42: I want to be a salted fish
From transmigrating into the
novel world to now, three months have passed.
Song Yu had almost put all her
energy into two things.
First, avoiding conflicts in the original plot with the male lead and supporting female
character Zhao Xingrong to save her life.
Second, in her past life, she
had been the King of Scrolls but died young, living a bitter life. In this
life, she just wanted to lie down, be a salted fish, and taste a bit of
sweetness.
However.
After these days, it seemed
like she had saved her life, but it also seemed like she hadn't. It looked like
she had become a salted fish, but she couldn't fully lie down...
Thinking about the male lead's
occasional strange glances at her.
Thinking about the young man
next door in the villa area who was sent to the psychiatric hospital by his
parents for playing too much...
Song Yu's eyelids twitched
madly. She shivered and pulled out her phone.
Quickly, she typed in the
search bar for relevant content—Which universities have performing arts majors?
Swoosh!
Pressing the search button, the
Firebird web platform instantly jumped to related links and news materials.
—Countdown to the college
entrance examination, what majors do candidates want to enter?
—What are the majors in
college? Just look at these for freshmen!
—Top 30 national major
rankings, everyone come and see what they are!
"Film and television
performance major, stage play performance major, drama performance major... Why
are they not here? How could they not be here?"
Song Yu's back stiffened,
constantly scrolling through the phone screen.
But flipping back and forth.
Song Yu not only didn't see any
relevant majors in performing arts, but also couldn't find the common art and
technology, drama and film art design, and other related majors that were
common in the Film and Television Academy. Only drama and film directing
majors, literature and scriptwriting majors, and music majors remained.
She couldn't write scripts, and
she was tone-deaf, not knowing how to play any musical instruments.
She had learned to dance, but
there was no dance major in these art schools!
The only remaining major was
the drama and film directing major.
With a pious attitude, Song Yu
looked up the requirements for applying to major universities.
[First test: Comprehensive
knowledge, initial contract beast level of 1st stage (requirement: flying-type
contract beast).
Second test: Film analysis, story
writing, initial contract beast carrying a camera (about 3 kg), flying skill
demonstration.
Third test: Examiners will ask
questions on-site, shoot a 5-minute video.]
Well!
Song Yu was dumbfounded!
Other exam content she wouldn't
complain about, but this drama and film directing major actually required the
initial contract beast to be a flying-type?
Moreover, during the exam, she
needed to demonstrate the flying skills of the flying-type contract beast?
No wonder every time she
watched a TV show these days, she could see many wide-angle overhead shots and
a lot of underwater shots.
Song Yu quickly searched for
information about directors who had shot TV dramas in recent days...
Sure enough, aside from flying-type
initial contract beasts, many directors even had aquatic contract beasts
capable of carrying cameras underwater!
Song Yu: "..."
Tired, let it all crumble!
Now, she only has Qiuqiu, a
cat. Does it mean that students with terrestrial quadrupedal contract beasts
are not worthy of studying film and television directing?
Song Yu casually checked the
directing majors of 42 art schools nationwide and found that students with
initial terrestrial contract beasts... really weren't qualified to apply for
film and television majors.
Except for a few coastal art
schools that required initial aquatic contract beasts.
Other schools all required
candidates to have initial flying-type contract beasts, and these beasts needed
to have a sufficiently large size to carry a camera and fly under the burden
for a long time. In other words, smaller-sized contract beasts with average
carrying capacity would be eliminated in the second round of the exam!
And upon closer inspection, it
was found that these art schools didn't have a single specialist, all starting
with undergraduate programs.
It really was just like Zhou
Ting and the others described about stars. To engage in these glamorous and
prominent art majors, one needed to have the strength that could impress and be
appreciated by the audience, making her speechless...
Song Yu: "..."
"Otherwise, the
requirements for the initial contract beast level in these film and television
majors wouldn't be as strict as some Beast Tamer universities."
Song Yu sighed, thinking about
it...
