Chapter 1 (2/2)
“That’s correct!”
Ms. Bai Yu nodded her head.
“How did you come up with that answer?”
Shen Zhe almost wept under the enormous pressure.
To answer the question, one had to know a lot about the categories of iron-toothed wolves, as well as their strength, speed, habits, and even the teacher’s level and the market, which involved biology, economics, psychology, physics, geology, mathematics, etc…
“I really can’t think of so many things for one question!”
While his heart was a mess, Ms. Bai Yu continued, “Going back to the quiz. How long would it take for me to knock out the wolf?”
A dozen students raised their hands again.
Ms. Bai Yu looked around and said, “Xueru, you will answer the question!”
“Yes, miss.”
A slender girl stood up. She was still a teenage girl, but it was evident that she would grow into an attractive woman.
She was Ling Xueru, monitor of the class.
“Our teacher’s sword is a standard weapon forged and distributed by the school. Her arm length is seventy-two centimeters. The sword and the arm are 1.52 meters long in total. Considering that the target is a purple iron-toothed wolf which is 2.1 meters long, it will take our teacher 41 seconds to reach it,” said Ling Xueru convincingly, “In order to knock it out, you need to hit the head of the wolf, and the most appropriate move is Falling Snow, which requires a 17° angle. Considering that you’re a level-one Martial Artist, and that both of you are moving, it will take 0.27 seconds for you to hit the target and another 0.08 seconds to pierce through the skin.”
“Then, it will take 0.2 seconds for the nerves to transmit the information before the wolf passes out. Altogether, it’s 41.55 seconds. This is the time it will take for you to knock out the wolf!”
“Very good!” Ms. Bai Yu nodded in satisfaction again, because it was the same as his interpretation in the last class.
“…”
Holding his chest, Shen Zhe found his future gloomy.
He would probably be beaten to death even if he could survive that day.
Arm length, angle, speed of attack, level, moves…
Everything was taken into consideration, and the answer was accurate to one hundredth of a second…
“Are you serious?”
“You are too smart even for the star students!”
“I really can’t understand your world!”
“Next is the last question, and the most difficult one.”
Ms. Bai Yu chuckled, since the two other questions were both answered quickly and correctly. She looked around and asked, “How long will it take for me to return to the school at full speed after I knock out the iron-toothed wolf? Any error within an hour will be tolerated!”
The classroom fell quiet immediately. The students who raised their hands just then stopped talking and calculated on their papers.
“Is this… more difficult than the previous questions?” Completely baffled, Shen Zhe looked at Wang Qing, who was next to him.
Wang Qing’s average grade was 99 points. He was below the average of that class but was still better than Shen Zhe.
All the tests in that world had a full score of a hundred points. When the students’ results were the same, the time it took for them to complete the test would decide their place. The requirement of the tests was six hours. The sooner one finished the tests, the higher places they would get.
The former Shen Zhe scored 96 points after six hours. Wang Qing scored 99 points but used too much time. So, it was understandable that he was below average.
“It’s much more difficult!”
Looking at his friend in confusion, Wang Qing said in a low voice, “First of all, we have to decide where that iron-toothed wolf was found, which involves geology and knowledge about the beast’s habitat, to calculate the distance between there and the school. Secondly, we need to infer the speed when our teacher carries the wolf back. We need to consider the obstacles on the way, such as rivers and hills, as well as our teacher’s storage of spiritual energy!”
“Does she need to rest halfway? Will there be any accidents? What’s the density of the woods? …We need to calculate ten times more than just now, without making any mistakes. Okay, I have to focus on calculating. I don’t want to fail to answer it and be beaten up…”
Wang Qing got back to his calculations while his lips twitched.
Shen Zhe: “…”
“Is it really not a load of bull?”
“It’s an impossible task for a human being!”
Seeing that his classmates were all writing fast, Shen Zhe drew a Peppa Pig to avoid attracting the teacher’s attention. He rubbed his eyebrow and was ready to listen to the answer, when the teacher looked at him with a smile.
“Shen Zhe, you will answer this question!”
“Me?”
His eyes bulging, Shen Zhe was stunned.
Even the Peppa Pig he drew wasn’t good enough. Its two eyes were uneven, which was quite embarrassing for someone who had obsessive-compulsive disorder.
How was he going to answer such a challenging question?