ICTEUWMN Chapter 185 Extra Four

In the world of literature, there has always been a peculiar phenomenon…many authors, after achieving great success, would struggle to maintain their former high quality and productivity.

The higher the expectations from readers, the greater the pressure when picking up the pen again.

Because of this, some assumed that Fish Soup Noodles’ disappearance during this peak of popularity was a strategic move.

After all, with his current level of fame, simply attending various events would generate immense income.

Releasing a new book carried the risk of not meeting expectations and falling from grace, which was an unnecessary gamble.

In such cases, retreating at the peak of one’s career was often seen as a wise choice.

However, unexpectedly, Fish Soup Noodles not only announced a new book project but also one related to the history of Ancient Blue Star’s Huaxia culture.

Was Fish Soup Noodles planning to transition into writing serious historical works?

[Oh no, will it be hard to understand? I absolutely loved “The Vast Immortal Path”, but when it comes to systematically studying Blue Star history, my brain starts hurting. TwT]

[But I love whatever Teacher Fish Soup Noodles writes. If he is trying out a new genre, I’ll do my best to support it!]

Of course, while they said that, many fans were also nervous.

After all, serious academic works rarely became bestsellers. If sales dropped, public scrutiny would be inevitable.

However, as Yu Mian scrolled through the star network, reading everyone’s speculations and discussions, his face was filled with a knowing smile.

His elective course was indeed structured to provide an educational introduction, covering Huaxia’s history from the Pre-Qin and Han dynasties all the way to the Ming and Qing periods.

However, for the novel itself…

Yu Mian had ultimately settled on the theme of “historical live-broadcast retrospective”.

It would center around showcasing legendary historical figures from various dynasties while unfolding a refreshing plot where the past was live broadcast to historical figures and giving them spoilers.

This approach significantly increased the book’s entertainment value while also encouraging interstellar readers to engage in discussions based on fragments of ancient Blue Star knowledge they are absorbing.

It served as a way to “throw a brick to attract jade.”

After all, history had no single correct answer. But through learning and discussion, people could gain a richer, more comprehensive appreciation of its allure.

Unknowingly, you master a lot of content that would have been a headache to memorize by rote.

This was what they called “knowledge sneaking into the brain in a despicable way”!

Yu Mian was looking forward to seeing what kind of feedback everyone would have after reading the new book.

As Yu Mian typed at full speed, his stockpile of chapters grew larger and larger, and at the same time, the new semester at Waltz Academy was arriving.

On the day of online course selection for the new semester, as expected, the academy’s course selection system crashed under overwhelming demand.

After an emergency discussion with Yu Mian, Principal Charles made an exception and opened the interstellar online course mode. Those who didn’t get into the offline class could still watch the live broadcast lectures.

Along with that, the teaching materials specially prepared by Fish Soup Noodles would also be made available for interstellar-wide sharing.

Even so, when the official course selection list was announced, it immediately became the object of envy, jealousy, and resentment across the entire universe.

[Damn these lucky bastards! They get to see Teacher Fish Soup Noodles every week for a whole semester, do you know what this means!?]

【I know. It means they’ll see Teacher Fish Soup Noodles every week this semester. (Crying)]

[I just realized that if you’re a student at the academy but fail to get into the class, it’s almost worse than not being a student at all. TwT When the course selection results were announced tonight, the entire dormitory area exploded in tears!]

But no matter how much netizens wept online, Waltz Academy’s unprecedented elective course still officially began with the new semester.

Even Principal Charles quietly added a temporary seat in the last row, took the “teaching materials” that Yu Mian had prepared in advance, and eagerly started flipping through them.

One thing was certain, Fish Soup Noodles’ collection and mastery of material data on Ancient Blue Star was unexpectedly vast.

It made people wonder, how did he manage to do this?

Although this had been a point of curiosity before, ever since Yu Mian’s mermaid identity was revealed, a plausible explanation had suddenly emerged.

Mermaids were very mysterious beings, perhaps they possessed some kind of special inherited knowledge? Maybe that was why he had such a deep passion for and understanding of Ancient Blue Star’s culture.

Otherwise, how else could Fish Soup Noodles write so many novel and fascinating stories?

Moreover, as the course content gradually deepened, not only did the originally excited and lively classroom quiet down, but even many netizens who had joined the live broadcast room with no real interest in learning found themselves unconsciously focusing.

Before they knew it, they were immersed in the vast and brilliant cultural history.

This scene left Professor Simon and the others watching with an indescribable feeling.

However, what truly pushed this Blue Star learning craze to a new level was the new book, “Live Broadcast Of Huaxia”, which started official serialization a month later.

The moment Yu Mian released the book page for “Live Broadcast Of Huaxia” on the Huanyu Reading Platform, countless interstellar readers flooded in, immediately curious about the title.

