TWWMABMTBH Chapter 38

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Yao Lele and Xu Chuanzhi were both speechless, staring at Rong Ziyan for a long time without uttering a word.

What the hell was this “WeChat Business Success Studies”? Did Rong Ziyan come here to fight for the honor of the Agricultural University, or to expand his salted duck egg and salted fish business?

After arriving at the program team, he had already found his way to the library, yet instead of looking at relevant competition books, he actually picked up two books on WeChat business. Conversely, they didn’t have the right to criticize Rong Ziyan since they hadn’t even found the library!

Even so, Yao Lele still felt something was off and subconsciously asked Rong Ziyan, “How did you find the library?”

Rong Ziyan answered quite frankly, “My phone had no data, so I went to find some Wi-Fi.”

Yao Lele & Xu Chuanzhi: …

For a moment, these two really wanted to put a sack over Rong Ziyan’s head and beat him up.

Considering the competition a week later, Yao Lele and Xu Chuanzhi finally controlled their restless hands. Rong Ziyan, however, was unaware that he had just escaped a beating and led the two of them to the library.

The library wasn’t very crowded at this time, but most of the faces were familiar. They were most likely the contestants who would be competing on stage a week later.

“Brother Rong, are they also here to borrow books?” Xu Chuanzhi whispered, asking Rong Ziyan.

“Yes,” Rong Ziyan nodded.

Those invited by the program team were all true academic masters from various universities. Everyone was smart, and what Rong Ziyan could see, they could naturally see as well.

And at this point, the program team’s ruthlessness was exposed!

In the library, there was only one copy of each book. In other words, if the book Rong Ziyan wanted was taken by someone else first, they wouldn’t have the chance to borrow it.

Xu Chuanzhi and Yao Lele’s hearts immediately jumped to their throats. Looking at the number of people, it seemed they were a bit late.

However, Rong Ziyan didn’t care about any of this and directly led the two inside.

A war without gunpowder.

All the teams wanted to get the complete set of forty books as review materials. So now it was a race against time.

The other six participating teams were all related to the humanities environment, and their understanding of the books was originally higher than Rong Ziyan’s team. In addition, they had moved in earlier than Rong Ziyan’s team, so no matter which way you looked at it, their speed was much faster than Rong Ziyan’s.

“What should we do?” After searching for a long time, they only managed to find less than three books. Yao Lele was almost crying.

But Rong Ziyan’s face didn’t show any emotion. He walked around as if he was strolling down the street, picked up less than five books, and actually came out!

“Let’s go!” Rong Ziyan signaled the two to go back with him.

Xu Chuanzhi was about to break down. “Isn’t it forty books?”

Rong Ziyan: “They’ve all taken them!”

So, did that mean that even if they wanted to try their best, they didn’t have a chance anymore?

Yao Lele and Xu Chuanzhi’s expressions instantly turned ugly, and Yao Lele’s eyes even became a little red.

But since they were outside, they were mindful of their image and endured it. After entering Rong Ziyan’s dorm room, Xu Chuanzhi couldn’t help but curse, “Isn’t this bullying us?”

Xu Chuanzhi had never felt so useless before.

He wasn’t a flower in a greenhouse; he had encountered many dirty things when he participated in competitions before. But no matter what, the final determinant of victory was still genuine talent.

But what was this program team doing? If they really decided the scope by random draws, they would accept it! But now it was obvious they were operating behind the scenes!

“Is he crazy to dare to step on our Agricultural University like this, to be so reckless? Is he not afraid of a backlash from the Agricultural University?” Yao Lele gritted her teeth.

The reason why famous schools are called famous schools is because of the brilliance accumulated by countless mentors who have painstakingly cultivated talent from generation to generation. It is also the foundation built up by so many graduates who give back with their achievements after leaving.

Indeed, for those who don’t understand, these names are just assets that can add a golden edge to a resume. But for these students, the school badge is like their personality, inviolable!

The program team was so openly blocking their path step by step; were they really so clean that they weren’t afraid of being exposed someday?

But Rong Ziyan shook his head. “They’re not afraid, because this is the script they prepared long ago.”

“You knew it all along?”

“Yes,” Rong Ziyan nodded. “Before coming, I did some research and watched the previous episodes. It was said that there was no script, and the competition was indeed real. But who wins in the end is up to the director group.”

“They’re doing it by using methods like these?”

“Yes. Otherwise, how could the junior class win over their opponents through strategic maneuvering?” Rong Ziyan couldn’t help but smile, “The other side had graduate students. I’m not denying that there are prodigies, but isn’t everyone who’s aiming for the research field a prodigy?”

“Nowadays, which variety show doesn’t create a persona, and add some sentimentality and formulaic plots?”

“So, if I’m not mistaken, the three in the junior class are playing the dark horse role, while we three are playing the ‘enduring hardship’ role.”