Many film and television dramas
were shot in the wilderness area and secret realms. If the crew members didn't
have strong abilities and couldn't protect themselves, how could they go to
these dangerous places for shooting?
After all, the lead actor
required high strength, and the director couldn't be too weak either...
Fifty seconds of these painful time later, Song Yu vigorously wiped her face,
adjusting her mood.
Forget it, forget it. Negative
emotions are too draining.
Continuously thinking about
things that can't be changed not only has no meaning but also...
She was just too tired...
"I'll consider what other
university majors I can slack off in."
Realizing this, Song Yu felt
that she couldn't blame others for this matter; she could only blame herself for
being too confident these days.
She always thought that since
the novel was written by a Chinese author so the daily life will be similar to Earth, only with the addition
of beasts and secret realms like the wilderness area.
How could it be possible that
the majors available on Earth wouldn't exist in this world?
Now she realized that she was
too presumptuous...
"Haha, you guys go ahead
and eat. I won't chat with you much..."
"The food I ordered has
arrived, and I have to go to other stores to buy supplies." Song Yu put
her phone in her bag, exchanged a few words with Zhou Ting and others, quickly
finished her meal, paid the bill, and didn't have the mood to continue shopping
and exploring the local customs of this strange world. Instead, she immediately
took a taxi home.
There was no other way; she
couldn't wait. She wanted to go online and check which university majors were
suitable for slacking off.
As the saying goes, if the tree
doesn't move, the wind won't blow.
As a person of such stature,
could she really be stumped by a university major?
Song Yu, with a fighting
spirit, sat in front of the computer, typing and searching for the university
majors that were most suitable for slacking off, based on her memories from her
previous life.
"Slacking Off Ace
Major—Library Management... None? Uh, normal..."
"Slacking Off Pilot Major—Tourism Management... None? Well,
that's fine too..."
*****
However.
An hour later...
Song Yu was a bit anxious.
*****
Two hours later...
Song Yu gripped the mouse,
pupils shaking. "Slacking Off Major—Sociology? What? How come there's no
sociology major in this place?"
Doesn't this world need people
for social research data analysis? Don't they need social planning and
management? Is this too much?
*****
Having obtained a wilderness
area practical training quota, it was expected for Song Wenhai and his wife,
but it made them very happy nonetheless.
Especially when the couple
heard from their younger son, who came home early last night, that their eldest
daughter's contract beast had evolved to the 3rd stage.
The couple was overjoyed.
Song Wenhai even gave up the
idea he had always hoped for—Song Yu's initial choice of a wood-type
insect-like beast, praising her for choosing the Snow Spirit Cat cub.
After all.
Although the Snow Civet Cat cub was a low-level bloodline beast
with a low growth limit after contracting, with a probability of 99.9999% of
being a 3rd-stage advanced for its whole life, among so many people in the
world, how many could cultivate a 3rd-stage contract beast?
Looking around the tens of
millions of people in Jianghuai City, there were probably less than five to six
thousand people who could cultivate a 3rd-stage contract beast.
Moreover, most of them were
those aspiring 1st and 2nd-stage Beast Tamers.
His daughter... a young girl
who had contracted an initial beast for only three months, achieving this
level, was already quite impressive!
Hadn't his son mentioned that
now, in the high school third year of Jianghuai City No. 1 High School, his
daughter was the only one who had cultivated a 3rd-stage contract beast?
Therefore, today, Song Wenhai
walked with his head held high and chest out, exuding confidence.
He was just short of pasting
the four big characters of 'Today is a Joyful Day' on his forehead!
However...
Today, when he and his wife
returned home from work early, they found that their daughter's expression
seemed a bit off.
The girl's skin was naturally
fairer than ordinary people's, and her cheeks usually carried a healthy rosy
color. But now, she lowered her head, her long eyelashes drooping, and her face
lacked its usual color.
While eating, she
absentmindedly played with the rice in the bowl with the chopsticks, and even
her favorite cumin spare ribs were left untouched on the side, as if she hadn't
eaten more than two pieces... like a patient with no appetite.
