Daily life of a teacher in the martial arts department

She was probably a first-time host, but she had only done it offline before. Although she has now moved to online, it did not affect her performance. She was very skilled and recited the program name and sponsors as smoothly as reciting a menu, and also introduced the four participating groups.

At this moment, Wakaba felt the pressure.

Your opponent is...

The Yorozuya owner and his employees, the mysterious Yu Xietian, Shen Xin, the mysterious author of the best-selling book "The Nameless Swordsman's Travels in Southern Qin," Zhao Yunxian, the seventh princess of the empire, the wise and brave Shijiu Xiu, the retired legendary agent, Naifeitian, the director of the Anguo Division, the two walking libraries of the Imperial Academy, the unfathomable Nocturne and Mu Nandong, the dean of the Imperial Academy, plus Ying Qin Guan, who killed Ji Fa with a single gesture...

Your teammate is... an ordinary working guy, a dumbass in your grade who only knows how to talk about food all day.

Nightmare difficulty

"Ji Fa! You tricked me!"

—She was tricked by Hime... To be precise, Hime's lies were exposed, and Duke Warner finally discovered that Ruoye didn't have a boyfriend at all. As a result, Hime used a series of moves, saying things like, "My little sister doesn't have a boyfriend because no one understands her. It just so happens that the Empire is expanding its television business. I think this is a good opportunity. Why don't we put her on the show? Maybe she'll find true love."

So Wakaba was forced to go on stage, and as soon as she stepped up, damn it, it was over.

It's worth mentioning that when the host introduced the contestants, the one who caused the biggest stir was not the peerless beauty Nocturne, nor the Seven Princesses, nor even the Nephalem who had recently made a splash in the Grand Arena, but rather Zhao Yunxian.

Zhao Yunxian's identity is mysterious; she has always remained behind the scenes. Not long ago, she gave many readers a taste of her own medicine, which lasted for several months. Countless people hated her with a passion. Now that they have met, they all shout, "Zhao Yunxian, I'm your fan!" "Please update soon!" "You have time to record a program but no time to update?!"

Miss Zhao Yunxian is under a lot of pressure.

Nocturne opened her folding fan with a smile, while Mu Nandong sat in his seat with a cold expression.

The host then explained the rules of the game.

As the boss said, it started as a knowledge competition with a point-based buzzer system. Players would press a red button to answer a question, and teammates could help them answer. A correct answer earned one point, while an incorrect answer deducted two points, and the score could be negative. If a team answered incorrectly, other teams could continue to answer. If a team answered incorrectly three times in a row or if no one answered, the question was skipped.

The first round ends when one team reaches 20 points.

The questions cover a wide range of subjects, including astronomy, geography, social sciences, humanities, mathematics, physics, chemistry, and biology. So, they really test the participants' broad knowledge.

After explaining the rules, the host smiled and said, "Well... if there are no questions, I'll start reading the first question."

The atmosphere in the room changed immediately after these words were spoken. Everyone was ready to answer, their hands on the red buttons, waiting to be the first to answer.

The most arrogant of them all was Luo Shui, while the others, including Ye Qu and Mu Nan Dong, were also quite arrogant. Even though they were very confident in themselves, they only hovered their hands over the red button, afraid that they might accidentally press it in their excitement. But she was very pretentious and directly reached out and pressed it, with an attitude of "I know what I'm doing, you're all going to die."

Then, the host spoke.

“So, the first question…” she drawled out. This technique, though basic, was quite effective and successfully drew everyone’s attention.

"What are the largest and smallest four-digit numbers that satisfy the following conditions: First, if you remove the units digit, the numbers remain prime. Second, if you remove the units digit again, the numbers remain prime. Third, if you remove the units digit again, only one digit remains, which is also prime. What are these conditions?"

Ding! !

Someone pressed the red button with lightning speed, while Ye Qu, a step slower, gave a wry smile. Shen Xin, standing to the side, looked regretful. Luo Shui and Ruo Ye sensed something was wrong and exchanged bewildered glances. They understood every word and phrase; they could calculate it themselves, unlike Ying Qin Guan, who couldn't understand a word. But even they would need a long time to calculate. Yet, judging from Ye Qu and Shen Xin's reactions, they seemed to be able to answer instantly...

Not to mention the person who pressed the button, Mu Nandong.

He stood up, his expression indifferent. He picked up the microphone.

"2333, 7393."

“Completely…” the host exclaimed in surprise, drawing out the words, “Correct!”

