Chapter 689: Chapter 690: The Stunning Ji Sisi
Nian Shutong, in the stands, fixed his gaze on Ji Sisi, who seemed motionless as she watched.
She must be unsure of which one to fix, huh?
Fortunately for Ji Sisi, her hesitation was short-lived because out of the twenty Mechas, nineteen had already been chosen, leaving only one unselected.
Ji Sisi appeared a step slower than the others, but while everyone else was pondering how to fix their choices or figuring out what the problems were, Ji Sisi sprang into action.
As soon as she reached the Mecha, she opened her toolbox without a moment’s hesitation and began disassembling it.
“Hey, Ji Sisi has started already?”
“Is she trying to get a closer look by taking it apart?”
“Isn’t she afraid of breaking it?”
“Who knows.”
“Look, she disassembles so fast.”
At this moment, Ji Sisi was completely oblivious to the world around her; her eyes only saw the Mecha and its faults, all of which in her eyes needed fixing.
Ji Sisi disassembled the Mecha and repaired it single-mindedly.
Most of the spectators assumed she was just showing off. Who could just jump right in and fix something without even looking first?
The leader of the Ji Family team also had his doubts; if Ji Sisi couldn’t pass the first round’s written test, it meant her spot had been gained through cheating.
“Hmph! If you’re bold enough to cheat, you better be ready to face the consequences.”
The leading man was not optimistic about Ji Sisi at all; in their minds, there was no such thing as a “waste” turning their fortunes around.
On the stands, the Emperor and Empress held somewhat different opinions.
“Dou Dou is very smart; mother can’t be far behind.”
“Nobody associated with Nian Shutong is simple.”
The two of them continued to watch as Ji Sisi finished repairing the first Mecha’s faults. Suppressing the itch to dismantle it and start over, she pressed the completion buzzer.
“Beep——”
The crisp and slightly prolonged sound of the buzzer made the contestants, who were busy with their repairs, steal a glance at Ji Sisi.
She’s finished?
For real?
Could this be some sort of mind game?
They only had time for that one glance before they had to continue their tasks, battling against the pressing time.
Sure enough, another box rose from the ground. Ji Sisi made her way toward the newly elevated box with unhurried steps. By the time she reached it, she already knew what the problem was.
The same actions followed: she reached the Mecha, opened the repair box, and the repairs began immediately.
This time she was even faster.
“Beep——”
Another whistle sounded, and the contestants could only afford a brief look. It was still Ji Sisi. What was going on? How could she be so fast?
Ji Sisi had finished with a second Mecha, and a third box rose up.
Same actions, same speed.
“Beep——”
When the third sound rang out, many contestants were thrown into disarray. Regardless of whether it was genuine, such behavior was definitely rattling, but the more flustered they became, the more prone to mistakes.
Ji Tiantian accidentally connected the wrong wire, nullifying all her previous effort, forcing her to start over.
She pondered more deeply than the others; Ji Sisi was a true genius, and she was not.
What should she do?
If the Ji Family recognized her talent, what would become of her own status?
No, absolutely not.
She wouldn’t allow herself to lose everything she held in her hands; the title of genius could only belong to Ji Tiantian.
As if having made some decision, Ji Tiantian gradually calmed herself down and continued to repair the Mecha.
At this time, Ji Sisi was already repairing the fifth Mecha.
The competitors on the stage were either too distracted by the whistles to focus or were throwing themselves into their work with all their might.
“Damn it! I’m not fixing this anymore!”
One of the contestants gave up first; after all, being first had nothing to do with him anymore. What’s the point in repairing!
What the man didn’t realize was that patience is a very precious quality for a Mechanical Repairer. Even if he made it to the top twenty, such a temperament was definitely unwanted.
Ji Sisi, on her way to repair the sixth one, happened to pass by the Mecha the man had abandoned. She instinctively stopped.
“Are you going to fix it?”
“Fix what?!”
Ji Sisi tilted her head, “I can’t fix that, but are you still fixing the Mecha?”
She didn’t want the Mecha she repaired to end up counting toward this man’s score. She had to make sure her work was credited to her.
The man, looking at the “mocking” Ji Sisi, let his anger well up and shouted, “No fixing! If you’re so capable, fix it yourself!”
His Mecha was, without a doubt, the hardest one here; otherwise, he wouldn’t have given up halfway.
Ji Sisi, hearing the man’s response, first said to a referee on the side, “He said he won’t fix it. If I fix it, the score is mine.”
The coach, seeing Ji Sisi fixing Mechas as easily as drinking water, nodded and said, “After the Mecha is repaired, the score will go to Ji Sisi.”
Upon hearing the referee’s confirmation, Ji Sisi showed a satisfied smile, squatted down, opened her toolbox, and started to repair.
The man behind, who initially watched with great dissatisfaction, let out continuous scoffs.
Tsk! So what!
Hmph! What’s so great about that!
Huh? Why didn’t I think of that step?
Damn! So that’s how it is.
At this point, Ji Sisi had already gotten up, pressed the buzzer next to her, and strolled off towards another rising box.
The man, who was indignantly unwilling to accept what had happened, looked at the repaired Mecha and suddenly felt deflated.
This person was born for Mecha.
Right now, Ji Sisi was completely unfazed by external distractions, focusing solely on repairing Mechas.
In the meantime, others also succeeded in their repairs, claiming their points.
But as Ji Sisi passed by, she asked the referee, “This Mecha has two more major faults, may I repair it?”
“Can I get extra points for the repair?”
Ji Sisi’s question caught the referee off guard.
However, through the headphones connected to the Light Computer, a message from the judging panel came through.
“Let her fix it.”
The judges had been watching Ji Sisi cut her way through the competition and they knew her capability best.
The referee responded to Ji Sisi’s inquiry, “Yes, extra points.”
Hearing that extra points were possible, Ji Sisi immediately set to work, and before another contestant who thought they had finished, she brightly identified the problems, fixed them, and earned extra points.
The contestant watched with a life-questioning gaze at his own hands; facing Ji Sisi, he felt like he was a waste.
The competition continued, and everyone watched as Ji Sisi darted all over the field.
While others were focused on repairing one Mecha, she went beyond, not only repairing the newly risen Mechas but also those others thought they had fixed.
However, each time she completed a repair, her score increased.
Everyone watched the big screen as Ji Sisi’s score column kept rising, growing continuously larger.
With every increase, they realized the gap was widening even more.
By now, it was no longer a question of a gap.