“You mean, the program team is deliberately suppressing us until the later stages before letting us gradually rise?”

“That’s right,” Rong Ziyan nodded. “Most likely, they’ll call us up for three consecutive weeks, then we’ll get no points and be benched. Only when the questions and doubts become unbearable, will they give us a theme that we’re good at, and let us make a comeback.”

“Are they crazy?” Yao Lele murmured to herself, unable to believe what she had just heard. She felt as if the program team’s planners were insane. When did a university’s honor become part of a script?

Rong Ziyan also thought this program team was ridiculous; they were clearly throwing away the watermelon to pick up a sesame seed.

In the final analysis, why did so many people like to watch this show? Did they really hope to gain some popular science knowledge from it? Actually, no. On one hand, they wanted to see the academic masters battle it out. On the other hand, they wanted to see the style of the students from various famous schools.

Clearly, what people were watching was the word “passion.” They just needed to put their efforts in that direction. A group of people who could stay in the lab for three days and two nights without sleep were most afraid of hard work!

But now, the once good program had been ruined and had become completely degraded.

Xu Chuanzhi paced back and forth in the room anxiously. “Then what do we do now?”

He was at a loss. He wanted to fight back, but he had no resources to fight with. Should they try to expose the program team’s behind-the-scenes rules? But these were all just speculations, and there was no evidence.

But Rong Ziyan placed the few books he brought back in front of Yao Lele and Xu Chuanzhi, “What are we doing? They want us to lose, then we’ll win!”

“How do we win? Relying on these seven books? They have thirty-three over there!”

“What are you afraid of? We have alumni!” Rong Ziyan took out his phone, skillfully logged into the Agricultural University campus forum, and posted a thread.

#Everyone! It’s time for tactical support! Seeking full scans of the following thirty-three books, the faster and clearer the better. Whether we win the competition a week later depends on all of you! [Kissing Face]#

Looking at the rather eye-searing kissing face, Yao Lele’s already bad complexion instantly became even worse.

However, Xu Chuanzhi suddenly realized, “I was too stuck in the box! This idea of Rong-ge is great. We can’t get the books here, but there are plenty of them outside!”

“Exactly! So, what are we fighting them for?”

“It’s even more ridiculous to talk about joining forces. This program is a series of matches. It’s not like we can’t access the internet outside. What’s the use of being stuck in the library?”

“That’s right! Who doesn’t have a bunch of buddies!” Yao Lele couldn’t help but laugh as well. Like Rong Ziyan, she also left a comment under Rong Ziyan’s post, “Brothers and sisters of the Landscape Architecture Department, get moving! We need reference book scans uploaded within a day. These bastards want to bury us in a pit, but we won’t let them have their way!”

Xu Chuanzhi thought for a moment and replied as well, “That’s right! Science guys never admit defeat. As long as you can find them, there’s no way we can’t memorize them!”

They were going to fight!

For the honor of the Agricultural University, and even more for their own glory!

Rowing against the current, never retreating!

At this time, on the Agricultural University campus forum, a huge wave was also stirred up after seeing the post.

The program team’s previous devilish editing and malicious trending searches had already made many students at the Agricultural University feel that something was wrong. Now that Rong Ziyan had explained the situation, they all understood at once.

“Damn that shitty program team! I knew those bastards were up to no good!”

“Actually, now that I think about it, there might have been a script before, but it wasn’t so obvious. Now that the program is popular and has fans, they’re starting to do strange things.”

“Stop arguing first, how the program team is is a later matter, let’s find the books first. This is so unethical, each competition only has one set of materials. Isn’t this pushing people to their deaths?”

“That’s right, that’s right, let’s not rush to curse. Let’s first help our own academic masters find the books!”

“Forty books in a week, they’re definitely going to fight hard! We should also fight hard with them!”

“Let’s go in groups to the Beijing City Library, join the group and type 1!”

“1”

“1”

“11111”

The biggest advantage of the Chinese people is their unity. No matter how chaotic things are within their own circle, once a foreign enemy appears, they can unite in less than a second.

In just five minutes, they had gathered enough people in the post to find the books. They even divided into groups very efficiently. Each person would find their assigned books, without duplicates, and upload the materials that Rong Ziyan and his team needed to the forum as quickly as possible.

The next week was a chaotic and intense review period.

This time, even Rong Ziyan, who had been through intense periods of writing papers, squeezed out the last bit of energy he had.

Apart from the necessary six hours of sleep every day, the three of them didn’t take their eyes off the books even while eating.

Xu Chuanzhi’s speed was much slower than Rong Ziyan and Yao Lele’s, but guarding Rong Ziyan, he was surprisingly not flustered at all. He even had a feeling that with Rong Ziyan around, they would always be able to finish all forty books.

