A genius? I just love studying.

Chapter 150 One Man Kills the Match

The students in the other classes have already finished answering the questions, but the final ranking of the Theory Class 1 remains undecided because Chen Hui and two others have not yet enrolled.

For the students in Class 1, these three were their last hope. After all, being at the bottom not only affected the class funds, but they also couldn't afford to lose face.

The ranking of the "Sea of ​​Questions" challenge is calculated based on the class average score. Currently, the average score of Class 1 is 3.25, while the average score of Class 2, which ranks fourth, is 3.95. However, because Class 1 is missing three students' scores when calculating the average score, this is why Yin Hao said that Chen Hui and his friend could rise to fourth place as long as they could get into the second "Sea of ​​Questions".

Li Zehan just passed three rounds in a row and scored 21 points. Now their average score has reached 4, surpassing Class 2 of the Application Department. They are now in fourth place!

No wonder he's a pro at competitive gaming!
Their math skills weren't bad either, otherwise they wouldn't have chosen to study math, but they all stopped at the third stage of the math problem challenge. Unexpectedly, the third stage of the math problem challenge didn't even pose any obstacle to Li Zehan.

powerful!
too strong!
Yin Hao and Zhang Xia were overjoyed. If they weren't worried about disturbing Li Zehan while he was doing his homework, they would have cheered long ago.

Seeing Li Zehan still diligently working on the questions, the two of them were filled with admiration. If this pro continued, they might even have a chance to rise to third place!

The third place prize is five thousand yuan in class funds, and Yin Hao is already planning whether he can book a party and let everyone have fun for a day.

Well, the questions in the fourth section of the "sea of ​​questions" look difficult, but they are actually not simple at all.

It seems unlikely that Li Zehan can rise to third place on his own, but there is another person next to him.

Even if this student isn't as strong as Li Zehan, as long as they can get through the third section of the test and also score 21 points, their average score will reach 4.75, surpassing the 4.5 points of the Application Class 3. After all, everyone is at the level to get into Jiangcheng University, so the average score won't be too far apart.

While they were struggling to calculate their scores, Li Zehan had already solved another problem.

With 8 points secured, the difficulty level has decreased again. Chen Hui should be able to get 13 points, right?

He felt the problem shouldn't be too serious!
Upon thinking of this, Yin Hao and Zhang Xia couldn't suppress their smiles. They even forgot to eat and stared intently at Li Zehan as he did his homework. Zhang Xia took out her phone, logged into the official website, and checked the rankings.

He then realized that they had now moved up to third place!

Average score: 4.89!

Zhang Xia's eyes widened, and she nudged Yin Hao next to her, handing him the phone screen.

Yin Hao felt a chill run down his spine; happiness had come too suddenly.

It's obvious that the only girl in their class put in the effort; she went to the IMO with Chen Hui and the others, so her skills must be top-notch.

They've made it big!
Now, not only can we secure third place, but even second place can put up a fight.

Firstly, they didn't expect it, since 10,000 yuan in class funds, which is more than 300 yuan per person, is too much and they simply can't spend it all.

Of course, no one can complain about having too much money, but Yin Hao also understood that the overall strength of their class was far too weak this time, and this was not something that could be made up for by the efforts of any one person. Just having the hope of making it to second place was already a pleasant surprise for him.

Meanwhile, in the girls' dormitory.

"Wow, Ling'er, you're so amazing!"

Three girls surrounded Chen Ling'er, their eyes sparkling as they excitedly praised her.

They weren't in the theory class, but compared to the boys, they weren't as interested in rankings. Their dormitory was also the only all-girls dormitory in the mathematics department, and this special situation made them more united.

"What I'm doing is nothing compared to that person's true strength!"

"If he makes a move, our class should be able to get first place."

Chen Ling'er exited the quiz interface and waved her hand shyly. If Li Zehan saw this, he would definitely think to himself that this little girl was really good at pretending.

"Oh?"

"Is that the one doing the problem right now?"

Luo Yanan asked curiously.

While Chen Ling'er was doing her practice questions, they were also keeping an eye on the rankings, knowing that besides Chen Ling'er, there were other people in the Theory Class who were also doing practice questions.

"I don't know if he's working on a problem right now, but I know that as long as he takes the plunge, he'll definitely be number one."

Chen Ling'er said with certainty that she had more confidence in that person than in herself.

Luo Yanan and He Wennian exchanged a glance, both seeing curiosity in each other's eyes.

