bullyxtreme Chapter 216 was as expected.
Chapter 216 was as expected.
Thanks to the contestant whose eyes were wide open like saucers, Shi Sui realized that her button was broken.
The director took one look and thought, "Holy crap, I can't afford to offend them."
His face turned pale with fright, and he immediately kicked the staff member, sending him flying onto the platform to check the equipment.
Two or three staff members surrounded me and quickly checked me before I felt a chill run down my spine.
"I'm so sorry, the button is malfunctioning."
Shi Sui pointed to the tablet: "Could you check the tablet while you're at it?"
The staff member immediately checked the tablet again, his face ashen: "I'm so sorry, the tablet has a sensitivity problem."
After repairing the button and replacing the tablet, the staff looked at Shi Sui and asked, "Why don't you take off your headset so we can check it out for you?"
Shi Sui took off her headset.
Staff: Damn, the headset is faulty too!
[Holy crap, this is hilarious! The staff are so humble, they're practically kneeling down.]
[Seriously? The buttons, tablet, and headset are all faulty? Doesn't the production team check them?]
[Is this a legitimate program? I remember the equipment in the episode before last had problems.]
[Is the production team targeting her specifically?]
The host's smile froze: "Excuse me, I'll take up two minutes of your time. Please check your equipment, and if there are any problems, please contact the staff immediately."
Two minutes later, all the contestants finished their checks.
That's right, this program is only targeting Shi Sui.
[Once again, only the luckiest person's equipment malfunctioned. All their luck was used up in the lottery, so they're really unlucky in real life, hahaha.]
[No way, this can't be a coincidence. I really suspect there's a script.]
[If she's really that unlucky, there's a video analysis on Bilibili (link to video). In the first episode, Shi Sui almost got eliminated because she only realized her answering device was broken halfway through the questions. In the second episode, her earpiece broke, but she didn't tell the production team at all, and as a result, she was accused of cheating.]
A large number of netizens followed the directions in the video and went there.
[Shi Sui is so unlucky and miserable. The Maze of Numbers is a timed game, and if she hadn't discovered the broken button, she would definitely have come in last.]
[What a contrast! A lucky winner in a Weibo giveaway, a lucky winner in real life.]
After checking several times to make sure everything was correct, the staff left, feeling their necks cool.
As the host announced, "The competition begins," the 8x8 grid display on the tablet was activated.
The stadium was completely silent, except for the sound of fingers tapping on the screen.
And there was the sound of a tense heartbeat.
The Number Maze game tests a player's calculation and observation skills the most.
Shi Sui quickly analyzed the process, starting with connecting the four corners, considering the numbers, the planar space, and the path selection between the numbers.
The players were deep in thought, with too many difficult numbers on the board. Their sensitivity to numbers and their ability to choose spatial paths were a great test for them.
This game is one of the most difficult among the 36 games.
Most contestants were still clueless when suddenly, four consecutive light sticks went off.
[The match has only just begun, hasn't it? Who's so fast?]
[I haven't even finished looking at the numbers, and someone's already done it?]
Like the viewers in the live chat, Shi Sui also looked up at the big screen, which displayed the players who had finished the game.
Shi Sui: 48.21 seconds
Xu Chaomu: 48.59 seconds
Pei Shuoxun: 50.12 seconds
Pool Banquet: 52.10 seconds
Ahhhh, Shi Sui couldn't help but smile excitedly. For the first time, she ranked above Xu Chaomu!
She looked at the other half of the contestants, their eyes meeting in the air, unable to contain her smugness, and laughed extraordinarily.
The live stream camera naturally turned to the first place winner.
The girl's cool and stylish outfit was complemented by a bright and cheerful smile; her rebellious and free-spirited attire was made sweet by that smile.
[I didn't see that wrong, did I? The first place is Shi Sui!]
[Holy crap, she got me!]
[Oh my god! So sweet! I was instantly captivated by her smile the moment I opened the live stream! I need all the information about this contestant in one second!]
[Shi Sui is so cool when she's not smiling, and so sweet when she smiles. Oh no, I'm totally captivated.]
[There's an element of luck involved in this game.]
The camera then panned to Jiang Tianyao standing next to her.
The girl's delicate eyebrows were furrowed, and glistening tears clung to her eyelashes.
What's going on? Why is there a game segment? Nobody told her beforehand.
I only explained the rules of the game once. Did they all understand? Was she the only one who didn't understand?
Time ticked by, and more and more contestants finished answering, with the sound of lights flashing incessantly.
Jiang Tianyao's mind went blank, and she felt increasingly panicked and uneasy.
[Has anyone figured out Jiang Tianyao's chart? Is she just randomly making bets?]
[If you don't understand, don't talk nonsense. Sweetie has her own way of doing things.]
[More than twenty contestants have already finished, but Jiang Tianyao hasn't even connected half the numbers yet.]
[Is the connection in the bottom left corner wrong? It's different from Shi Sui's.]
[Is Shi Sui the standard answer? If you don't understand, don't spout nonsense.]
