in2ebook Chapter 151: Team Leaders from Various Countries Were Completely Stunned
Chapter 151: Team Leaders from Various Countries Were Completely Stunned
Yang Zongyuan had witnessed Lin Chen's abilities before, so he wasn't surprised that Lin Chen started answering questions so quickly.
But the other people in the exam room were completely dumbfounded.
Not only the contestants from various countries, but even the staff proctoring the exam were stunned.
This has only just begun. Everyone is looking at the questions, and that Chinese guy has actually started answering them?
Several proctors approached Lin Chen simultaneously, wanting to see if he was just giving random answers or if he actually knew the answer.
At the same time, Lin Chen's attention was completely focused on the exam paper.
At this point, the IMO questions pose absolutely no challenge to him.
From the moment he started learning math olympiad until now, to outsiders, Lin Chen has only been preparing for the IMO for a month or two.
Thanks to his hard work and skill, Lin Chen has reached a level of consummate skill in the International Mathematical Olympiad.
In addition, he already possessed the knowledge of a four-year undergraduate mathematics major.
Even though this year's math Olympiad questions were significantly different from last year's, Lin Chen still sat down with extreme ease and complete control.
He is now at the pinnacle of the field of math olympiad, much like he has reached the pinnacle of martial arts.
Wherever the pen touches, each equation and derivation flows smoothly and effortlessly.
Just as Lin Chen was writing with lightning speed, the proctors next to him were practically staring wide-eyed!
"My God! What's wrong with this young man?"
"How did he do that? Did he do similar problems before?"
"Unbelievable! Only ten minutes have passed... and he's almost finished the first question?"
Just ten minutes later, they saw that Lin Chen had finished the final touches on the first question.
Let's move on to the next question.
Meanwhile, some of the other national team players were still looking at the first question!
We're all high school students, how can this Chinese athlete be so fast?
Was he just writing nonsense?
Even though Lin Chen is from China, the language of mathematics is internationally recognized.
Moreover, these invigilators are graduate students from the Department of Mathematics at the University of Melbourne, and are temporary staff hired by the organizing committee.
They could naturally understand what Lin Chen had written.
The formulas and thought processes were all incredibly clear and logical.
Even if they didn't know the answer, they could still tell that the student's answer was very likely correct!
Unbelievable!
time flies.
Lin Chen suddenly stopped writing.
He has finished all three major questions!
Lin Chen looked up at the clock hanging high in front of the examination room and realized that only forty-odd minutes had passed.
This speed is alright!
Lin Chen smiled slightly, tidied up, stood up, and said to the staff in English:
"Sir, I would like to submit my paper."
"watt?!"
The proctor exclaimed in surprise.
He glanced back at the clock, somewhat incredulously.
With less than an hour to go, this Chinese man was about to hand in his paper?
There are no rules in math olympiad competitions that prohibit submitting papers early, nor are there any rules about how long after the start of the competition you can submit your paper.
In previous years, athletes from various countries have all persevered until the very last moment.
After all, this isn't just an exam; it's the International Mathematical Olympiad, a competition that brings national honor!
The participants in this competition are all top students from various countries who have been selected through multiple rounds of competition!
Even a single punctuation error can cause a difference of hundreds of places in the final ranking!
Now this Chinese person wants to submit their paper early?
"you sure?"
"Of course!"
The invigilator shook his head helplessly.
Math Olympiad contestants must be responsible for their actions. Since he wants to hand in his paper early, let him be!
After receiving the exam paper, the staff member watched helplessly as Lin Chen left the examination room.
Meanwhile, the contestants from various countries inside the examination hall were practically speechless.
Wang Defa!
This Chinese guy actually handed in his paper?
Shit! Did he forfeit?
Most people, including Tang Ming and Zhang Qing, looked down on Lin Chen.
No one believed that he had actually finished all the questions.
I just felt that he had probably already given up.
After all, almost all of them hadn't even finished answering the first question yet.
How could someone possibly have already solved all three questions?
……
"Comrade! Congratulations on just achieving the 'submit your paper early' achievement!"
Your early submission demonstrates exceptional intelligence and a highly efficient revolutionary spirit!
This is not only a personal victory, but also a manifestation of collective honor!
Therefore, you will receive an achievement reward of 6 academic points!
Glory belongs to you, comrade!
As Lin Chen walked out of the examination room, the same thing he had predicted before the exam began immediately came to mind.
The notification sounded that Natasha had achieved her achievement.
Submitting the exam early is an easy achievement!
What delighted Lin Chen even more than achieving an accomplishment was that the system assistant had even changed the achievement notification.
Finally, I don't have to keep getting notifications.
The only downside is that the achievement reward this time is only 6 academic points?
It's better than nothing, though.
Fortunately, one of the four achievement goals has already been achieved, and it's only a matter of time before I complete my first bounty mission.
Outside the examination hall, team leaders from various countries were gathered together, chatting and waiting for the preliminary rounds to end.
Among them, the US team leader, Luo Sheng, became the star of the crowd.
Team leaders from many countries are seeking advice from him.
On the other hand, Xiao Li and Teacher Zhu were largely ignored.
Compared to the rote learning tactics employed by China, Luo Sheng's Olympiad math teaching philosophy of "no rote memorization of questions, no guessing questions" is more readily accepted by other countries.
But just then, everyone suddenly saw Lin Chen emerge from the examination room.
Someone exclaimed, "What?! What country is that contestant from? Why is he here?"
Everyone turned around, looking on in shock as Lin Chen walked to Xiao Li and the others.
"Lin Chen, are you done?"
Compared to the others, Xiao Li and Teacher Zhu were also somewhat surprised, but it was still within an acceptable range.
After all, they now knew just how incredible Lin Chen's math olympiad skills were.
"I'm done. It was just the preliminary round, and the questions weren't difficult."
Nearby, team leaders and teachers from many countries gathered around curiously.
Unable to understand the Chinese spoken by the three, they asked curiously, "Does anyone know what they're saying?"
"Who speaks Chinese? Dr. Luo, do you?"
"I am American!"
Luo Sheng was somewhat disgusted by the other party's idea that he could speak Chinese.
He's a true American!
"I know a little..."
A team leader from Japan raised his hand: "This student just said that the preliminary round questions were very easy. He finished them ahead of time."
Too easy?!
The team leaders from various countries were completely dumbfounded.
Some people actually said that the IMO questions were too easy?
Even if this is just a preliminary round, it is still an IMO preliminary round!
Even the official organizers have allocated 4 hours for the questions, so how could these questions be easy?