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ARIWATM Chapter 021

Eighth-finals

Overnight, Lin Zimao became famous among the new students, his name and related topics are also listed on the hot search list on the forum.

#LinZimao#

#Sorry,myopponent#

Some people still remember that he read the self-criticism during the military training, but everyone listened to it at that time and passed it, didn’t expect to see this name again now.

How loudly Shen Youhui declared victory in the game before is how famous Lin Zimao is now, even more famous than when Shen Youhui was building momentum.

Because the current Lin Zimao represents not only himself, but also those from other departments who have been suppressed by Combat Department students in this kind of competition all the year round.

As long as it was departments other than the Combat Department, they all feel proud and elated1揚眉吐氣 (yáng méi tǔ qì): feel proud and elated; stand up with one’s head high; emerge suddenly from a humble situation into an honorable position., everyone can laugh all night, even if Lin Zimao is eliminated in the second round, but they still won against their third place, who is afraid of whom.

When he went to school the next day, the eyes of the students in the class are obviously full of enthusiasm for Lin Zimao, even the eyes of Guo Xingwei, who was at odds with him, became very kind, if he hadn’t entered the classroom at the right time, and the professor is also right behind him, the students would probably pressed him to ask about the competition.

Lin Zimao still sat down next to Wang Yi as usual, without any pride or complacency, as if the hot search keywords on the forum yesterday had nothing to do with him.

Today’s class is the theoretical knowledge of mecha maintenance, the old professor paid great attention to classroom discipline and was very serious, Wang Yi, who was sitting next to Lin Zimao, wished he could advance the pace, after forty-five minutes, they seized the opportunity to flock to Lin Zimao!

“Lin Zimao, how on earth did you win with such speed, fucking awesome!”

“Fuck, you also broke the record, that Shen Youhui must still cry to death now!”

“Lin Zimao, I didn’t expect you to be so hidden2深藏不露 (shēn cáng bù lù): to hide one’s light under a bushel; to conceal one’s talents; be modest about one’s skill; keep one’s own counsel.!”

The students in the class keep talking one after another, Lin Zimao didn’t even have a chance to speak, so he just listen to them praising himself.

Wang Yi, Su Ran and others looked at him eagerly.

Su Ran said: “Why didn’t you tell us?”

Lin Zimao shrugged: “I’ve said it, you don’t believe me.”

Wang Yi obviously doesn’t remember: “What did you say?”

Lin Zimao: “I said that if he met me, he would have to take a round trip, wasn’t this to prove to you that I’m not lying, this is the real truth.”

Wang Yi, Su Ran, No. 2, 3, and 4 top students: “…” Feel a pain in the face.

They still think that Lin Zimao is crazy, as a result, people win without much effort3輕而易舉 (qīng ér yì jǔ): (of doing something) easy; without much effort; with no difficulty; be as easy as rolling off a log; be as easy as ABC; with little/slight effort; without the slightest difficulty., on the other hand, the round trip is still quite fast.

Wang Yi said: “Okay, I’m blind, have eyes but fail to recognize Mount Tai4有眼不識泰山 (yǒu yǎn bù shí Tài Shān): lit. to have eyes but fail to recognize Mt Tai (idiom); fig. to fail to recognize sb important or sb’s great talent; to be blind to the fact; although one has eyes he cannot but fail to discern/see the sacred Mount Tai—fail to recognize a VIP/a person of eminence; entertain an angel unawares; be unable to identify a person of great ability.! I watched the video of you and Shen Youhui last night, I’m so excited, please teach me how to win the next round!”

Except for Lin Zimao, only Wang Yi and Su Ran entered the second round, the No. 2, 3 and 4 top students were all eliminated.

Lin Zimao looked at Wang Yi and said hesitantly: “This needs to be practiced often.”

Wang Yi was speechless when he thought that Lin Zimao had not practiced much before the competition, but now he won the competition!

