A Person's Habits
The humor of the Mohist School is hardly commendable.
The rental shop wasn't very big, about the size of two residential rooms. Various cheap-looking DVDs were piled up haphazardly. Although there were labels indicating "horror," "martial arts," and "romance," the categories weren't organized. Occasionally, you could also find comedy movies on the horror shelf.
Hongdou looked around and said disappointedly, "Xiao Ming, it seems there aren't any movies about bad kids?"
"Don't speak so loudly."
Si Ming felt a little guilty. In his previous life, he had only downloaded adult movies online, and he always secretly played on the horizontal bar alone. He had never bought DVDs from a physical store.
He could sense that the atmosphere in the shop changed after Hongdou spoke. Some customers seemed surprised that a woman was there and turned their attention to her. They were even more surprised when they saw that it was a male and female student.
Si Ming tried his best to remain calm and patted Hongdou's head to signal her to be quiet. Soon, the other guests looked away. Although they felt it was inappropriate, there was no law prohibiting minors from renting DVDs, and besides, they weren't even acquaintances. It was better to avoid trouble.
However, two customers were still hiding between the film display shelves, secretly peeking at Hongdou, and occasionally comparing her to the discs in their hands, seemingly thinking that the girl was even prettier than the female lead on the disc cover.
Si Ming keenly noticed the two sneaky fellows. He originally intended to flick a finger to give them a slight warning, but then a possibility occurred to him.
"I know where those kinds of movies are."
He confidently led Hongdou over, while the two guests, clearly the type who had the desire but not the courage, quickly dropped the discs and moved to other seats, trying to avoid them at all costs.
"Huh, it really is here! It's even on the shelf of educational videos. I didn't even notice it before."
Hongdou enthusiastically selected educational videos, attracting many strange looks, but she was completely unaware and unaffected. On the contrary, Si Ming was quite embarrassed, but he pretended to be nonchalant, which was far less natural than that of a young girl.
Fortunately, no one, including the shop owner, came to warn them. Although the sex industry is prohibited by law in Su State, and there isn't even an 18+ category, if the law is not enforced, it's just a piece of waste paper.
The Su State severely cracks down on serious crimes such as murder, drug trafficking, and child trafficking. Once a criminal is caught, he is sentenced to a heavy and swift punishment without any leniency. However, it is indifferent to minor violations and tends to ignore them unless the public reports them, preferring to let things slide.
Learning from "educational films," something the masses enjoy, is now only subject to regulatory prohibition. In the eyes of ordinary people, such things are probably only related to morality and social trends, and have nothing to do with illegality. At most, seeing them will elicit a sigh that the world is going downhill.
With a bit of curiosity, Si Ming followed Hongdou and took a look. He found that the "education practitioners" in Su State were quite simple. There were basically no films with heavy content, not even gay or lesbian films. The only slightly more interesting ones were probably films with plots like Sex and Zen.
"Indeed, there are business opportunities everywhere. The 'education' industry still has a lot of room for development. If we were to learn from a certain company and make 'The Legend of the Divine Radish Hero' into an 18+ film, it should cause a sensation."
After thinking for a moment, Si Ming felt that he was more likely to be killed by the loyal fans of "The Legend of the Divine Radish Hero," since everyone there was skilled in martial arts.
However, using other mythological stories might be very profitable, allowing them to capitalize on popular intellectual property. Moreover, producing "educational films" is inexpensive, making it a sure-fire way to make a fortune...
"Oh no, I think I can hear the sound of a new world line starting!"
Si Ming shook his head vigorously, pulling his wandering thoughts back. "It's more in line with humanitarian principles to destroy this kind of awful parallel world. To transmigrate into a world with martial arts Divine Ability, only to end up making pornographic films and contributing to the pornography industry—how pathetic must someone be!"
At this moment, Hongdou said, "It's so hard to choose, Xiao Ming don't you choose one?"
Don't push this kind of thing onto me!
"But I want to know, from a guy's perspective, which type is more popular?" Hongdou thought for a moment and emphasized, "This opinion will be of great reference value to my upcoming work."
"To each their own, football fans and pilots will never like the same type of player."
"Then let's choose the type you like, Xiao Ming."
"... Let's take this one then, pick one quickly, and then we're leaving."
Chapter 85 A Person's Habits
"Female swordswoman, oh... so Xiao Ming, you like this type of woman."
Hongdou skipped along, carrying the newly rented movie, occasionally stealing glances at Si Ming.
"Didn't I tell you? I just wanted to leave quickly, so I just picked someone randomly. I didn't even get a good look at what they looked like, so I can't say whether I like them or not."
Actually, it was because Si Ming had never seen an educational film about female warriors before, and he found it somewhat novel, since it was, in a sense, a "local specialty" of this world.
"So you like women who wear swordsman outfits."
For once, Hongdou was quite shrewd.
"I told you, I don't like her."
"Don't be shy, Xiao Ming. It's okay if you like female swordsmen; it won't make me dislike you."
Si Ming said impatiently, "Can't you listen to what others say? Are those things on the sides of your head just decorations?"
Hongdou suddenly stopped and stopped talking.
Si Ming took a couple of steps and realized that the other person hadn't followed. He turned around and saw Hongdou standing alone in the same spot, looking at him with a pitiful expression. He couldn't help but feel a little guilty. He was an adult, why should he get so close to a little girl? In the end, she was just being coquettish.
"My tone was a little harsh just now, you..."
Before she could finish speaking, Hongdou suddenly took out her sketchbook from her bag and ran towards the other side of the street corner, where a car accident had occurred.
Si Ming was confused. "What's she doing? Is she going to join in the fun? But do you need a sketchbook to join in the fun?"
He quickly ran to catch up and arrived at the scene to find two cars had collided. The front of the cars was obviously twisted and deformed, looking like toy cars that had been broken by children.
Not far from the scene, two injured people lay unconscious, covered in blood. It was unclear whether they were the driver or the passenger. Two passersby were providing emergency first aid. —Medicine is a fundamental subject in the education system of Su State.
Hongdou squatted down next to the two cars, staring intently at the spot where the front of the cars collided, her eyes unblinking, as if she wanted to imprint what she saw in front of her into her mind.
"What are you doing? This isn't a fun place. What if there's an oil leak and an explosion..."
Si Ming suddenly realized that this was impossible, because the cars in this world did not use gasoline, but also used True Qi as an energy source, so it was impossible for an oil leak to cause an explosion.
If an explosion were to occur, it would happen at the moment of the car collision due to the intense clash of True Qi. After the collision, no matter how severely the car is damaged, it will not explode.
Hongdou paid no attention to Si Ming's words. Her attention was focused on the two colliding cars. She quickly took out a pencil from her trouser pocket and began to draw in her sketchbook. Judging from her hand movements, she drew very fast, as if there were afterimages.