Her finger pointed to the wall.
"Oh, I recognize it."
Three words, effortlessly spoken from her mouth, as mundane as eating or sleeping, stirring not a single ripple.
However, when these words reached Fang Yining’s ears, they were anything but mundane.
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This skepticism peaked upon learning that Tang Shu’s main profession was an actress.
But Fang Yining was different from Zheng Anhe, although he disapproved of joining the archaeology team to pad one’s resume, he wasn’t dismissive or contemptuous, it was just a different personal choice.
But he never considered that she actually had the talent!
It completely changed his perception of the acting profession.
Tang Shu grew even more puzzled, "I thought you knew, I joined the archaeology team precisely because I understand the Stone tablet language?"
The "usefulness" of Tang Shu was far from just that.
As time passed, her presence grew increasingly significant.
And the looks the students gave her gradually turned peculiar, treating her not just as a junior student or an actress to be politely interacted with, but now completely as a human-shaped translation machine.
"Human-shaped translation machine?"
The second night after descending into the tomb, Tang Shu heard this nickname from Su Xiaochi’s mouth, and her expression went beyond speechlessness.
"Mmm-hmm, Miss Translator Machine."
At that moment, Su Xiaochi skillfully infiltrated Tang Shu’s small tent, commandeering her cot and blanket, lazily sitting cross-legged while munching on hand-torn beef jerky.
Completely asking for a beating.
She blew off the jerky residue from her hand, made a fist as a makeshift microphone, and shoved it in Tang Shu’s face.
"Sister Tang, what are your thoughts?"
Could she say she was too nonplussed to comment?
"Don’t be like that! They compare you to a machine, you know, that’s an accolade unattainable for humans!"
"So I should thank them?"
The phrase "unattainable for humans" always seemed like a veiled insult.
Su Xiaochi chuckled, stuffing another piece of beef jerky into her mouth.
"You don’t have to thank them to their faces, dignified folks often express their gratitude through their demeanor."
"You just hold your head high, puff out your chest and look down on people through your nostrils," Student Su provided her professional response.
Tang Shu immediately facepalmed, feeling that the topic was getting nowhere.
Wouldn’t people want to grab her and secretly stuff her in a sack for a beating if she actually did that?
"Did you come today for something important other than to inform me of my new nickname?"
Come on, out with it if there’s something else.
"Oh, to offer you some beef jerky."
Tang Shu looked at the jerky being pushed towards her, her face the epitome of rejection.
That stuff just doesn’t taste as good as tiger meat and venison.
"I recall you finished off two self-heating hot pots for dinner, not leaving a single grain of rice behind."
"I can’t help it, I am bored——"
Archaeological work is quite fascinating for professionals, a process of uncovering history and stories, akin to clearing levels in a video game; every task completed brings a sense of achievement.