Chapter Seven: Grand Scholar Ying Qin Pass

The audience was stunned for a moment... Many people were mentally calculating: 2, 23, 233, 2333, 7, 73, 739, 7393... These are indeed prime numbers, and they do meet the criteria, but could they be the smallest and largest four-digit prime numbers?

This is not something that can be verified casually.

7393 is relatively easy to calculate. Numbers starting with 8 and 9 are discarded because they are not prime numbers. It is destined to start with 7, and 5 cannot be included. Basically, the four numbers 1, 3, 7, and 9 are combined back and forth, and the result can be calculated quickly. But 2333, many people will doubt whether there is really no decent number among those starting with 1.

This goes against one's first instinct, but it is indeed the case.

"As expected of the Imperial Academy's Grand Library... This question wasn't difficult, but I hesitated when I included it, thinking it would take a lot of time. How did you manage to answer it so easily..." The host laughed, "To be honest, if Professor Mu weren't the head of the Alchemy Department at the Imperial Academy, I would probably suspect that the question was leaked."

Mu Nandong nodded with a cold expression and sat down.

On the big screen, the number on the "dove" team jumped to 1.

The host casually flipped through the question bank and saw the second question, revealing a slightly mysterious smile.

"So, the second question is... who disproved the Helios conjecture?"

The Sun God Conjecture... This is a rather obscure conjecture, unlike some well-known physics conjectures. Even physics majors rarely hear of it; it's a rather unpopular topic. Even Shinshin looked bewildered, and the three members of the Wakaba group exchanged bewildered glances.

Nocturne knew the answer, but she gave a wry smile and didn't press the button.

Finally, Mu Nandong coldly pressed the button, stood up, and without giving the host a chance to speak, said:

"I am Mu Nandong."

Then, ignoring the deathly silence in the room, he sat down by himself.

The host spoke in the dead silence, a wry smile on his face: "It's Professor Mu Nandong from the Imperial Academy... When I drew this question, I wanted to skip it. But perhaps, this is fate. Yes... the answer is correct!"

Obviously, the program didn't leak the questions beforehand, and Mu Nandong wouldn't stoop to doing such a thing, but this scene... is really exaggerated.

Given the reputation of the Royal Academy, no one believed that Mu Nandong would collude with the production team beforehand. Even if they did, there was no need to choose this kind of question. Isn't this a werewolf exposing himself?

Therefore, this scene is truly oppressive.

Jiu Yi had gone all out for his voice card, frantically cheering and shouting "6" on the side. Ying Qin Guan crossed his arms, looking like, "For this kind of question, my subordinate A can handle it. I don't need to do anything!"

The others felt an increasing pressure on them... It was too powerful. Was this Mu Nandong? This deadly pressure, this "I, Mu Nandong"... It was truly suffocating!

Nocturne! Make it work!

Everyone was screaming inwardly; they were already feeling suffocated by Mu Nandong's pressure!

Nocturne folded his fan, revealing a slightly serious expression under the expectant gazes of Nineteen Xiu and Nephalem.

Despite suffering repeated setbacks, Shenxin grew even more courageous, revealing a fierce look in his eyes as he braced himself on the table, glaring at Mu Nandong.

The three members of the Wakaba trio huddled together, trembling.

The host glanced around and smiled, "Now that Teacher Mu's group has answered correctly in a row, it's clear the other groups are under a lot of pressure. But two points isn't a big deal, so please listen to the third question..."

In the latest version of Time and Space Kill, how many heroes have the words "sparring" in their skills?

Nocturne froze, Shenxin was embarrassed, and Ruoye shook Luoshui, shouting, "Remember me!"

Then... a glint flashed in Jiu Yi's eyes, and he stretched out his hand. He was truly tempted by the sound card, which caused his potential to explode, even Ying Qin Guan was a step slower than him.

Seeing that Jiu Yi was about to steal the opportunity to show off that he had worked so hard to achieve, Ying Qin Guan panicked. He raised his eyes and unleashed a mental attack, then, taking advantage of the moment Jiu Yi was under control, he pressed the button hard and shouted at the top of his lungs, "Twenty-eight!"

The host's reaction was also extremely quick!

"Absolutely correct! No wonder you're a veteran player of Time and Space Kill!"

On the big screen, the numbers started changing again.

Ying Qin Guan crossed his arms and smiled proudly.

Jiu Yi recovered, and Ying Qin Guan feigned concern, saying, "Dean, I was just afraid you'd make a mistake..."

Jiu dared not speak out in anger, "That's good..."

Then, for the fourth question, Nocturne answered it before Mu Nan Dong.

