novellhall Chapter 106 What a hellish joke?
Chapter 106 What a hellish joke?
"Yes."
After Fu Chen finished speaking those two words, the entire room fell silent, as if a pause button had been pressed.
Fifty people, fifty faces, all froze in shock.
Liu Haitao's mouth was so wide open it could fit an egg.
The whole family's eyes widened as if they were about to pop out.
Chen Jiaxin's eyes instantly reddened.
Edwards' face darkened, even though he was already quite dark-skinned to begin with.
Tang Renhui tried to straighten his twisted body like a shrimp, but ultimately failed.
Fu Chen looked at them, feeling a mix of emotions.
He felt good; he finally said it, he finally admitted it.
He thought they were stupid.
Who the hell wouldn't mind? If I didn't mind, wouldn't I be assimilated by them and become just like them?
"Brother Chen..."
Quan Jiafei exclaimed in disbelief, "You...you're not serious, are you?"
Fu Chen nodded: "Seriously."
"It's over, I have to go, I really mean it."
Fu Chen picked up her bag and walked out.
He stopped at the door.
I glanced back.
Fifty people stood there, watching him.
No one speaks.
No one moved.
Just standing there.
Like fifty statues.
Fu Chen turned around and walked out of the theater.
and many more.
Why are there fifty people?
There are only fifty people in Class 5 of Grade 1. Excluding myself, why are there fifty people?
Didn't the landlord leave?
He doesn't understand it anymore, and he doesn't want to understand it anymore.
After leaving this group of extraordinary people, Fu Chen suddenly felt the sunshine outside.
Fu Chen walked down the street, but felt a tightness in his chest.
He really is still a child; his mind is too immature.
A mature person must understand the principle that "it is easier to change mountains and rivers than to change one's nature."
Even a genius couldn't alleviate the situation; he had completely lost all hope of improving those students.
Let's just get rid of this group of people.
It's better to rely on yourself than on others, since you are still in a state of control, while those amazing classmates have completely reached an uncontrollable state.
The money's gone, I'm too lazy to investigate further.
Anyway, I don't have to be tormented by them anymore.
No more listening to those bizarre questions.
He stopped and looked up at the sky.
The sun was very bright.
He squinted.
Forget it, I don't want to.
I'll just go home and sleep, recharge my energy, and think about my next steps.
But whatever happens next, we might as well make the best of it.
three days later.
Fu Chen lay on the bed, staring at the ceiling.
These three days were the most peaceful three days of his life.
No one knocked on the door.
There was no bombardment of messages.
The genius classmate was able to avoid disturbing him again, which was great.
The school is still under construction.
Indeed, no matter where they are or what kind of world they live in, they all share a fundamental and common characteristic.
That is, if the school were to explode, I would feel exceptionally good.
Cool.
So cool.
He was enjoying it so much that he was almost unaccustomed to it.
He has been thinking about it these days; perhaps it would be better if schools didn't have classes.
There were no teachers from the school causing trouble or making a fuss.
There is a high probability that those students will even be able to improve their grades.
You say it's outrageous?
He turned over, ready to go back to sleep.
My phone suddenly rang.
It was Wang Aiguo calling.
Fu Chen didn't answer.
A while later, they called again.
Fu Chen had no choice but to answer the call.
"Fu Chen, something terrible has happened!"
"Who's in big trouble?"
Wang Aiguo: "Something terrible has happened at the school..."
Oh, something big happened at school. That's good. Anyway, it's none of my business.
Fu Chen asked calmly, "What's wrong?"
"Another school building has collapsed!"
Fu Chen was stunned.
It collapsed again?
Isn't it under reconstruction?
"Why are you calling to tell me such good news all of a sudden?"
Wang Aiguo: "..."
He was speechless for a moment.
"How did it collapse?"
Wang Aiguo took a deep breath and began to speak.
Here's the thing.
After the teaching building collapsed, the school hired a professional martial arts construction team to rebuild it.
Why hire a martial arts construction team?
Because ordinary construction teams are too slow, while martial arts construction teams have martial artists who work quickly, making one day equivalent to ten days.
Picking cement was incredibly fast.
Moreover, this construction team is quite famous; it is said that they have built several school buildings.
Although I don't know if it's true or not
The school spent some money to hire them to do the work.
