Applied Immortality

Chapter 215, Miss, I Salute Your Ancestor. He Was a Real Man

Translator: Tamon

“I am not fully confident I can beat you. When the time comes, will you give me some leeway?”

Bernoulli Xiaoya was subtly admitting she was weaker than Wang Qi. Wang Qi let it go to his head, but the last part made him wince.

No matter how low his EQ was, Wang Qi could tell she wasn’t good at giving praises.

“Miss, you want me as an accomplice in fraud?”

Bernoulli Xiaoya hesitated before nodding. “Yes, that’s right.”

Her casual attitude had Wang Qi frightened. “Talk about blunt!”

“I’m a Bernoulli.” Xiaoya said. “Math to a Bernoulli is everything. No method is despicable as long as we can do math.”

Wang Qi mulled it over as she looked at the girl. “And what makes you think I’d agree?”

“If you do this, you’ll be a friend of Bernoulli.” Xiaoya sounded like she had an answer ready. “Winning won’t mean much to you—Sect Leader Chen won’t let you be a true disciple.”

Wang Qi shook his head. “By proving that I’m stronger than anyone else, he will have no choice but to let me.”

Bernoulli Xiaoya frowned. “It’s not that simple. Did your win against Ai Changyuan go to your head?”

“I heard you lost to him in April.” Wang Qi pointed at himself. “But I won.”

“It’s complicated,” Bernoulli Xiaoya scoffed. “Luck had a definite role to play in your victory, not to mention using a blade art that countered Universal Pull. You can’t deny it.”

Wang Qi gave a frank nod. “Yep.”

“Firstly, Ai Changyuan had grown as well. Winning once doesn’t mean it will happen every time.” Bernoulli Xiaoya stuck her hands on her waist. “I put your method to the test in April, but he learned to shift the focal point outside the stage.”

[Ha-ha, the guy’s a Saint Saiya character. No move shall ever work twice on a saint.]

“Your fighting style is most likely one of the Myriad Arts Sect’s, right? Let me tell you something. I specialize in the Bernoulli Large Numbers Sword, a longsword art, which counters many of the Myriad Arts Sect’s martial skills. If we’re to fight, it could be anyone’s win.”

Bernoulli Large Numbers Sword, Bernoulli’s law of large numbers!

Wang Qi was quick to figure out the basic principle behind her martial art and the reason for her confidence.

Bernoulli’s law of large numbers was a milestone in classic probability theory. This limit theory extended math’s field from certainty to probability. And probability theory, in turn, was a crucial pillar for fuzzy calculus.

Also, fuzzy calculus was in fact a way of saving on computing power when doing calculations.

It was a direct clash with the Myriad Arts Sect. As long as computational power was overcome, with Bernoulli Xiaoya using shortcuts in calculations, she’d beat all Myriad Arts Sect disciples.

Wang Qi patted her shoulder with a smile, “Miss, I salute your ancestor. He was a real man.”

“Eh?” Bernoulli Xiaoya was taken aback.

Wang Qi’s smile turned a bit scary. “In the Bernoulli family’s long history, spanning since ancient times, when the Myriad Arts Sect was a tiny sect and math was a hopeless path, the Bernoulli family’s innate skill in math, to protect their legacy, meant the heir and the head couldn’t learn math.

“Then, Senior Bernoulli Yage sought Dao with all his being, in the prime of his life, and ran to Myriad Arts Sect, in the same age as the great war between ancient and modern cultivation. When modern cultivation was shunnedby all ancient cultivators, this was a feat worthy of eternal admiration.”

Bernoulli Xiaoya said, “What does that have to do with anything?”

“Miss, I admire your ancestor’s sacrifice. I’m sure I don’t have to spell out its somber meaning.”

Bernoulli Xiaoya could still pick up on the chilling undertone even from Wang Qi’s flat tone. She flinched back, angry. “You’re saying I’m insulting my family?”

A hand landed on her shoulder from behind. “You are, sister.”

Bernoulli Xiaoya started, “Brother?”

Bernoulli Xiaofeng hinted at Wang Qi before rebuking her, “The Bernoulli family will do anything for math. But there is one thing we can never ever do. We can never stifle another’s mathematician. For doing so is no different from stifling math. We seek math and not the titles coming along with it. What had Grandfather told you before running away? To be fair in all actions!”

Bernoulli Xiaoya was numb, then she lowered her head. “Forgive me, brother…”

Bernoulli Xiaofeng waved her off, turning to Wang Qi. “Little brother, sorry you had to see that.”

Wang Qi smirked, not minding it at all.

Bernoulli Xiaofeng overlooked his vile attitude. “No matter how mighty a family is, not every child can surpass mediocrity. Like Ancestor Gao’s little brother mentioned, he also didn’t hold much reverence at the start.”

Wang Qi gasped in fright. “Grandfather, Ancestor Gao… you’re both Universal Multitude Bernoulli Yage’s descendants?!”

Bernoulli Xiaofeng chuckled. “Nothing of import. But you, little brother, you’re good. If you’d agreed with my little sister, then you’d have never become a friend of the family. I was in charge of her training and sparring these past two days—where’s Junior Sister Ai? I was looking forward to meeting you.”

“Ah, got found out.” Ai Dinglan was high on a tree nearby.

Bernoulli Xiaofeng cupped his hands, pulling his sister away.

Ai Dinglan jumped over to Wang Qi’s side with a frown. “Junior Brother, you don’t look too happy.”

Wang Qi pouted as the two Bernoulli siblings left. “I’ve long since seen the Bernoulli family member as my greatest rival—the rumors were overrated.”

“What do you mean?”

“How vile—I’m not here to fight a defective Bernoulli.”

Ai Dinglan patted his back. “Yeesh, you’re down because your adversary’s too weak. Ai Changyuan wants his opponent to be strong because no matter how strong, he won’t feel any pressure. You don’t have that luxury.’

Wang Qi nodded. “Another round?”

“Let’s not. Tomorrow’s the written examination. Better recover your focus.” Ai Dinglan said, “Many elite disciples have similar scores in the written examination, but it still counts sixty percent of the final grade.”