Seeing Song Yu, Song Wenhai,
with a slightly worried tone, said, "Xiaoyu, is there something
uncomfortable today? I see you didn't eat much..."
Ah, Song Yu sighed, wanting to
explain to Song Wenhai...
But before she could speak...
Song Wenhai pointed at the
table full of dishes, over a dozen dishes, for a hearty dinner, his brow
slightly furrowed. "Mom specially had someone prepare this early in the
morning to celebrate you obtaining the wilderness area practical training quota
yesterday."
Song Yu felt guilty:
"..."
She looked up at Zhou Fangmei,
wanting to say a thank you.
"Especially this dish, mom
personally made it, and I can't bear to eat it!"
Song Wenhai interrupted Song
Yu's almost blurted-out thanks. He pointed at the cumin spare ribs, distressed:
"But you're eating it so listlessly, like you're going to the execution
ground? Look at yourself, is this proper?... Since you're acting so improper,
this plate of cumin spare ribs will be mine alone!"
Song Yu: "???"
Song Yu almost sprayed out a
mouthful of old blood: "..."
Good heavens, her dad was
revealing his gluttonous side!
If you want to eat ribs, just
say it! Was it necessary to go in such a big circle?
Seeing Zhou Fangmei's gaze
towards Song Wenhai with a hint of reproach, both Song Yu and Song Qi, the
siblings, silently took a bite of their food. If they didn't eat now, they
might end up being fed with dog food.
Indeed, children were an
accident, and parents were true love.
Fortunately, with this little
distraction, Song Yu's slightly low mood also lifted.
She turned to look at Song Qi,
pretending to casually ask, "By the way, what major are you planning to
study in college? If not Beast Taming, what other major do you think you would
want to pursue?"
"Ah...?" Song Qi
turned strangely and met his sister's gaze. After thinking for a moment, he
obediently answered, "If not Beast Taming, disregarding the type of
initial beast, I might want to study the military academy's piloting
major."
"If you had to choose a relatively
easy major, what would it be?" Song Yu's expression remained unchanged as
she pretended to chat.
"...Relatively easy?"
Song Qi found it even more strange. He looked at Song Yu with confusion and
asked, "Sis, besides Beast Taming, there shouldn't be any college majors
that are easy, right?"
Song Yu: "????"
Song Qi counted on his fingers
for Song Yu, "Beast Tamer major, although it has a slightly longer
duration than regular university majors, first, it doesn't require high
academic achievements. You just need to earnestly grasp the beast atlas and the
wilderness area and secret realm mineral and plant atlas. Second, even if you
can't pass the academic courses, as long as you can obtain the Professional
Beast Tamer Certificate before graduation, you can still pass the exam."
"After all, the most
important thing for a professional Beast Tamer is strength, not the ability to
identify minerals and plants..." Song Qi shrugged, put down his
chopsticks, and continued, "Professional Beast Tamers only need to bring
someone they know with them before each trip."
Song Yu shook slightly:
"..."
At this moment, even her gaze
towards Song Qi changed a bit.
"Third, and what I
consider the easiest point... the focus of the Beast Taming major is on how to
train your contracted beast, make it obey commands, and improve its
strength." Song Qi wiped his mouth with a napkin and continued, "But
training the contracted beast, in essence, means you're training it, not the
other way around. Isn't that easy?"
"As for improving the
strength of the contracted beast... if you have money, you can directly buy
rare materials and treasures to enhance it."
"If you don't have money
and go to the wilderness forest and secret realms, just choose a place suitable
for your contracted beast's level... Don't recklessly enter higher-level
areas." Song Qi raised his eyebrows, chuckled, "There won't be any
life-threatening danger, and you can earn money. Isn't that great? With
strength, contract a few more beasts... it's simply blissful like being a
fairy!"
Song Yu: "!!!"
Song Yu's pupils shook.
Good heavens! Good heavens!
Even a salted fish like her
couldn't help but exclaim!
So, there could be such a
concept as an easy Beast Taming major?!
Did you see Beast Tamers as
ancient landlords in your eyes?!
