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The classroom in the afternoon.

Jiang Chen continued his book-reading spree.

The books borrowed from the library filled half a table: math competition problem sets, physics competition problem sets, university math textbooks, university physics textbooks... a whole variety of books.

He flipped through the books one after another at a rapid pace.

With an IQ of 160+ and a photographic memory, Jiang Chen could memorize even the most difficult books in less than three seconds.

"This problem is more concisely solved using Cauchy's inequality..."

"It would be better to incorporate some basic relativity into this physical model..."

As he read, he scribbled and drew on the draft paper, and occasionally even came up with a couple of questions for fun.

The teacher is lecturing on trigonometric functions.

Jiang Chen didn't even look up.

Trigonometric functions?

He studied that thing until he was spitting blood in his previous life but still couldn't learn it.

But now that I have an IQ of 160, it seems as simple as 1+1=2.

"Jiang Chen," math teacher Zhou Dapeng called out from the podium.

Jiang Chen looked up: "Teacher Zhou?"

"Come to my office after class, and bring Tang Ruoxi with you."

"it is good."

Jiang Chen responded and continued reading with his head down.

The bell rang, signaling the end of get out of class.

Jiang Chen closed the book, stood up, and looked at the front row: "Da Tang, Teacher Zhou is looking for you."

Tang Ruoxi turned her head: "Yes, I heard you."

The two left the classroom together and headed towards the math department office.

Along the way, they continued to attract countless glances.

"Jiang Shen and Tang, the academic genius... are together again..."

"This combination is pleasing to the eye..."

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Jiang Chen smiled as he heard the notification sound.

This Charm100 really makes money wherever you go.

The math department office is located at the very back of the third floor of the teaching building.

Pushing open the door, I saw Zhou Dapeng flipping through a stack of documents on his desk.

"Teacher Zhou," Jiang Chen and Tang Ruoxi called out at the same time.

Zhou Dapeng looked up, saw the two of them, and his eyes lit up: "Come, come, sit down!"

He pulled over two chairs.

After the two men sat down, Zhou Dapeng rubbed his hands together, his face beaming with excitement: "I called you here because I have some good news!"

"This weekend, the province is holding the provincial competition for the National High School Mathematics League. Our school has two slots, and I'm thinking of sending you two!"

Tang Ruoxi was taken aback: "Mathematics League?"

"Yes!" Zhou Dapeng nodded. "You participated last year too, and won a second prize in the provincial competition, remember?"

"I remember." Tang Ruoxi nodded. "Will it be even more difficult this year?"

"It's definitely going to be difficult, after all, it's a national competition."

As Zhou Dapeng spoke, he looked at Jiang Chen and said, "But with your abilities, I think winning two provincial second prizes shouldn't be a problem, and you might even win a provincial first prize!"

Jiang Chen raised an eyebrow.

A math competition?

Provincial competition?

National competition?

A string of numbers flashed through his mind: Amazing Value! Amazing Value! Amazing Value!

Participating in competitions, winning awards, astonishing the entire school, and reaping amazing points...

This is a huge profit!

"Teacher Zhou, I'll go." Jiang Chen said directly.

Tang Ruoxi nodded, "I'll go too."

Zhou Dapeng laughed: "Great! I knew you two would agree!"

He turned around, took a large stack of books from the cabinet, and slammed them onto the table.

"These are collections of math Olympiad problems that I've gathered over the years, as well as past competition questions."

"You two take this week to study it carefully. If you don't understand anything, feel free to ask me! I'll give you two extra lessons this week!"

Jiang Chen glanced at the stack of books.

"1000 Classic Math Olympiad Problems", "Compilation of Past Exam Questions from the National High School Mathematics League", "Selected Difficult Problems from the IMO"...

Yes, he's seen them all.

However, he still nodded: "Thank you, Teacher Zhou."

"Don't mention it!" Zhou Dapeng grinned from ear to ear. "If you two can bring back two provincial first prizes, that would be a huge honor for our school!"

"You know, our Jiangcheng No. 3 Middle School is just a second-rate high school in a county town. In previous years, we were basically just there to make up the numbers in this kind of competition."

"But this year is different! With Jiang Chen, a perfect scorer, and Ruoxi, a super achiever, I think we have a chance to make it to the provincial team, and even participate in the national finals!"

He spoke with such passion that he almost spat out his saliva.

Jiang Chen and Tang Ruoxi exchanged a glance and both smiled.

"Alright, you two go back to the classroom first. I'll give you some extra tutoring during evening self-study..."

Before Zhou Dapeng could finish speaking, the office door was pushed open.

Two people walked in.

Walking in front was a middle-aged male teacher with thinning hair and black-rimmed glasses; he was Zhang Guodong, the math teacher of Class 1, Grade 12.

Following behind him was a tall, thin boy with thick glasses, Lu Haoran, the top student in Class 1 of the third year of high school. He ranked third in the grade in the last monthly exam with a total score of 672.