I believe in your evil5我信你個邪 (wǒ xìn nǐ gè xié): bullshit or absolutely impossible. Hubei dialect, usually spoken after seeing outrageous things or hearing outrageous words, expressing surprise, speechlessness, and irritability.!

They have also practiced a lot, if they fight Shen Youhui, they may not even be able to touch the edge, Lin Zimao is certainly not because of luck, he is really capable, he must have practiced a lot in the past.

He feel more and more that Lin Zimao is really mysterious, there were too many people, Wang Yi learned the lesson from the first meeting and didn’t ask him more questions, anyway, Lin Zimao never talked much about himself, Wang Yi didn’t ask anymore, how to get along is how they get along.

However, Shen Youhui, who lost last night, seemed a little delirious from the blow, instead of being ashamed of his arrogance, he made a ‘Reversal’ post in the forum.

【Had a fever on the day of the game, very sad to lose, will fight again next year!】

As soon as this post came out, it caused a war between the two sides.

Some people believed Shen Youhui, who was admitted to the Combat Department as the third place, how could he lose to a student from other department, many people say that Lin Zimao won unfairly, don’t have military virtues.

People who stand against Shen Youhui also said, knowing that he had a fever, why didn’t he get a fever-reducing injection, it would only take half an hour to see the effect, this is clearly unable to bear to lose!

Of course, there are also people who watch the show with a neutral attitude, there are really strange things every year, especially this year.

Lin Zimao didn’t pay attention to this, but Su Ran told him about it.

Some people in the class also believed in Shen Youhui, they knew Lin Zimao a little better than others, Lin Zimao is from planet Alpha, the conditions and equipment there are definitely not as good as Capital Planet, maybe Shen Youhui really had a fever last night and was out of shape, and was taken advantage of by Lin Zimao, what Shuangwen mode, it must be fake.

Regarding this, Lin Zimao didn’t care, he was just a contemptible scoundrel6跳梁小醜 (tiào liáng xiǎo chǒu): contemptible scoundrel; a buffoon who performs antics; a contemptible rebel; a clumsy mischief-maker. who can’t afford to lose.

As for other people’s doubts, don’t bother, anyway, he doesn’t live for them, it was Wang Yi Suran and others who reports his injustice.

Whether there will be another reversal in Shen Youhui’s defeat depends on the result of Lin Zimao’s next game.

Immediately afterwards, Lin Zimao’s second match began, perhaps because of the lingering heat from Shen Youhui’s disastrous defeat, Lin Zimao’s second match begins.

No surprises, his second match was an easy win.

Shen Youhui wrote down his thoughts on the day on his personal social account, implying that Lin Zimao is a lucky bastard, and sparked another wave of war.

However, Lin Zimao didn’t give Shen Youhui another chance to start a war.

A week later, Lin Zimao steadily advanced to the top sixteen.

People who have been paying close attention to Lin Zimao have now discovered that watching Lin Zimao’s games is a real pleasure!

He was not sloppy7拖泥帶水 (tuō ní dài shuǐ): lit. wading in mud and water; (derogatory) to do something in a long-drawn or slovenly manner; to be indecisive or beat about the bush. at all in the game, and he won cleanly every time, looking at all the games in the knockout rounds, Shen Youhui, who had been running and jumping all over the place8上竄下跳 (shàng cuàn xià tiào): to run around on sinister errands; run clandestine errands up and down the line; run and jump all over the place; a metaphor for bad guys running up and down, moving around. for several days, had the score in every game.

The score in every game is all: 2-0!

Every game is all within five minutes, without exception!

Lin Zimao is really too friendly to patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder9強迫症患者 (qiángpòzhèng huànzhě): patient with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).!

