Chapter 73, elective course: Revitalizing the Cultivation World, progress 73%.
Even the coolest, most aloof guy has to keep tapping the screen with his thumb when he's trying to book a class.
Jiang Yun got tired of clicking and changed her posture to continue clicking, but no matter what, the page still displayed "Webpage busy, please wait".
Suddenly, a pop-up window appeared at the top of the communication screen, showing that his special followers had sent a message in a certain group.
It's Su Xiaoyao.
During this tense and exciting time of class registration, she remained completely calm.
Jiang Yun looked up and met Xiao Tingyuan's equally confused gaze.
As Xiao Tingyuan looked at him, he was still clicking on the screen. His page was much smoother than Jiang Yun's, as if there was no server overload caused by thousands of people trying to take the course. However, his brows were tightly furrowed, and he was absentmindedly scrolling through the names of various subjects, struggling with his thoughts.
A moment later, he subconsciously wiped his other hand on his apron, intending to switch hands and continue browsing the course.
He froze, holding his dried hands, and his face flushed red.
"Damn it," he muttered under his breath.
How could he make that movement unconsciously! It's so unlike a sword cultivator!
"You're becoming more and more like a cook," Jiang Yun commented objectively.
Xiao Tingyuan took a deep breath, stammering, "I...I'm just...accustomed...you wouldn't understand...anyway, it's all Xiao Yao's fault! She opened a restaurant and then coerced me into becoming a cook, ugh, a cook!"
He stared resentfully at the half-washed vegetables in the sink. The thought that he, a cultivator who mainly practiced swordsmanship, had been forced to make rapid progress in his cooking skills in just half a month, with a growth rate faster than in the previous three years, made him feel that his future was bleak.
"There's nothing wrong with being a culinary cultivator. You might inherit the great achievements that the God of Cookery didn't finish, and become the first and only person among all the sword cultivators, weapon cultivators, and talisman cultivators to successfully ascend through the culinary arts."
When comforting his friends, Jiang Yun no longer held back his words.
"Isn't increasing your strength enough? Do you have any ideas like 'a gentleman keeps away from the kitchen'?" he asked casually.
That shouldn't be the case. If Xiao Tingyuan disliked the way of cooking, he would have decisively rejected the inheritance of the God of Cookery from the very beginning.
The Xiao Tingyuan he knew was not the greedy person who would cut off someone's inheritance.
Xiao Tingyuan sighed: "Of course I don't have such stubborn ideas, it's just that I can't quite put my finger on it, it's like I've become tainted by the smell of cooking fires after spending so much time by the stove."
His eyes were filled with melancholy as he recalled his experiences from a few days ago, recounting them to his friend: "The other day, you and Xiao Yao were both busy with your own things, and I went to play a system dungeon by myself. To avoid running into enemies on a narrow road, I made sure to disguise myself beforehand. But 007 saw right through me. I asked him how he could see through my disguise, and he said... he said I had a kind of kitchen-like aura that made it hard to mistake me."
As Xiao Tingyuan spoke, he became increasingly frustrated: "Is it really that obvious! I clearly use a cleansing technique three times every time I leave the kitchen, and I even went to the hot spring palace in the first heaven to dispel the cooking fumes, so why is my identity as a cook still so obvious!"
Jiang Yun looked him over carefully and pondered, "There have been some changes, but I think they are for the better. You look more gentle and kind, very mature and responsible, somewhat like the reliable qualities of a stay-at-home husband that Xiao Yao mentioned."
"But I am a sword cultivator! I should be sharp and domineering! Su Xiaoyao said that I, Xiao Aotian, should roam the world with my sword!" Xiao Tingyuan clearly did not agree with his change.
His eyes were filled with exhaustion.
The idea of "wandering the world with a sword" was something Su Xiaoyao said, and in the end, the idea of her constantly wielding a wok and flipping a pan was also something she taught her.
"Look on the bright side, you've gained more weight on Xiao Yao's list of top-tier players." Jiang Yun mastered the "Su-style" comforting technique. "Xiao Yao said that the essential skill for a top-tier player is 'playing dumb to fool others,' but she herself can't do that now that she's at the peak of her career. But you're different; you look more like an easy target. When Qi Tian, the grandson of the Xuan Tian Sword Sect's leader, chose you to fight during the assessment, he underestimated you at first and ended up suffering a lot."
