Spirit Master Girl: Contracting with an SSS-Level School Beauty at the Start-Chapter 265: Instant Kill

Xiao Zhan wouldn’t be daunted by this.

"Alright, let it be a test then. What do you propose we test?"

Honestly, Xiao Zhan wasn’t very confident about being tested on his wisdom.

It’s not that he really considered himself stupid or lacking intelligence. It was because Butler He’s Talent Ability was just too strong — a Machine Brain, the mind of a machine, simply speaking, isn’t that basically AI?

Alpha battling the young Go player — you could give it thirty years, and even if it ages into an old man, it still won’t win.

Xiao Zhan didn’t think he could gain any advantages over him either.

Nevertheless, he had to give it a try. Even if he lost, it would not be a wasted journey!

"Good, you’ve got courage. Just for that, I won’t let you lose too badly," Butler He said.

Then he looked around and his gaze halted at the small table they had used for tea drinking, his eyes sparking with interest.

He picked up the Rubik’s Cube, then turned his head towards Xiao Zhan with an amused smile, "How about we test you on this?"

"This... this thing?"

Xiao Zhan craned his neck, his expression inevitably filled with confusion.

A test involving playing with a Rubik’s Cube?

And the most common 3x3 Cube at that?

Wait, this guy’s Talent Ability is Machine Brain, surely it can’t be that simple.

There must be another twist to it.

Xiao Zhan’s face then turned serious again.

"Yes, the test is on this."

Butler He, watching Xiao Zhan’s almost scrunched-up expression, already had the answer in his heart.

He brought the Rubik’s Cube in front of Xiao Zhan, "Let me introduce you to this first. It’s called a Rubik’s Cube, a relic from the ancient Yuan era, used for entertainment. But after the mutation, it gradually disappeared from public view, and now you probably wouldn’t find many people who know about it unless they specifically looked it up."

"Its rules are quite simple too, just keep turning it until each face is uniformly colored, and that counts as a success."

Xiao Zhan listened to the explanation.

"Is that it? Nothing else?"

Just this?

What a bold claim.

This thing, if ordinary people who have never encountered it try to play, they simply won’t understand it.

Even him, without looking at the formulas and without using his Talent Skill, also played for a long time before initially getting the hang of it.

Xiao Zhan’s tone was quite something.

But soon he realized, Xiao Zhan surely knew that he couldn’t solve the Rubik’s Cube, so he deliberately showed such contempt in order to provoke him into increasing the difficulty, then when the time comes, he’d claim the challenge was too tough, which is a very normal outcome, and quickly pass the blame back to him.

This youngster, his brain works quite quickly.

In order to prevent Xiao Zhan from cheating, he immediately added, "There are no other requirements. If I had to specify one, it’s that the shorter the time, the better."

Then he tossed it to Xiao Zhan.

He himself sat back down on the chair, crossing his legs in a relaxed manner.

Xiao Zhan held the Rubik’s Cube in his hands, his face showing a heavy expression.

Flipping the Rubik’s Cube in his hands left and right, he didn’t start right away.

Watching the scene with interest, Ye Wudi couldn’t help but frown and said to Butler He, "Isn’t your test a bit too difficult? That magic-whatever-cube, I’ve never even heard of it, how could he possibly know how to solve it? You obviously don’t want to help him, do you?"

Ye Wudi came looking for Butler He so confidently because he knew Butler He would definitely agree to help Xiao Zhan.

The reason was simple.

Ever since Ye Wuming’s death, although the Death Organization had been disbanded, Butler He had been constantly searching for the truth behind Ye Wuming’s demise.

Even the mutiny undertaken by Huang Yuan, he had actually noticed the signs early on, and he didn’t put a stop to it in advance because by using the Talent Skill ’Machine Brain’, he deduced that it might be related to Ye Wuming’s death.

The series of plans that followed were all operated by him from behind the scenes, and the results confirmed his speculations.

Now that the answer has surfaced, Butler He certainly won’t stand by; he will definitely seek revenge for Ye Wuming.

But it’s not convenient for him to make a move directly; he needs someone to stand in front of him.

Xiao Zhan is the perfect person for the job.

He originally thought Butler He would just casually test the waters, but who would have thought he would pull off such a stunt? Is this his way of not wanting to take revenge or what?

Butler He saw the eager expression on Ye Wudi’s face and immediately gave him a look, which meant, "Don’t worry, I know what I’m doing."

Ye Wudi had no choice but to shake his head; he knew Butler He was getting playful.

He is smart, capable of strategizing from behind the scenes and winning battles from afar, just like Zhuge Liang.

But all too often, the higher-ups find the heights too cold and, like a cat that has caught a mouse, they don’t kill it right away but play with it slowly.

Enjoying the feeling of toying with an enemy at their fingertips.

However, after the death of Ye Wuming, he rarely did this anymore because he always felt that it was his miscalculations that led to Ye Wuming’s demise.

Now that he’s playful again, it can only mean one thing: he has taken a liking to Xiao Zhan.

Butler He leisurely sipped his tea, watching Xiao Zhan examining the Rubik’s Cube, turning it over and over in his hands, yet not attempting to solve it. He couldn’t help but laugh, "What’s the matter? Admitting defeat without even trying?"

It wasn’t mockery, but it might as well have been.

Ye Youlong communicated with Xiao Zhan in the consciousness space, "How is it going? Any progress?"

"Don’t worry, your husband is awesomely powerful!"

"I don’t want to blow up," grumbled Ye Youlong, not in the best of moods.

Xiao Zhan: ???

And then it dawned on him.

Damn, is this a way to start a drive?

Wife, you’re really naughty!

Xiao Zhan inwardly exclaimed that his wife had really changed.

The ancients were right, those with a calm exterior always harbor a restless heart.

But he hadn’t been ’educating’ his wife for a while now, which could be why she was dissatisfied. freēwēbnovel.com

Tonight, he must secure his position as the emperor of the household!

Pikachu, I choose you!

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Xiao Zhan stopped examining the Rubik’s Cube and then lifted his head to look at Butler He, who was brimming with confidence, and asked again, "Butler He, are you sure there aren’t any other requirements?"

"None."

Butler He was concise in his reply.

You little brat, you want me to increase the difficulty and then find an excuse? No way!

Hearing this, Xiao Zhan took a deep breath.

Since that’s the case, he’s forced to start ’showing off’ now.

But when Butler He saw Xiao Zhan taking that deep breath, he was even more convinced that Xiao Zhan was out of options.

This amused him, and now he was just waiting to see Xiao Zhan getting completely flustered.

He had already thought it through; he would let Xiao Zhan fiddle around first. No matter how inept he was, he ought to be able to solve one side of the cube.

Then, he would first boast about himself, and also compliment Xiao Zhan for having a bit of intelligence. Being able to solve one side was still quite impressive.

This way, Xiao Zhan would understand his importance when following him later.

He picked up the teacup, savored a sip with delight.

When Ye Wuming was around, he had to follow Ye Wuming’s orders.

Now, at last, he could command others, haha...

"Butler He, I’m ready."