Originally, the students came to watch the fun, but they didn’t expect to get caught up with Lin Zimao’s game after watching it, before they knew it, they saw him break into the top sixteen with ease, and when they watch the live broadcast of other contestants, it was really unable to adapt.
Some contestants can spend two hours in a game, playing hide-and-seek with each other

throughout the whole game, the referee needs to remind them for playing passively every time, if they play passively, they will be disqualified, in short, after going around for a while, they found that Lin Zimao’s game was the most enjoyable, but it was too short, it will be over if they don’t watch it!

Someone on the school’s forum started a post, asking Lin Zimao how long he could keep the game ending in five minutes?

If it’s one or two games, they can still say that he is suspected of putting on a show, but people play a total of five games a week, the higher the level, the stronger the contestants, if the first game is very exaggerated, then it is impossible to be exaggerated10水份 (shuǐ fèn): moisture content; (figurative) exaggeration; overstatement; padding. in every game after that, right.

There are also malicious people who say that maybe he used money to bribe his opponents?

Try bribing contestants from different departments with money? Which family can advance to the contestants in the next competition without a little money, how can they practice mecha if they don’t have money.

Although mecha are no longer a secret, but not every family can afford the training fee for their children, if you don’t believe it, ask the training institution.

In this way, Lin Zimao welcomed his eighth-finals final opponent with five straight victories.

A week later, last week he ate a sandwich before going to the competition, now that Wang Yi, Su Ran, and top student’s squad were defeated, they kept a close eye on Lin Zimao, almost feeding him food, it can be said that when the clothes come, extend the hands, when the food comes, open the mouth11衣來伸手,飯來張口 (yī lái shēn shǒu, fàn lái zhāng kǒu): lit. extend one’s hands when someone takes clothes for him (so as to let others to wear for him), open one’s mouth when someome takes food for him (so as to let others to feed him); to be very lazy; live off others’ labour; when the clothes come, extend the hands, when the food comes, open the mouth; Describe being taken care of to a very exaggerated level; It is often used to describe the doting of parents on their children..

Because the Shuangwen character they had imagined appeared, they naturally provided Lin Zimao, like parents who put all their hopes on their children, broke their hearts12操碎了心 (cāo suìle xīn): very thoughtful consideration and care.!

God-like development mode, watching him easily enter the eighth-finals step by step, just like a dream, they are more excited than Lin Zimao himself!

Think about it, to enter the top sixteen, one has to rise above others13脫穎而出 (tuō yǐng ér chū): to reveal one’s talent (idiom); (of talent) to be revealed; to come to the fore; to rise above others; to distinguish oneself; an awl’s point sticks out through a bag—talent reveals itself; a talented person cannot be kept down. from nearly five hundred applicants, Lin Zimao is not even a student of the Combat Department! He is already good enough!

See which departments are in the top sixteen?

There are ten people in the Combat Department, five people in the Command Department, Lin Zimao is the only one in the other departments.

This is the only seedling outside the Combat Department and the Command Department, it is conceivable14可想而知 (kě xiǎng ér zhī): one can well imagine; it is obvious that. that Lin Zimao is both expected and not favored!

Aware that the traditional Combat Department will definitely dominate the ranking, but also want to see Lin Zimao shine15大放異彩 (dà fàng yì cǎi): to shine (of talents, skills, accomplishment); to demonstrate extraordinary talent or skill; to be outstanding; to perform splendidly; burst out in radiant splendour; blossom in splendour. and prevent the Combat Department and Command Department from reaching the top!

Now it’s not Lin Zimao’s personal matter, it is the day when other departments and the Combat Department confront each other, and it is the highlight moment when other departments are proud!

Just want to follow the results!

Lin Zimao is now treated at the level of an emperor.

Wang Yi gave him a shoulder massage to relax: “Don’t be nervous! We’ll cheer you up from below!”

Lin Zimao is very calm: “I’m not nervous.”

Su Ran said: “Lin Zimao, are you thirsty? Do you want to eat some snacks? I just bought chocolate, I heard that eating sweets can make people feel relaxed.”

Lin Zimao emphasized again: “I’m not nervous, also very relaxed, no snacking.”

