After Pu Yueling and Ling Yunxi went on stage, the audience erupted in excitement.
Then two orcs carried a wooden box and placed it on the wooden table in front of them.
The arithmetician glanced at Pu Yueling, his expression complex.
When his gaze shifted to Ling Yunxi, a hint of disdain appeared in his eyes.
The thought of a female who was ignorant, lazy, and who also bullied and humiliated his beloved disciples indiscriminately infuriated him.
If she weren't the Holy Mother's second daughter, he would have hurled insults at her like he would at his apprentice.
He was surprised that she was able to reach the third level, which made him wonder if something was wrong.
"I will preside over the third round of the competition for you two," the arithmetician said solemnly.
"What I have for you is a wooden box. I will take out different numbers of sticks from it in turn with my left and right hands."
"The first one to correctly state their result wins. The third round is the same as the first round, with a total of three rounds."
"You can answer after I finish speaking."
Are you ready?
"Ready!" the two females said in unison.
When Pu Yueling heard Ling Yunxi speak at the same time as her, she felt a surge of disgust, but she maintained a calm demeanor on the surface.
"very good."
The beastmen below were all watching intently; it was a very mentally taxing task for them.
At this moment, the two people on the stage were also watching intently.
From the conversation among the beastmen below the stage, Ling Yunxi guessed that this round would be difficult, and she couldn't let her guard down.
The arithmetic master took out eight sticks from the wooden box, and then nine more.
"I currently have a total of..."
"17!" Pu Yueling answered first.
Before the arithmetician could finish speaking, Pu Yueling answered first, causing him to look slightly embarrassed.
Thinking of what the high priest had given him the day before yesterday, he let it go.
“Hmm…correct answer,” he said.
The beastmen below the stage gasped in surprise upon hearing this.
"That's amazing! How did you figure it out so quickly!"
"Yes, I haven't even started calculating yet."
"Yueling once again delivered a solid performance."
"Look at Ling Yunxi, she probably can't even count on her fingers!"
"Ha ha ha ha……"
Ling Yunxi at this moment: ? ? ?
Didn't we agree to wait until everyone finished speaking before answering? How can this even count?
However, after realizing that the competition was so easy, her tense nerves relaxed a little.
“Alright, now we’re going to increase the difficulty,” the arithmetic master said. “Please watch closely, both of you.”
"Let me emphasize again, please answer after I finish speaking."
At this moment, Pu Yueling's face turned red, clearly indicating that the person being referred to was her.
"I understand," she whispered.
"Um."
Then the arithmetician took out 6 sticks, 8 sticks, and 11 sticks from the wooden box and placed them on the wooden table.
The beastmen near the stage were all amazed when they saw this.
"This is a bit difficult..."
"Yeah, it tests both counting and arithmetic skills, and it's three additions at once! I don't have enough fingers! Hey, can I borrow your hand?"
The arithmetician glanced at the many orcs below the stage who were calculating.
"Please tell me how many sticks are on the wooden table in total?"
As soon as the arithmetician finished speaking, Pu Yueling's face turned pale. She had only memorized two additions, and this was the first time she had ever seen a three addition.
At this moment, she was also secretly counting her fingers. When her fingers weren't enough, she quietly used her toes as well... "17, 18, 19, 20,..."
“25,” Ling Yunxi replied calmly.
"Wow……"
As soon as Ling Yunxi finished speaking, a murmur of amazement came from below.
"Is that right? That's what she answered?" one of the orcs asked.
"I don't know, I haven't figured it out yet..."
Meanwhile, some of the orcs in the nearby Beast Academy were also calculating the results.
“That’s right,” said one of the beastmen from the beast academy.
When Ling Yunxi gave the answer, they looked at her incredulously.
"Correct answer." The arithmetic master looked at Ling Yunxi with equal disbelief.
He clearly remembered that he hadn't revealed anything to anyone except the high priest's family.
Ling Yunxi answered before Pu Yueling, which really puzzled him.
Upon hearing this, Pu Yueling showed a surprised expression, and before she had even finished counting, she was already feeling a little astonished.
"Okay, let's move on to the third round."
As the arithmetician spoke, he took out seven wooden sticks one by one from the wooden box.
This time, however, was different from before. He took seven sticks each time, and did so eight times in total.
The orcs below were even more surprised to see seven piles of small wooden sticks on the table.
"How can this be calculated?!" an orc exclaimed.
“We can only count,” another orc said.
"1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7..."
"Duh, why don't you just start counting from 7?"
"Oh, 7, 8, 9,..."
At this moment, Pu Yueling became even more anxious, "7 plus 7 is 14, 7 plus 7 is 14,..."
“56,” Ling Yunxi replied.
The beastmen sighed upon hearing Ling Yunxi's answer.
"Is that right? How did she answer so quickly!?"
"Could she have known the answer beforehand?"
"..."
“Arithmetician, is she right?” an orc asked.
The arithmetician was equally astonished. "Answer... correct!"
He couldn't believe his ears; this unassuming female actually knew the answer.
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