"Despair and hope. You are the demon of despair, the angel of hope. Ye Jingwen shook the bag in her hand, and then seemed to think of something, and said, "By the way, I also met Tang Chuhong." She told me she was going to join the French team. ”

"Hmm. I know. I nodded.

"You know?" Ye Jingwen's eyes widened, "How do you know everything?" ”

"Because I made her do it." I turned the pen in my hand, "Among the Chinese team, Tang Chuhong's strength is not particularly outstanding. In this brain competition, the Chinese team reorganized the players, so even if Tang Chuhong went back, he would not be taken seriously. It's better to join other countries and get a good position. ”

Ye Jingwen cocked her nose and smiled:

"You take good care of other girls. Say, what bad thoughts do you have? ”

I smiled helplessly and bitterly:

"What can I think. Of course, it is compassion and kindness. ”

Ye Jingwen stared at me with eyes full of the words "I don't believe", and a twisted smile hung on the corner of her mouth.

After a pause, Ye Jingwen said:

"Now that the Vatican is surrounded by Catholics, some of whom hate you, and some of whom want to join the Vatican and become your people, will you accept them? I've also seen a lot of people kneeling on the ground holding signs with your name written on them, please show up. And so you're staying here, being an otaku pope? ”

"If there is a God, then he must also be an otaku who does not ask about the world. What about otaku? And, of course, I will accept those who are willing to join our country. I smiled and said, "Why don't you take it?" But my country has a very strict hierarchy. These citizens whom I have accepted are all eighteenth-class citizens, and they are citizens who are even lower than slaves. If I don't accept the citizens of other countries now, then the rulers of other countries will naturally know that I have not accepted the idea of citizens, and other countries will naturally stumble every time and try not to surrender to me. Out of the psychology of cost measurement, I will accept the people without refusal, and I am happy to do so. ”

Hearing my words, Ye Jingwen let out a long breath, patted her chest, and said:

"That's fine. I thought you really wanted to be the only one...... By the way, I heard that the list of countries for the next round of battles has come out. I took a look at the battle list, and your Vatican's battle country is ......"

After a pause, Ye Jingwen frowned, and said reluctantly:

"Japan. Moreover, the captain of the Japanese side is ......"

"Ai Yukino?" I raised an eyebrow.

"No, it's Hua Tianjun." Ye Jingwen took a deep breath and said in a heavy tone, "The representative of Japan is Hua Tianjun. ”

I laughed a little and said:

"I see, is it a team lease or not. The Japanese side knew that Ai Yukino was a defeated player of my former subordinates, so they leased Hua Tianjun and asked him to represent the Japanese team? Return of citizenship after the competition. ”

Ye Jingwen grabbed my arm and said with a sad face:

"That's right! That's it! Hua Tianjun only plays on the stage in the round you play, and is just an alternate player the rest of the time. And Hua Tianjun will definitely not participate in the last game. This is a good agreement between Japan and China. The Chinese side wants to use Hua Tianjun to test your strength. ”

I casually sighed and said:

"So, what benefits does China get?"

Ye Jingwen said:

"The Chinese side can know in advance the level of strength between Hua Tianjun and you. And...... Japan, for its part, also agreed to recognize a series of historical problems between Japan and China. Moreover, Japan has surrendered the Diaoyu Islands, no longer disputed with China, and even transferred leases in Hokkaido and other areas. China has taken advantage of a lot this time. Moreover, as far as Hua Tianjun is concerned, he also has benefits...... Yukino loves clothes and has already agreed to the marriage between him and Hua Tianjun. Yukino Aiyi has announced her marriage to Hua Tianjun. ”

Hearing Alyssa Ye's answer, I fell silent.

"How's it going, this time...... Are you confident? Seeing my silence, Ye Jingwen asked cautiously.

"Huh? What did you say? I scratched my head and turned to Ye Jingwen and asked. Sorry, I was dozing off and didn't hear clearly. ”

Ye Jingwen took a deep breath, clenched her fists, and said angrily:

"Forget it, look at the way you look like you're in your chest. I think you're definitely ready...... However, I also want to remind you that Hua Tianjun has already proposed online propaganda, and he does not look like a depressed person at all now. He also said in a high-profile manner that he would definitely take the Vatican this time, because he had already dreamed of such a scene. I think...... This is probably a hint. ”

"Oh." I twisted my neck and sat back on the bed with a blank face.

"Are you confident?" Ye Jingwen asked with a sad brow.

"Do you think I don't have faith?" I put my hands behind my head, glanced at Ye Jingwen and said, "Don't worry, you just need to be ready for your side." On my side, I have my own preparations. ”

Ye Jingwen's face still had a little bit of distrust, but in the face of my tight-lipped mouth, she had no other choice, and in the end, she had to make her own preparations. Even if you are a mental contestant, you need to maintain your condition through some repetitive training in normal times, otherwise, in the case of similar levels, a slight difference in state and proficiency may lead to completely different results.