From transmigrating into the
novel world to now, three months had passed.
Song Yu had almost put all her
energy into two things.
First, avoiding conflicts in the original plot with the male lead and supporting female
character Zhao Xingrong to save her life.
Second, in her past life, she
had been the King of Scrolls but died young, living a bitter life. In this
life, she just wanted to lie down, be a salted fish, and taste a bit of
sweetness.
However.
After these days, it seemed
like she had saved her life, but it also seemed like she hadn't. It looked like
she had become a salted fish, but she couldn't fully lie down...
Thinking about the male lead's
occasional strange glances at her.
Thinking about the young man
next door in the villa area who was sent to the psychiatric hospital by his
parents for playing too much...
Song Yu's eyelids twitched
madly. She shivered and pulled out her phone.
Quickly, she typed in the
search bar for relevant content—Which universities have performing arts majors?
Swoosh!
Pressing the search button, the
Firebird web platform instantly jumped to related links and news materials.
—Countdown to the college
entrance examination, what majors do candidates want to enter?
—What are the majors in
college? Just look at these for freshmen!
—Top 30 national major
rankings, everyone come and see what they are!
"Film and television
performance major, stage play performance major, drama performance major... Why
are they not here? How could they not be here?"
Song Yu's back stiffened,
constantly scrolling through the phone screen.
But flipping back and forth.
Song Yu not only didn't see any
relevant majors in performing arts, but also couldn't find the common art and
technology, drama and film art design, and other related majors that were
common in the Film and Television Academy. Only drama and film directing
majors, literature and scriptwriting majors, and music majors remained.
She couldn't write scripts, and
she was tone-deaf, not knowing how to play any musical instruments.
She had learned to dance, but
there was no dance major in these art schools!
The only remaining major was
the drama and film directing major.
With a pious attitude, Song Yu
looked up the requirements for applying to major universities.
[First test: Comprehensive
knowledge, initial contract beast level of 1st stage (requirement: flying-type
contract beast).
Second test: Film analysis, story
writing, initial contract beast carrying a camera (about 3 kg), flying skill
demonstration.
Third test: Examiners will ask
questions on-site, shoot a 5-minute video.]
Well!
Song Yu was dumbfounded!
Other exam content she wouldn't
complain about, but this drama and film directing major actually required the
initial contract beast to be a flying-type?
Moreover, during the exam, she
needed to demonstrate the flying skills of the flying-type contract beast?
No wonder every time she
watched a TV show these days, she could see many wide-angle overhead shots and
a lot of underwater shots.
Song Yu quickly searched for
information about directors who had shot TV dramas in recent days...
Sure enough, aside from flying-type
initial contract beasts, many directors even had aquatic contract beasts
capable of carrying cameras underwater!
Song Yu: "..."
Tired, let it all crumble!
Now, she only has Qiuqiu, a
cat. Does it mean that students with terrestrial quadrupedal contract beasts
are not worthy of studying film and television directing?
Song Yu casually checked the
directing majors of 42 art schools nationwide and found that students with
initial terrestrial contract beasts... really weren't qualified to apply for
film and television majors.
Except for a few coastal art
schools that required initial aquatic contract beasts.
Other schools all required
candidates to have initial flying-type contract beasts, and these beasts needed
to have a sufficiently large size to carry a camera and fly under the burden
for a long time. In other words, smaller-sized contract beasts with average
carrying capacity would be eliminated in the second round of the exam!
And upon closer inspection, it
was found that these art schools didn't have a single specialist, all starting
with undergraduate programs.
It really was just like Zhou
Ting and the others described about stars. To engage in these glamorous and
prominent art majors, one needed to have the strength that could impress and be
appreciated by the audience, making her speechless...
Song Yu: "..."
"Otherwise, the
requirements for the initial contract beast level in these film and television
majors wouldn't be as strict as some Beast Tamer universities."
Song Yu sighed, thinking about
it...
Many film and television dramas
were shot in the wilderness area and secret realms. If the crew members didn't
have strong abilities and couldn't protect themselves, how could they go to
these dangerous places for shooting?
