binnovel Chapter 497 The Final Round!
Chapter 497 The Final Round!
Chapter 497 The Final Round!
Although this question seems simple, it is actually quite difficult according to the thinking of people from the Confucian and Taoist continent.
After all, although the people here can use their talents to kill enemies, their wisdom has not yet reached the level of modern people.
Ye Ru looked at the promotion notice, thought for a moment, and realized he had encountered this question before. He then silently recited the promotion notice:
"There is a pond that is one zhang square. A newly grown reed is growing in the pond, with one chi above the water. If it is led to the bank, it will be level with the bank. How deep is the water and how long is the reed?"
"This question seems to have appeared in foreign countries before, such as the red lotus in the wind in India and the spear in the pond in Arabia. However, it would probably take some time to write it out."
"Moreover, answering three questions correctly in ten minutes is no less difficult than writing a poem based on the Six Arts."
Taking a deep breath, Ye Ru shrugged helplessly. Although the question was difficult, Ye Ru had the Complete Library of the Four Treasuries, so it wouldn't be too difficult within ten minutes.
After pondering for a moment, Ye Ru began to calculate. This problem used equations and the Pythagorean theorem, making it extremely simple.
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"As shown in the figure, let the length of the reed be an unknown zhang... Therefore, the water depth is 13 - 1 = 12 zhang, and the length of the reed is 13 zhang..."
After easily completing the first question, Ye Ru, fearing that these people wouldn't understand, immediately drew a diagram.
He then looked at the second question, which surprised Ye Ru because it was a question from the "Zhoubi Suanjing" (a classic Chinese mathematical text).
The Zhoubi Suanjing can be considered the oldest astronomical and mathematical work in China. It was written around the 1st century BC, which is equivalent to the Western Han Dynasty. It mainly expounds on the theory of the celestial sphere and the four-part calendar, and its main mathematical achievement is the Pythagorean theorem.
With the Pythagorean theorem and the Complete Library of the Four Treasuries in his mind, Ye Ru finished the problem in no time.
After finishing the two questions, Ye Ru looked around and found that Kong Ling and the others were all deep in thought, seemingly stumped by their questions as well.
After all, the scholars here are based on the Four Books and Five Classics, and rarely study arithmetic. Ye Ru's previous life was the same. Historically, scholars were based on the Four Books and Five Classics, and these were considered strange and ingenious skills. It was not until modern times that they understood their importance.
Taking a deep breath, Ye Ru continued to the third question. After spending two minutes writing it down, he gently put down his pen, then looked up and, in the extremely quiet square, slowly said:
"I've finished writing."
The sound boomed like thunder in the quiet place, causing everyone to look up at Ye Ru.
"You wrote that fast?"
"This is arithmetic, and it's considered the most difficult among all the sacred scriptures."
"Exactly, could he be bluffing on purpose?"
"It's probably because the questions were too difficult that he didn't want to do them. But he was still one of the top five. Even if he didn't do them in this last round, if he won the final paper competition, he would still be the champion of this conference."
After a while of discussion, the people around stopped talking and their eyes lingered on Ye Ru and Xie Ming.
"Have you finished writing?"
Xie Ming coughed twice, stood up, turned his gaze to Ye Ru, and asked.
"Yes, it's finished. Please take a look, gentlemen."
"How could he write so fast! Could he have plagiarized?"
Yan Jin frowned as he looked at Ye Ru's tall and straight figure, and thought to himself in a deep voice.
The math problems here are generally very difficult, and the fact that the other person could finish this problem in such a short time is definitely suspicious.
A look of surprise appeared on Kong Ling's face, and she secretly praised Ye Ru for being a true genius.
Although he is currently always inferior to Ye Ru, his opponent is the Ghost Scholar. As long as he can stop the Ghost Scholar, his mission will be accomplished.
Even if Ye Ru is a citizen of the Yanhuang Kingdom, it doesn't matter, since they are still human as a whole.
"Are you sure? Once you hand in this paper, there will be no going back."
Smiling at Ye Ru, Xie Ming repeated.
To be honest, he also wanted Ye Ru to check the questions carefully. If he got even one of the three questions wrong, he would probably be even further away from winning the championship in this round.
