The school bus drove unhurriedly on the road and no one spoke along the way.
Zhang Yu and Cao Tongtong were infuriated when they saw Ye Lingchen sitting in his seat without a care in the world and looking around with a relaxed expression on his face.
They were the favored ones in the mathematics world and were given the title of geniuses. Now, they had to team up with a weakling. If they lost the competition, their pride would not allow them to do so. However, if they won the competition, that weakling would also benefit from it. It was a dilemma for them to advance or retreat.
They were nervous and apprehensive about the upcoming competition. When they looked at Ye Lingchen, who acted as if nothing had happened, it made them even angrier.
"Hey, since you're participating in this competition, you should at least have some foundation in mathematics, right? The content of this competition is about mathematics from the entire university to graduate students. Even the most obscure formulas are included. Why don't we warm up first? "Zhang Yu provoked Ye Lingchen.
"I agree." Cao Tongtong nodded.
Ye Lingchen only glanced at them without saying a word.
Zhang Yu had already started talking to himself. "I'll go first. Since we're in the bus and we can't come up with anything profound, why don't we compete in speed?"
"Okay, speed is the most important part of this competition. We need to compete in speed," Cao Tongtong agreed.
The two of them had settled the matter with their words and began to come up with their own questions.
The two of them were worthy of being called geniuses in mathematics. Their sensitivity to numbers far exceeded that of ordinary people. No matter how many twists and turns there were in a math question, no matter how complicated the formula was, they could almost calculate the answer in seconds.
Although the questions were not particularly complicated, the fact that they could answer the five-digit addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division in such a short time was enough to stun countless people.
Zhang Yu and Cao Tongtong went back and forth. One asked, and the other answered. No one was at a disadvantage.
On the bus, the teachers and professors all showed gratification. The unhappiness caused by Ye Lingchen gradually disappeared. Although there was one more person dragging them down, with two of the top geniuses in Capital, the hope was not low.
Even if they could not get first place, there was still hope of getting into the top three.
"Amazing, amazing!" The driver could not help but exclaim, "It looks like Capital will get a very good ranking in this competition. I remember we lost last year and only got second place. We'll try to take back first place this year!"
"Sigh, it's a little difficult." Professor Bai sighed with a hint of worry. "Last year, we lost to Beihai Province. I heard that today, they have a genius who is even more talented than the previous champion."
"It's not just Beihai. I heard that there's also a math genius in Jin Ling City this time. Last month, there was news about that genius. He broke the school's 12-year record for rapid calculation. Some people even compared him to a calculator," Professor An added.
"I've also heard rumors about geniuses from other regions. In short, I'm afraid that all the major provinces and cities are going all out this time. They're ready to charge forward." Professor Tang also felt the pressure.
They glanced at Ye Lingchen at the same time, and their hearts grew heavier.
This time, the competition was randomly arranged by the computer. For example, Capital City vs Beihai would each send one person to fight. The winner would advance to the next round, and the loser would be eliminated.
Each team had three people. In other words, each region had three chances. These three chances were independent of each other. This was to maintain the fairness of the competition and give each province more opportunities to perform.
Originally, there were three chances, but for Capital City, Ye Lingchen could be said to have passed, which meant that there were only two chances left.
Just thinking about it made him feel bitter. He could only count on Zhang Yu and Cao Tongtong to carry the burden.
Cao Tongtong and Zhang Yu were obviously tired of the questioning and answering. They could not help but look at Ye Lingchen. "Hey, why aren't you saying anything? Do you know how to do it or not?"
"We've already taken good care of you with the questions we came up with. They're basically within the range of first-year advanced mathematics. Don't tell me you don't even know how to do it?"
"Forget it. Some questions are simple in our eyes, but they're like heavenly books in some people's eyes. Forget about figuring it out, they probably won't even understand it. After all, not everyone is as smart as us."
"That's true. There's still a big gap between people. Some people can only go through the back door, but their standards are simply unbearable!"
They were unhappy, but they could not say it out loud. They could only vent their displeasure through such subtle mockery.
Ye Lingchen looked at them and took out his phone without saying a word.
"Hello, is this One-Zero? I want to call the police! Someone's showing off here. The situation is getting out of control. Requesting backup! "
The next moment, he put down his phone and looked at Zhang Yu and Cao Tongtong with disdain. "She said you're idiots!"
"F * ck, she's talking about you!" Zhang Yu was stunned by Ye Lingchen's actions and retorted.
"Don't you like to do questions? Why don't I give you a question? "Ye Lingchen said while looking at them.
Zhang Yu and Cao Tongtong nodded in agreement without saying a word.
The others were also interested and looked at Ye Lingchen, wondering what kind of question he would come up with.
Ye Lingchen took a pen and paper and began to scribble on the paper. He wrote down the formulas, addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, parentheses, fractions, decimal functions, and so on. He did not finish the first page and even flipped to the second page.
Zhang Yu and Cao Tongtong looked at Ye Lingchen and sneered in their hearts. 'This kid can't be thinking that the longer the question, the better. He's really naive.'
"Done." Ye Lingchen handed the question to the two of them.
"Hehe, what's so difficult about it? Look closely! "Zhang Yu and Cao Tongtong quickly took it and began to calculate frantically.
Ye Lingchen's question was not particularly complicated. It was just that the numerical values were relatively large and all kinds of calculations were mixed together, making it look extremely scary.
Zhang Yu's eyes quickly scanned the numbers. His hands were constantly pinching, and his brain was working frantically as he began to calculate at high speed.
Cao Tongtong, on the other hand, was mumbling something. Numbers came out of her mouth one by one, and she quickly calculated step by step according to the sequence.
Their imposing manner was breathtaking. In a short while, they finished calculating the formulas on the first page and turned to the second page.
In just a minute, they had already calculated to the end. However, at that moment, their faces froze. The faces of the accompanying professors and teachers also froze. That was because the last step of the question was written: Multiply by 0!
F * ck!
Multiply by 0???
The things in front were all for nothing. No matter what it was, the result of multiplying by 0 would definitely be 0!
Zhang Yu and Cao Tongtong's faces alternated between green and white. They were so depressed that they almost vomited blood. 'Are you kidding me?'
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