The True Heiress Is The Real Bigshot

Chapter 280: 269 shocks the world! Hand in hand with [3 updates]

At this moment, whether they were students still working on problems or the teachers and professors recording the leaderboard scores, they all saw the new overall rankings very clearly.

Especially the one in first place, which was even boldly highlighted in red.

No.1: Username Hidden, Hua Country, 456 points

No.2: Amanda, Country M, 352 points

The first and second place were actually 104 points apart!

And ten minutes ago, first place had clearly been Amanda.

It was simply unimaginable.

“Who is this?” Two teachers from Yilan Public School exchanged incredulous glances, “When did they appear?”

At 11:15, they hadn’t seen any change in first place.

Even a genius couldn’t possibly answer so many questions in just ten minutes.

“Hua Country.” A teacher looked at the nationality on the second line and frowned, “All of Hua Country’s top talents go straight to the international competitions, so who exactly is this person?”

Username Hidden indicated that the person answering didn’t want to reveal their real name.

This made it impossible for them to determine who was in first place.

Just as Zuo Li had given Ying Zijin Irina’s information, the data of several people like Teng Yunmeng and Feng Yue had also been sent to various countries.

“This doesn’t make sense.” Another teacher frowned, “There is something odd about this score. Ask the organizing committee what’s happening.”

Although it was already after midnight, the two teachers still sent a message to the professor team in Country Y to inquire.

Country Y also had a training camp, which was managed by the professors from Helga University.

Helga University, the world’s second-ranked university, is much stronger than Imperial Capital University in both academic research and international standing.

But actually, Helga University could also be called the best in the world.

Of course, this applies within normal universities.

After all, Norton University’s real specialty isn’t something normal people study.

Obviously, the professor team was also paying attention to this new first place, and their response was swift.

[You can click on the username to see the contestant’s answering time and the number of questions they got right. We’ve already checked here, and this contestant started answering at 10:30 and stopped at midnight, she did not do any basic questions, but answered 114 additional questions.]

[This contestant got all 114 additional questions right, and the last rule in the answer guidelines states that if you answer over a hundred additional questions correctly in succession, the points will be doubled.]

[However, the speed at which she answered is indeed very fast, the professor team is also judging whether it is real or not.]

The so-called additional questions weren’t necessarily harder than the basic ones, mainly because they were more obscure and covered a wider range.

One of the additional questions even asked which of Simon Brand’s manuscripts contained the spaceship.

The additional questions virtually encompass a wide range of knowledge from all fields throughout history and the modern world.

Could someone really answer over a hundred questions in a row correctly?

The two teachers couldn’t help but take a sharp breath.

Now, the academic world was about to explode.

**

Over at Imperial Capital University.

Ying Zijin had also only answered 114 questions.

After finishing, she did not look at the overall standings and instead put her phone back in her pocket, lazily stretching.

Every person encounters different questions each day, greatly preventing the possibility of cheating.

Of course, it was impossible to completely eradicate the chance of cheating.

But even if one advanced to the next round by cheating, without true talent and knowledge, they would inevitably be eliminated sooner or later.

90% of the additional questions were multiple-choice, and indeed, they were quick to complete.

Conveniently, a large portion of them were about history she had experienced.

“An hour and a half.” Fu Yunshen had been waiting for Ying Zijin for as long as she took to answer the questions. He drew out his words, “Yaoyao, I never realized you loved studying so much.”

Ying Zijin yawned, “Because money is the primary productive force.”

“Alright then, little money-grubber.” Fu Yunshen patted her head, “It’s late, go back and rest. I’ll go start the car.”

Ying Zijin stood still, furrowing her brow slightly, “I feel like I…”

Fu Yunshen turned around to see a faint pink flush on her cheeks.

With the height difference, he bent down slightly, “You feel like what?”

Ying Zijin fell silent, “I feel like I drank alcohol just now.”

This was her first encounter with alcohol since arriving on Earth.

She was fine with beer and wine, but the problem was with spirits.

Just a few drops of spirits could make her drunk.

It was an issue with her inherited genetic makeup, unless she underwent genetic modification surgery.

“You didn’t drink any alcohol.” Fu Yunshen recalled, “It must have been the dessert you had earlier that contained alcohol. Didn’t you taste it?”

