A Fool's Errand to Witness Bare-Handed Combat
"Me? Of course I'm going to school! Even though I got a guaranteed admission, my parents seem a bit worried about it. They keep telling me to build some connections, and they even seem to want me to take the civil service exam... Yeah! I'm already a student now, and next week is final exams... What am I saying? I'm not going to run away from home!"
Chen Xiyao was venting her recent pre-exam stress over the phone with a vivid expression when, just then, the dormitory door was carefully pushed open, and Chen Xiyao saw her most familiar member of the Supernatural Tale Countermeasures Bureau — Lin Wenxue.
The other person made a quiet gesture as subtly as possible, while simultaneously picking up a sign and showing Chen Xiyao the words on it. Instantly, Chen Xiyao's eyes sharpened...
Listening to his master's long phone conversation, Liu Qi's face showed a complex expression. Feng Xue's image Hermit master crumbled instantly, accompanied by a strong sense of disillusionment and intense curiosity.
Could the person making the phone call be my teacher's wife?
Judging from what the master said, the other person is still in school?
If it's a college student, that's fine, but if it's a high school student or even a junior high school student...
Tsk!
Punishment!
That's absolutely too much torture!
However, the combination of Martial Arts Master and a high school girl actually seems to have some chemistry... The school beauty's personal bodyguard?
Liu Qi thought this content could go viral, so he immediately took out his phone and jotted down his inspiration.
Although it's about time to start preparing for tomorrow's update, when I'm feeling creative, I should definitely work on the outline for the new book!
However, the instructor is a bit old; if we knew him at school, he'd be the physical education teacher, right?
Hmm, ran away from home...
Finding a runaway high school girl—isn't that too much like a light novel?
How about we change the settings?
Art originates from life, but it transcends life!
That's right, let's make the master's age younger, add a reclusive family, and oh yes, his identity needs to be changed too. Hmm, we've written too much about king of soldiers, how about writing an assassin instead?
By the way, isn't that "Libra" killer pretty popular right now? I heard he's sliced up three governors of Colombia... Yeah, the retired executioner... no, executioner isn't cool enough, the Oath Keeper! Yes, the youngest Scales-Oath Keeper!
If someone hires an unsuspecting executioner to kill him in the future, the subsequent investigation could easily fabricate a story like, "The three-year term has ended; we respectfully request the return of the Oath Keeper"...
Thinking of this, Liu Qi felt a surge of inspiration; it seemed like he could cram all the jokes and plot points he had accumulated over the years of writing into his book...
Just as he was engrossed in writing, his teacher's wife suddenly fell silent.
Liu Qi was slightly surprised by the sudden silence, feeling as if something was about to happen. He immediately looked up and heard a strongly worded question coming from his master's phone receiver—
"Is there anyone else with you?"
"What the hell? How did Master's wife know? And that tone... Am I being treated like a mistress by Master's wife?... This feels so awkward!"
Feng Xue didn't pay attention to what Liu Qi was thinking, but was slightly surprised and said:
"You actually noticed? Looks like you haven't been slacking off lately!"
"Of course! I practice every day!" Chen Xiyao said this with a slight hint of guilt, so she followed up by saying, "Speaking of which, I've made some progress on completing the <Bu Tiange> recently. How should I give it to you?"
"Oh? How did you do that?" Feng Xue was genuinely surprised this time. Although he believed in the power of the authorities, the numerology required by Bu Tiange and real-world astronomy were related, but still very different.
He relied on various reference books to extract key phrases and sentences, and with the assistance of the cultivation system, he was able to Bu Tiange level up. However, Chen Xiyao had already made progress...
Is Chen Xiyao one of those people with exceptionally high innate aptitude for numerology?
After all, she should also have an attainment system. If her innate aptitude is high enough, it is indeed possible for her to gain knowledge by reading.
However, Chen Xiyao did not take credit, but gave a reasonable answer instead:
"It wasn't me, it was the result of the observatory. They summarized all the recorded celestial phenomena and those mentioned in books, combined them with the Earth's revolution and rotation, and the existing laws of celestial motion, and created a dynamic model. Then they compared the model's movement with the secret manual I copied, and extracted the corresponding parts."
"So far, we've found twenty-three star charts that have a certain degree of compatibility. I've already tried them, and about nineteen of these star charts can improve Bu Tiange's cultivation progress. The rest are probably errors from when I copied the book. However, the comparison isn't over yet, and I believe there should be more to come if we continue."
"That's really good. Speaking of which, your handwritten copy was indeed a bit blurry. I'll send you the complete copy in a bit. As for the star map, just send it to me via text message."
Feng Xue was amazed by the observatory's approach, not because he couldn't think of doing it, but because he simply didn't have the resources to do so.
The rudimentary star chart of Stellaris can overload a graphics card if it runs for even a short time. The kind of approach that transforms a star chart from thousands of years old into a dynamic model has extremely stringent requirements for computing power and algorithms. It would be almost impossible to achieve such results so quickly without the intervention of state-owned enterprises.
"Okay, I'll text you later." Chen Xiyao had a faint smile on her face, happy that she could finally help Feng Xue. However, she then felt a touch on her calf. Looking up, she saw Lin Wenxue pointing at the words on the whiteboard and winking at her.
When Chen Xiyao saw that string of words, her face immediately darkened again, and she quickly said:
Do you think I'm an easy woman to fool?
"Huh?" Feng Xue was completely bewildered by Chen Xiyao's sudden change of expression, but Chen Xiyao continued speaking to herself:
"Using martial arts practice to change the subject is so despicable! What's the difference between you and those scumbag parents who use questions about grades to change the subject?!"
"Ah, this..." Feng Xue glared at Liu Qi, who was trying not to laugh, and then felt that her "Scandal Boyfriend" Tag had gained even more weight. She sighed helplessly.
"You think the rumors aren't outrageous enough, huh?"
"Rumors and such..." Chen Xiyao couldn't stand hearing this, and her expression immediately turned ashamed, making Lin Wenxue across from her want to cover her face.
However, Lin Wenxue reacted quickly, giving Chen Xiyao another light kick to remind the lovestruck girl to get down to business.
However, unexpectedly, before Chen Xiyao could speak again, Feng Xue calmly said:
"Although saying 'What's it to you?' at this point would be very hurtful, I'll explain it for the sake of our life-or-death friendship."
"The idiot next to me is a guy. I met him while traveling, and he seemed to have some talent, so I thought I'd take him on as an apprentice..."
PS1: Regarding celestial phenomena, it's actually a simple inductive summary. For example, "the imperial star sways and Mars is high" is likely an astronomical phenomenon that occurs about once every two hundred years. This is because it coincides with the cycle of dynastic change (which is related to population capacity; roughly every two hundred years, food production cannot meet the population, leading to war). Thus, the ancients discovered that every time this celestial phenomenon appeared, the world began to fall into chaos, and it became a symbol of great chaos.
There are also some celestial phenomena that affect the climate, which themselves represent phenomena such as drought leading to reduced food production, and in a sense, can also be seen as signs of war and chaos.
PS2: The book about the school beauty is from 2011, well, just consider it a difference in timelines.
PS3: Speaking of which, the Eastern Kingdom is truly a very interesting country. Everyone probably knows it doesn't have a legal capital, but did you know that it doesn't even have an official language? That's right, Japanese isn't an official language of the Eastern Kingdom... That's just absurd, isn't it?