Lucifer sacrificed too much for world peace

Before coming, the church also did some basic research.

When 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 grid board] 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 owner wants to play tricks temporarily, Even if there is no divine punishment, they will know.

It is a rule to do your homework in advance. In fact, Bishop Gregory himself does not think that this young sage will really do any tricks.

This sage has a handsome face, but if he doesn't smile, he looks very cold and unapproachable. If he is stared at by those golden eyes, even the bishop will have an inexplicable feeling that he dare not speak casually. Feel.

If Bishop Gregory still had doubts about the new sage who appeared in Eden City before meeting him, he believed it somewhat after this meeting.

Temperament is a mysterious thing, but sometimes it is really obvious.From Bishop Gregory's point of view, although the other party opened the shop, he had no intention of serving him, and he behaved freely and casually. It didn't seem like he was here for money. Even if he opened a shop normally, it would be impossible to be so perfunctory to customers. .

If it is a sage, this kind of attitude of following one's inclinations and love comes and goes is understandable.

But it's still too early to make a judgment, at least look at the content of the trial given by the other party——

Bishop Gregory, who was thinking like this, saw the sage hooked his hands, and a few pieces of paper and pens flew from the direction of the counter, and fell into his hands in an orderly manner.

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

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

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

The sage also distributed papers to the other two, and 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 that numbers cannot be repeated."

The sage spoke politely, though the tone seemed a little more cheerful than when he first greeted them.

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

So that's it, this is [math-related puzzles on the checkerboard].

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

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

The sage who has learned about the review mechanism said unabashedly: "However, the essence remains the same. So far, it is all about testing math problems. In fact, I have planned to change the content of the test a long time ago, and it happened to be reviewed today. Please help me to see if I can use 'Sudoku' in the future."

Bishop Gregory nodded slowly: "Well, since we plan to use 'Sudoku' in the future, then this is also within the rules, no problem, let's start."

Those who can become a bishop will naturally not be people who hate learning, and their IQ is also on the level. This rule seems simple at first glance, but he can immediately realize the horror of simplicity.

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

Bill Forbes thought he was good at mathematics, and this rule sounded like he could use the exhaustive method. His mentality was relatively relaxed at the beginning, and his subordinates filled in a few numbers with ease.

But soon he 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". Change, the front is completely abolished...

Elder Bill frowned and scribbled and corrected on the paper. After a while, his forehead was sweating, and he was no longer as relaxed as he was at the beginning.

As for the young priest, who may be partial to the subject, he seems to have given up on treatment, so 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 struggling. He was very happy, and took the initiative to bring another stack of paper for them to use for calculation, and then kindly asked the clerk: "Aren't you going to try again?" ?”

The clerk shook his head: "I'm not good at this, unfortunately I can't pass the test."

That being said, judging from his expression, he has no regrets at all, and he has no expectations for the so-called deliciousness in the future. He is a standard church member. Even if he is not as rigid as Bishop Gregory, he still has the strictest requirements for himself.

Lucifer didn’t want this liberal arts student to continue. Mathematics is closely related to logical thinking. If he has no ideas, there is no need to continue. After all, there is a good joke: Your partner may deceive you, and your partner may betray you, but mathematics will not , Mathematics can't or can't...

The standard Sudoku he took out seems to have no addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division, and it has nothing to do with high calculus numbers. However, even if it is just a simple number arrangement, the high-difficulty Sudoku requires luck and inspiration in addition to one's own strength. For those who are good at mathematics, it is actually no different from the simulation paper.

To put it simply, at this difficulty, non-Sudoku enthusiasts have no fun at all, and 100% can pass the review.

Sure enough, after a full hour, none of the three present could solve the answer.

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

Are you really not getting the numbers wrong? !

"Of course there is an answer, but it's the only solution." Lucifer was in a happy mood like a teacher who gave the test papers and wanted to go to the scene to watch the papers. "It seems that you still need time, how about this, you continue to solve the problems here, You can discuss it, you can find helpers, as long as you solve a copy."

All agreed to the proposal.

After a while, Lucifer's store was full of people, which 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 members of the church or Elder Bill, but people who thought they were good at math through the church’s calling to help.

A group of people took the copied test questions, figured out the rules, and started to study on their own. They are not familiar with Sudoku, so they can't discuss it at all, and they have their own ideas, so even if they come With so many people, in the end it became each doing its own thing.

Fortunately, after hitting the wall for a while, everyone finally got the answers right, and then tried to eliminate the wrong answers...

"I figured it out!!!"

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

Several people who had already solved the problem and solved the madness rushed over with red eyes and grabbed the man's paper.

"Let me see!"

"I came first!"

Lucifer said speechlessly: "Don't grab it, let me take a look first."

Saying that, the piece of paper flew into Lucifer's hands.

Of course...Lucifer didn't recall how to use the spell. He just decided to spend money to save trouble because of the recent increase in customer traffic. You can use spells through the alarm clock.

Lucifer glanced at the numbers on the paper, and under the nervous gaze of everyone, nodded slightly: "That's right, the answer is right."

"Oh oh oh oh!!!"

The crowd cheered with tears in their eyes, startling the passers-by outside.

In fact, solving the problem is not the problem, the problem is constantly overturning the previous answer, this feeling of futility is the worst.

Especially these people who came later thought they were good at math, but after a dozen or so times, even the most determined people would collapse a little bit, and then wonder if they didn't have math talent...

But now, someone has solved it. Although it is not me, the sense of comfort that the problem has been solved still fills everyone's heart.

Many people have put away the papers and copied the other two Sudokus, planning to go home and try again when they have calmed down—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, are just lucky enough to get two numbers right at the beginning, so they should be fine if they work hard.

Except for the person who solved the answer, no one stayed behind, but left the Apple store in a hurry, as if in a hurry, and the person who solved it, at the request of Bishop Gregory, waited for Lucifer to give the reward Serve it.

Elder Billy wiped his sweat, feeling that his life span was short.

From now on, he will never question whether this guy named Lucifer is a sage. It is really impossible for ordinary people to come up with such novel and tormenting things.

What's the matter? He hasn't racked his brains like this for several years. Now he feels very tired, overworked and a little hungry. I hope the kid from the Einstein family is not lying. This sage's reward is indeed very good eat.

At this time, he didn't even think about the review, he just hoped to eat delicious food quickly so as to fill his stomach.

however--

The black-haired sage sat leisurely behind the counter and read a book. The strange smell coming from the back kitchen didn't affect him at all.

This pungent smell became more and more intense, and the four people who were waiting to taste it looked at each other, and they all read uneasiness and slight panic from each other's eyes.

"That..." The clerk swallowed, hinting in fear, "Master Sage, do you smell anything?"

The sage's golden pupils glanced at the clerk, and a slight smile appeared on his indifferent face: "Yes, I'm making your rewards, and you will get them soon."

No...don't! ! !

What the hell are you doing? !It smells like boiling shit! ! !

12. Chapter 12