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How could the other pirates possibly agree to it?!”

“I told you that these pirates are smart people who are able to rationally weigh their gains and losses and make the best decision.
If we were to put you in their place, I reckon that you would be dead by now!” replied Zu An with a shake of his head.

Without bothering to keep the suspense, he quickly proceeded to the answer, “Let’s work on this question backward, starting from Pirate E.
He’s the safest one of them all since he’s in no threat of being thrown into the sea.
Thus, his strategy is the simplest.
As long as everyone ahead of him dies, he’d be able to monopolize all 100 ki stones.

“Moving on, regarding Pirate D, whether he survives or not depends on whether there are any survivors in front of him.
If it ever comes down to a situation when only he and Pirate E is left, Pirate E is bound to oppose his distribution no matter what and feed him to the sharks so as to monopolize all of the ki stones.
Thus, Pirate D is inclined to support Pirate C for his own survival.

“As for Pirate C, based on the logic of Pirate D, he would surely propose (100, 0, 0) since he knew that Pirate D would surely support him unconditionally in order to avoid getting killed by Pirate E.
With his and Pirate D’s vote, he would be able to get the majority for his distribution proposal and monopolize all 100 ki stones safely.

“However, Pirate B, as a perfectly logical thinker, is aware of Pirate C’s distribution plan, so what he would do is to propose a distribution of (98, 0, 1, 1).
Pirate D and Pirate E would be inclined to support him since they would be able to receive 1 ki stone, which is more beneficial to them as compared to Pirate C’s distribution plan.
With that, he would be able to get the majority and monopolize 98 ki stones to himself.

“Unfortunately, Pirate A is also no pushover.
After analyzing everyone’s strategy, he is aware of the scheme Pirate B is cooking up.
So, he chooses to give up on Pirate B, who is likely to vote against him regardless of what he offers, and proposes a distribution of (97, 0, 1, 2, 0) or (97, 0, 1, 0, 2).
With this proposal, Pirate C and Pirate D or Pirate E would be able to receive more than what they would earn in Pirate B’s distribution.
Since that’s the case, they would support Pirate A, thus allowing Pirate A to secure three votes and claim a majority.
With this, he easily secures 97 ki stones for himself.”

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Everyone gasped in astonishment.
“Aren’t those pirates way too smart?”

“How frightening it would be if the pirates in real life are that smart too!”

“Don’t worry, it’s just a hypothetical situation.
If anyone is that smart, he doesn’t even have to resort to piracy anymore!”

“I guess so…”

…

Yang Wei’s eyes had already blanked out.
He stood dazed on the spot, unable to hear anything at all.

Zu An was quite displeased with his reaction.
Hey hey hey, can you not succumb so easily? You haven’t provided me with enough Rage points yet!

To his dismay, even as he slammed Yang Wei’s answers down and explained the remaining questions, the latter only provided him with a few hundred Rage points.
From the looks of it, he had already suffered a mental breakdown.

“My gosh, he really didn’t get a single question right! Isn’t Teacher Yang a little too incompetent?”

“He always sticks up nose up high as if he’s a big deal.
Yet, it turns out that he’s all talk!”

“Tsk, why does our academy have someone like him as a teacher? Won’t he mislead the students at this rate?”

…

The criticisms of the surrounding students were like knives stabbing into Yang Wei’s heart.
He finally caved in and roared frenziedly before rushing out of the classroom with his hands covering his ears.
No matter how anyone shouted at him, he didn’t stop at all.
He only wanted to get out of this darned place as soon as possible.

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It was too humiliating! He thought that he could easily trample all over Zu An, but who could have thought that he would end up being the one trampled on instead? After this incident, there was no way he would dare to show his face in Brightmoon Academy anymore.

For a teacher to be unable to answer any of the questions posed by his students, he would definitely become a laughingstock not just in Brightmoon City but the surrounding municipalities too!

“Boss, you’re incredible!” Wei Suo rushed forward to massage Zu An’s shoulders.

The other students also stepped forward to offer him tea and snacks.
With such arithmetic prowess, even if he was completely inept as a cultivator, he would still have a bright future ahead of him.
Naturally, it would be good if they could fawn on him right now.

Chu Huanzhao was also going to rush forward to talk to her brother-in-law, but a huge crowd had already formed around Zu An before she knew it, squeezing her out.
Frustrated, she stomped away with a cold harrumph, “Bootlickers!”

Ji Xiaoxi’s face was also reddened in excitement at the impressive feat she had just witnessed, but at the same time, she was worried for Zu An too.
Won’t he be in trouble for offending a teacher of the academy like this?

Pei Mianman’s lips curled upward with a hint of seduction, leaving the men around her swooning for her.
“I was still regretting my decision for making a deal with that fellow, but it looks like I might just be able to get something out of him.”

Not too far away, Zheng Dan caught sight of the reactions of those women, and it shocked her.
She thought that Zu An’s relationships with them were just hearsay—how could Zu An possibly charm all of these outstanding women?

It was then that a loud bellow sounded.
“What are all of you doing here instead of attending classes? Are you trying to rebel against the academy?”

The voice sent shudders down people’s spine.
This was an instinctive effect arising from the traumas created by their past experiences with the owner of the voice.

A middle-aged man sporting a bald spot on his head and holding onto a ruler approached the crowd.
Who else could it be other than discipline master Lu De?

The crowd automatically parted to open up a path for him to walk through.
At the very center of the commotion, he saw Zu An seated grandly on a chair, served by his fellow students.
This sight made him frown a little.

However, when he saw that Shang Liuyu was in the vicinity as well, his frown immediately smoothened out.
“Ah, Teacher Shang is here too! What in the world happened here earlier? I saw Yang Wei rushing off with his head lowered.
I called for him, but he wouldn’t respond.”

“He probably feels embarrassed,” replied Shang Liuyu with a faint smile.
She quickly explained the events that had transpired earlier.
Her smooth voice seemed to tingle one’s heart, making it pleasurable just to listen to her speak.

“It’s you again?” Lu De was still looking at Shang Liuyu with a gentle look on his a moment ago, but as soon as he turned his eyes toward Zu An, his expression turned severe.