When the competition committee gave [Topic A] to all the participating university teams, the contestants of 34 university teams were ready for the competition.

    "It''s not a difficult question."

    After listening to Chen Jun''s analysis, Xu Bin took a look at the question himself, and then quickly began to write a program to answer the question.

    Everything seems to be going well.

    Xu Bin''s fingers are dancing on the computer keyboard, so fast that he can write the program code according to the things in his mind without looking at anything.

    In Xu Bin''s opinion, solving this problem is like having a fixed formula, but there may be some confusion on the way to completing the formula.

    However, Xu Bin''s judgment of these confusing phenomena is very accurate, and Chen Jun and Ouyang Chen are also around to make a comprehensive analysis of this [Topic A].

    Therefore, there must be no problem with Xu Bin''s answer.

    Let''s talk about it.

    This [question a] is the simplest of all the questions in this ACM competition. It''s a bit funny if you can''t answer it or if you answer it wrong.

    About ten minutes passed.

    Xu Bin is still in the final stage of answering questions.

    At this time, the competition committee has not announced the success of a university answer, everyone is busy with the answer.

    No!

    Suddenly, there was a sound in the field.

    Then, on the field radio, the competition committee announced the first university to answer [question a].

    "Congratulations to St. Petersburg National University for successfully solving [question a], which took 10 minutes and 47 seconds to become the first team to solve [question a]. Congratulations!"

    With the announcement of the competition committee, a balloon with the symbol of "first-problemsolved" suddenly rose at the place where the team of St. Petersburg National University is located.

    It took 10 minutes and 47 seconds to solve [problem a], which can be said to give enough pressure to other university teams.

    However, Xu Bin is not flustered at all.

    He is very clear that if he is a little flustered, he will waste his time to solve [problem a].

    [question a] the time given by the competition committee is 30 minutes to solve the problem as quickly as possible. After all, the whole game will take 5 hours, with at least seven questions, which means that each question has its own time limit.

    If you can''t solve this program problem within 30 minutes, you can''t get the result of the first problem. Basically, you will be declared out of the championship.

    That is to say.

    If you want to win the ACM championship, not only every question needs to be answered correctly, but also as efficient as possible with less time.

    The team that answers all the questions and takes the least time will win the championship.

    When St. Petersburg National University first solved [problem a] in 10 minutes and 47 seconds, some university teams were as calm as Xu Bin.

    There are also some university teams in panic.

    "I buy it so fast?"

    "This..."

    "St. Petersburg National University is really powerful, worthy of being the champion university that has won ACM many times!"

    "Oh, my God, 10 minutes 47 seconds, that''s terrible."

    These have begun to panic the University team, has been a bit desperate.

    Because it''s really difficult for them to compete with St. Petersburg National University.

    He is ahead of the first question, but it''s not so easy for him to catch up with each other.

    About two minutes later, the competition committee announced the second university to submit the answer and was judged to be AC, which means pass.

    "The second university that passed [Topic A] was Caltech, which took 13 minutes and 03 seconds."

    The strength of Caltech from Eagle sauce country is beyond doubt, and it has become the second university team to solve [problem a].

    "Director Xu, how long do we need?"

    Chen Jun looked at the serious code to solve the problem of director Xu Bin, curious asked.

    "It''s fast. I may be a bit of a beginner when I take part in the competition for the first time. I can''t keep up with the speed for the time being. Just get familiar with it."

    Xu Bin replied.

    It''s not that Xu Bin and Xu Bin are not able to solve some problems quickly in the first stage, but that Xu Bin''s attitude is slow.

    But as long as the habit of rapid, into the state, this problem will be solved.

    No!

    "Haicheng Jiaotong University passed [Topic A], in 14 minutes and 51 seconds!"No!

    "Moscow State University passed [Topic A], in 14 minutes and 53 seconds!"

    Hiss!

