I Became a Genius Engineer

University student Lee Cheol-woo (2)

“What is it? Giving talents to grandchildren? Giving talents to me?”

“Sure! It only takes 1 billion money to give you lottery numbers, but giving talent is 10 billion!”

“Oh oh!”

“How is it? Now, are you ready to serve this old woman?”

“Um… Grandpa, but can’t you just tell me the lottery numbers? Even if you have talent, it’s useless if I don’t work hard.”

What is talent, talent? After all, money is the best.

“Yeah! You bastard, that’s 1 billion and this is 10 billion. Your head doesn’t work that hard. You know what’s good just by looking at it, right?”

“No, but even if you have that talent, you have to put it right, just give me money!”

“Uh huh, this guy is still.”

“Please. Grandpa~”

“Thank you for this guy. I’m not going to receive it, but please give me the persimmon somewhere. Give me the boat.”

“still…….”

“It’s 1 billion to give out lottery numbers, and if you give it to me, I’ll be happy. I’ll save 9 billion. But there’s no refund.”

“Eh, what the underworld is like? You can’t get a refund? I’m begging King Yeomra to give me a refund.”

“Oh, Duya…… Oh, my head… I bought an expensive one for my grandson, but he asked for my lottery number and ruined all of my children’s farming! I ruined it.”

Grandpa said, pressing his temple gently.

“Um… I can’t help it. Then give me that. Talent. So what kind of talent is it?”

“This is a random thing, but the one I picked this time was said to be a talent in engineering.”

“Engineering?”

“Yes! It’s very necessary in the 21st century where you live.”

engineering, in English engineering.

It is a study that studies applied science and technology in the industrial field, or makes new products or tools by utilizing practical knowledge based on science, economics, and social principles.

Is that a talent?

“What kind of talent is that? Isn’t there such a thing as a talent that can read money and stock charts, or a talent that is good at gambling?”

Is it a bit like gambling?

“Really this guy, though? Grow up, how expensive this old lady got it. And man, when you become a genius engineer, money naturally follows.”

“hmm…….”

Come to think of it, I think that might be the right thing to say.

If I created a groundbreaking technology with the talent I received from my grandfather and registered a patent, it would be a matter of time before I could sit on a cushion of money.

“grandfather!”

“Why, you bastard.”

“i love you!”

“Hmmm, now you’re like a grandchild. And I asked you a moment ago, what is your dream?”

“Yes. You did?”

“This talent is greater than I thought. Admiral Yi Sun-sin’s ancestors bought this scroll from Yeomra and received the talent for naval battles, and King Sejong’s ancestors also bought this scroll and acquired such exceptional talent.”

“oh?”

Was there such a secret hidden?

No, wait… … . With that kind of talent, how great is it?

“……? Then? You asked what is your dream?”

“Yes, man, people around you will not let you go. You, too, will have to think carefully about what to do with this talent. Great power comes with great responsibility.”

“hmm…….”

Even when my grandfather said that, it still didn’t touch me.

That’s why you asked about dreams.

“There’s still plenty of time, so you’d better think carefully.”

“all right.”

drooling- drooling-

In the meantime, the sliding door to the master bedroom opened, and two people with pale faces, black lips, black robes and hats entered.

“This inspiration.”

“Lion. What’s the matter?”

lion? Are you talking about the grim reaper?

“I will arrest you for leaking the heavenly secrets.”

“Cheonki? When did you say I leaked the heavenly gi?”

“You want to come out like that, even in your grandson’s dreams, and send him away, are you revealing your heavenly secrets?”

“So when do you think I leaked the heavenly secret!”

Somehow, the atmosphere seems grim.

“My grandson’s life as seen through the mirror of the underworld! What is it if that is not the heavenly spirit!”

“…… Ah. I’m sorry. Lion-sama.”

“Seize it!”

“yes!”

Among the two grim reapers, the lower-ranking one arrests the grandfather.

“Grandpa! Grandpa. How the hell did this happen? Free my grandpa!”

I told the messengers, but they ignored me.

“Don’t worry too much, it’s no big deal. Anyway, from now on, you’ll work hard to spread your engineering talent.”

“grandfather…….”

“Stop going.”

The senior grim reaper said to the other grim reapers.

“But what about the grandson? I already know the heavenly gi?”

“I need to erase the memory.”

“Yes. I will take care of it.”

After saying that, the lions took the grandfather and went somewhere.

* * *

“Hey! Cheolwoo Lee! What time is it and are you still sleeping! Aren’t you going to school?”

My mother’s nervous voice came from outside the door.

“Oh, this afternoon’s class. Get some more sleep.”

“What, sleep more! Won’t you wake up soon? The grown-up kid lazily slept in. Get up early and have breakfast!”

“aaam!”

I had no choice but to stretch and get up and head to the living room.

“Mom, I had a strange dream last night.”

“What dream?”

“I think my grandfather came out… well, I think he said something. I don’t know what it is.”

I’m sure I had a dream, but I can’t quite remember it.

“Grandpa? He must have come because it was yesterday’s memorial day. Didn’t he give you his number?”

“Number? Well, I can’t remember. I don’t think they told you that.”

“Oi, grandpa too, if he appeared in his grandson’s dream, wouldn’t he have to tell him at least a lottery number?”

“Right! Give me some lottery numbers and go.”

“Stop talking nonsense and eat.”

I ate the food my mother prepared and went back to my room.

‘Let’s see, what was class today? Oh, it’s annoying, should I just go?’

I really didn’t want to go, but if I didn’t go to school today, I had no choice but to prepare for school because there was an F grade due to poor attendance.

“Mom, I’m going to school.”

