Chapter 149: Absolute Crush, Another Genius
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An impromptu competition ultimately concluded with Jiang Fuyue overwhelmingly dominating the stage.
The opening ceremony proceeded as usual, and there were no objections when Jiang Fuyue took the stage to speak.
After it ended, the participants dispersed, their legs feeling weak and expressions showing signs of fatigue.
“Believe it or not, my head is still buzzing.”
“Feels like I just attended an academic lecture.”
“Both having undergone nine years of compulsory education, why can Jiang Fuyue shine like this?”
…
Being selected for the summer camp was, to a certain extent, a rare acknowledgment of their genius.
However, geniuses often come with arrogance.
Even one could say they tend to be conceited.
Yet, this group of proud and self-assured geniuses collectively admitted defeat?
“Jiang Fuyue is really something…” Ren Xinghe sighed to himself.
His voice was just right to reach Ling Xuan’s ears, but the latter remained unaffected.
“Is she always like this… um…” Ren Xinghe seemed to be searching for suitable words. After a moment of contemplation, he spoke again, “So sharp and revealing?”
Yes, standing on the stage, Jiang Fuyue was like an unsheathed sword, radiating a cold light, as if she could injure someone in the next second.
Ling Xuan paused, “Ren Xinghe, you should have already found out about these things. Why bother asking me again?”
Ren Xinghe smiled, “Maybe I just want to get closer to you?”
“No need for that.”
“Why? We all come from Linhuai; isn’t it good to have more friends?”
“We are not the same kind of people.”
“Ling Xuan, if I remember correctly, you have always been the top student in our grade, right? A few months ago, Jiang Fuyue suddenly emerged and pushed you down.” Ren Xinghe hinted at something.
“So what?” Ling Xuan countered with a flat tone.
“A person who is used to standing at the top can’t stand others running wild over their head.”
Ling Xuan chuckled, “That’s you, not me.”
“It’s the same.”
“Let me give you a piece of advice.”
Ren Xinghe raised an eyebrow, “?”
“One mountain is higher than another, and the strong have their own strengths.”
If not Jiang Fuyue, there would be others.
The kind of adolescent dream of being “on top of the world with no one surpassing” was abandoned by Ling Xuan years ago.
After encountering Jiang Fuyue, he was even less willing to think about it.
Is it not good for people to live a bit more realistically?
At this moment, a boy and a girl passed by, and their conversation drifted over.
“I just want to know how Jiang Fuyue’s brain works. For a computer, you have to program it first, but she doesn’t even write a draft and directly gives the answer. Incredible!”
“That’s called talent, something you can’t envy…”
As the two walked farther away, their conversation became less audible.
“Did you hear that?” Ling Xuan smirked, with a hint of sympathy in his words. “Talent is something you can’t envy.”
After saying this, he didn’t care about Ren Xinghe’s reaction and left with large strides.
…
After the opening ceremony, the formal training began.
A total of 25 people, not many, could fit into a small classroom.
Three coaches took turns teaching them, and in addition to that, there was a female teacher specifically responsible for language training.
As mentioned earlier, IPhO has four common languages: English, French, German, and Russian.
Considering everyone’s existing language foundation and the need for quick adaptation, English was ultimately chosen as the fixed language for intensive training.
Therefore, the papers handed to each person no longer had a single Chinese character, densely filled with English.
Initially, half of the participants could not adapt.
And those who adapted well were mostly students from the capital area.
Of course, Jiang Fuyue and Ling Xuan were exceptions. Although both came from other provinces, one had outstanding talent, and the other received elite education from a young age. Could they be troubled by a small language barrier?
However, Ren Xinghe was not so lucky…
He was extremely uncomfortable with the language conversion. The questions he could easily answer were like a black hole when translated into English; he knew nothing.
The teacher asked about his usual English grades.
He replied, “I’ve never scored below 140.”
Teacher: …
Of course, he was not the only one with this problem. Almost all the out-of-province students fell into the same trap.
This situation troubled Yan Zhenfeng greatly.
Improving English proficiency was not something that could be done in a day or two, but these students had a special case. It wasn’t that their basics were bad, or their grades were poor; it was just that they didn’t know how to apply their knowledge!
