I was forced to be the captain of the ghost ship by mistake

Chapter 131 Challenge Cup

The clock dial of the clock tower of Columbia University is ticking, and three pointers of different thicknesses are fighting each other.

The time was fixed at 9:45, and Tu Fu returned in time 15 minutes before the game.

"Fortunately, I didn't miss the time."

Tu Fu hurried back in time with heavy steps. Compared with the deserted place just now, the venue was already full of people, and the students who didn't have a seat were stuck at the door waiting for the result.

Not only the freshmen who have just passed hundreds of thousands of Columbia University this year, but also the participating teams and leading professors from other universities occupy half of the internal positions.

For such a high-scale competition, especially when it involves college competitions and something other than the king's prize money, the freshmen at Columbia will naturally cheer for the contestants from their own schools.

Sitting in the front row were officials from the Ministry of Education of the Kingdom and the teacher judges from the Seven Schools Alliance. Everyone looked down at the entry list in their hands.

When they applied for the project, they already had a specific list in their hands, which included the entries of each group.

"Look, even the Minister of Education is here. It seems that the Kingdom attaches great importance to the 'King's Cup' competition."

"Baiya has invested a lot in the 'perpetual motion machine' in the past two years, but has not seen any results. His Majesty the King should very much hope to use this opportunity to show other countries the genius of invention and production."

"Look at the professors sent by universities in other countries. They also have the intention of investigating this generation of Beyer students. I heard that many talents who performed well were poached by them right after graduation. The methods are really disgusting."

"It's not as simple as a game anymore."

"No matter what, our school must be the one that gets the first place in the end."

There was a commotion everywhere, and the students openly discussed the information they had collected. The competition was no longer just a matter of Baia Kingdom.

Ever since King William II made a public speech at the University of Michigan, countless pairs of eyes from all over the world have been staring at every move of this country.

Naturally, political connotations are attached to such a game.

"How are you getting ready?"

Tu Fu, who had just returned from work, felt that the other members of the team were a little anxious.

After all, Tu Fu is in charge of such an invention from the establishment of the mechanism to the practical operation, and he will also be the main work on stage at that time. If no one is seen at this juncture, it will be a big trouble.

"Everything is properly arranged. Professor Fran's power generation device has been installed. Why don't we check it again while there is still enough time." Clan Sollens said the most urgent matter at the moment.

"We will go now."

Tu Fu also nodded suddenly, and then went directly to the backstage of the great hall under the leadership of Crane.

The participating teams of each school have direct access to the backstage. At this moment, many people have gathered here, in addition to Columbia University and Michigan University, there are also students from several universities in Göttinghagen.

All of them used white cloth or other things to cover their entries, but Professor Fran was the only one who was very calm, and directly displayed the generator device in public, and didn't care about other people's eyes.

Anyway, this is not the final product to be displayed, it is just a smoke bomb.

After Professor Fran installed the generator, he connected a line to the big stage to ensure the normal operation of the "light" display.

"I've already done the generator and wires, and I'll leave the rest to you."

Old Professor Fran even began to tremble in his tone of voice. The significance of this incident for him was to re-emphasize the use of electricity, and it was also an affirmation of the career he had worked so hard for the first half of his life.
"Sometimes even I am not sure what kind of life electricity will bring to us, whether it will really change the current way of life, is the kingdom's choice really wrong?"

"Professor, there is nothing to worry about.

We are on the right path, and I think if the second industrial revolution does come, then time will be on our side and history will choose us. "

Tu Fu looked at the exquisite generator seriously, and many pictures flashed in his mind.

Although the systems of the two worlds are different, from the age of steam to the present moment of reform, the Northern Continent will definitely make big moves.

Compared with the unreliable perpetual motion machine, he would rather believe that advancing towards the electric age is the mainstream of the era.

"A second industrial revolution?"

Crane listened to their conversation, his eyes flickered, and he silently recorded their conversation today.

After the game, he told his father what he said here, and he believed that he would be able to see some clues from his eyes.
It was rumored among the people that Prime Minister Sorens was in charge of the perpetual motion factory, but he knew that his father had never sided with the king in this matter.

In fact, the participation in the construction of the "perpetual motion machine" factory was only a plan discussed by William II and two engineers from beginning to end.