Leaning against a lamppost, Ying Zijin’s phoenix eyes were slightly hazy, “There was so much variety, I didn’t notice.”

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She tends to relax when she eats.

It’s mainly because the people around her put her at ease.

“Still able to walk?” Fu Yunshen tested her forehead temperature, “Need a lift on my back?”

“I can still walk.” Ying Zijin shook her head, “Let’s go.”

She took a few steps and then stopped.

Fu Yunshen also stopped and eventually just took the girl’s hand.

The two went to the parking lot together.

**

Early the next day, at eight o’clock, Weibo exploded.

[Holy shit! Which big shot did this? I didn’t check overnight, and our country is now first, by such a huge margin???]

[Xiang Shun, Xiang Shun is also eighth now! Ahhh, did he stay up all night answering questions?]

[And look! Twelfth is about to break into the top ten, soon we’ll have three from Hua Country in the top ten!]

This fired up the netizens, one after another they bypassed the firewall to go on the foreign internet.

They grabbed the freshly released overall rankings and aggressively slapped it in the faces of those who had previously mocked them.

[Stunned now, right? Told you, it wouldn’t take three days for a new first place on the leaderboard, and it hasn’t even been three days yet.]

[Yo-ho, how come your region’s first place is more than a hundred points behind ours? Really wonder if it weren’t for the organizing committee allocating spots, would anyone from your place even qualify for the ISC finals, huh? Just this? Just this?]

[Hua Country may have nothing, but we have the Hua Country spirit. We never give up and overtake you when you slack off, are you upset? [Smile]]

Hua Country’s netizens had long been battle-hardened on Weibo, developing a sharp tongue where one could take on ten.

Soon, the mocking comments on several global social forums vanished.

They were singing doom just a moment ago, now their faces were slapped.

Meanwhile, inside the professors’ office.

Zuo Li opened his computer in front of the office like usual and went to the official website to check the ISC rankings.

The sight made him spurt water straight onto his monitor.

Zuo Li, always so rigorous, couldn’t help but curse, “Holy shit!”

He stared with eyes wide open, simply unable to believe what he saw.

456 points!

Is this even human?!

Freaks come every year, but why so many this year?

“Classmate Ying, I take back what I said yesterday.” Zuo Li called Ying Zijin over again, his face serious, “Your opponent is probably not just Irina, but also this freak. However, you two both represent our country, so it doesn’t matter who’s first and who’s second.”

Ying Zijin: “…”

She fights her own battles.

OK fine.

That’s not impossible.

Zuo Li was quite excited, “I thought having you, a freak, was already enough for our competition entry this year. I didn’t expect another one to show up, perfect, I can rest easy now. Even if we don’t get the first place at the international finals, the top three will definitely include two of us.”

As he spoke, he muttered to himself, “But it’s also quite strange, why didn’t this student answer any questions the first two days and suddenly answered them on the third night?”

Ying Zijin thought for a moment and considerately provided an answer, “She forgot.”

“Bullshit.” Zuo Li glared, “How can you forget something this important? But I am genuinely curious why this student would participate? Logically, she should have a direct pass to the international competition.”

Ying Zijin considerately responded once more, “For the money.”

Zuo Li rolled his eyes, “Heh, you think everyone’s like you.”

Like him, he doesn’t care about money.

Ying Zijin: “…”

Nowadays, telling the truth means nobody believes you.@@novelbin@@

“By the way, Classmate Ying,” Zuo Li added, “Aside from hair growth shampoo, do you have anything else? The effect is too good!”

“Yes.” Ying Zijin raised an eyebrow, “Whitening hydration mask? Would you like to try?”

“Sure, sure, I’ll take ten boxes.” Zuo Li was just asking, but was genuinely surprised, “I’ll give them to my wife.”

**

The ranking change caused an uproar on foreign websites and Weibo.

Especially on Weibo, where there was widespread celebration.

And in the afternoon, on a major global social media platform, an account posted the following message.

[@sunshine: One and a half hours, it’s simply impossible to score that high. Not even a genius could do it. Who would believe there was no exploitation of a loophole in the answer app?

I have already emailed the organizing committee, asking for a rigorous investigation. Just wait, the results will come out soon.

How dare anyone exploit loopholes in such a rigorous academic competition? In the end, it’ll be your Hua Country that’s embarrassed. [Smile]]

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