Nocturne got two more points on questions five, six, and seven. When Shenxin heard the seventh question, she went all out and pressed the button as soon as the question was announced. Then, relying on the advantage of only being able to use the small blackboard, she dawdled for a few seconds and came up with the answer in her mind, thus getting a point.

So far, only the Wakaba team remains without a division. The three of them look at each other, and no one speaks.

After that, it was a fierce battle between Mu Nandong and Ye Qu, with Shen Xin occasionally managing to get a bite out of them.

It's worth mentioning Shenxin's enigmatic performance; one question left both Munan Dong and Yequ completely baffled: 'In the decimal system, what is the largest exponentiation?'

—Thank God, Luo Shui was completely dumbfounded by the three big shots back then. She thought the host was going to ask 'What is the maximum number of exponents in a decimal system?' She finally came across one that she knew the answer to, so she chose to answer it first. But when she heard the question clearly, she was so embarrassed that she stopped halfway through writing 39, thus achieving the terrible achievement of -2 points.

Neither Nocturne nor Mu Nandong made a move. They both knew that the largest exponentiation had 39 digits, but who the hell bothers to remember that?

As it turned out, Shenxin actually answered correctly.

All 39 digits are correct, not one is missing.

This was outrageous. Nocturne's smile became forced, and even Mu Nandong's expression twisted slightly. He wondered what Shen Xin was doing all day long. How could anyone memorize something like that? If you're so idle, why don't you memorize pi?

Regardless, the fighting continues.

Each team emphasizes the importance of learning in sequence and specializing in one's own field—in other words, one person carries while the other two slack off. It's worth mentioning that Luo Shui is incredibly stubborn, a true embodiment of the "Iron Head Kid," constantly fighting back with unwavering determination, ultimately achieving the remarkable feat of -12 points.

Ultimately, the more stable Mu Nandong was the first to reach 20 points, followed by Ye Qu with 17 points. She was able to answer some questions several times, but she didn't want to, such as the Sun God Conjecture or the fruit fly reproduction problem. Then came Shen Xin, who worked very hard and managed to carve out a few points from Mu Nandong and Ye Qu, scoring 9 points. It seems that Zhao Yunxian really paid her a lot.

—In addition, Ying Qin Guan was the most aggressive player on the field besides 3C. Why? Because he scored a point, which was higher than the other nine players on the field. Based on this, Ying Qin Guan's cultural level is higher than these eight players.

Since there are college students among these 8 people, Ying Qin Guan's college student status is greater than or equal to that of a college student from the Imperial Academy.

Grand Scholar Ying Qin Guan, it's done!

Chapter Eight Hints

The first round of the program has been recorded, and the second round will have to wait until later.

The production team has given a preview of the second round of the program, which will include two or three competitive events. Whether it will be two or three depends on the time allotted for the first two events. If there is a third event, it will usually be a puzzle game to make up for the time difference, and it won't be too hardcore.

As for the date... it's set for August 15th, after the Qixi Festival.

Five days in between is a bit inefficient. But given that it's a nascent industry, it's normal that they need to set up the venue and decide on various details.

A group of twelve people entered the elevator.

Apart from Ruoye's group, the other twelve people knew each other to some extent.

Luo Shui made a series of blunders on stage, scoring a whopping -12 points. But she showed no shame whatsoever. After entering the elevator, she squeezed right next to Zhao Yunxian and sincerely said, "Teacher Zhao Yunxian! I'm your fan!"

"Teacher... I don't deserve that title, I'm just a writer." Zhao Yunxian had a somewhat shady past; during the competition, she had kept her eyes fixed on the ground. The reason she was here was because her company saw the potential in television. So they sent Zhao Yunxian to make an appearance, hoping to see if they could develop the "Travels of the Nameless Swordsman of Southern Qin" IP in the future.

"I've read the eleventh book!" Luo Shui exclaimed excitedly. "What will the plot be like next?! Will Ji Li go on a killing spree? How much has the twelfth book written? When will the next one be released? How many words are left to finish it? Feng Ruo is covered in death flags, will she die?!"

Luo Shui summoned a substitute Ji Fa and used a series of questions, her social skills overcoming her social anxiety with remarkable effect!

Zhao Yunxian was so confused by the questions that she stammered, "This...that..."

“The unknown brings greater anticipation,” Nocturne said with a smile. “The woman thinks it’s best not to know the answers to these questions.”

Nocturne was not like Mu Nandong; she was very easy to talk to, and Luo Shui wasn't afraid at all. She smiled and said, "But I care a lot."

Unable to cope, Zhao Yunxian looked to Shenxin for help.

Little God showed no mercy, directly betraying her by raising the small blackboard.