But Rong Ziyan was not relaxed at this time. He was underlining the key points.

A person’s energy is limited; it was absolutely impossible to memorize all forty books in a week. So, the best way was for him to read it once first, then organize the key points and directly send them to Xu Chuanzhi and Yao Lele.

In the middle of the night, Xu Chuanzhi and Yao Lele were all asleep, but Rong Ziyan quietly opened his eyes again and opened the books.

System: Host, take a break!

It was very worried, afraid that Rong Ziyan would damage his body.

But Rong Ziyan refused directly.

“I have to win this competition.”

“Why?”

“Because Xu Chuanzhi will definitely lose if he goes up against the environmental science guy. So, Yao Lele and I have to win.” Rong Ziyan, of course, understood that in terms of professionalism, he was indeed not as good as the people who were studying human geography, but when it came to memorizing, Rong Ziyan had never lost!

For the Agricultural University forum, the “fear” of being dominated by Rong Ziyan’s hard work was back.

The first day passed. Rong Ziyan reported: 7 books read.

Yao Lele: 5 books, Xu Chuanzhi: 3 books.

The second day, Rong Ziyan reported: 12 books read.

Yao Lele: 10 books, Xu Chuanzhi: 7 books.

The third day, Rong Ziyan reported: 20 books read.

Yao Lele: 15 books, Xu Chuanzhi: 11 books.

On the forum, watching them constantly report their progress, the hearts of the Agricultural University students were also racing.

“I feel like Rong Ziyan and Yao Lele will definitely be able to finish reading. Xu Chuanzhi, hang in there!”

“Don’t talk nonsense. It’s definitely not a problem! Chuanzhi, don’t be timid! The brothers from the Mechanical Engineering Department all believe in you!”

“Lele too. Please remember to eat. Don’t make yourself sick from a bad stomach.”

The students from the other departments were just as worried. In Rong Ziyan’s thread, there were more and more words of encouragement and support. It was being bumped to the forum’s home page almost every moment.

But when it came to support, the Veterinary Medicine Department was definitely not behind; in fact, their encouragement for Rong Ziyan was even more practical.

In the Veterinary Medicine Department group chat, they directly tagged Rong Ziyan, “Academic master! When you return in glory, we’ll each buy a box of salted duck eggs and clear out your entire stock!”

The system couldn’t help but laugh when it saw the tag.

Rong Ziyan also chimed in with a reply, “Only buying salted duck eggs? The salted fish will be very lonely in the warehouse! [Fish Crying.jpg]”

Everyone in the Veterinary Medicine Department: … Okay, okay, we’ll buy the salted fish too. Ancestor, please go back to memorizing books and don’t send emojis.

Just like that, time finally arrived on the day before the competition. At 12:00 AM that night, Xu Chuanzhi himself replied on the forum, “All forty books have been memorized. Everyone, cheer us on!”

Rong Ziyan: “The Agricultural University will win!”

“The Agricultural University will win!”

“The Agricultural University will win!”

Everyone in every thread typed those four words once. At this moment, their moods were the same as the three of Rong Ziyan.

The moment to protect their honor was right in front of them.

Early the next morning, Xu Chuanzhi and Yao Lele stood in front of Rong Ziyan’s room door on time. After eating breakfast in the cafeteria, they would go to the battlefield.

“Are you nervous?” Xu Chuanzhi asked Yao Lele next to him.

“I’m…” fine. Yao Lele was about to reply when she was interrupted by the sound of Rong Ziyan opening the door.

Rong Ziyan came out wearing the Veterinary Medicine Department uniform with a white coat over it. Yao Lele stared at the eye-searing color scheme and immediately lost all feeling. She reached out and pushed Rong Ziyan back into the room.

“I beg you, change out of this short sleeve and we can still be friends.”

Rong Ziyan, “Actually, it’s quite comfortable to wear after a while.”

Xu Chuanzhi, “No, it’s not comfortable!”

Damn it, he didn’t want to stand next to someone wearing red and green. Even if they won and received an award, it would be too embarrassing!

So, under the strong objections of his two teammates, Rong Ziyan changed out of the eye-searing Veterinary Medicine Department costume and put on normal clothes.

When they arrived at the live broadcast site, they realized that each team had a team uniform. Rong Ziyan’s was quite cute. It was a short-sleeved shirt in the Agricultural University’s school colors, with a chibi version of the design representing each department printed on the chest.

The Mechanical Engineering Department’s design was a chibi holding a small pair of pliers, working in front of a lathe. Rong Ziyan’s design was a chibi sitting in a pasture, holding a lamb with a goose on its head.

But the Landscape Architecture Department’s, Yao Lele’s, was … pulling up a big tree with her bare hands?

Yao Lele subconsciously turned her gaze to Rong Ziyan.