vstars Chapter 23: The Secondary School Science and Technology Competition - A Telescope That Can See Outer
Chapter 23: The Secondary School Science and Technology Competition - A Telescope That Can See Outer
Upon hearing Xu Yuan's words, the students in the class immediately began to discuss it in twos and threes. However, most of them were just observing, since the teaching staff of Hengyang No. 3 Middle School was limited and there were basically no conditions for scientific research.
After Xu Yuan finished giving her instructions and left the classroom, Jiang Chengcheng followed closely behind her and expressed her desire to participate in the competition, which surprised Xu Yuan slightly.
After all, although she said that people could contact her to register, she didn't expect that anyone would actually register, given the teaching staff of No. 3 Middle School.
Jiang Chengcheng is indeed an exception. To be honest, if it weren't for the fact that participating in the competition would win her a courtyard house, Jiang Chengcheng would never have participated in such a competition! She wouldn't even be able to withstand being humiliated by others!
But who can resist a super-sized courtyard house!
Xu Yuan was only surprised for a moment before she helped Jiang Chengcheng register for the competition and then explained some precautions to her.
“There’s one thing I need to pay special attention to. Although our school encourages participation in science and technology competitions, we don’t have the consulting teachers that are required for the competitions. So you may be at a disadvantage compared to most people. But don’t be discouraged. There’s another good thing about our school. To support the science and technology competitions, the principal has said that all participants can use the labs freely. He will try his best to solve any problems they may have. There probably aren’t many participants from our school, so the labs should be more than enough. Here’s the key to the lab. I need to supervise the senior students, so I don’t have much time. I’ll leave the key with you for now, but remember to lock the door when you leave the lab.” Xu Yuan carefully explained the general situation of the competition and took out a key from her pocket and handed it to Jiang Chengcheng.
Logically, those who register for the competition should have no problem with their experimental equipment, right?
The novice homeroom teacher, Xu Yuan, was secretly pondering to herself, rather oblivious to the world around her.
However, she would never know the real reason why Jiang Chengcheng signed up for the competition!
"Okay, teacher, thank you!" Jiang Chengcheng smiled and took the key from Xu Yuan's hand, not worried about the competition at all, after all, she was only there to get the mission reward.
However, Jiang Chengcheng forgot one thing: there is no such thing as a free lunch, especially not from a system!
Not long after Jiang Chengcheng returned to the classroom, the system's voice rang in her ears again.
Ding.
Congratulations, host, on successfully completing the task of participating in the science and technology competition.
The mission reward—a huge courtyard house—has been issued!
Please complete a qualified entry within the specified time, otherwise the task reward will be revoked!
……
Hey, what the hell?! Do I look like a high-end talent pursuing a research career?
Jiang Chengcheng, who thought the system was being unusually generous, was about to have a mental breakdown!
Damn it, speechless is my mother tongue!
"No, you didn't say it had to be an entry for competition, did you? Shouldn't this be clearly stated beforehand? This is blatant price gouging!" Jiang Chengcheng's face was already scrunched up like a bun. Writing was one thing, but scientific research and creation were something she really couldn't handle!
"Please rest assured, host, this system is quite humane! The structure and blueprints for the entry are all given away for free. All you need to do is assemble them!" the system replied to Jiang Chengcheng with an air of pride.
"Oh, that's alright." Jiang Chengcheng finally breathed a sigh of relief.
However, less than five minutes later, she felt a surge of anger again. Holding the so-called blueprints and looking at the flashy descriptions on them, Jiang Chengcheng gritted her teeth in frustration.
Damn it! (^_^)／.口
Have you ever seen a good blueprint written in Martian script?!
I'm so tired! Let it all end!
"Please don't give up, host! The system recommends a product to you: Hello, you can talk!"
Product Description: After use, it automatically absorbs knowledge of advanced civilization languages, so Mom won't have to worry about me getting lost in outer space anymore! (3?)
Product Price: "Fame 500" The mechanical voice of the system came again.
Good heavens! So that's where he was waiting for her!
“System, if you were a human, you would definitely be a top salesperson!” Jiang Chengcheng said confidently.
He's definitely the top salesperson! It's all interconnected!
Despite her words, Jiang Chengcheng still bought the skill in the end, after all, the courtyard house was really attractive!
……
laboratory.
As expected, in the end, only Jiang Chengcheng from the entire Third Middle School signed up for the scientific research competition.
She had been spending nearly ten days in the lab working on the blueprints provided by the dog system. There were no figure skating competitions during this time, so Jiang Chengcheng asked Zhang Jing for leave and basically went to the lab whenever she had time.
But as the saying goes, "Heaven helps those who help themselves," and the object was perfectly recreated by her, despite the blueprints being drawn by who-knows-who-maybe-alien-brat!
Just as it was getting dark outside, Jiang Chengcheng laboriously carried the telescope—whose brand was unknown—to the school rooftop, preparing to personally test its performance.
It's worth mentioning that the school nights are rather eerie, to be honest. If it weren't for the occasional light shining from the classrooms, Jiang Chengcheng probably wouldn't have dared to go up to the rooftop alone.
After putting everything away, Jiang Chengcheng looked through the lens of the binoculars.
With just one glance, Jiang Chengcheng was completely stunned. The scene before her made all the fatigue of the past few days seem insignificant!
How should I put it?
Shocking? Beautiful? Jiang Chengcheng didn't know how to describe it for a moment.
Jiang Chengcheng didn't understand celestial bodies; the telescope was just something she'd casually placed there. At that moment, through the telescope, a planet surrounded by volcanoes and shrouded in dust was projected, as if it were right in front of her! Within reach!
Jiang Chengcheng even wondered if the volcano might erupt at any moment, splashing sparks onto her face.
This was the first time Jiang Chengcheng felt that her vocabulary was somewhat lacking, and was simply insufficient to describe everything in front of her. In the end, all her words were reduced to one sentence!
Beautiful! Absolutely beautiful!
This is probably the kind of beauty that you wouldn't regret even if you died right after just one glance!
Once upon a time, Jiang Chengcheng had a wonderful dream, in which a series of silly questions were buried.
Will I live to see the universe and the starry sky? Will humanity be able to leave Earth? Mars, Venus, Jupiter… will I ever have the chance to set foot on those dreamlike places?
Now that fantasy of hers has been laid bare before Jiang Chengcheng and has become a reality, how could Jiang Chengcheng not be excited!
This was the first time she had ever been so close to the universe!
If she could, Jiang Chengcheng would even like to stay here all night!
However, this was unrealistic, since it was winter and the school was about to close. Jiang Chengcheng could only regretfully put away her binoculars and leave the rooftop.
……
Time flies by.
The science and technology competition for middle school students that Jiang Chengcheng signed up for was held as scheduled. The competition was broadcast live, but there were also many audience members. There were four judges, but who they were would only be known when the competition started.
With the competition time fast approaching, Jiang Chengcheng, dragging her large suitcase, was about to enter the backstage area of the competition program when she was stopped by a female reporter.