Super God-Level Top Student-Chapter 992 - 381: A Small Qiao-Style Shock

The childish voice matched with the clear display screen makes it undoubtedly Dou Dou.

In the outside world, a robot that can humorously tease people is still a rare thing, attracting onlookers, photos, and even treated as a pet. But inside the Xilin Mathematics Research Institute building, seeing Dou Dou's metal body carrying a large backpack is quite a common sight.

The building was designed with Dou Dou's flexible mechanical tracks in mind, so Dou Dou's agile body often wanders around the building.

With a rest room for Dou Dou beside the elevator directly leading to the eighth floor, it's no surprise to often see the little guy in the building.

Unfortunately, for the doctoral students, whom Dou Dou appears adorable and amusing to outsiders, it is not fun at all. It's not just the distance that makes it feel less approachable; Dou Dou's childish voice, often speaking ambiguous words, always hits the most sensitive parts of people's hearts.

For the five who were already lacking in confidence, Dou Dou's seemingly happy remarks often pierced through like a sharp sword.

There's no way around it; people are like this.

The more they lack something, the less they want others to bring it up.

This is similar to how the rich don't mind being mocked for being poor but more likely mind being called uncultured; a poor person spending at a high-end venue for the first time is always distressed about how to make people think they frequent such places.

Mathematics PhD students aren't immune to being mocked for their poor math skills, but if their skills are indeed poor relative to others, it becomes quite hurtful.

What makes it worse is that Dou Dou loves to hit where it hurts.

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"Dou, why do you have time to come out now?"

"Exactly, Dou, you should be keeping an eye on the progress of Qiao's class."

"Hello, Dou."

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The few who turned their heads started greeting Dou Dou. Although they may not appreciate Dou Dou, they still had to keep up appearances.

Even though Dou Dou is not human and theoretically doesn't manage them, Dou Dou, after all, is the intelligent being that interacts most frequently with their own advisor. Plus, they don't meet with Qiao very often, so they need to make a good impression on Dou Dou.

"What do you mean by me having time to come out now? I'm here to specifically wait for you all to go up together. Daddy told me to go up with you." Dou Dou said arrogantly, with its iconic hands-on-hips pose.

The few looked at each other, but before they could ask, the elevator arrived.

Following Dou Dou into the elevator, the usually most talkative Wang Yu asked first: "Dou, why did Qiao ask us to come today? Can you tell us in advance so we can be mentally prepared?"

"Oh, the best preparation is excellent results. You know, Daddy originally wanted you to graduate in three years, but had to adjust your graduation time to five years. But now nearly a year has passed, and you're still not on track to graduate in five years, so what more preparation do you need?

Actually, just showing up is enough, believe me. Daddy won't make unrealistic demands on you now, he's already grateful to see you're still willing to listen. After all, no matter how much he asks, it's beyond your reach anyway."

Dou Dou, as usual, offered a sharp comment, successfully making the faces of the five doctoral students, who still have some dignity, change slightly.

The fact that Dou Dou's fragile parts are encapsulated by extremely tough and resilient new metal materials, if it were a plastic shell, it might immediately be dismantled into pieces.

However, Dou Dou didn't let go of the group who decided to remain silent, adding incredulously: "Huh, why aren't you all speaking? Oh, is it because I told the truth and made you upset? Don't be downcast; the latest research by Commonwealth scientists suggests that long-term low spirits can easily induce various diseases."

Fortunately, when Dou Dou finished speaking, the elevator had already reached the eighth floor. Otherwise, the young fellows might have gotten worked up and really pinned down the little guy...

As for whether they'd give it a thrashing, that's uncertain.

Without tools, it's unclear if punching this thing would cause damage to Dou Dou, but hands would certainly hurt.

"Come on, Dou, mocking us is one thing, but can you say something serious? You surely know why Qiao called us here today, right?"

"Hehe, seeing as you're asking humbly, I'll tell you. My daddy found a junior advisor for you. In the future, your early-stage learning and research activities will be conducted under the guidance of this junior advisor, including your weekly group meetings." Dou Dou gave the answer arrogantly as it stepped out of the elevator.

"No way, a junior advisor?"

"Really?"

"Wait, Dou, uh, Qiao wouldn't have Professor Schultz be our junior advisor, would he?"

"What are you thinking? That's definitely impossible. I think it might be Professor Xu. It's perfect because his expertise aligns with ours."

"Not necessarily, Professor Xu is quite busy too. If it's among the Mathematics Research Institute professors, Professor Han was the most likely, but he's going to the University of Bonn for an exchange; then it would have to be Professor Liu or Professor Zhou."

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After extracting the details on why Qiao Ze called them for a meeting from Dou Dou, the young guys finally became more lively.

No longer bothering with Dou Dou, they started guessing who their future junior advisor might be.

Honestly, having the group meetings led by a junior advisor instead of directly facing Qiao Ze is pretty good news for them.