"Is it just tone-deaf? Other than that, Noel's voice, vocal organs, and body are all healthy, right?"
That’s it?
Noel opened his eyes involuntarily and nodded subconsciously in confusion.
The teacher's voice was still so gentle, without a trace of reluctance or disgust. "That's easy. I have a few books here that teach people how to sing. Noel can take a look and see if he can improve his condition. If not, I'll think of other ways."
Another gift box appeared by the swimming pool. Noel was still a little overwhelmed, and instinctively opened it to reveal two books inside - "Teaching You the Correct Pronunciation" and "Singing, It's Not That Difficult".
What's this?
Isn’t singing an innate talent? Are there books specifically teaching people how to sing?
Noel, who was nervously waiting for Yan Jue's reaction to the fact that he was a disabled fish, was completely confused by the two books and the other party's attitude of dismissing them.
Seeing Noel was confused for a few seconds and finally opened the book, Yan Jue breathed a sigh of relief.
Before he knew the truth, he was almost scared by his own imagination. After knowing the truth, he felt both amused and helpless.
The symptoms of tone-deafness have long been thoroughly studied in their world. Some are congenital, due to physiological defects that prevent accurate singing, while others are acquired due to a lack of professional training, so there's no concept of this.
Congenital ones cannot be solved, but acquired ones can be saved. I just don’t know which one Noel is.
When talking to Noel, Yan Jue comforted him with soft words and encouraged him throughout the whole process. However, in his heart, he had already begun to think about whether there was any way to enable a person who was born tone-deaf to sing normally.
In fact, it is easy to guess. As a species with extremely high talent in singing, it doesn't make sense that every mermaid has to undergo professional training before they can sing melodious songs. Absolute pitch should be innate to them.
Noel's tone-deafness could only be a physical defect.
However, there is no need to tell Noel this directly. It is better to let him work hard on the professional books first, and then slowly accept the reality, rather than killing him with one blow.
Although both methods lead to the same disappointing end result, Yan Jue believes that the former will at least give Noel hope, letting him know that his problems in another world are not a problem to be feared, and that there are other ways to study the principles of common things in life.
Just like the novel about cultivating immortals, it is full of things that do not exist in Noel's world, which will motivate him to seek other solutions.
The little mermaid looks delicate, but in fact, she is very strong inside. Otherwise, she would not have such a quirky personality now, and would have turned into a depressed little salted fish long ago.
Looking lovingly at the little mermaid reading a book on the screen, Yan Jue kept thinking of a strategy in his mind.
Opposite him, Pan Wencheng looked at the screen and saw the words [Noel's Favorability +1] popping up continuously as Noel turned the pages of the book. He calculated silently in his heart, his eyes filled with joy.
"Ninety..."
"What?" Yan Jue was stunned for a moment before he understood what Pan Wencheng was talking about. He was also surprised and asked, "Already over ninety?"
"Ninety-two, to be exact." Pan Wencheng smiled. "Only eight more points are needed to fill it up. It's a pity there's no hint."
He waited five minutes and made sure the prompt no longer appeared before speaking.
Yan Jue was a bit dazed. Thinking back to when he had worked so hard for a little bit of favorability, he always felt that it would never be possible to reach the maximum value in this lifetime. He didn't expect that in just a few days, it would soar by more than 30 points.
"It seems that the key to maximizing favorability is not only caring for the cubs but also resolving their problems." Pan Wencheng thought about what had happened in the past few days and understood. "The key to finally reaching 100 is probably to find another path for Noel."
How to make the mermaid, who is born tone-deaf, sing normally? The experts are now busy.
Yan Jue is also busy, not only busy but also mentally exhausted.
After getting the book, Noel began to study diligently. He even skipped his favorite swimming pool. Except for occasionally going to the classroom, he stayed in the dormitory all day and buried his head in the book. By the way, he also turned into a curious baby and kept asking questions to Yan Jue, the provider of the book.
Although if he quits the game, the system will send a reminder if the cub needs to find him, but Yan Jue has nothing to do except eating and sleeping, so naturally he has to stay by the phone as much as possible without logging off frequently.
Noel found that the teacher was always behind him and asked more questions.
Yan Jue naturally didn't have the heart to discourage Nuoer, who was studying diligently. The problem was, he hadn't received any professional training. His singing skills were just good enough to stay in tune. How could he know about chest resonance or the most comfortable and effective pronunciation? Not to mention the technical vocabulary; he was completely clueless.
Even with real-time guidance from a group of experts, Yan Jue's eyes became dizzy from reciting the poems every day, and he even dreamed that he was learning to sing.
Even more complicated was that some of the content in the book was completely foreign to Noel's world, and basic real-world adjectives and names were like incomprehensible words to Noel. Yan Jue could only explain these to Noel bit by bit, and even found it much more difficult than repeating professional knowledge to Noel.
How to explain why 1+1=2? Yan Jue was very tired.
It is tiring, but it does not mean that there is no gain.
The expert group tried their best to analyze and infer the world of Noel from some of the words Noel asked Yan Jue. Yan Jue also felt Noel's obvious dependence and trust in him during their long time together.
This feeling is very wonderful. In another world far away with unknown purpose, he has become the concern of a little mermaid.
Yan Jue didn't want to let this concern down, so he treated Noel with even more care.
During their week together, Yan Jue, at the suggestion of the expert team, tentatively asked Noel about the Atlantis continent because of his growing goodwill. He had been curious about it for a long time. Unfortunately, Noel told him seriously that he could not share this information.
