Only then did Xiao Tian slowly stand up and leisurely walk up to the podium. Throughout the process, the entire class's eyes followed him wherever he went.
By the time Xiao Tian reached the podium and picked up a piece of chalk, Li Yuyan had already written down half of her solution.
At this moment, everyone in the class wanted to see how Xiao Tian would handle this situation. Or rather, they wanted to watch him make a fool of himself.
Especially the male students—since Xiao Tian's arrival had completely stolen their thunder, they were all the more eager to see him stumble and embarrass himself.
However, Xiao Tian's next move directly stunned the entire class, including the old teacher.
Picking up the piece of chalk, Xiao Tian simply glanced briefly at the problem and then began to write rapidly.
The whole process took less than a minute, and at that moment, Li Yuyan, standing right beside him, hadn't even finished writing yet.
As Xiao Tian wrote, the gazes of the students shifted from anticipation of a good show to utter shock. Although they couldn't solve the problem themselves, they could see that Xiao Tian's steps were completely correct.
Even their physics teacher was dumbfounded by Xiao Tian's actions.
After all, Xiao Tian's method of solving the problem and his derivation process were far more brilliant than those of a veteran teacher who had been teaching for decades!
After finishing, Xiao Tian glanced at Li Yuyan, who was still working on the problem. Then, still looking half-asleep, he walked down from the podium and went back to his seat, resting his head on his desk.
Of course, this time Xiao Tian wasn't actually sleeping; he just lay there quietly, watching Li Yuyan up on the podium.
Before long, Li Yuyan also finished solving the problem. She too took a look at Xiao Tian's solution before walking back down.
However, compared to the confidence she had shown when going up, her expression as she came back down was somewhat crestfallen. The reason was simple: she discovered that Xiao Tian's train of thought and method were far, far superior to her own!
"Did any of the rest of you solve it?" the old teacher asked the other students kindly after Li Yuyan returned to her seat.
"No!" Hearing the old teacher's question, the other students shook their heads one after another, except for Dongfang Wan'er, who gently nodded.
In other words, out of the entire class, only Xiao Tian, Li Yuyan, and Dongfang Wan'er had successfully solved the advanced research-level physics problem the teacher had given.
"Shall we give a round of applause to Li Yuyan and Xiao Tian?" the old teacher continued, addressing the class.
"Yes!" the students shouted in unison. With that, the entire classroom erupted into warm applause.
Seeing everyone applauding enthusiastically, Li Yuyan and Xiao Tian joined in as well—perhaps this was their way of applauding one another!
"Alright, now I have an announcement to make: from now on, Xiao Tian doesn't have to listen during my classes. As long as he doesn't disrupt the classroom, he is free to do as he pleases." Once the applause died down, the old teacher told the students.
"What! Oh well!" Hearing this, the students were shocked at first, and then let out sighs of resignation. Who could argue with someone as insanely gifted as Xiao Tian? Yet, the students felt no jealousy.
After all, anyone qualified to study in this class possessed a top-tier intellect. Instead of wasting time envying others, one might as well focus on self-improvement!
Perhaps that was the fundamental difference between the wise and the mediocre.
"Hehe, thank you, teacher!" Xiao Tian smiled and said to the old teacher. Seeing how accommodating the teacher was, Xiao Tian's impression of him improved considerably.
"Alright, let's resume class!" With the announcement out of the way, the old teacher immediately got back to teaching.
As for our protagonist Xiao Tian, the moment the lesson resumed, he instantly fell fast asleep!
Throughout all the subsequent classes, Xiao Tian conquered every single subject teacher using the exact same routine. After that, he slept straight through from start to finish!
By the end, the entire class had become completely numb to it. At this point, they figured Xiao Tian was simply here to sleep—he had long since outgrown the need to study!