Chapter 11 If you can’t do math, you just can’t do it.

Before coming, the church also did some basic research.

As soon as Bishop Gregory was reminded by the young priest, he remembered the corresponding information he had read.

The key words of this store are [Math-related puzzles on the checkerboard] and [Noodles]. It is said that the types of puzzles and noodles are often changed, but generally they will not deviate from the direction. If the shop owner wants to do some tricks at the last moment,

Even if there is no divine punishment, they can still know.

It was a rule to do your homework in advance. In fact, Bishop Gregory himself did not think that this young sage would really do any small tricks.

This sage has a handsome face, but when he doesn't smile, he looks very cold and unapproachable. If he is stared at by those golden eyes, even the bishop will be inexplicably afraid to speak casually.

Feel.

If Bishop Gregory had doubts about the newly emerged sages in Eden City before meeting him, he actually believed him somewhat after meeting him.

Temperament is a mysterious thing, but sometimes it is indeed obvious. In Bishop Gregory's view, although the other party opened a shop, he had no intention of serving him, and his gestures were free and casual, and it was not like he was here for money at all.

Yes, even if the store is open normally, it is impossible to be so perfunctory to customers.

If you are a sage, this attitude of doing whatever you want and letting love come and go is understandable.

But it’s still early to make a judgment now. At least we need to see the content of the other party’s trial first——

Bishop Gregory, who was thinking this way, saw the sage hook his hand, and several pieces of paper and pens flew from the direction of the counter, falling neatly into his hands.

The sage first gave each of them a pen...except the clerk, who had one himself and didn't need it.

Then, the black-haired sage pulled out a piece of paper with a half-smile and placed it on the table in front of Bishop Gregory.

Bishop Gregory looked down and saw that on the blank white paper, a 9x9 grid was suddenly outlined by black lines, and a dozen numbers appeared sporadically in the grid.

The sage also handed out papers to the other two people. Bishop Gregory noticed that each of them was in a 9x9 grid, but the numbers inside were different.

"This is……"

"This is called Sudoku, which means the numbers cannot be repeated."

The sage said politely, but his tone sounded a little more cheerful than when he first greeted them.

"The rule is that each row, each column of the 'big grid', and each 3x3 'small grid' has a number from 1 to 9, and it cannot be repeated. If you solve it, you will be considered successful."

So that’s it, this is [Math-related puzzles on the grid chessboard].

Elder Billy frowned: "Have you ever had this kind of trial before?"

"No, if you have collected intelligence, you should know that I often change the rules. After all, it is easy to find shortcuts to the same set of rules."

The sage who understood the review mechanism said unabashedly: "But the essence remains the same. So far, it has been all about testing mathematical problems. In fact, I had planned to change the content of the test for a long time, and it happened to be reviewed today.

Please help me see if I can use Sudoku in the future."

Bishop Gregory nodded slowly: "Well, if you plan to use Sudoku in the future, then this is within the rules, no problem, let's get started."

Anyone who can become a bishop will naturally not be someone who hates learning, and his IQ is on the same level. This rule may sound simple at first, but he can immediately realize the horror beneath the simplicity.

Seeing the disinterested expressions of the young priest and Elder Bill, Bishop Gregory shook his head secretly and looked at his paper with a deep heart.

Bill Forbes thought he was pretty good at mathematics, and he could still use the exhaustive method even if the rule didn't work. His mentality was relatively relaxed from the beginning, and he easily filled in a few numbers.

But he soon realized something was wrong.

Oops, if you fill in 7 here, it will be repeated vertically, but if you change it to 9, it will be repeated horizontally. The most troublesome thing is that there are no other numbers that can be changed in this 'small grid'. If you want to change it, you have to change the whole number.

Change it, the front part is completely useless...

Elder Bill frowned and scribbled on the paper, and soon he was sweating. He was no longer as relaxed as he was at the beginning.

As for the young priest, who might be partial to science, he seemed to have given up on treatment. He simply put down his pen and tilted his head to watch the other two solve the problem.

Lucifer smiled and watched the two old men who were serious about solving the problem getting into a hard fight. He felt very happy and took the initiative to bring another stack of paper for them to use for calculations. Then he asked the scribe kindly: "Aren't you going to try again?

?”

The clerk shook his head: "I'm not good at this. It's a pity that I can't pass the test."

Having said that, judging from his expression, he has no regrets at all and has no expectations for the so-called delicious food later. He is a standard church member. Even if he is not as old-fashioned as Bishop Gregory, he still has the strictest requirements for himself.