"I'm sorry, teacher. I can't tell you anything about the continent of Atlantis, not even about the mermaid race. The things I told you last time were only because they were related to me."
These are Noel's exact words.
Although Yan Jue and the expert group were somewhat disappointed, they also understood that this game could not be viewed with common sense. It was normal to have all kinds of weird restrictions. They did not want to make things difficult for a cub.
Yes, they had now confirmed that Noel was a genuine cub. His memory began when he was born from an egg in this kindergarten. He had never lived on the continent of Atlantis. Everything he knew came from textbooks.
This is another breaking point.
There were many different theories about this, and the expert group discussed it endlessly. Yan Jue? He didn't care much. He was still struggling to find a way to make Noel sing normally.
It was not feasible to use Noel's voice to synthesize a software to play songs. The premise that "power must be inspired by singing" overturned everything he had thought before.
Either Noel had to learn to sing, or learn another way to stimulate his energy. Otherwise, they could only study the "principle of the interdependence between the mermaid's singing and her own strength."
Cross the planes and study or crack the essence of the mermaid's power?
Yan Jue was sure that he was now awake and not dreaming.
"I know you're worried about Noel, but don't be too hard on yourself," Pan Wencheng advised. "The expert team doesn't have any clues either."
Yan Jue had been gloomy these past few days, his spirit visibly flagging. Today, when he came back from outside, he happened to see Yan Jue sitting in the yard in a daze. He also dragged a chair over and sat down, intending to give him some advice.
In the summer evening breeze, Pan Wencheng relaxed for a rare moment, speaking casually, "If it's true as we suspected, that we need to resolve Noel's problem to reach 100 favorability, then that means we definitely have a solution, but we're just not looking in the right direction yet. If not, then that means the game isn't working either, so don't blame yourself too much."
"I know." Yan Jue shook his head: "I just don't want to disappoint Noel."
"It would be fine if he could live in kindergarten his whole life, but what if... if he met his own people, would they laugh at him and isolate him? Would he feel inferior? How would he protect himself if he encountered danger?"
Pan Wencheng couldn't help but laugh and said, "Your mentality is a bit like being a father."
Yan Jue sighed, and said in a mature tone: "After all, I watched him grow up, I can't bear to let him go."
Pan Wencheng also sighed: "It would be great if we could actually meet Noel. Right now, we can only study a video and a few words. No matter how hard the expert team tries, there's nothing they can do."
As Pan Wencheng entered middle age, he had few opportunities to access online entertainment, and he couldn't understand why Yan Jue was so concerned about a character in a game, and this wasn't just a feeling he developed after he knew Noel was real.
Through the information and the half month of interaction, he could see a bit of Yan Jue's character. He could never imagine that under the elite appearance, the other party was such a person "obsessed with the virtual online world".
It can't be that he worked so hard to make money for too long that he suddenly changed his personality?
Pan Wencheng shook his head, swallowed his doubts, and changed the subject: "By the way, the research institute's research results on runaway fish are out."
Yan Jue perked up and asked, "Really?"
"Well, the fish that escaped were delivered dead, and the genetic test showed all gibberish. There are some components in the meat that are similar to fish on Earth, but they are very rare. 80% of them are undetectable."
This result, aside from proving that the running fish is indeed a fish, is of little use. The key point is: "It also contains a certain energy that, upon consumption, invigorates the subject's mind and slowly strengthens their body. Furthermore, its flesh will not spoil for three days, but will rapidly deteriorate after that. Researchers believe this is related to this unknown energy."
"Eat?" Yan Jue was shocked: "Has anyone tried it?"
Who would actually eat something like that after seeing it? The researchers are truly amazing.
"How could that be possible?" Pan Wencheng quickly denied. "Who would dare to eat something so unknown? They were just experimenting on mice!"
Yan Jue laughed dryly. "My brain is short-circuiting. What about fish legs? Are they also fish meat?"
After saying that, he froze in place, really bringing up something that was irrelevant.
Pan Wencheng said calmly, "Of course. Those four legs just look like human legs. They're still fish in nature. They don't have a human-like skeletal structure. Inside is just a piece of transparent cartilage, straight and without joints."
It sounded somewhat acceptable, but the mental damage caused by Pao Yu's appearance was something Yan Jue couldn't get out of his mind for a while. Silently pulling out the knife that he had stabbed with his own hands, Yan Jue urgently needed to divert his attention and clear his mind and eyes.
"Thank you, Director Pan, for chatting with me. You've worked hard all day. Go to bed early. Good night."
Yan Jue quickly escaped and slipped back to his dormitory to watch videos and cleanse his eyes.
However, because the mental damage caused by the running fish was too severe, he still dreamed of the running fish chasing him several times at night. He woke up from the dream several times in fright and felt tired when he woke up in the morning.
After patiently reading Noel's insights after his hard practice at night, and as usual under the guidance of the expert group, pointing out Noel's shortcomings and giving corrective suggestions, Yan Jue somehow remembered what Pan Wencheng said casually when chatting with him yesterday.
"It would be nice if I could hear Noel singing while he's practicing." Yan Jue sighed slightly and murmured, "If Noel were to judge himself like this, a newbie like him wouldn't be able to notice if there were any mistakes."
After a brief moment of distraction, Yan Jue looked down and suddenly discovered that the content in the bubble box on the screen had changed.
"Teacher, do you want to hear me sing?"
Yan Jue turned stiffly to look at his right index finger tapping on the screen, and had a bad guess. But soon, he stopped paying attention to his stupidity.
What Noel meant, couldn't it be what he thought?
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