noveltune Chapter 54 I Want to Check the Cards
Chapter 54 I Want to Check the Cards
Su Hao sighed helplessly, pulled out a chair, and sat down steadily.
Helen gave him a look, and Hans immediately understood and picked up the playing cards on the table.
Clearly, this kid spends a lot of time at the card table; he grabbed both hands and performed an extremely flashy and beautiful shuffle and cut.
wow-
The playing cards were laid out smoothly on the table, forming an extremely neat 6x5 array, a total of 30 cards, face down.
"Listen to the rules! You have 30 seconds to memorize them. Are you both ready?"
Hans braced his hands on the edge of the table.
"Of course." Helen raised her chin slightly.
"No problem." Su Hao nodded.
"Timer, start!"
At Hans's command, the dozen or so people around him reached out in unison and flipped over all thirty cards in the blink of an eye.
'7 of Spades, King of Hearts, 3 of Diamonds, Jack of Clubs...'
Everyone's breathing slowed down at that moment. They stared intently at Su Hao, wanting to see what special memory tricks this "freak" who solved the sixth question had.
At this moment, Helen and Su Hao's eyes were both fixed on the cards, but the methods they used were completely different.
Helen's eyes instantly sharpened, and she entered a state of extreme tension.
She used the classic Western "memory palace technique".
Her gaze swept across the table in a "Z" shape, like a radar, frantically associating the suit of each card with the drawers, murals, steps, and other elements of the virtual palace in her mind!
But what about Su Hao?
He just slumped in the chair, his eyes darting around, his gaze lingering on the cards for less than three seconds, and then…
I've memorized it all!
Memory palace? Those fancy things are too much trouble for him.
In his vision, the playing cards in front of him were rapidly deconstructing.
These thirty cards instantly collapsed into a 6x5 mathematical matrix in his mind.
Each physical location is assigned precise coordinates (x, y).
First card in the first row, 7 of spades. Coordinates entered: (1, 1).
The second card in the first row is the King of Hearts. Coordinates entered: (1, 2).
The pattern is too distracting, so let's just use constant mapping!
Spades = 1, Hearts = 2, Diamonds = 3, Clubs = 4.
In just two seconds of glancing at each card, each card in Su Hao's mind was forcibly packaged into a four-dimensional vector (x, y, suit value, point value).
memory?
No. Su Hao never bothered with rote memorization.
He simply translated these things into numbers that he was most familiar with.
Numbers are the mother tongue deep within Su Hao's soul!
"Time's up!"
Hans clapped his hands suddenly, and the people around him hurriedly put the cards face down again.
"Ladies first, Helen, you go first!"
Hans's fingertip touched the first card in the first row.
"The Seven of Spades," Helen answered proudly.
Turn it over, the answer is correct.
"Now it's the kid's turn, this one."
Hans's finger randomly slid to the second image in the third row.
"Plum Blossom 3"
Su Hao didn't even pause for half a second before blurting it out.
Hans revealed his hand.
Everyone peeked out and saw it was the 3 of Clubs!
"Beautiful, Helen!"
Hans points to the third card in the fourth row.
This time, Helen paused for a moment, frantically searching through the drawers in the palace:
"Hmm... Q the Square?"
Hans turned over the cards.
"By the way, kid, continue."
The two of them were like two merciless human scanners.
The game moves forward at breakneck speed, like gears meshing tightly.
The students who had been watching the spectacle gradually stopped laughing, and instead let out suppressed gasps of amazement.
But after the progress bar reached twenty pages, the barrier between mortals and monsters began to appear between the two!
"Ten cards left, Helen?" Hans pointed to a card.
As the depth increases, the limits of the human brain's short-term memory are relentlessly crushing Helen's nerves.
Helen's face flushed red, and cold sweat trickled down her temples...
She bit her lip hard, holding it in for a full ten seconds before hesitantly uttering, "Plum Blossom...9?"
Hans revealed his hand.
At that moment, the entire room erupted in an incredulous collective sigh.
"what……"
"How is this possible? Helen's arm is broken?"
"She's a memory competition champion! What the hell?! Is she under too much pressure?!"
"Wrong." Hans looked at the cards and shook his head regretfully. "It's the 6 of Clubs."
Helen gave a bitter smile, her eyes filled with frustration and resentment.
"Now, it's the kid's turn." Hans pointed sharply to the fifth card in the fourth row. "If you answer this one correctly, you win."
Everyone's eyes instantly fixed on Su Hao.
However, Su Hao didn't even have time to recall the process, because in his consciousness space, the 6 x 5 matrix was always highlighted at the top, and every data point was as stable as if it were engraved on granite.
"Ace of Spades".
The cards are turned over.
It prominently features a huge Ace of Spades!
Dead!
A deathly silence fell over the room for two seconds!
Immediately afterwards, like a powder keg being lit, the roof of the entire house was almost blown off!
"Jesus Christ!!!"
"My God, this is insane!"
"A new King of Memory has been born!"
The boys around him were so excited that their faces turned red, and they clapped wildly.
Hans looked at the expressionless Su Hao and, as if possessed, asked:
"It's just for fun anyway... why don't you check all the remaining cards?"
Su Hao nodded indifferently: "Sure."
Next, under the watchful eyes of everyone, Su Hao even skipped the step of Hans pointing at the cards. He simply stretched out his hand, counting off the cards in rapid succession while casually flipping through the cards like turning the pages of a book!
"King of Diamonds, 4 of Hearts, 2 of Clubs..."
Flip one! You've got one!
Flip ten cards! Win ten cards!
Su Hao's hand speed was extremely fast; he didn't need to think at all!
The eyes of everyone around her nearly popped out of their sockets. Helen sat there dumbfounded, staring intently at Su Hao with the terrifying look one might give an alien monster.
When the last card was revealed, all thirty cards were matched!
The atmosphere in the room exploded, completely engulfed in frenzy!
"Kid! Kid! Kid!"
These usually arrogant academic high-achievers were now like a group of fanatical cultists, chanting his nickname in unison.
The scene was like worshipping an evil god!
"Now I finally understand completely."
Helen stood up, extended her right hand across the table to Su Hao, a hint of relief in her eyes.
"Why were you the only one who solved that insane sixth question?"
Su Hao looked at the hand extended in front of him, but was a little shy. He only politely extended his hand, gently shook Helen's fingertips, and quickly withdrew it.
This move stunned the crowd for a moment, before they burst into even more unrestrained laughter.
Someone started making a huge fuss behind them:
"Hahaha! Helen! Don't waste your energy, Su Hao is still just a kid!"
"It'll take several more years before his testosterone levels rise and he learns to appreciate women!"
"Go to hell! What nonsense are you spouting? You bunch of trash who can't even beat me!"
Helen rolled her eyes in annoyance, turned around and raised her middle finger at the group of boys who were laughing so hard they were doubled over!