"It looks even more like an easy target..." Xiao Tingyuan quipped over his words, his face contorted with misery. "Is this a compliment?!"
Jiang Yun smiled, a hint of doting affection in his eyes, like that of an elder.
Don't be discouraged.
After he finished speaking, he looked at Xiao Tingyuan's sleeve and slightly raised his chin.
"hand."
Xiao Tingyuan raised his hand, completely bewildered.
Jiang Yun then brought the screen projected by the communication stone close to his hand and touched it.
Jiang Yun then revealed a satisfied expression.
"You're really lucky," he praised sincerely.
Xiao Tingyuan: "..."
Trying to ride on his luck to snag a class, huh? This kid is increasingly trying to emulate Su Xiaoyao.
However, it must be said that his luck is indeed much better than others. He doesn't usually show it, but when his abilities reveal their difference, it's quite remarkable.
He'd rather share in their good fortune than refuse, since he was so generous.
Xiao Tingyuan's thoughts wandered aimlessly, while Jiang Yun finally managed to enter the course selection interface. As his fingertip swept across the dazzling array of subject names, his brows furrowed involuntarily once again.
Sweep away illiteracy and start your cultivation journey by learning history—we'll take you through the big gossip of the past ten thousand years; Note: It is recommended to prepare the textbook "History of the Cultivation World" in advance. You can purchase it through the only official channel of Tianyan Academy, at Granny Guiyi's shop on the first floor of the library. It's 9.99% off for a limited time, and you can buy it now for only 999 high-grade spirit stones (student loan link here...).
Cultivating the Tao begins with cultivating the mind: Learn this trick, and your inner demons will steer clear of you; Note: This course includes a free one-on-one psychological consultation of half an hour after the course. Don't miss this opportunity!
Voodoo spells are something you can choose not to use, but you absolutely must know; Note: If you are a talisman cultivator, you must learn them, and if you are not a talisman cultivator, you must learn them even more.
Thirty-six Yin Techniques for Body Cultivation: Sunflower Pointing to the Xue (a point on the acupoint); Note: Don't miss out! Super practical tips! Enthusiastic instructors will select lucky participants for demonstrations. Don't you want to choose your nemesis to practice on?
Learn how to turn a high flame without exploding your cauldron; Note: Fellow cauldron repairmen, are you still troubled by your cauldron exploding every day? Choose this course and you'll easily save the cost of ten cauldrons.
Amitabha; Note: The brightest Buddhist practitioners in the crowd, look here! Master this course and you will become even brighter (referring to the protective golden aura, not a hair-shaving advertisement; I am not shamelessly advertising and taking a cut like some people do, thank you).
Concealment and assassination are life-saving tricks suitable for all cultivators; Note: It is indeed a life-saving trick, the teacher personally advocates striking first, offense is defense, take them down first!
Ordinary herbal medicine, all first aid measures will be taught in one class, and there will be opportunities to observe and even taste sacred herbs up close. Shennong Grand Stage, come if you dare.
...
Jiang Yun finally understood why the course selection page had been stuck.
Logically, the first batch of lucky people who squeezed in should have left to make way after selecting their courses, but the line was still so long after the time it takes for an incense stick to burn. If he hadn't taken Xiao Aotian's hand, he would still be stuck outside.
Now it seems...
He would be confused too.
The course names on the course selection interface don't look like legitimate courses; instead, they resemble an unreliable system promoting unreliable system products.
This was completely different from the aloof and powerful lecturer he had originally imagined. No wonder the interface was stuck; anyone who entered would have to question their existence first.
Does this mean teachers also need to meet performance targets? This headline sounds too much like a sales pitch.
“Credits are like our system points, but they might be even harder to earn. It’s a bit expensive to spend 100 credits to take a course. How many do you plan to take?” Xiao Tingyuan asked him as he entered the page.
Jiang Yun hesitated and said, "We only have one chance to choose. If we want to add courses later, we need to double the credits, so we should try to choose all the courses at once."
