Learn one small skill every day

After school, Bai Miao was cooking at home when Hu Muyao sent him a message from the Knock on the Door network.

"Hello Mr. White... This is Hu Muyao. Someone from our group should have contacted you beforehand. He wants us to talk in person to build trust between us. When would be a convenient time for you?"

Only a few people know Bai Miao's true identity, not including Hu Muyao, the newcomer.

Shan Chengtian is a wicked man. He knew that he could just tell Hu Muyao his identity, but he still insisted on making Hu Muyao contact him first.

Bai Miao also asked, "Have you finished dinner?"

"I'm still buying groceries, planning to cook when I get back. If you'd like to have dinner with me... please decline, I have elderly relatives at home who need care..."

"Oh, okay... then send me a message after you get home from grocery shopping."

"Ok."

Hu Muyao didn't understand why the other party would make such a request, but when his colleague told him that they would be working with this friendly knocker on the next dungeon, Hu Muyao didn't object.

Just send a message on your way home.

"Mr. White, I'm home."

Bai Miao was humming a little tune while cooking when he received a message that Hu Muyao had arrived home.

"Then put the vegetables in the refrigerator first, don't rush to cook."

"Um……"

It looks like we'll have to chat for a while.

"Then go downstairs, just one floor is enough."

Hmm? Is Mr. White already waiting for me at the apartment?

Hu Muyao walked to the floor where Bai Miao lived, puzzled.

"Knock on door 4-1".

"what?"

Hu Muyao thought to himself, "Isn't this Bai Miao's house...?"

White... Could it be?!

Hu Muyao's heart started racing.

How could it be such a coincidence?

"Bang bang bang..."

Hu Muyao knocked lightly a few times, and the door was quickly opened.

A fragrant aroma wafted from the room. Bai Miao smiled and looked at Hu Muyao: "Hello, I'm White."

"I, I, I... I never thought you would be White..."

"Shan Chengtian is very wicked; we must not be fooled by him again."

"I, I know."

Hu Muyao twisted his fingers nervously: "Now that I know it's you, White, I'll head back first."

"Don't be in such a hurry to leave. I've had two meals at your house, so I should at least repay you, right? I cooked more, so why don't you call Grandma down to eat with us? After we eat, I can tutor you in math."

Hu Muyao felt that Bai Miao was very eloquent, leaving her with absolutely no room to refuse.

"Xiao Miao, your skills are truly amazing!"

At the dinner table, Grandma Hu Muyao praised Bai Miao's cooking highly.

"Having lived alone for so many years, I like to look at things related to cooking when I have free time."

The main factor is the cooking skills you draw.

With a cooking skill level of LV2, Bai Miao can basically guarantee that as long as the ingredients he handles are edible, the dish will not taste too bad.

If the cooking skill reaches LV10, Bai Miao wonders if it will be possible to make dishes that increase attributes when eaten?

It would be great if we could also stir-fry fairy beans and the like.

After finishing the meal, Hu Muyao insisted on washing the dishes, saying he couldn't eat for free. Bai Miao was also shocked by Hu Muyao's stubbornness.

This guy really wouldn't let go of the plate once he picked it up. Bai Miao was worried that if he pulled hard, he would tear the plate in half, so he let Hu Muyao go to the kitchen and wiped the table himself.

"Xiao Miao, the college entrance exam is coming soon, right? Don't cook during those days. Save your energy. I'll cook for you and Mu Yao. Don't worry, I have experience. I cooked for my son when he took the college entrance exam."

The college entrance exam back then?

Hu Muyao's father was at least forty years old; college students were a rare breed back then.

Logically speaking, Hu Chen San shouldn't have ended up like this.

"Don't look at me like that. My son used to have a proper job and even became a mid-level manager, but... sigh, Mu Yao's mother got sick, and we didn't have enough money, so Chen San went down this path of no return..."

The old man sighed and shook his head. If Bai Miao hadn't used his Qi-gazing ability to see that the old man's emotions were relatively stable, he probably would have been prepared to provide emergency care.

If an elderly person with a history of heart disease suddenly starts recounting some very painful memories, anyone would panic.

"It'll only be four or five years... But Mu Yao is almost ready to make something of himself now. I'm too old and useless; the future belongs to you young people..."

"Please don't say that. I think you're still in good health. You'll live to be over a hundred years old without any problem."

"Thank you for your kind words, but I hope I can see the Wood element find its home before I die..."

Bai Miao had no answer to that.

