The two of them each took a pen and paper, began to write, and in a few minutes they both handed the question to Claire.

Montoya came forward and saw Owen's question: "A red carriage and a black carriage were traveling from Yorktown and Billy Town at the same time, and after two hours of meeting, the two carriages continued to move at the original speed, and after another one and a half hours, the red carriage reached Billy Town, and the black carriage was still 35 kilometers away from Yorktown." So how many kilometers do the two carriages travel per hour?"

He was most afraid of this kind of problem, and suddenly his head grew big, and he looked at Leo again.

"Little George and his father borrowed 500 copper coins, and his mother borrowed 500 copper coins, went to the market to buy horses, and used a total of 970 copper coins, and returned 10 copper coins to my father, and 10 copper coins to my mother, and kept 10 copper coins for myself, 490 plus 490 plus 10 equals 990, and where did the 10 copper coins go?"

"Leo, that's too simple. Montoya muttered subconsciously, and couldn't help but be a little worried.

Leo heard it, but he still looked calm. It took him a long time to figure out this question, and he didn't believe that Owen could turn around in a short period of time.

Claire swapped questions between the two as she pulled down the magic hourglass, "Let's start now, three minutes." ”

Owen took the question and looked at it, and almost laughed out loud, this question only has a few simple values, no matter how difficult it is, maybe a minute is enough.

............

As the minutes ticked by, Leo kept calculating, seeing that it was nearing the end. And Owen's face was slowly changing. First the red of excitement, then the yellow of confusion, and finally the paleness of disbelief. He couldn't figure out where the 10 copper coins went.

"It's time!" the girl patted the real platform lightly.

Owen was already sweating all over his face, and said to Leo angrily: "Damn, what the hell are you calling this question, where did the 10 copper coins go?"

Leo, of course, didn't bother to bother with him, handed the paper to the girl, and smiled, "Miss Claire, this is the answer I came up with." ”

Owen's problems are a bit complicated, and they may be able to stump beginners, but for Leo, who has gone to college, even if he doesn't use equations to calculate, as long as he analyzes it carefully, he will definitely not be stumped by this kind of elementary school math Olympiad problem.

Claire felt that she couldn't solve the problem, but Leo already had the answer, and if she pushed it back, she quickly figured it out. After pondering it carefully, the girl announced, "Leo's answer is correct. ”

"How is that possible!" Owen's teeth were almost crushed by himself, and he snatched Leo's scratch paper, took it, and found that the other party's answer was really correct, and his whole face collapsed.

Seeing Owen's angry look, Montoya knew that Leo had won, and smiled: "What's the matter, is it right, you shouldn't lie in this place, that can only deceive a three-year-old child." ”

Owen clenched his fists tightly, this question that had stumped him for a long time, how could Leo calculate it in three minutes. But with the facts in front of him, he could only grit his teeth and say, "Yes......"

Montoya was really afraid of any accidents, and when she heard Owen admit, she finally breathed a sigh of relief, and spread her hands again: "Since you lost, then take the money!"

Owen was so angry that he almost wanted to kill, but he could only hold back his resentment in his heart. After all, he lost, he had to put down his posture and said in a low voice: "I don't have it on me now, and I'll give it to you when I get the money after I go home for the New Year." ”

"Hmph, I guessed you don't have any money, so write me an IOU. ”

Montoya was unforgiving, forced Owen to write an IOU, and pressed his fingerprints, and finally got out of his previous evil spirit.

"Montoya, you remember me, and you, inferior servant!" Owen shouted angrily. After all, he was still a child, and his eyes were red at the moment, and he was about to cry, but he finally retained a trace of reason, and did not use the word humble to slap himself in the face, but turned around and left quickly.

Of course, Montoya didn't care about Owen's feelings, looked at the other party's fleeing back, shook the IOU in his hand, and laughed, "It's cool, it's so cool." Thank you, Claire. ”

"Don't thank me, Owen has been really annoying lately. The girl was still expressionless, but her eyes kept on the scratch paper that Owen had left behind, which had Leo's question.

"It's not just annoying, it's disgusting. Montoya's face was full of excitement, and he put the note in Serio's hand and continued: "This guy should be honest this time, it's another hundred gold coins, Leo, you got the money, you must invite me to Kaiyan City to be happy." ”

"That's for sure. Leo smiled and nodded, but he was thinking in his heart whether to exchange the hundred gold coins into magic crystals.

This most basic magic item, the price is high, it can be used to improve the effect of the potion, and it is also a necessary item for making magic arrays and enchantments, even in the magic room, you can't take it casually, you have to report to the old mage when you need it, and reserve more, it's better than being empty-handed when you want to use it.

Just as he caught a glimpse of Claire pondering, Montoya said to Leo again: "By the way, what is the matter with your question, I just thought about it, and I have no clue at all." ”

As soon as he asked, the girl's ears pricked up.

