C23 Liu Ming Was Shocked

He didn't know where to begin.

In this world, there are seven "World Problems."

These seven challenges have global bounties, with each solution fetching a reward of nearly seven million dragon coins. However, these problems have remained unsolved for over a decade.

Liu Ming had previously encountered these seven problems.

He couldn't even comprehend the questions.

Much like now, as he faced the problem posed by Ye Feng, the questions were beyond his grasp.

"I... I don't know..." Liu Ming hung his head in defeat.

Sweat beaded on Liu Ming's forehead. If there were a hole nearby, he would dive into it without a second thought.

"How can this be? Has Liu Ming actually been stumped by Ye Feng's question?"

"How could Ye Feng possibly pose such a difficult problem?"

The room buzzed with speculation, but Liu Ming, with intense focus, stared at Ye Feng and asked, "So, how should this question be solved?"

With swift strokes, Ye Feng began to write once more.

The answer materialized on the blackboard.

Placing the chalk on the lectern, Ye Feng turned and stepped down from the podium, leaving the audience in stunned silence.

He made his way back to his seat and sat down.

Liu Ming studied the answer.

Initially baffled, a spark of understanding soon lit up his eyes.

"So that's it!"

He exclaimed, his voice filled with excitement, nearly breaking into a dance right there on the podium.

This problem, akin to the "World Problems," was effortlessly unraveled by Ye Feng in just a few strokes.

Liu Ming gazed at Ye Feng with eyes brimming with admiration.

Here was a problem valued at seven million dragon coins, and yet, Ye Feng seemed utterly unfazed by it.

Standing before the class, he addressed them, "It has been confirmed that Ye Feng did not cheat. He truly earned a perfect score on his own merit."

"I hope Ye Feng remains humble and continues to strive for excellence."

"Now, I offer my apologies to Ye Feng. Furthermore, I will immediately resign from my position as class teacher."

"Each student will write a twenty-thousand-word reflection to submit to me by tomorrow."

With that, he exited the classroom.

The room erupted into chaos. Ye Feng had indeed outwitted Liu Ming. Those who had spoken earlier now hung their heads low, their cheeks burning with embarrassment.

It felt like they had been dealt a harsh slap.

Moreover, a twenty-thousand-word self-critique awaited them.

At that moment, they were filled with such regret that it was as if their guts were turning green.

The discomfort was unbearable.

Someone whispered in disbelief, "Ye Feng forcefully kissed the Goddess, took down Ma Wen, one of the tough guys, and now he's beaten Liu Ming, the math oddball."

"Ye Feng is on the rise."

"Once word gets out, he's likely to become a legend throughout the school," someone said with a shake of the head and a wry smile.

...

Inside a standard KTV room.

A man with green hair stood before another with a scarred face. Speaking through a mouth missing a few teeth, creating a whistling sound, he said, "Boss, that Ye Feng is too strong for us to handle."

Lee Hao eyed the green-haired man and inquired, "How strong?"

"He knocked our guys off their feet with a single kick," Green Hair murmured quietly.

"And that makes him strong?"

Lee Hao rose to his feet, his towering height of over two meters and his rugged, well-defined physique making him seem like a moving wall in front of Green Hair.

"Of course, but you're stronger, Boss," Green Hair said, his body shaking as he hurried to flatter.

A look of arrogance spread across Lee Hao's face.

He spoke slowly, "Make the call. Demand an extra hundred thousand. I'll take care of it personally."

It was Lin Tao's bodyguards who had paid to have one of Ye Feng's legs broken, a job valued at 150,000 yuan.