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

Chapter 138
The reaction was almost the same as Sophie predicted. When he heard that his group was the champion, Tu Fu eagerly began to fantasize about the prize of [-] crowns.

then,

The more I think about it, the more I regret it.

"It's a big loss, a bonus of [-]. If I knew I could win the championship, I would have asked Professor Kane for a little more. Now it's too late to say anything."

Even as a champion, Tu Fu couldn't be happy with his drooping face.

It seemed as if he saw the crisp and pleasant little coins, after he surrounded him, he could get them with a wave of his hand, but they suddenly grew wings and flew away, no matter how hard he chased them, he couldn't catch them.

Even when the challenge cup champions took a group photo, others smiled at the camera, Tu Fu tried his best to smile, but he couldn't hide the sadness on his face.

"When I was your age, I wouldn't look like this if I won an award."

"Son, be happy, you won the first place, this is the highest honor."

"If His Majesty the King knew that the Kingdom has a genius like you, he would surely be grinning from ear to ear."

Officials from the Baia Education Department took turns to pat him on the shoulder, encouraging this young and famous Michigan student.

In their eyes, Tu Fu is no longer just an ordinary student, but more like a scholar and inventor.

"hope so."

It was hard for Tu Fu to laugh when he heard these words. Electric lights need generators to supply electricity, which is completely different from the technological point that William II wanted to light up, and they are already strangers.

On behalf of the Academy of Humanities and Social Sciences, I snatched the special education fund that the other party wanted to invest in the study of perpetual motion machines. Now William II does not want to kill himself.

As soon as he was free, the host took advantage of this opportunity and came to him, "Mr. Capet, please come on stage and have a chat with students from various universities. Regarding the great invention of the electric light, we all think it is a work of genius. do.

I can see that you put a lot of thought into it, can you tell everyone the secret of your success? "

"the secret to success?"

Tu Fu raised his brows, and he suddenly noticed that thousands of people were looking at him, looking at the first freshman at the University of Michigan with expectant eyes.

That's right, when the student who stepped on Columbia University scored the highest score in history, even the students of the enemy's opponent also gave birth to admiration for him,
Tu Fu, who had nothing to say, suddenly had an idea in his heart.

"That's it."

He coughed lightly, stood on the display stand and looked down, then turned to the host and asked seriously:
"Sir, did you just mention genius? But I never considered myself a genius."

These humble words attracted the favor of most of the people present. The students who can enter the Seven Schools Alliance, which ones do not come in with the name of genius, are somewhat proud of the students of prestigious schools.

A blockbuster figure like Tu Fu is not a genius, and who can afford this title.

But Tu Fu denied such a statement, and now even the judges of the Ministry of Education of the Kingdom and the Seven Schools Alliance looked at this little guy, expecting him to say something shocking to the world.

"Then what do you think a genius should be?"

The host of Columbia University was quick-witted and followed Tu Fu's words to climb up.

Once again apologizing to Mr. Thomas Alva Edison in his heart, Tu Fu said loudly: "I think the so-called genius should be one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration. .”

One percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration!
well said.

Does this mean that hard work trumps talent?

The voice fell, and the audience was silent.

Everyone chewed this sentence over and over again, feeling more and more benefited.

……

The crowd dispersed in all directions. For the freshmen who just entered University of Columbia, this competition seemed to be taught a very meaningful lesson.

Along with the spread of the "electric light" invention, and Tu Fulin's inspirational quote, both spread to Columbia on a viral scale.

The name of Tufu Capet has also been spread over and over again, reaching more people's ears.

Some admirers believe that such a strong man should be respected.

There are also those who hate him for slandering Columbia University during the game, and want to challenge him unwillingly.

But in any case, when this name appears in the ears of freshmen on the campus of Columbia University, it always makes people tremble.

"It will be great when the University of Michigan has the scale of Columbia University."

After the Challenge Cup competition, when he walked out to see the magnificent campus, especially the [-]-meter tall building, Tu Fu couldn't help feeling sorry for the quaint facilities of the University of Michigan.

The more such a famous century-old school, the more difficult the teaching environment is.

No wonder Professor Kane wanted to play with his bonus.

After coming out of the great hall, Tu Fu deliberately put on his hood and sunglasses, walked quickly through the crowd with his head down, and leaned against the wall of the door to look at the students walking out from the corner of his eye.

Although other team members told him to be cautious, I don't know how many students from the University of Göttingen hate him so much. Traveling alone is like throwing himself into a trap. It is not impossible to be beaten by others for humiliating the University of Göttinghagen.

He looked at the sky and silently prayed to God:
"Great and omnipotent God, please give me some good luck."

He was praying here, and at almost the same time, Sophie walked out with Shakira.

She wanted to stay inside for a while, but she couldn't stand the organizer's chase, and tried her best to protect the teachers and students who came to the competition. The implication was that she almost told Tu Fu to protect herself at Columbia University.

"That is?"

During the short few minutes following the crowd, Sophie felt a certain instinct and familiarity from the crowd, and Sophie felt a familiar figure rushing past.

There is absolutely nothing wrong with the sense of familiarity cultivated from childhood to adulthood.

