Ch 91: Rebirth of the Tool Man in a Pampered Protagonist Novel

After the group assessment was completed and the team members were finalized, the base began formal training.

In reality, it was more accurate to call it pre-competition preparation.

After all, technology competitions are fundamentally different from other types of competitions. The time and effort required for the emergence of a technological achievement is beyond the imagination of ordinary people. In a technology competition, there is no way for everyone to truly compete on-site. It is mostly about presenting the results.

So, what everyone needs to do now is familiarize themselves with the research projects prepared by the country. During the competition, they will directly produce, assemble, showcase, and explain their projects on-site.

However, even so, it requires talented professionals. Without strong expertise and a thorough understanding of the specific projects, even if you imitate it, you won’t be able to produce the same results.

According to the rules of international technology competitions, there are a total of five rounds.

Except for the first round, which is an attack and defense battle, essentially a hacker war, the remaining four rounds are technology achievement competitions. They are categorized according to four themes: life, transportation, entertainment, and AL robots.

After discussions in Huaguo, for this competition, they planned to showcase the projects of Sleep World, Hovering Cars, Holographic Online Games, and Elderly Care Robots.

Let’s not discuss the latter three projects for now.

When the first project, Dreamscape, was announced, all the team members showed expressions of shock and excitement.

Because of the previous commotion surrounding Dreamscape, not only cutting-edge researchers, even eighty-year-old seniors were familiar with this software.

Regardless of the previous virus incidents associated with the software, its technological level couldn’t be denied.

After the government obtained the data on the Dreamscape software, they had been researching it all along. After putting in so much effort, it would be a waste not to use it for this competition. Since Dreamscape has already been introduced to the world and has gained some recognition internationally, it’s a good opportunity to showcase it.

After all, although New World Technology provided a lot of research materials, they couldn’t reveal everything at once. Saving one project means saving one project.

Most of the project materials used in this competition were organized by Fang Ziyang for New World Technology, so he naturally became familiar with the materials.

His main purpose for coming to the training base was to cultivate rapport with his teammates and help everyone better understand the content of the materials to make sufficient preparations for the competition.

Of course, except for Tang Xun and a few people above, the others were not aware of these details.

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So Fang Ziyang once again astonished everyone with his speed of mastering the materials.

When the first set of materials came out, Fang Ziyang managed to grasp it completely in less than a week. Was he trying to demoralize people?!

Especially Jin Yu.

She thought she had already accepted the reality that Fang Ziyang was better than her, but now she realized that reality was even more demoralizing than she had accepted.

Jin Yu could hardly believe it. “You’ve understood all the first set of materials? In less than a week?”

“Yeah, but it’s not surprising that I’m fast. My brother taught me this special code before, so I have a foundation and naturally can learn faster than you guys.”

Fang Ziyang patiently explained. He wasn’t the type to bask in his own glory.

Although people like Jin Yu needed a reality check, a little lesson was enough. It wouldn’t be beneficial for the competition if others were demoralized too much. What they needed was motivation, not excessive demoralization.

Upon hearing this, the shocked hearts of the others were slightly comforted, but they were still amazed by Fang Ziyang’s learning speed and comprehension ability.

Even if Fang Ziyang had a foundation, considering his young age, it was already terrifying that he could reach this level of understanding. Fang Ziyang and Tang Xun were truly extraordinary brothers, inheriting the same exceptional intellect. They were beyond comparison.

With this thought, everyone’s mentality became more balanced. After all, there was a fundamental difference between a genius and an exceptional individual. Being serious was what truly mattered.

Jin Yu also understood this principle, but she was still greatly demoralized. Being surpassed repeatedly by someone she used to look down upon, that feeling could only be understood by experiencing it!

However, although Jin Yu was arrogant and assertive, she was very serious when it came to academics. She would question, but she wouldn’t be jealous. This was the pride of someone who loved technology.

“You wait, I will surpass you. I’m the most talented one!”

Jin Yu said indignantly, then turned around and hurriedly went back to her seat, passionately studying the materials. Her curiosity had been greatly stimulated.

Fang Ziyang smiled at the sight.

Although this girl had an unpleasant personality, she was straightforward and genuinely serious about academics. If she could change her temper, she would become a shining star in the research community in the future.

Of course, it wasn’t only Jin Yu who was putting in effort.

The others didn’t hold back either, even the substitute reserve team members didn’t slack off. Everyone was working hard, and the competition among them was fierce.

However, talent still played a role. Currently, the most outstanding individuals, apart from him and Tang Xun, were still Zhao Kairui, Yuan Zhuoting, Jin Yu, and Yang Qilong.

And Jin Yu, who declared that she would surpass him, was once again demoralized.

Her speed in grasping the materials not only didn’t surpass Fang Ziyang, but it also didn’t surpass Zhao Kairui and Yuan Zhuoting. Their learning speeds were not much different from hers.