Since the "perpetual motion machine" was adopted by the king and officially submitted to the proposal, there were perpetual motion factories all over Göttinghagen.

On the way back to the competition seats, when Crane was about to discuss the matter with Tu Fu, he was attracted by some movements caused by some contestants from Columbia's School of Mechanical Engineering in the background.

Different from the entries taken by other contestants, several Columbia contestants brought bundles of flowers and incense to the backstage and whispered to each other.

"Gudy, I heard that Miss Winster has also come to the scene."

"There is no better opportunity than this. We must win the first place. When you accept the award, you can express your love to her publicly. Even out of politeness, she will not let you down."

"I believe this must be a wonderful day. Once you succeed, your rewards will be indispensable."

The last one to speak was a handsome young man, he looked high and proud when he spoke, and the few people who echoed him stood behind the plaque of Columbia University's School of Mechanical Engineering, sounding like they were planning to make some big moves after the game.

"Look, that's Guti, one of the main opponents I mentioned to you in this competition. His father is the director of the engineering department, and his family background is very good. I didn't expect that the work borrowed his father's strength, and he still used it like this. Chasing girls in such a way is really embarrassing."

In Crane's eyes, this is also very contemptible.

This young man named Guti just wanted to use this method to put pressure on the other party in the public at the most beautiful time.

This would be a dilemma for any well-bred lady. If she refuses, she will be labeled as unreasonable and even looked at with strange eyes.

"...Eh, your complexion doesn't look very good."

Kelan, who was still talking about it, keenly noticed that the face of Tu Fu beside him was not quite right, and some complicated emotions flashed in his eyes.

"I'm fine, I've never been better than now, really, please believe me, I will definitely face these opponents in the best condition." Tu Fu also found it very funny.

No wonder I always heard that the atmosphere at Columbia University is a bit more chaotic than that.

What he saw and heard this day really opened his eyes. Not only is the atmosphere among the students much more open, but even the teachers like to play tricks.

Favorability dropped directly to zero.

Until the two returned to the competition seats, not only Kelan, but almost everyone noticed Tu Fu's slightly depressed face, and he was a completely different person from before entering.

"what happened?"

"Nothing happened, otherwise let's talk about the game first."

Tu Fu tried his best to calm down.

"Well, there are two rounds of the Challenge Cup competition." The noble lady Elena took the initiative to introduce the rules of the competition: "The first round of competition is poetry appreciation, which only accounts for [-]% of the total score. We will answer on the spot.

Select the best two submissions from our five participants, and the results will be announced in turn.

This part is mainly in my charge, and Mr. Capet can help with reference.

The second round of small inventions is the key point. Each group will send a keynote speaker to the stage to introduce and practice their inventions. The speeches should be more contagious.

After the two rounds of competition are over, the teachers of the Seven Schools Alliance will score and vote according to the performance of the contestants' works, and the one with the highest average score will get the first place. "

"clear."

Tu Fu's current position is the core of the team, and he naturally has to shoulder enough burdens, so it is best for him to perform in both rounds.

The advantage of this is that after receiving the special education fund, he can share [-] crowns according to his contribution.

The rest of the people probably don't even have this number.

"Guys, there is no need to be nervous at all, because today we will create history here and let everyone in the Northern Continent know that Miska is the veritable No. [-] university in Baia."

Originally, Tu Fu only planned to give a little demonstration on stage. He didn't have to do too much to offend the teachers and students of Columbia University, just take away the bonus in a low-key manner.

But after the series of events just now, it is impossible to say that he has no temper in his heart.

He is really dissatisfied with the style of Columbia University, Columbia University students, and even the education department.

If Sophie knew that it was because of her relationship that she helped her find a high-ranking mentor, she would rather not have such "care".

That's right, that's why.

It's definitely not revenge, it's purely fighting for the glory of the University of Michigan, and just fighting for the reputation of our school.

So Tu Fu changed his mind.

He not only wants to win this game, but also wins beautifully.

It is best to climb to the top by stepping on the top students of Columbia University, so that this generation can't breathe,

Even if people bring up today's events in another ten years, they will still be talked about.

(End of this chapter)