Leo explains: "This question is a classic concept of stealing. In the end, little George owed his father and mother 490 copper coins, a total of 980 copper coins. The 980 copper coins included the money to buy the horse and the last 10 copper coins left over by Little George. The 970 copper coins of the horse, plus the remaining 10 copper coins of George, make a total of 980 copper coins, which is consistent with the total amount of money owed to his parents. And it doesn't make sense to add the total amount of money George owes his parents to add the money George has left at the end. ”

After frowning and thinking for a long time, Montoya still couldn't understand it, so she simply gave up. However, Claire seemed to have understood, and nodded secretly.

"Leo, this question is disgusting, you should tell me about the problem assigned by the teacher. Montoya opened the note and said to Leo.

"This question, there is a problem with the way you understand the idea, it should be like this......"

After a few minutes, Montoya suddenly realized, "I see, I said how I can't figure it out." ”

Leo looked at the time, there was still one hour before the afternoon, which could be used to review the blinding potion he learned yesterday, and said, "Master Montoya, I'll leave first if it's okay." ”

"Wait a minute. Unexpectedly, it was the girl Claire who suddenly spoke.

Leo couldn't help but feel a little strange when he heard the girl call himself. This young lady with excellent talent, usually quite silent, almost never officially said anything between the two, today is not only willing to take on the arbitration of the gambling game, but also took the initiative to stop herself, which is really abnormal.

"Miss Claire, you call me?"

The girl seemed to be a little embarrassed, pursed her lips, and said for a long time: "That's the case, I want to ask, how are you practicing illusions?"

"So that's it, no wonder she's so abnormal today. Leo smiled in his heart, but his face did not show the slightest hint, and replied, "I can cast it, but I haven't completed the spell model yet." ”

"Can you show me a horse?" the girl asked, expectantly.

"Of course there is no problem. Leo nodded, silently starting to build a model of the spell in his mind.

After more than ten seconds, the model was completed, and only 3 syllables of the spell were recited, and an illusion that was exactly the same as his appearance appeared out of thin air, and with his mental power control, he walked in front of the girl.

This illusion has no attack power, and it is much worse than the level 3 magic of "Mage Phantom", but because of the short cast time and low consumption of mental power, it is one of the most commonly used level 0 magic in mage combat, and there are many classic connection techniques. For example, if you anticipate that the opponent is going to cast a powerful magic, you can use the teleportation technique and cast the illusion spell at the same time. Not only does it not take any damage, but it can also cause the opponent's powerful magic to cool down, and then launch a counterattack.

Seeing that the girl was lost in thought, Leo had no choice but to take the initiative and say, "Miss Claire, what can I do for you?"

The girl looked at Leo a little blankly and said, "My spell model can also succeed, but I can't project the model out of the spirit net anyway. I just heard you recite the mantra, it's the same, why?"

Leo couldn't solve the problem of "......", so he said, "Our spell casting methods are slightly different, you should probably go and ask the teacher for advice." ”

"Forget it, I'll figure it out myself. Thank you, Leo. Claire shook her head and left the room.

"You're welcome. Leo replied respectfully, but in his heart he was a little unimpressed by the girl's approach.

Although she is very strong and doesn't want to ask others for anything, Leo feels that life can't be smooth sailing, and there will definitely be times when there are difficulties, if she can't solve it herself, and she doesn't ask others for help, it will be stubborn and paranoid.

Just as he was about to leave with the girl, Montoya smacked his mouth and said, "Leo......"

"What's the matter, Master Montoya?" Leo smiled bitterly in his heart, today is really over.

Montoya didn't know Leo's thoughts, and exclaimed: "I originally thought that Claire was a genius, but I didn't think you were a genius better than her!"

Leo hurriedly waved his hand and said humbly: "You won the prize, I just have some luck." ”

At this time, it happened that John came out of the maintenance room after finishing his work, and when he heard this, he immediately interjected: "Young Master Montoya, Brother Leo is indeed very powerful, I have known it for a long time." ”

Over the past month, John has basically adapted to working in the real yàn room. At first, he was quite worried, but when he realized that there was no danger, he realized that Leo was really doing it for his own good.

First of all, the working environment here is very good, there is generally no heavy labor, and there is no need to worry about not having enough to eat, or being bullied, and more importantly, you can also learn literacy and basic arithmetic with Brother Leo. These are things that John couldn't have imagined before, so he is very grateful to Leo now.

"Hahaha, little John, Leo is awesome and not you, why are you so happy. Montoya quipped.

Studying together every night, John also knew that Montoya was very easy-going, and blinked his eyes and said, "Big brother Leo is my eldest brother, he is amazing, of course I have to be happy." ”

"What kind of theory is this, I haven't heard of it. Montoya took Leo's arm and said in a loud voice, "Let's go to dinner, John, you come with me, and call Isha again." I'm happy today, I'll ask the cook to make a few good dishes, and let's eat them together. ”

Leo still had his own plans, and just wanted to politely refuse, but saw the old mage's bedroom door suddenly open.