Almost everyone in the audience held their breath, looking up towards the stage. Five or six judges sat in a row on the judging panel, each in their own designated seat.
At that moment, an artificial intelligence robot slowly glided onto the stage. It was cute and adorable, standing at about 1. 2 meters tall with a round head and a pleasant voice.
It sounded like a teenage boy going through puberty with a hint of innocence mixed with some magnetic charm.
"Hello everyone, I am your good friend Niamh. Please listen to the first question," it said.
"When was the International Air Transport Association established?"
Many aviation enthusiasts in attendance couldn't help but think that this was such an easy question to answer. But this was a buzzer round competition - just because you knew didn't mean you could buzz first and answer correctly.
So... the robot's round head turned towards the first contestant who pressed their buzzer button. "Please answer."
Brogan stood up and confidently replied. "1905."
Niamh nodded its head approvingly, "Correct! Please listen to question two."
"On November 10th 1988, what was officially unveiled as the world's first stealth military aircraft?"
Brian thought to himself that his people should be able to get this one right? But once again it was Brogan who buzzed in!
He watched as Brogan answered. "F-117."
Frustrated!
How come so many idiots couldn't beat Brogan?
Several questions went by where SouthStar Airlines pilots were always buzzing in before anyone else - not just Brogan but also other pilots from different airlines too!
Whenever Niamh asked questions they were all like lightning fast reflexes answering correctly every time without fail; they might as well have been clones of Niamh itself!
The audience watching on were stunned while even some of judges looked shocked too! Except for Franklin...
If they can't even win at something as simple as this buzzer game, then what kind of pilot are they?
Brian shook with anger; how could there be such stupid things out there?!
Why is it that no matter how hard he tries he still gets left behind by Franklin's people?
Meanwhile back at Brian Aviation Company HQ several pilots almost broke down into tears...
It wasn't because their reaction times weren't fast enough; sometimes they hadn't even finished processing what had been asked before someone else had already hit their button and answered correctly!
They only just started thinking about what answers might be possible when someone else had already given theirs!
Answering questions is torture.
Not only were they all struggling, but the other airline competitors were no better off.
They were all dumbfounded, and even when they managed to answer a question, it was only worth one point.
Compared to the five from SouthStar Airlines, their scores were nothing more than garbage.
But... it seemed like nobody was scoring at all.
As time went on, SouthStar Airlines' scores continued to rise higher and higher while the other airlines remained stagnant or barely improved at all.
The rankings on the big screen hardly changed with SouthStar Airlines in first place by a wide margin followed by NorthWind Airlines in second and Brian's company in third with only five points. The number "five" was like a slap in Brian's face making him turn pale with anger as if he was about to explode any moment now.
With each passing question came greater difficulty and fiercer competition for answering them. However, Brogan Mullins's team remained calm without showing any signs of panic or nervousness unlike Brian who looked ready to burst into flames just sitting there looking indifferent like Franklin beside him.
As they approached the final question which was worth ten points instead of one like before, Brian became increasingly anxious screaming inside his head for someone to answer it already before it's too late!
Just as Robot Niamh finished reading out loud the final question that everyone had been waiting for so anxiously; one pilot from Brian's company finally managed to hit the button first!
Brian breathed a sigh of relief seeing that someone from his team had finally answered but then suddenly realized that everything around him had gone quiet except for this pilot who stood there looking completely clueless not knowing how to respond despite having won this opportunity fair and square.
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New updates please......
I just started to read this because it said it is "finished". Np I am stuck on the middle of it. What it is all about?...
there is update for quite while....
Please update. I still hope to finish this story. I really like it....
Story says complete but it is incomplete...
please let franklin and sylvia back together. thanks...
Update please. Any chance of more than one update a day? Thankies....
Is there no chance of getting more than 1 chapter a day please?...
I hope his not getting parasite love poison too. And get untangle with other women....
I'm just wondering is this the last chapter? I know that this book is not finished but it does say completed. I love it and don't want it to stop just like that....