amaotonovel Chapter 153 There are monsters among the people of the Dragon Kingdom
Chapter 153 There are monsters among the people of the Dragon Kingdom
"Quiet!"
As the discussions in the meeting room grew louder, Chairwoman Marina had no choice but to maintain order.
After everyone calmed down, she said:
"Teams that have qualified for the finals, please get ready. The finals will officially begin at 9:00 AM tomorrow and will last for eight hours!"
"The meeting is dismissed!"
As soon as Marina announced the end of the meeting, the leaders of many countries gathered around Xiao Li, the leader of the Dragon Kingdom.
"Mr. Xiao! How exactly are you Chinese preparing?"
"Mr. Xiao, congratulations! Your math skills are truly amazing!"
Amidst the compliments from everyone, Xiao Li and Teacher Zhu couldn't help but smile.
"You flatter me. It was just that the students performed exceptionally well. The credit belongs to them and has nothing to do with us."
Compared to those teams that have already lost their chance to reach the finals.
The team leaders of the teams that made it to the finals gathered together without prior arrangement.
The British team leader said with a serious expression:
"The Chinese team is really strong this year! I heard that they all handed in their papers early in the preliminary rounds and still got full marks!"
"Not only that, have you forgotten that student named Lin Chen? He even finished the preliminary round in less than an hour!"
These words instantly turned everyone's faces ashen.
Tremendous stress!
Indeed, compared to everyone getting perfect scores, the student named Lin Chen is even more unbelievable.
Many of them previously thought that the kid was just showing off.
To my surprise, the other person actually answered all the questions correctly!
And it's absolutely correct!
For a moment, everyone felt heavy-hearted.
China's math competitions were already quite impressive.
They're even more amazing this year!
"don’t worry!"
At this moment, the American team leader, Luo Sheng, suddenly spoke up.
"It's just a preliminary round. I heard that the question format for this year's final round has changed a lot compared to the past."
"Students from China only know how to use the 'sea of questions' approach; they're completely lost when faced with problems that truly require the application of mathematical theories and methods!"
……
After returning home, Xiao Li and Teacher Zhu immediately announced the good news that the Dragon Country team had advanced to the finals.
What made them both laugh and cry was...
The six members of the team didn't show the slightest bit of joy at advancing to the finals.
It was as if they had only learned a trivial piece of information.
"Hey, why aren't you cheering?"
Teacher Zhu couldn't help but ask.
Yang Zongyuan shrugged and said, "Teacher Zhu, isn't this perfectly reasonable?"
"If we can't even pass the preliminary rounds, then all those practice papers Lin Chen did for us were for nothing?"
Yang Zongyuan's words were immediately met with nods of agreement from the other three classmates.
"Exactly... Just thinking about the questions Lin Chen set back then... it's all tears!"
"Compared to Lin Chen's problems, this year's math Olympiad problems are rubbish!"
Lin Chen, who was listening from the side, felt a little embarrassed.
"Ladies and gentlemen, you flatter me."
Everyone rolled their eyes.
What's your thought process like?
We were complaining, not praising you, okay?
Seeing everyone's relaxed expressions, Xiao Li couldn't help but smile.
Sure enough, suggesting that Lin Chen guide the team at the last minute was the wisest decision he ever made!
"Even though you think it's only natural, we still need to celebrate making it to the finals!"
"Let's go! Let's go out for a nice meal! I've heard the steak in Australia is pretty good! I'll treat everyone to a good meal!"
"There's steak to eat? That's great!"
"Finally, we can have some decent food! I'm so tired of eating burgers!"
The crowd immediately cheered.
After one night, the finals arrived.
Compared to the preliminary rounds on the first day, there were far fewer people in today's finals.
There are only six countries and 42 contestants.
Everyone was put in one exam room.
Although there were fewer people, the final match lasted twice as long today.
Today's final round has six questions, and the competition time is 8 hours!
This is a contest that tests both intelligence and endurance.
When the competition bell rang, everyone immediately began to look at the exam papers.
Meanwhile, the proctors on site all turned their attention to the same person.
This person was Lin Chen.
Because of his eye-catching performance yesterday.
The staff members in charge of proctoring the exam today paid more attention to him.
Some people even opened betting odds, betting on how long it would take this Chinese contestant, who finished the competition in less than an hour yesterday, to complete all the questions this time.
But then, all the proctors stared wide-eyed.
While everyone else was still looking at the exam papers, they saw Lin Chen pick up a pen and start answering the questions.
Wang Defa?
One of them quietly walked up to Lin Chen.
Then we saw that Lin Chen had almost finished the first question!
Shet!
How can this be?
He immediately raised his hand, checked his watch, and realized that only 5 minutes had passed since the start of the match!
Lin Chen has already finished the first question?
The others frowned as they saw the strange expression on his face.
It was as if they were asking him what happened.
The proctor immediately returned to their side and whispered, "You don't know, that kid has already finished the first question!"
"Only five minutes have passed!"
"Oh my god! How is this possible?"
The others gaped in disbelief.
But when they arrived at Lin Chen's side, they saw that he was already answering the second question!
Shit, did this kid see the answer?!
How could he possibly answer so quickly?
It's important to know that the questions for this final stage are quite different from those in past IMO competitions!
Due to a suggestion from a prominent American figure within the International Mathematical Olympiad Foundation, this year's final round of math olympiad problems incorporated mathematical knowledge beyond the high school and competition levels.
The stated purpose is to broaden the horizons of test takers and promote their all-round development.
In fact, anyone with eyes can see that this is aimed at the Chinese.
Because the Chinese are famously strong in math competitions.
However, precisely because it is so strong, other countries have almost completely figured out how to do the Chinese Mathematical Olympiad.
We know that in the past they have relied on the "sea of questions" approach to cultivate students' competition skills through continuous training.
That's why the IMO changed the question format this time, adding knowledge that wasn't there before, with the aim of suppressing the performance of Chinese students!
I never expected that such a prodigy would emerge from the Chinese people this year!
For a moment, the proctors ignored everyone else.
Their eyes all fell on Lin Chen.
Under their watchful eyes, Lin Chen completed questions three, four, and five in less than twenty minutes!
Oh my god!
Shet!
Gisser is about to die!
If it weren't for the fact that the competition was still ongoing, the proctors would have been tempted to swear.
What kind of monster is this!
How long has it been? You've almost finished all six questions already?
Keep in mind that at this point, some of the 42 contestants hadn't even picked up a pen yet and were still looking at the first question!
Look at Lin Chen, then look at them...
The gap is no small matter.
Is this kid really just a high school student?
Could it be that someone from China hired a graduate student to participate in the International Mathematical Olympiad?
However, just when everyone thought Lin Chen would quickly and easily complete the sixth question,
But then Lin Chen suddenly put down his pen and frowned.
The proctors looked up and exchanged glances, then suddenly broke into relaxed smiles.
at last……
It seems this monster classmate isn't invincible after all.
He was finally stumped by this last and most challenging question!