[All the contestants faced the same question, and there was only one path to answer it. Sorry, Shi Sui's answer was the standard one.]
……
The Maze of Numbers is a timed game, and all the participants are top students who have been selected through multiple rounds of competition. The time limit is five minutes.
Everyone except one person has completed the answers.
The screen displayed the answer times for all the contestants, except for one contestant whose answer time was marked with an "x," making him stand out.
Jiang Tianyao.
She was so famous among the contestants that every single one of them had heard of her name, and upon seeing the results, they all instinctively looked at her.
The camera zoomed in, revealing a girl with a flushed face, biting her lip, tears streaming down her face, a pitiful sight.
[No way, how come Jiang Tianyao wasn't the only one who didn't finish? Isn't she a top student?]
[This is just a number puzzle; I could finish it in five minutes.]
[Sweetie was just nervous and didn't perform well; she was just a little short.]
[Stop trying to defend her; her strategy is a complete mess, she's just throwing things together haphazardly.]
[Did Jiang Tianyao not even understand the game rules?]
……
The host glanced at the script and looked extremely embarrassed.
According to the script, everyone had finished answering questions, and the host was to interview the contestants about their thoughts and techniques when solving the game. As planned, the interviewee was Jiang Tianyao.
As a result, Jiang Tianyao is the only one who hasn't finished.
The host had no choice but to turn his attention to Shi Sui, the winner of the game.
Facing the camera, Shi Sui briefly explained her thought process and techniques. Calculation ability is one aspect, but psychological resilience is also crucial, and the most difficult part is correcting mistakes.
[Is this the first time Shi Sui has spoken? Wow, her voice is so beautiful.]
[Holy crap, I thought lucky players relied on luck, turns out it's all about skill!]
[Shi Sui was already in first place last episode, okay? Fans, stop emphasizing her luck, start talking about her talent!]
[Others look down on you, but you're the one who proves them wrong.]
[I've gone from being a casual critic to a fan!]
[From neutral observer to fan +1]
A barrage of comments filled the screen +1.
The game segment ended, and the formal quiz began.
Unlike previous question-and-answer formats, this time a buzzer-style format is used, with the first contestant to answer 20 questions successfully advancing. 30 contestants will be eliminated in this round.
The top 10 players in the game have a 2-question advantage, meaning that the top 10 players only need to answer 18 questions.
It tests not only your knowledge but also your reaction speed.
On-site experts connected online, and the contestants had a Q&A session with more than ten experts from different fields.
The first expert was from the field of physics: "When a Tesla coil discharges at high voltage, which is safer, sugar water or salt water?"
As soon as the expert finished asking the question, a contestant pressed the button.
When it comes to hand speed, Shi Sui is incredibly fast.
"brine."
[What? Isn't Tesla a monster?]
[This is way too fast! I didn't even understand the questions.]
[You're just guessing, right? Sugar water or salt water? There's a 1/2 chance you'll get it right.]
The expert nodded: "Correct answer. Could you explain why?"
Shi Sui: "As long as we analyze which one, sugar water or salt water, is a conductor, and can provide a sufficiently strong electrostatic shielding effect..."
[You've been proven wrong, haven't you? Sister Sui wasn't bluffing!]
[Holy crap, is this the world of top students? Even if they explain it, I still won't understand.]
[Didn't understand +1, but that doesn't stop me from being blown away by her stunning beauty.]
……
The next question was entirely a test of speed for Shi Sui.
Answer 10 questions correctly in a row, giving no one else a chance to answer.
[Holy crap, is this episode a solo show by Shi Sui?!]
[This is so fake! How come she's answering all the questions? Did she steal the questions again?]
[To the person upstairs: Defamation will get you in trouble with the cyber police. Professor Zhang is my mentor; he's fair and impartial and didn't take a single penny from the program.]
[The hosts were all big names in their respective fields, and even the host looked completely bewildered. Even the production team didn't know what questions they would ask!]
……
This is a competition where there is absolutely no leak of questions.
Jiang Tianyao lowered her head slightly, her body trembling uncontrollably, her heart gradually filled with fear.
What happened? Why aren't these the questions from the study materials? All that hard work memorizing those questions, was it all for nothing?
Why, why didn't anyone tell her that the question had changed?
Shi Sui answered another question correctly.
How could this be? She should be the one who answered the question correctly.
This world belongs to her, and the whole world should revolve around her, not have her light stolen like this.
Apart from two music-related questions that touched on areas where Shi Sui had no knowledge, she quickly answered all 18 questions, becoming the fastest contestant to advance.
As she walked towards the advancement area, the host asked, "Shi Sui, as the first contestant to advance, is there anything you'd like to say?"
Shi Sui: "Nothing unexpected."
[The win was hardly unexpected!]
[Ahhh, Mu Qiangpi got his pleasure so easily.]
[Even though I never understand what Shi Sui is saying, I listen with great interest!]
[What's impressive isn't that she knew the answer, but that she knew why the answer was that.]
[I've become a fan!]
……