1707 Linnaeus was born in southern Sweden on May 23rd. He is the son of a poor priest, and there is a huge bodhi tree near his home, from which the name "Linnai" comes. Linnaeus' father had hoped that his son could establish the first well-structured naming system for animals and plants like Linnaeus. Like himself, he is a priest, but Linnaeus is not a good student and is not interested in theology. He would rather play truant and do his own thing. It's not that he doesn't have his own hobbies, but that his curiosity is focused on areas that are not taught at school: he fell in love with botany.

This situation makes Linnai bear great pressure and condemnation at home, and most children may become depressed in this situation. Fortunately, the headmaster has a good eye. He not only borrowed his botany books, but also became friends with him. The physics teacher also spoke for him and gently pointed out to his father that his son was very smart and learned the courses he was interested in quickly. The teacher also pointed out that interest in botany is conducive to entering a medical career. The intervention of the physics teacher seems to have compromised the Linnaeus family. He even took Linnai back to his home to help him review his lessons and prepare for entering the nearby Lund University.

But at Lund University, Linnai's life was not smooth. He is really not interested in medicine. Even if he is interested in medicine, he will be deeply disappointed because the school is in financial difficulties and there is only one medical teacher in the department. He soon got tired of studying again, played truant again and wandered in the fields.

However, Linnaeus is lucky. He boarded with a teacher named Sztopa (1690- 1742) in the department. One night, stopa found Linnaeus sneaking into the library to read the professor's botany books. When stopa asked Linnaeus to explain, Linnaeus assured his master that he would never do anything harmful. In the process of explaining, he showed such profound knowledge of botany that Sztopa allowed him to read freely in the library and gave him encouragement and friendship.

However, despite Sztopa's friendship, Linnai was unhappy in Lund. Because of his poor academic performance, he transferred to Uppsala University, 40 miles from Stockholm. He was attracted by the famous botanical garden there, but he was disappointed again. Uppsala University used to be a proud school, but at that time, like Lund University, it was also in financial difficulties. The botanical garden is difficult to maintain. As for the medical department, it doesn't even have its own laboratory, so it can only offer chemistry courses in pharmacies.

At that time, Linnaeus was poor and unfortunately suffered from scurvy, headache and malnutrition. If he is not lucky enough to meet an old teacher, he may have to drop out of Uppsala halfway. One day, he played truant again (his old habit was repeated) and studied the structure of flowers in the botanical garden. Unexpectedly, he ran into a theologian named Olaf Chels (1760- 1756), who had a strong interest in botany. So he repeated his lucky experience in Lund. Instead of being persuaded and reprimanded, he was allowed to use the rich botanical library in Poerxiusi.

Because of the meeting between Linnai and Poerxiusi, the old man invited Linnai to live with him. Linnai began to tutor other students in botany, so as to get a little reward. Among Uppsala's teachers, Linnaeus became more and more popular because of his knowledge of botany.

After reading a paper on plant sex, Linnaeus began his own research, especially on stamens and pistils of plants. The results of the research were written into a short essay and given to Poerxiusi as a New Year gift. Poerxiusi was deeply moved and copied several copies, which were widely circulated. One of them was read in the Science College of the Royal Swedish Academy, which realized its value and decided to publish it officially in its name. This is the first time Linnaeus has experienced the taste of success.

Since then, Linnai's fate has changed. He was soon appointed as a botany lecturer in the Botanical Garden.

His career began to improve, but he was carried away by this sudden good luck. Because he has always had an individualistic complex, he has become more and more eccentric and self-centered. His piety (although he doesn't intend to become a priest) also makes him self-righteous and hypocritical. Besides, his ambition is overwhelming. Over the years, he has been proving himself that his demands on others are correct. Finally, he was recognized as an orthodox botanist.

The taste of success is so sweet that he decided to further consolidate his success with amazing achievements. He wants to stand out from the poor Uppsala University, far ahead of his rivals, even those with higher prestige.