Rebirth: My Dear Little Wife Is So Scheming

The two old professors were unwilling to leave.

"We are much older than you, and have more experience. But when it comes to reaction time and other skills, you are in no way inferior to us.

We mustn't squander your points."

"Yes! The young ones should take the lead."

"We mustn't hold you back any longer."

Feeling guilty, the two old professors realized they hadn't contributed much along the way.

It was the others who did the work.

Now, enjoying the fruits without effort, they felt ashamed.

Bai Xiao shoved the wooden tile into their hands, "Professors, stop dawdling. Head back early and get a better ranking! That way, you'll bring glory to our country, and we can have more time to continue finding tiles. Once you've left, we can speed up."

These words, despite their plainness, made the professors' eyes well up with tears.

These kids!

How could they not know this was all for their own good?

"Alright, alright, for the motherland! We won't hold you back, make sure to return early!"

Bai Xiao gripped the old professors' hands firmly, "Don't worry. You're familiar with the route back, right? We haven't traveled far, and we've placed markers along the way. Follow these markers and you'll return to the reception area up front."

He assured them, not wanting them to worry.

When Bai Xiao's team entered the forest, Bai Xiao had, to avoid them getting lost, torn a piece of red picnic plastic wrap and tied it in strips along their path as markers.

Now it's proving its worth.

Following these markers, there's no way they'll get lost.

Watching the old professors leave.

Bai Xiao's team breathed a sigh of relief.

With two people gone, the remaining eight must step up.

This time, Bai Xiao intentionally accelerated the pace.

The task tiles are now rather easy for her to find. The real challenge lies in the variety during task completion.

The best approach is to find those tasks that only require verbal answers, saving time compared to those needing hands-on skills, otherwise, they might not complete the tasks by nightfall.

Even though the competition lasts twenty-four hours.

However, after dark, the mountain forest wouldn't be as easy to navigate.

Hence, they must conserve energy to complete the tasks quickly.

Bai Xiao considered that the competition did not mandate completing the task associated with each task tile found. They could cast a wide net, then first complete the theoretical ones. By then, they could select easier tasks, ensuring all ten of them move forward without issue.

Bai Xiao almost activated her special abilities, fully scanning, and within five hours that afternoon, they found eighty treasure boxes.

This speed nearly made the judges on the camera side gape.

This luck was off the charts.

If they hadn't placed the treasure boxes individually yesterday, scattered randomly, nobody would have known where they were placed. They might have suspected the team of bribing officials for the treasure box distribution map.

Given the entire scenic area is equipped with 360-degree cameras, except for the toilets, everything is clearly visible.

Bai Xiao's team stood out from the start; while others rushed into the dense forest to find treasure boxes, they remained at the entrance and acquired equipment.

This calmness and detailed observation had already won them some admiration from the judges.

After all, it was the judges who revised the competition's mode and rules, aiming to put everyone in unfamiliar environments to handle random challenges.

Also, leveraging team strength, solo combat wouldn't work this time.

Since many tasks couldn't be completed by one person alone.

Right from the start, Bai Xiao's ten-person squad piqued everyone's interest.

Especially the two judges and two assistant judges following their competition zone found it particularly engaging.

This team seemed incredibly lucky.

In just three hours of the morning, they completed twenty points worth of tasks. The captain further exhibited openness and sent the two elderly professors away, with a clear goal.

These two accomplished their missions and could retire gracefully.

Nobody in the team opposed.

This sense of teamwork garnered appreciation.

Unlike some teams fighting tooth and nail for a single spot.

Their team competed methodically.

That was it.

The problem was, were they too audacious?

Where did this unbelievable luck come from?

They practically formed a treasure hunting squad.

Ignoring task tiles, they searched for treasure boxes everywhere and, with ease, collected eighty.

Even the judges, without map annotations, wouldn't have discovered those boxes, yet eight people managed to find eighty.

What's more shocking.

Now they wisely opened treasure boxes to retrieve task tiles, addressing theoretical aspects first. Regardless of obscurity or difficulty, if theoretical, everyone brainstormed, offered suggestions, and quickly completed tasks equivalent to eight hundred points and even accumulated five hundred more.

Isn't this lethal!

"Is this considered cheating?" Joanna asked, looking at the screen, conflicted beside three others.

"I don't think so! The rules don't prohibit selecting treasure boxes, nor restrict opening tasks to one at a time. Team competitions can't impose such restrictions."

"But if they keep this up, someone might find all treasure boxes, leaving no one else to compete, directly eliminating competitors and allowing one team into the finals."

"Seems unfair."

"Then what to do? Report to the chief judge of the organizing committee?"

Joanna felt a bit indignant for Bai Xi's team; honestly, there's no cheating involved. It's the organizing committee's oversight.

They can't deny cleverness.

This is being resourceful.

She admired young people with brains like these.

Rigid conformity hinders talent rather than encourages it.

Talent means undertaking daring and unexpected actions—innovation that showcases out-of-the-box thinking.

Ancient Chinese philosophy says so.

"But there's no cheating! The committee didn't forbid finding treasure boxes?"

The assistant judge was somewhat dissatisfied.

They couldn't harm innovative youths without cause.

"Report it! See the committee's stance. Such situations need prevention."

Joanna wasn't siding against Bai Xiao's team. The issue had significant implications, prompting action.