Chapter 370
Chapter 370: Dog Gamer
Translator: Min_Lee Editor: Tennesh
After attending the Corale Film Festival, Fang Zhao returned to HuangArt at the urging of Prof . Carter .
HuangArt appeared to be the same after an absence of 10 or so days . The only difference was that students were discussing Fang Zhao in private more frequently . Fang Zhao heard his name mentioned more than a few times the day he returned, even though the students thought they were speaking with discretion .
But HuangArt was HuangArt, after all . Even idol worship took on a much more subtle form .
The day Fang Zhao returned, Will was walking Curly Hair in one of the on-campus gardens in a bid to light a creative spark . Lo and behold, Curly Hair, who was relieving himself in a shrub, suddenly made for the dorm complex . Caught unawares, Will let the dog leash slip from his hands .
The leash in tow, Curly Hair dashed toward Fang Zhao's dorm room and leaped at his owner . He wagged his tail vigorously and whined .
Curly Hair's enthusiastic welcome caught Fang Zhao off guard . He never would have guessed from the surveillance footage last night . Last night, the little fella had been engrossed in his game . Thankfully, Curly Hair wasn't going online; otherwise, he would be even more obsessed .
Will, who was in hot pursuit, breathed a sigh of relief when he laid eyes on Fang Zhao . He was terrified of losing Curly Hair . He had heard that many dogs had been lost in a momentary lapse of attention . The dog manual he consulted said that he had to hold the dog's leash tight no matter what . Curly Hair had been on his best behavior, never causing any trouble under Will's watch, so Will had let down his guard .
While the sight of Fang Zhao relaxed him, Will also dreaded the moment . I haven't found any inspiration and my dogsitting gig is over already?
The utter disappointment on Will's face didn't escape Fang Zhao, who said hello and entered his dorm room .
After sending Nanfeng, Zuo Yu, and Yan Biao home, Fang Zhao returned his "rabbit" tank to its place and tossed in a fresh batch of feed . Then he gave Curly Hair a quick checkup . Because of Curly Hair's unique DNA makeup, Fang Zhao had to use special tools .
But it turned out that Curly Hair was the same . He hadn't even gained or lost much weight .
Fang Zhao knelt by Curly Hair and fondled his head . "I may have to head out in another two days . I need to tag along with Prof . Carter on one of his projects in Mazhou . Why don't you hang with Will for another few weeks?"
Curly Hair's ears drooped and he tumbled at Fang Zhao's feet, whining nonstop . His tiny paws tugged at the cuffs of Fang Zhao's pants .
Fang Zhao observed his dog briefly before saying, "I'll buy you a new video game . "
Curly Hair got up instantly, glanced at Fang Zhao's gaming console, and started wagging his tail again .
He was a bona fide gamer dog all right .
Laughing, Fang Zhao shook his head . He turned on the console and looked up the user data . Curly Hair had already gone through all the single-player games Fang Zhao had bought for him—with flying colors . Now, the gamer dog was going for record high scores . He had to have been excited last night because he'd broken a record . If these scores were posted online, they would cause quite a stir .
Fang Zhao deleted the data and all the existing games .
He bought a new game released by Fiery Bird . It was a physics-themed educational game that got harder with each level . The higher the level, the bigger and more complex the structures the player had to navigate . Fang Zhao stuck to single-player mode .
Fang Zhao picked the game not only because of its innovative design, unique color scheme, and neat special effects . The game also incorporated knowledge about structural engineering and so on and the score was decent . The background music blended with the game seamlessly to make for a tasteful atmosphere .
An ecstatic Curly Hair barked several times . If Fang Zhao hadn't been holding him back, he would have made for his gaming helmet and started playing immediately .
After tidying up his dorm room . Fang Zhao was summoned by Mo Lang . Mo Lang wanted to give him a lecture about the finer points of professional musicianship and career development . Mo Lang said that he would lecture by videoconference from now on if they couldn't meet in person . He said he would be personally responsible for Fang Zhao's theoretical training .
After returning from Mo Lang's place, Fang Zhao heard from Carter, who wanted him to deal with some paperwork .
Carter sent Fang Zhao a few forms to fill out . "I'm about to head out to the Spartacus Cup Games in Mazhou to help score the opening ceremony . You're with me . A few of your senior fellow disciples will be there too . "
Just as Mo Lang had instructed, Carter had planned Fang Zhao's schedule for the next few days the day his new disciple had returned to campus . Carter had even finalized the itinerary two days earlier than expected so Fang Zhao wouldn't have the chance to make contact with folks in the entertainment industry .
Fang Zhao was planning on spending two or three days on campus before heading out again . He hadn't expected Prof . Carter to keep him on such a tight leash .
But there were also pros to becoming a master musician's disciple . If he were going solo, it would be very difficult to gain access to a project like the Spartacus Cup in Mazhou, especially for a young musician in his 20s .
After finishing the paperwork, Fang Zhao returned to his dorm room, where he found Will standing at the entrance .
"Can I have a word?" Will asked .
"Sure, let's head in first . "
After entering the room, Will's gaze lingered on Curly Hair for some time before he spoke up . "When are you heading out again?"
Will had really pampered Curly Hair while Fang Zhao had been at the Corale Film Festival, lest he lose a single hair .
Yet the creativity hadn't been forthcoming .
Will had felt like he was on the verge of something on several occasions . He felt that he was on the right track but simply lacked the final spark . There had to be something he wasn't doing right .
After pondering the matter, Will concluded that the root of the problem was that he hadn't spent enough time with Curly Hair . Man and dog weren't close enough, so the inspiration hadn't been cultivated . If he had more time, he might have a breakthrough . That was why Will approached Fang Zhao again to see if he could look after Curly Hair for a longer period of time .
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