Another girl in the dormitory, Zhang Yilin, said somewhat unconvinced, "That's not necessarily true. It's possible to surpass Class 1 of the Application Department and get second place, but the overall level of our class is still very high. In addition, there is a freak who has raised the average score to 9.5. No matter how strong he is, he can't possibly defeat our entire Class 2 by himself."

Chen Ling'er didn't say anything, but her gaze never changed.

The four of them stared at the rankings on the college's official website, at a loss for what to do, and could only wait for the other side to finish their questions.

Luo Yanan rolled her eyes, took out her phone, and entered the class group.

Meanwhile, in the boys' dormitory, in room 907 of the first class of theory, Shi Lei, who was preparing to play a game with his roommates during his lunch break, inexplicably clicked on the college's official website while waiting for a ranked match and entered the sea of ​​questions ranking.

Then, his eyes widened.

Perhaps suspecting he was hallucinating, he rubbed his eyes and looked at the screen again.

third!

In third place was none other than their Theory Class One!
What happened?
Duang!

The match success notification sounded, and the League of Legends interface popped up to the top, obscuring the webpage.

Shi Lei clicked "decline" without hesitation and returned to the sea of ​​questions and rankings. "Can a game be this fun?"
"Holy crap! Stone, are you stupid? Why did you refuse?"

My roommate started complaining, saying that League of Legends is getting less and less popular these days, and it's not easy to get a match.

"Brother Qiang, look! Our class has risen to third place!"

Shi Lei waved to his roommate beside him.

In an instant, the entire dormitory room gathered around.

"I know, those top athletes who went to the IMO are back!"

"They must be doing practice problems. I knew it! How could our Theory Class be at the bottom!"

Wang Zhiqiang shouted and got up to walk out of the dormitory.

"Brother Qiang, where are you going?"

"Of course I'm going to 908 to watch the experts solve the problems!"

"Let's go together..."

Chaos erupted in the corridor.

Not only Shi Lei's dormitory, but several dormitories in the first theory class also made a commotion and rushed towards 908.

Boom boom boom!
"Check the water meter, squad leader, open the door quickly."

"I'm the class monitor, please open the door."

"Squad leader, don't open the door, it's my sister-in-law..."

Outside dormitory 908, there was a cacophony of howling and wailing.

"What's the noise?"

"Shh!"

Yin Hao flung open the door, put his index finger to his lips in a shushing gesture, and then said angrily in a low voice, "Don't disturb the big shot while he's doing his homework. Do you guys still want to have a social gathering?"

"I understand, I understand!"

"Let us in, we'll just take a look, and we absolutely won't say a word."

Wang Zhiqiang peeked into the dormitory. At that moment, he would agree to do anything.

At this moment, Chen Hui was sitting in front of the computer.

The first section of the sea of ​​questions has a time limit of ten minutes per question, while the fourth section has a time limit of thirty minutes per question. After answering the first question, Li Zehan got stuck on the second one.

His previous focus was mainly on high school competitions, and he didn't study advanced mathematics much. The fourth set of problems tested advanced mathematics, which is not something a high school student can solve.

Li Zehan eventually ran out of time and was forced to exit the quiz, whereupon his score was calculated.

"Come in, but keep your voice down."

After considering it for a moment, Yin Hao decided to let Wang Zhiqiang and his group in.

But 908 is only so big, and it's impossible for everyone to get in. After the first seven or eight people got in, they had completely blocked 908, but they still consciously left enough space for Chen Hui.

Yin Hao frowned; this kind of environment for doing practice problems was definitely not good.

It's easy to imagine that being stared at by so many people and so many eyes would make you tremble with nervousness, even while giving a speech, let alone solving problems that require complex thinking.

But he couldn't possibly kick these people out. Although he was the class monitor, he had only been elected a few days ago and didn't have that kind of prestige yet. If he really did that, not only would these people in the class definitely become disloyal to him in the future, but the team would also be difficult to manage.

Even today, he cannot guarantee that these people will not cause trouble.

Thanks to the efforts of Li Zehan and Chen Ling'er, their average score has reached 4.89, which is only a small gap from the second-ranked Application Class 1.

The average score of Class 1 is 5.42.

In other words, as long as Chen Hui can, like Chen Ling'er, enter the third sea of ​​questions, answer two questions correctly, and get 17 points, their average score will reach 5.5, surpassing Class 1 of Application, and they will be in second place, earning 8,000 yuan in class fees!
This is not an easy task.

In the entire mathematics department, not many people can venture into the third sea of ​​problems, and even fewer can solve two more problems correctly.

However, Chen Hui was Li Zehan's teammate and a veteran of the IMO, so he still felt there was a good chance.

