Chapter 34

Guo Hui's words were like salt sprinkled on Du Wen's wound, reigniting the fury in his heart to its peak. His face instantly turned red, and the veins on his neck bulged.

However, just as Guo Hui was secretly gloating, Du Wen's expression suddenly returned to normal. He then glanced at Guo Hui with a faint smile, saying, "It seems I should thank you, Young Master Guo."

He particularly emphasized the words "Young Master."

Seeing his gaze, Guo Hui felt a chill in his heart. He subconsciously smoothed the long bangs that fell over his forehead and forced a dry laugh, "No need to be polite."

Du Wen ignored him, put his hands back in his pockets, and turned to Ning Yi, saying with a hint of helplessness, "Go ahead and give your question."

As he spoke, he thought to himself, perhaps, just perhaps, this kid got lucky and managed to solve the problem.

But of course, he wasn't a fool. If Ning Yi could solve his problem, it was clear that his level was not low.

The only thing to be grateful for was that they had agreed to limit the questions to high school level. Since Du Wen had studied advanced mathematics, even if Ning Yi used calculus or probability, he wouldn't be stumped.

Du Wen and Guo Hui's conversation finally snapped the crowd out of their shock and disappointment, refocusing their attention on Ning Yi. They realized that Ning Yi hadn't given his question yet.

A new spark of excitement! Ning Yi had thoroughly deflated them earlier, but most people felt secretly pleased to see Du Wen humiliated. After all, most martial artists had been bullied by the Du family at some point. Although Ning Yi had only used this method to teach Du Wen a lesson, it was still quite satisfying.

Moreover, because Ning Yi had so easily solved Du Wen's problem, they were now eagerly anticipating the question he would pose, to the point that they forgot about their earlier losses.

Even Li Jiawei urged Ning Yi, "Ning Yi, it's your turn. Have you thought of a question?"

Ning Yi nodded, glanced at the clock on the reading room wall, and realized he was almost late for class. He couldn't afford to waste more time with Du Wen, so he wanted to finish this as soon as possible.

He took the pen and paper and began to write:

On Linglan Island, there is a large herd of cattle, with bulls and cows of four different colors. Let W, X, Y, Z represent the numbers of white, black, yellow, and spotted bulls, respectively, and w, x, y, z represent the numbers of white, black, yellow, and spotted cows, respectively.

The requirements are as follows:

W = (1/2 + 1/3)X + Y,

X = (1/4 + 1/5)Z + Y,

Z = (1/6 + 1/7)W + Y,

w = (1/3 + 1/4)(X + x),

x = (1/4 + 1/5)(Z + z),

z = (1/5 + 1/6)(Y + y),

y = (1/6 + 1/7)(W + w),

(W + X) is a perfect square,

(Y + Z) is a triangular number (i.e., a number of the form m(m + 1)/2, where m is a positive integer).

Find the number of cattle of each color.

This was the Archimedes' Cattle Problem that Ning Yi had seen on Earth. However, since this planet had no Archimedes, he could safely use it without any issues.

The key was that this problem could be considered within the high school curriculum.

It was a problem of elementary number theory and a system of homogeneous linear equations. Solving it wasn't difficult, but the problem had infinitely many solutions, and the numbers involved were so large that it was easy to make mistakes.

Before Ning Yi had even finished writing the problem, Du Wen was already overwhelmed. He saw the problem clearly, and at first glance, it didn't seem too difficult. However, after a quick mental calculation, he was speechless.

This was unsolvable!

The problem looked very neat and didn't seem to be made up on the spot. If he guessed correctly, it was a famous mathematical problem.

But his knowledge of mathematics was deep, and he couldn't think of which mathematical master had created such a problem. He should have known.

When Ning Yi finished writing and put down the pen and paper, Du Wen, who had been deep in thought for a long time, found that his hands in his pockets were sweating.

He wanted to solve it, but he didn't even know where to start.

The crowd was silent. They could see the problem clearly and understood it, but many tried to solve it and couldn't make any progress.

Du Wen's face alternated between red and white. He took the paper and pen, stood silently for a long time, and finally didn't write a single word.

"Ning Yi, I don't believe you can solve this problem," Du Ze said, unable to bear the sight of his brother's expression.

"What if I can?" Ning Yi said with a sly smile, "Do you want to make a bet?"

Du Ze's body instinctively shrank. Although he was arrogant, his intelligence hadn't dropped to zero. Since Ning Yi had posed this problem, he must have the answer. Betting would be like slapping himself in the face.

The situation became tense.

Du Wen couldn't accept this. The result was clear: Ning Yi had solved his problem, but he didn't even have the courage to start solving Ning Yi's problem.

In front of so many people, he was being humiliated by a "waste."

Worse still, he had to jump from the second floor in front of everyone.

And the most embarrassing part was that he had brought this upon himself.

Damn it! At this moment, he hated Ning Yi... no, he hated everyone here, as they all witnessed his humiliation.

Damn it, I'll kill all of you, damn it!

Suddenly, a white light emanated from his body.

Battle Qi! Ning Yi's brows furrowed. Was this guy going to lose face in front of so many people?

He was about to take the opportunity to absorb his energy elements.

Suddenly, a soft voice quietly sounded at the entrance of the reading room.

"What kind of bet is this? Can I join in?"

The voice was like that of a lark, with a hint of coquettishness and a seductive tone.

Ning Yi immediately recognized the voice. In the entire school, the most beautiful and captivating voice belonged to his English teacher, Gu Ying.

This alluring beauty held an English textbook, covering her 34E-sized bosom on the right side. She wore a black frame without lenses, a white tight-fitting suit, and slowly walked into the reading room.

Her flawless, snow-white face, with a hint of curiosity, stared at the group surrounding Ning Yi.

Her straight, snow-white legs, clad in eight-centimeter high heels, clicked on the marble floor.

Ning Yi clearly heard several people swallow their saliva.

Even Du Wen subconsciously took his hands out of his pockets and stared straight at Gu Ying, who had come with a hint of curiosity, without moving his eyes.

She was too alluring. Compared to Li Jiawei, who still had a touch of innocence, Gu Ying's fiery figure, beautiful face, and natural sweet voice were irresistible to any male.

But why was she here?

Ning Yi was puzzled. Oh, right, the next class was English.

He subconsciously looked at Li Jiawei, who winked at him with a hint of helplessness.

Ning Yi thought for a moment and instantly understood. She must have come to support him, fearing he would be bullied. He felt a slight warmth in his heart.

But now, she had inadvertently become Du Wen's savior.

"Teacher Gu!" Everyone respectfully called out, regardless of whether she was their teacher or not, showing her immense charm.

"Hello, everyone. What are you betting on?" Gu Ying smiled, her delicate face making one want to take a bite, and her charming dimples greeted the crowd as she walked over.

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