Chapter 55: A "Supercomputer" in Every Hand, the Ultimate Study Terminal

The entire internet of Huaxia remained immersed in the massive shock brought by that disruptive live broadcast.

Countless pairs of eyes were fixed intently on the somewhat rudimentary official website of Longhai University, refreshing the page anxiously like a flock of fledgling birds waiting to be fed.

They were waiting.

Waiting for the "coronation ceremony" spoken of by that young president.

Whether it was wild talk or a true miracle, the answer was about to be revealed.

The next morning, early dawn.

As the first ray of sunlight pierced through the clouds, a brand-new announcement window popped up silently on the official website of Longhai University, without any prior notice.

There were no flowery phrases, no tedious introductions.

The title consisted only of a line of bold, heavy-set characters so aggressive it bordered on overbearing.

[To the First Batch of Freshmen of Longhai University: Your Future is Standard Equipment with Us!]

This title alone caused countless candidates who had stayed up all night in front of their screens to experience heart palpitations.

An indescribable fervor began to brew within their chests.

With trembling mouse clicks, they opened the link.

The very first paragraph of the announcement delivered a soul-shaking heavy blow.

He Yu announced that he would provide every single student officially admitted to Longhai University with a complimentary personal learning terminal independently researched and developed by Longhai University, bearing the model name [“Longxin-1”].

Directly beneath the announcement, without any redundant nonsense, was a set of directly interactive 3D renderings alongside detailed configuration parameters.

The moment numerous tech-savvy experts laid eyes on that parameter table, their pupils violently contracted.

[Processor: Longhai self-developed "Zhurong" 7nm octa-core processor, single-core peak computing power...]

[Graphics Card: Integrated "Yinglong" photonic rendering matrix...]

[Screen: 15.6-inch ultra-sensory holographic touch screen, 4K resolution, supporting naked-eye 3D and micro-manipulation of neuronal electrical signals...]

[Storage: 1TB solid-state quantum storage unit...]

On the screen, the terminal named "Longxin-1" was slowly rotating.

Its casing was not a cold industrial product, but rather a streamlined liquid metal material that, under the illumination of virtual light, emitted a deep star-filled dark silver luster.

The concept of borders was almost entirely erased, and the entire screen resembled a piece of black crystal suspended in the air.

When curious onlookers attempted to click the interactive buttons on the webpage, the terminal model on the screen actually lit up.

A beam of soft light projected outward from the screen, constructing a holographic operating interface in mid-air that could be dragged and scaled at will.

Those terrifying performance parameters, far exceeding any flagship product currently on the market, along with interaction methods that only existed in science fiction movies, caused the brains of everyone witnessing this scene to experience an instant system crash.

Yet, this was not the end.

This was merely the appetizer.

When people's gazes finally shifted away from the hardware specifications—which were enough to make all tech giants hang their heads in shame—and onto the final paragraph of the announcement, the true storm was thoroughly detonated.

That was a section of bold, red-highlighted text, with every single word seeming to carry an electrical current, fiercely piercing everyone's eyeballs.

The announcement explicitly stated: this terminal was not merely a top-configured computer; its interior came pre-installed with exclusive ports and encryption algorithms capable of directly connecting to the [“Dragon’s Heart” Supercomputing Center]!

What did this mean?

It meant that the crazy promise He Yu had made during the live broadcast—one that countless people had mocked as "pie in the sky" and "empty boasting"—namely, "a supercomputer for everyone," was about to be completely realized in the most direct, shocking, and irrefutable manner!

Silence.

Deathly silence.

Immediately afterward came a volcanic eruption of collective madness sweeping across the entire internet!

[Holy crap, is this really a gift for the freshmen? The cost price of this thing must be at least thirty thousand yuan?!]

[“Thirty thousand? Who are you looking down on? That processor and quantum storage are simply not technologies you can buy on the open market! You couldn't even buy a corner of that naked-eye holographic screen for thirty thousand! This is alien technology, dammit!”]

[“The key point! The key point is direct connection to the supercomputer! How smooth is this going to make playing games?!”]

[I want to change my college application choices! Don't stop me! I'm going to go kneel at the entrance of the Education Bureau right now! Tsinghua University in Yanjing is shit! Daddy is going to Longhai University to play with supercomputers!!]

This news was no longer a deep-water depth charge.

It was a nuclear bomb detonated directly in the hearts of all candidates and parents!

The shockwave it released instantly smashed through geographical boundaries, scores, and even all barriers constructed by the aura of traditional prestigious schools.

In Nanhai Province, within the chat group of an elite class at a key high school, the conversation logs that had previously been fiercely debating the admission score thresholds for Yanjing and Tsinghua came to an abrupt halt.

Three minutes later.

The group exploded.

"I've changed mine."

"I changed mine too."

"Me too (+1), Longhai University, Information Engineering, I'm gambling on this!"

"Holy shit, you bunch of dogs, you're way too fast! Wait for me!"

Yanjing University Admissions Office.

A senior admissions teacher was holding a teacup, leisurely looking at the latest application data with a smile of certainty at the corners of his mouth. No matter how much of a fuss Longhai University kicked up, it was still just an empty shell and could not affect the truly top-tier students.

Suddenly, the door to his office was violently shoved open.

A young assistant with a pale face was holding a tablet computer, his voice trembling.

"Director! It's bad! Something huge has happened!"

"What are you panicking about!" the old professor frowned with displeasure.

"You... see for yourself!"

When the director's gaze landed on that announcement, especially when he saw the line reading "direct connection to the supercomputer center," the composure on his face instantly collapsed.

The purple clay teacup in his hand shattered against the ground with a crisp snap, breaking into pieces.

Tea water and leaves splattered everywhere.

"Madman..." he muttered to himself, his gaze filled with terror and disbelief. "He's simply a madman who disregards all costs!"

He abruptly grabbed the red telephone on his desk, his voice roaring hoarsely.

"Immediately! Contact the Department of Education for me! Investigate! Investigate the source of Longhai University's funding for me! This is vicious competition! This is using money to smash the foundations of our higher education!"

However, his roar could no longer stop the torrent sweeping away everything in its path.

Countless candidates who had still been hesitating completely cast aside all lingering doubts at this moment.

The terminal named "Longxin-1" was not merely a computer; it was a symbol, a promise, a key leading to the future.

It represented Longhai University's matchless financial resources, out-of-this-world technology, and that purest sincerity willing to pour everything into its students.

In the face of this irresistible temptation, all restraint and weighing of pros and cons appeared pale and impotent.

The candidates rushed toward their computers without looking back, charging toward the college application system.

With fingers moving with resolute—and even a trace of pilgrimage-like piety—they filled in the four characters "Longhai University" in the very first slot of their application forms.

On this day, the landscape of Huaxia's higher education was thoroughly rewritten.

And the culprit behind all of this, He Yu, stood before the floor-to-ceiling windows of the "Valley of Hope," calmly observing the real-time background data stream of the national college application system fed back to his phone by the "Distributed Resource Circulation AI."

The data curve representing "Longhai University" was climbing upward frantically at a nearly vertical angle, crushing all traditional prestigious universities.

This was his true "coronation ceremony."

Using absolute strength to crown Longhai University with the title of "the future" in the hearts of everyone.