On the day the construction team arrived, Principal Li Rong personally greeted them and treated them to good food and drinks.
The construction team leader patted his chest and said, "Principal, don't worry, we'll get the work done, quality and quantity guaranteed, and it'll be finished in a month!"
Li Rong was moved to tears, and tightly grasped the construction team leader's hand: "How about I build your grave in a month? You promised a week!"
then.
The construction team put in a lot of effort and started working.
Unfortunately, three days later, when the brand-new teaching building was only half-built…
The building collapsed again.
Yes, it collapsed again.
It didn't collapse after it was built.
The collapse was completely inexplicable.
The construction team leader knelt on the ground and cried while embracing the ruins of the foundation.
"Impossible! This is impossible! I've been doing this for twenty years, and nothing like this has ever happened before!"
"It wouldn't collapse unless it passed inspection, right?"
Later investigations revealed...
This construction team is indeed famous.
Where is it famous?
It is known for its stable quality.
They tried to reinforce the wall using martial arts techniques, but they hadn't mastered the techniques properly, and the wall was softer than tofu.
They used martial arts techniques to speed up, but they didn't master the techniques well. They were fast, but they lost quality.
They read the blueprints upside down, and then forcibly corrected them using martial arts techniques. However, after the correction, they discovered that the direction of the correction was also reversed.
The most outrageous.
Their captain is a fourth-level martial artist, but he reached that level by taking medicine.
It has a very high moisture content.
So much so that when he used his cultivation technique to reinforce the foundation, he accidentally used too much force and caused the foundation to collapse.
However, the quality has been very stable before, so problems wouldn't have arisen so quickly. And if the root cause of this problem is simply blamed on the construction team, that would be a rather immature approach.
What he didn't know was that the materials the school helped purchase were also defective.
Is it because people in the school are lining their own pockets, or are they using their cunning to make extra money?
No.
If those people make money through such means, it proves that they have completely shed their status as good-for-nothings and fools.
That's not that clever.
How could they be that smart?
After listening, Fu Chen fell silent.
After a long silence, he asked, "So what do we do now?"
Wang Aiguo sighed: "The school is trying to find a solution. The principal said that this time we must find a reliable construction team."
Fu Chen nodded and hung up the phone. "What's it to me? Why did you call me?"
Actually, Wang Aiguo didn't have any other intentions when he called him; he just needed to find someone to talk to about the situation at school.
Two more days passed.
The phone rang again.
It was Wang Aiguo again.
"Fu Chen!" Wang Aiguo's voice trembled even more. "Another major incident has occurred!"
Fu Chen: "What is it now?"
"The school has decided to let the students build the building themselves!"
Fu Chen sat up abruptly: "Then I'm dropping out of school."
If we let those geniuses build this building...
What will it look like?
Fu Chen shivered.
OK.
I absolutely dare not even think about it.
Wang Aiguo began his narration.
Here's the thing.
After the first construction team's project collapsed, the school found a second construction team.
The second construction team was even more outrageous; after working for two days, the team leader ran away.
Why? Nobody knows.
The third construction team was reliable; after a week of work, they finally got to the second floor.
then…
The people in their construction team got into a fight.
It seems that the two managers misread the blueprints and couldn't reach an agreement.
They all thought they were right.
Then the building collapsed.
This proves they were all wrong.
Fourth, before the five construction teams entered the site, Principal Li Rong prepared to let them compete.
Whoever can build the building, and ensure it is stable and meets normal usage requirements, will be paid for the project.
But he was devastated because in the end, nothing came of it.
At Pui Choi Secondary School, the competition isn't about who's better than whom.
It's not about who's worse!
He sat in his office, looking at a pile of construction team documents, and fell into deep despair.
"I just don't understand why building a building is so difficult? I'm clearly not making any money out of it anymore!"
Back when he was in a top-tier high school, Li Rong used a lot of clever tricks.
When some school infrastructure or special facilities are being renovated or built.
He ate his fill from it, becoming very wealthy.
But that's clearly not the case now. He also knows that he can't treat the various things at Pei Cai Middle School with common sense.
So he didn't even touch a single penny of those wages.
Of course, no one else was allowed to touch it either.
At this moment, Li Boxue, the director of academic affairs, cautiously said, "Principal, I have a suggestion."
Li Rong looked up: "Speak."
"Since no one is reliable, then why not..."
