CHAPTER 370: CHAPTER 370: HEATED ATMOSPHERE

But—

The authenticity of the core data was re-verified by Jiang Tong, Shi Yin, and Xia Dong, who brought out another detection device to meticulously retest everything together.

The results were obvious. Although the three detection devices all had slight discrepancies, the data they detected all exceeded 98%. So, what does this mean?

There was no fraud.

Absolutely none.

For a moment, the way people looked at Ji You changed. No longer contemptuous or mocking, but serious.

Yes.

Serious.

Regardless of how Ji You did it, this undoubtedly proved she had the capability to increase the efficiency of Snow Juice, which had hit a bottleneck, by more than 3%.

Don’t underestimate this 3% improvement. The more stable and agreed upon the result, the more fixed an item is, the harder it is to break and improve it!

Watching the various complex expressions directed at her, Ji You maintained her composure, with the grace of someone undaunted by honor or disgrace. She flashed a standard smile, showing eight teeth, and said, "Actually, it’s quite simple. You all thought Snow Juice couldn’t be improved, so you never attempted to think about it. I just broke through the rigid thinking and simply decomposed and recombined Snow Juice several times."

To put it in perspective, it’s like a standard-sized screw. Whether you are building a house or making mechas, machinery, or vehicles... this screw meets your requirements, so of course, you wouldn’t think of replacing it with another size.

—This is rigid thinking.

Ji You changed the way Snow Juice was processed, which in fact, changed this kind of rigid thinking. Normally, people only decompose and recombine Snow Juice once because after one time, you can achieve a 95% efficiency.

But Ji You? Ji You decomposed and recombined it three times, still only achieving a 95% efficiency each time. Even so, at this point, she didn’t give up but decomposed Snow Juice again, and after it completely solidified, she recombined it once more. However, for this step, she didn’t use the traditional method for Snow Juice but instead, she used a method for processing gases.

Xia Dong opened his mouth: "But...achieving an improvement isn’t that easy. Before, there were also students in our school who wanted to increase it further, but all failed."

Ji You chuckled, "If you replay the process I went through, you’ll understand where they failed. Everyone is accustomed to handling Snow Juice as a liquid, but the method I used just now actually began with three steps as a liquid, with only the last step using a gas approach."

"The first three steps repeatedly purified the various molecules of Snow Juice. When it came to the fourth step, I changed the processing method, using the gas processing technique, which many of our predecessors have also used, known as the superposition method."

Superposition method—is about using several existing material processing techniques in conjunction, hoping to produce a qualitative change in effect.

Most of the audience present were students from the Material Department, and Ji You didn’t need to elaborate; everyone understood the implications of her words.

For a moment, everyone’s eyes lit up.

Then—

Without any prompting, they all started to replay the scene of Ji You preparing Snow Juice.

The venue once again fell silent, no one in the audience made a sound, and everyone closely watched every move Ji You made on the screen, afraid to miss any important detail.

After a while,

The quiet audience area revived into a lively discussion atmosphere:

"I see it now, I know how to do it."

"Me too, I can’t wait to try it right now."

"Yes, I also want to try it for myself, to see if I can succeed."

...

Many people stood up from their seats, eager to leave. Those majoring in materials science inherently have an exploratory spirit and would even be willing to bury themselves in the lab incessantly researching without food or drink if they have a breakthrough in thinking.

At this moment, Ji You’s processing method ignited everyone’s thinking, no one could sit still, and they wanted to go out and experiment immediately.

Then—

A clear voice rang out above everyone’s heads, tinged with teasing: "Ladies and gentlemen, are you going to discard this after just one use? If you all leave, should I even continue the competition?"

Audience: "..."

Ji You blinked, deliberately showing a bitter smile, "I can’t just entertain myself, can I?"

Audience: "..."

Then, a burst of laughter erupted in the venue:

Audience A: "Indeed, let’s wait a bit longer. Ji You still has two more batches of Material to process, right? Let’s wait another half an hour."

Audience B: "I’ll wait, too. Even though I’m itching to leave right now, I don’t mind waiting a bit longer."

Audience C: "This is truly amazing! Snow Juice, being a solidified material, can still be improved so much. This means, don’t all our existing materials potentially hold the same promise as Snow Juice, waiting for us to discover?"

Audience D: "I was thinking the same. I was about to go back and experiment with each one."

...

Everyone chatted animatedly for a while but soon returned to silence, which frankly was a spontaneous act of respect for Ji You’s proven competence.

Ji You watched this scene with satisfaction and slowly said, "How about this? I know many students would like to experiment on their own now. I happen to have three batches of Snow Juice remaining, perfect for inviting three students up here to create it on the spot. What do you guys think?"

Wow~

As soon as she said this, she spurred the enthusiasm of all the audience, everybody agreed, and they eagerly signed up.

"Pick me!"

"Pick me!"

"Pick me!"

...

In a hall that could accommodate 50,000 people, there were only less than 600 people, including a mere 98 audience members. It was already an awkward situation, but after Ji You displayed her skills, the atmosphere immediately shifted. Despite the low numbers, it felt no longer cold, as the audience’s responses became fervent, wishing to be chosen by Ji You in that very moment.

Watching this, Cheng Jing and others responsible for maintaining order couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief. Thankfully, thankfully, Ji You does have genuine talent, and even if she was initially met with coldness, it was temporary.

Ji You said with a smile, "Let’s do this to ensure fairness. I’ll draw three people based on the seat number cards. Who’s number 44? Please come to the stage!"

Upon hearing, number 44 jumped with joy, quickly responded, "It’s me, it’s me! I’m coming!"

Saying so, he leaped forward.

Then, Ji You randomly called out two more numbers, and swiftly, two other people were selected.