greek gods in new york

14

Odin came suddenly and left inexplicably.

Leaving a sentence asking me to look up information related to the Nobel Prize and leaving, I thought it would have some connection with the Lazarus Project.

For the rest of the time, as long as they are free, Pandora and Meryl will check relevant information with me. We have checked the contents of the Nobel Prizes in recent years and the researchers, but we have not found any clues.

Odin isn't lying to me, is he?

But what benefit can he get by lying to me with such nonsense?

I really can't figure it out, and with the progress of the knowledge contest, the competition is getting more and more intense, and the time is getting less and less.

Yes, the game went smoothly after that.

The contestants put our competition to the end, and for about a week or so, the popularity of the Internet went down, and people's attention shifted to new hot spots.

There was still some chatter at first that shouldn't be there, but that slowly faded away as we played our fair game.

Played out of the East Coast Division and passed the semifinals.

The next match will be the final of the National Middle School Students Knowledge Contest, and the opponent will be Tianen Middle School led by Brakey.

They have all reached the finals, but the clues given by Odin have no clue, so they can only be put aside for the time being.

The final of the knowledge contest not only changed the venue, but also broadcast the whole process live.

The other party is an elite student wearing a private school uniform, but we are not bad when we are serious and prepared.

Community middle schools like ours don’t have school uniforms, and the formal clothes worn by the six people were selected by Aphrodite’s remote guidance three days ago. Apollo and Artemis, who also settled in Los Angeles, also rushed to the scene to cheer for us.

The heroic Artemis frowned slightly holding the competition schedule.

"Have the staff come to tell you?" she said.

"Uh, um."

I touched my nose embarrassingly: "Special reminder that this is a live broadcast."

As early as the last time Rocky surprised everyone, the contestant hinted that it would be best not to let him attend the impromptu speech session again.

Even if it was recorded and broadcast before, it is even more impossible to let him play in the live broadcast.

Although I'm sure Loki wouldn't really be so badass as to ruin the quiz on the spot - he's the one who brought it up.

But just in case, I'm also not interested in making a debut with Rocky just because of a game.

"it is good."

Artemis pointed to the competition arrangement: "Who will attend the two speeches?"

In the finals, the contestants set up two speeches.

The first speech was given to us and Tianen Middle School seven days in advance after the knowledge rush session. It was a pre-prepared speech.

The second speech is at the end of all competition sessions, and it is still an impromptu speech.

In previous years, the impromptu speeches in the finals were decided by lottery just like the normal competitions, but because of Rocky's role as a demon, this year's finals topics were prepared by the contestants, and they would be sent to both contestants half an hour before the last session for preparation.

"The first match is Meryl, and the second match hasn't been decided yet."

Pandora replied honestly: "Why do you attach so much importance to the speech session, Al...Miss Adele?"

Artemis: "Because the subjectivity of the speech is relatively high, the knowledge rush answering and theoretical narration are all up to your heads. If you know it, you will know it, and if you don't know it, you won't. But impromptu speeches are different."

It's almost the same as what Hermes said usually.

An analogy is the difference between multiple choice questions and essays in exams.

"Meryl show me the speech."

Artemis was very calm: "I'll help you change it."

Meryl:! !

Ever since she knew that her idol, Miss Adele, was Artemis, the goddess of hunting, Meryl was more nervous than before seeing the goddess.

Her face was flushed, and she stumbled and said, "This, isn't this considered cheating?"

Artemis laughed out loud, and patted Meryl on the shoulder encouragingly: "Do you think Brakey won't hire someone to revise the manuscript for the students? It's just each other."

After she finished speaking, she looked up at us with a serious expression on her face.

"Since we already knew the competition, why didn't we decide the final contestant earlier?"

We shrunk our necks.

Artemis herself has a heroic temperament, and she has been working in public welfare organizations for many years, so she is quite stylish when she is serious.

Even though her tone was quite gentle, she was scarier than the dean, Miss Smith!

"Don't scare my students!"

Hermes defended his shortcomings in time, and said confidently: "It's my idea, I decided early, wouldn't that add pressure to everyone?"

Apollo nodded: "It makes sense, but now it's time to decide who will play."

So, who should be the best?

The original plan was for Rocky to be the speaker for the final game.

In the end, after such a mess, it was impossible to let him do it again no matter what.

Meryl has already been confirmed to play, and the final speaker can only be selected from the four remaining people.

Woohoo, so much pressure.

The four of us looked at each other, but none of us dared to speak.

In terms of the most suitable candidate, I think it is Pandora.

After all, she is a legal loli, she looks sixteen or seventeen years old, but in fact she has lived from the age of theocracy to the present, what big storms have not been seen?It's just a knowledge competition, Pandora will definitely not be frightened.

This thought turned around in my heart: "Otherwise——"

Loki: "Come on, Nicole."

me?!"