Now Jin Yu finally realized that she had been somewhat arrogant in the past. She was just one of the many intelligent people, and she wasn’t the only one in this world.

Jin Yu felt frustrated.

But soon, she regained her composure and, with an awkward expression, approached the members of Team B to seek their guidance. Since Fang Ziyang could grasp the materials quickly, he would provide assistance to the members of Team B, and their learning speed would surpass everyone else in Team A.

Jin Yu couldn’t bring herself to ask Fang Ziyang for help due to her pride, so she shifted her focus to the other members of Team B.

Zhao Kairui, Yuan Zhuoting, and the others were not stingy. They would gladly help anyone who came to seek advice, regardless of who it was.

The learning atmosphere among everyone was excellent for a while.

However, Jin Yu was still deeply bothered by the fact that Fang Ziyang and she both liked the same person.

So whenever they met, sparks would fly between them, and they wouldn’t stop arguing until they had a few words.

Fang Ziyang was bored at the base, and Jin Yu wasn’t afraid of getting her face slapped every day. He didn’t mind it either. He treated her as a source of entertainment, engaging in small arguments with her like primary school kids. Every time, he managed to get her so angry that she would stomp her feet.

“You jerk! Wahh, all you know is to bully girls. You have no gentlemanly demeanor at all! Just you wait, when I leave the base, I’ll go on Weibo and let the whole world know what an indecent guy you are!”

Jin Yu would cry every time she got angry and then start making unreasonable remarks.

Unfortunately, Fang Ziyang wasn’t afraid at all. His face was even thicker than the Great Wall. The more she cried, the happier he smiled.

“Go ahead, go ahead. I’m not getting married to a woman anyway. What’s this thing called ‘demeanor’? I’m going to marry Brother Xie, so how can I not cherish young ladies?”

Jin Yu became frustrated. “You shameless person! Xie Zheng would never like someone like you!”

“Why not? I’m so good-looking. My brother told me that Xie Zheng likes good-looking boys. Boys, you know? Good-looking boys like me. Sister Jin Yu, you’ve lost your competitive eligibility at the core.”

Fang Ziyang blinked his eyes, looking adorable.

That statement was like a thunderbolt striking down.

Jin Yu widened her eyes. “Impossible, you’re making things up!”

“Then wait until next week when Brother Xie comes to see me. Just ask him and you’ll know…” Fang Ziyang struck again.

“Xie Zheng is coming to see you? Are you sure it’s not to see your brother?”

“It’s the same thing.”

Fang Ziyang raised his chin, looking proud.

“You, you shameless person! Xie Zheng won’t like someone like you!”

Jin Yu was furious. “You bastard! You bastard! You bully girls shamelessly…”

Fang Ziyang: “You’re spoiled, you’re spoiled! How can you bully your juniors? Don’t you feel guilty?”

Jin Yu: …

Jin Yu once again suffered defeat and became so angry that she jumped up and down in place. It was truly infuriating!

The two oddballs in the genius group bickered with each other every day, like primary school kids pecking at each other.

Everyone felt helpless yet couldn’t help but find it amusing.

Although they argued fiercely, their quarrels were limited to verbal disputes, and the content of their arguments was incredibly childish.

Jin Yu would be driven to the brink of madness every day.

But Fang Ziyang was enjoying himself immensely, treating “bullying” the little girl as a source of amusement.

Of course, his intention was to teach her a lesson. After all, the Jin family and the Lu family had a long-standing relationship, so he thought he could help properly discipline the arrogant and naive granddaughter of the Jin family. But the little girl just couldn’t understand, always mistaking his guidance for bullying and getting herself worked up. He had no choice but to continue with his teasing.

As the saying goes, “Experience is the best teacher.” With more experiences of being taken advantage of and teased, one would eventually grow.

Look, he truly was a good person!

Fang Ziyang, in a rare good mood, decided to show some kindness and properly educate the granddaughter of the Jin family for her grandfather’s sake.

However, before he could achieve his goal, an accident occurred.

That day, after everyone finished their class with the instructor as usual, they went to the first-floor research lab for practical exercises.

It was a normal routine, but as they were going downstairs, Fang Ziyang suddenly felt a trip under his foot, causing him to lose balance and fall forward.

And Jin Yu happened to be walking in front of him.

As a result of their fall, they both tumbled down the stairs together.

Since Jin Yu was at the bottom, Fang Ziyang didn’t suffer any major injuries, just a few scrapes.

But Jin Yu was unlucky and ended up fracturing her hand directly.

Fang Ziyang hadn’t reacted yet.

Yang Qilong immediately stepped forward and angrily questioned, “Fang Ziyang, what were you doing just now? Why did you push Jin Yu?”

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