Chapter 631: Chapter 502: Where is that gold coin?

Sajia wore a confident smile, specifically wearing his ’battle robe’ that he hadn’t put on for a long time for today’s debate. This was an outfit personally selected by the Emperor on the day he graduated from the most renowned ’Sword Island Academy’ in the Heaven Realm. That day, as the representative of the best students of ’Sword Island Academy’, he delivered a passionate speech in front of countless races and countless students of the Heaven Realm.

The long history of ’Sword Island Academy’ could be traced back to the era of the Giants. The Giants believed that in order to help the Celestial Clan establish order, a higher education institution was necessary. So they assisted the Celestial Clan in establishing this academy. The grand emblem of the academy floated in the sky, representing a book blocking a sword. The symbol was to admonish every politician who came from here that even without force, you can resist force through political means. However, when the Dragon Clan attacked the Giants, even extending to the Heaven Realm, the emblem was destroyed by the Dragon Clan, the sword broke in half, and the book turned into the image of a floating island.

But, the Dean at that time did not repair the emblem, to remember through this the things that once happened.

Therefore, after that, almost everyone called it ’Sword Island Academy’.

Those who graduated here were the best politicians. It can be said that the students here are likely to influence the political direction of the entire Heaven Realm in the future.

Donning this outfit today, Sajia intended to tell each one that his victory is a foregone conclusion!

Gazing at the relaxed look on Elsa’s face, Sajia coughed lightly.

"So, what is the topic of our debate today?" Sajia asked with a smile. Sajia was confident, he was well-read, and no matter what proposition Elsa raised, he could confidently discuss it until he refuted her to the point of being speechless.

When asking this question, Sajia was already primed to counter, his mind quickly conceiving the problem.

What will she ask? Tax reform in the rich district within the next year? No! The renovation of the slums? No! No no! She loves fighting, it must be about repression of rebellion!

Sajia thought a lot in a flash.

"I think," Elsa slowly opened her mouth, and the whole place immediately fell silent. People held their breath, afraid that their slightest sound would affect the thoughts of the people in the middle of the arena.

"I think that carbon steel tools with a hardness exceeding fifty-nine are not suitable to be used as weapons, but more suitable to be used as kitchen utensils." Elsa spoke.

"What?!" Sajia was stunned, he didn’t quite understand what Elsa was saying.

"Well, I’ve raised an issue, you think about how to respond." Elsa, with a cunning smile, looked at Sajia.

Sajia was somewhat confused, but as a prince who reads extensively, he didn’t reveal it.

"Sorry, I didn’t hear what you said clearly, my dear sister, could you say it again?" Sajia understood, but he didn’t understand the meaning of Elsa’s words, so he needed time to think, and questioning back is the best way to buy time.

Elsa smirked: "If you don’t understand, you should just honestly admit it, why waste time like this? What I just said, ’I think that carbon steel tools with a hardness exceeding fifty-nine are not suitable to be used as weapons, but more suitable to be used as kitchen utensils.’

Sajia felt his mouth twitching slightly, this Elsa really dared to propose a question! She actually brought up a question about blacksmithing!

Blacksmiths, of course, exist in the Heaven Realm. However, the metallurgical methods used by blacksmiths in there are more advanced than in the Human Realm. Sajia, as the First Prince of the Heaven Realm, though he doesn’t know much about this, he could at least pick up a thing or two. Unfortunately, picking up a thing or two was not enough to support his debate with Elsa.

But that’s not the problem! What’s the point of bringing up such a topic in this place? It’s just fluff!

"I think that makes sense." The First Prince just let the topic pass.

"Hmm, I won a game." Elsa said with a smile.

"Yes, you won this round." Sajia also smiled, as far as he was concerned, this couldn’t be considered a loss!

"So, the next question, why do you think the migratory fish in the Heaven Realm have to return to freshwater from seawater?" Elsa asked again.

"I...I don’t know." How could Sajia possibly know! He is the First Prince! The future emperor! If he wanted to know the answer to this question, there would be countless best biologists in the Heaven Realm eager to tell him!

"Actually, I don’t know either, so let’s call this round a draw." Elsa murmured to herself, nodding her head. Then she continued to ask Sajia: "Three people stay in an inn, each paying ten gold coins. However, the innkeeper was in a good mood that day and only asked for twenty-five gold coins. He asked the servant to give them back five gold coins. But the sneaky servant pocketed two gold coins and only gave them back three, one for each. Which is to say, each of them only paid nine gold coins, a total of twenty-seven, plus another two nailed by the servant, equals twenty-nine. Where did the remaining one gold coin go?"

The First Prince, Sajia, turned stunned at once.

