Teacher Sun asked Teacher Chen, who was leading the two teams, "Mr. Chen, what's going on with the rules this time? Do you have any information?"
At this point, there was nothing to hide. Teacher Chen said, "Each organizer has the right to set the rules, which is considered an advantage for the home team. I heard that Huadu University wanted to make some changes to the rules this year, but I don't know the specific details. I thought even if there were any changes, they wouldn't be that drastic. Who knows..."
"Humph!" Teacher Chen was no longer bothered to hide his anger. "What Huada did was truly incredible. On his team, Zhang Xiaosheng and Lin Zhenhui are renowned for their versatility."
"This rule is clearly designed for them," Teacher Chen said coldly. "I was wondering why Zhao Xiaoou suddenly decided to sort out the previous rounds. Zhang Xiaosheng and Lin Zhenhui can at least successfully defend one round each. The remaining rounds won't require as much work, so assigning them to the other team members will reduce the number of knowledge points they need to remember. That means there will be seven rounds left, and we can just choose the stronger ones from the eight to answer the questions."
Teacher Sun got the answer from Teacher Chen and came back.
Everyone in Beijing University heard what Teacher Chen said.
When Teacher Sun came back, he said to Tan Mo without further ado, "Tan Mo, today's competition is all up to you! The defending match is perfect for us."
"If we could change players every round, we'd feel a bit embarrassed if we didn't. Now it's okay, we don't have to feel embarrassed anymore." Wang Yuemu sneered, "Hua Da had a good idea, but he didn't expect it to run into our trap!"
Ying Siyuan was unusually serious. "Tan Mo, I leave it to you. Just crush them! Defend from the first round to the last, and beat them until their faces swell up!"
"Humph, you're even substituting players?" Pu Xinyan was also angry. "That's a good idea, Huada! Fine, let them substitute players. On our side, Tan Mo won't leave the court from beginning to end. Let's see who will be embarrassed in the end!"
"This time, they just want to embarrass us," Wang Yuemu said in a deep voice. "They must be changing the rules with the intention of crushing us and defeating us by a large margin."
Chen Shihua nodded. "Although they won in previous years, it was always by the smallest of margins. This time, they wanted to win beautifully in order to bolster their departmental rankings for next year."
"Teacher Sun, who sets the questions for each competition? Aren't they also from the host school?" Tan Mo asked.
"That's not the case. We invited famous professors and scholars to form a team to discuss the questions together," Teacher Sun explained. "Once the questions are finalized, they are sealed. The passwords are broken down and given to the principals of each school. Before the competition, the principals will combine the passwords together to unlock the questions."
"But even if it weren't for this, BGI wouldn't go to the extent of leaking the exam questions in advance." They still have some ethics.
Tan Mo nodded and said, "I can't guarantee that I can win from start to finish, but I'll try my best anyway."
"Okay." Everyone nodded.
"Tan Mo, although we have great confidence in you, please don't put too much pressure on yourself."
"Yes, just play your best. When we said we'd let you win from start to finish, we were just being too excited and didn't think twice," Ling Zimu warned. "Don't take it too seriously. Don't take it to heart."
Everyone nodded angrily: "Yes! Don't take it that way. We're here to help you. Don't worry."
"After all, we are seniors, so we can still provide some protection." Guan Ruyue gently pinched Tan Mo's cheek.
At this time, the guest seats.
The other professors looked at Professor Liu with unfriendly expressions.
"Hey, don't look at me like that. I didn't make these rules," Professor Liu said with a smile. "But even though I didn't make them, I think they're a good idea. This will better test a student's knowledge. Being good at just one thing isn't a big deal. Being good at multiple things is what we want to cultivate in our students, isn't it?"
Others were too lazy to argue with him. Since the rule was changed by BGI, it was obviously in BGI's favor.
Several professors unceremoniously pushed Professor Liu aside, and the remaining five people discussed the matter.
Professor Wu from the two universities said: "In fact, this not only tests the students' knowledge, but also the team-leading teachers' ability to plan and deploy their troops."
Professor Lu of Jiang University had just been pondering this, and now he spoke up, "Actually, if you want to be safe, just give up the first round. You don't know the questions in the first round, what if they hit an area that the students aren't good at? Since the probability of losing is higher, it's better to just lose the first round. Once you know the type of questions in the second round, you can directly replace them with students who excel in that area. That way, you can at least save one round."
"But in this case, even if we can guarantee that every student who plays will win, they can only win five rounds at most." Professor Yao of Nanjing University shook his head, his brow furrowed. "This new rule sounds simple, but it's actually very tricky."
Professor Wang from Tongji University shook his head. "I wonder who at Huazhong University of Science and Technology came up with this idea. It limits the performance of other schools to the greatest extent possible, while also bringing out the strengths of Huazhong University of Science and Technology."
Although they didn't want to talk to Professor Liu right now, he didn't mind and even joined in: "Old Gu, why haven't you said anything? Are you too embarrassed by these rules to talk?"
The gloating expression on Professor Liu's face at this moment was too obvious.
Professor Gu tried very hard to be patient and only hummed.
I thought to myself, am I just not in the mood to talk?
I was in such a good mood that I was afraid it would be exposed if I opened my mouth!
Did Hua University think that these rules were specially formulated for their students?
Little did they know that this was specially formulated for Tan Mo!
Professor Gu tried hard to maintain his anger on his face, but he was already going crazy with joy in his heart!
He even suspected that President Mu had sent a spy into Hua University.
Could it be that the person who made these rules was actually sent by their Beijing University?
Professor Gu’s only worry now is whether Teacher Sun will not send Tan Mo to play in the first round?
After all, Teacher Sun didn't know Tan Mo that well.
Professor Gu's eyes were fixed on the Kyoto University team in the contestant seats.
I kept thinking to myself that I must send Tan Mo to play.
We must send Tan Mo to the field!
Professor Liu felt more and more that Professor Gu was nervous.
"Old Gu, relax. It's just a small competition, don't take it so seriously," Professor Liu said proudly. "Friendship comes first, competition comes second. Even if we lose, it's no big deal. You all have experience, right? You can definitely handle it this year. It's just another loss. You students are already used to this kind of feeling."
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