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Chapter 190: The Famous Ginseng Village

Chapter 190: Chapter 190: The Famous Ginseng Village

[No way! I came to this stream just to see our girl!]

[Next episode is the last of summer vacation, can’t watch every day once school starts. How can you be so heartless and not come?]

[If she doesn’t show up, I won’t either!]

[Why is she taking leave? School hasn’t even started yet. Can’t she not take leave?]

For a moment, the livestream chat was full of discussions and reluctance about Scarlett Jennings’s leave for the next episode. Director Clark watched the chat and wasn’t surprised by the audience’s reaction.

Although he hadn’t intended to discuss this on the show, since Scarlett mentioned it herself, Director Clark asked the host through his earpiece to explain it.

William Zeller heard about it and explained to the camera,

"Here’s the thing, everyone knows Scarlett is a college freshman this year. The Sea City Taoist Academy is different from other schools, requiring freshmen to report two weeks early for physical training. This just happens to conflict with our next episode’s recording schedule."

The audience understood the situation when they heard this, and though they were a bit reluctant, they accepted the reason for the leave.

After all, reporting as a freshman isn’t something you can just skip.

Ariel Zimmerman didn’t expect it was about early freshman orientation either, mostly because Scarlett Jennings usually acted so mature. Ariel often forgot she was an 18-year-old who had just graduated high school.

"Yeah, it’s hard to get leave for freshman orientation."

Ariel said whimsically, "Can we accompany you to sign in? I’m curious about what the Taoism Academy is like."

Ariel’s words instantly opened the audience’s minds.

[If you put it that way, I’m curious too.]

[It’s said this Taoism Academy is so mysterious online, but there’s no info about it! Curious +1]

[Is the academy not open to the public? If the show contacts them, they should let us film it as promotion.]

[Are you hearing this, production team? Contact the Taoism Academy, and next episode, let’s go with Scarlett to enroll!]

[Good idea, I second that!]

[I second that!]

[I second that!]

[I second that!]

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The staff responsible for moderating the chat was a bit baffled seeing the unanimous "I second that" comments, thinking to themselves that netizens these days have some wild ideas.

The Taoism Academy ties into the show’s metaphysical theme, but each episode’s topic is carefully chosen by the planning team, so how could the director just change it for Scarlett Jennings?

Thinking this, they instinctively turned to Director Clark.

They saw him looking at the chat, not finding it absurd but rather thoughtful.

This... could be doable?

Scarlett Jennings was unaware that, prompted by netizen persuasion, Director Clark had started to have a different little idea. Upon hearing Ariel’s words, she instinctively replied,

"I guess not."

Ariel pouted, "Why? Even if I pretend to be your sister to send you off, it won’t work?"

Scarlett gave her a look, not refuting the sister remark, just honestly explained,

"All freshmen aren’t allowed to have family accompany them for reporting. It’s a rule of the academy."

With those words, not only Ariel but Sebastian Carew and Amber Livingston expressed their shock, "No way. What college doesn’t allow family to come for reporting?"

Spencer Atkins couldn’t help but chime in, "Nowadays, some scammers send fake admission letters to con students into enrolling. The websites and other procedures may look real, but upon closer inspection, it’s a virtual school. If students go to the address given in the admission letter, they’ll get trapped, is there something fishy about your Taoism Academy?"

Spencer’s words made everyone a bit nervous. Previously, it was said that the Sea City Taoist Academy is a state-authorized institution, but without even a traceable address online and now saying family can’t accompany students for enrollment, it did sound like one of those scam colleges.

The livestream audience, who hadn’t considered this angle, also began to express concern, fearing Scarlett Jennings might be scammed.

But some believed the netizens were worrying for nothing.

[Think about Scarlett Jennings’s family background. If there was a problem with the Sea City Taoist Academy, the Jennings Family would’ve shut it down ages ago.]

[That’s pretty convincing; I have no counter-argument.]

[People have already dug into this school before and confirmed it’s a nationally certified official college, just a bit unique.]

[It’s unlikely they’re lying, but the rules are indeed a bit odd.]

[I don’t believe it! For our girl’s safety, I suggest the show team accompany her to register.]

[Don’t make it so obvious. She said relatives aren’t allowed, so even the program crew won’t be let in.]

[I’m getting more and more curious.]

Seeing other guests also fretting, Evander Simpson finally spoke up,

"I’ve been to the Sea City Taoist Academy; it’s not a scam college, you can rest assured."

Hearing that Evander had been there, the group eagerly swarmed him with questions.

"You’ve been there? Are you also a student there?"

"Didn’t our senior graduate from Clear Breeze Temple University?"

"Senior, you’ve been there; what’s it like?"

Except for Scarlett Jennings, the other guests babbled questions at Evander. Yet he calmly stood there without a hint of discomfort and, in his characteristic tone, stated,

"The Taoism Association’s convention was held at the academy two years ago. At that time, I accompanied my master to attend."

Beyond that, he said no more.

But having Evander vouch for it, everyone felt more reassured about Scarlett Jennings’s new college.

The host aptly redirected the conversation back to this episode’s theme.

"This episode, we’ve come to the famous Ginseng Village. This area is said to have a hundred years of ginseng-picking history. In the mountain behind us, two hundred-year-old wild ginseng roots were once found, with auction prices exceeding three million."

"As everyone knows, wild ginseng is rare. With increased forest exploitation in recent years, finding genuine wild ginseng is increasingly difficult, and now most are cultivated. The area we see here mostly grows under-forest ginseng."

"The reason for choosing this place for our third filming location is due to frequent disturbances and damage by some animals over the past six months. Seedlings were even dug up right after planting. The forestry and related departments organized several investigations but couldn’t identify the culprits. It even seemed to anger something, as several ginseng pickers were mysteriously found on the roadside at the foot of the mountain after falling asleep.

This situation has caused anxiety in the village, with talk that the mountain deity is upset with these ginseng pickers and wants to stop them from planting and picking ginseng."

Being the renowned Ginseng Village, forbidding ginseng cultivation and picking would cut off the residents’ livelihood. The mayor even secretly invited Taoists, but to no avail.

Out of options, they contacted the production team, hoping to seek help from the "Inspiration" show team.

Even if the team couldn’t help, the program’s broadcast could attract more capable people to resolve the issue.