“Yes, work hard.”

I got out of the house and took the bus to Donghae University, where I am attending.

Donghae University, a private university in Busan. I hate to admit it, but it’s what people often say.

I really didn’t want to go to college, but my parents forced me to go, especially if my mom had to have a college diploma.

‘Come to think of it, my mom is really amazing too. When did she pay for tuition like that?’

I thought my mom really didn’t have money in my house because I lived with no money.

Well, I didn’t know the details.

After thinking about this and that, I arrived at the front gate of the school.

‘Ha, it’s really high.’

The place where I took classes was the 1st Engineering Building, the building at the top of the school.

Apparently, since it’s an engineering school with only men, it seems that it was placed there.

“Uh-huh.”

This is hiking, not hiking. This is why I don’t want to go to school.

Still, when I arrived at Room 302 of Engineering Hall 1, where my first class was held, some of my friends had arrived in advance.

“Hey, Lee Chul-woo, did you come early today?”

“Yeah~ Changsoo. If I miss today, I’m really F.”

“Aren’t some F’s already? What difference does it make if one more comes out?”

“Would I have been kicked out if my family knew that I was getting accepted in high school?”

“You can live separately like me.”

“Really, I envy you. I want to live on my own.”

Yoon Chang-soo was one of the few friends I became close with after entering the university. Characteristically, he studied well. No, rather than studying well, I am good at my major.

Did you say that you dreamed of becoming a programmer since you were little?

That guy too… … . It’s amazing how I was able to have a dream since I was young.

“It’s a trace of honey.”

“Anyway, thank you for the sauce yesterday.”

“I modified the source a bit especially for you. I probably won’t give you a report score for copying it.”

If it wasn’t for the real Chang-soo, he would have gotten an F because of his grade, not an F for poor attendance.

“Oh, thank you so much! I’ll buy you a meal.”

“Yes, yes, good job.”

I went to the seat next to Changsoo, took out my laptop, and looked at the source code I received yesterday.

「#include ＜iostream＞

int main(void){

int arr[10] = {3, 5, 9, 7, 8, 1, 4, 2, 10, 6};

… … .」

“Do you know anything when you see it?”

“I’m just pretending to see.”

Changsoo’s words were true. Looking at the source code Changsu sent me, I couldn’t figure out what was what, but I just felt like I shouldn’t have to do this at least.

‘what? This declares an array, isn’t this the sorting code?’

what? weird?

Obviously, it is normal to not understand it, but for some reason, I was able to understand the source code Changsu gave me.

‘uh? Why did you make it this way? I think it would be prettier if I fixed it like this?’

Not only did I understand, but I was able to figure out how to make this a prettier sauce.

I’ve been modifying it the way I feel now.

‘Well, yes, I use this function here, and sorting it one more time makes the code much cleaner and uses less memory.’

As I was typing, Changsu looked at me from the side, wondering if he was curious, but he didn’t care and continued to edit the code.

“Huh? What is it?”

“why?”

“No, you? Are you good at it?”

“Huh? What do you mean?”

“No, I’ll show you my sauce for a second.”

Changsoo showed a source code on his laptop.

「#include ＜iostream＞

int main(void){

int arr[10] = {3, 5, 9, 7, 8, 1, 4, 2, 10, 6};

… … .」

“Look, it’s almost the same as the source code I wrote. Didn’t it look like yours was cleaner?”

Some parts were different, but that was the memory aspect.

“Oh, is that so? But Changsu, I think the code you wrote will cause a little memory leak. Try fixing it like this.”

“Uh…. Really, that’s right. Fixing it like this will reduce the memory leak a bit.”

“Right?”

After fixing the code, Changsu was silent for a moment.

“Why? What’s wrong?”

“No, it just flowed so fast that I didn’t notice. You didn’t know anything about C++? How did you even know about memory leaks? No, do you know what memory is in the first place?”

what? I know? Come to think of it, why do I know these things?

“I don’t know? It just reminded me of something I heard in class before.”

“It turned out that he was a genius? What kind of setting is that?”

“hahahaha, what a genius.”

“Wait a minute, let’s test it.”

Changsu started to code something hard on his laptop.

Looking at it from the side, it seemed to be a test program.

“Changsoo, is this a memory check program? You have to change this part like this, otherwise a lot of unnecessary processing will go in and you won’t be able to check it properly.”

“Okay, then let’s fix this like this.”

“And here it is like this.”

“…?”

“And why?”

“No, wait a minute, am I being guided by you?”

“……? I know?”

I was bewildered too. Did I have this talent? I always received the source code from Changsoo and barely submitted a report.

“No, that’s a little strange. Honestly, I wasn’t going to say this, but I’m really good at coding. I’ve been interested in it since elementary school, so I’m sure I’ll do better than my seniors in 4th grade? But are you saying you’re better than me?”

Certainly Changshu was great. According to what I watched from the side, I made a StarCraft use map in middle school and a Warcraft use map in high school.

Did you also make and use the hacks of the game yourself?

“……? Am I better?”

“Then are you good at it or what? I taught you programming. What the hell is it? Did you eat something wrong last night? You’re not the Cheolwoo I used to know?”

“Um… I ate ancestral rice yesterday.”

“Crazy, I think my ancestors helped.”

“Is it because your ancestors help you?”

“That’s like that again, what is it? Did you wake up?”

“hahahaha, I guess I was just sleeping yesterday, and everything I had been studying was sorted out in my head.”

“I don’t know what it is, but it’s really great.”

“is it?”

said scratching his head. Have you ever been praised by someone like this?

“Then that’s great.”

“Give me, I’ll write the test program code.”

“Oh, you try.”