greek gods in new york

15

"Blaki did find a relationship and got the title first."

During half an hour of preparation, Hermes wandered around the lounge, and confirmed my guess when he came back.

In the past, the cheap hands came first, and Hermes always felt a bit wronged when he met Braki.He resentfully opened the chair and sat next to me and continued: "I ran into Blaki as soon as I went out. That guy wanted to look at me with his nostrils. He also mocked that Rocky can play unfairly, can't he? He doesn't even It takes divine power."

To say this is to frankly admit that I have bought the question.

But so what?

As the Nordic God of Wisdom, if Blaki dared to admit it, it proved that he was not afraid of being reported.

The problem is that no matter how clever the old god is, he will only be backstabbed by his own father.

"Odin...it was on purpose." I said with complicated emotions.

For me, the clues of the Outer Gods are certainly more important than the quiz.The old man said mysteriously that he asked me to go back and check the information. I naturally thought it was related to the Outer God, and the information was checked very carefully.

Unexpectedly, it turned out to be related to the knowledge contest!

Loki sneered uncomfortably: "Of course he did it on purpose, it's all right now, it's like I owe him a big favor."

After speaking, he crossed his arms and leaned on the sofa in a very defensive posture.

"Odin, that guy likes to do that," Loki said sarcastically, "Being courteous before fighting? He just played the rest of the routine back then, and you just can't refuse."

Well, I see it.

I have checked all the information, and I can't forget it now. It is basically equivalent to being forced to accept his favor.

The point is, when I think about it carefully, I still don't hate Odin's actions.

It was Blakey who bought the question first!

If he doesn't buy it, it is estimated that Odin will not know the topic, let alone use the topic to trick me.

In other words, going around, the knowledge contest is still a fair competition.

Also the king of the gods, Odin is quite capable.

God is more angry than God, and Zeus is at the bottom. I think I can forgive him for plotting against me.

"Let's prepare an impromptu speech first."

I took a deep breath: "Now we are on the same starting line."

…………

……

Half an hour of prep time flies by in the blink of an eye.

Since the score of Tianen Middle School was higher than ours, they gave a speech first.

I stood under the stage and heard it clearly.

The person in charge of the big axis speech was the blond, blue-eyed, Catherine-strengthened squad leader from Tianen Middle School.

She spoke eloquently on the stage, her speech was clear and organized, and when it came to generosity, she was so contagious that the audience in the audience cheered.

and--

It is the same as Hermes estimated.

"A topic like "Are literary awards hindering the development of literature itself" is actually more suitable for the topic of the debate," half an hour ago, the patron of the competition calmly analyzed, "The views of the speech are nothing more than 'yes' and ' No' both directions. The other side speaks first, they will definitely choose the more favorable side, so we're done."

"Which aspect is more beneficial?" Pandora asked.

"Nature does hinder the development of literature itself."

Meryl pushed the frame of the mirror, and said seriously: "This year, the Swedish Academy of Sciences just broke out a sexual () harassment scandal, and it is said that the literary award will be suspended."

Pandora: "...Indeed, let me choose, and I will also look at it from this angle."

Hermes: "So we have to start with 'no hindrance to development'."

Pandora: "Then what should we do? Sexual () harassment scandals have been exposed!"

Hermes smiled proudly: "Ah, isn't this what the majority of female compatriots will encounter in various fields?"

I sat on the side and immediately understood what Hermes meant.

Thinking of this, I came back to my senses.

The opponents on the stage are still impassioned.

Sure enough, she mentioned the sexual () harassment scandal, and even the whole theme revolved around this point, attacking the conservatism and complacency of various literary awards from various angles, as well as the author's behavior of "creating for awards".

Basically none of the viewpoints exceeded Hermes' expectations.

"It's Braki's style, too."

Rocky stood next to me, and judged nonchalantly: "Stable, but safe. Their scores are already higher than ours, so there is no need to express any surprising opinions, as long as they are ahead."

Me: "You don't like it very much?"

Loki even gave me a sideways look with his beautiful eyes, like I said some nonsense.

"Of course!"

He admitted it as a matter of course: "How boring is this? Nicole, you must be the one that everyone is looking at today."

I don't want it all right.

If it were the original, I would slander wildly in my heart, and now I must wish that I could defect and join Bragi's team on the spot.

But at this moment—

First of all, it's too late to say anything.

Secondly...

"it's your turn."

There was applause on the stage.

