Top Student at Their Peak-Chapter 127 - 84: ’Potentially Tied for First’ is a Precise Expression

Chapter 127: Chapter 84: ’Potentially Tied for First’ is a Precise Expression

At noon, right when the competition allowed early submission, Qiao Yu immediately decided to submit his paper.

However, he couldn’t leave the exam room just yet.

All examinees who submit early are arranged to wait in a designated rest area until the exam officially ends.

Even so, Qiao Yu was too tired to stay in the exam room any longer.

Sitting for too long in the morning made him want to move around a bit.

Most importantly, he really didn’t want to keep staring blankly at those questions that made him physically uncomfortable.

It could only be said that Old Xue had refined his Mathematics aesthetics.

In the past, he didn’t feel much about similar questions, but now he felt something was off everywhere.

Qiao Yu originally thought he was the first to submit his paper, but to his surprise, as the teacher guided him to the rest area, they passed the first rest room where many people were already quietly chatting.

So, Qiao Yu instinctively asked the exam proctor, who was assigned to guide him to the rest area, "Didn’t the rules say you can only submit after noon?"

The teacher gave Qiao Yu a strange look and said, "Hmm? Is this your first time in the competition? Didn’t your teacher tell you that the second round is optional? But you can’t leave the exam room early according to the rules. Some students go to the rest area right after the first round."

Oh, I see...

Lan Jie really hadn’t explained this to him, probably because he hadn’t attended many classes anyway.

Soon, they arrived at the rest area specifically for students who submitted their exams early in the second round, and Qiao Yu was the only one there for now.

Changjun Middle School thoughtfully prepared some snacks in the rest area. After answering questions all morning, Qiao Yu was indeed a bit hungry. He ate several cookies when someone else came into the rest room.

Qiao Yu glanced up, didn’t recognize the person, and continued to focus on picking snacks from the basket.

Who knew that person would walk up to him voluntarily.

"Hey man, how do you think you did on the exam?"

Another warm and familiar person, Qiao Yu thought of Little Fatty Yu Yongjun, and casually replied with, "What about you?"

"I guess not bad, except for being a bit unsure about the last question’s last part. But I didn’t bother checking! I often find that my first instincts are right when I’m unsure, and checking just makes it worse. So, I just submitted it!"

After frequently dealing with high-level players like Principal Zhang recently, Qiao Yu could tell the air of slight boasting hidden within this person’s modest words.

Then he somewhat understood the person’s enthusiasm.

When you’ve done well on an exam but can’t share it with teachers and classmates yet, it’s quite frustrating.

Who likes to hide their achievements these days? If you’ve got it, flaunt it.

So Qiao Yu graciously said, "Congratulations, congratulations."

"Haha, thanks, how about you?" the other person casually asked.

"Me?," Qiao Yu scratched his head and uncertainly said, "Maybe, possibly tied for first place."

The other kid froze and instinctively repeated, "Possibly tied for first?"

"Yeah, if you score full marks in both exams, you’ll definitely be first, right? After all, no one can score over full marks, but I’m not sure if others could also get full marks, so saying possibly tied for first is quite rigorous."

Qiao Yu earnestly explained.

"Are you sure you can score full marks? I mean in the second round, not just the first," the kid blankly asked.

"Yes, in the second round," Qiao Yu furrowed his brows and seriously asked back, "Do you think full marks are hard?"

"Oh...," the unfamiliar kid gave Qiao Yu a strange look, seeming a bit lost and not knowing what to say.

Just then, a dozen participants were guided into the rest room, and the place instantly became lively. Among them, Qiao Yu noticed students wearing the same uniform as the kid opposite, who looked relieved, smiled at Qiao Yu, and said, "My classmates came out too."

Then immediately turned to walk towards his classmates.

Qiao Yu naturally didn’t feel anything.

He didn’t have any need to show off in front of strangers.

Qiao Yu even thought at his current level, boasting about such achievements in front of high school students would be somewhat tasteless. If someone asked, just stating the facts was enough.

Having told the truth, he certainly didn’t mind others whispering or pointing nearby.

Just a moment later, the two from before came back over.

"Hey, what’s your answer to the question about the smallest possible value of f2024?"

"0!"

"Huh? 0? Isn’t it negative square root of 2?"

"Details are important, you must have made a mistake canceling real and imaginary parts in the recursive relation, the final answer is definitely zero."

Qiao Yu decisively answered, seeing the other kid’s face turning a bit awkward, he added comfortingly, "No big deal, getting negative square root of 2 means you had the earlier parts right, you’ll get some process points. Missing one problem doesn’t mean you can’t get the top score in the province."

Well, Qiao Yu hadn’t considered that in a competition where many people had outright skipped the second round, many might have only solved one or two questions from the entire paper. Solving all four, and correctly, was already rare.