Li Boxue paused for a moment, then said, "Why don't we let the students build it themselves?"
Li Rong was stunned.
"student?"
"Yes, those students."
Li Rong fell silent.
After a long silence, he asked, "Why them?"
Li Boxue said, "Think about it, it costs money to hire someone else anyway, but you can even spend less money to hire your own students... With those project funds, wouldn't the margin for error be higher?"
"As long as the teaching building is built and usable, that's fine. We can always try it a few more times. There's no need to waste time and energy looking for other people. Maybe those students will do an even better job?"
Li Rong seemed to be deep in thought.
"and."
Li Boxue continued, "Just think about it, wouldn't it be incredibly meaningful if they finished building the building? Imagine the sense of accomplishment they'd feel, having built their own classrooms!"
Li Rong was persuaded.
then.
The school decided to let the students build the building themselves.
Furthermore, it was led by Class 5 of Grade 1, which ranked first in the entire grade in this monthly exam in terms of average overall score.
The main problem is that the students in the second and third years of high school do not have classes in this building, so they refuse to build a new building.
These guys are really sharp when it comes to crucial moments.
Fu Chen was completely stunned after hearing this.
Making students build a building?
Let those people who can even wear their protective gear backwards build a building?
Let those people who can put brass knuckles on their toes build the building?
Let those people who can poison themselves build this building?
Isn't this fucking suicide?
"Teacher Wang," Fu Chen said with difficulty, "you're joking, right?"
"No," Wang Aiguo said seriously.
"The principal has already decided, it will start tomorrow, and..."
He paused.
"And what?"
"And the principal said he'd make you the construction team leader."
Fu Chen: "???"
What is that?
He's the team leader?
Why would someone who wanted to get the lowest score in an exam become a construction team leader?
Building a building?
What kind of god-like operation is this?
"Teacher Wang."
Fu Chen took a deep breath: "What about my salary?"
"Don't worry about that, it won't be any more of a burden for you."
Wang Aiguo said, "The principal said that if things go smoothly this time, then everything will go smoothly; if not, you might get punished."
Fu Chen fell silent.
He looked at the ceiling.
I checked my phone again.
Holy crap, is this for real?
"I have a request!"
Wang Aiguo: "What are your requirements?"
His heart tightened.
I think Fu Chen's request must be very difficult to fulfill.
"If we succeed, deduct fifty points from each subject in the next monthly exam."
If we fail, I'll receive five major punishments!
You want both, right?
A major disciplinary action has a devastating impact on the regular performance score. Last time, Fu Chen, who ranked first in the entire grade, only received a major disciplinary action and dropped thirteen places. How could we let you get away with it this time?
the next day.
Fortune Comes Theater.
Fu Chen stood on the stage, facing the same group of extraordinary people.
Fifty people, fifty pairs of eyes, all staring at him.
"Brother Chen!" Liu Haitao shouted excitedly, "I heard we're going to build a building!"
"Yes!" the whole family shouted in agreement, "Building our own house?"
"Holy crap, he's so handsome!" Chen Jiaxin's eyes lit up.
"I've loved playing in the mud since I was a child. People say I'm the son of the earth, naturally dark-skinned," Edwards said.
"Can you dig soil to build a house?" Tang Renhui asked.
"I heard the school used to be a mass grave. Is it possible to find relics by digging in the soil?" Yao Zhiai asked.
"Those are fucking bones!" Fu Chen said helplessly.
"Can you farm for artifact stats if you get a rare artifact?" Hua asked.
Chen Jiaxin cursed Hua Gua: "I'll f*** your mother!"
Fu Chen looked at them, his lips twitching.
What do these people consider building a building as?
play house?
Great.
That's how it should be.
Either way, it's a good thing, and it provides an absolutely positive response to his lofty ambitions.
"Quiet." He raised his hand.
The crowd quieted down.
Fu Chen took a deep breath and began to speak.
"Brothers, starting today, we're going to do something big."
Everyone pricked up their ears.
"Building a tower."
"It's not about playing in the mud."
"It's not about digging up relics."
"It's not about eating shit."
"It's real building construction."
"Build a usable building."
"Build a building that won't collapse."
"Build a building where we can have our own classes."
He paused, looking at the group of people.
"Can you do it?"
Everyone was silent for a second.
then.
"able!"