This was reflected in the fact that they scored higher when answering English papers, but when asked to solve math problems in English, they were immediately at a loss.
Helpless, Yan Zhenfeng had to separate these students and conduct intensive language training tailored to their needs.
The rest followed the normal schedule for classroom training.
As a result, Ling Xuan and Jiang Fuyue stood out prominently among the surrounding students from the capital.
“Do we look like two sheep entering a wolf pack?” Ling Xuan joked.
Without lifting her head from the test paper, Jiang Fuyue replied, “Why not say it’s a yellow weasel entering a chicken coop?”
“Haha…” the young man chuckled softly, his clear and moist voice carrying a hint of magnetism.
Sunlight streamed in from the window, casting a gentle glow on his profile, making him appear even more refined and jade-like.
Unfortunately, all Jiang Fuyue saw were the questions.
She got stuck on the last sub-question, feeling like something was missing from the given conditions.
“Teacher…” She spoke directly, calling someone over.
It was Qin Libin, the coach responsible for mechanics, thermodynamics, and molecular physics. He was a middle-aged man who had gained some weight and had a big belly, but he was humorous, and he paid special attention to Jiang Fuyue.
So, when he heard her call, he smiled and walked over.
“Student Jiang, finished again? Let me give you the next one…”
These past few days, Jiang Fuyue’s god-like speed in solving problems and her extraordinarily high accuracy had become a nightmare for all the students from the capital area present.
By now, everyone was used to it, calmly shifting their gaze away. However, the pens in their hands clenched tighter, and the pressure continued to increase.
They wished they could go faster, even faster. But when they looked down, they were still stuck on the same sub-question, with complicated calculations and massive formulas, causing their heads to ache.
However, this time, Jiang Fuyue did not intend to hand in her paper.
Pointing to the last sub-question, she spoke with certainty, “There’s a missing condition here.”
“Ah?”
“A 300-degree inclined plane, mass 4 kg, connected by a light rope to a solid cylinder with a mass of 8 kg… when the object is released, acceleration… if the rope is under tension, the cylinder and the body accelerate at the same rate… finally, calculate the torque.”
After listening, Qin Libin nodded, “Yes, what’s the problem?”
Jiang Fuyue said, “The friction coefficient is missing.”
“What?” Qin Libin leaned in, carefully examining the question again. “It can’t be. This is a past IPhO original question. How could there be a missing condition?”
However, the fact was that there was indeed something missing.
Jiang Fuyue was very certain about this.
Someone in the front turned around, their tone chilly. “Student Jiang, although you’re impressive, there’s no need to doubt the authenticity of the original questions to build up your own image, right? Be careful not to make a fool of yourself.”
Jiang Fuyue didn’t spare him a glance.
Qin Libin quickly discovered the problem too, nodded, and gave Jiang Fuyue full affirmation. “Indeed, a condition is missing.”
The person in the front row, “…” getting slapped in the face happened too fast, like a tornado.
Ling Xuan commented, “Since it’s an original question, there shouldn’t be such a mistake.”
This was also something Qin Libin couldn’t understand.
Jiang Fuyue contemplated for a moment. “Can you find the original question?”
“Isn’t this the original question?”
She shook her head. “If I remember correctly, this question should be the first one in the theoretical section provided by Country D in 2033. The original text should be in German.”
And now they have the English version.
Qin Libin swallowed hard. His focus wasn’t on this question but…
“Do you remember it so clearly?”
Jiang Fuyue said, “I’ve done the Chinese version.”
“Do you even remember the year?”
“I usually remember the ones I’ve done.”
This was called “remembering”? Being able to blurt out the specific question number was interesting, wasn’t it?
Qin Libin was internally shocked but showed no sign of it on his face. “How many sessions of the original questions have you done?”
“All of them,” Jiang Fuyue replied.
“!”
The eavesdropping students were also surprised, “?!”
“Teacher, we are discussing this question now, not whether I have done it or not,” she reminded.
Qin Libin, suppressing the urge to wipe his sweat, maintained his composure. Well, a teacher’s demeanor must not waver; keep it steady!
“Wait a moment; I’ll go find the original question!”