    This can''t help but let the audience take a breath. Unexpectedly, the difference between Haicheng Jiaotong University in Xia and Moscow State University in Maoxiong is only two seconds.

    These two universities are also well-known universities that once won the championship in ACM competition.

    Xu Bin basically won''t pay attention to the external information, and he is immersed in the process of answering [question a].

    Gradually, Xu Bin found the feeling of enjoying the silkiness.

    "Submit!"

    From Xu Bin''s click on submit, it means that the time for Wucheng University of Arts and Sciences to answer [question a] is suspended. If the judges of the competition committee pass the judgment, the time for submission is the time for Wucheng University of Arts and Sciences to answer the questions.

    If the answer is wrong, it will be called back by the panel of judges. If there is a chance to continue to answer the question again, this time will continue to connect with the answer time just now.

    Soon, Xu Bin''s computer received the feedback from the jury of the competition committee - AC!

    It means to pass!

    "Wucheng University of Arts and Sciences passed [Topic A], in 15 minutes and 14 seconds!"

    With the broadcast of the stadium center, Ding Yue was relieved after hearing this achievement.

    Because it''s Xu Bin''s first time to participate in ACM, tension and other factors may lead to slower answering speed.

    But it''s not as slow as expected. Compared with the elite teams of Haicheng Jiaotong University and Moscow State University, it''s about 20 seconds slower.

    Compared with St. Petersburg National University, which was the first one to answer [question a], it took less than five minutes.

    These are opportunities to catch up in the back, so Ding Yue will not be so pessimistic.

    For his good brother Xu Bin, Ding Yue should be optimistic and confident. Otherwise, the more nervous he is, the more likely he will be disappointed.

    "Headmaster Ding, what''s our level in 15 minutes and 14 seconds?"

    Wen Ruohan, the Secretary on one side, didn''t know much about the rules and results of the competition. Seeing that the first course [Topic A] of Wucheng University of Arts and Sciences passed and the time results came out, he asked President Ding curiously.

    "Above average." Ding Yue looked at Wen Ruohan and replied with a smile.

    "That is to say, with the help of the following topics, there is an opportunity to catch up with time, right?" After hearing the speech, Huang Youjie is still full of expectations for the final results.

    At least not in the first topic was completely thrown away, so with the champion.

    "Mm-hmm, yes. Generally speaking, it''s a little difficult to catch up after 20 minutes. If it''s more than 25 minutes, there''s basically no drama. After all, the time of a topic is about 30 minutes, and the time of a difficult topic may be one hour."

    Ding Yue nodded and simply explained to Lao Huang and Wen Ruohan.

    "University of Cape Town answers [question a] - wa!"

    All of a sudden, a notice from the competition committee came from the center of the competition field, and the first university with the wrong answer [question a] appeared.

    "University of Cape Town? The one in Africa? " As soon as Ding yuechu heard the name of this university, he felt familiar with it.

    At this time, Huang Youjie nodded and said, "the University in South Africa seems to be very powerful. It''s still a member of the World University Alliance."

    "How could you even give the first [question a] a wrong answer?" Wen Ruohan muttered curiously.

    For the majority of the audience, as well as other online channels to watch the game, the first question of ACM competition, that is, question a, is obviously the most difficult. Can''t such a question be solved?

    Most of the participating university teams solved this problem in about 20 minutes.

    Only the University of Cape Town, from South Africa, got this question wrong, and the final time was more than 30 minutes.

    This also means that the University of Cape Town in South Africa has almost become the first university to be eliminated.

    Because they didn''t get any results on the first question, even if they wanted to catch up, it was more difficult.

    However, although the team of Cape Town University has answered the wrong question [question a], they can continue to compete to solve each of the following questions.

    There is no elimination rule in ACM competition system, that is, timing, correct and wrong answers, or other special circumstances. Every university has the right to participate in the whole competition process.

    Of course, in fact, colleges and universities that have not solved [Topic A] at this time have another choice, which is to leave directly.