"Maybe not!"
"Maybe."
"Don't worry, Brother Chen, we will support you."
Fu Chen nodded.
Although I had absolutely no idea what to expect.
But, since we're already here...
"it is good."
He clapped his hands: "Let's go!"
Construction site.
A scene of ruins.
The original teaching building has been completely emptied, leaving only an open space.
White lines were drawn on the ground to mark the location of the new building.
Various building materials were piled up next to it.
Cement, steel bars, bricks, sand...
Full to the brim.
Fu Chen stood in the middle of the construction site, looking at all these things, feeling completely overwhelmed.
What does he know about building a skyscraper?
He was just a high school student who wanted to get the lowest score in his class.
How did you become a construction team leader?
"Brother Chen!"
The whole family rushed over: "Where do we begin?"
Fu Chen thought for a moment.
What is the first step in building a house?
Digging a foundation?
Yes, dig the foundation.
"First, dig the foundation," he said.
Then pick up the construction drawings.
"Alright!" Liu Haitao turned around and shouted, "Brothers, activate your Martial Souls!"
Fifty people picked up shovels and began digging.
then.
Fu Chen witnessed the most outrageous scene of his life.
Liu Haitao dug the ground, and with one shovel stroke, he dug a hole.
Then he filled the hole.
Another hole dug.
Then fill it in again.
"What are you doing?" Fu Chen walked over and asked.
Liu Haitao replied earnestly, "Yes."
"??"
Fu Chen asked Quan Jiafei, "What is he doing?"
Quan Jiafei: "Aren't we digging for relics? If we don't find any, we should just cover them up with dirt."
Fu Chen: "..."
Okay, whatever.
The whole family was digging in the ground when they suddenly stopped.
He took out his phone and started taking pictures.
"What are you doing?" Fu Chen asked.
Quan Jiafei said, "Send it to my mom."
Why?
"My mom always says I'm useless, that after graduation I can't do anything except get a permanent position at Pei-Tsai Middle School. I want to show her I can be a construction worker, I can build houses and buildings!"
Fu Chen: "..."
Chen Jiaxin was digging when she suddenly screamed.
"what?"
"Holy crap, a Saint Seiya artifact dropped! Let's go, brothers!"
Everyone rushed over: "What happened?"
Chen Jiaxin pointed into the pit: "There are bugs!"
Fu Chen looked down.
An earthworm.
"It's not a bug, it's an earthworm," he said.
What is an earthworm?
"insect."
Do insects bite?
"Won't."
Chen Jiaxin breathed a sigh of relief.
Then she squatted down and started talking to the earthworms.
"Little bug, what's your name? Where do you live? Where are your mom and dad?"
Holy crap, I ran into a bug lover!
Then Chen Jiaxin started a divination using tarot cards and a crystal ball, talking in a mystical way, and then excitedly exclaimed, "It says it's very happy to see me!"
Fu Chen: "..."
Edwards was digging, and as he dug, he suddenly stopped.
He took out a small notebook and started drawing.
"What are you drawing?" Fu Chen asked.
Edwards said, "I'm designing the blueprints for the new building."
Fu Chen leaned closer to take a look.
There was an empty space drawn on the paper.
Fu Chen fell silent.
"What is this?" he asked.
Edwards said with a proud look, "This is the teaching building I designed."
"But isn't this an empty lot?"
Edwards nodded silently.
"We can just have classes in an open space; that's how it's done back in my hometown of Ghana."
Fu Chen: "..."
Fu Chen took a deep breath.
Let's continue watching other people.
Tang Renhui was digging when he suddenly burst into tears.
"What's wrong with you?" Fu Chen asked.
Tang Renhui wiped away his tears: "I thought of my brother."
"What happened to your brother?"
"He's had his roots dug up before."
Fu Chen: "What do you mean by 'the ground has been dug up'?"
"He was the one who got buried!"
Fu Chen: "..."
Yao Zhi loved digging, and as she dug, she suddenly lay down.
"What are you doing?" Fu Chen asked.
Yao Zhi'ai closed her eyes and said, "I'm feeling the earth."
Fu Chen: "..."
Can this group of people really build a building?
He suddenly understood why the previous construction teams' projects had all collapsed.
Building a skyscraper is truly not a job for humans.
Especially when it's done by gods.
An hour later.
Fu Chen checks the progress.
