Chapter 109: I'm very happy spending time with Da Bao.
He Xian excitedly helped Nan Zhisui find many sturdy small wooden sticks and vines.

Huo Jun asked curiously, "Sister Nan, what are you doing?"

Nan Zhisui explained with a smile, "To make a rope ladder."

"What is a rope ladder? Why do we need to build rope ladders?" Curious Da Bao tilted his head and asked.

"Because I can't fly yet, I need to use a rope ladder to climb the tree."

Nan Zhisui sighed inwardly.

Without Chi Xiao present, there was absolutely no way she could activate her Moon-Drawing Starlight ability to transform into a Crimson Eagle Beastman.

Besides, even if she could activate her ability to draw in the moon and starlight and grow wings, she still wouldn't be able to fly.

She needs to make a ladder for climbing up and down.

Although she can climb trees, they are all low trees with many branches.

The trees where the bird-like orcs live are so tall. If she's not careful while climbing up and down, she'll probably end up seeing the Beast God again.

If you don't climb the tree and just stay in the tree hole, wouldn't that be like being in prison?

Huo Jun was very interested: "Can I help?"

After asking the question, Huo Jun recalled the experiences he had suffered over the years because he was blind.

No one ever asked him for help, and no one ever accepted his help.

Because he was blind and could not fly, they all thought he was a burden.

Yes, he's a burden.

After Huo Jun finished speaking, he pursed his lips slightly, "I'm sorry... I..."

"You're willing to help me?!" Nan Zhisui exclaimed in surprise. "Of course!"

Huo Jun suddenly paused.

Nan Zhisui was unaware of Dazai's inner thoughts. She handed the vines and sticks to his little hands and patiently taught him how to wrap the wood around his little hands.

Huo Jun was slightly stunned, her cheeks flushed slightly, and even the roots of her ears turned red.

Nan Zhisui looked up and asked, "Have you learned it? Did I teach you too fast?"

Huo Jun quickly shook his head and said, "No, no. I've already learned it."

After saying that, the little boy took the vines and sticks and calmly helped make a rope ladder.

The two, one big and one small, stumbled a bit at first, but soon they mastered the technique almost simultaneously and started working faster.

Young He Xian watched with great excitement and a burning desire to try it himself.

Young Master Huo Jun is so happy.

This was the first time in all these years that he had seen Huo Jun so happy.

Nan Zhisui and Huo Jun chatted as they wove a rope ladder.

Nan Zhisui asked, "Huo Jun, you can't fly either?"

He Xian's heart skipped a beat. Oh no, the young master was the only bird-beastman in the clan who couldn't fly. This was the young master's sore spot and a sore point that no one could easily mention.

Huo Jun nodded: "Yeah. Do you think I'm useless?"

Nan Zhisui shook her head: "How could that be? I can't fly either."

Huo Jun couldn't help but laugh out loud, "Why can't you fly? Birds, like the Mountain Fire Eagles, can all fly."

Nan Zhisui said, "When I want to fly, I feel like the wings on my back aren't mine. I want them to vibrate, and they shake; I want them to lift, and they tremble!"

Huo Jun couldn't help but laugh even louder.

Nan Zhisui was truly helpless. "You have no idea, when I was flailing around on the ground like a cuckoo beast, dozens or even hundreds of bird-beastmen were watching me! It was so weird!! I felt like I had died a hundred times over."

Huo Jun couldn't stop laughing. He said, "What a pity, I didn't see it."

Nan Zhisui's expression softened. "It's no pity. I don't want you to see me looking so embarrassing."

Huo Jun said, "Then we might be the two most shameful bird-beastmen in the High Mountain Fire Crimson Eagle clan."

Nan Zhisui laughed and said, "That's great, at least you'll be there to make a fool of yourself with me."

Huo Jun smiled again.

He Xian looked on, and his heart felt like that of an aunt.

My goodness, what kind of female is this? Why is she so good at making the young master laugh?

The young master laughed more times today than he did in the entire past year combined.

Nan Zhisui and Huo Jun seemed to have endless things to talk about. She asked, "You really like math?"

Huo Jun nodded.

“I know a lot, a lot, more than the sages of your clan,” Nan Zhisui said with a smile. “I’ll teach you.”

Huo Jun also smiled and said, "I know you know a lot."

Judging from the stone-picking challenge and the question Nan Zhisui posed, Huo Jun knew she was very capable.

As they were chatting, Nan Zhisui suddenly said, "Huo Jun! Our rope ladder is finished."

A smile appeared on Huo Jun's face. "Shall we try it now?"

“Okay.” Nan Zhisui explained to Huo Jun while operating the machine.

"I've now secured one end of the rope ladder to the tree, using vines and branches for support."

Huo Jun nodded.

Nan Zhisui continued, "Now I'll lower the other rope ladders down."

Nan Zhisui lowered the entire rope ladder down, checked its length, and found it was just right for the ground to touch.

"Huo Jun, I'm going to start climbing down the rope ladder now."

Huo Jun was a little nervous. "Sister Nan, I can't see. Is it really safe for you to continue like this?"

“It’s safe. Don’t move,” Nan Zhisui said.

Huo Jun was very worried, but he couldn't see it, couldn't fly, and couldn't help.

Nan Zhisui carefully climbed up the tree, and when she successfully landed, she shouted loudly to the tree, "Huo Jun, we did it! I landed successfully!"

A radiant smile appeared on the face of the little bird-beastman cub on the big tree.

"We succeeded!"

"Yes, we did it!"

This was the first time Huo Jun had experienced such a sense of accomplishment, and his heart was pounding.

"Sister Nan, are you coming up again?"

"Get on! Wait for me!"

After Nan Zhisui huffed and puffed her way up the tree, Huo Jun Da Bao gave her an excited smile.

"You're up."

"Yes, I'm up here."

Saying things that seem like nonsense is a very new and enjoyable experience for Huo Jun.

“Our rope ladder is very sturdy,” Nan Zhisui said. “Very well done!”

"Mm." Huo Jun nodded at her.

Nan Zhisui and Huo Jun returned to the cave, where Nan Zhisui searched for usable pieces of wood.

Huo Jun asked curiously, "What are you looking for?"

Nan Zhisui replied, "Find a piece of wood, and I'll help you learn arithmetic."

"Learn arithmetic?"

"Correct."

Nan Zhisui found several wooden plaques, arranged them in a row, and then used a snake scale given to him by Xuan Jin to carve them.

"Writing numbers in this world is too complicated. Today I'll teach you about a whole new kind of number."

"Hmm?" Huo Jun became even more curious.

Nan Zhisui carefully whittled the wood, and after finishing, she patiently sanded it, striving to ensure that no wood inlay could hurt Dabao's little hands.

She handed the carved wooden plaque to Huo Jun and said, "Huo Jun, feel it. This number is 0, and 0 is a circle."

Huo Jun took the wooden plaque and touched it carefully as if it were a precious treasure.

Nan Zhisui explained, "This number is called Arabic numerals, and it originated in India. India is... a small village in our big village."

"Arabic numerals are simple, clear, and easy to calculate. They are much more convenient than the complex numerals of the Beast World."

After saying that, Nan Zhisui handed him a wooden plaque. "Huo Jun, feel it. This is the number 1. The number 1 is a vertical line."

(End of this chapter)

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