Chapter 218: End, Trap Question
Then the two of them went to the next place. This time the examiner was a handsome man who looked elegant but with a bit of majesty in his eyes.
Zhongli: Nice to meet you both.
Firefly: Hello.
Liuying also responded very politely.
Firefly: May I ask what the challenge is for this level?
However, before Liuying could finish asking Zhongli questions, Xing spoke directly and interrupted Liuying.
Xing: Please let us pass!
Liuying: Do I need to beg for mercy right away?
Liuying didn't expect the pioneer to be like this. He started begging for mercy without even knowing the content of the challenge.
Zhongli: Of course. If you two can pass this test, there is no reason for me to stop you.
Zhongli did not give a direct answer to Xing's plea, but said something irrelevant.
Xing didn't want to complete any challenge, so he just told the method he used in the previous challenge.
Xing: But I'm just a 0-year-old baby.
Zhongli: Then how can I not be a thousand-year-old man?
Star (Firefly): ...
The two fell silent at the same time after hearing Zhongli's words. It seemed that this method was not working.
Zhongli: It's just a joke, you two don't have to take it seriously.
[Wendy: Hey! That's not right. It's true that the old man is a thousand-year-old man! ]
Xing: It's over. I'm a decent person, it seems I can only let others slaughter me...
Xing is now certain that the examiner in front of him is a serious person, unlike the previous one who was overly optimistic and the other who was keen on wisdom.
Xing thought that Zhongli was a serious person, so he wouldn't be able to get away with it as easily as the two people before him, and he couldn't help but raise his hand to support his forehead.
Then Zhongli raised his hand and pointed to three blue stones beside him.
Zhongli: There are three naturally occurring Night Stones here, one of which is of the highest quality, the "Candlelight Grade".
Xing only heard a little bit of what Zhongli said, that is, it was naturally generated, and Xing couldn't understand, isn't this on the stage? How did this stone come from?
Star: Why do stones grow on tile floors?
Zhongli: As for the method of identifying the quality of Yebo Stone.
Zhongli ignored Xing's question and continued to explain the identification method of Yebo Stone without any pause: the key lies in the extreme brightness, and high-quality Yebo Stone will have a stronger fire source...
After hearing Zhongli's explanation of the identification method of Yebo Stone, Liuying thought that the examiner wanted them to find the best quality "Candlelight Grade" Yebo Stone among the three Yebo Stones. Isn't that easy?
[Firefly 4, activate!]
With a burst of flame special effects, Liuying transformed herself into Sam, and through Sam's testing, she directly selected the Yebo Stone with the best quality.
Finally, Liuying has detected that the rightmost piece of the three Yebo stones is of the best quality.
Liuying was very satisfied with this. After removing Sam's armor, she told Xing the results of the analysis.
Firefly: The mineral analysis results show that the one on the far right is the highest grade.
Zhongli: The brighter and bluer the ore is, the better its quality is...
At this time, Xing directly interrupted Zhongli and stopped him from continuing.
Xing: Times have changed examiner, the one on the far right is at the Zhuzhao level.
Zhongli was still as elegant as before, and he spoke his questions slowly and calmly.
Zhongli: Then the question is, "Which element is more compatible with high-quality Night Stone?"
【Wendy: Hahaha, you are indeed an old man! The older you are, the spicier you are.】
[March 7: It turns out that one of the three pieces of ore is of candlelight quality and is interference! ]
[Kong: I thought they would find the Candlelight-level Night Stone so quickly, but I didn't expect Zhongli to ask this.]
[Paimon: Yes! Remember when we were preparing for the Immortals’ Ceremony, we asked the merchant for some in order to find the best quality Candlelight-grade Night Mooring Stones. Then we went to a Hill Culvert camp in Mondstadt and borrowed their cauldrons to find out that those were the best quality.]
【Kong: Yes! We were very busy at that time and traveled to many places!】
star:……
Firefly: ...
At the same time, after hearing the question from Zhongli, the two were confused. Ah? Isn't it about finding the best quality Night Stone?
Xing: Isn’t the test to find a candlelight-level stone?
Zhongli: Hmm?
Zhongli then realized that they seemed to have misunderstood.
Zhongli: I was only explaining the quality characteristics of the Night Stone. I didn't say that the test was to find the one that was of the Candlelight grade.
Liuying: It seems...I really didn’t say that.
Liuying began to recall what Zhongli said when she met him. He said that among the three Yebo stones, there was one of the best quality Candlelight Grade, but he did not ask them to find it. It was their own guess.
This is the end. Originally, if I had listened carefully to the examiner’s explanation of the quality characteristics of Yebo Stone, I would have been able to answer such a simple question. But now, a question that was supposed to be a free point has instantly turned into a question that would deduct points.
Xing: It turned out to be a trap question!
Only then did Xing realize that there was a trap in this question, and they fell into the trap from the beginning.
Zhongli: You two have two chances to answer the question.
Liuying: I remember hearing about high temperatures, that should be...
Liuying began to recall what she remembered from her previous impression, but while she was still thinking, Xing answered directly because she mentioned high temperature in her impression.
Star: Nothingness and imaginary numbers!!
Firefly: Eh? This doesn’t make sense no matter how you think about it!
Liuying didn't expect that Xing's answer would be so outrageous. Is there any connection between nothingness, imaginary numbers and high temperature?
Zhongli: What a pity... they are all wrong...
Xing: You can’t blame me for this. Whenever he speaks, I’m reminded of Uncle Yang.
[March 7: Eh? You know what? After Xing reminded me of this, I just remembered why this voice sounded so familiar. It turned out to be Uncle Yang!]
[Qiong:? No, you just realized it now? ]
[Xing: I thought you all knew about it, but it turns out you didn’t notice it yet! ]
[March 7: No... No, we just know it now! ]
[(Star Dome Railway) Jizi: Hmm! That seems to be the case, Mitsuki.]
Liuying: This... this is indeed understandable.
After all, Liuying also heard Walter speak, and his voice was still very recognizable.
Zhongli: I’m so sorry, both of you!
Xing: But at least we have found a candlelight-level stone. Can't we be flexible?
Xing still doesn't give up and doesn't want to fail in the challenge, so he wants to see if he can still save us and make some concessions so that we can pass.
Zhongli: You can identify the "Candlelight Grade" Night Stone in a short time, but it would be a waste of your talent to stop here. How about... I have a contract here. You two only need to pay the chips that match the "pass" and you can go to the next level.
Liuying: Isn't it just like buying a pass? It feels like it will be very expensive!
After hearing Zhongli's words, Liuying also realized that if you put it nicely, it was just like buying a pass in the game. If you put it bluntly, it was a shady deal, bribing the examiner!
At this time, our little gray-haired boy didn't care about Liuying's words at all. He just put his hands on his hips, looking like he had paid a high price.
Xing: How about a meal?
Zhongli: OK! The contract is effective.
The moment Xing finished speaking, Zhongli agreed immediately, as if he was afraid that she would go back on her word.
【Paimon: I knew it.】
[Sora: Hmm! We are aligned. This is the Mr. Zhongli I know.]
(Well, the author would like to ask you, do you still want to write about Lei Dianying and Fu Fu being the examiners? If you do, I will just write about them together. If not, the video will end.)