Chapter 500 - 240: Starting Life at Cambridge from Scratch (Part 2) (6.6K)_3

If you meet someone who recognizes its value and is interested, it might reach around 120.

This should be the maximum amount he can gather by selling off his assets at the moment.

What can one do with a hundred Pounds?

"It’s tough..."

Just as Xu Yun was feeling a bit troubled, he suddenly heard Wheat’s voice by his ear:

"What’s so tough? What’s tough?"

Xu Yun turned his head and saw Wheat wearing big shorts, wiping himself down as he walked out of the bathroom.

He shook his head slightly, muttering:

"It’s nothing, I was just thinking about class."

Wheat, still clueless, nodded and smoothed his already thinning blond hair:

"Eh? Where’s Mr. Thomson? Has he left?"

Xu Yun paused for a moment and decided to inform Thomson about Wheat’s plan to run for Student Union President:

"That’s right, Mr. Thomson is preparing to run for the University of Cambridge’s Student Union President, so you need to be ready as well."

Wheat was stunned and blurted out:

"Be ready? What does that have to do with me?"

Xu Yun bent down to pick up a towel, then tossed it towards him:

"Switch back to your Scotland accent, we’re in a serious novel here, okay?"

Then he paused.

Thinking how this simple-minded guy who resembles Anlicco from ’Schoolboy’ really lacks political sensitivity:

"Are you dumb? You were introduced to Trinity College by Mr. Thomson; outsiders see you as Mr. Thomson’s protégé as well, I’d reckon."

"But compared to me, who is a nobody, you are the one-in-a-century scholarship student at Trinity School, even nicknamed Little Niu... the second Newton."

"So if anything happens to you, won’t it affect Mr. Thomson’s prestige?"

He glanced at Wheat who seemed thoughtful, sighed and continued:

"Don’t think just because you’re the second scholarship student after Newton that you’re invincible; others may only refrain from harming you physically."

"But if someone sets traps for you academically, the school may not be able to help you."

After speaking, Xu Yun shook his head.

Wheat’s character was undoubtedly unquestionable, but his experience was far too lacking.

Having a good heart is definitely a good thing, but being entirely naive or lacking cleverness is not.

According to the original historical trajectory.

Wheat would have suffered a significant downfall due to his overly ’simple’ personality.

In 1859.

Wheat first arrived at the statistical law, deducing Maxwell’s speed distribution law, thereby finding a more accurate method to statistically derive the average values of microscopic entities.

A year later, in winter, Wheat met Faraday and detailed his thinking.

This was the only meeting between the two in their lifetimes.

Just less than two months after Wheat returned to Edinburgh, a director from the Royal Society showed up.

He informed Wheat that Faraday wasn’t well enough to respond, and could only convey some content to Wheat verbally through the Royal Society.

"Faraday" suggested he delve into Velta’s unconventional transport theory to attempt solving the derivation problems of heat conduction and internal friction of gases.

Then...

Wheat actually believed it.

Yes, believed it without any doubt.

Thus.

Before Wheat deduced the molecular distribution function, i.e., the speed distribution function of later generations, he directly jumped into another trap.

This trap cost him two whole years, until a correspondence with Faraday in 1862 revealed he had been set up.

Hence, Wheat had to overturn all his previous thoughts from the past two years, reintroducing the concept of relaxation time, eventually resolving the issue four years later.

Therefore, Xu Yun hoped that through Thomson’s situation, Wheat would soon realize the dark side of academia - at least cultivate some caution, right?

After all, undergraduate and graduate courses differ significantly, without Xu Yun by Wheat’s side, who knows when he might fall into a trap.

Of course.

Some might ask.

No, wait a moment, why didn’t anything happen to Wheat in the normal historical timeline? (Oh, come on...)

Indeed.

In the normal historical timeline, nothing happened to Wheat, but normally Thomson didn’t run for president, right?

Xu Yun dared to bet now in this dungeon Wheat would definitely encounter invisible targeting instigated by Wu Qian dropping his pants.

He dared to bet five Chapters on this happening!

Subsequently, Xu Yun pointed out several matters to Wheat for caution, and the two ate a dinner of leftover bread and potatoes they had on the way.

Then they dragged their somewhat weary bodies from the journey to bed to rest.

No words were exchanged at night.

Early the following morning.

Xu Yun woke up to the sound of hymn singing.

"Ah...."

He lazily yawned, rubbed his eyes, and climbed out of bed.

After dressing, he walked to the window, looking out towards where the singing was coming from.

Trinity College, as the University of Cambridge’s Divinity School, organizes a choir at each grade level to sing outside the dormitory building every morning at fixed times, serving as an alarm clock.

Back then, a film distributor from the Europe and America Region foolishly attempted to make a short film; roughly during the choir’s performance, opening up toys buzzing, which resulted in being taken down along with the platform on the same day...

Afterwards, Xu Yun glanced at Wheat sleeping like a dead pig and decided to go fetch some hot water from the water room himself.

Just as he went out the door, he saw Jones Bod yawning as well – the same Snape-like Brother You Tou from yesterday.