In the period leading up to the match, I didn't let Alyssa understand the significance of any of my moves. At first, Alyssa was surprised by my various computer operations, but in the end, she remained silent in the face of my words, and instead held a Latin word list on the side to practice random combination of images.

Although I have allowed foreign nationals to join our country as nationals of the Vatican. But I threatened to expel them at any time, and I was nervous about their proximity to the Papal Palace. Therefore, no one dared to join my kingdom before the game began. So, in the midst of the dullness, the second brain game began.

In the evening, it rained in the Vatican, and the Vatican in the Mediterranean climate, even on a rainy day, did not look cold, but with a little warmth.

And in this heavy rain curtain, the second global brain competition kicked off.

The start time of the game is still the same as the first time. The Angel Tiran Snow's control of time is believed to have taken into account the slow and shrinking effects of the special theory of relativity produced by the Earth's wave-like spiral motion in the universe. The accuracy of her calculation of time should have reached the level of Planck time, and it must also take into account the coefficients of the length of time and space in each frame of reference, as well as the discontinuity of time to a certain extent.

At the last second before the o'clock, Alyssa Ye and I sat side by side, and at the same time entered the "dream space" on the Burmese fruit rosewood sofa in the Papal Palace.

When I opened my eyes again, I found myself standing on a white square that was extremely smooth in any direction, from front to back, left and right, and around me, three men and one woman, who were temporary members of the Vatican team—Alice, Waldner, Virgil, Max.

"Captain." When they saw me, four people who were very close to me immediately gathered around me.

"Mr. Kannatsuki, I can be regarded as seeing you in person." Alice, a female contestant from Russia, saw me with a look of ecstasy on her face, and she had big wavy blonde hair with cloud-like curls at the ends of her chest. Alice smiled and grabbed a cross in her hand, and then said with great reverence:

"I'm a devout Catholic. You are the Pope and I am your most devout follower. ”

I patted Alice on the shoulder, then passed by her, and said:

"It is a pity that the four corners of the Catholic cross are decorated with a clover at the ends, which symbolize the trinity of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, or the crucifix, and the Christian cross bought from the roadside gift shop should not be taken out. Be professional next time. ”

Hearing my words, Alice was stunned in place, and her soft white face suddenly flushed.

Because of my words, the atmosphere on the field was a little awkward. At this time, players from other countries and spectators outside the square have also arrived. Although the last tournament eliminated nearly half of the country's spectators, the overall number of spectators on the playing field did not decrease. Obviously, this is because the maximum number of spectators that can be accommodated in this venue is 100,000 people.

"Captain. How is the competition arranged? "When my eyes wandered around, Max from Poland came up to me and asked me.

I smiled and said:

"You just have to play as hard as you can. Everything else followed my instructions. ”

Max frowned, nodded, and said:

"Good. Captain. We all listen to you. However, if we win this time, hopefully we will ...... in the future."

"Let's talk about it when we win." I interrupted Max with a wave of my hand.

German player Virgil on the side stepped forward and said:

"Captain. I heard that this time there was a player named Hua Tianjun on the Chinese side. I heard that he wants to beat you with his own hands. Moreover, he also represented the Japanese team. ”

Just as Virgil's words fell, a burst of cheers erupted in the Japanese audience, and the girls holding up the "Hua Tianjun" sign began to shake their arms excitedly and scream.

My gaze wandered lazily and landed in front of me, where a thin, youthful figure had emerged.

It was a man in a blue hoodie who wrapped himself tightly as if he was afraid of being hurt by outsiders. He had a thin face with a high nose, but his eyes looked tired, stiff and unshiny, like those of a blind man. In terms of appearance, this man does not show any characteristics except for being slender and stiff, and belongs to the type that ordinary people can forget after seeing it for three seconds.

"That's him." Virgil on the side said in a panic, "He is Hua Tianjun." ”

Unlike all the other players, Hua Tianjun was squatting on the ground, he pressed his hands on his face, and a slit was split between the index and middle fingers of his two hands, revealing a pair of blank eyes from the gap, staring blankly at the entire square.

Standing beside him is a delicate and lovely figure, which is the former main force and vice captain of the Japanese team, Yukino Ai. Today, Yukino Aii wore a plum-red Japanese kimono, and even made a Japanese-style cherry blossom folding umbrella. As soon as this little girl appeared, the popularity of the Japanese audience rose a lot, and the popularity of this little girl in Japan can also be seen.

Yukino Aiyi appeared side by side with Hua Tianjun, and as soon as Hua Tianjun appeared, Yukino Aiyi immediately stepped forward affectionately and circled around him, but Hua Tianjun's eyes were just staring in my direction, like staring at the Kong Ming lantern in the night sky.