Because among his expertise, the one thing he was not good at was mathematics! As a politician, he firmly believed that he could fill his gaps through a team proficient in mathematics. But he didn’t expect Elsa to give him a math problem at such a time!

Damn it, wasn’t the point for today to have a debate! Why did it turn into Elsa quizzing him!

But he was the one who proposed to debate initially, failure to competition would mean a loss!

But this question really boggled him, he couldn’t figure it out no matter what.

Yeah! Where did the remaining gold coin go?

Not only the First Prince but even the audience around them were trapped by this question. Some even closed their eyes and began counting silently, which resulted in causing even more chaos in their minds. They were all the more confused about where that gold coin went. 𝒻𝓇𝑒𝘦𝘸𝑒𝒷𝓃ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝒸ℴ𝘮

"I’m not good at math, I admit defeat. But can you tell me, where has this gold coin actually gone?" Sajia asked while staring into Elsa’s eyes. He even thought that Elsa had intentionally posed a question without an answer just to trouble him.

"Alright, let’s see, I’ll ask you this then - how much money does the boss have?"

"Twenty-five gold coins," Sajia replied.

"And the waiter, how much does he have?"

"Two coins."

"How much money does the customer have now?"

"Three coins ..."

Sajia’s eyes widened in shock.

"That’s thirty coins in total. There’s no extra coin, you dummy." Elsa said with a laugh. "You, with such a dull brain, still want to debate with me, aren’t you embarrassed?"

Sajia clenched his fists, feeling his heart rate suddenly surge.

No one had ever called him stupid before!

When Sajia first heard the question, he instinctively thought it would be a very deep question, to the point where he strained his entire focus to unravel every riddle in Elsa’s words.

However, what he had not expected was that the riddle in her words was a mistake!

This wasn’t some profound mathematical problem, it was just a brain teaser!

It was nothing more than a child’s game.

"Clap! Clap! Clap! Clap! ..."

The cold and angry applause slowly resonated. Sajia, with a fake smile, began to clap.

"Brilliant, I must say, I’ve been outsmarted by these children’s tricks, because I’ve left that juvenile age so far behind." Sajia said, "So I must thank you, my dear sister, for bringing me back to my childhood. Oh, the feeling of revisiting childish delights really is wonderful. However, since childhood is a thing of the past, let’s focus on the present, shall we? Let us discuss something truly meaningful, how about that?"

"So you think this whole debacle is meaningless?" Elsa retorted.

"Yes, it is pointless, it’s a complete waste of time!" said Sajia emphatically, sensing that things might be turning his way because the moment Elsa asked this question, things started moving in the direction he had anticipated.

"Why is this a waste of time?" Elsa asked again.

"Because we are here, our citizens are here, not to watch children’s squabbles. They want to know how their future Emperor will lead this country, how he will make the Heaven Realm more prosperous and magnificent, how the Heaven Realm can become the greatest existence in the entire Multiverse!" Sajia was very careful with his tone. He’d been waiting too long to use this statement. He raised his tone step by step just to arouse everyone’s enthusiasm!

Sure enough, all the people present, filled with a sense of pride from their heart for the Heaven Realm, began to chant cheerfully when they heard Sajia’s words, "Heaven Realm! Heaven Realm! Heaven Realm!"

The cheering was deafening!

"Hear that, my dear sister? This is the voice of the people!" Sajia proclaimed arrogantly."

Yes, I’ve won. That’s what Sajia thought in his heart.

At this point, Selena felt anxious in her heart. Elsa’s initial bantering was fine since it wasn’t Sajia’s strength, but now you’re completely following Sajia’s lead, you’re no match for him!

"Don’t fool yourself, First Prince." Elsa replied, smirking.

"Fool myself?" Sajia smiled, looking at Elsa.

"Yes, fool yourself," Elsa said. "Look around at these people, regardless of whether they care about politics. Do you feel that they are here to watch us argue, all with the hope of seeing the Heaven Realm prosperous? Who the Emperor of the Heaven Realm is does not fall on them to decide, and do you think they truly care about who the Emperor of the Heaven Realm is?"

"No, they don’t care. What they care about is who can bring them more gold, higher status, a better life. Am I right?" Elsa surveyed her surroundings, the crowd going silent for a moment. Clearly, this touched a nerve, but was it something they could admit to?

"Actually, there’s nothing wrong with admitting it, every creature— be it an ant, or a giant— they’re all fighting for a better life, aren’t they?"

"So, don’t make our standing here seem all that important, my foolish First Prince. We’re just here to entertain everyone and give them some food for thought. Let them have a laugh, that’s all. As for the prosperity of the Heaven Realm, let the Emperor handle it. You’re thinking about it a bit too early."(to be continued. If you like this work, please vote for it at Qidian (qidian.com). Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to read.)