Rocky tugged at me lightly, then he bent down and whispered in my ear: "Go ahead, if you lose, I'll ask the god of new media to dig out the black material about Blakey's purchase and put it on the Internet. We are the ones who win.”

I:"……"

No wonder you don't give a damn!

I turned my head and glared at him, just as I was about to speak, Loki evoked a nasty smile.

He didn't give me time to express his thoughts, so he gave me a push.

It's my turn.

The beautiful and dignified captain of Tianen Middle School stepped down from the stage.

When passing me by, she nodded politely and even said "Come on" to me.

I took a deep breath and took a step.

In the last session, only one podium was left on the stage.

With no teammates or backup, I went on stage alone, facing several cameras and judges with distrust in their eyes.

Yes, in the past, it doesn’t need to be too far away, when Rocky just transferred here——I might still regret it crazily in my heart, and I am even more envious of Tianen Middle School’s choice of a more secure style of play.

But not now.

At that time, I took a lot of considerations and didn't want to take risks because I knew very well that I had no backup.

Dad is away all year round, and Fernando also has his own busy affairs.The only person beside me who won't leave is Meryl. I don't have many things on hand to take risks, so naturally I won't take this step lightly.

But now is different.

I have more friends now.

And Hermes, Apollo, and Artemis helped in person.

More importantly, I have worked hard all the way, and I have many bargaining chips that others cannot take away.

Knowledge learned and skills that can be put to use.

Don't look at the camera, it will appear that you are nervous, stretch your shoulders as much as possible, so that you look confident, but also slightly aggressive.

The content is prepared long ago, as long as you say what you want to say.

No matter how bad it is, there is still Loki's last resort.

So I have to thank Rocky!

That being the case, I simply let go.

He got us off to a "good" start to our trip to Los Angeles in a very troublesome way.

It's okay if I keep it up, right?

Thinking of this, I just felt that the pressure in my heart suddenly dissipated.

"Are literary awards holding back literature itself?"

Under countless lenses and gazes, I slowly opened my mouth.

"I think the scandal at the Swedish Academy of Sciences this year explains the situation to a certain extent. Regarding the content of the scandal, the contestant who just gave a speech has already said it quite thoroughly, so I won't say more.

"However, while listening to the other party's speech, I had a problem in the audience."

Having said this, my words stopped.

Under the gaze of the judges, I raised a suitable smile.

"Sexual () harassment scandal at the Swedish Academy of Sciences, is the impact really that big?"

I tilted my head.

"In my opinion, it's really nothing."

When the light words fell to the ground, I heard a commotion from the audience.

It's the result that I want.

"I know people are thinking, isn't sexual () harassment worth mentioning? In my opinion it is."

Saying that, I put away the smile on my face.

"Literary critics in the [-]th century openly published papers in academic journals, comparing the pen in the author's hand to a male () genital (), thereby mocking female writers for creating with that work, so it is impossible Encountering the essence of literature and art—what kind of sexual () harassment is it now? Is there any female author who hinders her own creation because of this remark?

"The science fiction writers of the twentieth century wrote all kinds of alien girls in their novels, wearing pointed bikinis, with gray or blue skin and loose () sexual () concept, they are responsible for devotion, communication () Matching and being kidnapped—what kind of sexual ()harassment is it now? Did any author who wrote such a girl pay the price for it?

"Sexual () harassment exposed by the Swedish Academy of Sciences hinders not the development of literature, but the development of the Nobel Prize."

The audience gradually fell silent.

At this point, it can show a bit of aggression.

"May I ask you, is it really a sexual () harassment case or an award that hinders the development of literature? If you really think so, then it is too simple."

I raised my hands, supported on the podium, and leaned forward slightly with my upper body.

——This is Hermes' way of thinking.

Tianen Middle School had the upper hand and could express a more favorable point of view.

But I played one step later, and I also have the advantage of being one step later.

That is, no matter what the other party says, this kind of topic can be used as a debate topic, and the pros and cons can be discussed.

As soon as I play, I can act as a counter-party to refute the opponent's theme.

"I don't think it's that simple, so literary awards are not likely to hinder the development of literature. If there is any force that hinders its development, there must be many factors behind the awards."

I lifted my chin, trying to be loud.

"As for the factors behind it, I think there are the following points."

Under the spotlight, I could see the judges' expressions soften.

After blowing up the opening, the next step is a serious exposition.

Seeing their relaxed expressions, I knew that I probably had something to do.