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Chapter 249 - 255: Predicting the Exam Questions
The Mathematical Olympiad was held at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology University.
Li Tongming was leading the team this time.
After arriving at the exam venue, Li Tongming said to the team members: "Everyone, just perform as you normally would during the exam. Don’t be nervous. Also, Ye Chen, come out with me for a moment."
Ye Chen and Li Tongming stepped outside, and Li Tongming’s expression appeared somewhat serious.
"Ye Chen, this exam is different from previous years. The question types are extremely difficult, the exam will be very strict, and it is very important for our country’s mathematics community and for the honor of China. You must do your best."
"Rest assured," Ye Chen said with a smile.
"This time, every country has sent their elite. It’s not just Germany, India, and Russia whose strength cannot be underestimated, especially the US. In this competition, besides our ethnic Chinese contestants, there is also a very strong prodigy. You must be careful."
Ye Chen smiled slightly: "Yeah, as long as I take first place, won’t that complete the mission?"
Li Tongming was speechless after hearing Ye Chen’s words.
It felt like hearing Ye Chen talk about taking first place was as simple as eating and drinking water.
Brother, this is the Mathematical Olympiad!
Li Tongming said: "I know you have a high IQ, but you must take this seriously and answer the questions carefully."
Ye Chen asked: "By the way, Teacher Li, let me ask, can I submit my paper early during the exam?"
"Of course not. You need to check your work honestly. If you finish, think about other ways to solve the problems. Submitting early is not allowed," Li Tongming said, sounding annoyed.
Ye Chen smiled helplessly: "Alright, I understand."
After all, this was the Mathematical Olympiad; there had never been a precedent for submitting early.
At this moment, more and more candidates were outside.
Seeing so many geniuses gathered together, the Chinese contestants still felt a sense of nervousness.
Just then, Zhao Yueyue suddenly walked up to Ye Chen and grabbed his hand.
Ye Chen was stunned: "What are you doing? Are you confessing your love?"
Zhao Yueyue held Ye Chen’s hand and said seriously: "O God of Top Students, please bless me so that I can achieve good results this time."
Ye Chen was speechless.
At this moment, a boy also ran over to shake Ye Chen’s hand.
Ye Chen: "Get lost, I don’t want to be gay."
"Top Student, you must bless me."
The boy didn’t get to hold Ye Chen’s hand, but he still said it devoutly.
Ye Chen looked at him with disdain.
Finally, everyone prepared to enter the venue.
Before the exam, the teacher spoke in English.
However, the students could all understand.
Actually, in order to study more mathematics works, Ye Chen had learned many languages.
"God, is that the kid who solved Goldbachs Conjecture?"
"He really looks so young. To have solved Goldbachs Conjecture at such a young age is just too impressive."
"However, this Chinese genius seems quite handsome."
Ye Chen’s appearance attracted the attention of quite a few people.
Hearing the chatter around him, Ye Chen was speechless.
Are Mathematicians really this gossipy now?
Ye Chen’s good looks even attracted the attention of many female Mathematicians outside.
Many boys, however, felt sour.
Damn Chinese person, he clearly has the looks, why the hell is his IQ so high too?
Ye Chen walked into the exam room, preparing for the exam.
Soon, the test papers were handed out.
The exam was held over two days; the first day was the preliminary round, consisting of ten questions in total.
Six points to pass.
The preliminary round would eliminate some people, and then the rest would enter the final round on the second day.
When the papers were handed out, Zhao Yueyue looked at the paper in her hand and was instantly stunned.
Holy crap, this paper looks really familiar?
Although the content was different, it was exactly the same question type as the test paper Ye Chen had created.
The second question was still the same type as yesterday’s test paper.
The third question seemed different, but upon closer inspection, it was also similar to the question type Ye Chen had created.
The fourth, fifth, and sixth questions were all questions Ye Chen had set yesterday.
Zhao Yueyue gasped.
Ye Chen was just too amazing.
He had actually managed to predict the questions for this kind of Mathematical Olympiad competition.
Zhao Yueyue even had a fantastical thought.
Ye Chen wasn’t a time traveler, was he? This was just too terrifying.
Zhao Yueyue only now understood how big the gap between herself and Ye Chen was.
The other few Chinese contestants had the same thought.
Contestants from other countries were all deep in thought, but the Chinese contestants all looked very relaxed.
Ye Chen answered the questions calmly, then finished and submitted his paper.
The Exam Proctor looked at Ye Chen and was completely stunned.
"You’re finished?"
Ye Chen nodded: "Yeah, finished. Your questions are too simple."
The Exam Proctor:?
He was also a member of the question-setting committee.
The exam questions this time were much harder than all previous exams, yet Ye Chen claimed they were simple?
Seeing Ye Chen submit his paper, the other students in the room started breaking out in a cold sweat.
After all, this was the International Mathematical Olympiad; everyone was under pressure.
Ye Chen had submitted his paper so quickly, which undoubtedly increased the pressure on these kids.
However, the Chinese contestants were not affected.
After all, they knew Ye Chen’s strength, and Chinese children were always taking exams; they were long used to pressure.
But the foreign contestants were different.
The Exam Proctor said: "This contestant, you may leave after submitting your paper."
Ye Chen didn’t leave, but said: "Teacher, I think you should increase the difficulty of the questions for the next exam. This is the International Mathematical Olympiad; your questions are too simple. I even doubt your attitude toward mathematics."
The Exam Proctor was furious: "Please submit your paper immediately, or I will report you to the International Mathematical Association."
He could already feel that the other candidates had been affected by Ye Chen.
One candidate, because the pressure was too great, even stood up, ran to a trash can on the side, and started vomiting violently.
Ye Chen walked to the door with a smile and said: "Teacher, for the last question, I suddenly thought of another Algorithm. I already wrote down five, can I add this one?"
The Exam Proctor: "Leave immediately, I don’t want to see you anymore."
At this moment, a student was suddenly stimulated, slumped onto the table, and fainted.
He couldn’t do a single question, yet someone else had five ways to solve one question. The huge shock caused him to have a heart attack.
The Exam Proctor shouted hurriedly: "Ambulance, ambulance!"
Ye Chen smiled faintly.
He did this actually just to disrupt the attention of others.
Before the competition started, these people had been targeting the Chinese mathematics community.
Saying things like China is exam-oriented education and that what they teach are just wooden puppets.
Have to say, showing off in front of a group of geniuses felt very satisfying.
Ye Chen liked to keep a low profile, but in the face of these people targeting China, Ye Chen wanted to be high-profile; he wanted to properly show off the strength of Chinese students.
Not long after Ye Chen walked out of the exam room, the other Chinese candidates also came out.
A few of them whispered: "The matter of Ye Chen predicting the exam questions must be buried in our stomachs; we are not allowed to talk about it."
"Right, we definitely can’t say anything. God Ye is too awesome."
Seeing that the Chinese contestants had all come out, the team leaders of other countries were all stunned.
"How come the Chinese contestants came out so quickly?"
"Could it be that this year’s Chinese contestants are so bad that they can’t do any of it?"
"I told you, Chinese contestants are no good."