Pioneering

Chapter 118 The Provocateur

In the announcement of the Principality of Yige, a reward was offered. Regardless of gender, age, or status, as long as one of the above three problems can be solved, one can be awarded the title of earl of the fief, and one who can solve two can be awarded the title of marquis.

Solving three, um, there is no need to solve three, because tonight there will be a wave of calculations with thousands of people.

Zhong Ming thought that Grand Duke Dicole would have a big discussion at the ball, but he didn't expect him to be so pragmatic, and he was going to figure out the first problem first.

Originally, only dozens of nobles were eligible to participate in this kind of concubine selection ball. Even if the probability of the third prince inheriting the duke position was not high, at most, more than 100 nobles were eligible to send married women to participate.

At this moment, it was open to anyone who could read and have some family background, and it was directly expanded by more than ten times. Fortunately, the palace was spacious and majestic, otherwise it would be difficult to say whether it could accommodate so many people.

This trick directly cheated more than half of the people with the highest level of education in the Principality of Yige. In the entire venue, there were almost a thousand and twelve people who were literate and had a decent level of arithmetic.

The arithmetic level mentioned here refers to the ability to perform more than one hundred addition and subtraction operations with pen and paper.

I don't know if there is multiplication and division, anyway, Zhong Ming knows that there should be no such thing in the North Continent.

No wonder these aristocrats are governed layer by layer, and the vassals pay taxes and military service according to a fixed amount, and the direct territory is generally one-third to one-half.

And the management of the territory directly under it is also very rough.

Because the site is a little bigger, it is more difficult just to get together the talents to settle the accounts.

These "numerators" were divided into ten groups, and each group performed one calculation and compared the results ten times to prevent mistakes and omissions.

There are more than 100 people in each group, each group can be divided into three parts, add one to three hundred parts, three hundred and one to seven hundred parts, and seven hundred and one to one thousand parts.

The number of people in each part increases according to the level, and the rewards given by each part of the principality also increase according to the level.

Isn't it just throwing some money?

This kind of time is not the time to be stingy, Grand Duke Dicole still knows how to measure.

A stack of paper, a bottle of good ink, enough!

Good calculation, fast calculation, enough gold coins!
The rest of the people were not idle, scratching their heads and thinking about the second and third questions.

"What the hell is this? Isn't light just light? What is a particle and what is a wave?"

"Object? Force? No force, does it mean no one touches it?"

"What the hell is this? I've never heard of it."

Everyone present racked their brains, but they had no clue. If they hadn't been concerned about the occasion, they might have already wailed or cursed.

Since Zhong Ming didn't want to admit that he was illiterate, he directly reported that he was able to count.

Therefore, this wave was directly assigned to one of the groups, counting from seven hundred and one to one thousand.

"Well, solving the problems you raise by yourself can be regarded as a manifestation of independence?" Zhong Ming said with a smile in his heart.

Coincidentally, Melanie was also assigned to this group, which counted from three hundred to seven hundred, and sat next to Zhong Ming's left side.

In order to show that they lead by example, the royal family also personally joined the army of calculations. The Grand Duke is in the first group, the eldest prince and his wife are in the fifth group, and the second prince and his wife are in the seventh group.

The protagonist of today's ball, who should have been high-spirited and proud in love - the third prince Luls Feixis was also assigned to the tenth group where Zhong Ming belonged, and he worked hard to calculate the addition of [-] to [-] parts.

It has to be said that the education of the royal family is relatively good. The Dagong family is all counted from [-] to [-]. Maybe it is the blessing of excellent blood?

The beautiful and charming Melanie was quite pleasantly surprised to be assigned to a group with Zhong Ming, and said, "Mr. Ming, I really didn't expect you to be so good at arithmetic."

"Miss Melanie won the award, but she just happens to be more interested in arithmetic." Zhong Ming smiled at Melanie and replied modestly.

"Where, you are really powerful, young, handsome, and knowledgeable..." Melanie blushed a little as she boasted, and the girl's youthful and charming attitude was particularly alluring under the candlelight.

The third prince Luls next to him was also attracted by Melanie's amorous feelings, and he looked a little crazy.

"I don't know what kind of lady is worthy of a gentleman like you." Melanie plucked up her courage and said, staring at Zhong Ming.

Melanie originally planned to see if she could find a nobleman she liked at the ball. After she got married, she wouldn't have to stay in that house all day to be angry.

But Zhong Ming's lethality to women is too great now, not only the face and figure, but also the admiration and admiration of the low-level life for the high-level life that comes from the blood.

When they met for the first time during the day, even though they knew that this man was the lover of her best elder sister, Melanie was still very moved, but she just suppressed it temporarily.

After meeting again at the ball at night, especially when they got along so close, Melanie's girlish feelings burst out uncontrollably.

"Anyway, sister Kesalina is only Mr. Ming's half-wife, so it shouldn't be a problem if I have one more?" Melanie couldn't help thinking.

That's right, during the conversation with Zhong Ming during the day, Melanie knew a lot about the situation of Zhong Ming and Kesha Lena, including the marriage system that Zhong Ming made up, and the fact that her sister was already a feudal knight.

For a man like Zhong Ming, which girl can not be tempted?

On the one hand, the already irritable third prince Luls watched Zhong Ming and Melanie fight fiercely, and an extremely intense jealousy burst into his heart.

"Why?
Why are my brothers' coming-of-age proms all about drinking and drinking, and my coming-of-age prom is just this bullshit topic?

Why should I be so unlucky?

How can any cat or dog be able to seduce the most beautiful girl here, obviously I am the protagonist of the ball! Luers looked at Zhong Ming's face that was so perfect that it was outrageous, the more he thought about it, the more aggrieved he became, and the more he thought about it, the more uncomfortable he became.

"Heh, beautiful lady, although some people have a good face, they may have such a dirty heart." Loules said to Melanie with a smile on his face and what he thought was the most elegant posture.

"Is this saying that I'm ugly inside?" Zhong Ming was dumbfounded, knowing that it was the same-sex repulsion and many female friends.

"Ah! Your Royal Highness." Melanie quickly saluted. She did not expect that the noble prince would talk to her.

Lules also returned the salute, and said, "My name is Lules Feixis. You can call me Lules. It's a pleasure to meet you, a beautiful lady. I wonder if I might have the honor to meet you?"

Melanie panicked: "My name is Melanie, Melanie Badraco, I, I..."

"Miss Melanie, I'm quite confident in counting. I'm definitely not like some boastful people. Are you interested in chatting with me?" Loules smiled at Melanie, revealing a few white eyes. teeth.

"Are you scolding me for bragging?" Zhong Ming smiled in his heart, feeling like watching a peacock spread its tail.

His own country is facing a crisis of destruction, and Zhong Ming also "admires" Lu Erce's brain circuit of wanting beauty and not country if he still puts this girl on the line.

Seeing that Zhong Ming was still indifferent, Luls, who thought he was scared, felt even more proud, and asked Zhong Ming provocatively:

"This gentleman, counting all the time is bound to be boring. Are you interested in comparing and entertaining to see who can count faster?"

"Well, His Royal Highness Luls' proposal is very good," Zhong Ming said with a bright smile at Luls, "But, I refuse!"

(End of this chapter)