Orion Crest, Series_1

Chapter 98: Two options

　　After his eyes adjusted to the light of the building for a moment, he asked in an uncertain tone, relying on the only impression he had.

　　"Molina?"

　　Hearing Orion pronounce her name, the corners of the lady's mouth quirked into a smile, "I knew you'd be here ...... Why didn't you call me? I could have driven to Philadelphia to pick you up."

　　"I've asked Wynston to please ...... Where's 211?" Orion coughed dryly and quickly digressed.

　　"Up the stairs and to the left at the end of the corridor," Molina said with a slight lift of her index finger, "By the way, speaking of which, have you chosen a mentor yet?"

　　Orion: "What?"

　　"I mean, if you haven't picked one, I'm recommending my mentor Sophie Morel to you," looking seriously at Orion, Morina said, "My previous invitation still stands, we need you for our subject."

　　Sophie-Morel?

　　Orion looked at her with some surprise.

　　Morena raises an eyebrow and asks with a smile, "You're surprised?"

　　"Indeed ......," Orion nods.

　　One of the favourite candidates for the Fields Medal, a French female mathematician with both looks and knowledge.

　　But it wasn't the name Sophie that surprised him, it was Princeton's ability to poach people.

　　It is true that the Yankees "do whatever they want" based on the ubiquitous alumni association, it seems that the name of the Paris - 'Centre of Mathematics ', was not stolen, but simply bought by Princeton ......

　　Thinking about this, Orion suddenly understood the reason why Princeton and Gordon University reached an "unequal agreement", and his expression was a little subtle.

　　In the end, the reason is in the Fields Medal ah ......

　　Hugging her arms, Molina's mouth hooked up a hint of a smile: "So what's your choice?"

　　"Thank you for the invitation, but please allow me to decline."

　　Passing by the dumbfounded Morina, Orion dragged his suitcase towards his room at the end of the corridor.

　　Just kidding.

　　As a favourite candidate with a 99% chance of winning the award, there was something wrong with asking a competitor with an 80% chance of winning the award to be a mentor!

　　......

　　Orion had originally planned to take a few classes and ask around before choosing his mentor. He underestimated how "attractive" a 21-year-old Cole Prize winner and a favourite for the Fields Medal would be to a Princeton professor.

　　The invitations to 'coffee meetings' and 'academic exchanges' were already insignificant, and during a meal at eating-clubs, a young female teaching assistant approached him, and then within ten sentences the topic of mentors came up, suggesting that her own mentor would be a good choice.

　　Even more outrageous was Wynston, who had obviously recommended so many people to him in the beginning, then changed his previous tone at dinner the next day and started to praise Professor Edward Witten heavily.

　　"Don't you play any tricks on me."

　　Feeling distressed, Orion knew that he had to make a choice soon.

　　He went to Nassau Hall and asked for the roster of doctoral supervisors, Orion studied the roster carefully for an hour, and finally chose Professor Deligne as the target of the first interview.