    However, the University of Cape Town obviously will not choose this way. Instead of leaving, it is better to continue to answer every question behind, even though at this moment, it has basically lost the chance to win the championship.Because it''s a shame to leave the game directly.

    "The computer major at the University of Cape Town doesn''t seem to be a trump card major, does it?" Huang Youjie muttered.

    "Even so, this [question a] has been answered correctly by all the other 33 universities. Only the University of Cape Town has made a wrong answer, which is ridiculous. I think the University of Cape Town may have come to make fun of it."

    Ding Yue can''t help joking.

    Isn''t it outrageous enough to fall directly on [Topic A]?

    Half an hour has passed since the beginning of the competition. The time given by the first title competition committee has ended.

    Next, it means that [Topic B] is coming.

    It''s going to be more difficult.

    "From now on, the competition committee will provide [question b] for the participating teams of colleges and universities, and each team can complete the answer within 30 minutes at most!"

    With the announcement of the competition committee, [Topic B] is officially on the stage.

    It is obvious that [Topic B] for those leading and famous university teams, there is no difficulty at all. Naturally, they have to challenge the last two or three topics.

    Ding Yue observed that when facing [Topic B], no matter the universities in Maoxiong, Yingjiang and Europe, they basically showed no pressure.

    Of course.

    For Xia Guo''s team, Haicheng Jiaotong University also has no pressure, [Topic B] is really relatively simple for them.

    Ding Yue didn''t know what was going on in the Northwest University of science and technology, because when Ding Yue saw the three members of their team, their expressions were always frozen and they looked a little nervous.

    Finally, Ding Yue set his eyes on the competition area of Wucheng University of Arts and science. He looked at Xu Bin, Chen Jun and Ou Yangchen. They were relaxed, not nervous at all, and had begun to solve this problem skillfully.

    Chen Jun is responsible for the analysis of [Topic B], Ouyang Chen is the assistant of Chen Jun, and then Xu Bin compiles the problem-solving program according to the [Topic] analyzed by Chen Jun.

    The whole process is very flowing, Xu Bin is also because of the first topic gradually into the state.

    So.

    Now Xu Bin has mastered almost all the ways to knock code programs to solve problems, and it''s time to compete with other universities.

    "University of Cape Town submit [problem b] problem solving procedure, wa!"

    All of a sudden, about eight or nine minutes later, the announcement of the competition committee rang out.

    In less than ten minutes, the University of Cape Town submitted the problem-solving program of [problem b], and the result was wa! That''s a mistake!

    "Ha ha ha ha!"

    "What is the University of Cape Town doing?"

    "Wrong again?"

    "I see. The University of Cape Town is here to join in this competition!"

    "Omega, the team from the University of Cape Town, what''s the matter?"

    "It''s a pity that the University of Cape Town should not be able to win this ACM competition."

    Both at home and abroad, netizens who pay close attention to ACM competition feel a little "funny" about the performance of Cape Town University in [Topic A] and [Topic B].

    "Brother Yue, I''m sure the University of Cape Town is here to make fun of it. Ha ha ha ha ha!" Huang Youjie couldn''t help laughing.

    Ding yuedao was a little more careful. He took a look at the three contestants from the University of Cape Town Team.

    The three contestants were very dejected and chagrined when they learned that the submitted answers were wrong.

    I can see that they don''t seem to be here for fun.

    But really...

    strength is not good!

    "Lao Huang, maybe they are really limited in strength. As far as I know, the computer major of Cape Town University is really not good. They can get the qualification of this ACM competition. I think the reputation of Cape Town University is relatively big in Africa. There is really no better recommendation."

    Ding Yue rational old Huang said.

    "Brother Yue, it seems reasonable for you to say so. From [Topic A] to [Topic B], you can see that their strength is very average. I hope that abin and they can solve this [Topic B] as soon as possible."

    No!

    "Congratulations..."

    just as Huang Youjie''s voice had just dropped, the first university team to solve [Topic B] was born.