Crossing the stars, I live-streamed my cultivation in kindergarten

Chapter 478 Merchant Examination 3: Each Showing Their Unique Skills

Under the influence of unseen rules, Phil's dreams became increasingly blurred.

Gradually, he came to regard it simply as an interesting dream.

He thought for a while, but still couldn't remember.

However, I stopped thinking about who it was since I couldn't remember; he was taking an exam right now.

Exams are the most important thing!
Thus, thanks to his "outstanding abilities," Phil earned over ten thousand yuan on the first day, far ahead of others, thanks to the hospitality of the Dong'an Group.

According to the beautiful CEO of Dong'an Group, the 10,000 gold coins were just a deposit, and the balance would be paid after the matter was resolved.

The live stream viewers exclaimed that it was "extremely profitable."

Many viewers are already planning to follow suit and try their hand at dungeon quests in the game world.

After all, with just a few ambiguous words and a few casual gestures, half the task is completed, and you can also boost the goddess's favor and become a guest of honor at Dong'an Group.

This would be much more beneficial for their development in the gaming world.

Therefore, as long as Phil passes this exam, it means that the system judges that such behavior does not constitute "cheating and deception," and then they can copy it!
Unlike Phil, the other kids also don't play by the rules.

The camera then shifts to Zhu Xia, who was initially quite well-behaved, setting up her stall at the wooden toy stand assigned to her by the exam.

Business was so-so; he only sold one piece in the morning, and it was only because a kind-hearted NPC saw that his little doll looked "pitiful" that he spent gold coins to buy a piece of wood carving.

Even so, Zhu Xia was not in a hurry, and slowly sat on the recliner, swaying back and forth in the sun.

[My goodness, what's that old saying again? "The emperor isn't worried, but the eunuch is?" I'm even tempted to sneak into the exam hall and earn gold coins for King Zhu Xia.]

[Hey little bear cub, don't just grow fat and forget about being smart! The other classmates have already racked up hundreds of gold coins.]

Phil has already earned 10,000 gold coins, while our bear cub only has 20. This isn't just lagging far behind, it's falling behind completely!

[Squad Leaders Hei Mo and Jia Xiao didn't randomly end up in the same place as Bear Cub, otherwise they could have kept him in check. Only the two squad leaders and An An, who never hesitates to take action, could keep Bear Cub in check.]

Zhu Xia had no idea how anxious the audience was; all he knew was that the exam hall was really interesting.

But gradually, his heart drifted to the guests.

Guest NPC1: You heard? The zoo next door has brought in a new batch of animals, including giant pandas!
Guest NPC2: You've heard about it, it's a national treasure. I'd like to go take a look. If I happen to be there during the panda's feeding time, I can even feed it for a few coins.

Guest NPC1: The zoo in the next city has a brown panda named "Seven Brother," it's really special. I wonder if our city's zoo will ever have a brown panda, I've never seen one before.

Guest NPC3: Hehe, I made a reservation today. I'm heading over now. Let me check out the animals inside first to see if they're cute.

Zoo, giant pandas, feeding, brown...

Zhu Xia: (), finally he's found a good way to get rich!
He abandoned the stall without a second thought, not even bothering to sell it.

Then, they secretly followed the guest NPC3 and sneaked into the zoo.

Half an hour later, news of a "brown panda cub" appearing at the city's zoo swept through the entire zoo community.

It has attracted a steady stream of panda enthusiasts to come and watch.

The little guy is covered in fluffy light brown fur, unlike other panda cubs which have distinct black and white markings; instead, he looks like a soft, caramelized glutinous rice ball.

Its round body waddles as it walks, just like a moving glutinous rice ball.

This adorable caramel glutinous rice ball, which can melt the hearts of tourists, remains calm in the face of increasing numbers of visitors and even loves to interact with them.

When the tourist turned his back to him, raised his old, bulky phone, and shouted "Cheese!", the soft, caramel-colored dumpling seemed to understand. It struck a cute pose behind the tourist, staring at the tourist's camera with its big, round eyes, and obediently remained still.
If a tourist wants to shake hands with "it", if it is far away, "it" will nod its head little by little in response to the tourist's wave, and then run to the fence on all fours, grabbing the railing with its little paws. Only when the tourist carefully approaches the fence will "it" extend its thick-padded little paws and gently place them on the fence.
Sometimes, in order to elicit more excited cheers from tourists, it would occasionally press its round head against the glass, its short, thick limbs clumsily moving back and forth, its round black eyes curiously observing the tourists, and its pink and tender little nose exuding a cute and adorable charm. Such behavior would always attract screams from the onlookers that echoed throughout the amusement park.

