Chapter 308
Chapter 308
The host's eyes lit up when she saw Harold.
"A handsome boy is here to challenge. Please come to the stage."
Harold walked to the stage. The host handed him a microphone.
"May I ask what your name is? How old are you? What is your profession?"
Harold introduced himself, "My name is Harold Howell. I'm 21 years old. I'm a student currently."
"Hello, Harold. Please come to the answer table."
Harold followed the host's request and walked to the designated location.
Philip glanced at Harold, his eyes filled with the same contempt and ridicule as he looked at the other contestants.
Then the host looked at the big screen and began to ask questions.
"Harold, the first question is, which year did Liu Che, Emperor of Han dynasty in ancient China, die?"
Harold answered, "March 29, 87 BC."
"Correct!" The host was in surprise and continued, "The second question..."
The questions were divided into simple, medium, and high levels. Each level had ten questions and some of them were related to unpopular knowledge. Harold answered all of the questions in one go and his answers were almost the same as the standard answer.
Many people could answer the questions at the simple level with no difficulty, but they could only answer one or two at the high level. Other than Philip, Harold was the second person to answer all the
questions.
Philip sized up Harold carefully. Harold's handsome appearance made him jealous.
Harold also looked at Philip with worship in his eyes.
Philip saw that. He thought Harold had answered the questions by luck and couldn't defeat him.
The host said in surprise, "Harold is the second person to answer all of the questions in a row. Next, he will engage in a competition with Philip. Whoever answers more questions will win!"
The competition became more interesting and many people in the mall gathered and watched it.
In front of Harold and Philip were the answering buttons.
As more and more audiences gathered, the host took the chance to introduce the sponsors of the competition.
After a detailed introduction, she got to the point, "There are eleven questions in total. Who answers the most questions will be the final winner. Next, I will announce the first question."
"Philip and Harold, please listen to the question..."
The tense answering time finally came.
In the beginning, Harold was not familiar with the answering machine. Philip answered five questions in a row, but he did not get one.
Moreover, Philip's answers were all correct.
The host looked at Harold regretfully.
"Phillip has answered five questions correctly. If he answers one more question correctly, he can win directly. Next, please listen to the sixth question!"
Harold frowned and held his breath.
Then the host announced the sixth question.
Harold pressed the answer button faster than Philip and gave the accurate answer.
Harold finally answered a question.
Philip sneered because he only needed one more question to win.
How could an ant compare to an elephant?
The host was glad for Harold and announced the next question happily.
Harold answered it correctly.
So did the next three questions.
When Harold answered the tenth question correctly, Philip's expression changed slightly. Nôvel(D)rama.Org's content.
How could it be possible? Harold answered five questions in a row and caught up with him?
More audience gathered and they became more enthusiastic.
A few students from University A were discussing together.
"Harold is so handsome. Which school is he from? He managed to stabilize his performance and catch up to Philip."
"The last question is the most important one. I heard that the organizer set a tricky question in order to avoid anyone taking the prize. Nobody knew its answer."
"Philip is the top genius in University A and knowledgeable. He must be able to answer."
"I also believe he can do it."
"I don't think so. Harold isn't easy to deal with. During the entire competition, he wasn't nervous at all. He seemed to be hiding something."
"How can he compare to Philip?"
When Philip heard the discussions, he raised his chin even more arrogantly.
He sneered in his mind, 'It was impossible for Harold to answer the last question. I must be the winner.
'And the set of audio players must be mine.'
The host became excited, "Since the competition has come to this point, everyone must be nervous. Harold won five questions in a row and fought to a draw with Philip. You must want to know the final result like me."
"Now, there is only one question left. If one answers it correctly, then he will get the audio players for home theater. Harold and Philip, are you ready?"
Harold and Philip said in unison, "Yes."
The host introduced the organizers once more deliberately, "Alright, I would like to express the gratitude to organizers first..."
After the advertisement, she continued, "Now, please listen to the last question!"
She dragged out the last syllable on purpose.
Harold also felt a little nervous. After all, the last question was the key to whether he could get the players.
The host began to announce the question.
"9421728623. Please recite it reversely in three seconds. Begin!"
The host held a stopwatch in her hand and began to count as soon as she finished.
Hearing the number, Philip was stunned for a moment. Reciting it directly was easy, but reciting it reversely was...
The audience also thought that it was impossible to complete the task. Even if they played the video in reverse, they would not be able to remember the ten numbers in three seconds.
But Harold pressed the answer button directly.