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Chapter 208 International Cultural Exchange Competition

Astronomy, geography, history, humanities, art, science, folk customs, and so on—nothing is outside the scope of the examination, and simply mastering these basic knowledge is far from enough.

Moreover, the competition is open to participants from all over the world, but only a total of five spots will be available nationwide.

There are only a little over 300 participants worldwide.

With such fierce competition, standing out is no easy feat!

So, it's not that Jiang Li doesn't want her to participate in this event, it's just that her current abilities are far from meeting the requirements for the competition!

Although she has become quite outstanding compared to her past self, it must be acknowledged that there are countless hardworking people in this world, and the best among them are even more numerous.

Just then, Wei Ke, who had been staring intently at her, felt a pang of disappointment when he saw that she hadn't responded for a long time. He said softly, "I'm so sorry, it seems my request has caused you trouble."

Caiyi, who was eating a meat bun nearby, heard the conversation between the two and mumbled indistinctly with food still in his mouth: "Hey you two, can you speak more clearly?"

Look at this one, so hesitant, and the other speaking so vaguely and unclearly. How could they not misunderstand each other if things continued like this?

He then swallowed the food in his mouth and continued, "Actually, if you want to experience that international cultural exchange competition firsthand, that's perfectly fine!"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Li's eyes widened as she looked at Wei Ke, and she asked in surprise, "Weren't you planning to participate in this competition?"

Faced with Jiang Li's sudden question, Wei Ke was stunned for a moment before replying with a wry smile, "You really think too highly of me!"

"Although I do feel that I have made considerable progress recently."

"But as for participating in that international cultural exchange competition? Let's forget about it!"

This is something you can only fantasize about in your dreams, since you can get whatever you want in your dreams!

In reality, she simply hoped to take this opportunity to broaden her horizons and gain some knowledge.

Keep in mind that there are only five spots available nationwide! Faced with such a rare opportunity, she found it hard to have enough confidence to stand out from a population of over a billion.

After all, the competition is fiercer than imagined, and it is no easy feat to emerge victorious.

Moreover, even if she were lucky enough to pass the domestic selection, she would still have to compete against top geniuses carefully selected from seven or eight billion people around the world. This was simply a pipe dream for her, an impossible task.

However, despite knowing that she had no hope of winning, she still harbored a sliver of curiosity and longing deep down, simply hoping to go to the venue and witness this grand event in person.

Just then, seeing everyone discussing so enthusiastically, Li Xue excitedly raised her hand and asked loudly, "Can I go too? I really want to go see it!"

In fact, just hearing everyone's descriptions of the competition made her realize that its scale and influence must be extraordinary. Naturally, she was filled with longing and looked forward to experiencing it firsthand and broadening her horizons.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Li smiled slightly and patiently explained, "Don't worry, if someone from our school successfully passes the preliminary round, then according to the rules, that person can bring two other companions to the preliminary round to watch the competition."

It turns out that this international cultural exchange competition has five different stages: preliminary round, semi-final, final, and the grand final.

It's worth mentioning that this year's finals happened to be held in their region.

This system of rotating hosting among different countries is quite similar to the Olympic Games.

That said, there are seven contestants representing Lia University in this international cultural exchange competition: Xu Qingming, Wei Yan, Ma Ke, Yuan Yi, Jiang Li, Shan He, and Wei Ke.

Wei Ke originally signed up for the competition out of curiosity to see how difficult the questions were, but she didn't expect that she couldn't solve any of them after receiving the questions. This made her feel extremely frustrated and depressed.

Her eyes widened as she stared intently at the six people who had successfully passed the preliminary round, her face filled with disbelief. Her lips trembled as she asked, "You... are your brains even human brains?"

It was as if what she was seeing was beyond her comprehension.

Those questions were absolutely outrageous!

It was simply unbelievable and beyond imagination. In all her years, she had never heard of such a bizarre and tricky question, let alone seen a similar type of question.

The appearance of these questions made her feel that her knowledge reserves had suddenly become extremely scarce.

At this moment, Jiang Li spoke up to explain, "That's indeed the case. After all, we have to screen from seven or eight billion people, so the difficulty will inevitably be very high."

Even Jiang Li herself found it somewhat difficult to answer the questions.

Xiao Baihua, on the other hand, was very self-aware. Knowing her own limitations, she did not register for the preliminary round at all.

She was perfectly clear about her own abilities.

Next came the preliminary round, in which only Xu Qingming, Ma Ke, and Jiang Li successfully advanced to the next round.

The remaining contestants were all defeated and eliminated.

It is worth mentioning that all of these competitions stipulate that participants must go to the designated location to participate, and no one is allowed to watch on site.

Therefore, they naturally couldn't witness the competition firsthand.

Fortunately, there is a revival round, which allows spectators to watch, as it brings together all the contestants who were eliminated in the preliminary rounds to compete again.

When Cai Yi and his group arrived at the scene, they were astonished to see only twenty-three contestants scattered across the field. They gaped in surprise and exclaimed, "My God! Over a billion people are competing, and only twenty-three people have passed the preliminary round? The odds are just too low!"

Wei Ke's eyes widened, her face filled with astonishment. Her previously emo mood seemed to be blown away by a spring breeze, instantly becoming bright and cheerful.

She couldn't help but sigh, "Indeed, people really can't be compared to each other!"

At this moment, Xu Qingming's lips curled up slightly, revealing a faint smile, and he asked, "Why did you all decide to come and see?"

He looked around, but there seemed to be no familiar faces in sight.