During the period of the college entrance examination, Ding Yun herself was not particularly nervous. It was her parents who were extremely anxious. They bought only the freshest vegetables and prepared them in the simplest, plainest, and most bland way, afraid of upsetting her stomach.
Affecting their child's performance in the exam.
When she returned home during the exam breaks, they spoke as little as possible. They didn't turn on the television at all, worried about disturbing her train of thought.
In short, they were extremely careful and cautious.
This meticulously tense atmosphere was finally broken only when the last exam ended. The school teachers also stopped worrying about affecting Ding Yun at this point and called to ask her how her exams went.
After receiving the reply that she had performed normally and there were no issues,
They were finally relieved.
And then, of course, came the waiting.
However, during this nearly half-month waiting period, Ding Yun did not idle. She specifically took this opportunity to visit places like the geological museum and mineral museum to increase her understanding of the material world.
In order to seek substitutes for some special raw materials.
And she actually found quite a few.
For example, "liuguang tong" (flowing light copper) could be replaced by silver nitrate.
"Heiyao jing" (obsidian crystal) could be replaced by natural amethyst.
However, Ding Yun only visited local geological and mineral museums. The exhibits there were only a drop in the ocean compared to all the materials in the world. Therefore, many raw materials for "Jing Ling Qiu" (spirit balls) still couldn't find substitutes.
But for ordinary spatial storage technology, that is, spatial storage technology that cannot store living things, Ding Yun could now manage to gather the raw materials through various substitutes and began to attempt to create them.
The "Jing Ling Qiu" ultimately produced had only one function: storage. And due to the lack of a core weight-reducing raw material, items could be placed into this small storage device, but their weight could not be reduced. This meant that if Ding Yun put one hundred catties of items into the rudimentary spatial device she made, that item would still weigh one hundred catties.
It saved space.
But it would likely be more difficult to transport.
Despite this, Ding Yun still intended to try first. She would create a few and then attempt to sell them. This was because she found that many of the substitute materials were quite expensive, prices she could not afford. If she didn't make money, she couldn't even afford some high-grade raw materials, let alone create anything.
As Ding Yun used her remaining money to purchase raw materials and create the ultra-rudimentary basic "Jing Ling Qiu" storage devices, time also slowly passed. Soon, it was the day for college entrance examination results, a tense moment.
Some people called, some people checked online.
Some people couldn't get through by phone and switched to checking online.
Others found their internet connections frozen and switched to making phone calls.
But no matter how, the final results were gradually known to everyone within half an hour. Ding Yun also received congratulations from the school. While Ding Yun only knew her final score was 738, the school had already successfully learned her score through the relevant departments. Even without any bonus points, she was still first, a guaranteed top scorer in liberal arts.
So, of course, they immediately called Ding Yun to congratulate her and to quickly prepare banners and celebrations, etc.
What followed was undoubtedly a noisy carnival.
The school was happy, the parents were happy, and the county was also happy. Amidst this joy, various rewards poured in.
Thus, Ding Yun's previous worry about the high cost of raw materials was significantly resolved. At least for some time to come, she would not lack the money to purchase raw materials.
But this did not shake her idea of selling the storage balls.
This was because her research expenses were continuous, and the cost of purchasing raw materials was also continuous. It was useless to only cut expenses without increasing income; it was better to expand income.
Sufficient raw materials
Were needed for her to master the technology faster.
To progress more quickly.
Therefore, she specifically took advantage of this opportunity of becoming a liberal arts top scorer to quickly register an account. While publishing several non-core related papers,
She simultaneously promoted and auctioned her storage balls.
Because they were incomplete products, she didn't feel comfortable calling her creation a "Jing Ling Qiu."
So, she directly based the name on its function.
And renamed it "Chu Wu Qiu" (storage ball).
To better sell her products, Ding Yun also specially took some promotional videos, clearly stating the defects of this storage ball, and also stating that she was currently improving it. The auction was to obtain funds to purchase corresponding raw materials. If the improvement was successful one day, those who purchased the storage balls this time would receive priority purchase qualifications.
Ding Yun was speaking and promoting with great sincerity.
But most netizens online thought she was messing around, becoming arrogant after being a top scorer, and they discussed it heatedly.
The majority held a critical attitude.
【Has she gone mad? She just became the liberal arts top scorer and started selling goods as soon as she gained a little fame. If she were selling some agricultural products or local specialties, it would be understandable; it could be considered contributing to the local area. But auctioning storage balls? What is this? Is she planning to scam people and disappear?】
【Is she crazy? Who would buy it?】
【This news is so unbelievable, it's making me numb. If you were a science top scorer, inventing something would make sense.
But you, a liberal arts top scorer, are building storage balls.
Isn't that a bit unreasonable!】
【I have an idea, the storage balls she's talking about, could they just be balls for putting things in!】
【Oh my god, children nowadays are too bold. Even their fakes are so outrageous. Some so-called experts and professors only dare to claim some progress in chips to get subsidies. The concept of storage balls is already a technological revolution, a sci-fi society.
So many national research institutes haven't figured it out, and you, a liberal arts top scorer, have done it? Are you mentally unwell, or are you writing a sci-fi novel!】
【To be fair, although I think this is not very reliable, I really don't understand the papers she published. Can anyone who understands explain them!】
【People nowadays really only care about money. Even top scorers are like this. Can society get better!】
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Following Ding Yun's actions, not only was the internet in an uproar, but the entire media industry was also shocked. They either directly declared it fake without verifying the truth and began to criticize, or they quickly sent reporters to interview Ding Yun or have experts evaluate it.
School teachers and the local education bureau were also stunned.
They were afraid that a good thing would turn into a bad one because of Ding Yun.
They quickly sent people to understand the situation.
And they hoped Ding Yun would apologize and admit her mistake to resolve the current public opinion, to prevent the situation from escalating further. They didn't want it to affect her university studies, or the reputation of their region and school, to have produced a daring and fabricating top scorer would not be a glorious thing.