However, what it loves most is to nibble on the tender bamboo shoots that tourists feed it, getting its face covered in juice. After eating, it lies on its back on the grass and rolls around, kicking its short legs. Occasionally, it will use its pink paws to paw at the small stones around it.

This clever and resourceful caramel glutinous rice ball can make anything that tourists ask for.

Of course, all of this is predicated on—payment must be made first.

Whenever visitors want to interact or feed the animal, the caramel glutinous rice ball stretches out its short, chubby paws and points to the sign next to it—one hundred gold coins for taking a photo, two hundred gold coins for feeding, and three hundred gold coins for shaking hands.

A payment code was also attached.

Some observant tourists noticed that the QR code for receiving payments featured a brown panda inside the fence, and the name was "Bear Cub - Zhu Xia".

A tourist NPC exclaimed, "Wow! This amusement park is so much fun! They even used panda cubs' images and names! It's like panda cubs are really running the business!"

A bubble appeared above the head of a staff member NPC standing nearby, filled with densely packed small text: "It seems our amusement park is bringing in pandas today, but weren't they supposed to be black and white? Why are they suddenly brown? And panda cubs? This payment code…? Is it for our park? Why is it so expensive?"
[Haha, the bewildered NPCs in the park.]

Meanwhile, a certain adult black and white bear, who had secured a "secure job" through "three generations of family effort," was unaware of what he had already lost.

After being tricked into going to the forest by a cunning cub of its own kind, it was left alone, wandering aimlessly in the woods.

Meanwhile, a brown panda that took over its "iron rice bowl" job happily earns several thousand gold coins a day.

Zhu Xia ranked second on the list.

[Good, good, good! Our King Zhuxia has finally found his own path.]

It seems that this job is not only something the little bear cub likes, but also a perfect fit for!

[King Bamboo Summer: This working needle is pretty good~]

[Interacting with tourists allows them to earn coins to complete exams and eat to their heart's content? I feel like the last one is the bear cub's main purpose?]

What should I do? I'd like to go in and pretend to be a real-life NPC tourist.

[Brown color, is it a mutated bear?]

[So, these bears with dark circles under their eyes were actually this cute when they were cubs?]

Is it possible that these bears will still be adorable even when they grow up? Do you know what proportional growth means?

Why? I've sneaked into the zoo in the game before, so why did I get a "blacklist" warning instead?

[Hey bro, what race are you? What were you doing at the zoo?]

[(Proudly) A giant anaconda! I got hungry during my performance, climbed out of my cage, and ate all the food in the zoo. Then the game system said I had caused permanent damage to the zoo's main NPC animals and also harmed the mental and physical health of the visitor NPCs, so they gave me the longest ban ever—30 days.]

[...Could that warrior be you? You're still banned by the game's official website—for swallowing all the animal NPCs in front of all the other visitor NPCs?]

[Hilarious. A 30-day ban is the game's official limit, but not the limit for the staff. So this message will remain on the game's official website for 300 days; there are currently 99 days left.]

[I immediately responded with a string of "hahaha!"] [Principal Xixi, are you still there? I wonder if Zhuxia's actions will earn her extra points on the exam? After all, there aren't many kids who can find their place so quickly.]

Jiang Yuxi, who was singled out, felt embarrassed.

Just thinking about it, not only could the viewers in the live stream see Zhu Xia's appearance clearly, but even the students from Tengfei Academy in the joint entrance exam...

A job can be niche, but it can't be shady!
Jiang Yuxi thought expressionlessly: She had a feeling that after this exam, she might lose all face in the education field.

Seeing the little guy baring its teeth and making a meme-worthy face while breaking bamboo with its paws, Jiang Yuxi couldn't help but switch channels.

Given their Foundation Establishment cultivation level, they could easily break several bamboo stalks stacked together without any effort. Yet, that little brat Zhu Xia actually made such an expression for the sake of effect, which was really...

Jiang Yuxi clicked on Doris's exam broadcast.

The little guy squatted on the ground, earnestly... communicating with the small animals?
Two NPCs dressed in casual clothes were standing behind him.

