Shiyu's performance was nothing short of amazing; after all, no one performed better than Shiyu.
Finally, Elder Sambala announced as a matter of course, "Congratulations! Contestant number 1, our traveler Shiyu, has won the challenge of speed!"
"I once said that he could create a miracle, and sure enough, he did not disappoint me and won the final victory! Now, only the last of the three trials remains!" Sambala whetted everyone's appetite.
"Once he passes the final trial, he will qualify for the Omniscient Competition!" Sambala continued, trying to energize the audience. "Then I declare! The third Challenge of Wisdom is about to begin!"
Shiyu and Reiko were both very excited; they were getting closer and closer to success.
Elder Sambala came to Shiyu and Reiko and said, "You two travelers, you have already traveled a long way to get here, and you have passed our two challenges. The last challenge will have some questions, and I hope you can answer them together."
Shiyu and Reiko immediately asked, "What exactly is going on? What is this test of intelligence? What do we need to do?"
Elder Sambala said, "Next, I will tell you the rules of the competition."
"First of all, the match lasts only five minutes. The team with the highest score after five minutes wins. You two are now on the same team. There are also two other teams, which are also teams of two people each."
"The competition is actually a question-and-answer session, divided into buzzer-round questions and mandatory questions. However, there is only one mandatory question, but five buzzer-round questions. If you know the answer, you just need to stand up and answer the question immediately," Elder Sambala explained.
Shiyu and Reiko also realized what was happening.
"I see. So, if you answer correctly after being in the buzzer, you'll get points. And the mandatory questions are big questions that everyone has a chance to answer, is that right?" Reiko asked.
"No problem, that's the idea. Okay, you guys get ready, I'm going to find the other contestants now." Elder Sambala then left where Shiyu and Reiko were.
Reiko said, "Shiyu, it seems I can really help you this time. I had no say in the first two matches."
"Don't worry, as long as they don't ask us any overly difficult questions, we'll definitely answer them all correctly. Then we'll be able to participate in that thing called the Omniscient Convention," Shiyu said.
"I hope everything goes smoothly for us and all the problems can be resolved. Shiyu, you must really want to know about your parents, right?" Reiko asked.
Shiyu heard Reiko talk about her parents, he couldn't help but feel a little worried.
"Yes, my parents' fate is still unknown. I haven't confirmed their deaths, which gives me a glimmer of hope. I traveled from the far east to the west because I wanted to know everything about them."
"During this time, many things have appeared that I have never seen before in this world. Perhaps I have strayed from my path, but I have not forgotten my original intention. I came here to find my father and mother."
"Shiyu. Do you know their names?" Reiko asked.
"My mother's name is Hinata Shinku, and my father... I don't even know his name, but no matter what, he's still my father. I still hope to try my best to come to the place where they left their message and find out the truth," Shiyu said with a deep voice.
"You've already been walking this path, and you've come a long way. Maybe you'll arrive soon." Reiko patted Shiyu on the shoulder, her expression showing approval and trust.
"Thank you, Reiko." Shiyu knew Reiko, who was beside him now, and understood him very well.
"Hehe, everyone has a story, me too." Reiko smiled.
Just as the two were about to rest, a staff member from Dedesai Village approached them and said, "Gentlemen, our test of wisdom is about to begin. The other groups are ready."
"We're fine too." After encouraging each other, Shiyu and Reiko were both full of confidence.
"Great! Let's go on stage then!" The staff then ushered the two into the arena.
It must be said that the Dedesai people are very efficient; they transformed the venue into a classroom-like space in a short time.
Shiyu and Reiko entered the arena one after another, and the other two groups were also very aggressive, clearly all of them were people with substance and brains.
"Are you all ready? The test of wisdom shall now begin!" Elder Sambala announced.
"We're having a quiz show! So after I finish my question, whoever stands up first will get the chance to answer," Elder Sambala continued. "But don't forget, you only get one chance to answer. If you take too long to think, someone else will get to answer first."
"But if you stand up without thinking beforehand, you might waste your chance to answer, which would be a loss, since you only get one chance to answer." Elder Sambala thoughtfully explained the rules again and again before starting the first question.
"First question! What can run but never walk? What has a mouth but never speaks? What has a head but never sheds tears? What has a bed but never sleeps?" Elder Sambala asked.
This first question immediately stumped all three groups, including Shiyu's.
"Such a thing exists?" The other groups, despite trying to appear knowledgeable, couldn't figure out the answer to this question at all.
Shiyu was also a little confused for a moment, but judging from Reiko's expression, she seemed to already know the answer.
Just Shiyu was about to grab the question, it was snatched away by another group.
The man stood up and replied, "Elder, my answer is time."
At that moment, Reiko stood up and answered quickly, "Elder, my answer is river!"
Elder Sambala paused for a moment, then smiled and said, "Are you sure? You two? And you? What's your answer?" The elder was asking another team of question-answerers.
Our answer is cars.
"Oh?" Sambala then said, "Congratulations to Group 3, the Travelers! The correct answer is, River!"
"Only rivers flow forever, surging on and on. They have mouths but don't speak, heads but don't shed tears, and beds but don't sleep. Think about it yourselves! Second question!"
What can bring someone back to life? Make you cry, make you laugh, make you younger? To be born in an instant, yet last a lifetime?
This time, no one dared to answer the question, but Reiko once again stood up and answered directly.
My answer is memories!