Liu Haitao: Digged thirty holes, filled thirty holes. Progress: 0.
Chen Jiaxin: She made friends with an earthworm and named it "Xiaoqiang". She now has a new pet.
Raising earthworms is a niche activity, right? She's spent her whole life pursuing niche interests!
Edwards: He drew ten drawings, each one more outrageous than the last.
Tang Renhui: I cried five times, and each time I finished crying, I continued digging. Progress: A bottomless pit, I don't know if it was dug out or cried out.
Fu Chen looked at the progress and fell into deep thought.
He suddenly remembered a sentence:
When you have no hope for something, it will surprise you.
He has absolutely no hope for this group now.
Will they surprise him?
correct!
Suddenly, Fu Chen realized he had discovered a blind spot.
Didn't they say all students were supposed to come and build the building? Why is it only Class 5 of Grade 11?
Wang Aiguo told him with a smile, "Silly child, it's because only our Class 5 of Grade 11 agreed."
Grass Nima.
One day later.
A huge pit appeared on the construction site.
It's not the foundation.
It's a large pit formed by piecing together various oddly shaped pits dug by this group of people.
Liu Haitao's Thirty Pitfalls.
Twenty pits the whole family flew through.
Chen Jiaxin dug a home for the earthworms.
There are also all sorts of bizarre pits and foundations from other people.
When pieced together, they formed a huge, irregular pit that was three meters deep.
Fu Chen stood at the edge of the pit, staring at it, speechless for a long time.
"Brother Chen!" Liu Haitao ran over: "The foundation is dug!"
Fu Chen's lips twitched.
Is this what you call a foundation?
This is a fucking meteorite crater.
"Brother Chen," Quan Jiafei chimed in, "What's next?"
Fu Chen took a deep breath.
What's next?
He didn't know either.
However, according to the procedure, once the foundation is dug, it's time to lay the foundation.
"Lay the foundation," he said.
"How do we fight?"
Fu Chen thought for a moment.
For the foundation, concrete should be used.
"Use concrete," he said.
"good!"
The group began mixing the concrete.
then.
Fu Chen witnessed the most outrageous scene of his life.
The whole family was mixing concrete, squatting on the toilet while mixing.
Chen Jiaxin is mixing concrete, chatting with earthworms as she does so.
"Xiaoqiang, look, this is concrete. We're going to use it to build a house, and you'll have a new home soon."
Fu Chen patted Chen Jiaxin on the shoulder.
The latter looked up, bewildered.
Fu Chen said, "Did you know that earthworms can only live in soil? How can they burrow into concrete?"
Edwards was mixing concrete, adding things to it as he mixed.
"What are you adding?" Fu Chen asked.
Edwards said, "Good stuff."
"What is it?"
"I was wondering, if concrete is mixed with Qingling Grass, would it give the concrete the same healing effects as a potion? That way, the building would repair itself and wouldn't collapse so easily?"
Fu Chen: "..."
Tang Renhui was mixing concrete, crying as he did so.
He didn't remember his brother buried in the ground; he was too tired, so tired he cried.
Tears fell into the concrete and mixed with the cement.
Fu Chen looked at this scene and suddenly laughed.
wry smile.
It seems this is the best place for these guys!
He recalled his initial plan.
Make this group of people stronger.
Make yourself weaker.
The results of it?
This group of people didn't get stronger.
He didn't get weaker.
They were building the building together.
To build a building that we don't know if it can be built successfully.
Build a building that might collapse.
To build a building that belongs to them.
He suddenly realized that this was actually quite good.
Whether it collapses or goes smoothly, I can profit from it. What could be better than that?
Although it's outrageous.
Although it's bizarre.
Although I don't know what the outcome will be.
But we were all together.
As long as it's mild, everything will go smoothly, and that's enough.
"Brother Chen!" Liu Haitao shouted, "The concrete is ready!"
Fu Chen went over to take a look.
The concrete is colored.
Red, green, purple, black...
It was colorful, like a rainbow that had been overturned.
"Why are they all different colors, just like in alchemy?" Fu Chen asked.
Liu Haitao scratched his head: "I don't know, maybe we added too much stuff."
Fu Chen fell silent.
Another day has passed.
The foundation has been laid.
A colorful foundation.
It looks like a craft project for kindergarten children.
