There's a big problem with dreams in this world.

"Even though I was mentally prepared, it's still a bit of a headache..."

Shanara took out three books that she had prepared beforehand and handed them to Lu Qing, saying:

"Take a look at these. They are basic books that I prepared long ago. I will teach you during practice, and you can look at these three books during your breaks."

"This is......"

Lu Qing took the books from Shanara and looked at the titles of the three books in her hands.

"How to Learn to Sing from Scratch," "Three Years to Beginner, Five Years to Master, Ten Years to Become a Dance Master!", "How to Improve Your Acting Skills (Suitable for Beginners and Experienced Performers)."

"Ah, this..."

Lu Qing looked at the books of varying thicknesses in her hands, and her lips twitched involuntarily.

These three books are much thicker than the basic dagger books, and Lu Qing felt that it would be completely impossible for her to finish reading them in a short period of time.

Moreover, even if you could finish reading it, how much time would it take to memorize all the knowledge and apply it in real life?

Thinking of this, Lu Qing looked at the notice board in her mind, where a few lines of information from three minutes ago still remained.

[Basic Dance (Entry in progress: 3%)]

[Basic Singing (In Progress: 6%)]

[Basic acting skills (in progress: 2%)]

These were all things that appeared on the notice board when Shanara spoke to her. It seems that the cabin recorded many important things while she was speaking.

Actually, looking at these records is not very meaningful, because the entry of the cabin has absolutely nothing to do with whether Lu Qing has learned it or not.

She was simply curious whether her three skills would undergo any other changes after she had entered all three books into her notebook.

However, now was clearly not the time to do such things. After thanking her, Lu Qing found a place to put the three books away and continued with the morning rehearsal.

Aside from Lu Qing's situation, Fang Qingrou's situation went surprisingly smoothly.

Whether it's singing or dancing, Fang Qingrou's performance level has never fallen below 60 points when she's rehearsing.

Lu Qing also asked Fang Qingrou if there were any tricks, and Fang Qingrou's answer was simply to go by intuition...

"Alright, I'll go with my gut feeling." Seeing that Fang Qingrou didn't seem to be lying, Lu Qing could only go back and continue her arduous practice.

Just as people's physical constitutions cannot be generalized, people's talents are also different.

However, according to Lu Qing, although Fang Qingrou's performance and talent are indeed related, she also seems to be an amateur singer and dancer in private.

Lu Qing could only watch with envy.

However, one thing is actually quite gratifying: perhaps because of the effect of the [Precision (White)] skill, Lu Qing's progress in movement is very fast.

The standard of her movements kept improving, but Shanara was not very satisfied with it.

In her words, although Lu Qing's movements have become more standard, they have lost some of their spirit and look somewhat rigid. She hopes that Lu Qing will not forget the role she is playing when performing.

Lu Qing had no choice but to find a solution herself.

Lu Qing was looking forward to lunch, after all, she was quite tired after a busy morning, and the food she ate in the morning had long been digested, leaving her very hungry.

However, it wasn't until dinner that Lu Qing finally understood what the Middle Ages meant.

A thick soup with chunks of meat and vegetables, some relatively soft dark bread after heating, a slice or two of ham, and...

Lu Qing looked at the cooked fruit and was somewhat speechless.

Was fruit originally eaten cooked?

Lu Qing expressed her doubts about this.

As for the taste, she tried one out of curiosity and never touched it again.

Fortunately, the ham with bread tasted pretty good, and when she felt dry, she would drink some soup. Lu Qing ate quite a full lunch.

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Chapter Sixty-Eight: Practice

After lunch, it's time to rest.

Lu Qing took out the three books that Shanara had given her, randomly picked one out, and started flipping through it.

[Special knowledge detected, currently being entered...]

The notice board trembled slightly. Lu Qing looked around and, after confirming that no one was around, released her fingers from the book.

The next moment, the pages of the book began to flip rapidly, and the information on the notice board was updated.

[Information entry complete; training sessions have been generated: Basic Dance, Advanced Dance]

Lu Qing put down the book she was holding and opened another book.

[Information entry complete. Training materials: Basic Singing, Advanced Singing]

[Information entry complete; training sessions have been generated: Basic Acting and Advanced Acting]

After translating all the knowledge from the three books, Lu Qing picked up the book "Three Years to Beginner, Five Years to Master, Ten Years to Become a Dance Master" and started reading it again from the beginning.

As for singing, Lu Qing's singing is actually not bad. What's most important right now is her dancing.

"Being a Dream Weaver really requires a lot of talent," Lu Qing thought to herself.

She had no idea how other players managed to get through these dream worlds that required special skills to complete. As far as she was concerned, there was really no other way but to study hard.

I wonder if more powerful dream summoners could resolve dreams in a different way.