After saying this, he hurried away, and at first glance, it seemed a bit like he was fleeing.
About ten minutes later, Qin Libin returned.
Yan Zhenfeng came with him.
“Is this the question?” He unfolded the paper, pointing to one of them.
Jiang Fuyue glanced at it and gave an affirmative answer, “Yes, this is the original German version.”
Yan Zhenfeng asked, “You said the English version was missing the friction coefficient?”
“Yes.” Jiang Fuyue had already started comparing the two versions.
“You might not know; all our papers are translated by AI intelligence, with an error probability as low as 0.001%.”
Implying that if the English version had an error, the German version would surely not.
As soon as he finished speaking, Jiang Fuyue pointed to a place in the German version and said calmly, “Found it.”
Yan Zhenfeng: “?” As long as my skin is thick enough, my face won’t hurt.
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Jiang Fuyue said, “Country D is meticulous, pursuing almost obsessive precision in the accuracy of drawings. One manifestation is annotating all parameters. The friction coefficient, not provided in the question, was annotated on the side diagram but was overlooked during translation into English.”
Yan Zhenfeng’s eye twitched.
In just two days, this was already the umpteenth time that Jiang Fuyue had publicly corrected something.
But, contrary to all reason, he kept seeking humiliation by eagerly approaching each time, like an addict, just to see what kind of tricks this little girl could still come up with.
Yan Zhenfeng was worried. How much face could he retain as the head coach if this continued?
Wait a minute…
He suddenly thought of something. Looking at Jiang Fuyue and then at the original question paper in her hands, the next second, he almost shouted:
“You know German?!”
The girl nodded, seeming a bit surprised by his intense reaction.
Yan Zhenfeng took a deep breath, struggling to remain calm. Confronted with Jiang Fuyue’s puzzled eyes, he suddenly felt choked.
Then, another crazier speculation occupied his mind:
“Don’t tell me you also know French and Russian?”
Jiang Fuyue smiled and answered amiably, “I know a little.”
Yan Zhenfeng breathed a sigh of relief. Thankfully, it’s just “a little.”
“Can you answer questions proficiently?” he asked casually.
Jiang Fuyue’s eyes lit up. “Yes, I can. I find that I can answer questions faster in French than in English. So, can I answer questions in French in the future?”
On the path of pursuing simplicity (or laziness), she always spared no effort.
Yan Zhenfeng: “?”
This is what you call “a little”?!
I suspect you’re messing with me.
Jiang Fuyue looked expectant and asked again, “Is it possible?”
“No, it’s not,” Yan Zhenfeng said with a stern face, showing no expression.
She frowned. “Why?”
“…” Because we don’t know French, miss! You did it, who’s going to correct your answers? And who can correct them?”
At this moment, a deep voice came from the left. “Teacher, I’m done, turning in my paper.”
Saying this, he stood up from his seat, his tall figure instantly standing out.
The young man wore a white T-shirt, had earphones hanging around his neck, and had an eye-catching appearance. At this moment, a calm and indifferent expression adorned his face, giving off an air of tranquility.
He walked up to Qin Libin, handed over his paper, and then nodded to Yan Zhenfeng on the side.
After doing all this, he turned around and left, walking straight out of the classroom.
His departing figure was clear and fresh, and his temperament was indifferent.
Qin Libin withdrew his gaze, lowered his head to look at the last question. Jiang Fuyue only now realized that a parameter condition was missing. How did he finish it so quickly?
Yan Zhenfeng also looked over.
The next second, the two of them were shocked again.
In the blank space next to the question, he had handwritten an additional condition — friction coefficient u=0.2.
The missing parameter condition had actually been directly supplemented by him!
This meant that he not only had seen the original German version but had also memorized the questions.
Yan and Qin exchanged a glance, both seeing the seriousness in each other’s faces.
This group of students was truly full of hidden talents!
Jiang Fuyue raised an eyebrow, her gaze sweeping over the section where the name was to be written at the beginning of the exam paper. There, she saw three words written in black ink:
Lin Shumo.
Sister Yue: I’m just an ordinary language genius.
The genius youth who is vaguely on par with Sister Yue has officially revealed his name~
Doesn’t this name sound scholarly?
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