Ch 86: Rebirth of the Tool Man in a Pampered Protagonist Novel

Jin Yu didn’t expect such a reaction from Yuan Zhuoting; she was truly infuriated.

Unable to contain her astonishment, she exclaimed, “Yuan Zhuoting, have you gone mad? Don’t you want to help restore your teacher’s reputation?”

She could understand Zhao Kairui opposing her, considering his temperament. However, Yuan Zhuoting, who seemed to care so much about his teacher, unexpectedly became stubborn. Choosing her team would guarantee a spot as an official team member, yet he gave up on that opportunity!

Among the invited main team members, the four of them were the most formidable. It would be the best choice to join forces from any perspective. But now, it had turned into a 2 vs. 2 situation. What kind of mess was this?

Jin Yu had grown accustomed to being praised and never considered that people could act impulsively due to their emotions. Not everyone could maintain a machine-like rationality at all times.

The more Jin Yu emphasized, the more she touched upon the memories that Yuan Zhuoting detested the most.

Yuan Zhuoting’s face grew colder at her words. “My affairs don’t need your meddling!”

Her words made Jin Yu jump in anger.

Yang Qilong’s expression also changed slightly. Zhao Kairui and Yuan Zhuoting’s choices were unfavorable for the current situation.

While they remained deadlocked, the others who had been arguing and fighting over the spot in Jin Yu’s Team A suddenly fell silent.

Earlier, everyone was eager to join Jin Yu’s team, assuming that besides Jin Yu, Zhao Kairui, Yang Qilong, and Yuan Zhuoting would also choose Team A. They expected a powerful alliance.

But now, the four powerhouses were divided into two camps. The decision of whether to choose Team A or Team B needed careful consideration.

The atmosphere became tense and eerie.

Fang Ziyang couldn’t help but laugh as he watched these people. Although he had anticipated it, he didn’t expect things to heat up so quickly.

At this moment, he understood why the training base implemented this free team formation. While having strong and capable team members was important for the competition, if the team members didn’t get along, it would greatly affect the results.

Don’t forget that geniuses have their pride, especially young people. Forcing them into a team wouldn’t make anyone submit to another. A team full of internal conflicts would be fortunate to avoid elimination in the early stages, let alone achieve a high ranking in the competition!

Team competitions emphasize unity and cooperation, not individual performances.

Especially for this competition, the country has already made preparations, so the need for genius team members is not as crucial anymore.

An hour for deliberation may seem long or short, depending on how you look at it.

After much hesitation, four of them, who were relatively quick in their considerations, made a firm decision and walked towards Jin Yu’s Team A.

The four of them spoke in unison, “We choose Team A.”

Although it was a standoff between two powerhouses, the presence of Fang Ziyang, whose strength was highly unstable, significantly lowered the chances of Team B becoming official members.

Immediately, the remaining three individuals who were still hesitating no longer had a choice.

While they were somewhat regretful for being a step behind, they didn’t seem too unwilling. After all, they still had Zhao Kairui and Yuan Zhuoting on their side, making them competitive as well.

With the teams now determined, everyone stopped dwelling on the matter. Except for Yuan Zhuoting, who had an icy demeanor, the rest of the group was warm and amiable. They began introducing themselves.

The young man wearing a checkered shirt and glasses with black frames spoke first.

“Hello, everyone. I’m Wen Wen, 26 years old. I’m a student at Nan University, but I’m currently studying abroad, specializing in information security.”

Wen Wen was a gentle and refined young man, with a friendly smile. The black-framed glasses didn’t make him appear mature but rather added a sense of stability.

Next was a lively and sunny young man, dressed in trendy attire with a hoodie and sneakers. He had a wide smile, revealing a set of white teeth.

“Hey, everyone. I’m Yan Bin, 23 years old. I’ve been living abroad since I was young, but deep down, I’m a patriotic young man. I truly hope to contribute to the country this time. Please fulfill my wish. By the way, my specialization is in intelligent science, so you can leave those aspects to me…”

Then came a seemingly shy girl. “I’m Liang Tiantian, 25 years old, specializing in software engineering…”

Zhao Kairui and Yuan Zhuoting also gave brief introductions. They had a broader range of expertise compared to the previous three individuals.

Lastly, it was Fang Ziyang’s turn.

Fang Ziyang’s smile was also a bit shy. “I’m Fang Ziyang, 18 years old. I don’t know what I specialize in, but I know a little bit about computer research, I guess.”

The group: …

Although we suspected that you might be quite useless, could you please show a bit more sincerity?

“Ha!”

Jin Yu, who had been paying attention to them, couldn’t help but burst into laughter upon hearing Fang Ziyang’s introduction. Then she raised her chin and taunted Zhao Kairui and Yuan Zhuoting again, “Zhao Kairui, Yuan Zhuoting, there’s still over ten minutes left. If you want to change your minds, you still have a chance.”

The rest of Team A couldn’t help but laugh as well, feeling fortunate that they made their choices early.

What did it mean by knowing a little bit about computer research? In other words, he didn’t know anything! Fang Ziyang truly was a burden; he was nothing like the enlightened and wise monk that only existed in fiction.