Loki, who had been sitting on the side and remained silent since entering the arena, still had a lazy tone, tilting his head and interrupting me.

I turned my head in shock: This guy, is he revenge for my private communication with Odin? !

Loki frowned.

There was a quick flash of emotion in his blue eyes, and it was gone before I could catch it.

Only the sincere pleading remained on the face, so real that it came alive.

"Where it starts, it ends," Rocky said earnestly, "I initiated the game, and now I can't play, Nicole, how about you replace me?"

Because there are two unknowing companions in the team, Loki can only explain it this way.

But I understood his subtext.

——After all, participating in the quiz is just to help me improve my resume.

Although getting the Ivy League admission letter is not a necessary option now, if it weren't for this, everyone wouldn't be here.

Loki meant to start with me and end with me.

"It's...it's okay."

Pandora nodded in agreement: "If it wasn't for Nicole, I wouldn't have transferred here at all."

Meryl chimed in: "If Nicole wasn't in, I wouldn't be in the competition either."

The other students nodded one after another.

Hermes clapped his hands: "I think it's ok, how about Nicole? I also gave a speech in the previous competition, and your level is not too bad."

I……

I hesitated.

To be honest, in the face of so many expectant eyes, it's strange not to hesitate, right? !

Of course Hermes was right, all the way from New York to the finals, and of course I got a cut in the impromptu speech session.

With the instructor introduced by Apollo and Hermes personally giving pointers, my speech level must be much better than before, but——

In the team, I'm not even the top.

Compared with the elite students of Tianen Middle School?

Not so far.

Growing up so big, this is the first time I have assumed the expectations of so many people.

"Nicole."

I didn't speak, but Loki seemed to see my hesitation clearly.

He got up from his chair and walked over to me.

In front of his classmates, Rocky still had that tough and profound handsome face.

He bent down and chose to look at me sitting there. Through those deep and affectionate blue eyes, I saw the cunning and cunning that belonged to the deceitful god.

"Compared to what you've been through recently, being in the limelight is nothing," Loki said frankly, "You can do it."

"Do you mean inside the game, or outside the game?" I asked warily.

"All."

Rocky blinked: "After working hard for so long, you can see the results, right?"

In the competition, it refers to the efforts to prepare for the competition; outside the competition, it naturally refers to dealing with "that thing".

Loki was right.

Whether it's inside or outside the game...

Looking back, I have come a long way.

Before Zeus knocked on my door, I would never believe that I would be able to appear in the live game.

"We are indeed helping you," Rocky said, "but if you don't make great progress yourself, no one can replace you to where you are today."

Also.

Rocky can use divine power to manipulate the judges to score live points, but he can't control my thoughts.

From the written test to the final, if I hadn't really learned all kinds of knowledge points and skills, it would be impossible for me and my companions to become the opponent of Tianen Middle School.

I'm not even the bottom of the team!

What I learn is mine.

There is no divine power to bless and no gods to help.

what's mine is mine.

What's the problem if I use my strength to compete with the opponent in an upright manner?Just like Meryl playing games, if you win, you win, if you lose, you lose, and I won't lose anything.

Thinking of this, my heart gradually calmed down.

"Well."

I clenched my fists secretly, gritted my teeth, and said cruelly: "Anyway, it's an impromptu speech, who will come in? I will do it!"

Loki smiled brightly in satisfaction.

…………

……

The game after that was in full swing.

Tianen Middle School is indeed a tough one. At first, the competition scores were uneven, but after Meryl's speech, the other party surpassed us by relying on their rich experience and the typhoon unique to elites.

Although we tried our best to catch up afterwards, we were still ten points behind in the final stage.

"Next, we will announce the topic of the impromptu speech for today's final," the host announced the last session standing on stage, "and give half an hour to the contestants from both sides to discuss. After half an hour, one person from each side will give a speech. "

"As for the final question of the final, please watch the big screen—"

The host drew his tone and turned around.

Behind him, a line of black and white words lit up on the electronic screen.

—— "Taking the Nobel Prize as an example, do literary awards hinder the development of literature itself?" "

I:!

I stood under the stage, my eyes widened suddenly.

Not only me, but Pandora and Meryl almost jumped up, and suddenly grabbed my shoulder.

"What's going on," Pandora said incredulously, "Odin, Odin, this is—"

Because of Odin's nonsensical words before, we have turned up and down the history of the Nobel Prize in Literature.

Odin, this is, did you steal the question for us? !

and--

I subconsciously looked in the direction of Tianen Middle School.

Braki, who led the team, showed a faint smile, turned his head provocatively, and looked at Hermes.

I:"……"

It's not just about Odin.

Inexplicably, a possibility arose in my mind: Braki couldn't understand Loki's use of divine power in the previous competition, and he left the relationship and got the title in advance.