As soon as Zhang Guodong entered the room, his gaze fell on Jiang Chen and Tang Ruoxi.

Then he frowned and looked at Zhou Dapeng: "Teacher Zhou, I heard you're going to have Jiang Chen and Tang Ruoxi represent the school in the math league?"

Zhou Dapeng nodded: "Yes, what's wrong?"

"I disagree," Zhang Guodong said directly. "The school only has two spots for the competition. I have no objection to Tang Ruoxi going. She won the second prize in the province last year, and her strength speaks for itself."

"But Jiang Chen..."

He looked at Jiang Chen with a scrutinizing gaze.

"Although he did well on the last monthly exam, can this math competition be compared to regular exams?"

"The difficulty of the league's questions is such that you can't solve them without long-term training! Jiang Chen has never been involved in competitions before, wouldn't it be a waste to send him?"

Lu Haoran, who was behind him, also spoke up, his voice a little muffled: "Teacher Zhou, I started studying competition problems in my first year of high school. I participated in one competition in my second year. Although I didn't win any awards, I still gained experience."

"I've been preparing all year, and I feel... I'm more qualified to go."

Zhou Dapeng's face darkened.

"Teacher Zhang, what do you mean by that? Jiang Chen got a perfect score of 150 in the monthly math exam; his ability speaks for itself. Why can't he go?"

"A perfect score on the monthly exam?" Zhang Guodong laughed. "Teacher Zhou, can the difficulty of the monthly exam compare to the league?"

"Even if Jiang Chen truly deserves a perfect score, he's completely unfamiliar with the league's questions, so going there would be a waste of his time!"

"But Lü Haoran is different. He's been preparing for three years, and this time he has a chance to win a second or third prize at the provincial level, or even aim for the first prize!"

Lu Haoran added from the side, "If you can win the provincial first prize, you can get 10 extra points on the college entrance exam."

"I scored 672 on the last monthly exam. Adding 10 points would bring me to 682, which is just a little short of the Tsinghua/Peking University cutoff score..."

As he spoke, a hint of resentment flickered in his eyes as he looked at Jiang Chen.

Jiang Chen got a perfect score on the monthly exam?

He didn't believe it.

Even if he believed it, he wouldn't accept it.

Mathematics competitions—that's his domain!

Jiang Chen watched this scene and chuckled inwardly.

Good grief, are they here to snatch up a spot?

Still using college entrance exam bonus points as an excuse?

Zhou Dapeng took a deep breath, trying to keep his tone calm: "Teacher Zhang, I know the abilities of your student Lü Haoran. He is good at math, but in competitions... he's really not good enough."

"He only scored 137 on his last monthly math exam. If that's his usual performance, how strong can he be in competitions?"

"If we send him to the competition, he'll most likely just be a runner-up. Instead of wasting his time, it's more worthwhile for him to study hard and try to improve his total score."

Zhang Guodong's face darkened: "Teacher Zhou, that's going too far! Lü Haoran has prepared for three years, and you're just saying he'll be a runner-up?"

"Besides, Jiang Chen has never been involved in competitions before. Wouldn't he just be a participant without contributing anything?"

The two froze.

The other teachers in the office also looked over, their eyes filled with the excitement of watching a spectacle unfold.

Zhou Dapeng is a math teacher and has a say, but he can't forcefully suppress Zhang Guodong.

He thought for a moment and said, "How about this, since you're not convinced, let's test it on the spot."

"Let's come up with a few competition problems and have Jiang Chen and Lü Haoran solve them together on the spot. Whoever solves them the fastest and gets the highest score will go on to compete. How about that?"

Zhang Guodong's eyes lit up: "Okay!"

Lü Haoran nodded, "I agree!"

He looked at Jiang Chen, his eyes defiant: "Jiang Chen, dare to compete?"

Jiang Chen smiled.

Comparing problem-solving skills?

Or is it a math competition problem?

He's been studying so many competition books lately, and he's been looking for a place to test his skills.

"Sure," Jiang Chen nodded. "Let's have a competition."

Tang Ruoxi whispered from the side, "Old Chen, keep it up."

Jiang Chen winked at her: "Don't worry."

Zhou Dapeng and Zhang Guodong exchanged a glance and began to pose questions.

To be fair, the two of them will work together, one for each question, to make up one paper.

Ten minutes later, the test paper was printed.

There are five questions in total: three fill-in-the-blank questions and two short answer questions.

Zhou Dapeng handed the test papers to Jiang Chen and Lü Haoran: "You two can do them here. You don't need to attend the next class."

"We'll check your scores when we get back from class. Whoever gets the highest score will go to the competition."

Lü Haoran took the exam paper and gave Jiang Chen a defiant look: "This spot is definitely mine."

After saying that, he walked to Zhang Guodong's desk, sat down, took out a pen, and prepared to start working.

Jiang Chen suddenly spoke up: "Teacher Zhou, Teacher Zhang."

The two looked at him: "What's wrong?"

"This kind of question won't take a whole class period," Jiang Chen said. "Just give me three minutes."