Lucifer has no intention of continuing this liberal arts student. Mathematics is closely related to logical thinking. There is no need to continue if he has no idea. After all, there is a good joke: your partner may deceive you, your companion may betray you, but mathematics will not.

, if you can’t do math, you just can’t...

The standard Sudoku he took out seemed to have nothing to do with addition, subtraction, multiplication and division, and it had nothing to do with advanced calculus. However, even if the difficult Sudoku is just a simple arrangement of numbers, in addition to one's own strength, luck and inspiration are also necessary.

For those who are good at mathematics, it is actually no different from the mock paper.

To put it simply, at this level of difficulty, there is no fun for non-Sudoku enthusiasts, and it will 100% pass the review.

Sure enough, after a full hour, no one among the three people present had the answer.

Even Bishop Gregory couldn't help but ask: "Is there really an answer to this?"

Were you really not wrong about the numbers?!

"Of course there is an answer, and it's still the only one." Lucifer was as happy as a test-writing teacher who wants to sit and watch the questions on the test paper. "It seems that you still need time. Why don't you continue to solve the questions here?

You can discuss it, you can find helpers, all you need to do is solve it."

Everyone agreed to the proposal.

After a while, Lucifer's store was filled with people. It was the largest number of people in the store at the same time since he opened the store.

The people who were called were not all from the church or Elder Bill, but people who thought they were good at mathematics and came to help through the church's call.

A group of people took the copied test questions, figured out the rules, and started studying on their own - they were not familiar with things like Sudoku and couldn't discuss it at all, and everyone had their own ideas, so even if they came

After so many people, everyone ended up doing their own thing.

Fortunately, after hitting a wall for a period of time, everyone was finally able to get the answers right, and then tried to eliminate the wrong answers...

"I figured it out!!!"

A voice crying with joy suppressed the buzz of all discussions and attracted everyone's attention.

Several people who had already solved the problem and solved the problem rushed over with red eyes and grabbed the paper from that person.

"Let me see!"

"I came first!"

Lucifer said speechlessly: "Stop grabbing it, let me take a look first."

With that said, the piece of paper flew into Lucifer's hand.

Of course... Lucifer did not recall how to use the spell. He was just too lazy to cook noodles due to the recent increase in customer traffic, so he decided to spend money to save trouble. He agreed to the [paid agent] of the alarm clock and stayed in the store during the payment period.

You can just use the alarm clock to use spells.

Lucifer glanced at the numbers on the paper and nodded slightly under the nervous gaze of everyone: "Yes, the answer is correct."

"Oh oh oh oh!!!"

The crowd cheered with tears in their eyes, shocking the people passing by outside.

In fact, solving the problem is not the problem. The problem is constantly overturning the previous answers. This feeling of futility is the worst.

Especially those who come later think they are pretty good at math, but if they do it a dozen times, even the most determined people will collapse a little and start to wonder if they have no talent for math...

And now, someone has solved it. Although it is not me, the feeling of relief that the problem has been solved still fills everyone's heart.

Many people have put away the paper and copied two other Sudokus, planning to go home and wait for their minds to calm down before trying again - those who solved it didn't know how they solved it, and they weren't even good at mathematics.

The best people, according to me, were just lucky enough to get two numbers right at the beginning, so if they work hard, they should have no problem.

Except for the person who figured out the answer, no one else stayed. Instead, he hurriedly left the Apple store, seemingly in a hurry. The person who figured out the answer, at the request of Bishop Gregory, was waiting for Lucifer to give him the reward.

Serve it up.

Elder Billy wiped his sweat and felt that his life span was short.

From now on, he will never question whether this guy named Lucifer is a sage. He can come up with such novel and torturing things, which most people cannot do.

What's this? He hasn't racked his brains like this in several years. Now he feels very tired, overexerting his brain and a little hungry. I hope the Einstein boy is not lying. The reward of this sage is indeed very good.

eat.

He didn't even think about the review at this time, he just wanted to eat delicious food quickly to fill his stomach.

However--

The black-haired sage sat leisurely behind the counter and read a book. The strange smell faintly coming from the kitchen did not affect him at all.

This pungent smell became stronger and stronger, and the four people waiting to taste it looked at each other, and they all read uneasiness and slight panic in each other's eyes.

"Um..." the scribe swallowed his saliva and hinted in fear, "Sir, did you smell anything?"

The sage glanced at the scribe with his golden eyes, and a slight smile appeared on his cold face: "Yes, I am making your rewards. You will be able to eat them soon."

No...don't want it!!!
Chapter completed!