[Live Broadcast Of Huaxia? What does Teacher Fish Soup Noodles’ new book have to do with live broadcasting? Wasn’t it supposed to be historical science popularization? QAQ]

Lately, everyone had been frantically cramming a ton of Ancient Blue Star’s Huaxia history, eagerly waiting to see familiar content in Fish Soup Noodles’ new work so they could actively engage in discussions.

They wanted to show Fish Soup Noodles how hard they had been studying!

As a result, many book fans assumed that this new book would be a restructured version of the detailed lesson plans from Fish Soup Noodles’ lectures.

But the moment they opened the book, they were shocked to find that it was completely different from what everyone had imagined.

The story began with a young student, Xia Zhao, taking notes on Ancient Blue Star’s Huaxia history in class.

However, this magical notebook somehow transcended time and space, turning into a live broadcast on a sky screen in front of historical figures of that era!

[Wait, does this mean… they’re giving history spoilers to ancient people through a live broadcast??]

[That is a bit too exciting! Isn’t this going to trigger countless unexpected reactions?]

Fish Soup Noodles’ new book was nothing like what everyone had expected!

As the first wave of readers shared their reactions online, even those who weren’t initially interested in the book were drawn in.

To be honest, while many people had been watching Fish Soup Noodles’ elective course live broadcasts recently, a significant number of netizens weren’t actually there to learn history, they just wanted to see Fish Soup Noodles.

[I hope Teacher Fish Soup Noodles doesn’t blame me. I’ve never liked learning this stuff since I was a kid. TwT I get sleepy just looking at it.]

[+1, same here. I’m afraid the new book will put me to sleep. Sorry, Teacher Fish Soup Noodles, I’m just gonna sneak away for now.]

After all, in their minds, academic books filled with historical knowledge were just too dry and boring for those uninterested in the subject.

But they never expected the new book to be completely different from what they had imagined.

While the story did include various historical knowledge points mentioned in Fish Soup Noodles’ lectures, the way they were presented had changed dramatically.

For example, the protagonist Xia Zhao’s history notes were highly condensed, making the book’s timeline and character analyses a central highlight of the sky screen live broadcast.

Every time they read the exciting moments in the book, when the ancient people of various dynasties were shocked, dumbfounded, or enraged when faced with the spoilers of the live broadcast on the sky screen, many readers found themselves grinning unconsciously.

It felt like they were there, watching a historical highlight in real-time, and they couldn’t help but laugh out loud.

The new book’s comments section exploded with activity.

The most important thing was that if you hadn’t listened carefully to what Fish Soup Noodles said in class before, then unfortunately, you would probably only be able to watch everyone laughing, and then you’d get anxious from being unable to join in the discussion at all.

For example:

[Wait a second, why is everyone so emotional about the Qin Shihuang and Hu Hai story? Urgent! Someone please explain! I want to be excited too! Ahhh!]

As these confused comments flooded in, many veteran Fish fans couldn’t help but laugh.

Even the comments section under the new book felt as exciting as the novel itself.

[Bah! You brat, you definitely weren’t paying attention in class before, were you? Be honest, were you just busy taking screenshots of Teacher Fish Soup Noodles to set as your light-brain screensaver??]

[Laughing to death, why does it feel like Teacher Fish Soup Noodles’ new book is basically a massive monthly exam? Every Fish Fan who slacked off in class is being exposed.]

[You all didn’t listen to a single thing Teacher Fish Soup Noodles said in class, did you? “Shakes head and sighs”]

Because while Fish Soup Noodles’ new book was certainly enjoyable, without a background knowledge, many historical references truly couldn’t be understood.

And with all the laughing in the comments section, countless lazy Fish Fans who had been slacking off couldn’t help but be overwhelmed by curiosity. In the end, they obediently went back to cram history knowledge overnight.

After all, they had been suffering from book drought for so long. Now that Fish Soup Noodles had finally released a new book, and it wasn’t even the massive, professional text they had imagined, how could they miss it?

Isn’t it just attending class? Fine, we’ll attend!

Of course, aside from the Fish Fans who got caught slacking off, the new book also attracted even more Blue Star culture enthusiasts from various star systems.

On the star network, they could even discuss historical details outside the main plot in depth.

This shocked many Fish Fans who had originally just come to enjoy a refreshing live broadcast-like story.

[Help, am I the only one who thinks Teacher Fish Soup Noodles’ new book makes time on the star network disappear? There are actually so many Blue Star history experts??]

[Don’t be afraid, you’re not alone TwT. I just realized I’m the only one who’s a poor student. How come everyone else knows so much?]

[Damn it, I’m pulling up Teacher Fish Soup Noodles’ recorded lectures and reviewing them right now. I refuse to remain an interstellar illiterate!]

And so, after the serialization of “Live Broadcast of Huaxia”, it unexpectedly drove up the number of views on the course live broadcast as well.

And this time, fewer people were just watching for fun, more were studying seriously.