Lu Qing thought there should be a way. After all, it wouldn't be right for those powerful dream summoners to have to suffer like her, learning to dance and sing to solve their problems after entering the dream world.

Ultimately, to resolve a dream, one must address the root cause of the dream, and the solution to this root cause is quite peculiar.

For example, in this case, a magnificent opera performance is required. Perhaps this is because the dreamer himself wants to do so?

But if it's a powerful dream summoner, can they skip this process and force the dream's owner to wake up from their sleep?

Lu Qing didn't know, and even if she did, there was nothing she could do, because she simply couldn't do it.

Instead of thinking about such baseless things, it's better to work harder now and improve your acting skills.

"Gah, are you learning one of those strange dances you humans do?"

Suddenly, she heard Wayne's voice. Lu Qing looked up and found that Wayne had flown above her and was looking at the book in her hand.

“Yes, I need to learn this,” Lu Qing said, holding the book in her hand.

"Gah, this thing is completely useless. It can't significantly improve physical strength, and it has no practical value in combat. I've always been curious about what use you humans have for creating something like this," Wayne said with a hint of disdain.

"This is art. Do you know what art is?" After saying this, Lu Qing laughed at herself and said:

"Actually, I don't know how to explain art, but I think it should be a kind of skill that can make other people feel happy and relaxed."

Painting, novels, comics, movies, games, dancing, singing—these can all be considered art.

Um.......

Okay, Lu Qing was actually just trying to fool Wayne, because she knew perfectly well that there were many art forms that ordinary people simply couldn't understand.

Don't ask, the answer is art.

But Wayne wasn't so easily fooled by Lu Qing. He chuckled softly for a moment, then said:

"Gah, these are all things made by people who have nothing better to do than eat. Most of the time, when human society is in turmoil, the least valuable things are works of art."

"Okay, okay, maybe you're right." Lu Qing rolled her eyes; she didn't want to continue discussing this topic with Wayne.

The other person was disturbing her reading!

“If I want to resolve this dream, I need to learn this skill. If you don’t have anything else to do, just watch from the side,” Lu Qing said.

Wayne understood what Lu Qing meant perfectly. He let out a strange cry, flapped his wings, and flew away from Lu Qing's head, landing on a nearby table. He watched Lu Qing practice with boredom.

Rehearsals resumed at 1 p.m. and continued until 4 p.m. when they were dismissed.

After that, it's free time. During this time, Lu Qing will rest for a while, and then practice dancing or singing techniques for a period of time.

Then climb the wall to let the cabin continue to record the basic climbing and parkour skills, but this period is the shortest because it is of little use to Lu Qing.

Excluding dinner and sleep, Lu Qing would spend the rest of her time practicing throwing knives and how to use daggers in direct combat.

The sparring partner was naturally Fang Qingrou. Don't underestimate her; she's a player who has completed five Dream Realms, so she's quite capable.

Her main weapon is a sharp, white-quality short sword, which she usually carries at her waist. It has a short sword skill called Five-Hit Combo.

With only 40% proficiency, there's no way of knowing the quality of the skill.

However, Lu Qing didn't care much about this. After all, she only had a basic dagger skill, and her proficiency was less than 20%. It was perfect for Fang Qingrou to train her.

Moreover, a short sword is just a sword that is slightly longer than a dagger. Since the two of them use similar weapons, training is easier.

To this end, Lu Qing even bought a wooden dagger and a wooden short sword for practice during training.

To be honest, in real life, Lu Qing would definitely not work this hard, studying and exercising almost every day without missing a single day.

However, in this dream, there are no cell phones, computers, or internet, and entertainment is extremely scarce. Therefore, when she has no time, Lu Qing can only pass the time by exercising.

After all, she wasn't so lazy that she would never exercise even if she was bored to death.

And so, twenty-three days passed quickly, and good news came from the weapon shop.

All the weapons they ordered have been completed!

The message was sent by the weapon shop owner to inform the two of this, and the address was left behind when they left the weapon shop.

After all, once the weapons are forged, you need to find a way to contact the customer, just like a courier needs to know where the recipient is.

"Xiao Rou, all the weapons are ready. You can go pick them up now." Lu Qing looked at the letter in her hand, turned around and called out to Fang Qingrou in the room.

"I'm coming!"

Upon hearing the news that the weapon was finished, Fang Qingrou excitedly stopped practicing and went to Lu Qing's side to look at the letter in her hand.

"Um, 24 gold coins, Little Deer, do we have that much money on us?" Fang Qingrou looked at Lu Qing with some concern after seeing the amount written on the letter.

"It's alright, I'll ask Miss Shanara later to see if we can get the hiring money in advance," Lu Qing said with a smile.

These days of practice have made them much more familiar with Shanara, and if they just asked for a fee, she would definitely agree.

Even if they don't agree, the weapon shop can usually offer to buy on credit.

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