"Woof, woof woof woof..."

"Oh, is that so?"

"Wang Wang~"

"Okay, I understand~"

"Wang Wang Wang-"

"Hmm, could you show me the way? I can give you two—no, three meat bones~"

"Wang!"

The dog's final answer was firm and resolute.

Doris and the dog in front of him had a back-and-forth exchange.

The plainclothes NPC behind him said, "Could he really communicate with Big Yellow?"

Plainclothes NPC 2: "Maybe? Anyway, there's no progress in the case, so let's just follow the kid."

[Wait, are the dogs in the exam hall also key NPCs?]

[Isn't the main point why Duoduo can even understand what dogs say?]

[This is a bit excessive. We are indeed beastmen, but I've never heard of anyone understanding beastman languages!]

[It's definitely just for show... but that's Duoduo! A real, pure white glutinous rice dumpling, solid! Would he do something underhanded? I don't believe it!]

After Doris received an affirmative answer from the NPC Big Yellow, he said, "Guys, Big Yellow said it saw the murderer commit the crime that day and knows where the murder weapon is buried. It can lead us to find the clues you need."

"If I find the clues you need, won't I get the 1000 gold coins reward?" That's the key point. Doris kept in mind that he was taking an exam.

Big Yellow, standing nearby, barked and looked at the two plainclothes NPCs.

Plainclothes NPC 2: "Holy crap, why do I feel like Big Yellow is answering me?"

Big Yellow gave the two of them a disdainful look, then started trotting away.

Doris quickly followed, running three meters before realizing there was no movement behind him. Turning around, he saw the two NPCs still standing there, stunned.

"Guys, come quick!" he waved his little hands vigorously.

The plainclothes NPC 1 wiped his face, his expression complicated: "Follow them and see. If they don't find anything, fine. But if they do..."

Are these plainclothes officers from the old days of Earth? Like our Empire's Star Police?

[The murderer, the murder weapon? Did Duoduo wander into the wrong exam room? Is this a legitimate business exam?]

Are the kids taking an exam seriously?

[What happened to economics? Do the kids' behavior even have anything to do with economics? Oh, I guess it does, at least they're getting gold coins.]

Half an hour later, led by Da Huang and with Doris providing simultaneous translation, the plainclothes NPCs 1 and 2 finally found the murder weapon they were looking for—a kitchen knife.

Big Yellow and Doris stared at the two plainclothes NPCs with bright eyes.

"Stop looking. You don't need to wait until you get back to the station to transfer the thousand gold coins to me privately now, okay?" Under the watchful eyes of these two people, plainclothes NPC2 felt that it would be a sin to transfer the money even a second later.

Doris pulled a QR code out of his pocket.

You have successfully earned 1000 gold coins, and your ranking in the gold coin rankings has risen to 21st.
Looking at her gold coin balance, Doris smiled, revealing her dimples.

Let him earn! Let him earn! Let him earn it all!

I laughed so hard I almost lost my mind!

"Guys, the murder weapon has been found. Do you still want to find the murderer?" Providing a valid clue is worth 1,000 gold coins, but what if you directly help catch the murderer?

Doris's innocent, large eyes were filled with a longing for gold coins.

The two plainclothes NPCs miraculously understood.

“We need to apply to our superiors…” Plainclothes NPC 1 said with difficulty.

Doris's eyes dimmed slightly.

The plainclothes NPC 2 hurriedly said, "However, if you can help us find the murderer, we can apply for a considerable reward."

Doris's eyes lit up again: more gold coins...

[It's easy to imagine that Duoduo will earn at least a thousand gold coins again.]

[It seems that these kids' unorthodox exam methods are indeed extremely profitable.]

Can I say that while others are still working hard and struggling to make a living, some kids have already earned their second pot of gold?

The first place has changed; it went from "Phil, 10,000 gold coins" to "Phil, 60,000 gold coins." Did that work? I recorded the whole thing; I'll have to try it in the game.

[Hey bro, don't even try it. I just got out of the game and perfectly replicated the cat's movements and speech. Then I got locked up again for "spreading anti-fan culture," and Dong'an Group blacklisted me too. My crush even called me a "dead liar!"]

Is this definitely a 1:1 replica?

[Guaranteed 1:1 authentic! But it didn't work; the system flagged me as a fraudster!]

So why can Phil do it but I can't? I refuse to accept this!