Everyone was afraid of missing a single knowledge point, because if they didn’t fully understand the course, they wouldn’t be able to get the jokes and references in Fish Soup Noodles’ new book.

In the Huanyu editorial department, Editor Shaxs and his team blinked in amazement as they watched the Blue Star learning craze sweep across the star network.

“I think I finally understand what Teacher Fish Soup Noodles meant.”

“It really is ‘knowledge sneaking into your brain in a despicable way’!”

Even on public transport, young students could be heard passionately discussing which emperor in Blue Star’s Huaxia history was the most powerful.

When things got heated, they even argued fiercely, each trying to defend their favorite historical figure.

After the latest chapter update of “Live Broadcast of Huaxia”, which lists the emperors, the star network erupted with endless debate over who the top emperor was.

This massive battle of opinions ranged from political achievements to personal appearance and temperament.

The enthusiasm and dedication of the interstellar history fans left Yu Mian in awe.

“Well, in a way, this could be considered a form of independent exploratory learning?”

In order to support their favorite historical figures, these meticulous interstellar fans were digging through historical records vertically and conducting cross-referenced research horizontally. They could practically write academic papers at this point.

Unfortunately, Lu Wei, who was most skilled at this kind of thing, seemed to still be away on the research trip outside the Federation. It would definitely be more fun once he returned.

After finishing today’s update, Yu Mian glanced at the conch shell in the aquarium. He couldn’t shake the feeling that the ongoing star network-wide “battle” over his new book was somehow causing his popularity to surge beyond expectations.

Ever since his mental power had been exhausted and he was forced to return from Earth, the golden conch shell had dulled in color.

But over the past few days, it was gradually regaining its luster.

Could this mean that the next trip back to Earth was approaching?

If he could travel between both worlds more frequently, it seemed like there would be a lot more he could do.

For example, if he restored a classic work like “Dream of the Red Chamber” and had Professor Simon publish it as part of the Blue Star classic literature series, would the interstellar fans of Daiyu and Baochai end up having an intense battle as well?

Yu Mian flicked his fish tail, feeling a bit mischievous.

After all, this was another classic hot topic.

Back on Earth, people had been arguing over it from the late Qing Dynasty all the way to the modern day. Many scholars had quarreled so much that they became “Redology” experts in the process.

While Yu Mian was waiting for the cooldown period for his next trip to Earth to end and secretly indulging in these whimsical thoughts, a starship from a neighboring water planet landed at the Federation Star Airport.

A couple appeared at the exit, immediately attracting attention from those around them.

Even though the woman wore sunglasses that covered most of her face, her strikingly vibrant temperament made people subconsciously take a second look.

Many secretly speculated which celebrity she was.

This couple was none other than Madam Yu Hui and her husband, Yu Dahai.

At this moment, Madam Yu Hui, who had just landed, glanced toward a nearby billboard with her big eyes.

Because the huge advertisement at the core position was showing the trailer for the upcoming release of the movie, “The Vast Immortal Path”.

And Yu Mian’s pen name, “A Bowl of Fish Soup Noodles”, was prominently displayed as the original author.

“It looks like that kid is really doing well in the interstellar.”

Madam Yu Hui smiled as she recognized her son’s familiar pen name.

“And he seems to be quite popular, too.”

Father Yu Dahai also looked at the advertisement in surprise.

He hadn’t expected that when their starship landed, numerous passengers from other star systems would immediately run over to the giant billboard, excitedly shouting “Teacher Fish Soup Noodles!” and taking pictures with it.

In fact, ever since Yu Mian had skyrocketed to fame in the interstellar era, he had become a representative and well known figure of the Federation Star.

Many fans even traveled to the Federation Star just to visit locations mentioned in his books and to shop for souvenirs on the Huanyu Tower Street.

They were naturally very surprised to see the relevant materials as soon as they landed.

After seeing that the publicity effect was so good, Huanyu simply contracted this large-scale iconic advertisement space long-term, specifically to display the latest updates about Teacher Fish Soup Noodle’s various IP rights adaptations.

Gradually, it became the first recognized check-in spot for tourists to Federation Star in the Fish fan community.

For a moment, the couple couldn’t help but look up and admire it for quite a while.

“Excuse me, would you like to take a photo with Teacher Fish Soup Noodle’s billboard? I can help take your photo, but could you help take one for us as well?”

After the young couple of tourists behind them suddenly made the request, Yu Hui and her husband were first stunned, then quickly agreed.

“Of course.”

After landing, taking a photo with their son’s billboard sounded like a good idea.

However, after they successfully helped each other take the photos, the young couple felt a little strange.

“Don’t you think that lady looks a bit like Teacher Fish Soup Noodles after taking off her sunglasses?”

“Alright, though it’s strange, I agree with your point. Especially the eyes, they really seem to…”

Five more extra chapters and we’ll be done (⁠╥⁠﹏⁠╥⁠) kinda don’t want it to end.