Top student No. 2, 3, and 4 are also staring at Lin Zimao closely.

Su Ran grasped the thermos cup in his hand and asked him: “Do you want to go to the toilet?”

Lin Zimao wanted to roll his eyes at them: “You can go if you want, I’m not thirsty, hungry or want to go to the toilet, and there is still more than half an hour until the game starts, what are you anxious for?”

As soon as Wang Yijiba stopped, he saw Guo Xingwei and the others approaching and stopped in front of them.

Guo Xingwei turned his head and and said mockingly: “Don’t lose face of our department later.”

Lin Zimao said lazily: “Specially come to see my game?”

Guo Xingwei’s face is slightly flushed: “I’m here to see how you lost the game, heh!”

Lin Zimao elongated his voice: “Oh…” Leaning on the chair and looking at him with a half-smile, Guo Xingwei turned his face away and sat down, the roots of the ears are red, so red that he was a bit confused.

Before the game started, Lin Zimao took out the communicator to open the social account, and clicked on the conversation box with Jiang Xuan.

Their conversation still stayed three days ago.

That day, Jiaoyan’s food bowl ran out of cat food, when Jiang Xuan returned home, he found Jiaoyan screaming from hunger, so he told him about it.

When Lin Zimao returned, Jiang Xuan has already filled up the cat food and water, the newly bought cat food is not cheap, it smells delicious, he even wanted to try it twice.

Wang Yi patted Lin Zimao who was in a daze: “It’s time, you have to get ready.”

Lin Zimao put away the communicator, left the auditorium and went to the preparation area.

Ji Chen dragged Jiang Xuan, who had been stuck in the laboratory for more than a week and had not heard of anything outside the room, out.

Jiang Xuan was so annoyed by him that he couldn’t do anything else: “What exactly do you want me to do?”

Only then did Ji Chen say what he really wanted: “Of course, watching the simulation cabin competition.”

Jiang Xuan said coldly16冷言冷語 (lěng yán lěng yǔ): sarcastic comments (idiom); ironical remarks; cold words.: “You said that the new students competition is the least interesting.”

Ji Chen patted his face: “I slapped my face, I’ve recently fallen in love with a junior, he is really salty and sweet17可鹹可甜 (kě xián kě tián): One can be cool and handsome (鹹 xián), one also can be cute and lovely (甜 tián). Internet catchwords, usually used to describe your idol, refers to being cute, sweet, or aggressive, and the style can be switched between sweet and salty in a second. Mainly describes a person’s changeable style, can switch between domineering and cute without any sense of disobedience. Salt represents ‘Domineering’, sweet represents ‘Cute’., especially charming, there is his game tonight, it will be seven o’clock soon, let’s go there quickly!”

Jiang Xuan got a headache from being pestered by him, he had no choice but to get into Ji Chen’s car and arrived at the competition site a few minutes later.

Along the way, Ji Chen kept telling Jiang Xuan about this junior.

Jiang Xuan listened to it with one ear, to sum it up, Ji Chen thinks this junior is a genius at manipulating mecha, very attractive, and also especially charming!

Ji Chen dragged Jiang Xuan, who found a mask and put it on, to sit in the reserved front row.

Many people came to the venue, Jiang Xuan was a bit surprised: “I remember there weren’t so many people in the semi-final last year.” At that time, he was also pulled over by Ji Chen.

Ji Chen said: “His popularity is particularly high, I will send you a summary post about him after watching the game.”

Jiang Xuan asked him: “You seem to want to pursue him?”

Ji Chen ruffled his hair: “Is it so obvious? However, I heard that he is very cold, he has rejected countless people who confessed to him during this period, you see, brother, do I have any hope?”

Jiang Xuan didn’t want to talk, so he said casually: “Um, come on.”

He looked in the direction of the simulation cabin, and saw a somewhat familiar figure entering the simulation cabin.

