Chapter 280: Chapter 127: Consecutive Rewards

Li Younan briefly mentioned his plans for the day and thought, "Come over tomorrow."

Lan Yiyi said there was no problem, and she would come to the airport to pick up Li Younan and the others then.

It’s worth mentioning that for the upcoming itinerary, Li Younan would still be bringing Chen Rui along.

However, Chen Rui certainly couldn’t stay until the time Li Younan left. Being a student, she had limited time back in China and could only stay for about a week more before returning.

This trip was merely for leisure, so Li Younan didn’t plan on imposing too much trouble on Lan Yiyi; they would manage their own meals and accommodation by then.

Lan Yiyi, being naturally hospitable, showed great enthusiasm upon learning that Li Younan would also bring his sister.

It was already 1 PM when they set out. Changchun in November was already a bit cold, though the weather today was quite nice.

Li Younan and Chen Rui visited the Changying Memorial Hall and watched a movie.

When they came out of the cinema, it was already evening.

Once again, Li Younan received a check-in reward from the memorial hall.

But this time, the reward made Li Younan laugh a bit...

[Chinese Swordsmanship Skill +1]

[Chinese Swordsmanship lv.1: You are now proficient in the techniques of all Chinese swordsmanship styles. In a lawful society, focus on performing!]

This skill description is really...

A moment later, Li Younan got serious.

He clearly understood that the skill granted by the system was not the mystical martial arts swordsmanship but rather a regular routine of sword moves that anyone could master with practice.

Although the skill description suggests focusing on performance, it undoubtedly possesses strong practical abilities.

Swordsmanship is the most challenging among weaponry, with ever-changing routines evolving from it. Now, Li Younan has mastered all routines, and he can perform each move as gracefully and effortlessly as a martial arts master.

But Li Younan also knew that according to the system’s "quirk," a higher level should transcend complex routines and styles into simplicity.

However, it wasn’t much of an issue, as in a lawful society, swordsmanship holds little practical use; instead, its performance aspect has more room for utilization.

Playing swordsmanship well can look very handsome, and because it’s a system-granted ability, it won’t deteriorate even without constant practice.

After gaining this skill, Li Younan’s mood improved even further.

During dinner, Chen Rui noticed that Li Younan was in a good mood.

She leisurely took out her phone, flipped to Li Younan’s video homepage, and said, "By the way, you haven’t posted that video yet."

Li Younan nodded and replied, "Still editing it."

Chen Rui curiously asked, "Do you have a team? Is someone helping you with the editing?"

Li Younan nodded and casually said, "I have a dedicated video packager I collaborate with."

Chen Rui thought for a moment and said, "I’ve also taken courses in video directing at university. If you need, I can help with the editing. By the way..." She added, "Of course, I wouldn’t charge you."

At this point, Chen Rui couldn’t help but laugh.

Chen Rui is a very independent girl.

To be straightforward, this trip wasn’t cheap. Both the airfare and hotel costs were quite substantial.

Occasionally, when eating out, if Li Younan paid the bill, Chen Rui would immediately make up for it elsewhere.

Although Li Younan didn’t agree, he continued the topic and chatted with Chen Rui: "You also took directing as an elective, do you like movies?"

Chen Rui nodded and said, "Physics and movies are my two major life interests. When reading books on physics, especially astrophysics, I often wonder how intriguing it would be to showcase those concepts through cinematic language. Oh, by the way, do you watch sci-fi movies?"

Li Younan thought for a moment: "Like ’Iron Man’?"

"What the heck? That’s more like a fantasy movie, right?"

"Ha... Yeah, it’s not very precise, huh."

"I find movies like ’Interstellar Travel’ and ’The Wandering Earth’ quite interesting, even if some details don’t hold up to scrutiny. They meet my expectations for sci-fi movies."

"Do you want to make a sci-fi movie like that in the future?"

"It’s just a hobby; I haven’t thought that far ahead. Compared to movies, my current priority is to complete my studies, and I’m purely a science student. Movies, after all, are more literary..."

"You could give it a try..." Li Younan encouraged. "Guo Fan, Jiaojiao, and Feng Ji all have backgrounds in science and engineering. Filmmaking is a systematic project, and as the times progress, this trend is becoming more apparent... Science students who have long-term exposure to systematic engineering have systematic thinking, making them more advantageous when making modern films."

Chen Rui was somewhat surprised and thoughtful.

The dishes then arrived. To be straightforward, the taste of this restaurant was very ordinary. Chen Rui commented on it a few times, and Li Younan followed up, analyzing from the ingredients used why the taste was so different.

Unlike chatting with others, Li Younan half-jokingly used chemical terms like the properties of monosodium glutamate and protein denaturation time, which only science students could understand to narrate.

Others might have dozed off long ago, but Chen Rui was listening intently and laughed out loud: "Scientific analysis of cooking..."

"Talk to people with human language..."

"?"

"Uh... I mean, talk to science students with science language."

The pleasant day came to an end.

...

Dusk fell.

Grassland.

Winter.

Lan Yiyi was playing with something very cool.

Saddle up, draw the bow.

The young man at the racetrack focused on the target.

Lan Yiyi’s bow-drawing motion was impressive; everyone held their breath.

Lan Yiyi held her breath and let go of the string.

"Twang!"

No one saw the arrow.

Looking again, the arrow was stuck in the ground five meters in front of her and the horse. 𝒻𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝘯𝘰𝑣ℯ𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝘮

They dispersed, each to their own tasks.

Lan Yiyi coughed, gracefully dismounted, "Well, did Little White Cabbage give birth?"

"Let’s go check..."

The stable was warm.