"Little brother, this is a competition, and I won’t go easy on you later."
To prevent being accused by netizens of picking on the younger and weaker, Luo Xuan had made it clear beforehand.
Jiang Cheng smiled sweetly, "That’s okay, brother, I’m the one choosing the competition section later, so it should be me not going easy on you."
[With the sweetest face, he spoke the fiercest words.]
[Jiang Yan and Jiang Li both come from a college background; this Jiang Cheng shouldn’t be much better, right?]
Luo Xuan frowned, wanting to say something, but considering that the person opposite was still a high school student, he ultimately swallowed his words.
Jiang Cheng chose physics as his topic.
Upon seeing this option, Luo Xuan breathed a sigh of relief.
Having taken physics in high school and minored in it at university out of interest, even though he majored in computer science, Luo Xuan was confident he could handle any basic questions.
After all, his opponent was only a high schooler.
Soon, the system announced the first question, a general knowledge question, and Luo Xuan quickly buzzed in.
[Correct answer, player one scores a point!]
"Yay, Ah Xuan is amazing!" Ai Xiaochun cheered behind him.
The second question was slightly harder, concerning a more obscure physics concept, but Luo Xuan also got it right.
Team J relaxed, and Luo Xuan gradually felt confident.
Now it was team Q’s turn to feel nervous.
Bai Lu grabbed Jiang Li’s hand, "Jiang Cheng will be fine, right? But it’s really unfair to send a university graduate against him."
Jiang Yan snorted, "When have the Jiang Family’s genes ever gone wrong? Our whole family is college material; don’t worry."
Is it really okay to talk about your brother like that?
The third question was announced, consisting of a university entrance exam’s level calculation problem.
Luckily, Luo Xuan still remembered the formulae he had learned, and he quickly began solving it using a stick on the ground.
However, just as he was halfway through, Jiang Cheng on the other side announced the answer—
"The effective length of the metal ring in the magnetic field is root 2."
[Correct answer, player two scores a point!]
How did this kid calculate so fast?!
Jiang Cheng stuck out his tongue, "Sorry, brother, I’ve done these types of questions before."
Luo Xuan grit his teeth.
No wonder, the other is preparing for university entrance exams, while he had graduated years ago and didn’t remember the formulae as well, naturally, he wasn’t as quick.
"Let’s go again!" he said.
The system presented the fourth question, which was a university-level physics question.
For Luo Xuan, this was a medium-level question, but for Jiang Cheng, it was not.
He had never been exposed to university physics; the question might as well have been in a foreign language, let alone solvable.
So, Luo Xuan calculated unhurriedly, and just as he was about to reach the answer, Jiang Cheng beat him to it—
"At t=0.55s, the tangential acceleration equals the normal acceleration in magnitude."
[Correct answer, player two scores a point!]
This was university-level physics knowledge—how could a high school student know this?!
But when he looked at the formulae Jiang Cheng had written on the ground, not only were they all correct, but they were also simpler and easier to understand than his own.
Luo Xuan was stunned.
As the fifth question appeared, his confusion deepened.
The question was so difficult that it was beyond him, but Jiang Cheng, upon seeing it, immediately started scribbling on the ground.
Two minutes later, he stood up.
"The magnetic intensity at the center O is 2R."
[Correct answer, player two scores a point!]
[This round ends, team Q wins and scores a point, totaling two points!]
[Damn, Jiang Cheng is awesome!]
[Wow, Jiang Cheng’s capability is real; this last question was from this year’s competition, and many university students couldn’t even solve it, yet he did.]
[The Jiang Family has a successor indeed.]
[Ahhh, such a brainy cutie, loving him even more ahhh.]
[Oh my, I just checked, and Jiang Cheng ranked second in the last district-wide joint examination; do you realize what ranking second in the Capital district means? He could pick just about any top university in the country.]
Bai Lu was also stunned.
During her school years, science was her weakest point, seeing the complex formulae Jiang Cheng had written on the ground filled her eyes with admiration.
Then she disdainfully glanced at Jiang Yan.
"Surely, your family’s genes must have mutated starting with you?"
He really wanted to retort that Jiang Cheng was only half related to his family’s genes, but seeing the satisfied smile on Jiang Liming’s face, he eventually choked back his words.
"How is this possible?" Luo Xuan still couldn’t believe it, "How could a high school student solve such difficult questions?"
Jiang Cheng opened his mouth, "I forgot to tell you, brother, physics is my strength. I even participated in the Challenge Cup last year and accidentally won second place."
Luo Xuan was dumbfounded.
The Physics Challenge Cup?
He had been eliminated in the preliminary round back then, and this kid won a national second place?
The Challenge Cup’s prestige wasn’t something ordinary competitions could match, and its participants could get into Hua University or Jing University without even taking the university entrance exams.
This kid was even a prospect for Hua University!
Luo Xuan admitted defeat completely, his face cold as he walked back.
Ai Xiaochun hurried to console him, "Ah Xuan, it’s normal to forget things since you graduated a long time ago. Don’t mind it—you answered the first two questions right."
That was exactly what Luo Xuan was brooding over.
"Can’t you see? That kid did it on purpose."
He copied his sister, giving away the first two questions and then blindsiding him in the end; he aimed to break him down both psychologically and physically.
Why were these siblings so perverse?!
Jiang Cheng returned with a beaming smile.
"How was it, sister? I did okay, right?"
Jiang Li nodded, "Indeed, you haven’t forgotten what you learned."
"It’s all thanks to my sister."
Had it not been for this half-year of being coerced into studying daily, he wouldn’t have moved on to university material after finishing high school knowledge.
Shang Shuyue was somewhat puzzled, "Since you were second in the Challenge Cup, securing a spot in Hua University should be no problem, so why are you still taking the university entrance exams?"
Jiang Cheng bit his lip, "I don’t mean to hide it from you, sister, but I wanted to earn more accolades."
A district valedictorian surely sounds better than national second place, right?
Moreover, Jiang Liming would also be sitting for the university entrance exams next year; he absolutely couldn’t be outdone by her!
Bai Lu looked at the low spirits across her team, feeling that something was amiss, "It’s over, we only have Chen Manman left to compete, and I heard she’s a returnee from studying abroad. I’m doomed if I go up against her."
This time, it was the other team’s turn to choose the topic, and the tactics of Jiang Yan were of no use to her.
She certainly didn’t want to be the only one on her team to lose.
Shang Shuyue patted her shoulder, "Don’t worry, I’ll take over."
"You sure?" Jiang Li said, "Chen Manman is a law student; she’ll definitely choose the law section, and you majored in social work at university, you surely don’t have as extensive a knowledge reserve as she does."