It was also at this moment that Tu Fu, who did not know the desire to pray to God, also found a set of spotted skirts with a classical style and a romantic atmosphere from the crowd at a glance, and there were many decorations on the fabric.

She is not at all like a lady from a small place, dressed like a real noble lady in just one month at Columbia University.

"Great God, and my other wish now is to give me one hundred thousand crowns."

Tu Fu looked at the sky and made another wish, but this time God didn't bother to talk to him.

The strange behavior of the man leaning on the wall caused the "Miss Fashion" to walk towards him with a smile on her face.

"Sophie, where are you going?"

Shakira loosened her elbow, and Sophie, who had been holding her arm, walked towards a strange man.

But this cry did not cause Sophie to turn her head. Such a strange phenomenon made Miss Shakira Barrera really confused.

"haven't seen you for a long time."

"haven't seen you for a long time."

While meeting, Tu Fu and Sophie sent the same greeting.

"Nice dress up."

Sophie looked at this guy and almost wrapped herself into a rice dumpling, even smiling.

"Who makes the students of Columbia University always warm and hospitable, I can't afford their hospitality."

At this time, Shakira caught up and stared carefully at the face of this strange man. Thinking of the fate just now, she exclaimed in the next second,

"You are Capet..."

Before he could say the whole thing, Sophie slapped him on the shoulder and hurriedly covered his mouth.

"If you speak louder, lady, I might really not be able to get out of Columbia." Tu Fu showed a bitter expression on purpose to scare her, "But before that, you'd better help me contact the best nearby hospital."

Sophie gave this guy a blank look, and said generously, "Shakira, I've known him since childhood and grew up together, so don't be surprised."

"I see."

The latter nodded frequently like a chicken pecking rice, and seemed to read the taste of gossip from it.

It was also when these two young men and women from Leeds, Osway, met, that Shakira understood many questions that she had previously been confused about, so she volunteered to raise her hand:
"I'll help you see people, and I will never let others come over."

"sorry to bother you."

He didn't meet Sophie publicly, so Tu Fu naturally had his own considerations. With his current status as a rat crossing the street at Columbia University, if his relationship was exposed, it would be like putting Sophie on the fire.

Although most of the students who can come in are arrogant and can't do anything radical, they must be careful to guard against the back arrows hidden in the shadows.

"By the way, the sentence you just said, I mean the last sentence, is that serious? It's not like your style."

Such serious words are not something that an unscrupulous person like Tu Fu can say.

"Of course, because I have nothing to say." Tu Fu smiled back and blinked mischievously, "But that one percent inspiration is often more important than ninety-nine percent sweat."

Now, even Shakira, who was eavesdropping on their conversation, couldn't help but roll her eyes. Those students who regarded Tu Fu as their idol probably lost their fans instantly after hearing this sentence!
"Mr. Capet, I have an inappropriate question for you."

"Since it's not an appropriate question to ask..." Tu Fu just wanted to reply in this way, when he felt his arm colliding with someone's elbow, he immediately changed his words,
"Ma'am, just ask, I know everything."

After seeing him put on the set, the eccentric Shakira rolled her eyes, "I want to know about the poem you showed just now, whether it is a temporary play or has a special meaning, expressing personal emotions to the people in the poem.

I am sure that a man like Mr. Capet would never lie to my little girl. "

"Shakira~"

Sophie glared at her pretending to be dissatisfied, how could she ask someone such a physical question casually, but cheered her friend up in her heart, "Shakira is such a good girl, she will definitely find her own prince in the future."

Feeling an inexplicable pressure, Tu Fu knew he couldn't escape, so he helplessly spread his hands at the two ladies: "Frankly speaking, it was really urgent for your school to issue test questions at that time.

I didn't know how to get started at the moment, so I came up with that poem under extreme tension.

Now I think there are chances of both of the possibilities you mentioned. "

This is not a very reasonable answer, naturally Shakira was a little dissatisfied, muttering about the man's cunning.

"But that manuscript is in my hand. Since I like it, I'll give it to you as a souvenir." Tu Fu said, taking out the manuscript of the poem he just wrote from his pocket and handing it over.

This action instantly caught Shakira's eyes shining, such manuscripts are full of collection value.

After receiving it on behalf of Sophie, she silently recited the whole poem again from top to bottom.

Such poems are shocking no matter how many times they are read.

"Hey, what is this?"

It was also at this time that she noticed that there was a line of small characters next to the headline. For Ms. Shakira Barrera, who was familiar with Assyrian, Elf, and Dragon languages, and was proficient in all the languages ​​​​of the Northern Continent, she found that she was not familiar with it. Recognize the line of square symbols.

The structure of that line of symbols is very neat, like some kind of special system of text.

"This is not the language of the Northern Continent, so it could be some ancient language of the Southern Continent."

Sophie also looked at the past curiously, and found that even she didn't know such a font, and secretly decided to work harder to decipher its meaning.

"That's not something important."

Seeing the puzzled expressions of the two ladies, Tu Fu's gaze also moved to the side of the title.

It was a line of Chinese characters that he came up with temporarily when he was composing a poem.

"The longest distance in the world"

——A gift from Tu Fu to Sophie.

(End of this chapter)