Retired for A Hundred Years: Re-Employment for the Apocalypse Bigshot!-Chapter 400 - 395: Preliminary Round (Part 3)

In the spectator area of Anhe Third Middle School, a very tall figure stood up.

The students beside him all encouraged him with admiration and anticipation, "Go Xiang Shen! Crush Anhe Middle School and let them know our greatness!"

"Go go, Xiang Shen is always number one!"

...

In contrast to the renewed fighting spirit of Anhe Third Middle School, Anhe Middle School appeared somewhat quiet.

This competition has never been a strong point in the annual competitions at Anhe Middle School.

Even with Lin Yuanyang, the genius in Smart Brain technology, the principal and Wang Li still didn’t hold out much hope.

The competition is not just about Smart Brain technology; it also requires strong physics knowledge and assembly skills.

What is tested is the tacit cooperation of a three-person team.

The principal hasn’t been constantly monitoring everyone’s training content, so up to now, he hasn’t seen how they train for this project.

But even so, he still encouraged, "It doesn’t matter, keep a calm mind. Even if we lose this round, we still have another round to turn things around. Don’t feel pressured..."

Hu Lingling and Chen Yantao exchanged smiles, deciding not to tell the principal the real situation.

"Don’t worry, principal. We’ll work hard to keep the robot from falling apart."

Principal: ...

Thus, the three of them followed Huang Ying to the competition area, verified their qualifications, and entered the arena.

On the other side, the three students from Anhe Third Middle School were also in place.

Perhaps the earlier competition made the students of Third Middle School dissatisfied, as one proud girl even rolled her eyes at them and turned her face away.

However, the tall boy in the middle looked at Lin Yuanyang with a vigilant expression.

He’s been paying attention to Lin Yuanyang since earlier, as he was using Smart Brain the entire time to help others analyze the competition.

Clearly the main force responsible for programming, and also his opponent in this match.

Lin Yuanyang looked up at him, slightly lowered his head, and adjusted his glasses.

From his information analysis, this boy seemed to be the new Smart Brain genius transferred to Third Middle School, who had previously won the first prize in the Northwest regions’ Smart Brain technology competition.

A genius youth with spiritual power also reaching S-Class.

As the arena was ready, the two teams entered simultaneously.

Lin Yuanyang, Hu Lingling, and Chen Yantao walked together to the operating table and stood ready.

Waiting for the start signal of the competition.

"Beep——"

The red light turned green.

All six moved simultaneously.

Lin Yuanyang approached the Smart Brain screen prepared in the arena, studying the code requirements on it.

Hu Lingling and Chen Yantao quickly moved to the assembly area, beginning to categorize parts and data lines.

The competition site was silent, and all the teachers and students in the spectator stands nervously watched both teams through the big screens on either side.

Clear footage captured the expressions and actions of several people with clarity.

When the contestants from Third Middle began to move, Lin Yuanyang’s team was still researching code and assembling parts.

Clearly, their progress was much slower than their opponents.

But this time, no one dared underestimate them.

Who knows if they might be accumulating strength for a sudden surge, overtaking those who started earlier?

Bai Xiaotang watched as the opponents were almost finished assembling a robot, while Hu Lingling and Chen Yantao had only just assembled a mechanical arm. Instantly tense, they ran to Ji Ning’s side, whispering, "Sister Ning, will Xiao Yang and the others lose?"

Ji Ning crossed her arms, appearing calm, "I don’t know."

Bai Xiaotang didn’t hear a definite answer, growing more anxious, his fingers clutching his pants as even his breathing grew quieter.

In the quiet arena, as time ticked by, everyone’s mindset began to change.

Especially seeing Third Middle’s robot already starting trials while Anhe Middle’s robot just began connecting wires.

With such obvious disparity, how could Anhe Middle School win?

So, was their principal kicked in the head by a donkey?

Did he really think ordinary class students could beat elite class students?

See, this is the gap in intelligence and talent!

...

