Upon hearing this, the other master craftsmen also sighed, "Back then, I answered seven questions, but only got three right."
"I answered a lot of questions, sixteen in total, but I only got one right."
"I actually got more than you guys; I answered seven questions correctly."
“Then I will gladly accept the challenge and answer eight questions.”
Somehow, these people started competing with each other. Answering one more question correctly made them proud to be among the masters. After all, no one knew better than them how difficult the "ultimate" questions were.
At this moment, Mi Ku, not wanting to be left out, leaned closer and asked Gongshu Jiruo, "Master Gongshu, how many questions can you answer correctly?"
Upon hearing the question, all the master craftsmen immediately fell silent, looking at Gongshu Jiruo with curiosity, anticipating the answer.
Gongshu Jiru thought for a moment and said, "When I was twenty, I did not have a time limit. I was able to answer thirty-four questions about the Stone Wall in one day. My elders reviewed them and found that eighty percent of them were correct."
Immediately, everyone stared wide-eyed at him, as if they were looking at a giant, glittering Buddha.
It can only be said that he is indeed a once-in-a-century genius of the Gongshu family. Before he even reached adulthood, he had already obtained the second level of craftsmanship in the Northern Abyss Kingdom. Now, before he even turns thirty, he has already reached the position of a master craftsman.
No, it's incomparable.
When you were just over twenty, you could answer thirty-four questions. How about now?
They dared not ask any more questions, after all, the master craftsmen present were all several years old, and they were afraid that a blow would be too harsh and knock them out.
Is it not enough for them to accept defeat?
Mi Ku had always known that Gongshu Jiruo was a clever and cunning monster, so he was not surprised by his past achievements. He only asked, "If Aqing can answer ten questions correctly, then she can be considered a genius."
Ten questions?
Of course it counts.
This achievement is enough to surpass the achievements of 80% of the master craftsmen present back then.
"Master is joking. She is only a first-level craftswoman. At most, she might get lucky and answer one or two questions. She doesn't even know if she can get them all right."
Even if she can answer ten questions correctly, those ten points alone will not be enough to beat the top student.
"I have high hopes for Yu Hai from the Kingdom of Kucha. His ingenious wooden craftsmanship, with its 'Hundred Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix' design, is truly remarkable. Moreover, he comes from the most prestigious family of craftsmen in the Kingdom of Kucha, so he must have a profound background. He deserves a high score."
"Otherwise, Yu Manqi below is a highly skilled disciple of the master craftsman Zuo Mo. Zuo Mo's wooden horse flying kite was incredibly amazing and unique back then. Yu Manqi's puppet for this competition is also innovative and interesting. I have high hopes for him."
"The dark horse is naturally someone who wasn't initially favored. I think that person named Mo Ming doesn't seem like an ordinary craftsman. Just look at how fast he answers questions; it's like he doesn't even hesitate."
The "Moming" mentioned by the master craftsman was a tall, rough man whose face was covered by a thick beard, and who looked both savage and fierce.
At this moment, he and Yu Manqi were choosing questions in the "skill" category. While others were moving through the questions and finding the ones they knew how to answer, he was not.
He answered them one by one, as if "skill" was something he was well-versed in, and he had covered everything.
"Compared to him, that girl named Aqing hasn't finished a single word yet. She keeps wandering through the most difficult questions, so she probably can't answer a single one."
Zheng Quchi stood before the "Absolute" type of question, but did not linger. After quickly reading through it once and pausing for a moment, he moved on to another gray stone wall.
In other people's eyes, she didn't understand the questions very well, she just skimmed through them, and then immediately moved on to another question, and if she still didn't understand that, she would move on again.
"Stubborn to the end, insisting on mastering only the most basic type of question. Does she not know how to do other types of questions either? For example, the engineering type is just the most basic type. As long as you have studied diligently with your teacher, you can do it correctly."
"The artisans of Ye Kingdom are truly getting worse with each generation... Alas..."
Mi Ku quietly looked at Zheng Quchi below. She was still the same, unaffected by the outside world, with a serious and slightly profound profile. Just like when everyone questioned the Panlong Carriage, she was immersed in her own world, in which she was calm and composed, controlling everything.
He slowly raised his eyes and suddenly gave a look to a guard monk. At this moment, Gongshu Jiruo said, "Miku, do not interfere with the affairs of the Jichun Craftsmen's Guild. Do not do anything unnecessary."
Miku paused for a moment, then turned his prayer beads and said innocently, "What are you talking about, Master Gongshu? This humble monk did nothing!"
Gongshu Jiruo turned to him and warned, "You'd better not do anything."
Miku: "..."
But just watching Zheng Qing suffer a crushing defeat and be ridiculed and trampled on by others, he felt a little... reluctant to do so.
Most importantly, if he were to let go of such a good opportunity to do good, he feared he and Zheng Qing would never be together again in this lifetime.
"She was momentarily possessed. As the Buddha once said, 'Let go of one thought, and you will find complete freedom.'"
"How do you know if she's gone mad, or if she's already transcended the boundaries others see and soared to the heavens? She's not a fish in a lake, but an eagle in the sky. The 'she' you see is her, but not her. So just watch and see who's going to be mad and uncomfortable in the end."
Upon hearing this, Mi Ku looked at Gongshu Jiruo with a stunned expression.
He was right. Gongshu Jiruo had treated "Aqing" differently from the very beginning, and now he was saying such things for her, as if... he knew her very well and that they had met before.
Gongshu looked at the incense burner.
The incense sticks had burned three-tenths of their length. On the table below, eight craftsmen were engrossed in their work, answering questions with either eloquence or racking their brains.
Zheng Quchi continued to look at the questions in the "absolute" category, but she moved faster and faster. When four-tenths of the incense had burned off, she finally stopped.
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