He looked at me, and I smiled, gave him a faint look, and then withdrew my gaze.

And in the next second, a noisy cry erupted from the surrounding group of players, and a snow-white light and shadow appeared in the center of the empty square, and the next moment, a pair of snow-white wings slowly spread out in the square as if they were struggling out of an invisible magic box, and Tiran Shengxue, who was wearing a snow-white priestess's suit, also appeared in the center of the square.

With the appearance of Tiran Shengxue, the audience seats around the square suddenly boiled. Among these audiences, there are those who are extremely jealous of Tiran Shengxue, but there are also some religious believers who believe in mythology and religion are extremely obsessed with her and worship her as a god.

Tiran Shengxue, who appeared in the center of the square, bowed deeply in the direction of the audience and the players' seats, and then stood up straight in the standard posture of a hostess, a pair of misty eyes projected a little spot of light, she said lightly;

"Welcome players and spectators from all over the world to the stage of the second round of the Genius Brain Brain Competition. The second round is about to begin. A total of 12 countries participated in the competition, and no country chose to withdraw from the competition. However, there are two countries that are in a special situation. ”

At this point, Tiran Shengxue paused slightly, then she turned to me and said:

"Prior to the start of the competition, the Vatican's King Kanazuki and the Seychelles Government had agreed to exchange the names and nationalities of the two countries on the basis of mutual territorial concessions. Therefore, the current Vatican is actually the original Seychelles, and Seychelles is the Vatican, and the original opponents of the two countries have also changed. The opponent of the former Vatican became Russia, and the opponent of the former Seychelles became Japan. ”

Hearing Tilan Shengxue's words, the scene was in an uproar!

All eyes focused on my face in an instant, and I waved my hand, casually greeted the audience, and then turned my head to Hua Tianjun, who was squatting on the side with a stiff face, and smiled:

"Congratulations, your prophetic dream is right, Vatican, you did lose."

"Captain, what the hell is going on?" Alice, a player from Russia, was the first to come forward to ask, looking horrified.

I smiled and said lightly:

"Nothing. It's just a temporary change of opponent. Seychelles is a small country with a population of less than 90,000, and it is not difficult to exchange all the citizens of Seychelles with our Vatican nationals. Seychelles also did not have the confidence to defeat Russia. On the condition that Russia and Japan be exchanged, they and the Vatican exchanged all national elements such as national territory, nationality, national flag, and national anthem, and then they kept their original territorial residency rights in the form of a leased territory. ”

"I see...... However, Japan is also very strong, and the population of Japan and Russia is about the same, so why should they promise us? Waldener on the side was also extremely surprised.

I smiled and said:

"It is precisely because neither Russia nor Japan can defeat Seychelles, so as long as I allow them to join our country if they lose to either side, they will not be able to refuse, because for them, this is an extra way to save their lives."

Alice frowned, and she said, "Although I am also from Russia...... But I don't want to be an enemy of my country......"

I smiled and said:

"Then just win this game. You're the ones I've selected for a long time. Don't let me down. ”

Hearing my words, the faces of several people looked a little heavy. Although the Russian players may not be much better than the Japanese players, because I put them together, they naturally seem a little nervous.

On the other hand, even if the Russian side wants to replace the player, it is impossible for him to replace Hua Tianjun. Because before that, Russia, Japan, and China did not have a player replacement agreement at all, and in Hua Tianjun's agreement, in addition to dealing with me, he also had to participate in the competition when the situation in Japan was not good, so it was impossible for him to change his nationality until Japan won.

Because of the problem of the Vatican and Seychelles switching players, there was quite a stir in the stadium, but Tiran Shengxue did not pay attention to this temporary restlessness, she turned to all the players in the field, and said:

"The first game, genetic hide-and-seek, starts now."

Just as Tiran Shengxue's words fell, countless roses suddenly bloomed on the square that was originally empty and pure white. Countless roses bloomed like raindrops falling into a lake, and in just ten seconds, a square was transformed into a rose garden!

In this rose garden, there are three main colors of flowers: red, white and pink, but among the pink roses, the concentration of their flower colors is not consistent.

Tieran Saint Ski Run:

"The rules of the competition are to find out the genetic generation according to the color of the roses in each contestant's area in each garden, and to find the first red and white roses."

"I see, it's the law of genetics......" Alice on the side narrowed her eyes, "There is a certain pattern of arrangement of roses here." According to Mendel's law, when a white rose and a red rose are crossed, if the two chromosomes are the same, then the offspring will be white or red, but if the two chromosomes that express the color are different, then a pink flower will bloom, but if the pink flower and the white flower, or the pink flower with different concentrations are mixed and mixed with each other, the concentration of the pink rose will still be different. ”

Max Dow:

"It doesn't seem difficult, but the sorting of the first generation of roses and offspring is not arranged according to the way of the gene tree, but like earthworms or intestines, in this way, the roses of different generations are mixed together, so in addition to calculating the color of different generations of roses, it is also necessary to calculate the sorting law of roses, which includes color recognition, sequence calculation and probability calculation, which is actually difficult."

