"Interested in Rubik's Cubes?" the girl in the denim jacket asked. "Want to join the Rubik's Cube Club?"
"Rubik's Cube Club?" Song He was stunned.
"A university club! The Frontier Technology University Rubik's Cube Club. I'm the club president, Xi Yanfan!" As she spoke, the girl pulled a Two-Layer Rubik's Cube from her pocket, scrambled it with a series of clicks, and handed it over. "This is the entrance test. I'll give you five minutes. If you solve it, you're in the Rubik's Cube Club!"
After saying that, Xi Yanfan picked up a skewer and waited nervously.
Song He took the Two-Layer Rubik's Cube in a daze. The moment he glanced at it, every colored square on every face appeared in his mind. A formula flashed past, and both his hands practically began moving on their own!
Before he could react, his fingers had already finished the job. The little cube was solved, with the colors on every face arranged perfectly!
"Not bad!" Xi Yanfan's eyes lit up. "Have you practiced before?"
Without waiting for Song He to answer, she immediately pulled the most common kind of Three-Layer Rubik's Cube from her pocket. She quickly scrambled it under the table, then placed it on the table and pushed it over.
"Try this one!" Xi Yanfan stared at Song He expectantly.
Song He picked up the Three-Layer Rubik's Cube instinctively. The same line of thought burst into his mind. Fifty-four colored squares floated into view, the connections for solving it formed automatically, and even the formulas were skipped.
His hands moved on their own again. In less than ten seconds, the cube was solved, its colors perfectly arranged!
Xi Yanfan's smile faded, and wariness appeared on her face. She had originally come with the intention of recruiting a newcomer, but now