The Red Era, the Opening University Speech

Chapter 12 A Woman Crying at Midnight

"No, it's still too difficult." Li Mu turned two pages and felt dizzy.

The words seemed to be moving, and after just a few glances, they became something Li Mu couldn't recognize.

It made him doubt his own IQ.

Li Mu had a splitting headache: "Without the corresponding foundation, just learning it raw will definitely be counterproductive. I have almost forgotten all the liberal arts knowledge I learned in high school and science knowledge in junior high school. I still have to make up for the basics first!"

"Ding~."

The message prompt sounded in my mind.

Ask: "Lee, what are you doing?"

Ask: "So boring, want to play games?"

After finishing the experiment, Ask sent a message to Li Mu when he was free.

"If you're bored, play Civilization. You won't be disappointed."

Li Mu was having a headache and had no time to chat with Ask, so he just responded quickly.

"World of Civilization" is a relatively well-known single-player simulation management game, but given Ask's personality, Li Mu estimated that he had never played it.

As for the last agreement to play games, Li Mu had selectively forgotten about it.

It's no use not forgetting. There were no mobile phones in those days, so I couldn't make calls.

Ask: "Ha, the setting of this game is very interesting. If you hadn't recommended it to me, I would have missed it."

While chatting, Ask searched for the game and found it had rave reviews. After reading the introduction, he immediately fell in love with it and couldn't wait to play it.

"By the way, Ask, don't rush to play. I have a friend who wants to study mechanical engineering, but the study materials available online are too diverse. Can you help me find some?"

Li Mu sent out another message.

Ask: "Okay, I'll find someone to help you solve it."

Friends should help each other.

"Thanks!"

"OK!"

After replying to the message, Askrico remained silent.

Li Mu continued reading in the room. Even though he felt drowsy because he couldn't understand what he was reading, he still insisted on reading.

"Relying on Ask can solve temporary troubles, but it is of no help for sudden crises."

I sighed in my heart. No matter what results Ask could give, there was still one problem that I couldn't explain.

——How can you be so capable when you know nothing?

When the relevant departments conduct an investigation, Li Mu will be in great trouble.

After watching for about two or three hours, Li Mu couldn't stand it anymore, so he got up and strolled in the yard, using the cool night breeze to wake himself up.

"Ding~" the message alert sound in my mind rang again.

Ask: "I asked a mechanical engineering professor at MIT to sort it out. The file is a bit large. Can you take a look at it?"

Professor from MIT!
Li Mu was impressed by Ask's network of contacts.

Looking at the several GB files sent by Ask, how could he not be satisfied?

"Thank you on behalf of my friend." Li Mu thanked Ask while downloading.

Ask now knows that when Li Mu said "I have a friend", it actually refers to Li Mu himself.

But Ask understood that this was the other party's way of taking care of their friendship, and he didn't intend to expose it:
"Small problem. I'll go research the game you mentioned first. It seems difficult on the Internet."

"If there's anything I don't understand later, Li, you have to teach me!"

Li Mu replied with a "OK" and started to check the files sent by Ask.

In just a few seconds, several GB of files were downloaded.

"It's a pity that it can't be transmitted directly to my brain. That would be so convenient." Li Mu felt a little regretful and then clicked on the entry folder in the file.

"Introduction to Mechanical Engineering", "Engineering Materials and Applications", "Mechanical Manufacturing and Equipment"...

The folder contains relevant professional books, and the theories are far beyond the level of that era.

There were also thoughtful video tutorials, which saved Li Mu from the difficulty of understanding. Li Mu immediately clicked on a video and couldn't wait to watch it.

……

Moon stars are rare.

Li Mu watched learning videos for two hours in a row before he was forced to stop studying because of the cold.

"With the help of videos, I should be able to master some basic knowledge quickly." Li Mu was thankful that the learning videos really helped a lot.

Although the teacher inside did not answer Li Mu's questions, he had benefited a lot from the theoretical output in a simple and easy-to-understand way.

"Woo~"

Just when Li Mu was about to go home to sleep, a whimpering sound suddenly came from the wall.

The crying sounded like a female ghost, and it was extremely creepy in the middle of the night.

"who!"

Li Mu was frightened and trembled and cried out.

The crying sound from the other side of the wall stopped with Li Mu's exclamation, and there seemed to be a faint low cry.

Li Mu listened carefully, and there was no more sound from the other side of the wall.

Instead, Uncle Zhong, who had gotten up at night, heard the noise, shone his flashlight over, and said sternly:

"Who's there?"

When the flashlight shone on Li Mu's face, Uncle Zhong slowed down his tone:

"It's Li Mu. It's dark. What are you doing here?"

"Uncle Zhong, I was reciting my lessons and a wild cat just jumped out and scared me."

Li Mu made up a reason.

It would be troublesome if someone cried on the other side of the wall in the middle of the night.

"It's so cold, you'd better go back to the house and carry it, otherwise you'll catch a cold." Uncle Zhong smiled and didn't find it strange at all. He just gave a reminder.

In the past, Li Mu studied even harder than this.

"Okay, Uncle Zhong, you should also go to bed early."

After saying that, Li Mu returned to the house. It was getting late, so he went to bed and rest.

the next day.

"Ding~"

Not long after Li Mu got up, a message alert sounded in his mind.

Ask: "Lee, this game is too difficult. I played it all night and was beaten by the barbarians the whole time."

"If you pull some troops to suppress the barbarians in the early stage, they won't grow so fast and it will be much easier to fight them in the later stage."

Li Mu replied while washing up.

"World of Civilization" is still not very friendly to novices. Without reading the guide, it is easy to ignore the suppression and cleanup of the barbarians, and then lose the game due to snowballing.

After a while, Ask probably restarted the game and sent a message excitedly after trying it:

"Great! It turns out the barbarians were so weak before!"

Li Mu continued to teach Ask some basic common sense:
"Don't always fight the Barbarians, just suppress them. The core of this game is development. You can win by following the five routes of domination, technology, culture, religion, and points."

Ask: "Okay, then I'll try the technological victory first. Li, wait for my good news."

After replying the message, the Askra soldiers cleared out a few barbarians and began to imagine the joy of technological victory in the later stage.

Li Mu did not continue to remind him and let Ask experience it on his own.

By now he had almost finished packing, and after saying goodbye to Grandma Li, he left the courtyard and headed for school.

While walking on the road, the "ding" message alert sound rang in Li Mu's mind again.

Ask: "Lee, how about we have a video chat? I can ask you any questions I have first."

(End of this chapter)