Chapter 189: Let the Water Out

Chapter 189

However, what no one expected was that the moment the color of the balls on Ji Ruochu's answer board disappeared, another broadcast voice started.

"Contestant Bei Lingyu starts answering."

The crowd let out a gasp.

"Wow, here comes the challenge."

"Oh my, the tension is so thick!"

"Isn't this too risky?"

...

As the contestants and online viewers were in heated discussion, the camera had already shifted to the two players who were seriously competing and... the split screen in the center of the stage.

As for why it was like this, it was naturally because...

At this moment, the screen at the center of the stage showed two unobstructed ball puzzle boards.

In other words, at this moment, apart from Ji Ruochu and Bei Lingyu, everyone could see the colors of the balls and clearly observe the changes in the colors of each row as the two players slid the balls.

"Bei Lingyu has completed one submission."

A prompt sound rang out, surprising everyone, and they immediately looked at Bei Lingyu's answer board—

"Bei Lingyu has not fully restored the board. The current number of submissions allowed for this type of question: 1."

A second later, the voice broadcast sounded again, and everyone finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Wow, I thought he was going so fast."

"Turns out he was just trying to restore two rows first."

At the guest seats.

"That's right, each question allows two submissions, so the first submission is just to verify your accuracy."

"It has to be said, this is quite a mental game."

"But it doesn't seem like Ji Ruochu was affected."

Several guests were discussing the situation on stage when the Science Assistant's voice rang out again.

"Ji Ruochu has completed one submission."

The crowd nodded, it seemed the two were using the same strategy.

"Indeed, the masters are consistent in their strategies—"

"Ji Ruochu has fully restored the board, earning one point and gaining a 30-second time bonus for the challenge."

The Science Assistant's voice left the venue in a momentary silence, even the streaming comments paused for an instant.

But Ji Ruochu skipped this step entirely and set up a new set of formulas for this board from the ground up.

This way, no matter how the colors of the balls on the board change, she only needs to remember the position of each ball, and then apply the formula for the balls that need adjusting."

After this explanation, the guest seats fell silent. But Older Jin didn't seem to think the impact on everyone was enough, so he continued:

"Of course, if it were just that, it wouldn't be that praiseworthy since all the contestants here could do the same given enough time.

What's impressive about Ji Ruochu's formula is—"

The next second, Ji Ruochu's board appeared on the stage screen. Older Jin smiled and said,

"The overly cautious young girl prioritized restoring the gold balls first."

Almost as soon as Older Jin finished speaking, the screen only showed the now split board.

The left side was the 1v1 player answer board with colors completely obstructed, and the right side was the unobstructed version on the stage screen for the audience's viewing.

At this moment, on the unobstructed screen, the restored row of gold balls appeared.

...

At this moment, whether in the guest seats or in front of screens, everyone fell silent.

It was also at this moment that this girl, who had been in the public eye since childhood, commanded respect.

"Ji Ruochu has completed one submission."

"Ji Ruochu has fully restored the board, earning one point and gaining a 30-second time bonus."

Seconds later.

"Bei Lingyu has completed one submission."

"Bei Lingyu has fully restored the board, earning one point and gaining a 30-second time bonus."

After finally earning a point, Bei Lingyu looked at Ji Ruochu, who had started the third question, and let out an imperceptible breath before continuing to focus on the competition.

The competition went on, and neither of them made any other moves, both fully focused on completing the challenges, until the end of the first 1v1 round.

The result was, of course, Ji Ruochu's victory with twice the score, completing ten submissions and accumulating 300 seconds of time.

The second round was against the well-prepared Quan Tianheng.

From the moment the PK round started, Ji Ruochu entered her state of focus, her efficiency no lower than before. In contrast, although Quan Tianheng's answering speed was consistent with Bei Lingyu's earlier, he seemed more at ease than Bei Lingyu.

In fact, it even gave the impression that he could go faster if he wanted, but was deliberately maintaining this steady, unhurried pace, as if—

[What's going on? Is Quan Tianheng holding back?]

[But he's a world memory master, this should be his forte.]

[How boring, isn't this just a mock competition?]