I glanced at Alice and said:

"Alice, this game is up to you."

Alice opened her mouth wide, pointed to the tip of her nose, and said:

"Me? Belch...... All right. But why? ”

I said:

"Because you're a Russian player. In a sense, you are a traitor to the country, and out of national affection, they will inevitably send the strongest players to defeat you, and thus regret it. In this way, the strength of the Russian side is clear. ”

"I see......"

Under my arrangement, Alice finally represented Seychelles on the field. The player on the Russian side is a player named Walsh, as I expected, Walsh is extremely angry at Alice's betrayal of his own nation, and he is the captain of the Russian team, he did not hesitate to change the opponent at all, and immediately chose to play in person.

Of course, the match didn't last long, and Alice finally lost to her countrymate, Walsh.

Alice walked up to me in frustration and decadence, and said with tears streaming down her face:

"I'm sorry, captain, I lost. I...... I didn't have the face to stay in the team. ”

I glanced at the Russian player who was whistling at Alice and pointing the middle finger, smiled, and said:

"It doesn't matter. You've done a great job. The task I asked you to do has you done. This project is not your forte. I'll take the next one. ”

As the host and referee, Tiran Shengxue glanced at our side, and then at the Russian side, and said:

"Russia vs. Seychelles, the first project. Russia wins. The winner was Walsh. Japan team vs Vatican. Japan won. The winner was Hua Tianjun. The next project will begin. ”

I glanced at Hua Tianjun who was standing in the seat of the Japanese team. In this game, Hua Tianjun personally appeared, and among the rankings of all the players, Hua Tianjun meaninglessly won the first place far ahead. Hua Tianjun's participation was motivated by the need to show his strength to the Japanese side, so as to eliminate the worries of the Japanese side.

When Hua Tianjun slowly walked off the stage, I saw Yukino Aiyi jumping up to Hua Tianjun's side, wrapping her hands around Hua Tianjun's neck, hugging him as if hugging her lover.

After this first game, even those who doubted Hua Tianjun's strength eliminated the doubts in their hearts, and this game can be said to be very important to Hua Tianjun. And the high score that far exceeded that of other players made many players and the audience sigh again and again.

It's just that in the next game, Hua Tianjun did not continue to participate. I, on the other hand, stepped onto the stage of the competition. The Japanese side personally asked Hua Tianjun why he didn't go to the arena, even if he didn't compete directly with me, at least he could embarrass me from the comprehensive score ranking, but Hua Tianjun said lightly:

"I just want to play a life-and-death match directly against Kannatsu. This kind of indirect competition that can maintain one's true strength is meaningless. ”

After confirming the contestants from all countries, Tiran Shengxue looked at me and said:

"So, the national players of the second event have arrived, and the second event starts now, and the competition content is——"

Just as Tiran Shengxue's words fell, the sky above the entire square suddenly turned into a strange starry sky!

"Wow!" Looking at the strange starry sky overhead, the players' seats instantly boiled. It's just that, unlike the ordinary starry sky, this piece of starry sky is not so much a starry sky as a huge globe, and on the surface of this globe, there is almost no continent, some are just scattered countless islands, and compared with the surrounding dark blue ocean, the area of the continent is simply negligible.

Tiran Shengxue said lightly:

"The content of the second round is to find the blackbody radiation signal. What you see is a map of the universe based on the long-term statistics of the cosmic microwave background radiation, interspersed with signals from extraterrestrial civilizations that use blackbody spectral signals to transmit information. But these signals are now mixed with the noise of the cosmic microwave background radiation, and it takes you a specific way to find them. ”

"Finding alien signals in the noise of cosmic microwave background radiation? This project is a bit similar to the previous dynamic sky map. Waldener said in amazement. Moreover, are there really aliens in this world? Or is it just improvised for the sake of competition? ”

I shook my head:

"There are similarities, but the difficulty has increased a lot. Cosmic microwave background radiation exists everywhere in the universe, and stars occupy only about one-tenth of the universe. So that the difficulty is not on one level. ”

"Captain, are you confident in this game?" Alice on the side asked with a calm face, "After all, I have already lost one game, and I can't continue to lose......

I smiled and didn't answer Alice's question, but walked straight to the center of the stage, and the moment I walked to the stage, the whole audience cheered, and I saw Tang Chuhong and Qin Shuya, who were sitting in the contestants' seat, waving at me and smiling, and on the Japanese side, Ai Yukino finally took the stage, spinning on one foot on the stage while handing out flying kisses to her fans.

The smile on her face stiffened when her eyes fell on me.