Chapter 298 Crushing
"In order to make you completely convinced and accept the facts, let Pillar Pharmacy choose the herbs."
Cormac was full of confidence.
Matthew knew this was the last chance. If Larry lost, the entire medical community would be ridiculed.
So, he personally went to select the herbs.
He collected a thousand kinds of herbs, which were all randomly chosen.
And the herbs for both of them were different.
Soon, two large boxes were carried onto the stage.
The boxes were sealed, with only a small opening on top, just big enough for a hand to reach in.
Matthew looked at Larry and Cormac and said, "The herbs were randomly selected, and the herbs in the two boxes are different. You can choose one."
Larry glanced at Cormac, "Let him choose first."
Cormac casually pointed to one of the boxes.
After choosing the box with the herbs, the boxes were separated by the staff.
Next, other necessary tools were also prepared, including tables, paper, pens, blindfolds, etc.
The two stood in front of their respective boxes and put on their blindfolds.
And beside them stood several assistants.
The purpose of these people waiting was to seal the herbs and answers together after Larry and Cormac identified the herbs and wrote down the answers, so they could be verified later.
The host, Melanie, stood in the middle and asked, "Are you two ready?"
Larry and Cormac spoke in unison, "Ready."
"Listen to my command. Three, two, one, start timing."
The competition began, and a ten-minute countdown appeared on the large LCD screen at the back of the stage.
As soon as the competition started, Cormac reached into the box, took out a herb, sniffed it, then put it aside, picked up the paper and pen, quickly wrote the answer, and continued to take out more herbs.
The staff beside him quickly sealed the herbs and answers together.
There were cameras all around the stage.
There was no possibility of cheating.
Cormac had already written down several herbs, but Larry hadn't moved.
Everyone started to worry.
"Hurry up."
"What are you waiting for? Hurry up."
Many people at the scene were secretly worried for Larry.
Many viewers in front of their TVs were also getting nervous.
"We can't lose this time. If we lose, it will be very humiliating."
Under everyone's watchful eyes, Larry reached into the box and grabbed a handful of herbs.
Seeing this, many people were shocked.
"What is he doing, grabbing a handful of herbs?"
Larry brought the handful of herbs to his nose and gently sniffed them.
Then, he threw them aside and quickly wrote down the names of the herbs.
He wrote down more than a dozen names in one go.
The staff beside him was slightly stunned but chose to seal the dozen herbs and answers together.
Larry had thought it through.
Cormac was not an ordinary doctor; he was very capable. In a normal competition, it would come down to speed, and the faster one would win.
To achieve a crushing victory, he grabbed a handful at once.
After writing down the answers, he grabbed another handful of herbs.
This time, there were more than thirty kinds of herbs.
He sniffed them repeatedly and quickly wrote down the answers after a few seconds.
This scene was clearly captured.
The whole audience was shocked.
"Is he just guessing, or can he really identify them?"
"If he can identify all of them, that would be incredible."
Many people exclaimed.
The scene was filled with many doctors who dealt with herbs all year round. There were about a million kinds of herbs in total. It could be said that all plants could be used as medicine.
Each herb had different properties and smells.
Some had very faint smells, and some had no scent at all.
"It's over."
"How can he win by being so reckless?"
Many doctors shook their heads and sighed.
In their view, Larry was being ridiculous, and he had lost this competition.
Although they were unwilling, there was nothing they could do if he lost.
The competition continued.
Cormac was very fast. He only needed a few seconds to identify a herb after taking it out.
For herbs with very faint or no smell, he would just put them aside and take the next one.
Many people were watching on stage.
The two hosts were very nervous.
Chloe was also very nervous, her palms sweating.
The ten minutes quickly passed.
"Time's up."
As the host, Cosimo, spoke, Larry and Cormac both stopped.
They both took off their blindfolds.
Cormac glanced at Larry opposite him, a confident smile playing on his lips.
"Now, let's have the judges come on stage to verify the results."
As the host spoke, many doctors with decades of experience came on stage.
They first verified Cormac's results.
It was quickly done.
In ten minutes, Cormac answered seventy-eight questions, all correct.
Then, it was time to verify Larry's results.
The judges first opened Larry's first herb, seeing more than a dozen kinds, they frowned.
They all thought Larry had lost.
But they still needed to check, so they opened the answers.
They verified them one by one.
The herbs Larry wrote down matched all the dozen herbs.
The judges were shocked.
Grabbing a handful of herbs and identifying them all while blindfolded?
Even with decades of experience, they would need to separate the herbs one by one to identify them.
They were all very shocked.
Cormac also walked over.
Seeing the dozen herbs mixed together, he couldn't help but laugh, "You mean to tell me you can identify all these herbs while blindfolded?"
"Yes."
Larry said calmly.
Cormac didn't believe it.
He looked at the answers.
He was completely shocked.
He exclaimed, "Impossible, this is absolutely impossible. With so many herbs mixed together, the smells would be mixed. How could you identify them? You cheated."
Larry glanced at him and said calmly, "Just because you can't do it doesn't mean others can't. I answered many more questions. I remember there were more than thirty kinds of herbs. To convince you, you can verify it yourself."
Cormac didn't believe it. He personally opened the sealed herbs and the answers.
He verified them one by one.
"Correct."
"Correct."
"All correct."
After verifying, he was very surprised.
In ten minutes, Larry identified more than five hundred herbs, although there were some mistakes.
But those mistakes were all herbs without a smell that Larry missed.
It was a crushing victory.
Cormac's face turned pale, staring at Larry, "This is impossible, absolutely impossible. I know. You were afraid of losing, so you cheated together."
"Cormac, get out of the United States."
"Just because you can't do it doesn't mean others can't."
"People like you are disgusting."
There were many curses from the audience.
"Everyone, please be quiet."
The host, Melanie, spoke.
The scene quieted down.
Larry looked at the disbelieving Cormac and said calmly, "I said, the competition is not limited to one round. I said, after you lose, you can choose other content to challenge again until you are convinced."
"Larry is amazing."
"He must be Black Dragon, my hero."
"That's right, he is Black Dragon. Besides Black Dragon, who else in the United States has such skills?"
"I didn't expect Black Dragon to be so handsome. I love you."
"Black Dragon, Black Dragon, I love you."
The audience was full of cheers and screams.
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