Chapter 451: Intelligence Storm
"This event…"
"A bit interesting!"
"How come it feels somewhat creepy ?!"
...
In the contestant seating area, discussions frequently sounded.
Even Shen Li, upon seeing the event rules on the large screen, couldn't help but lightly furrow her brows, turned her head to look at Ning Xi beside her, her eyes carrying a hint of inquiry.
Perceiving Shen Li's gaze, Ning Xi slightly turned her head, responded softly: "It's fine."
"…"
A strange look flashed across Shen Li's face, her expression slightly unnatural, "Who asked you about these? Of course, I have no problem!"
Shen Li smiled quietly, murmured softly: "Rest assured, Gege and I also have no problem."
Although the words were light, they were exceptionally full of confidence!
Regarding the two girls' low-voiced conversation, Ye Fan didn't speak up, instead staring at the large screen with considerable interest.
"Intellect Storm"
Event Rules: Contestants need to answer three six-by-six speed calculation problems within one minute, memorize 200 words of randomly generated text by a computer within three minutes, crack a famous Weiqi endgame within five minutes, and finally, identify the only correct answer among ten fans within one minute.
A total of ten minutes, contestants need to do four things.
Regarding the contestants' reactions, the three guest judges who knew the competition events in advance expressed their evaluations one after another.
"This event requires very strong comprehensive ability!"
"Said to be one event, it's actually four small events, testing the contestants' calculation ability, memory ability, analytical ability, and discrimination ability!"
When it was Xia Jiuqi's turn to comment, her gaze locked onto He Dong, "Teacher He, the other three events are fine, but what if some contestants don't know how to play Weiqi?"
Hearing this, He Dong shook his head and chuckled, pointed at the 48 contestants below the stage, "Jiuqi might not know clearly, the contestants present are all from major famous universities. Weiqi, this mental sport, is not unfamiliar to them. Their levels might be strong or weak, but the possibility of not knowing how to play should not exist!"
Facing this explanation, Xia Jiuqi's expression was full of oddity.
What if?
However, she didn't continue to ask. After all, the contestants who could participate in Brain Ladder were all geniuses.
"The event rules given on the large screen are relatively rough. After the competition begins, there will be detailed rule introductions before each small event checkpoint. Everyone can watch to their heart's content. Of course, you need to pay attention to the time. The challenge time is a total of ten minutes."
"When the time stops, the leading contestant in each group advances to the next round. Of course, the prerequisite is that all your answers in each round are correct. Accuracy takes precedence. If the accuracy rate is the same, then the one with the shorter time wins!"
As He Dong's voice fell, photos of 48 contestants appeared on the large screen. Then these photos quickly began to rotate. In just a few seconds, they were divided into 24 groups.
Ye Fan, who had been staring at the large screen, saw the grouping situation, a look of relief appearing on his face. He squeezed the jade hand in his palm, "Good luck, the three of us didn't bump into each other."
"Mm."
Originally, Ning Xi was still wondering why Ye Fan kept staring at the screen. After hearing these words, she instantly understood Ye Fan's intention. Dimples quietly appeared at the corners of her lips. Unfortunately, such a captivating scene was covered by a mask.
Shen Li stood up,glanced at their joined hands, "You two watch carefully, accumulate some experience."
Coincidentally, she happened to be grouped in the first group.
Her opponent was also a female contestant. Following He Dong's announcement, the two were the first to ascend the stage.
Ning Xi prettily watched Shen Li's figure ascending the stage, her delicate head tilted, the corners of her eyes slightly curved: "Gege, have you noticed Xiao Li's attitude towards me has become much better?"
"Seems a little."
"What do you mean seems a little? Clearly much better!"
Ning Xi chuckled lightly, her words carrying a bit of doubt, "Yesterday during the program recording, don't know why, just felt Xiao Li's attitude suddenly changed a lot, seems to have already…"
Ye Fan naturally knew what Ning Xi wanted to express, his thin lips pursed: "This is quite good. Persistently splitting hairs isn't a good thing for her, or for us two."
Ning Xi smiled beamingly and nodded lightly. Her jade fingers slid in Ye Fan's palm, that heartfelt happy emotion unconsciously infected Ye Fan, his heart filled with warmth.
"Two contestants prepare, three, two, one; timing begins!"
Shen Li moved. Completely without looking at the event rules, she quickly walked to the first event challenge position, glanced at the three six-by-six speed calculation problems before her, and began to calculate rapidly without stopping .
Said to be calculating, it's more accurate to say directly writing the answers.
Just thirty-seven seconds, Shen Li had already put down the pen in her hand, directly walked towards the challenge position for the second event. In contrast, her opponent had just answered the first speed calculation problem.
Memorizing text!
Cracking the endgame!
These two events, Shen Li passed very easily. Because the specific events during each group's match were randomly generated by the computer, there was no fear of premature leakage. But even so, the many contestants below the stage watched more seriously than the last.
Although the specific events were different, one could always learn the correct answering method in advance.
Arriving at the last event, Shen Li stood before the rule board and read it seriously once, her brows furrowing almost imperceptibly.
Observe an unfolded fan, then find the correct one among ten closed fans!
This type of event, she was not good at.
Shen Li turned her head and glanced at her opponent who was still struggling in the second event, chose to play steadily , suppressed the eagerness in her heart, and began to observe with exceptional calmness.
"Time's up!"
Shen Li wrote down the correct answer one second before He Dong's voice. In contrast, the other female contestant was stuck on the third small event, clearly not very good at Weiqi endgames.
Verification segment. Shen Li once again demonstrated her strength as a number one seed contestant to everyone.
Correct!
Correct!
Correct!
Correct!
Not a single mistake. All four segments were passed very smoothly. And through her answering process, the contestants also discovered a detail: although the program team allocated time for each event, this time wasn't absolute. Meaning, within ten minutes, contestants could allocate it themselves. The faster one answered in the front, the more sufficient time one would have for subsequent answering.
After Shen Li advanced, groups of contestants ascended the stage for matches one by one. Ten minutes per group, a total of 24 groups. Including preparation time, it would take about 8 hours.
Ning Xi was in the third to last group, Ye Fan was in the very last group.
For this reason, Ye Fan, through the program team's staff, met Chief Director Yi Jingyun. First, some pleasantries, then he spoke his mind.
"Director, anyway, the subsequent recording will take a very long time. Can we go out for a walk first?"
Yi Jingyun: "…"