"No need for further checking. Gentlemen, please take a look at my paper."
Ye Ru shook his head and said.
"What an arrogant little fellow."
Mr. Kong looked at Xie Ming's somewhat unpleasant expression and couldn't help but chuckle.
"In that case, bring it up."
After sending someone to bring up Ye Ru's exam paper, Xie Ming examined it carefully. His face, which had initially shown disbelief, gradually hardened and eventually turned into one of astonishment.
"What's wrong, Brother Xie Ming?"
Mr. Kong seemed to realize something was wrong. After pondering for a moment, he finally asked.
"Could it be that everything is wrong? It's normal to be wrong, they don't even bother to check it properly, they're just treating this competition like a joke."
Mr. Meng snorted coldly, then looked at Ye Ru with a disappointed expression.
Just as the judges looked at Xie Ming with puzzled expressions, the latter shook his head, put down the exam paper, and sighed:
"I got all three questions right, and two of them were personally selected by me; they were the two most difficult questions here."
Xie Ming gave a wry smile, then continued:
"Moreover, I couldn't even understand the steps he wrote down."
"What did you say?"
These words startled everyone present, who then asked the same question again.
'I got all three questions right, and I even used a more advanced solution method.'
Xie Ming shook his head and continued.
Upon hearing this, everyone's eyes widened, and disbelief welled up in their hearts.
"Alright, just wait for them to finish. Once they're done, we'll be able to announce the champion."
Xie Ming nodded and looked at Ye Ru, speaking slowly.
Seeing this, Yan Jin seemed to understand something, and then slowly said:
"Ye Ru, you didn't get all three of these questions wrong, did you?"
"Exactly, they're completely wrong and still so arrogant."
Yan Feng chimed in, saying that although they were one person short this time, he and Yan Jin were considered to be among the most talented people in the demon race.
So although these questions are difficult, they are not a challenge for them.
Ye Ru merely glanced at Yan Feng and Yan Jin, shrugged, and then casually began to look around.
Kong Ling seemed to be stumped by a question, while the others were deep in thought.
"Report, I have finished writing it. Please take a look, gentlemen."
The speaker was a scholar whom Ye Ru had never seen before. He raised his head and looked at Xie Ming in the distance.
"Okay, bring it up."
After this scholar handed in his exam paper, other scholars followed suit and handed theirs to the person in charge of collecting the papers.
"How was it, Brother Kong? How did you do on the questions?"
Ye Ru asked with a smile.
"This is not good. These six arts are not my forte. I must have gotten one question wrong."
Kong Ling sighed and said with a smile.
"It's okay. If you don't know how, then it must be difficult for others as well."
"By the way, Brother Ye, why did you suddenly hand in your paper? Didn't you even check it?"
As if remembering something, Kong Ling spoke up, her face also showing a look of confusion.
"I've finished answering, so of course I have to hand it in."
Ye Ru tilted his head and chuckled softly.
"Aren't you afraid of making a mistake along the way? You've already won five rounds. If you can win the title in this final round, that would be a six-time Grand Slam."
Kong Ling said half-jokingly, then lowered her voice and continued:
"Could it be that you also have some questions you can't answer?"
"No, I'll check later."
Ye Ru didn't dwell on the issue, and looked towards Yan Jin, who was also looking at him.
Upon seeing Ye Ru's gaze, Yan Jin frowned, then a mocking smile appeared on his lips. He gave a thumbs-up, his finger pointing slightly downwards, and his lips moved slightly.
"You humans are no good."
Seeing Yan Jin's provocation, Ye Ru shrugged and then looked at Xie Ming, who was already busy checking the answers.
"Do you think our top scorer Ye can win the crown again in this round?"
Looking at Ye Ru, who seemed calm and collected, Zhang Dong turned to Zhang Zhi and said something.
"Ye Anshou is a person who creates miracles, and at the same time, he is a person who can do things to the best of his ability."
"I do hope he can win this round."
Zhang Zhi said slowly.
Everyone present turned their gaze toward Ye Ru and the others, and their eyes lingered on them.
This is the final round of the Six Arts, and it will also witness who will ultimately win the title of the champion of the Six Arts!