material model?"

"Ten years? Perhaps twenty years? Or even longer," Qiao Ze replied, frowning.

Edward Witten pursed his lips and said, "Qiao Ze, you probably don't have a clear concept of 'a long time.' Never mind, if there's coffee, that would be great. Then we can start discussing your paper formally. Even though you haven't written an English version, I believe you can explain it clearly to me!"

"Okay, there is no coffee, but tea. Girlfriend isn't here," Qiao Ze replied.

"Then a glass of water will do, no need to waste time."