Big Capitalist

Angelica stood not far away, watching all this quietly. For some reason, she suddenly felt something was wrong, as if something was about to go beyond everyone's expectations and develop in an incredible direction.

At the moment when everyone's eyes were closely following Ed's every move and their breathing seemed to stop, Ed suddenly used all his strength to shout loudly: "Merlin Supermarket in the Lower Town of the Arcane City is about to open grandly! Unprecedented discounts are coming! 10% off! 10% off! 10% off! Some products are only 10% off! Here, you will be able to buy various products at unexpectedly low prices. Whether it is to improve your own strength or to meet your daily needs, Merlin Supermarket can meet all your needs! The quantity is limited, first come first served! Action is worse than thinking, hurry up and buy it!"

In an instant, the entire stone platform of the points challenge seemed to be cast under a silent magic spell and fell into deathly silence.

Everyone seemed to be frozen in place, with their faces frozen into all sorts of strange expressions, some shocked, some angry, some helpless, some not knowing whether to laugh or cry...

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These students had been expecting Ed to say something impassioned and beautiful, something that would put him at the top of the list. After all, in their hearts, Ed had become the representative of the common people challenging the nobility. They were eager to hear Ed's roar declaring war on authority. Who would have thought that at such a critical and tense moment, what Ed said was actually an advertisement!

Angelica rolled her eyes helplessly, thinking to herself, "I knew this would be the result. This guy is really unpredictable."

An expression of both anger and amusement appeared on her face. She was already somewhat accustomed to Ed's behavior.

As for the other students, many of them had their high spirits dampened by this sudden advertisement, and the anger in their hearts suddenly rose up.

They all complained in their hearts, "You guys have been posing on the stone platform for a long time, and you were trying to be mysterious about what you wanted to tell us, but it turned out to be an advertisement for Merlin Supermarket? Aren't you making fun of us?"

Carlisle was really furious at this moment, his face flushed red, veins popped on his forehead, his hands clenched into fists, his body trembling slightly because of anger. He thought Ed would say something about defeating him and surpassing him, so that he would have the opportunity to humiliate Ed again, but who would have thought that Ed would be an advertisement again, which was simply a naked provocation to his dignity. He felt that Ed was looking down on him and did not take him seriously at all.

Merlin, who was in the crowd, immediately showed a very satisfied smile on his face after hearing Ed's advertising.

He clapped his hands vigorously, secretly praising in his heart: "This is exactly the effect I want. He is worthy of being my chosen talent! This kid's business acumen is simply unmatched! More money! I must pay more!"

In Merlin's eyes, Ed is no longer just an ordinary student, but a rising star in his business empire. He believes that as long as Ed continues to maintain such unique thinking and bold actions, he will surely create more brilliant business value for him in the future.

Ed turned around slowly and stared at the points challenge monument behind him with serious eyes. In the afterglow of the setting sun, the words on the monument were particularly eye-catching.

His eyes were fixed on the position where his name was - second place, which symbolized glory, but also meant that there was still one step away.

The day for the summary of the points challenge is approaching, and time is running out, like the sand flying rapidly in an hourglass. He knows that he does not have much time to squander.

Back in the dormitory, Ed gently closed the door, dragged his slightly heavy steps to the table, and slowly sat down. The table was piled with calculation papers densely written with words and symbols. Those papers seemed to carry all his efforts and hopes, and exuded a different atmosphere under the dim light.

Ed knew very well that in this points challenge competition full of top players, if he could not achieve a breakthrough as quickly as possible and further improve his strength, the top spot would forever elude him.

Thinking of this, his eyes became more determined. He reached out and pulled out a piece of paper full of complicated mathematical formulas from the stack of calculation papers. His eyes fell on it, and his originally somewhat distracted eyes gradually became focused and serious, as if the whole world was left with only this piece of paper in front of him and those puzzles that needed to be solved.

Recalling the scene of the points challenge, Ed's thoughts involuntarily drifted back to that tense and exciting competition.

The game lasted only one minute, but in this fleeting moment, Ed discovered the secret of the floating balls with his keen observation - they were summoned in a stepped and graded pattern.

Except for the first floating ball that appeared with no pattern in its position, the subsequent floating balls seemed to follow a certain fixed pattern of appearance, as if the program had been pre-set by an invisible hand.

Ed clearly remembered that in the first stage, only 10 balls would appear out of thin air in an instant. Only when all 10 balls were smashed, or if they were not completely solved within just 2-3 seconds, new floating balls would follow.

Moreover, the number of floating balls that appear subsequently will gradually increase, which means that if you can quickly and simultaneously smash the floating balls that keep appearing, then the number of floating balls that appear next will increase, and the summoning speed will become faster and faster, which will undoubtedly have a significant impact on the final result.

After careful consideration, Ed set himself a seemingly unattainable goal - in the next challenge, he had to smash an astonishing three hundred floating balls.

He knew very well that to achieve this goal, what he needed to do now was to closely combine the patterns he had observed before with mathematical knowledge, and use formulas to crack the mystery of the location of the floating ball.

Ed stared at the piece of paper that recorded the location of the floating ball. His brain was working fast as he began to deduce a mathematical model for the regularity of the floating ball's location.

In his mind, complex formulas and data intertwined and collided, gradually sketching out a clear picture. According to this logic, if he could successfully calculate the position where the floating ball would appear, then he would no longer need to rely on visual observation and mental capture. He only needed to release magic at the corresponding position in advance, and he could accurately smash the floating ball the moment it appeared, thereby greatly improving his challenge efficiency.