Chapter 221: Chapter 221: Big Watermelon
Then, the host continued with the third question: "Please, who is the poet of the ancient poem that goes: ’The state is shattered yet the mountains and rivers remain, the city in spring is densely vegetated, flowers shed tears in these times, heart startled by the parting birds’?"
The competitors were all weak and only I was a boss, a boss with a built-in Golden Finger. So Ji You was leisurely planning to buzz in slowly, but before she could stretch out her finger, she heard a ding dong:
— It’s Sheng Qingyan.
The robotic host smiled at Sheng Qingyan and said, "Please answer the question. Whether you are over time or answer incorrectly, it will be considered wrong."
While Sheng Qingyan spoke towards the robot, his eyes glanced at Ji You, with a confidence of sure victory, saying, "The poet of this ancient poetry is Du Fu from the Tang Dynasty of Ancient Earth Huaxia."
The robot host smiled and said, "Congratulations, you’re right."
Next.
One question followed by another.
Most of it was dominated by Ji You and Sheng Qingyan, Ji You knew her own affairs - she was an antique thousands of years old. But Little Cutie Sheng Qingyan, surprisingly, knew so much about ancient poetry, which was beyond Ji You’s expectations.
Of course, she didn’t know yet, that this lazy Sheng Qingyan, who usually has no grand aspirations and only knows to idle away, browsing through various lore daily; be it poetry, Soul Device appraisal, or classical antiquities, he dabbled in some of it.
Others?
The questions were monopolized by Ji You and Sheng Qingyan, leaving little for others to do. Yue Qi managed to luck out on 5 questions, narrowly making it to the final round. Shen Changqing did slightly better than Yue Qi, answering 6 correctly and also advanced.
As for—
Poor student from Xuzhou, not only was his appearance rough, but his knowledge was also very rough. Throughout the dozens of questions, he couldn’t answer even one correctly.
So, the unknowledgeable student from Xuzhou was regretfully eliminated.
What is coming in the next round?
Ji You, Shen Changqing, Yue Qi, and Sheng Qingyan, the four qualifiers, glanced at each other, all fell silent.
Shen Changqing suddenly said, "Ji You, I must reassess you. You are knowledgeable in so many areas, truly admirable."
Ji You: "???"
What’s going on?
Suddenly this brother comes over to praise me, leaving me totally baffled.
Shen Changqing earnestly said, "I think, I should also broaden my knowledge."
Grandpa always said I was too focused on a single area, telling me to be a well-rounded individual. But all he wanted was to engage in Mechanical Manufacturing, hoping to create a Mecha that astonishes the world. He dislikes fighting as well as life in the Legion.
However—
Grandpa once sighed, saying, "As long as the threat of Star Beasts exists, our generation, your generation, do not have the freedom to choose our own way of living. Changqing, Grandpa also wants you to live the life you long for. But?"
"In our Shen Family, from generation to generation, we fight for the Alliance’s stability and for the people’s peace, always struggling at the frontline, whether it be Grandpa, your dad, or you, none have the right to a free life."
"That’s our Shen Family’s mission and also our honor."
As a child, Shen Changqing didn’t understand these profound and unfathomable words, and he didn’t want to. All he knew was, hearing that his mom and dad were sacrificed at the front, and wouldn’t see his parents ever again, little him, his face stiff, didn’t cry.
What’s there to cry about?
Dad and mom, he only met a few times since he became sensible. As for grandpa? Though grandpa spent more time with him, it wasn’t much. Most of Shen Changqing’s childhood was spent alone in the vast estate, accompanied by machinery and Mecha parts.
So—
He liked Mechanical Manufacturing and fantasized that one day, he would create a unique Mecha that resonates only with him.
But—
Shen Changqing’s specialized focus and passion, along with his personality, were soon discovered by General Shen Chi and were strongly corrected. Seeing the corrections were not effective, General Shen Chi, disregarding Shen Changqing’s opposition, forcibly changed Shen Changqing’s university aspirations.
In certain moments, Shen Changqing really wanted to contradict his grandfather. He believed that this behavior was not merely a childish rebellion; he had seriously considered his own direction in life.
But—
Grandpa said, he had no choice.
When his spiritual power reached S-level, he lost even more of his right to choose his life.
This made Shen Changqing very sad.
As for the grandfather’s saying that one should read thousands of books and travel thousands of miles to develop comprehensively, Shen Changqing simply couldn’t listen to it at first.
Now!!!
Shen Changqing realized that his grandfather’s words actually made a lot of sense. For instance, if he hadn’t been forced by his grandfather to read some ancient books, how could he have answered questions quickly and advanced smoothly?
If he couldn’t advance, he couldn’t even enjoy a delicious meal. Then what was the meaning of his previous efforts and struggles?
So——
For the sake of delicious food and drinks, he truly needed to develop comprehensively.
Shen Changqing looked at Ji You and solemnly said the above.
Ji You: "???"
Ji You continued to be dumbfounded, but since Shen Changqing, his good brother, had a goal, he must encourage him. So, Ji You loudly said, "Brother Shen Changqing, I believe you can do it."
Shen Changqing: "..."
For some reason, recently when Ji You spoke to him, he always unintentionally added a word or two about brothers.
Couldn’t understand.
Shen Changqing didn’t delve deeper.
On this side, Yue Qiyuan saw that Shen Changqing was considering comprehensive development and learning other knowledge, Yue Qiyuan was also considering whether he should learn a few more subjects? Could he handle them when the time comes?
If possible.
Of course, he should learn.
But Yue Qiyuan was a very reserved person, he made up his mind secretly without announcing it.
Then——
The final competition was about to be revealed!
It turned out to be a big eater competition!
Looking at the competition stage, filled with one after another big watermelon!
Yes.
It was juicy, thirst-quenching, and sweetly appealing big watermelon!!!
Everyone: "!!!"
Ji You: "!!!"
How could there be such good things in this world?
Ji You couldn’t believe her eyes, she stepped forward, raised her hand and knocked on the big watermelon, quickly hearing a clear thudding sound.
Also skeptical like Ji You was Sheng Qingyan, who also immediately ran up to check the authenticity of the watermelon.
Hmm!
Exactly!
It was indeed a watermelon!
It was naturally grown big watermelon, not an artificial one.
And——
How much per kilogram was this kind of watermelon on the Star Network? Ji You sneakily glanced at the Light Computer’s price and instantly widened her eyes: "Damn, 2500 credit points per kilogram!!! The boss is really extravagant."