On this trip to the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, in addition to Liu Yichen, there were also two of his graduate students, as well as school leaders, teachers and graduate students, more than 100 people, who set off directly by chartered flight and took international flights directly from Ludao Airport.

Direct flight to Paris.

The first stop in Europe is to choose France, and this time it is to visit the Ecole Normale Supérieure in Paris for inspection and exchange.

The Ecole Normale Supérieure in Paris was founded by the National Assembly of the First French Republic on October 30, 1794. It has a history of more than 200 years. The Ecole Normale Supérieure in Paris has always been the best university in Paris and even on the European continent.

It has always been implementing a truly elite education. Being able to enter the Ecole Normale Supérieure in Paris is definitely a true elite and enjoys the best educational resources.

Today, the Ecole Normale Supérieure in Paris is a member of the Ecole Normale Supérieure and the Université de Paris.

Up to now, École Normale Supérieure in Paris has trained countless outstanding teaching talents for France, including hundreds of academicians of the French Academy, 13 Nobel Prize winners, and 14 Fields Medal winners. It is also an important mathematics and science university in the world.

and Philosophical Research Center.

The once brilliant Bourbaki school was born and developed here, making it once the world center of mathematics. It was here that the 'Pope of Mathematics' Grothendieck thrived and established his own modern algebra.

Geometric Empire State Building.

Of course, as the best university in France, École Normale Supérieure in Paris is unique in that it only enrolls more than 200 students every year. It is not qualified to issue diplomas and has no right to award national academic certificates. Students must go through the cooperation of École Normale Supérieure in Paris.

Register as a student at a university and obtain a degree issued by the university.

This kind of thing is unbelievable in China, but it has been like this at the Ecole Normale Supérieure in Paris for more than two hundred years.

Liu Yichen and others arrived at the École Normale Supérieure in Paris and were warmly welcomed by the college. After all, Liu Yichen's status was extraordinary and he was an extremely outstanding scholar. In order to express respect for the scholars, the college's standards were naturally not too small.

Of course, there is another reason, that is, even after so long, the Bourbaki school has always had the greatest influence here, and Liu Yichen, who studied under Deligne, is also a member of the Bourbaki school.

At École Normale Supérieure in Paris, the cooperation negotiations went very smoothly. They reached an agreement that there will be five exchange students and five study abroad places each year. This is mutual, and there will also be some research projects and joint cooperation.

Such things as cross-school international cooperation in project research are not uncommon, but very common.

After reaching a cooperation with the Ecole Normale Supérieure in Paris, Liu Yichen did not leave France directly, but followed Michel Reno to a remote place - the Pyrenees!

The Pyrenees, a mountain range that starts from the Mediterranean Sea and ends in the Atlantic Ocean in the west, divides the European continent and the Iberian Peninsula. It is also the natural border between France and Spain. There is the small country Andorra in the mountains. This mountain range is 435 kilometers long and 80 meters wide.

-140 kilometers, with an altitude generally above 2,000 meters. The highest peak, Aneto Peak, is 3,404 meters above sea level. The top of the mountain is covered with hospital beds.

Liu Yichen and Michel Reno arrived in the Pyrenees Mountains. Looking at the snow-covered mountain tops all year round, they couldn't help but marvel at the blue sky, white clouds, and high mountains and flowing water.

"I didn't expect that His Majesty Grothendieck would live in seclusion in this remote place. If there was no one to lead the way, I might not be able to find him!" Liu Yichen said with emotion.

Michel Reno said with a smile: "The teacher chose this place because it is remote and far away from the hustle and bustle of the city. To be honest, I envy the teacher the leisurely and secluded life he lives here. I want to imitate him, but I can't calm down."

Come."

Liu Yichen also admired Grothendieck very much. You must know that Grothendieck was famous all over the world at a young age. At the age of forty, he had become the most famous mathematician of that era. Compared with the older generation of mathematics giants,

Not inferior.

When he decided to live in seclusion, he was only 60 years old, but he had already become famous and established his position in the world of mathematics. He did not win many awards, but he no longer needed any awards to show his greatness. Those mathematics awards

, would only be honored that he received these mathematics awards.

This time he and Michel Reno came to the Pyrenees to visit Grothendieck.

"Liu, to be honest, I haven't seen the teacher in two years. I'm not sure whether he is willing to see you. Maybe your trip will be in vain this time." Michelle Renault said.

Grothendieck had a very eccentric temper. After resigning that year, he founded the Survival and Life Organization to promote his anti-war and ecological protection ideas. He was even discriminated against and excluded because of this, and the mathematics community had to abandon him due to external pressure.

, Mathematicians are human beings too, and they also need research funding.

At that time, Grothendieck was abandoned by the mathematical community, and his applications to the Collège de France and the French National Center for Scientific Research were rejected. However, he did not give up his inner persistence and his own ideas, and did not compromise at all.

It was also what happened to Grothendieck that caused the mathematical community to commemorate and miss him after he later retired, and also felt guilty about him.

"Michelle, it's okay. If His Majesty Grothendieck doesn't want to see me, then just come here to see the scenery of the Pyrenees. The scenery here is very beautiful!" Liu Yichen said with a smile.

When you get to this place, you can't drive because the roads are in disrepair, making it impossible for vehicles to pass.

They had to ask local people to drive them to their destination on motorcycles.

"It's terrible. With such high social welfare, there is not enough money for infrastructure construction. If the infrastructure here is perfect, I'm afraid this place will become a tourist attraction." Liu Yichen muttered to himself.

But thinking of France's current situation, Liu Yichen couldn't help but sigh.

Since mankind entered the industrial age, France has actually been the world's industrial power. It was the world's second most powerful country for a long time, posing a great challenge to the Empire on which the sun never sets, and even the United States was able to gain independence in North America.

, thanks to France, even the Statue of Liberty in the United States was a gift from France.

Unfortunately, the situation in France in recent years does not mean that on the one hand, social welfare is constantly rising, on the other hand, French companies are constantly bankrupt and closed, and the unemployment rate is constantly rising.
Chapter completed!