“That’s a great idea.” Everyone laughed, thinking that Su Jing had specially arranged it. Eating while watching the show was indeed a good plan.
They saw that in the center of the square, under the banner, a semi-spherical steel railing had been set up at some point. In the center, there was an oil lamp with its base welded to a half-meter-high pillar, securely attached. The wick had been lit and was burning.
Around the semi-spherical railing, stood eight burly men dressed in suits and sunglasses, exuding a powerful aura.
A sweet-looking young woman in business attire was holding a microphone and introducing, “Hello, everyone. I am honored to represent the Galactic Corporation Group and promote our latest research achievement. I’m sure you’re all curious about what this so-called research achievement is. Why don’t you take a look inside the semi-spherical railing? The oil lamp burning there is the research achievement.”
Upon hearing this, Su Jing’s classmates and the onlookers surrounding the square were all stunned, finding it somewhat absurd.
“What the hell? Isn’t that just an oil lamp? How can it be considered a technological achievement?”
“When did the Galactic Corporation Group stoop so low as to research oil lamps?”
“Even if we go back 3,000 years, this wouldn’t be considered an invention, let alone now.”
“According to archaeological records, lamps were already well-formed during the Spring and Autumn period. In historical records, lamps are mentioned in legends dating back to the time of the Yellow Emperor. The Book of Rites even mentions officials in charge of lighting or illumination. If we were living 3,000 years ago, then this oil lamp might indeed be considered an invention,” Someone couldn’t help but mock.
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“A’Jing, is that oil lamp your latest invention?” Lin Hao couldn’t help but question SuJing when he saw this.
“Even if it’s a good oil lamp, we don’t need it now, do we? Is there any aspect where we still have to rely on oil lamps?” Shi Lei asked.
“Could it be that the research achievement is not in the lamp itself but in the lamp oil, the energy source?” Qian Yingzhu’s eyes lit up as he thought of this and Wang Yan’s eyebrows twitched.
Su Jing admired Qian Yingzhu’s intuition. She had guessed it right to some extent, but her speculation probably only went as far as using oil as a cleaner and more efficient energy source. The truth was a bit further from that.
“Could it be that your research direction is candles?” A slightly short and handsome boy asked. It wasn’t surprising that he guessed this aspect because he worked for a candle manufacturer, which seemed unrelated to his university major, but his salary was actually quite good.
“No,” Su Jing shook his head and smiled. “Take your time to guess. It’s more interesting if I don’t reveal it all at once.”
The center of the square was filled with a lot of skepticism. At this time, the woman in business attire holding the microphone explained, “Don’t underestimate this oil lamp. It’s not an ordinary one. It’s truly the latest research achievement of our Galactic Corporation Group.”
“You’re just fooling us. Do you think we’re idiots?”
“Young lady, just because you’re pretty doesn’t mean you can deceive people.”
“At such a young age, you want to brainwash us and exaggerate an oil lamp to this extent?”
“Are you really from the Galactic Corporation Group, or are you specifically trying to deceive us?”
Hearing the discussions, the woman in business attire became a little anxious and quickly said, “I really represent the Galactic Corporation Group, I’m not deceiving you. I won’t beat around the bush anymore; let me explain the rules of this event. We have One Million Yuan here.”
She paused for a moment and then, next to her, two men in suits and sunglasses opened two briefcases revealing stacks of brand-new one-hundred-yuan bills. Seeing so much money, the people in the surroundings couldn’t help but breathe heavily.
The woman in business attire continued to introduce, “Without breaking the semi-spherical railing or directly touching the oil lamp with a hard object, if anyone manages to extinguish this oil lamp first, they will receive One Million Yuan, the money is guaranteed and without any deception.”
The crowd was stunned for a moment and then erupted into a heated discussion. After all, there was only a semi-spherical railing that had a radius of only one meter. People with large lung capacity could blow out the lamp from such a short distance.
Moreover, the woman in business attire said that as long as they didn’t break the semi-spherical railing or directly touch the lamp with a hard object, could they even pour water on it?
“Young lady, according to your words, does that mean we can pour water on it? Your argument has too many loopholes. Are you sure you won’t get fired for this?” A middle-aged man teased the girl as he spoke.
“It’s not that I have left loopholes in my argument. I’m just conveying our CEO’s exact words to you. You haven’t misunderstood anything; you can indeed pour water on it,” The woman in business attire said in a professional tone.
“Oh my, is this true or fake?”
“That means we can use a fire extinguisher, right?”
“Yes, you guys can use a fire extinguisher.”
“Well, then it’s easy. Let me do it first.”
“Why should you go first? Who the hell are you?”
“Everyone, please don’t be impatient. Please line up over here,” The business attire woman tried to control the situation, but many people had already rushed forward.
At this moment, the eight muscular men guarding the semi-spherical barrier took action. Anyone who rushed forward was sent flying, unable to get close at all.
The crowd was a little frightened. These eight muscular men not only looked strong but also proved to be the real deal.
People no longer dared to act recklessly and quickly went to line up. While queuing, some people, taking advantage of their taller stature, bullied the weak and forcibly cut them in line. Some even targeted women, the elderly, and children, pushing themselves to the front.
However, the eight muscular men had sharp eyes, and they noticed every instance of someone cutting in line. They would step forward, pull out the line cutters, and throw them to the back.
They could lift a young man who was over six feet tall as if he were a little chicken. Everyone was intimidated by them, and no one dared to act unruly anymore. Order was restored to the square within a minute.
Due to the large number of people, there were a total of six queues. The first person in the first queue was considered the first, the first person in the second queue was the second, and so on.
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