Fu Chen stood on the foundation, gazing at the colorful expanse, speechless for a long time.
"Brother Chen!" Liu Haitao ran over.
"What's next?"
Fu Chen took a deep breath.
What's next?
Building a building.
The real building construction.
They stacked the bricks one by one.
"Build a wall," he said.
"good!"
The group began building the wall.
then.
Fu Chen witnessed the most outrageous scene of his life.
Liu Haitao was laying bricks, one brick at a time, neatly and orderly.
but.
He placed the bricks upright.
"What are you doing?" Fu Chen asked.
Liu Haitao said, "That's right!"
"What is he doing?" Fu Chen asked Quan Jiafei again.
Quan Jiafei replied, "Putting it upright saves bricks."
"Saving bricks?"
"Yes, this way one brick can be used as two."
Fu Chen fell silent.
It's not good, is it?
Do these people even know what volume is?
The whole family worked together to build the wall, brick by brick, in perfect order.
but.
He laid the bricks horizontally.
"What are you doing?" Fu Chen asked.
Quan Jiafei said, "It's more stable to lay it horizontally."
"More stable?"
"Yes, that way the wall won't collapse."
Fu Chen looked at Liu Haitao's wall, then at the wall that the whole family had flown over.
Liu Haitao's wall is both tall and thin.
The wall that the whole family flew over was short and fat.
totally different.
Chen Jiaxin was building a wall, chatting with earthworms as she did so.
"Xiaoqiang, look, this is your new home. Do you like it?"
Fu Chen looked at this scene and suddenly felt relieved.
Will this building collapse?
do not know.
What will this building look like in the end?
I have no idea.
but.
At least they are trying.
In their own way.
This is enough.
"Enough is nothing," sounds inspiring, but what's the big deal?
He picked up a brick.
Start building the wall.
Together with his gods.
three days later.
The teaching building is finally finished.
Yes, it's covered.
Although the process was outrageous.
It collapsed three times in the middle.
Even the final appearance...
Colorful.
Oddly shaped.
crooked.
but.
They were still standing.
It didn't fall over.
Fu Chen stood in front of the building, looking at it, speechless for a long time.
The building has five floors.
Each layer is a different color.
The first layer is red.
The second layer is green.
The third layer is purple.
The fourth layer is black.
The fifth layer is colored.
The wall was full of holes.
That was Edwards's "ventilation window".
A huge crystal ball sculpture stands at the entrance.
That was a memento of Chen Jiaxin.
There is a large armchair in the classroom of Class 5, Grade 1.
That was Yao Zhi'ai's designated spot as the class monitor.
There is a small hole in the corner of the wall.
That was the home Chen Jiaxin left for the earthworm Xiaoqiang.
The entire building is tilted at a 15-degree angle.
But it stood there.
It didn't fall over.
Fu Chen suddenly laughed: 666.
The reward of deducting 50 points from each subject is here!
"Brother Chen!" Liu Haitao ran over.
"The building is finished!"
Fu Chen nodded: "Yes, it's covered."
"Yes, I know it's been covered!" Liu Haitao said decisively.
"Aren't we awesome?"
"sharp."
"Isn't that better than those construction teams?"
"sharp."
Liu Haitao grinned.
Others gathered around, chattering amongst themselves.
"This building is so beautiful!"
"Like a rainbow!"
"It's like a kindergarten!"
As Fu Chen listened to their words, a strange feeling suddenly welled up in his heart.
This group of people actually built a building.
In their way.
Through their efforts.
Use their godlike brain circuits.
Although the process was outrageous.
Although the result was bizarre.
But they did it, and what could be more inspiring than that?
"Brother Chen," Quan Jiafei suddenly asked:
"Can classes be held in this building?"
Fu Chen looked at the building.
It's crooked.
Colorful.
It's full of holes.
He thought for a second.
Then he said, "Of course you can."
The crowd cheered.
"Classes can start now!"
"We have new classrooms!"
"Our own building!"
Fu Chen looked at them, a smile playing on his lips.
Is this building suitable for classes?
Fu Chen felt it was possible; it had to be possible.
he was thinking.
"I won't be having classes in this building anymore."
It doesn't matter whether the building is overturned or not.
If this school building collapses, that would be a good thing.
If all the students fail, wouldn't he automatically become the last one?
What kind of hellish joke is this?