After all, the lead actor
required high strength, and the director couldn't be too weak either...
Fifty seconds of these painful time later, Song Yu vigorously wiped her face,
adjusting her mood.
Forget it, forget it. Negative
emotions are too draining.
Continuously thinking about
things that can't be changed not only has no meaning but also...
She was just too tired...
"I'll consider what other
university majors I can slack off in."
Realizing this, Song Yu felt
that she couldn't blame others for this matter; she could only blame herself for
being too confident these days.
She always thought that since
the novel was written by a Chinese author so the daily life will be similar to Earth, only with the addition
of beasts and secret realms like the wilderness area.
How could it be possible that
the majors available on Earth wouldn't exist in this world?
Now she realized that she was
too presumptuous...
"Haha, you guys go ahead
and eat. I won't chat with you much..."
"The food I ordered has
arrived, and I have to go to other stores to buy supplies." Song Yu put
her phone in her bag, exchanged a few words with Zhou Ting and others, quickly
finished her meal, paid the bill, and didn't have the mood to continue shopping
and exploring the local customs of this strange world. Instead, she immediately
took a taxi home.
There was no other way; she
couldn't wait. She wanted to go online and check which university majors were
suitable for slacking off.
As the saying goes, if the tree
doesn't move, the wind won't blow.
As a person of such stature,
could she really be stumped by a university major?
Song Yu, with a fighting
spirit, sat in front of the computer, typing and searching for the university
majors that were most suitable for slacking off, based on her memories from her
previous life.
"Slacking Off Ace
Major—Library Management... None? Uh, normal..."
"Slacking Off Pilot Major—Tourism Management... None? Well,
that's fine too..."
*****
However.
An hour later...
Song Yu was a bit anxious.
*****
Two hours later...
Song Yu gripped the mouse,
pupils shaking. "Slacking Off Major—Sociology? What? How come there's no
sociology major in this place?"
Doesn't this world need people
for social research data analysis? Don't they need social planning and
management? Is this too much?
*****
Having obtained a wilderness
area practical training quota, it was expected for Song Wenhai and his wife,
but it made them very happy nonetheless.
Especially when the couple
heard from their younger son, who came home early last night, that their eldest
daughter's contract beast had evolved to the 3rd stage.
The couple was overjoyed.
Song Wenhai even gave up the
idea he had always hoped for—Song Yu's initial choice of a wood-type
insect-like beast, praising her for choosing the Snow Spirit Cat cub.
After all.
Although the Snow Civet Cat cub was a low-level bloodline beast
with a low growth limit after contracting, with a probability of 99.9999% of
being a 3rd-stage advanced for its whole life, among so many people in the
world, how many could cultivate a 3rd-stage contract beast?
Looking around the tens of
millions of people in Jianghuai City, there were probably less than five to six
thousand people who could cultivate a 3rd-stage contract beast.
Moreover, most of them were
those aspiring 1st and 2nd-stage Beast Tamers.
His daughter... a young girl
who had contracted an initial beast for only three months, achieving this
level, was already quite impressive!
Hadn't his son mentioned that
now, in the high school third year of Jianghuai City No. 1 High School, his
daughter was the only one who had cultivated a 3rd-stage contract beast?
Therefore, today, Song Wenhai
walked with his head held high and chest out, exuding confidence.
He was just short of pasting
the four big characters of 'Today is a Joyful Day' on his forehead!
However...
Today, when he and his wife
returned home from work early, they found that their daughter's expression
seemed a bit off.
The girl's skin was naturally
fairer than ordinary people's, and her cheeks usually carried a healthy rosy
color. But now, she lowered her head, her long eyelashes drooping, and her face
lacked its usual color.
While eating, she
absentmindedly played with the rice in the bowl with the chopsticks, and even
her favorite cumin spare ribs were left untouched on the side, as if she hadn't
eaten more than two pieces... like a patient with no appetite.
