eurekapd Chapter 542 Special Invitation to "Add Ice"
Chapter 542 Special Invitation to "Add Ice"
Backstage, lounge.
The door was pushed open, and Hanabi, panting, blocked the entrance.
"Boss! Boss, wait for me!" She braced herself on her knees, breathless, her face flushed red from the exertion of running so fast.
"Next season... about the Joyful Home Field event next season, shall we discuss that again? I promise I'll perform exceptionally well!"
Su Chen turned around and looked at her instantly cowering appearance. Before he could speak, Wan Di handed him his phone with a serious expression: "The details of the next round of the competition are out."
On the screen, the four large characters "Intelligence Competition" were particularly eye-catching.
"An intellectual competition?" Little Black Tower leaned closer for a glance, a smirk playing on his lips.
"Oh? Finally, it's my area of expertise. This round, it's my turn to take the lead and give my rusty brain a good workout."
"You?" Su Chen asked. For some reason, he felt a void in his heart, as if something was wrong.
"Otherwise what? Su Chen, you asked me to team up with you because you value my intelligence, didn't you?" Little Black Tower retorted matter-of-factly.
"Right."
Wan Di and Hanabi had no objection to this, after all, when it comes to "using one's brain," no one is more qualified to speak than Xiao Hei Ta.
Su Chen nodded, about to say a few words of encouragement.
next moment.
His phone suddenly vibrated, and a name that surprised him appeared on the screen—"Fontainebleau Superstar".
"Excuse me, I need to take this call." Su Chen gestured to everyone, then got up and walked to a quiet corner.
As soon as the call connected, Funina's unique, dramatically exaggerated voice of excitement came from the other end:
"Mr. Su Chen! I have gloriously completed the task you assigned me! I'm currently searching the world for a face model for Genshin Impact, and guess what? I've found one, and he's right here at your competition venue!"
"Oh?" Su Chen was somewhat surprised, and the ominous premonition in his heart grew stronger. "So, who are you talking about?"
“His name is Seno, a… well, a very difficult guy!” Fu Ningna paused, as if recalling a terrible experience, and lowered her voice with lingering fear. “Let me tell you, a few days ago I had Kong contact him to discuss cooperation. And guess what? The two of them only stayed for half an hour, and when Kong came out, he was completely dazed, his eyes were unfocused, his lips were purple, and he developed a chronic illness on the spot! Now, even in the sweltering heat of 38 degrees Celsius, he has to wear a military overcoat, hug a hot water bottle, and keep muttering ‘So cold, so cold…’ saying that he feels like his soul has been frozen, and even I seem handsome to him!”
Su Chen's eye twitched violently, and he almost dropped his phone.
Sino?!
That walking encyclopedia of lame jokes, a human-shaped self-propelled refrigeration machine?
The man who could make the temperature in the entire Sumeru City drop by three degrees with just a pun?
He suddenly remembered that there were two examiners for this competition!
Besides the advanced artificial intelligence—"Shut Up," which supposedly has 100,000 corny jokes built in—there is also a special guest examiner who has never appeared before!
It's over, it's all over! This is no coincidence!
Su Chen immediately realized that this so-called "intellectual competition" was not a contest of intelligence at all, but a contest of who could withstand the cold better! It was a dimensional reduction attack on the level of spiritual pollution targeting the soul!
He immediately turned around and rushed back to the lounge.
"Where's Little Black Tower? Where did she go?" He grabbed Wan Di's shoulder and asked urgently, "Quick! Bring her back! This round of the competition is rigged! I have to go on stage myself, I... I have resistance!"
Wan Di was bewildered by his swaying and pointed towards the stage: "It's too late. She just went on stage. Especially after she found out that Da Hei Ta was also participating in this round of competition, she walked with such a proud and arrogant air that we couldn't stop her."
Su Chen patted his forehead.
It's too late! It's all too late!
Can Little Black Tower's pure scientific research mind really withstand the magical attack of lame jokes?
Is the Great Black Tower also participating?
Good heavens, two genius girls versus a human-shaped refrigeration machine?
Isn't this topic already at its peak?
Rack knows about ratings!
He quickly walked to the area below the stage, looked up at the stage, and mouthed to the little black tower, "Watch out!"
Upon seeing this, Little Black Tower nodded confidently, his eyes seeming to say: Don't worry, this is nothing.
Su Chen sighed inwardly: No, you don't understand, you have no idea what you're facing!
