Chapter 10: Film Class
For the film class, Jiang Yuxi still prepared “I Am a Glorious Kindergarten Student” and “the diary of a genius cub, binbin's growth,” both of which she had repeatedly watched and carefully studied on the spaceship.
These were among the top three cub TV series in the Interstellar. There was another one that she felt was not suitable for cub growth, so she passed on it.
“I Am a Glorious Kindergarten Student” tells the story of a female cub named Sasha and her life and studies in Kindergarten.
“the diary of a genius cub, binbin's growth” is a record of the male cub Bin Bin's growth from three to twelve years old. It not only includes daily life in Kindergarten but also the cub's daily life outside of school.
This was also an important reference resource for Jiang Yuxi's Kindergarten curriculum and teaching, and it could also help the Sunshine Kindergarten cubs understand the daily life of Interstellar cubs.
Today, “the diary of a genius cub, binbin's growth” was being shown. Since all the cubs currently enrolled were Beastmen, Bin Bin's life naturally had more reference value.
“My name is Bin Bin, and I am a genius cub. Mother said that today I am three years old, and I am finally going to Kindergarten…” Accompanied by Bin Bin's childish and energetic opening monologue in the TV series, the cubs' attention was all captured.
In Jiang Yuxi's opinion, the male cub Bin Bin in the TV series truly deserved the title of genius. At only three years old, at an age when other cubs were just learning to shapeshift and were still unstable, possibly speaking unclearly, Bin Bin was already an all-rounder.
He was stable in shapeshifting and could freely switch between human and Beastmen forms.
He spoke clearly and was proficient in multiple languages, including Interstellar Common Language.
Bin Bin showed none of the common issues Jiang Yuxi remembered seeing in Kindergarten children, such as crying when going to Kindergarten, needing parents to coax them to eat, or requiring parents' help or even doing their homework for them in the evenings.
This tiny cub woke up punctually every morning on his own, washed up, ate without being picky, attended classes on time, had a regular schedule, diligently studied Kindergarten lessons, actively participated in various extracurricular activities to expand his knowledge, and even proactively read books.
When she first saw it, Jiang Yuxi was unwilling to believe that there could be such an amazing genius cub in the Interstellar. Could this even be considered a cub? His learning ability, self-discipline, and emotional control made her, an adult, feel inferior.
However, the bullet comments and reviews on the TV series forced her to believe that such amazing cubs did exist in the Interstellar, and they were quite common.
“What kind of genius is this? My little cub is less than three years old and can already expertly pilot a mini-simulated mecha. Now that's what you call a genius, okay?” This was a comment from the netizen “Starry Sky Thorny Baby Lover.”
“My cub, before he was even born, was already listening to the Interstellar Law Encyclopedia, and as soon as he could speak, he could recite the ‘Interstellar Law.’” This was a bullet comment from the netizen “My Good Kid is the Best in the Galaxy.”
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“Just stable shapeshifting and freely switching between two forms, is this even considered one of a genius cub's advantages? My cub, ever since his first shapeshifting, has completely mastered the skill and needed no teaching at all. Stable shapeshifting is merely the least noteworthy, ordinary ability of a cub.” This was a comment from the netizen “Wo Wuwu” when he saw the TV series praise Bin Bin for being able to freely switch between two forms at such a young age.
Thinking of this, she looked at the students below.
Only Hei Mo and Jia Xio maintained their complete human forms, except for their eyes which had turned into vertical pupils.
Zhu Xia's light golden-brown semicircular Beastmen ears had already emerged. But Zhu Xia's ears, she always felt as if she had seen them somewhere before. Bear Clan… was he a brown bear?
Phil's fair and tender face had grown a few small white whiskers, and his hands had turned into dark little paws.
Leo's fluffy, plump, reddish-brown little tail was swaying behind him.
Bernie and Bo'er, the two little cubs, had their gray pointed ears perked up, trembling slightly, and two tiny milk teeth could be seen in their slightly open mouths.
Doris, on the other hand, had completely transformed into a round, chubby little glutinous rice ball, already diligently flapping his little wings and flying onto the desktop, softly chirping “Chirp, chirp chirp” from his mouth. Was he actually a long-tailed Mountain Sparrow, affectionately nicknamed ‘Little Chubby Chirp’ by others?! He was truly too cute.
From the current performance of the little cubs, Hei Mo and Jia Xio maintained their human forms the best, and their aptitude was relatively the best, though Hei Mo's physical quality was slightly better than Jia Xio's. Next were Zhu Xia and Leo, then Phil, Bernie, and Bo'er, and finally Doris, who had already completely transformed into his Beastmen form.
The heartwarming scene of cute and soft cubs that Jiang Yuxi saw now was completely the opposite for Beastmen in Interstellar society.
In the interstellar era, due to the influence of riot values, Beastmen feared degenerating into bloodthirsty fierce beasts. Even Beastmen with riot values within the normal range, when they transformed into their Beastmen form, their thinking ability and behavioral habits would tend to be controlled by their beast nature.
Furthermore, experts believed that Beastmen who frequently transformed into their Beastmen form, by having too much contact with the hidden beast nature within them, had a higher chance of mental power riots and degenerating into fierce beasts.
Therefore, cubs, from the moment they could shapeshift, were required to constantly maintain their human form.
Cubs who could not control their form were discriminated against, considered a sign of low aptitude.
Even adult Beastmen, apart from transforming into Beastmen form during combat, were rarely seen in Beastmen form at other times, especially in public places.
However, in Jiang Yuxi's view, the instability of human and Beastmen forms was not something to be concerned about. The reason for the instability was simply that they had not yet cultivated to perfection. As long as they successfully established their foundation, the cubs' shapeshifting would naturally stabilize, and there would be no need to deliberately maintain it. If the cubs felt more comfortable in Beastmen form, they could stay in Beastmen form; if they found human form more convenient, they could stay in human form.
Moreover, Beastmen are both beasts and humans by nature, so maintaining either form is normal. As long as the Beastmen themselves like it, they can maintain their Beastmen form indefinitely.
Didn't the spirit beasts in the Cultivation World prefer to maintain their Beastmen forms? Not only could they cultivate better, but their combat power was also stronger.
And Interstellar Beastmen, because human genes have been fused with Beast Clan genes for tens of thousands of years, regardless of whether it is Beastmen form or human form, both should be the Beastmen's own inherent forms, and there is really no need to deliberately differentiate them.
She didn't like to transform into her Beastmen form because in her previous two lives, she was human and hadn't learned how to live in Beastmen form, so naturally, she wouldn't transform into Beastmen form often.
Looking at the soft and adorable cubs in the classroom, Jiang Yuxi pondered in her heart when she should, just in case the cubs wanted to attend class in their Beastmen form later, refine a comfortable nest for each cub in advance.
She also didn't know when she would actually get to pet them. Except for Hei Mo, the other cubs' Beastmen forms were all fluffy, and they must be very good to pet.
Thinking that she had only known the cubs for a short time, she suppressed her eager heart and hands.
But how lucky, all eight students who enrolled were excellent, whether in terms of race, aptitude, or… ahem, appearance.
Jiang Yuxi's eyes held a smile as she looked gently at the little cubs below.
Oh, the little chubby chirp, so tiny, when he saw Bin Bin learning to sing, he even followed the rhythm, chirping along with a tender voice.
Not to mention, his pitch was quite accurate. It seems Duo Duo, the little chubby chirp, had all his talents in music.