The open mockery from Team A made everyone in Team B uncomfortable.

Whether Fang Ziyang was outstanding or not was their internal matter. Team A had no business interfering. Laugh all you want!

If their previous hesitation in choosing to join Jin Yu’s team was due to a momentary impulse, Zhao Kairui and Yuan Zhuoting were now determined to stay in Team B.

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Being a team member under Jin Yu’s dominance would be a torment. They would rather have Fang Ziyang, who slowed them down, than have to deal with Jin Yu’s arrogance.

They couldn’t be bothered to talk with Jin Yu.

Zhao Kairui and Yuan Zhuoting glanced at each other, completely ignoring Jin Yu’s words, and made their decision to disregard her.

Not receiving a response to her words, Jin Yu became even more furious, wanting to continue her verbal attacks. However, at that moment, the time for team formation ended, and the old professor returned.

Seeing that everyone had already stood in their clearly divided teams, the old professor continued with a smile, “Now that everyone is in their teams, bring your laptops and follow me…”

Saying that, the old professor led everyone out, wasting no time in idle chatter.

Perplexed, the others followed quietly.

A few minutes later, they were led to a classroom filled with tables and chairs.

The old professor spoke, “I assume that before coming here, everyone has already thoroughly understood the rules of the International Science and Technology Competition, right? The first stage of the competition is called Network Security, which is essentially what people commonly refer to as hacking attacks. This is to weed out countries with lower levels of proficiency. Therefore, we need the network attack and defense skills of both the official team members and assistant team members to reach a certain level…”

“This will be the first test for the official team members. After connecting to the network here, you will see a defensive software. The exam involves breaching its defense, and the shorter the time taken to breach the software, the higher the score you will receive… Since we determine the quota based on the total team scores, I hope you will showcase your full capabilities and not hold back your teammates. Thank you.”

“Of course, if you have the ability to finish and then help your teammates, that’s also acceptable.”

“Alright, you have 10 minutes. Choose your seats and begin the exam.”

The old professor clapped his hands, indicating for everyone to take their seats.

Having prepared mentally, the individuals present were all top talents in the field of computer science. Regardless of their research focus or specialization, they all had some involvement in intrusion techniques, with differences in proficiency.

Therefore, everyone remained calm and quickly chose their seats as instructed.

However, compared to the calm and confidence of Team A, Team B had some concerns due to Fang Ziyang’s uncertain abilities. Zhao Kairui and the others exchanged glances, silently urging each other to do their best even if they scored lower, so as not to make it too embarrassing.

Of course, their goal was still to win as much as possible.

Zhao Kairui patted Fang Ziyang’s shoulder to console him, inwardly sighing, “It’s okay, don’t feel pressured. Just do your best, and your big brothers and sisters will come to help you after we’re done.”

“Yeah, I’ll do my best,” Fang Ziyang nodded, his innocent eyes making him appear harmless, like an obedient younger brother.

Regardless of his abilities, at least his attitude was very proper.

Zhao Kairui and the others felt slightly relieved about the possibility of facing failure. Fortunately, this was only the first test and wouldn’t determine the final results. Even if Fang Ziyang slowed them down, they still had a chance to secure a spot by achieving victory.

As they say, attitude determines destiny.

The group had confidence in themselves.

True warriors should dare to face the difficulty of starting in hell!

They turned on their computers, connected to the network, and prepared themselves.

They took deep breaths, placed their hands on the keyboards, and focused their sharp gazes on the screens.

At the command of the old professor, “Time’s up, begin,” everyone’s brains immediately started working at high speed, fingers pounding on the keyboards like phantoms as they entered exam mode.

After all, this was for determining the official spots in an international competition, so the exam content was naturally not to be taken lightly. The defense software that needed to be breached had a high difficulty level.

So, despite their fingers swiftly pounding on the keyboards, making it seem relaxed and composed, their progress in cracking the defense was not as fast as their keystrokes.

However, Jin Yu had great confidence in herself. Among her computer skills, she excelled in network intrusion techniques. Although the defense software provided for the exam was challenging, she believed she could finish it in just over ten minutes at most with her speed.

This speed was top-notch in the industry, and so far, she had only been surpassed by two individuals, who were ranked first and second in the Midnight Union Forum.

However, those two had already gained fame for a long time and were unlikely to be present here. As for the mysterious Little Elf, he was rumored to have a chronic illness and usually resided in a sanatorium, so he definitely wouldn’t be here.

Therefore, Jin Yu was absolutely confident of winning the first exam, and even securing the first place!

With a beaming smile, Jin Yu vigorously typed on her computer, as if she could already see the flag of victory fluttering towards her.

She would definitely celebrate in a grand and stylish manner.

However, in the next moment, Jin Yu was dumbfounded.

The classroom’s PA system announced, “Ding, number 03 has completed the breach in 3 minutes.”

Jin Yu:…

Jin Yu looked at her computer screen, which had just started the attack, with a bewildered expression. Suddenly, she began to question her life choices.

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Sandy: huh, another dumb cannon fodder 🤣🤣🤣

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