But Lin Yuanyang and his team on the arena didn’t think so; they continued assembling, wiring, debugging, then raising hands for testing according to their rhythm.

The scoring teacher beside them signaled for them to begin.

Just then, the robot on the ground executed each specified action seamlessly, like it was on a cheat.

Its speed was faster than Third Middle’s robot.

After completing the specified actions, it even performed a mechanical dance on site.

The smooth motions showed no stiffness at all, as if it had life, astonishing the teachers and students present, who widened their eyes.

They couldn’t believe such a mature robot was crafted by three students.

At this point, the outcome of the match was already clear.

The tall boy from Third Middle, a hint of unwillingness flickering in his eyes, yet mostly intrigued by Lin Yuanyang’s programming and the steps in assembling the robot.

As fellow genius youths, when the other’s level far surpasses your own, you need to learn and draw upon them.

After the referee announced the match result, he eagerly walked towards Anhe Middle School’s operating table.

Hu Lingling and Chen Yantao thought he was coming to cause trouble, immediately stepped forward to block him in front of Lin Yuanyang.

"What do you want to do?"

The tall boy ignored them, staring straight at Lin Yuanyang, "Hello, I’m Xiang Haochuan. Can I take a look at your program code and robot?"

Lin Yuanyang adjusted his glasses and made way from his seat, "Be my guest."

It’s important to maintain sportsmanship towards the defeated.

Lin Yuanyang called over Hu Lingling and Chen Yantao to leave the operating table, Chen Yantao glanced back, softly asking, "Is it okay for him to look?"

"Yes."

The assembly technology is conventional technique, but Hu Lingling’s calculation talent is astonishing, and Chen Yantao is a hands-on expert who loves manipulating machines, so their cooperation has a 1+1>2 effect.

The program code is his foundational code; if it’s learned, it’s just learned. It’s no big deal.

But for Xiang Haochuan, it was a treasured find, with his eyes growing brighter as he studied it; if it weren’t for the referee clearing the field, he might have wanted to dismantle the entire robot for further research.

This is the joy of a tech enthusiast.

So, under the gaze of all the teachers and students from Anhe Third Middle School, Xiang Haochuan, like a horse freed from reins, rushed to the viewing area where Anhe Middle School was.

At this point, Xiang Haochuan didn’t care about the class teacher calling his name, his face full of excitement as he looked at Lin Yuanyang, "Classmate, can you let me copy the program code to study? I assure you, I won’t leak it to others during your competition."

Lin Yuanyang didn’t mind much, responding calmly, "Add me as a friend first, and I’ll send it to you after the competition."

"Sure."

When Xiang Haochuan returned jubilantly to Anhe Third Middle’s viewing area, he found his class teacher’s face had already turned dark, so he guiltily reined in his mood.

Luckily, despite this one-round defeat, the principal did not reprimand them.

He even called them over to ask about their match insights.

Upon learning that Anhe Middle School had a Smart Brain genius of exceptional level, he couldn’t help but quietly curse:

Lao Zhang is no decent man!

Meanwhile, Anhe Middle School successfully advanced to the second round, allowing for a longer rest period.

The principal planned to take the teachers and students nearby for a meal to reward the kids.

Other eliminated schools also went out for a meal.

Coincidentally, Anhe Third Middle School met them outside.

"Lin Yuanyang, we meet again. Did you add me as a friend yet?" Xiang Haochuan’s eyes were full of admiration for Lin Yuanyang as he greeted him first.

But other participants weren’t as magnanimous.

Looking at them with very hostile expressions filled with various indignation and dissatisfaction.

They just had bad luck this time, drawing the competition Anhe Middle School excelled in; had it been any other event, they definitely wouldn’t have lost.

Ji Ning easily noticed the mindset of these prodigy children, her mood fairly good.

She hoped students from other schools felt the same.

After crossing the street, Ji Ning’s good mood could slowly dissipate.

She glanced in a certain direction and told Lin Yuanyang beside her, "Remind your new friend not to be alone during this period."