It suddenly occurred to him that Lin Zimao asked him last week if he wanted to watch the school’s simulation cabin competition, he can’t help but turned his head and scanned the venue.

He wonder if he came to watch the match today.

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  • 1
    揚眉吐氣 (yáng méi tǔ qì): feel proud and elated; stand up with one’s head high; emerge suddenly from a humble situation into an honorable position.
  • 2
    深藏不露 (shēn cáng bù lù): to hide one’s light under a bushel; to conceal one’s talents; be modest about one’s skill; keep one’s own counsel.
  • 3
    輕而易舉 (qīng ér yì jǔ): (of doing something) easy; without much effort; with no difficulty; be as easy as rolling off a log; be as easy as ABC; with little/slight effort; without the slightest difficulty.
  • 4
    有眼不識泰山 (yǒu yǎn bù shí Tài Shān): lit. to have eyes but fail to recognize Mt Tai (idiom); fig. to fail to recognize sb important or sb’s great talent; to be blind to the fact; although one has eyes he cannot but fail to discern/see the sacred Mount Tai—fail to recognize a VIP/a person of eminence; entertain an angel unawares; be unable to identify a person of great ability.
  • 5
    我信你個邪 (wǒ xìn nǐ gè xié): bullshit or absolutely impossible. Hubei dialect, usually spoken after seeing outrageous things or hearing outrageous words, expressing surprise, speechlessness, and irritability.
  • 6
    跳梁小醜 (tiào liáng xiǎo chǒu): contemptible scoundrel; a buffoon who performs antics; a contemptible rebel; a clumsy mischief-maker.
  • 7
    拖泥帶水 (tuō ní dài shuǐ): lit. wading in mud and water; (derogatory) to do something in a long-drawn or slovenly manner; to be indecisive or beat about the bush.
  • 8
    上竄下跳 (shàng cuàn xià tiào): to run around on sinister errands; run clandestine errands up and down the line; run and jump all over the place; a metaphor for bad guys running up and down, moving around.
  • 9
    強迫症患者 (qiángpòzhèng huànzhě): patient with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).
  • 10
    水份 (shuǐ fèn): moisture content; (figurative) exaggeration; overstatement; padding.
  • 11
    衣來伸手,飯來張口 (yī lái shēn shǒu, fàn lái zhāng kǒu): lit. extend one’s hands when someone takes clothes for him (so as to let others to wear for him), open one’s mouth when someome takes food for him (so as to let others to feed him); to be very lazy; live off others’ labour; when the clothes come, extend the hands, when the food comes, open the mouth; Describe being taken care of to a very exaggerated level; It is often used to describe the doting of parents on their children.
  • 12
    操碎了心 (cāo suìle xīn): very thoughtful consideration and care.
  • 13
    脫穎而出 (tuō yǐng ér chū): to reveal one’s talent (idiom); (of talent) to be revealed; to come to the fore; to rise above others; to distinguish oneself; an awl’s point sticks out through a bag—talent reveals itself; a talented person cannot be kept down.
  • 14
    可想而知 (kě xiǎng ér zhī): one can well imagine; it is obvious that.
  • 15
    大放異彩 (dà fàng yì cǎi): to shine (of talents, skills, accomplishment); to demonstrate extraordinary talent or skill; to be outstanding; to perform splendidly; burst out in radiant splendour; blossom in splendour.
  • 16
    冷言冷語 (lěng yán lěng yǔ): sarcastic comments (idiom); ironical remarks; cold words.
  • 17
    可鹹可甜 (kě xián kě tián): One can be cool and handsome (鹹 xián), one also can be cute and lovely (甜 tián). Internet catchwords, usually used to describe your idol, refers to being cute, sweet, or aggressive, and the style can be switched between sweet and salty in a second. Mainly describes a person’s changeable style, can switch between domineering and cute without any sense of disobedience. Salt represents ‘Domineering’, sweet represents ‘Cute’.

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