Seeing Song Yu, Song Wenhai,
with a slightly worried tone, said, "Xiaoyu, is there something
uncomfortable today? I see you didn't eat much..."
Ah, Song Yu sighed, wanting to
explain to Song Wenhai...
But before she could speak...
Song Wenhai pointed at the
table full of dishes, over a dozen dishes, for a hearty dinner, his brow
slightly furrowed. "Mom specially had someone prepare this early in the
morning to celebrate you obtaining the wilderness area practical training quota
yesterday."
Song Yu felt guilty:
"..."
She looked up at Zhou Fangmei,
wanting to say a thank you.
"Especially this dish, mom
personally made it, and I can't bear to eat it!"
Song Wenhai interrupted Song
Yu's almost blurted-out thanks. He pointed at the cumin spare ribs, distressed:
"But you're eating it so listlessly, like you're going to the execution
ground? Look at yourself, is this proper?... Since you're acting so improper,
this plate of cumin spare ribs will be mine alone!"
Song Yu: "???"
Song Yu almost sprayed out a
mouthful of old blood: "..."
Good heavens, her dad was
revealing his gluttonous side!
If you want to eat ribs, just
say it! Was it necessary to go in such a big circle?
Seeing Zhou Fangmei's gaze
towards Song Wenhai with a hint of reproach, both Song Yu and Song Qi, the
siblings, silently took a bite of their food. If they didn't eat now, they
might end up being fed with dog food.
Indeed, children were an
accident, and parents were true love.
Fortunately, with this little
distraction, Song Yu's slightly low mood also lifted.
She turned to look at Song Qi,
pretending to casually ask, "By the way, what major are you planning to
study in college? If not Beast Taming, what other major do you think you would
want to pursue?"
"Ah...?" Song Qi
turned strangely and met his sister's gaze. After thinking for a moment, he
obediently answered, "If not Beast Taming, disregarding the type of
initial beast, I might want to study the military academy's piloting
major."
"If you had to choose a relatively
easy major, what would it be?" Song Yu's expression remained unchanged as
she pretended to chat.
"...Relatively easy?"
Song Qi found it even more strange. He looked at Song Yu with confusion and
asked, "Sis, besides Beast Taming, there shouldn't be any college majors
that are easy, right?"
Song Yu: "????"
Song Qi counted on his fingers
for Song Yu, "Beast Tamer major, although it has a slightly longer
duration than regular university majors, first, it doesn't require high
academic achievements. You just need to earnestly grasp the beast atlas and the
wilderness area and secret realm mineral and plant atlas. Second, even if you
can't pass the academic courses, as long as you can obtain the Professional
Beast Tamer Certificate before graduation, you can still pass the exam."
"After all, the most
important thing for a professional Beast Tamer is strength, not the ability to
identify minerals and plants..." Song Qi shrugged, put down his
chopsticks, and continued, "Professional Beast Tamers only need to bring
someone they know with them before each trip."
Song Yu shook slightly:
"..."
At this moment, even her gaze
towards Song Qi changed a bit.
"Third, and what I
consider the easiest point... the focus of the Beast Taming major is on how to
train your contracted beast, make it obey commands, and improve its
strength." Song Qi wiped his mouth with a napkin and continued, "But
training the contracted beast, in essence, means you're training it, not the
other way around. Isn't that easy?"
"As for improving the
strength of the contracted beast... if you have money, you can directly buy
rare materials and treasures to enhance it."
"If you don't have money
and go to the wilderness forest and secret realms, just choose a place suitable
for your contracted beast's level... Don't recklessly enter higher-level
areas." Song Qi raised his eyebrows, chuckled, "There won't be any
life-threatening danger, and you can earn money. Isn't that great? With
strength, contract a few more beasts... it's simply blissful like being a
fairy!"
Song Yu: "!!!"
Song Yu's pupils shook.
Good heavens! Good heavens!
Even a salted fish like her
couldn't help but exclaim!
So, there could be such a
concept as an easy Beast Taming major?!
Did you see Beast Tamers as ancient landlords in your eyes?!
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