Hearing Calvin''s praise, Meg''s lips curled into a slight smile. There''s nothing quite like getting apliment to lift your spirits.


    Clearing her throat, she straightened up and said modestly, "It''s all thanks to you, Professor. You''ve guided me and taught me so much. I wouldn''t havee this far without you."


    Calvin nced at her before turning back to the paper in his hands. "This new paper of yours seems to have a different core idea from your previous one, doesn''t it?"


    "Yes," Meg replied, her fingers fidgeting in herp. "My team and I went through some archives from the past couple of years and realized our original thesis didn''t have much research value, so we decided to change our approach."


    Calvin nodded, his interest clearly piqued as he read further. "This gic code decryption looks fascinating. It has a more defined research directionpared to your earlier work on gic mutation rbination."


    Meg''s fingers tightened and loosened nervously, her thoughts racing.


    Before long, Calvin finished reading the entire paper. He looked up, visibly excited. "Meg, this is impressive. If you submit this for publication, I can''t promise a 90% chance, but I''d say there''s at least a 70% chance it''ll pass the initial review."


    Meg rarely saw Calvin this animated. Even when she handed in her first paper, he only said it was decent without making any promises about its eptance.


    A 70% chance was very promising. Meg''s eyes lowered; she should feel happy, but for some reason, she just couldn''t.


    Calvin, not noticing Meg''s demeanor, started reading the paper again. "I really didn''t expect you to pivot the core to the value of gic codes. If Wade saw this paper today, he''d definitely have something to say."


    Mr. Calvin''s continuous praise made Meg''s emotions swing wildly.


    This paper was inspired after an experiment when Mirabe casually mentioned the value of decrypting gic codes, sparking a new direction in Meg''s research.


    After reviewing the 3D model and data algorithms Mirabe had shown her that day, Meg couldn''t resist diving back into her research, gathering more materials, which eventually led to this paper.


    Seeing Calvin''s satisfied expression, Meg slowly let go of the guilt of turning someone else''s idea into her own work.


    After all, Mirabe had only briefly mentioned it and shown some data chains on herputer. Meg was the one who fully developed the argument and structure in the paper. The credit was hers.


    Meg lifted her head, looking at Calvin again, her eyes clear of any lingering doubt. She smiled lightly and said, "This paper is the result of hard work from my team and me. We just hope our efforts pay off."


    Calvin nodded. "I don''t see why not. But there are a few areas that could use some refinement, just to make it a bit more polished."


    "Yes, this is just a draft. I wanted to get your opinion on which one has more research value before deciding which one to finalize," Meg replied.