I can't be worse than that girl in my class, can I?
Yin Hao stood behind Chen Hui, pondering his next move.

Originally, he thought it would be good enough if he didn't finish last, but after Li Zehan showed his strength, he thought that he might be able to challenge for third place.

With Chen Ling'er's help, they secured third place. Now, he's wondering if they can challenge for second place.

That's just how people are; their desires are endless.

While the first theory class was in a frenzy, in the dormitory next door, the second theory class was also in a frenzy.

"As expected of a genius participating in the IMO, they actually managed to pull the average score of the theory class to third place with just three people!"

Zeng Yiyuan clicked his tongue in amazement, "Judging from this, it seems there's still a possibility of further increases."

They naturally noticed the commotion. The students from the first theory class were still blocking the entrance to dormitory 908, indicating that the quiz was not yet over.

"Do you think it's possible for them to surpass us and take first place?"

As Zeng Yiyuan spoke, he looked at the tall, thin young man lying on the bed next to him, playing on his phone.

The tall, thin young man ignored him and continued playing on his phone, as if nothing in the world could interest him.

Zeng Yiyuan, feeling awkward, shook his head and said, "It seems too difficult for them. Our average score is 9.5, and they only have 4.89. That means the three of them need to score 129 points, which is simply impossible!"

This is not the victory or defeat of one person, but the result of the joint efforts of everyone in Theory Class Two.

"By the way, why didn't you participate in math competitions back then? With your level, winning an IMO gold medal shouldn't have been too difficult, right?"

Zeng Yiyuan then steered the conversation back to the tall, thin young man.

Judging from the current rankings, the three prodigies who participated in the IMO only scored around 50 points in total, averaging about 17 points. Even if there was one particularly strong student, he could only make it into the fourth section of the problem set, but he didn't manage to complete all the problems.

But the person next to him, he watched helplessly as this guy stormed into the fifth section of the sea of ​​questions, only to quit voluntarily because he felt it was a waste of time.

He couldn't figure out exactly how strong this guy was, but he was definitely stronger than the three who came back from IMO.

The instructor kept telling them how amazing these three were, having won three IMO gold medals, but Zeng Yiyuan wasn't convinced. He thought that if Yin Piao had participated, winning the gold medal would have been a piece of cake.

"It's not difficult, it's boring, and it's a waste of time."

This time, Yin Piao answered Zeng Yiyuan's question.

"..."

Well, Zeng Yiyuan had nothing to say to this answer. He yawned and prepared to go to bed. He still had to undergo grueling military training in the afternoon. The summer heat in Jiangcheng was unbearable. If he didn't take a nap, he might not be able to withstand the intensity of the training in the afternoon.

Suddenly, Zeng Yiyuan stopped in his tracks, staring at the computer screen as if he had been petrified.

6.5 points!
The average score of the Theory Class 1 has reached 6.5, surpassing the Application Class 1 and moving into second place.

It had only taken a few words, and Zeng Yiyuan was certain that it hadn't taken more than ten minutes!

(6.5 - 4.89) * 28 = 45.

In other words, in that short period of time, the student from the theory class managed to navigate through four swathes of practice questions and score 45 points.

How can this be?

He had done a lot of practice problems before and knew how difficult they were. He couldn't even understand the problems from the third level, let alone the fourth level.

Who could possibly conquer four seas of practice questions in such a short time?

Now, even Zeng Yiyuan was curious and wanted to go and take a look at dormitory 908.

However, considering that dormitory 908 must be completely surrounded by people by now, Zeng Yiyuan gave up on the idea.

Forget it, let’s go to sleep.

Even if the sky falls, humans still need to sleep.

Wow!
Turning around, Zeng Yiyuan saw a tall, dark figure standing behind him, which startled him.

Yin Piao had appeared behind him at some point, staring intently at the screen with a serious expression.

Wuhu~~~
In dormitory 908,
The students in Theory Class 1 were jubilant. They had defeated Application Class 1 and secured second place, earning them 8,000 yuan in class funds.

Having already secured their victory, they no longer needed to worry about disturbing Chen Hui's work and began to celebrate without restraint.

"Boss, you can stop now. Everyone can go home and rest. We have military training this afternoon."

Yin Hao waved for everyone to disperse.

Getting second place is a victory!

They never even considered getting first place, because the gap between first and second place was simply too big—9.5 to 5.5, a full four points. Multiply that by 28, and it was impossible for one person to get that many points.

Even though their average score is already 6.5, they are still 3 points short of the average score, which is something no human can do.

However, Chen Hui did not quit answering the questions; he continued to do so!
(End of this chapter)