76: Chapter 61: Sharpening the Axe Will Not Delay the Work of Chopping Wood!_2 76: Chapter 61: Sharpening the Axe Will Not Delay the Work of Chopping Wood!_2 It was ice-cold, sweet, and incredibly refreshing.
So, he handed the remaining half glass of cola to Tang Fei and said, “Bro, you should try this, it’s really delicious.”
“This is a product from before the great catastrophe…” Tang Fei remarked, still he took a sip before passing it back, “You drink it, I’m fine with tea.”
“Bring two more glasses over,” Phoenix said.
The servant then brought over two more glasses of cola.
Seeing that Little Fatty had an extra glass, Tang Fei finally picked up his own and started drinking.
Which young person doesn’t enjoy drinking cola?
“The butler has already discussed it with you, hasn’t he?” Phoenix looked at Tang Fei, knowing that Little Fatty would just follow his brother, and whatever his brother decided would be set in stone.
“About your future plans?”
“We’ve talked, he said we should go to school,” Tang Fei replied.
“Actually, I had considered having you join the Royal Guard…
but I think joining at this time wouldn’t be good for your future development.”
Tang Fei’s education was too limited, almost nonexistent, which would block his development within the Royal Guard.
Even if he transferred to another department, it would be difficult to find a good promotion path.
Phoenix genuinely cared for Tang Fei and Little Fatty, not just their present, but also their future.
Therefore, she hoped they would undertake systematic training and education first, then enter a job position, so they would be more effective and promotable later on.
The last thing she wanted was for others to criticize: “This pretty boy only got ahead because of a woman.”
“Moreover, there is a cultural divide between the Old Land and New Star.
I’m afraid you’d find it hard to fit into society if you rush into a job…
That’s why I want to help you get into a school first.
Learn a professional skill, get your educational certificate…
That way, when you graduate, whether you look for a job or start your own business, you’ll have more options…”
Tang Fei nodded and said, “I also think we should study for a while.
There are many things…
indeed we don’t understand or know how to do.
For a good Hunter, sharpening the axe will not delay the work of cutting wood.”
“Yeah, I’ll listen to my brother,” piped up Little Fatty in agreement.
“The trouble is with schooling, because you both joined the path halfway and never had systematic education before…
All the schools are worried you won’t be able to keep up with the pace,” Phoenix explained.
“Of course, there are schools, but the question is whether we can get you into the best ones.”
Phoenix was trying to smooth things over with the Imperial First Military Academy, the school she herself had attended.
Unfortunately, despite several communications with the old principal, he was unwilling to do this favor for her, even though she was a princess…
No matter, she would confront him again.
“I believe in you,” Tang Fei said, looking at Phoenix, aware of her difficulties in this matter.
Without the princess title, trying to cram two Old Land refugees with no educational background into a school…
would likely be as difficult as ascending to heaven.
“Actually, it’s not entirely hopeless,” Phoenix said to Tang Fei.
“I say you’re a mechanical genius, capable of making wooden birds fly in the Old Land…”
“They didn’t fly,” Tang Fei corrected.
He wanted the birds to fly, but they wouldn’t soar.
“Anyway, I saw it fly with my own eyes,” Phoenix insisted with a sly grin.
“If it doesn’t fly now, then it’s an experiment gone wrong, just keep trying, right?
Scientific practice allows for trials and failures.”
Then she pointed at Little Fatty and said, “Little Fatty has innate strength.
Actually, I was thinking of sending him to study Ancient Martial…
If he could, with the help of a teacher, feel the Yin Yang Qi inside his body, wouldn’t he become a Cultivator?”
A Cultivator’s career prospects are much broader, and they can strengthen the body, improve health, and prolong life.
In the marriage market, Cultivators also tend to be more favored by the opposite sex…
Little Fatty was quite overweight, and if it came to the point where it would be difficult for him to find a girlfriend, perhaps revealing his identity as a Cultivator might earn him some points?
Sigh, even a Princess of the Phoenix Empire has to worry about her good friend’s marital prospects…
Tang Fei was deeply moved.
Phoenix had already arranged appropriate paths for both of them, tailor-made to their strengths.
He loved mechanics, so she wanted to send him to specialize in mechanical engineering.
Little Fatty was born with great strength but was good for nothing else…
so she decided to send him to study Ancient Martial arts.
It satisfied both their personal interests and provided a remedy for their weaknesses, clearly a lot of thought had gone into it.
“Can I also study Ancient Martial arts?” Tang Fei asked.
Phoenix looked at Tang Fei and said, “Don’t you really want to become a Mechanic?
Let me tell you, above New Star, Mechanics are very much in demand…
Whether it be the military or major corporations, they hold Mechanics in high esteem; you could say they’re desperately seeking talent.”
“Little Fatty by himself, I’m afraid he might get bullied,” Tang Fei said.
Little Fatty was honest and simple, with no ill-intentions, and he was from the Old Land…
Look, isn’t that the perfect target for school bullying?
So Tang Fei wanted to accompany Little Fatty in studying Ancient Martial arts.
If anyone dared to bully Little Fatty, he would help to give the bullies a taste of their own medicine.
If that wasn’t feasible, he would bully a few people first, to let them know that refugees from the Old Land were not to be trifled with, so they wouldn’t dare to bully Little Fatty…
Moreover, Tang Fei himself was a Cultivator, with a strong desire to break through and enter a higher realm.
He had suffered a great loss at the hands of someone from the Tongyou Realm last time.
This instilled a strong sense of crisis in Tang Fei; only by becoming stronger could he avoid being bullied.
Or at least the number of people who could bully you would decrease.
If you managed to become the strongest under the heavens, then no one would ever bully you again.
“It’s alright,” Phoenix inwardly praised their brotherly bond and said aloud, “If you’re willing, you can take Ancient Martial Arts as an elective.
In fact, the coursework is flexible; as long as you can master your main subject and do well in all aspects of practice, you can use your other time to take electives…”
“Ancient Martial Arts is a very popular course.
Apart from the students from that major, students from other majors also take it; in any case, strengthening one’s body is never wrong…”
“I understand,” Tang Fei nodded in agreement and said, “Then I’ll major in mechanics and take Ancient Martial Arts as an elective.”
It didn’t matter if Little Fatty got beaten up, he could always take revenge later.
“What’s your major?” Tang Fei asked Phoenix.
He had never asked about her circumstances before, nor had there been the opportunity to…
What business does a refugee from the Old Land have asking someone about their major?
After they answer, how are you supposed to follow up?
“Political economy,” Phoenix replied.
“Oh,” Tang Fei nodded, signaling that he understood.
“Miss Xiu Xue, the meal is ready,” the maid Xiao Huan came over to report.
“Let’s go, let’s sit down for the meal,” Phoenix said.
Just then, a servant rushed forward to report, saying, “Miss Xiu Xue, the Crown Prince and the Second Prince have arrived…”
“What are they here for?” Phoenix said with some annoyance.