“Yes, that’s why I’m so conflicted.” Xiao Tingyuan said, clutching the corner of his apron. “The university’s announcement said that students must select all five years’ worth of courses at once, with at least five electives. Graduation requirements include passing grades in all elective and required courses, a positive total credit score, and submission of a graduation thesis and internship report. This is based on the learning system of Xiao Yao’s original world, but it’s not exactly the same.”
"So how many courses should we choose? Should we choose all of them?" Jiang Yun asked.
Xiao Tingyuan shook his head and gestured on the screen: "I tried it just now but it didn't work. For example, this 'Introduction to Swordsmanship: Hands-on Basic Teaching' and that 'Swordsmanship from Zero' are both sword cultivation courses, but the class times conflict. When I selected them, a pop-up window said 'Please confirm that you have or will soon have the Nascent Soul stage cultivation level. You can take two courses at the same time.'"
Jiang Yun: "If someone clicks to confirm quickly, wouldn't we be overwhelmed?"
"Who knows? Never mind them. The important thing right now is how we choose. If we drag this out any longer, all the classes will be taken."
After their analysis, the two remained silent.
Xiao Tingyuan sighed, "If only Xiao Yao were here at this time."
She excels at identifying loopholes in the rules and finding the optimal solution to problems for their three-person team.
"Xiao Yao sent me a message." Jiang Yun glanced at the message casually and noticed that Su Xiao Yao, who had been sending messages in the group just a moment ago, had sent a message.
"Great! What did she say? Was it about course selection?" After his initial surprise, Xiao Tingyuan remembered that he had been whispering behind her back, and suddenly felt a little guilty.
"She told us to be more moderate in choosing courses and not to be too greedy. She said she had a way to get us into the courses we couldn't get into," Jiang Yun chuckled softly.
"At least she has a conscience; she still knows to remind us." Xiao Tingyuan's brows relaxed a bit, and he snorted.
His gaze swept over the sink, and he muttered to himself, "She's not just good at ripping people off; the sink she made is quite useful, and the new cookware is nice too."
Jiang Yun saw through it but didn't say anything, and casually put the "One Hundred Workplace Slang Terms" book that was next to him into his storage space.
444, who was in charge of classifying the storage space, saw through everything, and his eyes were full of vicissitudes.
Damn it, the once invincible thing has finally been defeated by that evil thing called 996. Its host's mind has been devoured by the host of 996!
Fortunately, it wasn't the only one in such a tragic situation; the host 1314, widely recognized in the system world for his extreme sarcasm, was even more hopeless.
[System 1314: Dear, don't make assumptions about me. As long as the host is well, I'm fine. I have a good relationship with 996, and I don't feel inferior in front of it.]
While 444 was hesitating, 1314 sent a message to the system backend first.
[System 444: How do you know I'm speculating about you? Don't slander me, okay? I don't care about any of this.]
1314 randomly sent a screenshot.
[System 1314: Hi, next time you're feeling conflicted, don't open my chat window and repeatedly type and delete. I can see what's being typed!]
[System 444: Ha, you really don't care?]
【System 1314: Hmm】
[System 444: Then why did you open my chat window? How would you know I'm typing if you didn't open it?]
【System 1314:……】
After sending the message, 444 closed the chat window with a cold snort.
In other words, to put it nicely, which system doesn't know that 1314 is the most cunning? On the surface, 444 and 996 are the most at odds for being number one, but in reality, few systems care about this one who is always number one.
It then began communicating with its host.
[Host, I think this history course is a must-take. As the saying goes, we can learn from history to understand the rise and fall of dynasties. This seemingly basic course might actually hold a lot of secrets.]
Jiang Yun paused for a moment, then followed its suggestion and chose history.
Without even looking up, he casually revealed his thoughts: "I didn't expect you to be interested in this. The tone you used when you recommended it was exactly the same as when you encouraged me to buy the limited edition from the mall. If I didn't know it was from the academy, I would have thought you got a commission for recommending it."
Haha, oh, how could that be?
444 was speechless and just laughed it off.
Believe it or not, it actually does offer commissions.
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