Trina’s invention was not half bad, but her character was questionable. Bonnie would not let someone like her even enter her research institute.
Trina took the stage and confidently introduced her invention. She fiddled with her robot as she said, “The robot I invented can sing and dance. It can also rearrange a song into different genres, such as rock and roll and hip-hop.”
One of the judges said, “That’s neat. It’s certainly better than the other robots we’ve seen.”
“You’re right. That’s the best invention up to this point.”
Trina was on cloud nine as she accepted the ceaseless compliments.
‘I knew it! I have this competition in the bag with skills and talent. Now, all that’s left is Professor Terry. He represents Bonita Research Institute. If he gives me a nod, my victory is all but secured.’
She looked at him confidently. However, to her surprise, he lowered his head and fiddled with something. He showed no interest in her robot.
‘Wh-what’s happening?’ Trina grew worried. ‘It doesn’t make sense. My robot is an excellent invention. Quite a few investors and judges have complimented me on it.
‘If I remember correctly, Professor Terry sought my parents during the press conference for the latest nanomaterial. We thought he lowered himself to our level because he noticed my talents. I don’t think that’s no longer the case.
‘If that’s the case, why did he talk to my parents? He even looked at me back then. Wait a minute!’
Suddenly, something occurred to Trina. She thought that maybe he was not looking at her. After all, Bonnie was standing beside her back then.
Terry said impatiently, “All right, next, please!”
Trian was flustered as she left the stage. She even looked at Bonnie, sitting in the auditorium, the former’s eyes full of resentment and bewilderment.
Toby was the next contestant. He took his robot to the stage to briefly explain it before demonstrating its capabilities. Terry complimented his work, “Nicely done. It’s the best work I’ve seen today.” Trina grew nervous when she heard that.
‘No, he can’t be the winner! I must get into Bonita Research Institute, no matter what! I hope to build myself up again and get revenge on Bonnie.’
Meanwhile, Toby wallowed in joy. He came from a low-income family, and his parents were unhealthy, too. Succeeding in his career as soon as possible was the only way out for his family.
“With that said,” Terry added, his words making Toby uncertain, “there seems to be some assembly error. I believe it concerns the parts you chose.”
His words reminded Toby of what Bonnie said. However, Terry continued, “You can optimize its pathing a little better. Consider using the AS-R mobile robot’s dynamic obstacle avoidance. That should help with the optimization wonderfully.”
‘Huh?!’ Toby whipped around and looked at Bonnie. ‘She got everything right earlier! Wait a minute. Why didn’t she participate in the competition if she was this good? She would’ve wiped the floor with everyone else!’
The competition lasted for another couple of hours before it ended.