Out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of March 7th, who was also on the stage.
At this moment, March 7th was bowing his head, his hands behind his back, unusually quiet.
The usual chattering, energetic, and "brilliant" aura about her had disappeared, replaced by a calmness, a restraint that was completely inconsistent with her public persona.
Is this... the beginning of a dark turn?
The more Su Chen thought about it, the more he felt something was wrong!
I rely on!
Could it be that the Long Night Moon has landed?
Then Jimi began announcing the rules.
"Ladies and gentlemen, the exciting intellectual competition is about to begin! This round still features four contestants: Big Black Tower from the Big Black Tower team, Little Black Tower from the Boss team, March 7th from the Butterfly team, and Sai Feier from the Yellow Springs team!"
"And the one who set the questions for this round is none other than the very popular bartending robot—Shut Up!"
As the introduction began, a round robot slid to the center of the stage.
[Haha, seriously? Can you be an examiner if you just shut up?]
Aren't you guys paying attention? The battle between the Big and Small Black Towers? A showdown of the century!
[Finally, we get to see the two Black Towers in person! They look so alike, like they were made from the same mold.]
Jimi continued to explain, "The rules are simple. Shut up and ask each contestant a question in turn. No points are deducted for correct answers, and incorrect answers result in immediate elimination! Now, let the competition begin!"
After discussing the instructions given by Jimi, he shut up and started posing questions:
"First up, Ms. Big Black Tower. Here's the question: Xiaoming got a really cool haircut, but why did his classmates ignore him the next day?"
The big black tower smiled confidently and answered almost instantly: "Because I'm so handsome I have no friends."
"correct answer."
Hahahaha... I knew shutting up wouldn't disappoint us.
Shut up and turn to Little Black Tower, "Ms. Little Black Tower, may I ask why Xiaoming insists on drinking eight glasses of water every day?"
Little Black Tower replied casually, "Because he can't even drink a single cup."
"correct answer."
Su Chen breathed a sigh of relief from the audience. Fortunately, it was just an appetizer, and the difficulty was still within the range that humans could understand.
He shut up and slid towards Saifeier again: "Miss Saifeier, may I ask: What animal is most likely to fall down?"
Sai Fei'er's eyes darted around, and she immediately thought of the answer, smiling slyly: "A fox, because it's cunning (slippery)."
"correct answer."
The top three all passed smoothly, and the comments section started to lighten up with jokes.
[Oh no, the pressure is now on March 7th.]
[I feel so sorry for her, she's probably going to be eliminated in the first round. These questions are way too difficult for her.]
Is sending March 7th into an intellectual contest like the inferior horse in Tian Ji's horse race?
The camera focused on March 7th, and just as the comments predicted, she stood there with a blank expression, her fingers still unconsciously twirling the ends of her pink hair, seemingly still not having recovered from the question.
The entire audience held their breath for her.
The silent electronic eye locked onto her: "Last one, Miss March 7th. Here's the question: A very hungry wolf was walking down the street. It passed a mutton shop, but why didn't it go in?"
Time passed second by second, but March 7th remained unresponsive, simply standing there blankly.
Just when everyone thought she was going to be eliminated, she stopped twirling the ends of her hair with her fingers.
She slowly raised her head.
In that instant, the photographer keenly captured the change in her face. Those eyes, which were always as lively as a deer's, were now like a frozen lake, all emotions subsided, replaced by a deep, all-knowing calm.
Her voice also lowered slightly as she slowly uttered the answer:
"Because... that shop is called 'Yang Guofu,' and 'Yang' is a homophone for 'sheep,' which is quite amusing."
The whole place was dead silent.
Even the comments section went blank for three seconds.
Backstage, Su Chen and Wan Di simultaneously opened their mouths.
【? ? ? 】
Holy crap! Is this March 7th? Am I hearing things?!
[Wait... why does March 7th seem like a completely different person? That look in his eyes just now was so cool!]
【Give me back my sunny and lovely March wife! This... is this the answer March 7th could come up with? Is her IQ really that high?!】
[Something's not right! This is definitely not right! It's just acting, and it's normal for actors to have different personalities, but I've seen March 7 in person at the interactive city, and she's exactly the same as in the web series—just a naive and innocent character!]
After a moment of silence, he shut his mouth and announced the result:
"All participants... answered correctly. Round one is over."
"Now, let's begin the second round. The difficulty... has been increased! Please welcome our special guest with 'ice'—Mr. Sino!"