Good grief, so all that buildup was just to set a trap for me?

Seeing that Bai Miao remained silent, the old man chuckled and said, "Young man, you are indeed very clever, but what I said earlier was not a lie. Mu Yao's family was relatively happy before the second day of the lunar month, but unfortunately, fate is unpredictable."

"Don't worry, old man, these things depend on fate."

"You're right. I never imagined that at my age, I wouldn't see things as clearly as a young person."

As the two were chatting, Hu Muyao came out of the kitchen, wiping his hands.

"It's all washed."

The implication was that Bai Miao could begin the next task.

"Okay, you go to the study first, I'll be there in a bit."

Bai Miao got up, intending to turn on the TV for Hu Muyao's grandmother.

"It's getting late, I'll go back to sleep now. I get sleepy easily as I get older. Xiao Miao, you go ahead with your work."

Grandma Hu Muyao waved her hand, indicating that she would leave immediately.

Is it already time to sleep before eight o'clock?

Bai Miao thought to himself, "I don't believe you for a second."

However, I still dutifully escorted the person to their doorstep.

Back in his study, Hu Muyao was struggling with his math exam.

After reaching Level 3 in mathematics, Bai Miao can almost immediately find the answer to the college entrance examination math paper with just a glance.

Even from Hu Muyao's calculations on the draft paper, one can immediately see which knowledge points she lacks and which knowledge points she has not fully grasped.

Scoring over 100 points means your basic knowledge is pretty good.

High school mathematics can be divided into three stages: understanding, mastering, and becoming proficient. Hu Muyao is currently stuck between understanding and becoming proficient.

She could solve many of the problems, but she wasn't proficient at them, which meant she didn't have time to finish them.

Easy to teach.

Bai Miao tutored her diligently for two hours.

After the tutoring session ended, before Hu Muyao thanked him and was about to leave, Bai Miao asked, "Is it still necessary for you to study so hard now? You should be able to get into any university in the country through internal channels, right?"

In this era, those who knock on doors are highly valued. Bai Miao doesn't believe that prestigious universities can squeeze in a bunch of African students, let alone one or two knockers.

Hu Muyao thought for a moment and then asked, "Does becoming a knocker mean you don't need to take the college entrance exam?"

"Theoretically speaking, you don't need the college entrance examination. At the national level, it's not difficult to give you a score. Haven't you realized that those who knock on the door are capable of influencing the world order and even the course of history?"

Hu Muyao nodded: "I know, the department has been emphasizing this matter... but I feel that I have studied for so many years, and it would be a bit of a disservice to myself and my family not to take the college entrance examination. Since I have decided to take the college entrance examination, I will do my best to achieve the best results."

After saying that, Hu Muyao realized that what she had just said was a bit embarrassing, so she stammered, "Anyway... that's what I meant. I'll go back now. Thank you... goodbye."

"Well, let's go to bed early."

Hu Muyao's rhetorical question lingered in Bai Miao's mind.

Rather than asking oneself whether or not to take the college entrance examination, it's more accurate to ask how many privileges the person knocking on the door needs to possess.

"interesting……"

The saying "a knight-errant uses martial arts to break the law" is perfectly suited to describe someone who knocks on a door.

The authorities are also working hard to maintain order and stability in the future.

However, Bai Miao still believes that when the gap in military strength becomes too large, any rules become meaningless.

Just like the Endless Energy ship wouldn't care about the survival of one or two civilizations with only level 1 or 2 development.

Ultimately, it still requires one to have sufficient strength.

Bai Miao was certain that if he didn't have enough trump cards, he wouldn't be as calm as he was now when he learned that he would be facing two other Aleph-level knockers in the next instance.

In the following twenty days, the official team rarely contacted Bai Miao, except for occasionally mentioning that someone had committed a crime, or that someone had obtained something good, and they also complained about the difficulty of some dungeons.

After the merger of several surrounding cities, Knockers Square became quite lively, with people constantly looking for their next dungeon teammates.

Everyone hopes to understand their teammates' personalities and characteristics before entering the dungeon, so as to achieve cooperation more quickly in the dungeon.

I haven't seen anyone else encountering the same adversarial instance.

After failing to find another person to knock on the door to enter the instance, the musician naturally assumed that his next instance would be a solo instance.

After all, I'm an Aleph-level user. Why would someone ignore me when I actively seek them out?

As spring transitions into summer, the countdown quietly ends.

The door that appeared in front of Bai Miao this time was very special.

A clean, smooth door.